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The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-01-14
ChristOs Files
in Fifth w ard

A second contest for nomination
TO oifice at the primary election
Feb. is developed Tuesday after
noon with the filing OF a petition
for nomination a. alderman from
the nth ward. by Harry y. Chris
tos, Repu blican. Mr.. Christos op-
poses Edward II. Block. incum-
bent. who filed for denomination.
Mr.. Christos petition and that
Of Alfred T. DeOtte, Republican,
who will oppose Justice A. NJ. Van
dersall. were filed with City Clerk
Harvey c. Holmes a half hour be-
fore the p. m. deadline.
Mr.. Christos. who lives at 301f
E. Cross St. Is a bartender in a
tavern at sc Z. Cross 81 He has
not previously he'd once.
Two new candidates. William c.
Durant. Republican, and George
Z. Hamilton. Democrat. filed for
nomination as first ward alderman.
c. Tuley NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., did
not file for renomiIation.
All other incumBcnts aled re-
nominating petitions.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-01-14
Nearly 100 at
Adult School

Nearly 100 attended the first ses.
sion Of Lincoln Adult Night School
Tuesday. Large class enrolment
was recorded In the practical Law
course In charge OF c. A. Rice and
the Red Cross home defense work
directed BY Miss Faith Kiddoo.
George Veins. Ypsilanti attorney
spoke on legal aspects OF real estate
transfers In the first practical law
class
Other courses including shop and
poultry raising and care. home veg
etable gardening and landscaping
will continue for six consecutive
Tuesdays A Red Cross home nurs.
Ing course IN charge Of Miss Pauline
Brimhall will be taught for IL con
-ecutive Tuesdays.
A. the assembly hour. prior TO
classes. Harlow Laing showed a mo
ion picture on the Panama Canal
Zone. Woodrow Jones sang God
Bless America" and led group sing
Ing.
Beginning next Tuesday course
IN citizenship training for persons
contemplating citizenship papers
will be given.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-01-14
Car Strikes
Powers Boy

Larry Powers, Ave year old son
OF Mr.. and Mrs Ernest Powers. s29
Ann St. received fractured leg
when he was struck by an automo
bile driven by Herman Kersey. II.
81 First Ave, on ~ Washington
ST. near Ypsllanti High School
about noon today.
Larry's condition was pronounc-
ed favorable al Boyer Memorial
Hospital, where he ia receiving
treatment
Kersey told police officers that
the boy ran into the street from
between parked automobiles at
the side Of the school gymnasism
In Collision
An automobile driven by George
Kersey. sol Second Ave. was dam
aged in a collision with a city
street department truck driven By
Fred Vickey. 20s Maple St. on +.
Michigan Ave. near Adams St.
about 1880 a. m. today.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-01-14
Victory Book
Plan Outlined

Plans for the Victory Book Cam.
paign were outlined at meeting OF
local Librarians at the Normal Col.
lege Tuesday. The main speaker was
ridden Harrell. director OF the mu-
seums Libraries at the University
of Michigan. He is county chairman
of the drive, Miss Lolita Coombs,
librarian at the Ladies' Library. is
city chairman. and Miss Elsie And.
rews. Normal College librarian. Is
co-chairman.
The campaign 10 collect books for
soldiers, sailors, marines. hospitals
air bases. naval stations and camps
was instigated by the American
Libra y Association. the Red Cross
and the Civilian Defense Organiza-
ton II will continue through the
month OF Fee ruary and books may
be left at the Ladies' Library. col.
lege library and Ypsilanti High
School library. Plans are also being
made for the collection OF books and
the local Boy Scouts may be called
upon to render this service.
Books OF fiction. picture books.
biography. travel. science. text.
books. poetry. occupational or hobby
will be welcome. drive leaders as
sert. It was pointed out that mex
pensive editions may be purchased
and donated or the money may be
sent and books purchased with H..
Announcement OF the drive Is be
Ing made at meetings Of Ki1anle,
Rotary. Board Of Commerce. clubs.
ORGANIZATIONS and in the churches
Those present 81 the meeting
Tuesday included Miss Coom.s
Miss Andrews. Mr. Harrell, Plinci
pal Norris Wiltse. district BOY Scout
leader, Miss Ethel M@Criekett
Ypsllanti High School lf1rarian.
Miss Martha Rosentreier. member
OF the Ladies' ii rary board and
member OF the college library staff.
and Fred Cleyeringa. OF the college
staff
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another factor which Or. McClus
key favored. He said that boys
and leaders get a kick" out Of
simple things, especially hikes, and
excursions in the open. He said
that the world had become com
plicated, and that as a contrast
Scouting kept one close to nature.
He classed Scouting as doing
organization in the upholstered,
push button world.
New Officers
New officers were elected. Ira
Smith. registrar at the University.
will succeed z. II. Chapelle. this
city, as president. Mr. Chapelle
continuing on the executive board
DR.. Harry L. Smith, YpsilantL
Thurlow Bodley. Milan. Paul Uber,
lowell. and Paul Niehaus. Chelsea.
we're named vice presidents; Her
bert ?. Wagner. Ann Arbor, treas
urer; Fielding II. Yost, Ann Arbor,
commissioner; z. II. Chapelle, fp-
SLANT. and John Page. Howell. ma
tional council representatives, j.
Lynn Houck. and George Handy.
Ypsilanti. Otto W Haisley. Ann
Arbor. DR.. A. J. Logan. Ann Arbor,
Rev Floyd Yokers. Fowlerville.
Alvin Gross. Saline. John Andrus
and Or. Floyd Peyton. Ann Arbor.
and Allen Kramer. Howell. mem
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Civilian Jeeps
May be Answer

Washington. Jan. 14-AP-A civ
ilian counterpart Of, the Army
jeep" with certain refinements as
q concession TO comfort-was sug-
gested today by officials OF the Ma
tionsl Automobile Dealers Assocla-
ton as a possible answer to the
new car shOrtaee,
The suggestion came from L.
Clare Cargile, TexaTkana. Tex. pres
ldent o; tho association. and Arthur
Center. Spring field, Mass, its sec.
rotary. as a House committee re-
sumed hearings on the effect OF new
cor produ otion curfailment on the
atoms 1900 dealers.
The small. rough-and.ready vehi
cle-the answer 70 any college
freshman's would probably
be called the victory car" and be
produced b. leading automobile
manufacturers under no trade name.
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]. Y. Field to go
to Fort Benning

John V. Field. Ann Arbor. former
member OF the Ypsilanti Daily Press
staff. has been called to active
duty in the United States Army. Mr.
Field, a member OF the Reserve
Officers Training Corps. will report
to Fort Wayne. Detroit. January p
and at Fort Benning. Georgia. Jan.
uary 2S.
He will have the rank OF first
lieutenant and at Fort Bennins
will take an intensive course in
rifle and heavy weapons in the in
fantry school After the three
months course. Mr. Field will prob
ably be given a short leave ana
will then he assigned either as IN
structor or as a heavy weapon ex-
pert In combat duty o. placed in
command OF heavy weapons pla.
toon in a combat area.
Assigned with Mr.. Field are Wi
liam W. Gardner. Dearborn. and
Robert G. Stonecliffe. Flint.
IGN sehool lunehroor, Friday. $50.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-01-14
Argentina May
Decide to Join
Anti Axis Bloc
May Agree to Quit
Relations

Rio de Janeiro, Jan. l4-UP--
Hopes rose among delegates to the
third consecutive conference of
American foreign ministers today
that Argentina would join the solid
anti-Axis bloc of American nations
by agreeing to sever diplomatic,
economic and financial relations
with Germany, Italy and Japan.
Argentina, whose foreign minis.
ter, enrique Ruiz Guinazu, is ex-
pected to arrive by plane today,
Is alone among the 81 nations In
opposing a unanimous break with
the Axis. Guinazu had insisted
that his government would under
take no further ''pre-belligerency
engagements" and there had been
reports that he planned TO walk out
Of the conference If it insisted on
a joint rupture.
A high conference official said to-
day, however, that there was q
greater feeling OF confidence than
there was "a hours ago and We
believe a satisfactory solution will
be worked out on ell major issues
The issues facing the conference
when il convenes tomorrow, were
understood TO involve not only the
Argentina question, but the eff.
forts of Ecuador to inject its cen
tury-old boundary dispute with
Peru-which flared into actual hos
tilities last summertime the
agenda.
Despite the tightly-organized ord
er OF business, which is limited to
two divisions on hemisphere de
tense and five on economics, It
appeared that even more than the
60 projects introduced at the Ha.
vana conference would be brought
forward. Most were scheduled to
be held over or disregarded en-
tirely.
High on the agenda will be a
plan offered by Colombia for a
series of interlocking pacts among
the Pan-American nations to pro-
tect the peace of the hemisphere
after !, the, war, an unimpeachable
authority said. The plan, support
ed by majority Of the delegates
and drafted after consultation with
the United States. calls for the
establishment of a technical con
gress-probably in Washington
TO have peace measures ready as
soon as the war ends
Another plan, sponsored by Chile
with wide backing. will propose col
.aborative Pan-American naval con-
voys and a hemisphere general
staff on defense. which probably
would sit st Washington.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-01-14
Cleary College Students
Volunteer Services Today

lege Tuesday giving instruction to
student registrars.
This afternoon, Mrs. Fred Bat.
telle, committee member. will be al
Michigan State Normal College,
instructing student registrars for
the registration starting Monday.
Nearly 500 persons have regis.
tered for civilian defense work
in Ypsilanu. This includes q 10
year old boy with a bicycle who
wants to be a messenger. Other
youths OF this age will be included
in registration being considered
later for high schools.
Mrs. Alice Watllnc. appointed
hea9-of American Legion Auxiliary
sewing group. Is the Oldest regis
rant 10 sign up to today. Mrs. Wat
ling. who listed her age as 70, said
she would be willing to do her part
by sewing in defense projects.
Registrations are being accepted
each afternoon from 2 to 1880 and
Tuesday and Thursday nights from
7 TO 8 o'clock In the city hall.
From the-yolunteers' many feds
OF interest in vocatlons and avoca-
lions. the volunteer once will be
able TO fill requests for help from
community agencies and public
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-01-14
Group Shelves
Parkway Plan

The seven-member commission OF
he Huron-Clinton Parkway Author.
lty decided at its organizational
meeting Tuesday night In Detroit
10 suspend the project of creating
4 unified park and parkway system
in five southeastern counties for
the duration of the war.
Chairman Harry b. Earhart and
G.. Donald Kennedy state highway
commissioner and member-at-iarge
of the Authority board. said they
would confer with federal officials
next week In New York about plac-
ing the project under supervision
of the newly created Federal Pub
lie Works Reserve.
Kennedy said the new agency
was arranging for projects through.
out the country to soften the shock
Of postwar unemployment. Author
ity board members decided that dur.
ing the war their work would be
confined to surveying and planning
the proposed parkway.
The state supreme court last
week affirmed the constltutlonality
of the Parkway Act.
Board members said they would
ask treasurers OF five counties to
appropriate only half Of the 1852 900
previously demanded for the 1912
operating budget Part OF the 1912
budget would be used TO employ
small engineering staff to survey
possible park projects to be con
structed after the war.
In addition to Kennedy and Ear
hart, who represents Washtenaw
County. Authority board member
are: Bruce Mcpherson. Nvingsto
Oscar A. Kaufman. Wayne; Col
Sidney D. Walden, Oakland: John
H. Nunneley. Macomb; and George
W. Trendle, Wayne.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-01-14
Congress Today

Senate
Routine business (meets noon
EST.
Foreign Relations Committee
considers inter-American bank con-
vention (l0:30 a. M.
Interstate Commerce Subcommit.
tee hearing on motor carrier bill
t10).
House
Routine session (noonl.
Toland Committee hears big-4 OF
civilian defense-LaGuardia. Mrs.
Roosevelt, Lands and McNutt-on
civilian morale $3.50.
Patman committee calls Price
Administrator Henderson and
Floyd Odlum. OPM official. I'm
study OF small business plight tl0).
TUESDAY
Senate in recess.
House passed bill to revoke cit.
izenship OF naturalized persons X
Il was proven their allegiance was
TO foreign country.
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duction board which will be set up
soon TO replace the present Supply
Priorities and ALLEGATIONS Board
which took the top defense produc-
ton spot from the Office OF Pro
duction management last August.
That is the bigg est and most
spectacular position given a civil
ian by war president since Wood
row Wilson male Herbert c.
Hoover food admin st. ator during
World War /. This War P.'odue-
ton Board parallels creation OF the
World War Industries Board which
was headed by Bernard NJ. Baruch.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-01-14
Auto Use Stamps
to be Available

Postal officials have ordered fed
eral auto tax stamps from the cen
trail distributing eff e in Detroit
upon orders from the federal Post
Office Department.
Ypsilanti Post once with other
post Offices in the nation will sell
the stamps which afte Feb. l vii
be required for legal operation Of
a motor vehicle 1t was first an
nounced by the federal Office that
the stamps would go on sale Jan.
26 but local officials were inform
ed that as soon as stamps arrive
they may be put on sale.
A stamp costing 5000 will carry
the motorist to next July /. Then
a new stamp. costing SIS. will be're-
CURED for the ensuing ~ months
operation.
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on
Safety Named

The Ypsilanti Safety Traffic Com.
mittee. sponsored by the Ypsilanti
Junior Chamber OF Commerce and
the Automobile Club of Michigan
at its first meeting at Hotel HUI
ron Tuesday created a permanent
safety organization with represen.
tatives OF the various civic and gov
ernmental agencies OF the city and
county. The committee met with
representative OF the various civic
and governmental agencies Of the
city and county.
Clyde Z. Budd was elected perm.
anent chairman and Andrew Smith
co-chairman. Carl Arvin was elect
ed secretary.
The Committee will meet on the
1rst Thursday Of every month from
$50 TO 500.
The purpose OF the Safety and
Traffr Committee will be to dis
cuss the pedestrian and traffic prob
lens with department heads OF the
city and county. The public is in.
vited to make suggestions 10 mem
bers OF the Committee.
After election OF officers general
Soc OMMITTEE Pace <
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CONGRESS MIGHT F.
ABANDON SPECIAL
FARM PRICE PLAN.
Chief Executive Sees Bill
as Leading to Direct
Initiation
MAY ENCOURAGE LABOR
TO MAKE MORE DEMANDS
Says Measure Bad Because
of Special Veto
Provisions

Washington. Jan. li-AP-Presi
dent Rooseyelt's indictment OF the
Senate price control bill as the
direct road TO initiation was ex.
pected today TO force Congress TO
abandon at least one OF its two
special concessions TO farmers.
Some OF the IL Senators and
House members who will draft the
final form OF the wartime meas
ure said privately that they prob
ably would recommend to the two
chambers the elimination OF a pro-
vision linking farm party prices
the yardstick for fixing farm cell.
ings-directly to industrial wages.
Departing from his usual custom
OF Withholding comment on pend.
ing legislation. the President told
press conference yesterday that
this provision, sponsored by Sena.
tor O'Mahoney (D-Wyo) would
start a spiral of rising prices cost.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-01-14
British Prepare to Fight
in Jungle; y. S. Aircraft
Carrier Said to be Sunk
Invaders Ninety
Miles From
Singapore
Demolition Crews
Dynamite Roads,
Bridges


British Jungle fighters In a new
withdrawal were apparently mapeu-
vering today to defend an s0-mile
front only 90 miles north of Singa-
pore as demolition engineers blew
up tunnels. bridges and roads to
impede the advance OF Japan's In
vasion armies down the Malay Pen
insula.
Meanwhile IN broadcast record
ed by United Press in San Fran
cisco. imperial headquarters IN To-
kyo today claimed the sinking OF
the U.S.S. Lexington. giant aircraft
carrier. at point west OF Hawaii
on Jan. IL.
Two direct hits from a Japanese
submarine sent the carrier 10 the
bottom, the announcement said. The
submarine. II added. was forced to
submerge Immediately due 10
cruiser attack. but the crew posi-
lively ascertained the Lexington
was sunk
Reshuffle Seen
Linked with the ill-starred Singa-
pore campaign. reshuffle OF the
British cabinet as result OF criti'
cisms over war management was
forecast In London parliamentary
circles.
These quarters said announce
ment OF shakeup might even be
made before Prime Minister Church
Ills return to London from his con-
ferences with President Roosevelt
In Washington.
Heavy Losses
Heavy losses In the abortive fight
against Chinese defenders OF Chang
sha were indicated again by
Chungkirg high command oommun-
ique saying $4,000 japanese dead
had been counted on the battle
fields OF North Human Province.
Chinese positions In Kwangtung
Province west OF Canton were re-
ported under attack BY 1900 Japan
ese. although there were no details
OF the battle.
Sweeping Gains
Sweeping Soviet gains on three
sectors OF the mainland front and
attacks by Red Army cavalrymen
against German positions in the
heart OF the Crimea were reported
today.
Dispatches from Moscow. vichy
and London pieced out a picture OF
heavy thrusts against the Germans
through which.
Red army men recaptured Kirov,
a strategic rail junction $50 miles
southwest OF Moscow. In fighting
which Uttered the streets with Ger
man dead;
Gorokhoyo, IN the vital MoZhaisk
sector 81 miles west OF Moscow was
Tecaptured;
Staraya Russo, near Lake linen.
1870 miles south OF Leningrad. was
estored to Russian control through
the withdrawal OF the German garri-
son under pincer pressure.
Soviet soldiers pressed within II
miles OF Kharkov. the Donets Basin
Industrial center 400 miles below
Moscow.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-01-14
Today in Past
(By Associated Press
One Near Aao Today

Raj blasts Dunkerque and Ger
man submarine base at Lorient.
Germans bomb Plymo tn.
Two Years Ago Today
Belgium orders almost complete
mobilization on rcpor.s Of German
troop coneent atoms across border.
Twenty-Five Years Ago Today
Germans Capture Vadeni. Ru-
mania. Japanese armored cruiser
Tsukaba is Destroyed by explosion
in harbor OF Yokosuka; 1873 die.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-01-14

Civilian volunteer registration OF
Cleary College students began to.
day and will continue for an in
definite period. Mrs. Glenn Arnold.
committee member OF the local
registration group. was at the Col
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-01-14

Great Britain's minister OF supply.
presumably would be the most
important members of that council
President Roosevelt announced
last night that Nelson will be
named chairman and RESPONSIBLE
director" his decisions....w be
final"-of a new U. S. war pro
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-01-14
Nelson Heads arsenal For War
Indicates Quick Establish lent Of
Supreme Allied Council For
War Deliveries

Washington 14UPSeecon Donald NJ
of democracy weable President
Roosevelt Americas production programday indicated quick
establishment of allied supply cornc to coordinate
deliveries armies of the United Nations
Chicago mail order
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Flashes of
Late News
THE WEATHER: Tonight:
Much Colder

CHICAGO ms Indictments
were sought today against Bruce
("Bud") Borrelli. son OF Munici
pal Judge Francis Borrelli. and
three others who are alleged to
have slugged John Gottlieb, truck
ing executive. Jan. 6 in labor
dispute. Gottlieb received a bro
ken jaw.
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SACRAMENTO. Calif.-AP -
State Senator James J. McBfide as
serted today that American-born
japanese have been substituted for
their alien parents as owners or
leasors OF land in California to such
an extent as to virtually nullify tn
suti-alicu land laws.
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DENVER APP The Colorado
Wool Growers Association adopted
a resolution requesting the govern
ment to fix price ceilings on agri
cultural equipment and supplies II
ceilings are imposed on agricultural
produce prices.
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See COMMITTEE-Page 5

Annual meeting Community Friday $50
can Board Of Commerce for reservations Phone %. Adv ZIG
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DETROIT - ms - A work
"stoppaee" in the huge 5-bulld-
Ing Of the Rouge plant Of the
Ford Motor Company was re-
ported today by officials OF the
uAW.clo who hurried 20 the
plant TO confer with company
officials.
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Continued on Page Five)
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CHUNGKlNG, China - APP =
Twenty-three thousand japanese
corpses have been counted on the
battlefields OF North Human Piov
ince since the abortive campaign
against Changsha began. a Chinese
high command communique said
today.
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See REGISTRATION Page 5
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LONDON ms A report that
the dreaded typhus epidemic
sweeping eastern Europe has pene-
trated into Germany itself was
published by the London Daily
Mirror today.
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NEW YORK -IFNS-Mrs. J. Dor
den Hartman, former United States
minister to Norway. today headed a
campaign to raise 100000 to pur
chase medical supplies and equip
ment for the growing Norwegian
overseas forces.
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SAN FRANCIS O-AroPfeas Of
government men for ships and more
ships for Americas war effort
brought agreement from Pacific
Coast shipbuilders and unions to-
day to keep production going "a
hours a day, seven days a week.
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STOCKHOLM. Sweden-AP- In
new reprisals for British raids on
Norway's Lofoten Islands. German
occupation authorities have de
stroyed by lire some 40 buildings
on the Islands belonging to Nor
wegians who went TO England. and
confiscated ell their property. ad
vices from Norway said today.
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5 See SCOUTS Page )
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OTTAWA-INS- National De
Tense Minister Leighton Ralston was
advised TODAY that the Japanese
government Is ready to exchange In.
lorna ton on prisoners OF war they
also would be willing to make avail.
able information regarding casual
ties.
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NEW YORK-INS- The Board
of Education was reported today
preparing to issue standard metal
Identification tags to 100000 stu
dents in public and parochial
schools. The tags are designed TO
be worn for the duration OF the
war.