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The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-06-25
BABY BURNED TO DEATH

Lansing June 25-Rites are being
planned for Lloyd Arthur, yearold
son OF Mr.. and Mrs. Bernard l..
Woodman, who was burned to
death in his crib Wednesday when
flames swept their home. The faith.
er and John Abbott a neighbor,
rescued another son, Thomas.
three. and carried Mrs. Woodman,
who was i'll, to safety.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-06-25
FATHER. SON GUILTY

Grand Rapids. June Awaiting
sentence are Andred Prefer, 40,
and his son Paul, II, who pleaded
guilty TO a charge Of stealing $3.50
from Gerret Hoggenslag, two
months ago. william Walter Bal
ley, 19, half-brother Of Paul, has
been returned from Roby, Tex, on
the same charge.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-06-25
CUSTER TO BLACK OUT

Battle Creek, June 25-Fort Gus
ter will participate in a complete
blackout scheduled for 10 o'clock
Sunday night in Battle Creek and
the four adjoining townships.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-06-25
Appeal Made For More
County Rubber Scrap

Ann Arbor, Mich. June 25-An
appeal for more scrap rubber from
residents OF Washtenav County
was expressed in Ann Arbor We'd
nesday by Paul R. Kempf, state
committeeman.
The quota for the county is 200
tons and the drive will close on
June 80, he explains.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-07-31
DeSeversky Says
Only Air Power
Will Win Conflict

LOS ANGELES, July 81. (UP)-
Mai. Alexander p. De SeverSky,
aircraft expert, said last night that
America must gain control of the
air or abandon hope of winning
the war.
The problem" De SeVerSky
pointed out, lis to bring sufficient
destruction to the enemy in his
homeland"
Why insist on carrying this des-
truction on ships and on the
shoulders of millions of ground
troops when we can do it more
directly, more surely by concen-
trated air attack?" the speaker
asked
Urging America not to wait for
precedentS, he said unless and
until we have the upper hand in
the air, we cannot hope to invade
Europe and Japan with any prospect
of success
IF it must be proved that air
power Is weapon effective
enough for a decisive victory then
let's make sure the first time it
scores a decision, we do the scor-
ing" SeverSky said.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-07-31
Alaska Tour for
Senator'S 0kay

Continued from Page One)
gren asked.
We have to start punching
mighty soon. I don't want to imply
that we are doing nothing, but we
are not doing enough"
Wallgren said the forthcoming
senate inspection tour of the Alas
kan front would permit the senators
TO make a detailed report TO con-
gress of actual conditions in the
far north
Wallgren and Senators Harold H.
Burton of Ohio and Carl A. Hatch
Of New Mexico complete their in
nectiGl of lbs Angeles defense
plants today and leave for San
Diego tonight They will leave for
Las Vegas, New, Monday to visit
the large basic magnesium plant.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-07-31
MATE BALKED

A chief pharmacists mate at the
recruiting station baked at putting
Martin in front of other men, saying
L don't see why any one man should
be given preference over others. -
and Martin had to wait, Bassett
said.
Sometime during the afternoon,
Martin came back to Aroff's office
without having received the exam
ination and was told by Aroff to
have Bassett make out his medical
papers.
We didn't make out such papers
in our office and I informed Com
mander Aroff o; mat fact" Bassett
said. another officer. Lieutenant
Commander E. H. Petrie, said the
papers were supposed to be made
out at the recruiting station and
that he didn't care whether Martin
got enlisted that day or not"
BaSsett added that there was a
great deal Cf irritation around the
office concerning Martins papers.
He testified that the chief spec
ialists" rating was a new grade at
the time of Martins enlistment and
that Martin was the first TO receive
such a rank in the San Francisco
district.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-07-31
Strike Closes Biu
Plant Engagedin
Arms Production

PONTIAC, Mich. July 81 CUP)-
A jurisdictional fight between the
AFL and CIO over control of en-
ployes of Oakland county's indie
pendent food stores forced closing
of the war-busy Pontiac plants of
the General Motors Corp.
The war plants suspended opera
tionS after an estimated $50 gro
GERS and meat dealers closed their
stores and picKeted two factories
engaged 100 per cent on arms ord
erS. Thousands of the GIN war
workers refused to cross the picket
lines.
Refusal of the majority OF work
ers to cross the picket lines, ac-
cording to J w. Brophy, public re-
lations director for Pontiac Motors,
prompted the firm to close the
plant for the day.
Tucker P. Smith, CIO regional
director, said 'grocers and their
clerks are doing the picketing, but
they have the sympathy of other
CIO locals" He said the motive
behind their action in forcing the
close of the war plants was to
focus public attention on the SER
iousness of the food situation and
compel the AFL to drop its flght
against the grocerS.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-07-31
Red Army Making
Greatest Stand

major counteroffensive on the north
flank
Raj airplanes continued daylight
attacks on the French invasion
coast, striking at the Boulogne area
and dispatches disclosed that more
and more American forces were
reaching the British Isles. includ-
ing the best fighter planes.
Britain's new night fighter planes
and improved antiaircraft guns
were proving exceptionally effec-
tive against the enemy, having
downed &c German bOmbers in three
nights including nine last night.
This was a percentage of possibly
Is per cent of the Nazi planes that
came ever England and was all
the more remarkable because there
were no ENEMY mass raids TO pro-
vide easy targets.
In Egypt. Nazi planes which prev
iously had attacked the Cairo air
drome made a raid last night on
Alexandria. the British naval base.
-Four persons were killed and l3
injured
In the Far East, japanese air
planes raided four points in the
northern Australian zone in at
tacks that indicated increasing Of
fensiye intentions. Darwin was at
tackled by 49 enemy planes which
suffered unusually high losses when
nine were shot down. Two others
probably were destroyed elsewhere
as the enemy also raided Port He'd
land, Port Moresby and Horn Is
land
Allied planes bombed an enemy
transport and machine gunned a
destroyer about 100 miles northwest
OF New Guinea.
In China, the japanese failed
again To break through the screen
OF Allied fighter planes over Heng-
yang, in Human province, losing -four
more bombers for a total of l.
downed this week.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-07-31
ENLISTMENT

Candidates must first submit a
written request for a preliminary
application blank, stating age and
educational background TO the direc-
tor OF naval officer procurement for
the city or naval district in which
they reside The offices are located
in Boston. New York, Philadelphia,
Washington, Richmond, Charleston,
Miami, New Orleans, Chicago, Los
Angeles, San Francisco and Seattle
Applications will be mailed to
candidates to be filled out and re-
turned. Selection boards, to be nam
ed later in each district, will exam
inc the applications and request
the applicants to appear for inter-
views. aptitude tests and physical
tests.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-07-31
Will
Head Navy Girls

WASHINGTON. July 81. up
Dr. Mildred H. McJAfee, president
of Wellesley college, will be sworn
in tomorrow as director of the
"WAVES"-the new Womens Re-
serve Corps. She will have the rank
of lieutenant commander.
Meanwhile, the navy is preparing
To begin recruiting 1000 women
who will relieve male personnel in
shore stations. President Roosevelt
signed the bill creating the organiza-
ton yesterday.
The question Of nickname for the
Womehs Naval Reserve Corps has
been bothering naval officers here
for weeks. In the case of the Wom-
ems Army Auxiliary Corps the first
letter of each word in the name
"WAAC"-was taken. The same pro-
Imperial Valley press., 1942-07-31
Mrs. H.T. Osborne
Resigns Post

FL Centre Red Cross chapter exc
cutive committee met Friday eve
ming to receive with regret the res
ignation of Mrs. II. T. Osborne. who
has served as volunteer service
chairman for the last year and who
was for some months production
chairman.
Acknowledging Mrs. Osborne's
long service to the chapter. the
committee appointed Mrs. II. r.
Anderson volunteer service chair
man. Mrs. A. r. Tagg steps into
Mrs. AnderSon'S former chairman
ship of production.
r. p Moore, chapter chairman,
asked for a continuation of his
leave of absence from active duties
until october l, and leave was
granted.
The chapter has received title to
the old officers club building at
Camp Seeley which was purchased
jointly by the military recreation
council and the Red Cross and will
be continued as a post library at
Seeley.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-07-31
Supreme Court
Denies Appeal
Continued from Page One)

continued from Page One)
these cases"
Twenty minutes before the de-
clSion was handed down the gov
ernment had concluded summation
of its case against the defendants
before the military comm ssion.
There was some doubt whether
the death penalty was requested
for George John Dasch, the eighth
member of the group who landed
in this country last month from
German U-boats. Dasch, who re-
portedly turned government wit
ness, did not appeal his case to
the high court.
The commission's findings and
decisions will be reviewed b. PreSi-
dent Roosevelt, and it is generally
expected that the governments re-
quest for the death penalty will be
accepted.
The courts brief opinion gave
no indication of how deeply Mr..
Roosevelt's war powers as a whole
were considered, but it neverthe-
less was interpreted as at least
tacit consent by the tribunal to
some steps which lat least in time
of peGce, would undoubtedly be
held invalid. 1t was expected that
this issue might be discussed at
greater length in the promised
full opinion"
Imperial Valley press., 1942-07-31

Continued from Page One
beyond the elbow of the Don. sug-
gesting that the enemy might be
trying TO make a short cut south
of Stalingrad toward the lower
Volga, Astrakhan, and the Caspian
sea. The Germans already have
cut the main Caucasus rail lines
but the Moscow ccmmunique re-
ported that the Red army was bat
ting to destroy the enemy forces
that had crossed the river there
Berlin said Italian units were in ac-
ton in this area.
GATHERING RAM
1t was nOrthWard on the uppe!
edge of the Dcn river elbow tina
the Russians scored their most i'm
portant successes in defense OF
Stalingrad. Dispatches from the
front said that the Germans hao
introduced a new version of the 18Th
century battering ram attack
forming a spearhead of tanks and
motored vehicles and placing then
infantry inside the "V' shaped arm
ored lines as they advanced
A report broadcast by the Nazi-
controlled Paris radio claimed that
the Germans had crossed the Dor
northwest of Stalingrad, presumably
in the Kletskaya area. while other
forces, including Italians, sought to
push northward from the lower Dor
70 Kalach, which Is on the eastern
most bend Of the river only 40 miles
from Stalingrad, Paris radio saio
that the Stalingrad Moscow railroad
had been cut bye these operations
but this appeared 10 be untrue.
Stil farther TO the northwest, the
Russians reported they still wert
advancing ON the Voronezh sector
where the Nazis rushed up addition
al reserves m the last few days
Dispatches said that 100 Germanl
were killed IN one sector. but there
stili was no definite indication tina
tie SoYiets were able 10 launch .
Imperial Valley press., 1942-07-31
China AirLines
Hire AVG Pilots

CALCUTTA, Jul y3l - tUP) =
China National Aviation corpora
tion, which operates over the most
dangerous commercial air route in
the world-a route carrying vital
military supplies from India to
China-announced today the hiring
of six more former Flying Tigers
to pilot its twin-engined transports.
They bring to l3 the number of
American signed up with CNAC
since the American Volunteer
Grounp was disbanded in China
early this month Eleven others are
expected back here shortly from
the United States where they have
gone on leave.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-07-31
Love Triangle
Plot Charged

SEATTLE, July 81 CUP - King
county sheriff's officers today ar
rested two Lancaster, Cal, resi-
dents, accused in an alleged at
tempt TO slay a third member of
a love triangle
Mrs Emma Hazel Hamman, 80,
and Joseph Hanson, "A, were ar
rested for Los Angeles county au-
thorities on a tslegraphic warrant
charging the pair with the at
tempted poison-slaying of Mrs.
Hamman's husband, Dewey, during
Ma and June, 1912
Imperial Valley press., 1942-07-31
Meeting Sunday
Al Green Home

A devotional service at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. John Green, 134
He'll, will be feature of the union
evening services of the State Street
Christian and Presbyterian church
es Sunday.
The services are to begin prompt,
II at eight, the Rev. Edwin l.. Car
ter, pastor of the State Street
church will give the devotional talk
During the social hour which is
to follow, Mrs. Green and Mrs. Ray
Williams will serve refreshments,
and entertainment will be provided
by members of the Christian
church.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-07-31
Publisher Admits
He's Only Fastinq

SAN DIEGO, Cal, July 81 CUP)-
c. Leon de Aryan, San Diego week
l. newspaper publisher indicted by
a federal grand jury for sedition
admitted to jailers today that he
was not on a hunger strike as he
had previously announced but was
merely fasting
Il told the papers I was on q
hunger strike because they would
laugh at me if I said I was fast
ing" he explained. Il am a veg
etarian and am fasting for my
health.
De Aryan was to appear in fed
eral court here todar for hearing
on removal to Washington, DC.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-07-31
Church Men Hosts
At Steak Dinner

The mems class of the State
Street Christian church entertained
their wives at a dinner party We'd
nesday evening, a group of some
twenty enjoying a steak dinner in
Mexicali.
Among those present were Mr..
and Mrs Russell Hoy, Mr. and Mrs
RAJ williams, Mr. and Mrs. E. De
La Vega, the Rev. Mr.. Carter Mr.
and Mrs. Leo Brinnon, Mr.. and
Mrs. c. r. Reed, Mr.. and Mrs Her
man Taylor. and son Bobby, Mr.
and Mrs. Wilabee and several other
guests
Imperial Valley press., 1942-07-31
DIR. GODFREY
ATTENDS CONFERENCE

DR.. E B. Godfrey, county health
officer, Friday attended a meeting
with federal officers at the Bar
bara Worth hotel in the interests
of the endorsements of the May
Act which deals with the abate-
ment of prostitution in u. S. troop
concentration areas.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-07-31
Scanning |. Y.
News Horizon
METHODIST WOMENS
SOCIETY TO MEET

The Methodist Womens society
for Christian service will hold an
all day meeting Tuesday at the
home of Mrs. II L. Laird l0l9 He'll.
The business meeting is to start
at 1890 and at the noon hour Mrs
Laird and her committee will serve
llannhaor
Imperial Valley press., 1942-07-31
Red Cross Sends
Out Soldier Kits

Ell Centro Red Cross chapter
shipped a consignment of 258 COM
fort kits this week TO the Pacific
area distributing center.
They contain needles, thread, but
tons. cigarettes, matches and a score
of small articles soldiers need and
will be given out only to those
soldiers who are being sent to far
outbosts of the world where these
small necessities are lacking, Mrs.
w. j. Meagher, Red Cross secretary
said. Fifty kits were sent in by
Holtville branch and 20 from I'M
perial.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-07-31
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MARRIAGE LICENSES
REQUESTED HERE

Couples filing notice of intention
to wed this week included Vicente
Salgado, 90, and Aurelia Gutierrez
%, Calexico; Clarence Eugene
Reeves, 81, Indio, and Helen Taylor
Clayton, "a, Yuma; Ray c. Lock
wood, A, and Bonnie Tomlin, 81
BrawleY; and Andrew Dickey, 80
and Edith Alma Hefner, both OF
Holtville.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-07-31
Killer
Found in Attic

and four feet wide, and its roof
was the steep inverted "" of the
gable. An opening, eight by l5
inches, was his only entry. He had
placed old rags on the floor and
with a tiny crystal radio set had
listened to newscasts all the time
about the killing"
HOLED UP
Cornish said he formerly was an
advertising salesman at TonaWan-
da. N. Y, but that he had been
drifting around the country, living
in cheap flophOuses" since he lost
his job. He said he followed Peters
home last September and explored
the house when Peters left. He
found the attic nook and decided
to hole up for the cold winter
nights"
IT lived there and he didn't
know" Cornish said AT nights
after l heard the old man snore,
! | would sneak down TO tne ice
box and eat, taking just little so
he wouldn't notice"
Mrs. Peters was then in a hos
pital with broken hip and her
husband visited her regularly. On
Oct. II, Cornish said, Peters re-
turned Unexpectedly and found him
squatting in front Of the icebox eat
ing a roast
WEAPON BREAKS
He started for me-" Cornish said,
80 I grabbed up an old gun. 1t
broke when I hit him"
He said Peters, stunned momen-
tarily, regained consciousness and
attacked with the cane.
Il finished him off with a poker" :"
Cornish said. Then I hurried back
to my nest"
Imperial Valley press., 1942-07-31
ASKS PROBATION

Juan Diaz, admittedly guilty OF
contributing to the delinquency of
a minor asked probation Friday in
the county superior court. His hear
ing was set for August IA.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-07-31

DENVER, July 81 = tUP) -
Matthew Cornish, So emaciated re-
cluse, told police today how he lived
unsupported for weeks in the at
tic of a suburban home before he
killed its owner. He haunted the
house for 10 more months before
he was caught.
Police dragged Cornish. barefoot
ed and dressed in rags tied with
a rope from the cobwebs of the
attic nest" yesterday after neigh
bors reported seeing ghosts" in
the house. Near starvation, he
weighed less than 80 pounds al
though he Is six feet tall He was
covered with dust and spider webs.
Cornish confessed that he killed
the home owner, Philip Peters, 73,
retired railroad man, last Oct. II
with a heavy gun and poker
when Peters discovered him on one
of his stealthy trips to the ice box
his only source of food.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-07-31
POLICE PUZZLED

He had lived in the attic hideout
since the Staying while police puz-
zled over the case and sought a
motive for the crime.
Cornish said he covered in the
attic the night and day after the
killing while police swarmed over
the house The first floor was
strewn with broken furniture and
spattered with blood. Peters body
lay on the floor with q shattered
cane in clenched fist.
AN officer pushed against the
trap door of my nest once" Corn
ish said, but l held it with all my
strength and l guess he thought it
was solid roof"
His retreat was seven feet long
Imperial Valley press., 1942-07-31
Undue Haste is
Clerk Charge

Continued from Page One
ately, BaSsett related.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-07-31

cess with the naval organization
produces "WNRS'-an unpronounce-
able series of letters They finally
decided on "WAVES" and then
figured out the words women ap-
pointed for volunteer emergency
service" to fit it.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-07-31
1000 OFFICERS

One thousand officer candidates
will be recruited as soon as the
navy has determined its qualifica-
tions for applicants. An advisory
educational council made up OF
eight nationally known women is
assisting navy officials in drawing
up the requirements.
The officer candidates will be
given an indoctrination course at
a reserve midshipman's school to
be established at an eastern Wom-
ems college. Another may be set
up in the midwest. After the ranks
Of the officers are filled, 10000 en-
listed women will be recruited A
training school is also planned for
them.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1942-07-30
Trautman Keeps
Baseball Post

Although nominated to be di-
rector of the Army Specialist
Corps of the Fifth Service Com
mand, George "Red" Trautman
will be able to continue his post
as president Of the American
Association.
Trautman's name was sent to
the Senate by President Roose-
welt for confirmation, along
with the names of 10 other per-
sons for proposed work in the
Specialists Corps.
The A. A. chieftain has an
nounced that his new post would
allow him to remain with the
American Association.
Directors in the respective
areas in the new branch of the
army will have rank similar to
colonel and will be in uniform.
Duties Of the post will be to
enlist in the armed forces men
with specialized talents to fill
corresponding jobs with the army
men that are not necessarily
physically fit for combat duty.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1942-07-30

The business firms and individuals adver-
tising in the Classified Guide Page are reput-
able and offer services and merchandise that
can be depended upon. More than that they
seek your good will and patronage. Each week
they give ABSOLUTELY FREE, THEATRE
TICKETS which can be used at either the Mid
land and Auditorium theaters in Newark. All
that you have to do is carefully read the adver-
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1942-07-30

tisements on this page each week. If you find
your name inserted in any of the advertise
ments call at the Newark Leader office and you
will be given two theater tckets-FREE-wi
the compliments of the advertiser in whose ad
your name appeared. Patronize the business
men and firms represented in the Guide Page
and be assured of quality merchandise and the
best of service
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1942-07-30
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Notes Or,
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300 ssW'c.,,a.1!.ta!..

Just as most Newark high
school sport fans knew that Cliff
ford f. (Red) Orr, athletic coach
at Newark high school for the
past 13 years, had received a
commission with the United
State Coast Guard Reserve, we
were aware of the fact long be-
fore it was officially announced.
There is hardly any question
but what Mr.. Orr will be a Gre
dit to the Coast Guard as he has
been to Newark high school and
Newark in general. Orr knows
the word "discipline" inside and
out. And it is discipline that wins
many a battle in war time.
Newark is going to miss the
fiery red head come next school
term. Just imagine taking in
basketball game and not see Red S
antics on the bench. The manner
in which he crossed and unc oss-
ed his legs during the course of
the game was a show in itself.
Orr's face never showed emotion,
but his actions did.
Orr is a great basketball coach.
One Of the best in the state and
country. He made Newark bas-
ketb2tl conscious to such an eX-
tent the city is noted around the
state as a famous cage center.
His teams won two state titles
in the span of three years. And
they won the district champion
ship four out of six years from
1886 until 1912. Buddy Mercer
and Dee Smelling, both from
Roosevelt junior high school, We're
All-Ohio basketball players, de-
veloped by the redhead. Mercer
is now in Uncle Sans army while
Smelling plans to enter Michigan
State this coming fall.
Orr can inspire men. Countless
times | have seen Newark high
cage teams, trailing badly at the
half, come roaring back in the
second half, after pep talk by
Coach Orr, to soundly whip their
opponent. Mr.. Orr may be able
to do something similar for his
country.
Besides coaching basketball,
Orr coached football and track
until named athletic director in
1889. Orr's football teams were
always good, but never great.
Lady Luck played the biggest
hand against Orr's elevens. His
track teams won the Central Ohio
League title in 1888 and has nev-
er given it up yet. In the years
of 1888 and 1884 they won the
Central district title and shared
it in 1886 with Central Of Column
bus.
This writer and Mr.. Orr new
er could get along quite as well
as we should. Outside Of sever
al incidents we got managed to
get along pretty good. | have a
deep respect for Red" and at
one time | did write something
that should not have been print
ed or written.
Just who will succeed Orr as
basketball manager at Newark
high remains to be seen. We cast
out vote for lanky and popular
Max Douglas of Wilson junior
high school. Max is a great lea
der and inspiration to young
men. Like Orr Douglas was a
great athlete. Wilson's brilliant
basketball record under Douglas
gives proof of his coaching abili-
ty. Max loves his baseball and
Orr does not, something which l