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The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-10-02
TOniSI Will Bring Climax
For Victory Fall Festival
Show, Dancing
Feature of
Program
Drills, Maneuvers
to be Shown
in Arena

Npsilanti residents are making
ready for a lively climax this eve
ming to the annual Fall Festival.
The celebration was inaugurated
by a gay throng which Thursday
evening participated In an exciting
treasure hunt and listened to an
excellent concert by Ypsilanti High
School Band
stores were scarcely closed be-
fore early arrivals began scanning
windows In search OF merchandise
awards Sool the streets were
crowded with happy hunters and
the air was filed with shouts and
laughter.
The largest throng gathered near
the Intersection of Adams st. and
Michigan Ave whore the band
played from bunting decked stand
near the Post ONCE. The boys
were directed Ivy Leland Randall in
renditions Of America. star
Spangled Banner. The Booster
March, Klein, The Midnight Sun
Overture, "Yoder, Our Director
March, Bigelow: Col. Miners
March, Rosenkrans. "Luzcrne Oy.
erture", Brocscn; "On the Square
March, PAMELA: Officer Of the
Day March, Hall: king Arthur
Selection, Thomas: and The
Stars and Stripes Forever" Sousa.
lnfornsl Hiehlisht
As an informal highlight OF the
evening students from Ypsllanti
High School conducted snake
dance through the business district
after a pep rally at Island Park.
During the day contributions OF
scrap metal and rubber were
brought TO the community pile near
the band stand and by the time eve
ming arrived the collection had
spilled over "a goodly portion OF
the street.
Windows were decorated in a pa
triotic theme in keeping with the
Victory Festival plan.
More Interesting
This evening the program will
be even more interesting.
Michigan Ave. will be closed TO
traffic between Adams and Wash.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-10-02
States Might
End Sales Tax

Washington, Oct. PAPA sug-
gestion that states might well
consider giving up their sales
taxes for the duration TO open the
way for a federal sales levy sweep
ing clear across the board" came
today from Senator Herring ID
Iowa..
He made the remark in an in
terview just gefore he and other
members OF the Senate Finance
Committee met for final inspec-
ton of the new tax bill, which
contains no sales tax but has a
per cent victory tax" on indi
vidual gross incomes over 1924 a
year.
Otherwise, the bill proposes
sleeper rates on individuals and
corporations, a broadened income
tax base. and sharply increased
excise levies.
Treasury experts saw II will add
about $3.50, 900, 900 to present an
nual revenues OF 1000, 900, 600,
but Committee Chairman George
(D-Ga.) figures the additional in
come will reach at least $4,000
100000.
The committee accepted the vic
tory tax somewhat reluctantly at
tor rejecting the Treasury's pro
posal for "spendings levy which
mem bers found too complicated.
Herring said he would not be sur
rrised to see sales tax offered
on the floor as a substitute for
the victory tax.
I'll be glad to support a federal
sales tax. too" he said. I'm 4
firm believer in state sales taxes,
but this is time when the states
will have to forego some things"
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-10-02
Congress Today

tBy Associated Pregsl
Awaits conference committee &C
ton on antiirhation bin meets
noon. EWT).
Finance Committee makes final
inspection Of new tax bill 90 a. M.
Agriculture subcommittee hears
from Ernest a. Hauser on rubber
situation 10000
House
Conference report on anti-infla-
ton bill moon.
Agriculture Committee hears
Donald NJ Nelson on farm labor
problem 10000.
Education Subcommittee ques-
tions Paul v. McNutt on proposal
for vocational education and re-
Mobilization Of disabled war vet
Grams and physically handicapped
civilians ti4.3et
THURSDAY
House and Senate
Routine business.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-10-02
Front
IN Air Blasts
Naziis Again
Soviets Still Hold
Stalingrad
cBy International News service>

(By International News Servicel
The second front in the air
against Germany spanked with ae-
ton today as the Raj broke lull
Of several days TO carry out raids
which the Nazis. as usual, tried TO
write off as unsuccessful.
Indications that the Raj force
may have numbered in the neigh.
borhood of 400 planes was given by
the Germans themselves who
claimed that 90 OF the attacking
planes were shot down in useless
raids" against northern territory OF
the Reich.
While the Raj was carrying out
it's attacks. the Nazi Wermacht was
being hit hard on the widespread
sectors Of the Russian battlefront
where stubborn Soviet forces still
denied the enemy hordes the rich
prize entailed with the capture OF
Stalingrad.
The Red army chalked up a new
success northwest of the important
Volga River industrial city by
launching an attack against an inn
portant height. The Germans were
driven from their commanding po-
sition and left scores of dead be-
fore the onrushing defenders Of the
metropolis.
Tanks Fail
With the Luftwaffe pounding the
city, and with the support OF heavy
artillery. the enemy attempted to
break through the Russian defenses
at one sector of the Stalingrad
front with a large number OF tanks
But the Soviets held to their posi-
tons despite the heavy battering
and forced the Germans to retreat.
Eight Nazi tanks were destroyed in
this single engagement.
Heavy fighting continued south
east of the German-held Black Sea
port of Novorossisk where the Rus
SLAMS have taken heavy toll in
both Nazi ranks and crack Ruman-
ian Alpine divisions sent into the
battle which apparently has the port
of Tuapse as its immediate objec-
tive. In three days of fighting, the
Russians killed 1900 of the enemy.
The Germans repeatedly threw
in tanks in their efforts to push on
ward in the Mozdok rector OF the
Central Caucasus and reach the
rich Grozny oil fields which Hitler
needs to keep his war machine roll
ing. The Russians have held the
enemy in this sector for several
weeks although the pressure has
been heavy.
No Resistance
Another of the partners IN the
Axis was not offering any resist.
ance to slowly advancing ground
troops in New Guinea who were
pressing forward along the owen
Stanley mountain range while Al
lied planes pounded both Japanese
supply lines and bases. The jungle
hamlet OF Menari was the immedi-
ate objective Of the tough Austral-
ian troops and observers of the
fighting on the big island were be-
ginning to wonder II the Japanese
would be able to hold their bases
at Buna, Lac. Salamaua in the face
OF devastating air attacks.
The long quiet on the Egyptian
battlefront was shattered as British
Imperial forces. supported by spec
dy fighters and bombers, pushed
their operations against Axis troops
which have been driven from advan-
tageous positions between the Ru-
weiset ridge and FL Himeimat.
However. the British successes
were tempered by the view that the
action was not a full scale often
sive.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-10-02
BalanceGiiven
toSecret Trip

Washington. Oct. 2-INS With
protests against censorship and
politics for counter-balance, Wash,
isgton today weighed President
Rooseyelt's secret tour on its most
hardened scales and tipped the
balance in favor OF a man who
felt he must once more take the
pulse OF the nation after 10 months
az war.
Those who have watched the
restless Roosevelt in recent
,aQpths, pictured him as no long.
Of able to endure the always sec
ond.hand and frequently conflict
ing reports on the state Of the
public mind which reached his
desk-he had TO go find out for
himself.
But the reaction in Congress to-
day bore all the irritation that two
solid weeks OF rigid censorship
and an impending election could
induce.
Republicans for the most part
literally leaped to charge that the
President had simply been max
ing another political tour under
the blanket of a protecting and
unwarranted censorship.
Defensive Note
The reaction from Democrats
uniformly struck a defensive note
to the effect that the President
had not been Inspired by political
motives and that as Commander
In Chief Of the armed forces. such
an inspection trip was perfectly
justified. A considerable number
Of the administration's followers.
however, were openly critical Of
the secrecy which was Imposed on
the press and radio.
The comment ranged all the
way from praise 10 biting sarcasm,
but noticeable In It was a consist
emf note Of relief that Washing
ington's "open" secret was not at
on end.
Scarcely had the White House
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-10-02
AUCTION CALENDAR

SATURDAY. October 3. 1900 noon,
sharp, at i34o1 Goodina Toad,
know as the North 7 roop Farm.
two miles east Of Milan and one
half mile north. Archie Palmer,
Prop. Earl Wright, Auetloneer.
o. {. Vedder, Clerk. Adv. 1902
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-10-02

NEW YORK-INS-Nex evidence
uncovered in a twenty.year-old muir.
der today in the indictment OF 40
year-old Thomas Schnupp. now In
the army. Named as co-defendant
was Isadore Spector, AZ. now serv'
ing a three-year term for selling
narcotics. Both are charged with
the 1922 shooting OF William Tim
mons. following an argument in a
summer bungalow at Rockavay
Beach ~. Y.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-10-02
Flashes of
Late News
THE WEATHER: Tonight:
Continued Mild

LONDON -AP- Ten persons
were killed and l6 were injured
seriously by a head-on collision Of
a passenger train and freight at
a bend in the railway track near
Biel. Switzerland, the Swiss radio
said today The first two cars Of
the passenger train were teles-
COPIED and ten freight cars were
wrecked.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-10-02
Carrier Boy Applications

We have a few openings in our
carrier boys organization BOYS Il
10 l6 with telephones) desiring
routes should file application az
the Daily Press Office now. Adv.930
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-10-02

SPRINGFIELD, lll.-lNs -
Three roughly dressed bandits
today slug5ed and robbed
bank messenger at llliopoIis Of
$4,000 cash which he was car
ryina TO the llliopolis Sank 70
cash pay checks for workers at
lllipolis war plants.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-10-02

Good Story end CLARK upright piano
for sale SIS. e22 Congress-.
Adv. 10e2
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-10-02

WASHINGTON-lNS-America's
shipyards today are sending three
new ships a day down the ways and
have been doing so since last month
when 90 new cargo vessels OF all
types were put into ser'ice. This
was disclosed by Rear Admiral
Howard l.. Vickery, vice chairman
Of the Maritime Commission and
deputy war shipping czar, who said
that last months record was the
most outstanding ship production
record ever achieved in world his
tory
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-10-02

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The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-10-02

NEW WORKMANSHIP another
group OF laborers recruited in this
area for work in the Pacific Coast
shipyards, Of Henry J. Kaiser Will
leave here by train today. The con.
tingent. numbering five hundred
men, will include an unspecified
number Of negro workers, it was
disclosed.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-10-02

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The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-10-02

WASHINGTON INS-The ma
tons military and naval high com
mand was summoned TO the White
House today to give President
Roosevelt latest reports on the pro
Eress OF the war as the chief execu-
tive took up personal direction Of
the about effort after a two weeks
absence from his desk.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-10-02

PELHAM, n. Y.-INS-Police to-
day listed as accidental, the death
of Raymond S. Deck, 4l-year-old or
nithologist who was found shot
through the heart yesterday in the
bedroom of his home. Preparing
for a field expedition to study Wild
turkey life in North Carolina, Deck
was cleaning a l2-gauge shotgun
when the weapon discharged. send
ing a blast Of lead pellets into his
chest at close range.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-10-02

WASHINGTON ms - WPB
Chairman Donald Nelson today told
the House Agriculture Committee
that he had no present intention, OF
adding "a representative Of agricul-
ture' on the board.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-10-02

NEW YORK -INS-The body OF
Private Edwin Berkowitz. %, bear
ing multiple stab wounds. was
found today in an areaway Of the
Roman Catholic Lady Of the Mira
culous Medal Church. The soldier
whose turned out pockets indicated
he had been robbed. was attached
TO the medical corps at Fl Mon
mouth, y. J.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-10-02

NEW YORK ms - Seward
Prosssr, Il, chairman OF the board
OF the Bankers Trust Company Of
New York. died at Woods Hole,
Mass. late yesterday, his New York
Office announced today. Funeral
services will nc Sunday at the Pres
byterian Church Of Englewood,
n. j.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-10-02
Defensive Note

See CENsORsHIP-Psge 5
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-10-02

WILKES-BARRE Pa. - ms -
Work at a Susquehanna Galleries
Company mine was suspended by
strike today a short time after a
government demonstration was
staged to increase production OF
coal in the anthracite field.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-10-02

LONDON-INS-Myron c. Tay-
lor. President Boos velts special
envoy to the Vatican who has just
concluded three lengthy audiences
with Pope Plus will bring no peace
proposals TO London. the British
Press Association stated today.
There Is little doubt that AXIS re-
ports regarding peace proposals
are designed to spread unrest and
distrust amongst the United Ma
tons cautioned the Association
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-10-02

This evening the program will
be even more interesting.
Michigan Ave. will be closed 10
traffic between Adams and Wash.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-06-04
POLICE TO RETAIN
 WARNING SIGNALS
Prefer Sirens to Whistles; Board Approves Request
 of Supt. Roach

Police cars will continue the use of sirens on emergency equipment rather than substitute bells 0g whistles as suggested by the WateF- bury Defense Council,
 The police board yesterday voted to reject the request of the council that sirens be taken 0ff police equipment for the duration ln orv der to avoid confusion with air raid alarm signals. The police board acted on recommendation of Police Chief William ', Roach,
 supt, Roach wrote that the Gosgs neetlcut Police Chiefs association as opposed to such substitution on the ground that the whistles would he more expensive and that theEe might also be a delay ln responding to emergency calls, because siren! have been In use by police, hre aad ambulance ears tor go many years that motorists and others have paen educated to theiF use and W0ula not recognize what another signal such as whistle or bell meant, The board voted to send R copy 0f ms aegteE t0 the defense council,
 The fire department ie ekpeFt' mentlng with exhaust whistles f0F llse as substitutes for sirens but 70 llnal action has been taken 70 re- move the sirens from Gre apRaFatnn'
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-06-04
FREE MATINEE
 FOR CHILDREN
Zindah GrOttO to Entertain Youngsters at Circus
 Next Tuesday

A treat is in store for the gram mar, parochial school and under privileged kiddies of Waterbury next Tuesday afternoon at 1 o'clock when the prophets of Zindah Grotto entertain them at e special free matinee of the Grotto's 9th Annual Charity Circus at the Municipal Stadium on Watertown avenue, The gates of the stadium will open at 3:30 to receive them after school is out.
 The clowns will be on hand to greet them when they enter and keep them smiling all through the hour and half show that is replete with thrills from opening to closing presentation.
 Such famous acts as the sensa- tional high wire walkers, The Gre tomas, The Flying Lamars, The Four Bombshells, The Aerial Schal- lers, Gordon's Acquacade and count less other performers will all pre- sent their complete routines.
 The big Grotto charity circus opens at the Stadium on Monday night at 2 o'clock when Mayor Vim cent Scully blows the ringmaster's whistle and Chat Nelson and his cir- GUS band strike up the music for the opening spectacle.
 There will be two complete shows nightly at and 10 o'clock. A bevy of new features will be found on the big Exposition Midway, new innovation at the Grotto circus this year made possible because 1t. Is being presented out of doors.
 Here the circus fan will find side shows, The Howell family of Bo- hemian glass blowers, a tribe of real Penobscot Indians, and count less other entertaining and amus- ing novelties to delight him between shows. Sky FollieS, the featured aerial show, has a cast of more than 300 persons. This years cir GUS is the biggest undertaking Zin- dah Grotto has ever attempted dur ing the eight years 1t has been pre- senting its annual charity circus here in Waterbury. The officers feel that Waterbury will approve and patronize this outdoor circus in greater numbers than ever be- fore because of the opportunity it will provide to relax and laugh and forget the arduous days we are un- dergoing as we all cooperate to do our part in Americas all-out war effort.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-06-04
Secondary Schools
 Aid Ambulance Fund
Taft in WatertOwn Among IS in Connecticut and
 Massachusetts Cooperating in Campaign

Cambridge, Mass, June A drive to raise funds for alnbulances in the name of student and alumni bodies of New England secondary schools is well under way, it was announced at British and American Ambulance Corps New England Corps headquarters here today by Ralph Westing of the B. A. A. c. committee.
 Fifteen Connecticut and Massa- chusettS schools are now coperating with the British and American Ambulance Corps in the campaign to provide vitally needed ambu- lances for the United Nations forces fighting abroad and for American civilian defense organizations at home. According to MT. Westiny, at least fifty more throughout New England are expected to join the drive. larger schools donating il- dividual ambulances in their own names while smaller ones join to- gether in contributing the reces- sary $2,000 for four -stretcher ve- hicle.
 Institutions which have started or are completing plans for anbu- lance fund drives include:
 Connecticut: Avon Old Farms, Avon; Cheshire School, Cheshire; Rosemary Hall, Greenwich; Kent School, Kent; Hotchkiss Prep, LakeviIle; Choate School. Walling- ford; The Milford School, Milford; Hopkins Grammar School, New Ha- ven: Salisbury School, Salisbury; The Gunnery School, Washington; Taft School, Watertown and Loomis Prep. Windsor.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-06-04

Massachusetts: Deerfield Acad- eTny, Deerfield; Berkshire School, Shehield and Miss Halls School, Pittsfield.
 In most schols, the activities con- nected with the drive will be en- tirely student-conducted with the previous consent of school author ities. Regular weekly contributions until the end of the term are sought from students. supplemented by per- sonal letters to alumni asking the cooperation to the extent of 8 dollar or two.
 MT. Westing declared that "the work has a special significance to boys schools, for many of their alumni of recent years are now, or soon will be, in the armed forces, and if a long war deyelopes, many of the present upper form students will doubtless see service before the victory is won.
 with the apparent pattern of this war which calls for American task forces working closely with their allies all over the world, it is almost inevitable that some of these ambulances given in honor of the schools will sooner or later serve to save the lives of former students of the very school which is hOnored.
 Exceptional efforts are being ex- tended to see that most of these ambulances have joined by this summer more than six hundred al- ready placed in service here and abroad by the British and American Ambulance Corps"
 Early in le4l, several preparatory schools and colleges in Connecticut participated in a flind-drive for the British and American Ambulance Corps which resulted in the pur. chase of three anlbulances, all or which are now in service overseas,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-06-04

American and British officials. They will act accordingly, when the time is ripe. But at that mos ment the Frenchmen' will act too.
 Back of the front lines they will be sabotaging communications, dynamiting bridges, ambushing officers, blocking roads, burning barracks and otherwise harassing the Germans from the rear.
 If the Allied invaders use para chute troops to land in the rear of the German front line, they will be directed and helped by local Frenchmen. And finally, if they get Q chance, they will fight hand to hand against the Ger mans
 REDEEMTNG COUNTRY
 IS THEIR AIM
 This conception of a France re- deeming herself was given to me in personal conversations with dozenS of Frenchmen during the past winter and spring. French. men forced into Germany in labor battalions, French newspaper men allowed in Berlin; French railway workers, even 8 Garde Mobile officer of the still elite French national police, furnished various portions of this picture which I believe to be authentic.
 But through their genuine en- thusiasm and desire that the inva- sion be begun as quickly as possi- blc, I detected other facts which indicated that any landing party on the Nazi-occupied coast will
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-06-04

meet desperate, bloody resistance.
 For one thing, German strength is obvious in the scores of inland airdromes. They are 50 cleverly camouflaged that often they can- not be detected from train pass ing within 25 yards.
 These airfields, unless spotted and knocked out by bombing or taken over by parachute troops, could provide immense obstacles for an invasion force.
 More formidable is the fortified and heavily garrisoned coastal strip, which the Germans main tain from northern Norway to the Spanish frontier.
 INVASION DEFENgES
 USE PRECIOUS MATERIALS
 Already the upkeep of this enor- nous Seawan against America and England has deprived Hitler of priceless material and manpower on the east front. An invasion, successful or not, involving ex- penditure and replacement of still more military forces, would be a body blow at Filters grand strategy on all fronts.
 According to NaN plans, this ordnance would be used to bat ter transports carrying our in- vasion forces. If they succeeded in approaching the beaches in smaller landing boats, the invad- CTS then would be met by 8 storm of point blank fire from hordes of .37 nm. cannon and machine guns spotted behind rocks, on crags and other vantage points.
 Finally, gaining the beach, Ameri- can and British soldiers would be strafed by pursuit, destroyer and dive-bombing planes. Digging into foXholeS in the sand or behind brush, they would find their objec- tives ahead plotted out by heavy smoke screens.
 The Germans expect that only by conQuering these infernoS could the invaders get their first real toe- hold and proceed to regular land fighting. Back of the seawall defenses, of course, they would run into heavy concentrations of Ger man infantry, panzers and field ar- tillery.
 There is some wishful thinking
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-06-04

George Regis OyBrien, back safe and sound from Trinidad in town for five days urough visiting his mother Mrs. James Donahue of S11 Willow Street Years ago George did eighyear stretch in the Navy and when the Pearl Harbor disaster happened he resigned for another term He's very cagey about describing his experiences, for he's staunch advocate of the oft repeated phrase that Gossip helps Htler". Mr. and Mrs Frederick Heath of Winsted will celebrate their 20h wedding anniversary June IA They married in Waterbury in 1913 One of their two sons Fred, Jr is now in the Army.