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The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-02-26
City Closing
Its ak Books

City Treasurer Mabel ! Stadt-
miller announces that Saturday
noon will be the deadline for pay
ing 1912 taxes. and that the books
will be transferred TO the county
treasurer in Ann Arbor early in
March. She also states that Z
necessary, personal property will
be seized next week II personal
taxes are not paid.
As OF Feb. %. collections have
been made on 1912 taxes as fol-
lows: on the city tax levy OF s249,-
900. collections amount 10 1921.
426.16. leaving unpaid. sl1573.SG
showing 800 paid: school general
levy OF sllf.0GS. paid, sl0l,0S0.15:
unpaid. S9.9S225: 9l9e paid; school
debt service OF siO.500: paid, s37,-
1853: unpaid. s3,364.4S; 92fo
paid; and county levy. S35,43l.6S;
paid, 500. 45O.O6; unpaid, s3,9sl.62:
$50 paid.
Penalties collected beginning
Nov. I. 1912, on city, and school
and county taxes amount TO
S434.5S. For February the penal
ty rate on city taxes Is 4cc and on
the school and county, 2oo.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-02-26
Barefoot Boy Back in Vogue
But Others Can Have Shoes

The barefoot boy may be com.
ing back into vogue due TO shoe
rationing but his mama and sister
can still be shod and SO can Dad
if he's not ayerse TO fancy foot
gear.
Under rulings received by Mrs.
Luella Smith. rationing directo:
for WashtenaN County. leather is
still strictly curtalled. but there are
large varieties OF iootgear which
NAV be purchased without use OF
ration coupon.
Included on the list are: locker
sandals. bathing slippers, shoes
with fabric tops and rubber soles-
ski and skate shoes. platform shoes
with heels not over one and five
e,ghths inches with uppers OF fab
ric. hard soled houdoir or house
slippers. soft soled clippers. mecca
sins. oyershoes. waterproof or
snowshoes. except mems rubber
work boots nd shoes covered by
order 81. Mexicai huaca ches re
leased ny United states Customs
before June 1. 1913. all infants
shoes OF size four or less, sandal
witt heels no higher than one and
one eighth inch with open back
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-02-26

The Ypsilanti camel did a
cake walk Thursday afternoon.
then settled into a conga, bowed
his front legs at the knees and
sagged to the pavement, his
back almost broken by a tiny
straw.
The camel is the valiant City
OF Ypsilanti long struggling to
carry its increased burdens
Hotel keepers natural sunny
smiles under the stress OF say
ing for months. I'VE are all
filled up" are becoming wry
wrinkled gargoyles. They ac-
commodate all the guests they
can, and then at the end OF
three days try to shoe them out
to give more newcomers
chance to sleep for the night.
Girls in their tender teens,
lured here for war plant work.
are housed in public hotels in
a dozen surrounding cities.
Restaurant owners have hot
dog stretchers. victory coffee.
and inflationary methods of
putting OPA food quotas "grudg-
ingly allowed by faraway Wash
ington directives, authorities
and priorities. Ypsilanti ap-
pears to be just another $4,000
village on some bureaucrat's
desk where the boom towns
crushing demands don't mean
a thing. War Manpower Com
mission pleads for cooperation.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-02-26
Axis in Full Retreat IN T1lnisia
Camel S Back Begins to Sag

But OPA says. That's all the
food you can have" So the
polite restauranteurs smile
obligingly. dig in with true pa
triotlc zeal and try TO make iron
rations look like a normal meal
while hungry war workers smile
and take their lot as they find
it.
For the first time in history
people stand outside the local
secretary of state branch Of
flee waiting in line from $50
a. m. 10 s p. m. for auto license
tabs. Long past the fatigue
point, loyal workers at the
Board Of Commerce smile hour
after hour under the demand
and then go to the beauty par
lor TO have the permanent grin
gently massaged out OF their
faces for the next days run. An
all time high OF 1000 registra-
tons in one day is reached. Up
slant needs ssuper chiroprac-
tic conditioning to meet de-
mands OF the new order.
School teachers. many OF
them experiencing a 90 per
cent turnover in their classes
since the opening OF the term.
concentrate on new memory
gadget courses to make sure
they know their pupils the next
day. while the school board tries
TO find a polite way Of saying to
newcomers in the 9TH and Sth
grades. THE fact is, We hav-
emit the facilities
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-02-26

Utility companies, unable I'M
der directives to increase their
distribution services. find the
loads on meters already install
ed increased by % per cent.
Real estate men, the very
Lord Chesterfields OF politeness,
can't find any new words in
the dictionary for I'VE Ravens
any furnished apartments,
Ma'sm,' and when the lovely
feminine patrons ask, WHY"
they gasp. Madam. as we used
TO say in human everyday Ian
guage. there aren't anymore"
Experts with sesquipedalian
Washington titles consult en-
cyclopedias they carry around
in important looking brief cases
and give the solutions that are
good for an hour or two and
then retailers look into a new
batch OF regulations and carry
on.
Late Thursday afternoon
came the coup de grace. Police
were doing a heroic job direct
ing the afternoon shift OF bomb
err plant traffic. three firemen
were sick and in came two fire
alarms at once. The big fire
siren which Is TO be used for
air raid purposes only. strange
ly got out OF order" at the very
moment of the two fire alarms
and sounded an air raid alert.
The peak was reached. Ypsi-
lanti's facilities sagged.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-02-26
Meat Packers
Feel Squeeze

Washington. Feb. 26-TNS-An
OPAimposed price squeeze" may
force one-third or more OF the ma
tons meat packers out OF bust.
ness II not imm ediately corrected,
the House Small Bu/ness Com
mittee warned today in a report
sharply criticizing Administration
meat controls.
Blame for the conditions which
recently brought a food OF pro-
tests from packers throughout the
country was placed by the co-called
Patman committee squarely OIL the
Office OF Price Administration and
the Secretary of Agriculture.
The squeeze" in prices and a
discriminatory quota system"
have resulted in the worst black
market in meats in the history OF
the country" the report OF the com.
mittee headed by Rep. Patmsn
(D) Tex. stated.
Coming after the government
pledged an "unrelenting" campaign
by 1900 OPA Investigators to wipe
out the black market in meat and
speeded plans for meat rationing,
the report said:
Mess the packers are assured
-. fair maj gins. the nation is
faced with increasing meat short
ages and the possible loss OF as
much as one.third OF the present
plants.
This problem has been allowed
by the Office of Price Administra-
ton and the Secretary OF Agricul-
tire 10 remain unsolvcd although
they have been aware Of it for sew.
eral months. There is as he
tween the Office OF Price Admins
tration and the secretary. a regret
IA HE Lack Of ioint effort "
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-02-26
Auto License
Record Set

One thousand vehicles were H.
censed at the local secretary Of
state Office up to closing time
Thursday. This breaks the all
time record for one days registra-
tons here.
Registrations are % per S-nt
greater than those OF last year of a
corresponding date, and will prob
ably exceed that figure. Although
registrations are expected to drop
sharply in non industrial parts OF
the state, they are showing a heavy
increase in the Ypsilanti area.
The Office staff has taken a
heavy pounding" for four days in
a row as applicants, for the first
time in the history OF the local
office stood in line all day long
outside the Offices. Despite the
fatigue. Paul Ungrodt. secretary,
says the STAFF has stood up admir-
ably and has served the public
courteously and as rapidly as pos
sible every hour. Normally the
hours we're set from $3.50 a. m.
to $3.50 p. m. but for several days
the Offices have been kept open
until p. m. to serve applicants
who couldn't come during the day.
For three days police have been
needed 70 .oep the once from Re
ing racSs'l 30 tightly with people
to serve III I'm.
The last hour for registration Is
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-02-26
American Troops Closing in
on Village ofKasserine as
R.A.FPLanes Blast Europe
Taft to Speak on Community
Problems in War Production

Charles p. Taft, assistant direc-
tor OF the once OF Defense Health
and Welfare Services OF the Fed
eral Security Agency, will speak
before community leaders OF the
Washtenaw County war production
area in he Rackham Lecture Hall.
Ann Arbor Saturday evening at
p m. Mr.. Taft's title Is Com
munity Problems in War Produc.
ton.
Mr. Taft will arrive here early
Saturday morning and will spend
the day touring the Ford Bomber
Plant and the surrounding resi-
dental area and in comforting with
local, state and national leaders
before his address in the evening.
Saturdays conferences and the
evening meeting are sponsored by
the Ann Arbor and Ypsilanti Coun.
ellis of Social Agencies, the VIII
low Run Community Council, the
University of Michigan and a mum
Der of other agencies in the county.
Those responsible for planning
the meeting expect that the meet
ings and conferences will bring TO
local community leaders and Of
ficials the point of view OF the fed.
eral government toward the coun.
tvs health, welfare and housing
problems.
The afternoon conferences with
Mr.. T-ft, which will be held at
3:30 p. M. in the Kellogg audi
torium in Ann Arbor. will have 10
do with health. land use. educa-
ton and welfare.
A group OF federal officials which
is meeting in Detroit this week
end will go to Ann Arbor Satur-
day TO participate in the confer
snces with Mr.. taft at dinner
meeting. This group includes:
Dean Snyder. chief OF programs
and operations. once OF Defense
Health and Welfare: Mary +.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-02-26
Siren For Air
Alerts Only

Mayor Ross X. Bower today SAYS
THE large siren giving city wide
warning is positively reserved for
giving an air raid alert and must
not be used for any other purpose.
Hereafter when that siren sounds
except for the Thursday noon test.
every person 10 Ypsilanti can rely
on it, being an air raid alert. The
siren was blown Thursday after
noon without authority. II is re
ported to me that the siren blew
Thursday because its mechanism
was out OF order al the very mo
ment OF two fires. But whateYer
the reason. the sounding Of the big
siren must be relied upon by all
people here to be an air raid warn
ing. II is reserved for that pur-
pose. From now on the public will
rely on it as SUCH
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-02-26

For Duration

Owing TO a great number OF its
members being in the armed forces
or nearing induction. the John +.
Barnhill Memorial Band IL plan
ming 10 disband for the duration.
The announcement was agreed
upon at special meeting called
by President Bernerd l.. Baer. at
which time he requested each
member 10 turn all music. musical
instruments, uniforms or any other
possessions OF the band. 10 him.
The band will reorganize upon
return OF it's members, at which
time plans will be made to con-
tInue its services TO the public.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-02-26

they have been in the custom OF
doing and that we are going to
have to get along on the same ra-
tons as they have in England,
with OF course, room for greater
variety here. The good citizens
can do a lot to ease the situa-
ton"
He states that the Board of
Commerce has been working on
the problem OF food quotas here
for months, has taken the matter
under advisement with congress
men, OPA officers and other auth
critics at Washington. Ann Ar
Dor, Sault Ste. Marie and other
Michigan cities have also been
working on the problem and the
point system Of rationing based on
certain fair periods Of demand is
said to answer the question, he
pointed out.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-02-26
Raid One of
Biggest Yet
Attempted
Steady Stream of
British BOmbers
Over Channel

ny luifINAlipHhl NfNH EefNifef
Axis forces in central Tunisia
were In full retreat today as coun.
terattacking American combat
troops closed IN on the village OF
kasserine, at the eastern entrance
OF the mountain pass which leads
TO the Allied bases OF Tebessa and
Thala.
In Europe the Axis also suffered
terrific blows from the Raj. Brit
aims heaviest bombers were over
the Reich. France and possibly
Italy In continuous waves that
reared over the channel beginning
at dusk and continued operations
long after daylight.
IL was one OF the biggest raids
yet launched against the Hitler
controlled continent. Residents on
the English coast said that at one
point a steady stream OF bombers
passed overhead in close forma-
ton for more than an hour.
Possibility that Italy was one OF
the nights targets was seen In tho
SWISS report that bomber forma.
tons had been sighted over In.
gano, on the Italian border north
west of Milan.
Smash Ahead
Stiffened German resistance and
heavy thaws failed TO check the
Russian drive on the eastern front.
Red Army cohmns smashed ahead
along the whole southern 'front.'
from Orel 10 the Caucasus. Only
In the Donsts basin, In the area.
between Stalino and Voroshilov-
grad. did the Germans succeed ia
holding the Russian offensive 10
relatively small gains.
In the Southwest Pacific Gen.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-02-26
DISCOUNTED ARMY ORDER

AMES, la. -CP-The Army ord
er against intercollegiate athletic
competition for its trainees return.
i~g TO college campuses for further
training will have no effect on
Iowa State College. according 10
George r. Veenker. director OF ath.
letics. I'VE have made no plans 20
use these boys for we knew they
would be too busy with their own
concentrated program OF class
work :" Neenker said
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-02-26

WASHINGTON-UP- A grow
ing shortage OF truck operators
and mechanics has been reported
by a number of local management
labor committees of the trucking
industry to the Office OF Defense
Transportation Some OF the COM
mittees have proposed that the in
dustry employ women as drivers
of light trucks and that the serv-
ices OF negroes be more fully utIli-
zed.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-02-26
Congress Today
tBy United Prsss)

tBy United Prsss)
Senate
Adjourned until noon Monday.
Finance Committee on creation
OF a special committee on post
war economic policy and planning
1850 q. m. (eXecutive).
Military Affairs Committee ON
deferment and furlough bills
1920 a. m. (executive).
Appropriations Subcommittee on
manpower-l0:30 a. m. teXecu-
tiye).
House
Meets at noon on deficiency APP
preparation bill
Foreign Affairs Committee on
new lendlease bill-l0:00 a. m.
(executivel.
Agriculture Committee hears
Wickard on food-10 a. m. (open).
Ways and Means subcommittee
on psy-as-you-go taxation-10 a.
m. (executive).
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-02-26
Cleary to Give
School Address

Col. owen J. Cleary will be the
commencement speaker for Ypsi-
lanti High School graduating class
OF 1913.
He will deliver his address June
is, following the baccalaureate
which will be given June 10 by
Rev. Hugo Fenker, pastor OF the
Lutheran Church.
There are 1870 members OF the
class and because OF its size, II is
net planned TO combine for the
baccalaureate. as in the past, with
Roosevelt High School.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-02-26

BRIDGEPORT, Conn ms -
Movie Actress Gene Tierney to-
day was Plaintiff in one OF two SUI
perior court actions brought against
her wealthy insurance broker faith.
er, Howard S. Tierney. Both &c.
900 damages and an accounting of
her funds while her father was her
guardian are being sought by the
star. The second suit, brought
by the film luminary's mother, Mrs.
Belle Taylor Tierney, of Westport,
Conn, seeks to void Tierney's Ne
vada divorce on the grounds that
his residence in that state in Nov.
1912 was SOLELY for the purpose Of
divorce.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-02-26
AUCTION CALENDAR

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 3 at 1900
o'clock sharp at 1909 Holmes Rd..
mile east and z, mile north Of
Ypsilsnti. Reid Ross, Proprietor;
Earl Wright. AuetIoneer; o. z.
Vsdder, Clerk. Adv. 3ea
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-02-26

WASHINGTON-lNS-O PA's
restrictions on passenger car
sales were relaxed today to al
low necessary" purchase OF
new cars by all &C" gasoline
book holders and purchase Of
specified types by less essen
tlal drivers. All new cars re-
naming on the market will be
available under the order, which
becomes effective March 6 in
the 46 states and the District
OF Columbia.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-02-26

LOS ANGElES-lNS - Ben
Bernie, orchestra leader and
radio entertainer today was re-
ported critically III in a Los
Angeles hotel, suffering from
pulmonary infection. Herman
Bernie, brother and manager Of
the Old Maestro" said Ben has
not been permitted to have.
visitors for several days. D..
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-02-26

ALBANY, n. Y.-INS-The bat
til OF food" was opened in New
York state today as Governor Tho
mas Z. Dewey, sought to enlist an
army OF volunteers to plant and
harvest 1913 crops.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-02-26
Flashes of
Late News
THE WEATHER: Tonight:
Colder, Snow Flurries

EDDYVILLE, Ky.-INS- The
three slayers of Marion Miley,
famous woman golf star, and her
mother, Mrs. Elsa Miley. were exc.
cuted early today in the electric
chair at the Kentucky State Pri-
son in Eddyville. Those who died
for Miley hold-up killings were:
Robert II. Anderson. 81. former
Louisville night club operator and
a one-time inmate Of the state re-
formatory and also OF the Atlanta
Federal Penitentiary; Thomas Pen
ney, SO, also an ex-convict and a
former Lexington, KY, carpenter
and Raymond "Skeeter" Baxter. 2S,
greenskeeper at the fashionable
Lexington Country Club, where
the shootings occurred.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-02-26

SCARSDALE, N. Y.-INS- In
prisoned by the ice which covered
a small pond near his home. the
body Of five-year-old Lawrence r.
Kervan was recovered by an army
Of searchers early today.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-02-26

SCAhSDALE, N. IND I'm
prisoned by the ice which covered
a small pond near his home. the
body of flve-year-old Lawrence r.
Kervan was recovered by an army
OF searchers early today.
NEW YORK-INS-A gang OF
"dead-end kids. including two
girls, who had a 17.year old mess
enger as their brain" today faced
prosecution for a series Of thefts
from residences which is estimated
TO have netted them more than
$4,000 in loot. Leader OF the
group, whose youngest member
was only IL, was James Ludlow.
WASHINGTON-INS - Chinese
Foreign Minister T. V. Soong today
said China's armies are now in a
position to launch major offensive
drives against Japanese forces II
supplied with adequate aerial sup
port. aerial support for China's
army is now the most important
factor in aid to China" Soong said.
Il am not military man and there
fore cannot state exactly how
many planes we need, but IL we
had several hundred we could
launch important offensive opera
tions.'
DETROIT-INS-M Michigan DEM
ocrats today began to boost Prem
tiss NJ. Brown, OPA administrator,
for the Vice Presidency in 1914
as their spring convention got I'M
derway in Detroit. Some county
chairmen argued that the OPA
chief can be drafted for governor
next year. but a majority were re-
ported in agreement that Michigan
should start now to swing the ma
ton to Brown for Vice President.
WASHINGTON-INS- Because
of an intestinal disorder combining
him to his personal quarters, Presi.
dent Roosevelt has cancelled his
regular Friday press conference,
the White House announced to-
day. Afflicted with illness yes
terday. the Chief Executive was
ordered by his personal physician.
Rear Admiral Ross T. Mcintyre, to
rest quietly and refrain from con-
ferring with official callers for sew.
eral days.
SEATTLE, Wash.-INS--A shut
down OF West Coast warplane
building factories was threatened
today as union officials at the Boo
ing Flying Fortress plant set Sun
day midnight as a deadline for act
ion by the War Labor Board on
the unions pay increase demands.
Work was hated for several hours
Thursday at two Bceing plants in
Seattle and nearby Renton while
workers attended mass meeting
and resolved to hold "24-hour gen
eral meetings" to compel WLB &C.
ton on their demands for a wage
increase from 62ia cents to 50 cents
an hour.
SAN DIEGO, CAL-UP-Corp.
Barney Ross OF the Marines. who
killed ~ JapS IN one nightmare OF
a night, won the undisputed boxing
championship OF the Solomons and
refused the hand of an island prin-
cess, knelt and kissed the soil Of
the United states when he re-
turned. He was recuperating today
from shrapnel wounds and malaria
NEW YORK-lNS-The Van
Eyck altar.piece, "The Alteration Of
the Lamb" OF the Client Cathedral
at ST. Bayon has been delivered as
a gift 70 Hermann Goering. Nazi
air chief. the Belgian information
center declared today. The art trea-
sure was given 70 Goering as a
present on the German air mar
shal's 50th birthday. last Jan. Il,
the Belgian center said.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-02-26

See LICENSE-Page 5
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-02-26

NEW YORK-INS-A gang OF
"dead-end kids, including two
girls, who had a 17-year old mess
enger as their brain" today faced
prosecution for a series Of thefts
from residences which is estimated
TO have netted them more than
$4,000 in loot. Leader Of the
group, whose youngest member
was only IL, was James Ludlow.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-02-26

See WAR Page S
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-02-26

SAN DIEGO, CAL-UP-Corp.
Barney Ross Of the Marines. who
killed % Japs in one nightmare OF
a night, won the undisputed boxing
championship OF the Solomons and
refused the hand of an island prin-
cess, knelt and kissed the soil OF
the United states when he re-
turned. He was recuperating today
from shrapnel wounds and malaria.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1943-01-07
HONEY CAMP

Pvt. Edmond Beverly, who has
been in the army for the past
two and one-half years, has been
discharged because of i'll health
and is at home now.
Mrs. j. w. Rose and daughter,
Betty, visited at the home of Josh
Rose Monday.
Mrs. Ruth Browning, Edith
Lambert and Earl Lambert re-
turned home Sunday from Scott
ounty.
Maude and Margie Rose spent
Saturday night with Fred Rose
and family Of Darwin.
Mrs. Otto Beevrly and June
Downey called at the home of
Gabe Hughes Sunday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bill Cassidy of
Darwin spent Sunday with Gabe
Hughes and family
Mrs. Clyde Rose and children
called at the home Of Josh Rose
Sunday afternoon.
Clara Mullins of Caney Ridge
spent the weekend with Pauline
Hughes.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1943-01-07
NAVY CHIEF" TALKS
TO NEW RECRUIT
FROM CAMP CREEK
(Richmond Times-Dispatch)

(Richmond Times-Dispatch)
"Son, you have taken the right
step. I've been in the U. S. Navy
for "a years, have seen service in
three wars, have been retired and
recalled to active duty twice,
have sailed the seven seas, and |
still think it's swell life"
Tohse we're the words that Chief
Mate Claude Clement of Rich
mond Navy recruiting station,
spoke IS he welcomed 17-year-
old Crit w. Killen of Norland in
to the navy.
"Where else could man hope
which he could retire at the age
of 81, on regular income with
most of his life before him?" the
chief continued.
"And if you wish to continue
your education, the navy has SO
excellent trade schools, from
which you can take your choice,
and in whic hyou can learn a
useful trade in anything from