The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-11-01

Submarine Drive
Against japanese
Showing Success
BY Helen Esssry

NASHINGTON-The Navy hnal-
yis beginning 10 tell The real story
Of the smashingly successful Ameri-
can submarine campo en- against
The Japanese shipping bur a LOT OF
good news stll : being held back
for security reasons.
NeVsmen m Washington for
months knew that tabulations II
Japanese sinkings based on Navy
communiques We're 30 10 so per cent
100 low
As OF sept "a total Of 5l2 enemy
ships we're listed As sunk or dam
aged
The Navy hnally came out with
backlog Of unreported sinkingS
which boosted that figure by l4S
ships 10 make the total $50
To prevent Information from
reaching the enemy. the reports OF
American submarine successes are
believed to be withheld by the Navy
for from four 10 six months
on this basis. the Navy undoubt-
x<dly still has a fairsized backlog
4 that would. boost the total well
over 500 ships
This belief was undersCored re-
Gently by President Roosevelt when
he announced that during the past
SIX months United States Subma-
rines have been sinking NipponeSe
ships at rate OF $50 thousand
ions a month
Recent release OF The Jap ship
sinking roundup by the Navy should
do much 10 boost that branch Of
the service in the eyes OF Ameri-
cans
Hitherto the Navy was criticized
often because IT, allsgedly gave OUT
ONLY good news and withheld bad
news
This all proves that sometimes
even good news must be withheld
FOUR I.IBERATOR BOMBERS.
formidably in their new desert-tsn
wsrpaint we're drawn up on the
concrete facing the main Boiling
Field hangar
The neWly-formed Nugos lay.au
air unit. clad in United States
Army Air Fosces uniforms stood
AZ attention In front OF the planes
as President Roosevelt gave them
their wings and told them their
future mission will be to bomb the
Germans out OF Yugoslav.s
Mai Gen. Edwin NJ Wilson. the
Presidents genial military aide
was standing next TO an airforce
brigadier. watching the ceremonies
Watson turned 10 the brigadier
and inquired:
What are those big things out
there, general-bom bers9'
WHITE CHRISTMAS or green
Christmss-itIl be war Christmas
This year-With the heavy hand OF
Mars everywhere. even in the nurs-
cries OF the nation.
However. there is no reason why
it shouldn't be a merry Christmas
for the kids Shortages will occur.
but there will be substitutes 20
make real Yuie celebration pos
sible
For instance. wooden substitutes
for metal toys will be commonplace
even more than last year and an eN-
peCted shortage OF Christmas trees
from the normally big centers OF
production may be partially made
up for by the cutting OF trees local
~.
Here's the pre- Christmas picture
as IL appears 10 official Washing
ton
TOYS-No electrical or mechan-
ical Items such as trains. construc-
ton sets and other goods made OF
metal except those left over from
last years unsold stock Plenty
OF wooden toys and games
TREES-Ls Dor and truck short
ages will cut production by some
regular dealers by 50 per cent and
other dealers may not be in the
market at all. But local farm fam
lilies will help overcome this dif-
ficulty. Some commercial dealers
in the Pacific Northwest have re-
ported that they expect 10 cut trees
as usual
GlFTS-None that are made OF
wsr-precjous metal. except hold
overs from last year Plenty OF
leather goods and an increased
trend toward clothing and useful
gifts.
GREETING CARDS Plenty Of
them. but lighter in weight and
smaller in size Ito save paper. and
fewer in design Ito save the zinc
and copper plates. Fewer box &c
lections 60 save boxesi
FOOD-Probably fewer turkeys
on the Christmas table than usual
because OF military demands and
decreased production. but more
chickens from a bumper chicken
crop .
TRIMMINGS Such as cranber-
rles will be scarce because OF mill