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Evening star., 1942-06-07
Navy TO Swear in 1896
Avengers on Air Today

First estimates of 10000 young
men to be sworn into the Navy this
afternoon. just six months after the
Pearl Harbor attack, were raised to
1926 last night as the Navy COM
piled the number of prospective re-
cruits from all parts of the Nation.
An additional 500 will be taken into
the Coast Guard.
The class of recruits, to be sworn
in at mass ceremony by radio at
2:25 pm. today will be known as
the Avengers of Pearl Harbor."
The ceremony will be carried on
the Spirit of AZ" program on the
Columbia Broadcasting System be-
tween and 2:30. 1t will originate
in Lautze Park in the Navy Yard
where Rear Admiral Randall Ja-
cobs, chief of naval personnel; Brig.
Gen. Robert L. Denig of the Ma
rines, and Vice Admiral Russell r.
Waesche, Coast Guard commandant,
will read the oaths for their re-
Spective services. Group meetings
will be tuned in throughout the
Nation.
Ruy War 60 vinrx Of une and holm
Evening star., 1942-06-07
Victory OFF Midwoy
Hailed by British

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, June 6.-The British
radio said tonight the United States
Navy's defeat of the Japanese of
Midway obviously adds up to one
of the greatest sea victories of the
war"
1.-The highlights Of the story show
that the American forces engaged
have earned the gratitude of the
world" said the BIC commenta-
tor, heard here by CHS. 1--WE send
them congratulations from London.
Evening star., 1942-06-07
EncircIed laps Are Seeking
To Widen Net, Maj. Eliot Says
Nation Is Seen Playing for Time
To Gosh in on Its Conquests

and her lines of communication so
open to attack.
II we may regard Japan's sudden
assault on the United Nations as
having the character of an ex-
plosion, there is much reason TO sup
pose that this explosion has now
reached its natural limits and spent
its force.
The time gained by the resistance
Of the isolated garriSons has not,
however, been wasted. The United
Nations had room to fall back, and
they were able to reinforce the
main bastions of their position
India and Australia-before the
Japanese could concentrate against
either. Completion Of our protected
line of communications with Aus
tralia across the South Pacific was
one such achievement; the REIN
forcement of India, first by air forces
and now by an enormous convoy of
troops and material, is another.
Successive japanese attempts to
push out beyond the limits they
have reached. to strike at our bases,
to threaten our Pacific or Indian
Ocean lines of communication have
uniformly ended in failure.
There was the Japanese air raid
on Ceylon, which was beaten off
with heavy loss. At the same time
japanese feet appeared in the
Bay of Bengal momentarily. some
British warShips we're destroyed,
but the japanese feet could not
remain; pressures in the Pacific
compelled its recall.
Failure in Coral Sea.
The battle of the Coral Sea rep
resented japanese attempt to ex-
tend to the southeastward and it
too ended in failure. The japanese
were anticipated in Madagascar !;
their submarines arrived too late,
and found the union jack flying
over Diego Suarez Bay.
Now comes another japanese TO
ray, this time against our own
Central Pacific outposts at Midway
Island. and this, too. appears to
have brought the Japanese nothing
but defeat and loss.
One gets the impression almost
of a trapped animal endeavoring to
break out, or rather to tear its way
out OF net in which it has become
enmeShed.
The Japanese are no fools; they
know very well that their resources
are not equal of ours and that they
must somehow gain time to con-
Solidate the ,conquests they have
won and to begin to draw out OF
the Netherlands Indies and Ma
Evening star., 1942-06-07
BY MAI. GEORGE
FIELDING ELIOT.

Looking at the big picture" Of the
war in the Pacific and the Far East,
the outlines of general pattern are
beginning to emerge. Details and
color remain TO be filed in and many
spaces are entirely blank, but the
japanese military situation is far
clearer to our eyes than it was even
month ago.
In the beginning the story was
sickeningly repetitious. Tie Jap
anese, having gathered their fighting
forces and having the support of
accumulated reserves OF munitions
and material. attacked without
warning in the execution of plans
long formulated and carefully
thought through. One after another
the weak, ill-equipped and isolated
garrisons of the United Nations in
the Western Pacific went down
Hong Kong, Singapore, Java. 3a-
taan and Corrigedor and finally
Burma were lost in swift succession
They were lost very largely be-
cause Japan was near and We were
far. -..-
Japan's Chief Strategy. -.
The principal Japanese strategic
interest at the moment is to con-
tinue to maintain the protection of
distance as against Great Britain
II,
consolidates her conquests on the
continent of Asia by knocking out
the Chinese and diSposing OF the
Russian threat if she can.
All of the outpostS which she has
captured may be considered as a
sort of defensive screen, behind
which, Japan hopes to be able to
proceed undisturbed with her con-
tinental program. The necessity of
such screen arises very largely
from the fact that Japan is an
insular power, and that all her
military enterprises are therefore
dependent on sea transport. Japan's
greatest weakness lies in her vulner-
able merchant shipping and her
long and over-extended lines Of sea
communications.
Having pushed rapidly ahead until
her power has extended itself over
an area stretching from the Bay of
Bengal to the Gilbert Islands in
midPacific and thence northward
almost TO the tip of Kamchatka,
Japan still finds herself confronted
by gathering United Nations forces
in the great continental areas of
India and Australia, by unbeaten
Chinese armies and guerrilla fight
ers and by the ever present Soviet
threat in the north.
Evening star., 1942-06-07
Australian Invasion Doubtful.

Despite panicky speculation. Japan
has not attempted any serious in
vasion either of India or Australia,
and sober calculation leaves very
grave doubts as to whether she would
dare attempt to do so with China
and Russia unconquered in her rear
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-10-20
Victory Car Actually
Bicycle For Three

ST LOUIS-OP-Roy S. Heinrich
Is service manager for an autono-
bile agency but ne has given up
his own car for all but essential
driving in favor of what he calls
his Victory car. or a bicycle built
Tor three.
Heinrich spent six monthe build
ing his family bicycle, in his spare
time, OF course, from two ordinary
bicycles and scraps OF metal.
The two bicycle frames are
welded together with gas pipe and
between the two parallel frames is
a special seat for Henrich's two
year-oid son, Roy, Jr Motive
power is supplied by both Heinrich
and his wife OF either and dual con
trolls enable one person to steer.
A two-speed gear shift makes
hills easier 10 climb The family
bicycles centerpiece was built of
metal from a steel barrel. the bot.
tom OF a coal bucket and parts OF
automobiles.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-10-20
News From Willis

Sauna Simon were in Ypsilanti Fri
day.
Mr. and Mrs David Cox and
daughter Alice were Sunday dinner
guests OF Mrs. Cox's daughter and
son-in-law. Mr. and Mrs Warren
Woolery and son. Detroit
Mrs. Stella Doering, Yusilanti
visited Mr. and Mrs. George How.
ell Tuesday evening and Mrs. Gary
Howell and sons visited Mrs
George Doering. Ypsilanti, Friday
Mr. and Mrs. WILDER Sherman
called on their son Harold, Ann Ar
Dor. Friday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs George Paguette,
Detroit. were sunday guests at the
Blanch Howell home.
Mr.. and Mrs George Colts. Mr.
and Mrs. Harold Colts and children
and Mrs. II. B. Hayes, Detroit, were
in Detroit Monday.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-10-20
Tobacco Being Grown
Where II Can't Be Done

LaWton. Okla. oct 20-UP-J. h.
Morris not only is a transplanted
kentuckian. coming to southwest
ern Oklahoma 10 make his home,
but has planted a tobacco crop on
his farm and says that II anyone
does not believe it is thriving. he
invites them to visit his patch near
here.
Tobacco growing In Oklahoma
has been considered out Of the
question. and natives Of the state
laughed at the idea, but Morris is
proving that the high winds and
drouth sector of the Sooner State
is a good place to produce tobacco.
A small field of 400 plants. outdo-
ing in quality the crops he produced
in Kentucky. home OF the nations
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-10-20

Another faint star has had its
Cinderella moment Of 0rilliance,
won the attention Of astronomers
and faded
This star. Nova Cygni. provide !
the big star show OF 1912. Astron-
omers estimate that about one star
year explodes in this galaxy, but
some at their brightest are still
faint and the telescopes miss then.
Dr. Fritz Zwicky discovered Nova
Cygnl by accident early in Septem-
her while testing new grating on
The lsiuch Schmidt reflector at
Mount Palomar. In fact. it was not
until he was back at the California
Institute Of Technology looking
over his plates that he noticed the
broad hydrogen emission lines in
the star field spectrum and knew
that ore OF the stars had blown off
It's outer she'll
He telegraphed a report 10 Har-
ward Observatory. There examina-
ton OF plates Of star images dis
closed Nova Cygni had been visible
since about June s.
Mount Wilson Observatory. keep
ing watch on the star, saw il begin
10 fade sharply three weeks ago
Nova Cygni can now be seen only
with the larger telescopes.
At ips brightest, Nova Cygni was
more than 500 times as brilliant
as II is now. But unlike Nova Her
cults 10 1894 IL never quite became
visible 10 the human eye. Both had
a few weeks OF brilliance and faded.
much the same as individuals and
nations rise up and decline. 1t is a
rule Of nature that applies 10 all
life including business and politics.
a rule that We have ever present
but TO which we give very little
attention.
Just now the subject is OF more
than ordinary interest because OF
anxiety about the war trend and
the immediate dangers apparent.
How 10 take advantage OF the situa-
lion and profit by obvious warnings
is the problem TO which all people
should give careful thought. The
United states OF America is far too
young TO start on the down-hill road
With right guidance We can climb
much higher in all our standards
before the process Of decay over
takes US. but TO formulate tina.
night guidance the people OF the ma
ton must look ahead and make 1t
a part OF their self assigned duties
20 think in terms OF the greatest
good for the greatest number and
plan for sound achievement.
We have enjoyed our moment Of
national brilliance Il would 10 q
sad monial TO our weakness n
terminate that historical moment
within the next few years.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-10-20

showing great ingenuity and re-
sourcefulncss under the new con-
ditions.
There is no question that during
the last 20 years the doctors have
been spoiled. 1t used 10 be that a
baby was born in a hospital only
when some very grave complica-
ton was expected. But of late it
has gotten TO be a regular thing.
Hospitals have conducted large
maternity wards with every facil-
ity for delivery and after-care.
There is no question that this
makes things smoother for the doc
tor. Instead Of making a round of
visits from house to house, often
widely separated. he can see 10
patients under one roof in a tenth
Of the time.
Largely because il is convenient,
the fiction has grown up that it is
better and safer to have a baby in
the hospital.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-10-20

finest tobacco, is now in the max
ing
The plants are five and one-half
feet tall in some places and will
average four feet, Morris said. The
normal plant in Kentucky is three
and a half feet in HEIGHT. The leaves
here measure as much as 80 inches
in length and 20 inches In width
Raising tobacco is quite an art
even in Kentucky. and here in
southwestern Oklahoma, produc-
er must take into consideration THE
high winds and drouth. Morris said
Morris predicted that the average
stock would produce three quarters
of pound Of tobacco
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-10-20
Buy More war Bonds -
War Requires Money

The Ypsilanti Daily Press is glad
10 cooperate with the Treasury De
partment In keeping the following
message before our readers.
Il will cost money 20 defeat
the Axis. Your government
calls on you 70 help now.
Buy war bonds and stamps
today. Buy them every day.
r Buy them on regular basis.
Bonds cost as little as 1875
Stamps come as low as 10 Gems.
War bonds and stamps can
be bought at all banks. stores.
- post office. tho Daily Press Of
flee and from your Ypsilanu
Daily Press carrier boy.
The Ypsilanti Daily Press
urges all Americans 10 support
your government with your
dollars.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-10-20
One Minute Test

+ Which Of the following states
vas not one Of the Is ORIGINAL
states New York. Pennsylvania,
Ohio. Rhode Island2
2 Since what year has there
been equal suffrage for men and
women in the United states?
3. How did the United states
acquire Florida
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-10-20
Farmer Provides Whole
Family OF Scerecrows

Memphis. Tenn. Oct 20 Up
one scarecrow does not make a
newspaper story-any more than
does one swallow make a summer.
But you take A whole scarecrow
family-and you've got something
there,
Nessir. Papa, Mama and Baby
Scarecrow all rugged out in their
ragsedy best grace the field Of
one Shelby County farmer.
shelby County farmers 1t seems
needless TO add-take good deal Of
pride in their anti crow exterior
decoration
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-10-20
Hints on Etiquette

When you are shopping don [
be one Of those pests who will not
wait her turn TO have the clerk s
attention. but steps to the coun-
ter ahead Of others and requests
the shopgirl TO walt on her.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-10-20

what's gummed up the very thing
he's a super-expert on
The boys a Ford Peace Party
graduate.
Everybody who was along with
that expedition was nut or be-
came so in the course Of its trav-
els
Elmer may have been cured
It's interesting yet to know il
he's 100 per cent rational.
II so. he's a recovery
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-10-20
TOday's Horoscope

Todays birthday oelebrants are
good-natured. affable and witty
They seldom worry. yet are con
scientious and diligent workers.
They devote much Of their attcn-
ton to fostering the happiness Of
their loved ones The next year
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-10-20

Willis. Mich. Oct. % -
Mrs. Stella Doering, Mrs. Bud
Williams and Mrs. Glen Williams
and children, psilanti, were Wed.
nesday evening visitors OF Mrs
Blanch Howell and daughters
Mrs Blanch Howell and daughters
were week end guests of Mr.. and
Mrs Shed Hart and son, Fort
Wayne, Ind.
Mrs Melvin Flower and Mrs
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-10-20
SCRAP DRIVE MAKES HAUL

MT VERNON, O.-UP- Mayor
Carpenter OF Gambler wasn't fool
ing when he told Clair Rice. Knox
County salvage chairman Wen
have something big for you" Tha.
something proved to be an iron
railroad bridge washed out in the
1913 flood
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-10-20

who originally
dropped the re-
mark
He didn't do
1t in a tragic
tone OF voice, to
be sure Rather.
il unquestiona-
bly, was intend
ed as a clarion
cry to US to get
action-more Of
IT and a great
deal fas I e r.
Nevertheless its
" ording was
such as 10 lend
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-10-20
RARY LIKES NO. O

COLUMBUS. O.-UP- 4 daugh
ter, Charlotte Jane nine letters in
her first name was born to Mr..
and Mrs. Shirley Alfred Runyon,
sept 9-ninth month at a. m,
and Welghed nine mounds
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-10-20
WORDS Of Misdom

We ask God to forgive us for
our evil thoughts and evil temper.
but rarely. IL over. ask Him 10 for
give US for our sadness R W
Dale
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-10-20
Your Health
Doctors Making
ADJUSTMENTS For
War Emergency
nv Logan ClcndenninS. " u
THE WARTIME shortage OF
doctors and nurses is being met by
adjustments on the part Of tho
doctors. 1t means extra work and
sacrifice on their part and so far
as my observation goes, they are

DR., Clendening will answer
questions Of general interest
only, and then only through
his column.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-10-20

NEWPORT NEWS VA-When cargo ship locked at Newport
News recently after Russia carry
ing War supplies almost all members bought War Bonds
Newport News Banker who went for selling
the bonds when the indie
the cabin of the vessel with their
Malm, Of Philadelphia, Pa who bought
Homer L. Ferguson Jr the banker; Oscar
Okla $500 WORTH Samuel Perlstein Philadelphia Pa
worth; Joseph Brown Of Munsing Mich WORTH Arthur
Kelly of Hoboken $3.50 that during their
twenty stay in Murmank they underwent every
day II didn't snow. I, T,o,,, D.,.tnr,
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-10-20
BROWNS IN WELL

Owosso. Mich, oct. 90 Rites are
being arranged for Barry Douglas.
3. son of Mr.. and Mrs. Homer Skutt.
OWosso. The child was drowned
when he fell into an open well.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-10-20
Debatable Question

This is very debatable. 1t GER
tainly, so far as my experience
goes, is not more comfortable. Give
me my own bed, my own meals, the
quiet Of home in preference to any
hospital that | have ever been in.
The argument that seems to
clinch things for the layman is
that the hospital has things handy
for an emergency, but this is
largely a myth and with a very
little trouble the necessary articles
for safeguarding mother and child
can be provided at home
A sign of the times along this
line is illustrated by a doctor
friend of pine, DR.. Edmund Lis
sack, Of Concordia, Missouri, who
has invented a delivery bed for
home obstetrics. 1t gives the OBJ
stetrician all the practical operat-
i've positions necessary for home
obstetrics and is just as useful in
every way ss the obstetric table
PROVIDED IN the maternity room OF
the average hospital.
The local furniture dealers carry
the beds in stock and rent them to
patients for a small fee. The bed
is in parts and can be taken down
and put up on short notice.
Shortage Increasing
heard the other gay of hos
pital where 4S registered nurses
on their list were called away to
military service at one fell swoop.
OF course, the inferno situation is
bad in the smaller hospitals and
resident physicians just don't ex-
ist. And the condition is likely to
continue for a number of years.
In the freshman class Of a medi-
cal school known to me 70 out OF
IS Of the class has signed up for
the Navy and will be called up in
1947. If that is a criterion fol-
lowed by the rest Of the country,
only six out Of So doctors will enter
civil pra tice for many years.
Such ideas as those Of Dr.. Lis
sack therefore are very timely and
could very we'll be taken up by his
city colleagues.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
VI. K. F.: - What causes rs
ings? The tenants on the planta-
ton whore ! am now living arc al
ways having risings. Is it due to
lack Of certain foods or uncleanli-
ness? They seem to cat corn bread,
peas, beans and pork. \ feel the
lack Of fruit in thor diet is one
cause. They do not have toilets
or baths in their houses.
Answer rRisings, as I under
stand II. are boils and carbuncles.
Farm laborcrs are particularly
susceptible 10 infections on the
fingers and around the fngerrails
which they convey 10 the skin on
other parts Of the body by scratch
ing, Lack Of fresh food. particu-
larly fruit, in the diet undoubtedly
contributes by lowering the body's
resistance.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-10-20
r. ID. r. Says Wen Win

bAaAl 6SAANAS
F.D.R. Says Wen Win
As outstanding a national
spokesman as President Roosevelt
has pooh-poohed the utterances Of
the glum element even IN his own
Official family
In his recent hreside chat ne de-
clared
We Americans and our allies
are gong to WIN Don't let anyone
tell you differently
Among those whom we shouldn't
permit TO do so ne didn't specifical-
" designate Bard Somervell. Nc
Mutt, Nelson & Co. but they've
beensso copiously quoted as to the
emergency's developments that
there was no installing en-
Yet its 10 be noted that no one
OF EN- was the primary author Of
that little quintuplet. we can lose
this war
The most they did was to echo
and. maybe. emphasize 1t
Now. isn't IL funny that the slo-
CANS real perpetrator isn't named
by anyone
No. It isn't. II you recall who
evolved ii
II was Elmer Davis. chief OF
President Roosevelts Once OF War
Information
Elmer got 1t of in his introduce
tory radio broadcast. Immediately
following his appointment
From the very nature Of his job
It wouldn't do to point him out as
the perpetrator Of that particular
crack over the wireless
A general or an assistant naval
secretary or some ordinary civil
Official can legitimately say that he
made a bad guess and, with apollo
gies. get away with II.
But a war INFORMATION di-
rector II HIS information isn't re-
liable, whose is
Elmer could explain himself. Of
course
He could say that ne SIMPLY eN-
pressed himself casually
The way it took is what raised
hades with him
There have been other battle
cries in past times
up guards and at EN-" They
shall not pass" st George for
England
We can lose this war" doesn't
sound SO classy
He Can't Retract
Elmer can't very well retract.
That simply would concentrate the
limelight on his mere five-word SEN
tence He's done the best he could
by broadcasting. I've never doubt
ed that wen win-if We work hard
enough
But never did anyone get off
from the jump with a more disad-
vantageous beginning
II isn't manifest yet, but 1t
will be.
The queer thing Is that Elmer's
about the best publicist in the
world
That little casual shot OF his is
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-10-20
Buy More war Bonds
THEY say

L O/
WASHINGTON Secretary Of the
Navy Frank Knox reports on the
battle raging in the Solomons
There is a real fight on out there
Its stif fghf don't want 20
make any predictions but every
man our there ashore and afoat
will give a good account OF him.
self
Washington Capt Eddie Kicker.
hacker following survey Of ~"
European front 1T is my opinion
that the European theater will re
main an air theater until We have
secured superiority over the Ger
man air forcerNand paralyzed the
production capacity ~ the German
aircraft industry There is no ques-
ton tina, We will win this war. The
only question Is how soon.
Washingtou-Do Donald " Nelson
war production chief. congratulates
the newspapers on the scrap cam
paign. The job the newspapers
have done is absolutely unpreced
ented. The results surpass the
fondest hopes that entertained
when 7 asked the publishers 10
come in a fea weeks ago and dis.
cuss the problem Of our materials
shortage and how the newspaper
could help.
Chicago-William p Witherow
president OF the National Associa-
tion Of Manufacturers, denies the
charge that industry has Jagged in
war production. The answer f.
that industry can now produce the
weapons Of war faster than our ma.
tior can furnish the raw materials
frnrn which fhnN are rnada y
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-10-20

We Can Lose The
War Remark Brings
Criticism
BY Charles = stewart

wASHINGTON-critics OF the
eroakers who have said We can
lose this war" rather noticeaoly re-
frain from naming the individual
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-10-20

Will be somewhat trying for them
They should safeguard their
health and business. avoid litiga-
ton. changes and excessive ex-
penditure. This year is unfav-
orable for love and domestic af-
fairs. Extremely sensitive to the
sorrows and sufferings Of others
will be The child who is born on
this datd Generosity. even to his
or her d triment. is shown.