The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-10-11
Germans at Aachen Choose to Die
Leaders Chosen For Fund Diue

This morning top leadership for
the United War Fund and Com
munity Chest Campaign from Oc-
tober IS 10 November 2 was an
nounced by Joseph II. Thompson,
chairman OF the campaign commit
tee and general OF the Campaign
Soles Army.
The leaders will be: special gifts
division, Colonel Dan T. Quirk;
commercial and professional divis:
ion, Colonel Lester Miller. Major
Henry Simmons; Rotary, Major Luz
man Seamans; Kiwanis. Major
John c. Miller; Junior Chamber of
Commerce, Major Creston Myers;
Michigan State Normal College. Ma
jor Clarence NJ. Loesell; business
and Professional Woman's Club.
Major Marie Kennedy; American
Legion, Major Earl Freeman; Army
Air Base. (civilian). Major Frances
Starr: Union Labor Division, Col.
oned Donald Franklin; Ford Gen
orator (CIO. S49), Major Ambrose
Johnson; Peninsular Paper Co.
tA.FL. 673. Major Alfred Ellens-
dorf; Motor State Products Co.
(A.FL. 500. Major William Hen
erickson; United Stove CO. (CIo.
769, Major Neil Johnson; Cen
trail Specially Co. (CIO. 1922,
Major William Reed and Major
William Crosby; Trojan Loundry
(CIO. 391), Major Ben Nicely;
City Employees (CI.O. 269). Major
William Hughes.
A sales organization OF 175 work
ers will have the responsibility
of contracting 1900 prospects ex-
elusive OF factory workers who
will be solicited as a group In their
places of employment. The cam
paign goal is $4,000 covering the
needs Of IA local agencies and Il
war relief agencies including U.S.O.
Campaign officials point out that
the National War Fund dollars are
finding their way into 81 different
countries on six continents. The
$125, 100000 which will be raised
nationally covers the following
principal items: U.S.O. centers,
U.S.O. camp shows, service to mer-
chant seamen, aid to prisoners of
war, food, medical assistance and
clothing, and seeds to the millions
of suffering civilians living In Al
lied countries.
Honorable Winthrop w. Aldrich,
president OF the National War
Fund, says, 1.-THE need for our com
plete support of the United War
Fund Agencies and the Agencies OF
local Community Chests Is greater
than ever before. The fall Of Ger
many. IL it came tomorrow. would
not diminish this need at all. We
have more men and women in the
armed services to look after, more
millions Of people in the Allied
countries needing help II we are
to avoid a state of anarchy in some
of these countries, more war pris-
oners whose morale needs bolster
ing, and more of our courageous
merchant seamen TO be served out
VI the w dT
Fund. We cannot let them down
now"
Reports received at the Ypsilan-
Il headquarters from other cities
where campaigns have been staged
already, indicate that the advanc-
ed gifts contributions from corpor-
atoms and large business firms are
running substantially ahead of last
year A few campaigns have al
ready been finished with goals
reached. An analysis OF the local
situation shows that individual
gifts will have to exceed last years
contributions by at least Is per
cent in order to offset the reduc-
ton in the number OF people en-
ployed In factories. Mr.. Thomp-
son, chairman of the committee.
expressed the view Of Campaign
officials when he said. IF every
one works and everyone gives who
should. in other words, IL we have
full participation all along the line.
Ypsilanti will again live up to its
reputation Of always going over
the top"