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The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-12-24

strong anti-New
Dealerish e e.
m c n [ a m o n &
erstwhile Demo-
Gratis. particu-
larly in tn e
west, but also TO
be pretty for
midable in the
southland 1t $ a
fact that this
crew. while IN
Rooseveltian. II
that's a test Of
y c m o crazy. is
not Republican,
either.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-12-24
DEAR NOW"

BALTIMORE. Md -CP-Relieve
IL or not % per cent Of the letters.
written for service by volunteer ste
nographers A. the $50 club here
begin" Dear Nom
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-12-24

something to the material, intel
lcctual. and moral well being Of
the place in which he lives. is left
long without proper reward
Booker +. Washington.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-12-24

ters. The child born on this date
Is threatened with unstable friends
and patrons and trouble through
responsibilities, but employees will
be helpful and ensure success.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-12-24
Observations
New COP. Head
Opens Office With
Big Flourish

WASHINGTON. - Republican
Party Chairman Harrison f.
Spangler doesn't want a third po-
litical alignment. He speaks Of
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-12-24

DR.. Clendening will answer
questions Of general interest
only, and then only through
his column.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-12-24
Words OF Wisdom

d No man, who continues to add
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-12-24
Half-Forgotten Days
Twenty Years Ago

Twenty Years Ago
estimates that $236s9 produce
been sold June in attendance
10 arrests have taken place in YpsIanu in December
died a The OF will be buried
Dec % He had with his live
weeks
With hard coal farmers sell
nnL
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-12-24
Fifty Years Ago

The Lo~den family held their Of
W. Coac
Ptshed Ladies Aid Society will meet the home Of Mrs.
William Jarvis and dinner will be II o'clock Jan
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-12-24
Your Health
olunteer Nurse
Aide Corps Does.
Excellent Work

SEE them around the hospi-
tails every day in all Of the wards
very efficient, neat, busy young
women. They are demon bed max
ers. | saw one the other day max
ing a bed as if her life depended
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-12-24

do? But maybe nothing to print
il on
Evening star., 1942-09-16

price plus 1875 tas)
If the possession of q glowing tea service
has always been your dream, we believe
this is price to he p it come true. Five
sparkling pieces tea and coffee pots,
sugar bowl and cream pitcher and woste
bowI-nnirror your dining room Or living
room In their graceful surfoces.
Evening star., 1942-06-05
Advertising Aide Honored

William F. Sigmund, creative
director of the Henry j. Kaufman
Advertising Agency of Washington
has been awarded the degree of
Ellis Plan Honorist by the Ellis
Plan Foundation of Westport
Conn, in recognition of "excep-
tional merit in the application of
scientific management methods
during periods of Ellis Plan study
and practice ranging from to ii
years"
Evening star., 1942-06-05

British encampments appear at in
tervals all the way.
Defense arrangements throughout
this zone of the World War improved
immeasurably during the winter and
spring months, and II the main
fronts in Russia and Africa can hold
for few more months, there will
be less to worry about from the
materials standpoint.
Little can be said about supplies
to Russia except that after a slow
beginning the volume is beginning
to look like something important
(copyrisht. 1912, by Chicago Daily News)
Evening star., 1942-06-05

Even with Victory Gardening and Red Cross activities you'll want
home look its oveest this This reproduction hos the e
formal Georgian styling thot will make your look dstneui
we'll hospobe PLUS the grace solid mahogany exposed
Note: Figured cotton tapestry covering choice of blue
Observation-Disclosures
Evening star., 1942-03-16
Body of ,Droculo'
In Coffin-Bed
Puzzles Police
sx the Associated Press.

~ the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, March 16.|Police
looked today to q safe-deposit box
to provide some clue to the life of
. man Of mystery who was found
dead yesterday In the metal box In
which he slept.
They hoped to learn why Jere-
niah Erranght. IS. railroad me-
chanic, always wore q big black hat
and flowing cloak, spoke only IN a
whisper, Stunned the sight Of
women. barred all visitors from his
lower East Side room for IS years
and slept In u 4-foot-sqlare steel
chamber. Persons In the area knew
him as 'Dracula."
The police broke into his IN
lighted, unheated room after neigh
bors reported him missing tor sew
eral days and plowed through the
ash-filled, furnitureless abode for
half an hour before deciding to
pry open the big box.
There, knees drawn up because
Of his 6-foot figures space require
ments, they found Erranght, wear
ing galoshes and earmuffs. Death
apparently was from natural causes,
they said. t
At the bottom of an old trunk
the police found the key to q safe
deposit box which they hoped would
shed some light on his life.
Evening star., 1942-03-16
Rabbis Oppose Creation
OF AH.Jewish Army
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. March 16.-A state
ment signed by 81 rabbis from vari-
Gus parts of the United States de-
clared yesterday that creation of q
Jewish army to fight under its own
banner would lead to further fric-
ton in Palestine, cause misunder-
standing of the Jews the world over,
and thus add to the unhappy plight
Of our stricken people"
The rabbis urged that considera-
ton be given to "the immediate
arming under the British nag of all
Pslestinians loyal to the British and
the United Nations"
Asserting that American Jewish
opinion was Sharply divided" on
the creation Of a Jewish army, the
statement said:
"As American rabbis, we earnestly
appeal to all peoples or groups to
put aside their particular interests
and separate programs at this cru
cial time and concentrate upon one
objective only: Winning the war"
Evening star., 1942-03-16
Crew Safe After Allied
Ship Strikes Ledge
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
AN EASTERN CANADIAN PORT,
March 16.-A medium-sized Allied
ship struck rocky ledge of Nova
Scotia coast and pounded to pieces,
but her entire crew Of more than so
was saved, 1t was disclosed yesterday.
Seamen brought to this port told
how. while they waited to abandon
ship. the cook served ham and eggs
In the galley and they listened to
swing records On the ships portable
phonograph.
The oficers and volunteers from
among the seamen, IL In all. stayed
aboard several hours after the 9TH
ers took to two Ifeboats. They
were eventually taken Oh when 1t
became apparent she was doomed.
Evening star., 1942-03-16
y. s., Canada Agree
On Final Details OF
Service Men, S Shift
Governments to Exchange
Notes Concluding
Accord This Week
Nv the Assaeiatsd rrass.

ny the Associated Press.
OTTAWA, March 16.-The United
States and Canada have agreed on
final details of q plan under which
United States citizens now In Can
ada's armed forces NAV return to
their own armed forces, and Cana
dians In the United States services
may likewise return to the Canadian
forces, 1t was learned officially last
night.
The two governments will ex-
change notes concluding the agree
r1ent this week.
Officials of Washington and Ot-
tawa at the end of February laid
the basis for these agreements. An
agreement initiated in Ottawa will
cover the transfer of the United
States citizens and the one in Wash.
tngton viii provide for Canadians
drafted TO return to Canada, 1t was
stated.
1o.ooe Americans Serving.
The Public Information Bureau
here recently announced that ap-
proximately 10000 Americans are
serving In the Canadian Army.
Those who wish to transfer to the
American Army may do so provid-
ing 1t will not interfere with the
training Of the units to which thew
now belong. Many Americans al
ready are overseas.
About 10 per cent of the air crews
trained or In training in the ROYAL
Canadian Air Force are Americans,
In addition, 600 Americans are act
ing as instructors In the British
commonwealth air training plan.
However, information here is that
the air training plan is to be no
welded with the United States air
training that the air training facili-
ties In Canada will be expanded to
train American recruits rs desired,
and it is not expected there will be
transfers to the extent that would
change the existing setup.
Few Americans have Joined the
Canadian Navy.
Provision also will be made In the
agreements to regulate the move
ment of Americans who for any par
ticular reason prefer to join Cana
dian units.
Cannot Quit Job.
Should a man wish to Join the
United States Army and officials
there find he is more needed in in
dustry, except in particular cases, |
ne will not be able to quit his job |
and come to Canada to enlist, 1t |
was learned.
Provision for British subjects
other than Canadian who may wish |
to come from the United States to
Canada to enlist will also be made
In the agreements.
During the first great war SINH
lar international complications were
Strengthened out by o treaty, but
that process moved so slowly that
the treaty was concluded only q few
weeks before the armistice. This
time it was decided to handle 1t rs
an administration matter and make
the agreements effective by notes
instead Of treaty.
Evening star., 1942-03-16

Argentina is shipping thousands
of tons Of linseed TO the United
States. <
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1942-06-26
Visitors Restricted
at Fort Custer

Visiting hours at Fort Custer, under
regulations now i'll effect, are limited
between l pm. and pm. daily, and
visitors will be restricted TO certain
areas OH the post, it has been annOunc-
ed by the post commander.
Civilian visitors arriving at Custer
will be supplied with auto windshield
cards authorizing them To drive to a
>pt cial area on the post. Driving in
other areas is prohibited. Only the
main highway through the post will be
used by visitors.
Visitors desiring to call on individ-
Hal> must make arrangements in adj
vance with the military personnel to
be met at the parking area designated
on the windshield card. Upon compile
ton Of the visit the guest will leave
the post through outpost No. l on East
Dickmann road or outpost No. = on
West Dickmann road, where the cards
will be surrendered
Areas authorized for visitors are
Recruit reception center, post hospital
organization guardhOuseS, post head
quarters, quartermaster office, post ex.
change office, the field house, service
clubs, or the post prison.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1942-06-26
OPPORTUNITIES IN NAVY
AWAIT YOUNG GRADUATES

Young men graduating from high
school are urged to investigate oppor-
tunities which the U. :. Navy offers
by Lieut.. Byron +. Flechtner. officer
in charge of Navy recruiting for this
district
The Navy offers young men oppor-
tunities which they have in no other
field, said Lieut.. Flechtner, pointing
out that naval service enables them to
serve their country and at the same
time prepare themselves for future
civilian life.
In Navy schools men are taught over
80 trades and 100 specialties, includ-
ing all phases Of aviation and radio.
Men who receive training in these
schools are equipped to take high1pa
ing positions later in life
Navy enlistees may rise to petty Of,
ficer rankings as bakers, boilermakepS,
carpenters, electricians, firemen, mach
inists, shipfitters, painters, pattern
makers. pharmacists, photographers,
telegraphers, tOrpedomen and in many
other trades and specialties.
Full information about what the
Navy has to offer may be obtained at
any Navy recruiting station.
The Detroit Navy recruiting station
is in room 343 Of the Federal building.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1942-06-26
Wyandotte Filler
at Randolph T ield

Randolph Field. Texas. June %
neat sign. TO Cadet Headquarters,
pointed the way to another mtleston,
en route To Axis countries this week
as members Of the new class 0t.arE
tiOn cadets, 42-I, reported to this old
est and largest basic flying school
Student officers and aviation cadets
they're here for the second ptlase OF
their training as Army air force fight
ing and bombing pilots.
Thirty-nine men from MichiGan are
members Of the new class. After nine
weeks of military flying at thes"Wes,
Point of the Air." they will 90 to ad
vanced flying schools where thAy will
win their Air Force wings" ard com.
missions.
Among the Michigan coming mt ar,
irving at Randolph Field was ) 5iation
Cadet Robert NJ. Barkey, a. # 1124
First street, WyandOtte. Barkey: a for
mer police officer. is now diligently
training TO become one of Unclf Sans
flying officers. He comes to Rendolph
from primary flight training ct Bon
ham, Texas.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1942-06-26
.DEAOL|NE NEAR
FOR SIGNING
OF PETITIONS

y call for loo volunteers To aid
The Wayne county home rule campaiyn
was sent out this week by the citizens
committee ON home rule.
Attorney Alex Click. captain of the
WyaHdotte campaign. said that vOlun-
tter> In canvass homes in their own
neishhurhUOdS was necessary i'm order
10 obtain sufficient signatures 10 place
the home rule petition on the NOvem-
Der ballot.
Click pointed ont that there is only
seven more working days before JULY
=, when the petitions must be filed with
the secretary of state in Lansing and
that approximately 10O.OOO signatures
are still needed in order TO put the
campaign over.
Click further explained that little
extra effort will put this drive across.
There are still about half million
registered voters in the county who
have not signed a petition. A volunteer
canvaSSer could obtain 20 signers in
his own neighbOrhOOd within an hour
if he would go Systematically from
house TO house in his own block
All those interested in clean, eff
cient and economical county govern
ment, call Alex Click at WyandOtte
Obs or stop at his office at 1905 First
street and petition will be gladly
furnished each person. All those still
having petitions at home return same
to Click at once regardless Of number
of signatures on the petition.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1942-06-26

RELIEF FUND
BOXING SHOW

\ boxing show for the benefit of
Army and Navy relief funds will bt
held at Michigan Alkali park tOmOr-
row Saturday night. Tie program
Will be presented under the auspices
of the Wayne County Military Order
ot the Purple Heart. The show i
scheduled To start ut 9:lJ pm.
In the main attraction. Frank Fam
arts. of Orange, y. j., will meet Leroy
Lawson. Ecorse heavyweight. The
bout is scheduled 10 go 10 rounds.
Joe Sutka, Wyandotte middleweight
sensation. will take on Glib Jones, OF
Cincinnati, i'll an eight-rOund battle.
Another WyandOtte pugiliSt, Henry
P0StOway, prOtege of Gene Tunney,
will mix it up in Il SiX-rOund bout with
lands White, Detroit Knockout artist.
Other fights OH the program include {:
Otis McGraw vs.. Tom Jordan, six
rounds; Lloyd Hurst of EcOrse VS..
Jimmie Leitcher of Port Huron, four
rounds.
By attending tomorrow nights pro-
gram. fight fans will not only be help
ing to swell the relief funds Of the
nations armed forces, but are also as
Sured of tOp-nOtch entertainment with
plenty of action.
Tickets, which are now on sale at
81 and 81, may be secured at the fol
lowing locations in WyandOtte: Johns
Mems Wear, Harry's Furniture Store,
Michigan Alkali club. and Superior
Motor Sales, Inc.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1942-06-26
Books, for the
Air-Minded

The following p-to-the-minute. books
on aviation may be secured at the
NyandOtte public library:
Aircraft Engine Maintenance" by
Daniel Brimm and III. Borgess.. Con
tains fundamentals of engine cOnStruc.
ton, operation and maintenance in a
form which may be readily grasped by
Il beginner i'll the field; also, reference
material which should be Of value to
the expert engine mechanic.
Fit to Fly by Malcolm Grow
MID, and Harry Armstrong, MD
Here is Il medical handbook for those
who plan to fly. 1t tells in detail ex.
actly what physical standards will
have to met and describes the ply
steal examinations which must be pass
ed before being qualified.
The Complete Flying Mannuak" by
1t. Colonel Harold +. Hartney.. The
progressive lessons in this book furnish
any person who wants TO learn flying
with a splendid reading preparation
for actual experience i'll u plane with q
flying instructor.
What the Citizen Should Know
AbOut the Air Forces" by 1t. Col. Har
old f. Hartney. This is an up-to-date
survey of the air defenses of the
United States as they exist today.
"AirpOwer," by Major Al Williams
Williams, the famous filler and aero
nautical expert appraises aviation's
part in the European war. He has
made inspection tours of European
aviation periodically since the early
1905.
The Aircraft Apprentice" by Leslie
MacGregor. The information in thi:
book will be helpful in assisting stu
dents to make their choice In the avia
ton upatiOnS-written in plain
language. easily understood by boys Of
the vocational, junior and senior high
school ages.
Practical Mathematics Of Aviation,
by A. f. Downer. The purpose Of this
book is TO apply the fundamentals Of
mathematics in the field Of aeronau
tics.
Safety i'm Flight" by Assem- Jordan
on. This book gives the air wisdom
that tOp-nOtch filters have - weather
knowledge. how to interpret the mean
ing Of clouds and much information
about safety promoting equipment.
Through the Overcast" by AsseI
JordanOff. Science has conquered ba(
weather handicaps TO flying. and here
the reader is shown how it has beer
done.
| 'H0rizOns Unlimited" by Samue
Johnson. A graphic history Of aviation
the successes and failures Of thOs'
who made flying possible.
| Youth Must Fly" by E, F. Melon
aid, Jr. This book makes clear how
gliding and soaring can be the invalu
%hle and comparative inexpensive me
thod OF preliminary training for yOun;
men who are TO become ayiatOrS.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1942-06-26
YOUTHS ASKED TO AID
WITH CHERRY HARVEST

Boy Scout and Girl Scout leaders
throughout Michigan are urged to plan
extended outings for their troops in
the Traverse City area to assist in
harvesting the 1872 cherry crop.
George W. Cross, director for Michi-
gan of the United States Employment
Service. announces that approximate
ly 5000 cherry pickers will be needed
between July ) and August 10. AT
least One-half Of this number will have
to come from outside the immediate
area.
The employment service has aSsur-
ed cherry orchard owners that every
effort would be made to provide an
adequate lSbOr supply" Cross said.
':BOy and Girl Scouts and high school
classes with leaders are especially
welcome. The cherry harvest offers
young people an opportunity to enjoy
a vacation with pay in one OF the most
delightful parts Of Michigan
Cherry pickers are paid by the lug
which weighs % pounds. This year or
chards will pay 30 cents to 81 cents
per lug, and youngsters should be able
TO pick about 10 Tugs a day.
Leaders of groups planning to work
in the cherry orchards are urged to
contact the nearest office Of the EN-
ployment service at once. Because OF
the great numSer Of pickers required
and the limited housing facilities 3vai
sbie In the fruit belt. groups or indi
iduals are urged to provide their own
housing In the form OF teats or house
trsilers and their own bedding and
cooking equipment.
Many growers provide camping
grounds so pickers can stay near the
orchards. Travelling groceries visit the
.orcha r,ls daily.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1942-06-26
WAR NEEDS LEAD
TO NEW FABRICS

Wartime clothes for the whole fam
lily offer surprises both in materials
and in the styling, according to cloth
ing specialists of the home economics
extension department at Michigan
State college
Ray0n replaces silk and nylOn in
hosiery, also in other fabrics and even
Il keen eye and experienced fingers can
scarcely detect the new forms. RayOns
resemble silk, wool, linen and even
mercerized cotton. The improvements
i'll manufacturing are making the diff
ference and rayOn fibers now are
bright, Semi-dull and dull. The strength
of the fabric has been increased. creme
twist yarns and better draping quail
ties make 1t an acceptable material
for the home sewer.
Spun rayOns are given permanent
crimp TO look like wool and even have
II protein added before spinning.
Aralac,- fiber resembling wool is
made from Sein, hence il is often
called material made from milk
Combined with mOhair, fur and other
fibers it is appearing in hat felts and
dress fabrics. Used alone it makes
blankets, pillows, chair cushions. COM
fOrters and knit underwear.
Other synthetic fibers are yinyon q
plastic base fiber made from synthetic
resins; soy bean fiber, resembling
wool; and tiberglas that is six times
rs stiff as natural fiber which prevents
its use in clothing. Its present cost is
high. A two-yard square tablecloth
costs $40.
The wool needed to clothe q soldier
is 80 pounds year which narmits
less for civilian use The limitation in
length OF skirts and jackets for women
with the elimintion Of patch pockets
and taking away vests and the cnffs
from mems trousers with other substi.
tntions' promises to save as much as
IL per cent on the total yardage.
| Zippers OF plastic and even silver
are promised as steel ones ar. ONT hnt
already lacings, buttons and other
fastenings appear on garments.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1942-06-26
TWO-YEAR-OLD GIRL
KILLED IN TRAFFIC ACCIDENT

Edna Price, twO-year-Old daughter
OF Mr.. and Mrs. John Price, of 81
Sixth street, died in WyandOtte Gen
eral hospital Thursday afternoon of
last week from injuries sustained when
she ran into the side of a truck al
Eureka avenue and Fifth street. The
child was rushed TO the hospital but
died shortly after admittance
The truck driver told police he did
not see the child, who it is believed
ran from behind parked cars. The driv-
er was released after making Il state
ment ut the prosecutors office.
Besides her parents the girl is sur
viyed by two brothers. John and Aus
tin Price. Funeral services were held
at the ThOn funeral home Saturday
afternoon at 2:3O. Burial was in Fern
dale cemetery.