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The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-10-19
Michigan in
Washington
BY Esther Van Wagner Tufty

OJ GshHeT van WAGNER luIty
Sale of surplus properties In
Michigan is just beginning. Goods
dumped on the market will come
largely from seven places:
Selfridge Field, Fort Custer, AL.
pena Engineers unit, Detroit Ord.
nance, and Quartermaster depots
in Fort Wayne, Oscoda and Ypsi-
lanti.
Amount OF SURPRISES" sold in
Michigan to date will be announc.
ed soon. (The most recent was sale
of 1866 sirens of a mile-long sound
range.) The forthcoming announce
ment will not include the vast guam
tity of goods put on the Michigan
market resulting from Army and
Navy cut-backs. In this, Michigan
is expected to lead all other states.
Much Of the stuff that will be
offered for sale has been difficult
for civilians to get. trucks, hard
ware, refrigerators, batteries.
and it will go like wildfire," says
A. r. Snyder, surplus properties
spokesman.
But Uncle Sam doesn't have to
wait till the war Is over to start
disposing of SURPRISES. He's al
ready selling goods across the coun-
ter, obsolete models, goods too
worn for service, and superfluous
materials. Literally thousands OF
consumer Goods will be handled by
Surplus Properties. Under hard
ware" alone, nearly 900 different
items will be included.
Set-up as early as the spring OF
1912, the Surplus War Property Di-
vision OF the Treasury Department
has experienced ten-fold increase
in disposals for the year 1914 as
compared } 1913.
Today, Surplus Properties head.
quarters in Washington Is busy
erecting a display room where deal.
ers may see the goods they can buy
The Treasury cannot sell Diesel
engines, skis, and sewing machines
directly. 1t operates through regu-
lar trade channels.
For example. the Army declares
a number Of Fort Custer trucks
surplus and notifies the proper
agency-the Automotive Division
of Surplus Property-which classi-
fies and conditions TIE vehicles for
sale. Surplus Properties Division
then becomes merchandising
plant operating on a wholesale
level and sells the trucks to quail
fled dealers who pass them on to
the consumer with the customary
MAKEUP.
But 1t isn't quite that easy. II
you want that Army truck, you
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-10-19
Red Cross County
Meeting Friday

The regular monthly meeting OF
Washtenaw County American Red
Cross will be Friday at the Canteen
Room in North Hall. Ann Arbor.
Mrs. John Bradfeld. the speaker,
will tell experiences sketching sol
diers at the Percy Jones Hospital.
Everyone interested in Red Cross
activities may make arrangements
to attend the luncheon and the
meeting following 1t. This meet
ing has been set forward to the
third Friday OF each month.
The Union OF Socialist Soviet
Republics occupies one-siXth OF the
earth's land surface.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-10-19

Ann Arbor, Mich, oct. 19-Or-
willie Martin, Ann Arbor, was sen
fenced TO Jackson from one TO two
years. Tuesday. by Circuit Court
Judge George w Sample. Martin,
third time offender for intoxica-
ton and disorderly conduct within
the year. had violated his proba-
ton. Two years were recommend
ed, or one year with the under
standing that Martin would leave
the State OF Michigan, never to re-
turn.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-10-19
Whitaker
ATTEND SHOWER


Whitaker, Mich, Oct. 19-- a
shower was given for Mrs. Lee ].
Talladay at the home OF Mrs. Ed
ward Wasem, judd Ri, = thursday
evening. Refreshments were serv-
ed 10 20 guests. Among those who
attended were Mrs. Roland Lam
kin, Mrs. Ross Slabough and Mrs.
Erwin Lamkin.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sanford Bodley and
family attended potluck dinner
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
Richards, Ypsilanti Sunday. The
occasion was held for Cpl Gordon
Murray and family, who are here
from Granite. Ill.
Sunday visitors of Mr.. and Mrs.
Robert Brown were Mr.. and Mrs.
Oscar Berkeley, Sgt. Theodore Niga
and family, Milan.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Griffen and
sons. Ypsilanti. were week end
guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. Earnest Will
liams and family.
Mrs. Thomas buckingham Is
spending the week end with Mr..
and Mrs. Leo Hammerschmidt, De
troit.
Mr. and Mrs. Leroy Osborne and
son Donald and Mrs. Ella Matthews,
Geddes. were Sunday evening lunch
con guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Harley
Dysinger and Mr.. and Mrs. George
Osborne.
David Bodley s-pnt Thursday
evening with his cousin, Robert
Smith, Willis.
Mrs. May Wright, Belleville, call
ed on Mr. and Mrs Harley Dysing
er and Mr.. and Mrs. George Os-
borne. Friday evening.
Mrs. Robert Sasser and daughter
Sharon were Sunday guests Of Mr..
and Mrs. Harry Church, Ypsilanti.
Mrs. Donald Terry. Belleville
was a Sunday caller Of Miss Agnes
Baer.
Mrs. Nicholas Eli and daughter
Lynette called on Mrs Sanford
Bodley and family Friday.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-10-19

II may take as many as 12 bot
ties OF dried blood serum to keep
fighting man alive when he has
been gravely wounded.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-10-19
ATTEND FUNERAL

Eaton Mills. Mich, Oct. 10 -
Those from this vicinity who at
tended the funeral OF Mrs. Letha
Allan, Thursday afternoon. were
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Agge, Mr.. and
Mrs. Bert Freeman, Mrs Minnie
Johnson, Mrs. James Akron, Mr..
and Mrs. August Mailman, Mrs
John Bokon, Mrs. William Sietz.
Mrs. Glen Roberts, Mrs. Earl
Wright, Mrs. David Cox and Mrs.
Alden Day.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-10-19

Dried blood serum can be stored
safely for years.
Evening star., 1944-02-02
BY ROBERT TRUMBJuL,

New York Times correspondent renresent.
IN IdIst rih, rhe c9mpined United States press
OFF ROI ISLAND, Kwaialein.
Marshall Island, Feb. l (Delayed) -
This morning we can hear the con-
tinuous rumble of bombs and shells
on Roi and Namur Island, which
are hidden from our view by the
heavy smoke cloud raised by the
bombardment OF the last % hours.
The bombardment by battleships,
cruisers and destroyers began yes
terday at dawn and with bombing
and strafing by carrier planes con-
tlnued throughout the day. Last
night great fires fickered on Roi
principal airbase at the northern
end of Kwaialein Atoll in the Japa-
nese-mandated Marshalls.
Tremendous smoke clouds from
burning oil and other stores swirled
somberly in the soft light of a quar-
ter moon.
Yesterdays landings were prelim-
HlaTy 10 the main assault. Before
that is accomplished, Roi and Ma
mur will have received the most
concentrated pounding in history
taking 5000 tons of naval shells at
a minimum estimate, plus continu-
Gus bombing.
AS the brisk northeast trade wind
occasionally clears the smoke, we
can see through our glasses that Roi
and Namur, which stood green and
proud yesterday, are now broken
and burning.
Each of these islands, which are
connected by narrow sandbar and
manmade causeway, is less than a
mile in area.
Our first landing on the island
near Roi was made at 9:51 am. yes
terday. There was little firing.
Marines using grenades wiped out
Evening star., 1944-02-02
Four New Workers on Trial
In 500, 900 Bond Theft
Ry the Associated Press.

Ry the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Feb. 2.-The trial of
four men charged with transporting
and dealing in 100000 worth of
bonds stolen in Florida opened yes
terday in Federal Court.
Nine other men, including an
escaped convicted murderer from
st. Augustine, Fla, and a former
detective captain in Daytona Beach,
Fla, have pleaded guilty to charges
in the same indictment and are
awaiting sentence.
The four defendants are Joseph
w. Grober, SO, a British subject now
living in New York who gave his
occupation as promoter; Frank Mil
Ter, 38, lawyer, New York City; Sig
mund SAKE, 36, and Russell Safer
son., "a, both of Brooklyn and part
ners in an over-the- counter securi-
ties firm.
The prosecution said the theft
occurred in front of Daytona
Beach Hotel when the securities and
an automobile belonging to Mrs.
Alta O. Barkman of Miami were
stolen by Ode Vernon Fluker, 81,
who had escaped from the Georgia
State Penitentiary, and Benjamin
r. Clifton, jr, 80. former detective
| captain. Both have pleaded guilty.
Evening star., 1944-02-02

a brightly glowing patch of orange
flame as we turned back toward our
advanced base. 1t was the first
United States attack on Wake since
carrier-based planes dropped 320
tons of bombs last october So.
Japs Taken by Surprise.
The striking group was under the
command of 1t. Comdr T. F. Con-
molly, Beverly Hills, Calf. The first
wave flashed in at mast height and
skinned across the tiny island, 2
by miles, dropping delayed-action
bombs and strafing runways and in
stallations.
The second wave came in one
hour later at attitudes of 1000 to
5000 feet, which is still low bomb
ing altitude by the standards of this
war, adding further destruction to
that which had gone before.
The japanese apparently were
caught asleep by our surprise raid
If they had night fighters there they
did not send them up. Automatic
weapons opposed our low-fying
planes in the first wave, but when
the second wave arrived there was
not gun flash to be seen.
Evening star., 1944-02-02
5000 Tons of Shells Soften Roi
And Numur for Lundino Forces

japanese nests. Immediately sup
plies began to be landed on the mar
row beach. There was no opposi-
ton.
At 1910, the first wave of the 4th
Marines hit the beach of another
small island f1anking Roi, appar-
emily without resistance. Twenty
minutes later this island was re-
ported secured. Meanwhile, snipers
harassed marines on the first
island invaded, but at 1900 it was
plain that opposition would be in
effective. Our casualties were light
and shore commanders reported to
the flagship that japanese prisoners
were taken.
Landings were made on three
other islands during the afternoon
The last landing yesterday was
made at 6:24 pm the marines 60
ing toward the beach walking up
right. This island was reported Sc
cured at 8:12 pm.
1ncessant pounding of Roi and
Namur continued with great explo-
|slons marking hits on oil and gaso-
line.
Except for few futile shells
hurled at our cruisers yesterday
morning and quickly silenced anti
aircraft which was ineffective, we
have met no opposition at Roi and
Namur. This vast task force, largest
in history, made the passage to the
MarShallS without Intervention
Evening star., 1944-02-02
2,4OO-Mi|e Night Raid
On Wake Emphasizes
Allied Threat 10 Truk
BY II. d. QUIGG.

Representing the Combined American Press
Distributed by the Associated Press.
ABOARD A BOMBER LEAVING
WAKE ISLAND, Jan. 81 Delayed)
Twelve minutes ago the Navy's
newest bombing weapon-the giant
four -motered Consolidated Coro-
nado, seaplane version of the Lib
'erator-smashed Wake Island on a
2,400-mile raid and served notice
on Japan that her naval base of
Truk is vulnerable to the same
treatment as soon as we take the
Marshalls.
These giant planes, which the
Navy calls the PB2Y, rained more
than 20 tons of bombs in two waves
on Wake to destroy temporarily its
usefulness to the enemy as an air.
field staging base from which to
attack our vast concentration of
warships and troop carriers striking
against the Marshalls 800 miles
south.
Immediate Threat to Truk.
The attack was blazing notice
to Toxic that this new American
aerial weapon has made extreme
long-range bombing attacks from
advance bases-with no need for
tairfields-an actuality in the Pa
Icific. 1t has posed an almost I'm
mediate threat to Truk, Japan's
Pearl Harbor in the Caroline Islands
menaced now from both the south
and east.
Before tonight's flight. the longest
,over-water night bombing mission
ever carried out, the Coronado had
been used for patrolling and for
carrying personnel and cargo. In
this, their first bombing trip, the
big 35-ton planes made a round
trip equal to the distance between
New York and San Francisco and
hit the small pinhead of Wake Atoll
right on the nose.
Our cargoes of 100 and 500 pound
bombs rained down on airstrips,
fuel dumps, plane dispersal areas,
antiaircraft guns and other Japa-
nese installations and left behind us
Evening star., 1944-02-02
Ihornburg Gets Divorce;
To Wed Mrs. Edith StadIer

Richard Thornburg. 80, news edi-
tor of the Scripps-Howard News
paper Alliance here, was divorced
from Mrs. Robyn Thornburg, Ais
Davis place NV, in Reno, New,
yesterday. Immediately thereafter
he took out license to wed Mrs.
Edith Baier Stadler, 3S, of Wash
ington, Agriculture Department
clerk who was divorced in Reno
last month from Jacob Stadler, pro-
prietor of a garage at 1915 Twen-
tieth street NV. The marriage is
planned for Saturday, it was said.
Mr.. Thornburg and Mrs. Robyr
Thornburg were married in Colum-
bus, Ohio, in 1890. They have nc
children. Mr.. Thornburg charged
cruelty. The court awarded Mrs
Thornburg $3.50 monthly.
Mrs. Stadler was married to Jacob
Stadler in 1926 She lived at 1925
Twentieth street NV. until she
went to Nevada in November on {
transfer to the Reno Office of the
Forest Service of the Agriculture
Department, with which she ha.
been associated II years. She alst
charged cruelty. They have nc
children.
Evening star., 1944-02-02
Atlantic Clipper Bucks
Stiff Gale 10 New York
Ry the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Feb. "A PAN
American transatlantic Clipper
which arrived at La Guardia Field
yesterday hadNto buck 55-mile-an-
hour winds most of the last part of
the trip. its commander. ahCapt
William M. Masland. Feportedao,.
e. Even on arrival high winds wete
"a u problem. g, With 1'B6Weryj BaS
lashed by a 40-mile- gale
the Clipper was IS minutes docking
at the marine terminal.
The Clipper carried 38 passengers
among, them, Dexter N. ,Keeer /. Of
Alexandria, Va, economic adviser tc
the United stans embassy Gin tLop-
don, and Kenffeth H. Pack, a mem
ber of the British Food Ministry to
Brazil. "a. -,-,.,....... o.
Evening star., 1944-02-02
Roosevelt Says U. 5.
Will Track Down Japs
Guilty Of Atrocities
Hy the Associated press.


Americans fighting In the Far East
and the Pacific islands had assur-
ances from their commander in
chief today that they are bringing
vengeance closer to the Japanese
torturers of their comrades.
Those guilty of atrocities against
the defenders of Bataan, President
Roosevelt told news conference
yesterday, will be tracked down and
punished as surely as will those re-
sponsible for killing American flyers
who were captured after bombing
Toxic.
The primary American obiectives
in Asia and the Pacific, the Chief
Executive said, are expulsion and
defeat of Japan, in closest collab-
grafton with our Allies. He empha-
sized the military rather than the
political or civil nature of this task.
Beams Comment to India.
Nobody in India or anywhere
else in Asia" he said in statement,
'will misunderstood the presence
there of American armed forces if
they will believe, as we do at home,
that their job is to assure the defeat
of Japan, without which there can
:. be no opportunity for any of us to
enjoy and expand the freedom for
: which we fight"
{. That declaration apparently was
: intended to counter enemy propa-
ganda that American forces, as well
+. as British, are in India to stay and
that the United States is supporting
British imperialism.
The President led up to what he
termed this clarification of our po-
sition in the Far East by discussing
briefly the assault on the Marshall
Islands, where marines and soldiers
for the first time are battling on
territory held by Japan before the
Pearl Harbor attack. Mr.. Roosevelt
spoke of heavy opposition, but ex-
pressed the opinion that the opera
tions were going quite well.
Explains Atrocity Report Delay.
The Chief Executive explained,
too, why reports of japanese out
RACES against American troops in
the Philippines finally were re-
leased last Friday.
They came in about six months
ago, he said, and the initial impulse
was to publish them at once. But
humanitarian considerations pre-
vailed, the President added, because
the exchange ship Gripsholm still
was operating and the Government
had to think not only of barbarities
against American prisoners of war
in japanese hands, but also of those
who had survived. 1t was believed
that publicity might incite the Nip
ponese to kill many more Americans,
the President said, and by with
holding the reports it was hoped
that lives would be saved and more
prisoners exchanged.
But in the last two or three weeks
the Government reluctantly came to
the conclusion, he said, that even
medical and other supplies being
sent to American prisoners were not
reaching them and that our soldiers
no longer could be hurt by publica-
ton of the reports.
Evening star., 1944-02-02
Lapel Pins for At Men,
Opposed by Droft Chiefs

BY the Associated Press.
Selective service headquarters
doesn't agree with the suggestion Of
the Mayor of Pottsville, Pa, that
men in class 4-F should be given
lapel pins to show why they are not
in uniform.
"If man wants to go around
wearing his classification card pinned
to his coat" said draft spokesman
today, I'VE can't stop him. We just
think it's unnecessary and are op-
posed to issuance of any recognition
emblems by the selective service sys-
tenn"
Pottsville's Mayor. Claude A. Lord.
said the pins would save rejected
men from possible embarrassment.
Evening star., 1944-02-02
Southern New Guinea
Revealed as Mostly
Under Allied Control

Ey the Associated Press.
ADVAN CED ALLIED HEAD
QUARTERS, New Guinea. Feb. g.
Allied control of most the under
side of New Guinea was indicated
today in an official report that the
Japanese had suffered high
percentage loss in an attack at the
mouth of Eilanden River.
| Eight enemy barges brought
troops to attack post there man
ned by Dutch and Australian SOL
diers. -Four barges were sunk and
60 japanese killed by the Allied
ground force, Gen. Douglas Mac
Arthur's communique said. Aus
tralian flyers later bombed anc
strafed the remaining four anc
pilots said they doubted that any OF
the enemy escaped.
Report of the action constituted
the first headquarters revelation OF
the location of an Allied post on the
south New Guinea coast so far from
Port Moresby. The mouth of the
Eilanden River Is in Dutch New
Guinea around 600 miles northwest
of Port Moresby. It also was the
first report Of Dutch troops being ir
action with Australians.
Fighters and bombers of all kind,
from Allied bases in the Solomons
hammered the Japanese base al
Rabaul, New Britain, again Sunday
in three attacks which DESTROYED 2;
enemy planes in the air, at least five
Japanese bombers on the ground
sank a medium cargo ship in the
harbor and set fire to a destroyer
and two more medium size mer-
chantmen
The attacks, which cost the Allies
four planes, were combinations OF
the almost daily assaults on Rabaul
its harbor and protecting airdromes
during January. More than 500 JAP
anese planes and much enemy ship.
ping have been destroyed here dur
ing the month, at a cost of around
80 Allied planes.
Australian ground troops in the
Ramu Valley in Northeastern New
Guinea advanced to within 18 miles
of Bogadjim, capturing three vii
lagos in the fighting. Bogadjim is
only about 20 miles south of the big
japanese base at Madang.
American troops killed 43 Japa-
nese in an action 8 miles west OF
Saidor, where the Americans made
an invasion landing on the North
east New Guinea coast January 9
This invasion thrust is another
threat to Madang, which is around
40 airline miles northwest of the
Americans.
Evening star., 1944-02-02
Mckurtry
Continued From First Page.)

force appears to be from the air
But even this danger has been re-
duced to a minimum by the pre-
invasion bombings of every Mar
shalls air base, plus raids on Kusaie
Island in the Carolines to the west
and Wake Island to the North, from
which the enemy might retaliate.
But with control of the sea and
airlines throughout the Central
Pacific wrested from the japanese,
1t is the soldier fighting with his
rife, grenades and bayonet and sup
ported by tanks who will finally cap
ture the Marshalls.
In the invasion of Kwa ajalein atoll
Maj. Gen. Charles H. Corlett. COM
mander of the 7th Army Division
attacking on the south, and Mai.
Gen. Harry Schmidt, commanding
the 4th Marine Division attacking
from the north, are profiting by the
experiences of the Gilberts Isands
invasion last November.
They are employing bold new
tactics, new types of landing boats,
new weapons.
But the troops still must make
landings through machine gun and
artillery fire, must secure the beach,
heads and push forward, often yard
by yard, against concentrated firing
and grenading from an enemy to
whom the invaders whereabouts can
be no secret. r
Cuts and will to die" won Tarawa
In the face of overwhelming odds,
Maj. Gen. Holland Smith of the
marines told correspondents after
the Gilberts operation. Gen. Smith
commands all assault troops in the
Marshalls as he did in the Gilberts.
1t will be that willingness to die
which will capture the Marshalls-
which will drive marines and SOL
diers into and through concentrated
fire to knock out pillboxes and block
houses with f1amethrowers and
grenades.
The invasion of the Marshalls is
bold in concept, audacious in tao
tical deployment and startling in
extent. The strategy employed must
have amazed the japanese. But
don't expect any 76-hour miracle.
Evening star., 1944-02-02
Capture of MurshuI|s Would
Greatly Shorten Supply Lines
Ey the kssociafeI Press

Ey the associated Press.
Draw straight line on a map
from Pearl Harbor through Rabaul
in New Britain and you get a pretty
good idea of the importance of the
Marshall Islands.
This collection of Pacific atolls
lies directly astride that line. In
the hands of the Japanese, it was
like a sword hanging over the
thread of Allied communications.
Conquest of the Marshalls would
straighten out the supply line that
eventually mounts the drive into the
Philippines. The number of nautical
miles American shipping has had
ito sail out of its way because of the
Marshalls probably is astronomical
The capture of the Gilbert Islands
300 miles south of the Marshalls
Strengthened out that line a good
deal. Success in the Marshalls
completing the job, would yield
American forces safety in that area
plus great savings in time.
81 Islets in Group.
The Marshall Islands, consisting
OF 80 islets and 867 reefs scattered
over some 300 square miles of the
mid-Paciflc, are divided into two
parallel chains.
Germany acquired the Marshalls
Carolines and Marianas from Spain
by treaty in 1899 for about 81. 500 900
A japanese expeditionary force took
possession of the islands in the name
OF the Allies soon after the World
War broke out They were man
dated to Japan by the treaty of Ver-
sailles.
-The lagoons in the Marshalls gen.
orally are larger and deeper than
those of the Gilberts, being as deer
as 40 fathoms. There are good in
terror anchorages, and many islands
nave safe entry through deep
channels.
Evening star., 1944-02-02
Fraud Suspect jailed

OKLAHOMA CITY, Feb. 2 (P).-
Eugene Bourland, IL, who Federal
officers said had been indicted in
Atlanta, Ga, on two counts of mail
fraud and one of violation of the
Securities and Exchange Act, was
arrested here yesterday and placed
in jail under $25,000 bond. Federal
ofhcers described Bourland as one
OF the country's foremost conf
dence" men.