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Evening star., 1944-11-02
|Somervi|Ie Reveals How Bluff
Kept Jops Out of Indian Ocean
VitoI Sea Lunes Now
Free Of Danger, British
Naval Expert Says
By THOMAS r. HENRY.

More than 10000 900 square miles
OF ocean, across which run some
OF the vital supply routes of the war,
now are almost completely clear for
Allied shipping
This has been emphasized bv the
arrival here of Admiral Sir James
Somerville British naval expert in
the Pacific, to take his place op-
posite Admiral Ernest J. King, COM
mander in chief of the United States
fleet. on the combined chiefs of staff.
Admiral Somerville replaces Ad-
miral Sir Percy Noble, who came
here from the anti-submarine COM
mand when the battle of the At
lantic was the British Navy's chief
concern.
Admiral Somerville, at a press
conference yesterday, left little doubt
that the Royal Navy is dedicated to
the task of helping American sea
power drive the japanese fleet from
the oceans.
I'VE Feel Very Strongly"
We British have interests in the
4 l. htliit, HtIIlll CUlIltINlllp SdlO,
we feel very strongly about taking
part in destruction of the Japanese
fleet. I want TO be party to the
force that is going to knock out
Japan"
For nearly two yesrs-that period
OF the African, Sicilian, Italian and
Normandy invasions, which required
nearly all the fighting ships that
could be mustered-the keeping
open of the sea lanes of the Indian
Ocean between Africa and Australia
! depended on the prodiglous bluff of
a mystery" feet made up largely of
outmoded craft of the last war and
commanded by Admiral Somerville
/ for 36 months.
People would ask: Where in hell
is the Eastern Fleet" ne said
What the hell is the Eastern
Fleet?' would have been more like
it."
Had the japanese known the real
situation they probab bly, could have
sent a large part of this feet to the
bottom at minimum of cost and
temporary at least, not only blocked
transport Of supplies around Cape
Horn to the Middle East, but seri-
oNsly intertered with movement of
British troops and supplies to the
Near East. Only after the successful
INVASION of Normandy was it FEAST
bic 10 strengthen the British East
a Elcnf a,
controls the Indian Ocean so that
no japanese ship dare show itself
in these waters.
Madagascar Neutralized.
Admiral Somerville left his com
mand only after the Eastern Fleet
had been strengthened to the point
where it could take offensive action
such as its raids against Sabane
, and Padang in Sumatra, Soerabaye
, in Java and Port Blair in the Anda
man Islands.
:, One OF its most important jobs
the strategic significance of which
may not have been entirely clear al
the time, was the neutralizing of the
great French island of Madagascar
: Had the enemy got there first anc
esta blished submarine and raider
bases the story of the war in the
East might have been far different
For some time the feet, composed
of British French. Dutch and Greek
craft. was augmented by an Amer
lean task force which Admiral Som
erville says. co-operated perfectly.
He took command in March. 1912
Evening star., 1944-11-02

threatened. oHly OIu lS Couiu pc
spared by the ASpir TO meet
this emergency -
battleships. OnlN
Warspite, which ha
in the Eastern Med
been modernized. ~
Royal Sovereign, Resoluti0rcSDVO
lies and Revenge-Were r" claS
craft which had been modern be-
fore the last war. There were two
aircraft carriers, but the craft they
carried were antiquated There were
two outmoded cruisers and a mixed
lot of destroyerS. some of them so
broken down that, said Admiral
Somerville. 1T was a marvel that
they still could keep running
Japs Missed Wonderful Chance"
The Eastern Fleet was almost lit
orally the sWeepings of the navy
yards of Britain because the subma-
rine infested Atlantic. across which
it was necessary to pour troops and
supplies for the European-African
phase of the war. was so much more
llIjDOl tdlII dS n " al IilCdjtl dI lIlt
time and required a larger number
OF convoy escorts.
But japanese intelligence evident
ly was poor.
History will show" says Admiral
Somerville, that they missed some
wonderful chances"
With the enemy bluffed it was
possible, not without considerable
losses which were not revealed al
the time, to keep open the routes
TO the Middle East.
Now the dark days are over Ad-
, mlral Somervllle said 1t is possible
to talk about the eastern fleet once
more and to boast of its success
full bluff. 1t has been heavily re.
inforced with modern fighting craft
Evening star., 1944-11-02
Montgomery Charter Debate

This is the fifth OF sir articles
by both debate
posed Montgomery County CHARTER The affirmative
made BY the Charter Committee the Negative by the Citizens
Committee to Defeat Charter.
Would charter kil the the countN2
Evening star., 1944-11-02

These were black days. Singapore
had fallen. Java. Sumatra. Malaga
and Burma were being occupied by
the enemy. India and Ceylon were
threatened. Only old SApS could be
Evening star., 1944-11-02
Bntinuance of the

bntinuance of the
WWagtcontrolS until We day
Il least until victory over Ger
many can be foreseen.
But Mr.. PresSman told reporters
he is sure the Little Steel formula,
keystone of the wage policy, will be
preached by Mr.. Roosevelt before
that time.
Davis Silent on Understanding.
Chairman Davis would not say
whether the tentative understand
ing on the guaranteed wage issue
called for approval or rejection
This proposition, an innovation
for such an industry as steel, tops
the list Of l3 sO-called fringe de-
mands by the steel workers union,
They are cOrollary TO the unions
principal request that the wage sta
Dilizatlon program be relaxed to al
low l7-cent hourly increase for
300 900 steel workers.
The board will continue 10 con-
sider the cases without AFL repre-
sentation. The AFL members. irked
at the boards refusal TO dispose of
the general wage policy first. de-
clined 10 sit on the CIO cases which
they said we're tied in with the wage
program
Evening star., 1944-11-02
Blood Quote
For District Pentagon and

tFor District Pentaeon and
Mobile UnitS.J
District quota per
week 1000 pints
Donations last week 3.840 pints
Donations so far this
week 1925 pints
Today's appoint
mentS 1877 persons
Appointments may be made
with the Blood Donor Center,
in the Acacia Building, 81 Lou
isiana avenue NV, by calling
District 5000 between 9 am.
and $50 pm.
Evening star., 1944-11-02
Anti-Churter

Would charter kill the two party
Evening star., 1944-11-02
Pro Charter

y system in the county?
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1944-08-11

svobozene zeme, az budou k
disposici nefalsovana data z il
nych nez nemeckych pramenG.
Prozatim je treba registrovat
zpravy, jez dochazejf, i 2 pera
takovych WirthG; 2 clanku
Wlrthova mono cerpat aspon
jedno povzbuzenf: AMI nejhor-
81 nemecky 1tlak nemnze zdo-
lat vitalitu zdraveho naroda,
ktery ma soustavne odnarodno-
vani a vyvrazdovani mladeze
odpovida zvysenou porodnostf.
Bylo jiz opetne hlaseno, re pres
vsechno stradanf lidu v obsa-
zenych zemfch, skoro vsude u
vedomelf manzele pfivadejf ma
svet deti, O nichz verf, re budou
prozivat sve zivoty v cists1m a
lepsim svete jake svobodnf OBJ
cane demokratickych narodd.
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1944-08-11
SBORY S. P. J.

Sbor Vytrvalost {. 35 C.S.P.J.,
odbyva sve schdze l stredu v
mes1ci v Ces. Svob. Skole, Ash
land a Glover ul. Vysl. preds,
Ant. Svoboda, preds. M. Steh-
Xix, nam. M. Senger, tai. M. Pc.
korny, 1881 E. Madison St., L.
Get. A Cesky, AL N. Curley St.,
pokl. FIR. Rfha. Vybor majetku
M. Jagr, straz. Barb. Hejduk.
Uctuj1ci vybor: r. Klimes, T.
Broz1k. Do Patronatu: M. Po-
korny, F. Rfha. Do Sdruz. Csl.
SpolkG M Stehllk, A. Svoboda.
Rad Cechie, (. 2775 Standard
Life Asso. odbyva sve schize
druhe 1tery v mesfci v Delnic-
KEN Dome, Madison a Rose ul.
Predseda Vino. Suchanek, TIT
N. Milton Ave-, mistopredseda
Flip Noha, tajemnfk Ant. j.
Svejda, 2417 E. Monument st.
(1radovna Ces. Am. st. Spol.)
6cetnfk August Klecka, pokl.
F. Base, domov. F. Kankosky.
Del. Podp. Spolek "Rovnost''
odbyva schIze kazdou 3 sire
du v mesici We spolkove mist
nosti v Delnickem Dome, Ma
olson a Rose ul. PTedseda Jos.
Nemec, tai, Adolf Klimes, 708
Belnord Ave., 1cet. FIR. Gin
cibus, 721 N. Montford Ave.,
pokl. Alois Janda, 2414 Ash
land Ave. Revisofi: Jan zitnfk
a Jerry Cincibus.
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1944-08-11
SPOLKY K. d.

Statni Rada "Katol. Delhi
ka" Statu Maryland. Kaplan
vldp. Josef Stepanek, gill
Ashland Ave., preds. Mat. Hla-
vac, mfstopreds. Bob. Businsky,
tai. K. Peterka, 1921 Lake Av.,
pokl. James Hlavac, dIvernici
Jos. Hajek, J. Rynes, Frank
Sfma, dozorce Anna Wallis.
Spolek ssv. Petra a Pavla {.
|29. K. D., odbyva sve schIze
kazdou 8. nedeli mesfci We 2.
hod. odpol. v mfstnosti sv. Va
clavske ma Collington Avenue.
Preds. M. Hlavac, mistopreds.
JOS. Hajek, tai. JOS. j. Wallis,
fin. tai. a pokl. Jan w. Wallis.
vyberci V. Hlavac. Adresa
spolku 2216 jefferson ST.
spolek sv. Prokopa, Odbo,
Mladeze Jednoty KatolickJ
Delnfk odbyva sve schuze tret
nedeli v mesfci v 1. hodinu cd.
poledne v dolejsf skolnf mist
nosti. Dftky Sc prijfmaji cd
mesice do Is rokG, plat1 Sc 25,
mesfcne. Obnos p~ojisteni die
start. Franklin Hlavac, vybercf
1419 N. Milton Ave., Jan Va
lis, dozorce, 2216 Jefferson st
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1944-08-11

Statu Maryland odbyva sve
schdze 1. dtery v mes1ci v So
kolovne. rob Gay a Preston ul.
Vysl. preds. H. Vecera, preds.
R. Legro, nam. M. Kolomaznik
tai. M. Turc, 21O9 E. Madison
St., 1cet. A. Mraz, 2052 E. Ea-
ger ST., pokl. A. Pokorny, straz-
kyne E. Hacker. Ucetn1 vybor:
M. Kozak, M. Zunt. Vybor ma
ietku: M. Pillar, M. Rys.
Sbor Zlata Praha {. 81, j. G..
D., odbyva schGze kazdy 2
ctvrtek V mesici O s. hod. vecer
v budove Ceske Svob. Skoly ma
rohu Ashland a Glover ulic.
Vysl. preds. Ant. Marek, pfeds.
M. Rys, namestka M. Steiner,
tai. M. Pokorny, 1881 E. Madi-
son St., ucet. C. Benesch, pokl.
A. Rys, strazkyne K. Sluka. Do
Velko-Vyboru: M. Rys. M.
Steiner. Do Patronatu: c. Be-
nesch, A. Rys. Do Sdruz. Csl.
Spolk11: A. Rys, M. Steiner.
Sbor Baltimorske Vlastenky
&. 1T J. G. D., odbyvajf schdze
4 1tery v mesfci v 8. hod. vecer
v Ceske Svob. Skole, Ashland
a Glover ul. Vysl. pfeds. M.
Pillar, preds. M. Kozak, ma
mestka A. Cesky, tai. R.Stozek,
2412 E.. Monument ST., 1cetnice
A. Mraz, 2O52 E.. Eager St.,
pokl. F. Rfha, strazkyne A. Ba-
Sc. Vybor majetku: K. Proxies.
Ucetn1 vymor: M. Stehlik a M.
Zaoralek. Do Velko-Vyboru:
Kozak, Pillar, Stock, Mraz a
Stehlfk. Do Patronatu: A. Ces-
XIV, M. Pillar. Do Sdruzenl Csl.
spolk1G: M. Pillar, M. Zaoralek.
Sbor Jaromira {. % j. 6. D.,
odbyvajf sch1zi 3 ctvrtek v
mesici v 8. hodin vecer v Ceske
Svob. Skole, Ashland a Glover
ulic. Vysl. pTeds. A. Pavlik,
predsedka M. Gregor, namest-
ka B. Kautsky, tai. H. Vecera,
626 N. Decker Ave-, 1cet. NJ.
Turc, 21O9 E.. Madison St.,pokl.
T. Brozfk, domov. E. Hacker,
1cet. vybor: A. Zajfc, N. Kar-
penko: do Velko-Vyboru: HI.
Vecera, M. Turc, E. Hacker;
do Patronatu: T. Brozlk; do
ISdruzeni Csl. SpolkG: M. Turc.
Do G. N. S., A. Zajic.
Sbor Ctilada cfslo Is ]. G. D.,
odbyva sch1ze kazdou 4 stfedu
V mesici v 8 hodin vecer We sko-
lie Augustfn Herman, Ashland
a Glover ul. Preds. B. Mannion,
namestka V. Pernica, tai. Z.
Masek, 626 N. Curley St., 1cet.
M. Kraft, TIC N. Milton Ave,
pokl. A. Pokorny, strazkyne B.
Sevcfk. Uctujfcf vybor: B. Pa
rick, M. Wolf. Z~astupkyne do
Velko-Vyboru: M. Kraft, M.
Wolf, A. Pokorny, B. Pafizek'
Do Patronatu: M. Kraft a K.
Masek. Do Mar. Sdruzeni: M,
Kraft a B. Sevcfk. Do Sdruz.
Gsl. SpolkG: M. Kraft.
Sbor ceske zeny a Divky els.
1O7 J. c. D Curtis Bay odbyva
sve sch6ze kazde 3 pondell v
mesfci v Sokolovne, 1927 Cher
ry St., Curtis Bay. Vysl. preds.
A. Krcek, rreds. R. M. Legro.
nam. j. Ocasek, tai. J. Blahut,
1921 Cherry St., 1cet. J. Kuska
1926 Pennington Ave-, pokl.
J. soustek, strazkyne F. Obfud.
Vybor majetku: A. Vlna, M.
Jirfcek. Do Velko-Vyboru: R.
Legro. Ucetni vybor: J. sramek
A. Kozl1k, F. Bernardy. Do
Sdruzenf Csl. SpolkI: J. Bla-
hut a J. Soustek. Do 6. N. S.
Curtis Bay A. Krcek.
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1944-08-11

Belcamp, Md. Odbocka Ces.
Mar. Sdruzen1 kona pravidelne
mesfcnf schIze kazdou posled-
nj stredu v m6slci. Predseda
Vladimir Chlud.
Telocvicna Jednota Sokola v
Belcampu kona sve pravidelne
mesfcni schdze kazdou prvni
stredu v mesici. Starosta B.
Ohnutek, tajemnik John Va
ters, Belcamp.
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1944-08-11
SBORY SOKOLSKE:

SBORY SOKOLSKE:
Sokolska Jednota "Blesk"
odbyva schuze 2 patek v mesf-
ci v $50 hod. vecer v Sokolov-
ne. Jos. Bilek ,starosta, Bern.
Marek, mfstostarosta, Jarka.
Mares, tai, 5000 Mayfield Av.
E. Kliment, pokl., A. Cihlar,
1cetnfk, Emil Taborsky, nacel-
mix, AL. Stock, vzdelavatel,
A. Taborsky, knihovnik. Spra-
vni vybor Sokolovny schazf Sc
kazdy prvnf ctvrtek v mesfci.
Pravidelne cvicenf We stfedu cd
6. hodin vecer.
Baltimorska Jednota Sokolic
odbyva sve schdze prvn1 pom
deli v mesfci, g.. hodin vecer v
Sokolovne, rob Gay a Preston
ul. Starostka S. PETER, namest-
ka M. Taborska, nacelnice He
len O. Hejny, tai. B. Parfzek,
1873 E. Oliver st. (13), ucet. F.
Belbot, 425 N. Castle St. (31),
stazkyne E.. Rfha, pokl. Ottilie
Martinez. Ucetnf vybor: Rose
Cihlar, M. Pillar, w. Rdzicka.
Do Patronatu: B. PaTfzek, B.
Bouda. Do Mar. Sdruzeni: R.
Cihlar, J. Taborsky. Do Sdruz.
SpolkG: B. PaT1zek, S. PETER.
Telocvicna Jednota "Sokol''
Curtis Bay odbyva mesicni
schulz posledni ctvrtek v mesi-
ci v Sokolovne, 1927 Cherry st,
v 8 hodin vecer. FIR. Blahut,
|starosta, FIR. Hajek, namestek,
K. Krejc1k, tai, Matthew Ave.
Brooklyn, Md, Josefa Kuska,
1cetn1, Vincenc Kozlik, pokl.
Julie Soustek, 1cet. zab. vybo-
ru. FIR. Hajek, naceln1k, FIR.
Blahut NIL, podnacelnik. Cvici
sc kazde dtery cd 6 hodin. Dc
Sdruzenych SpolkI: Johanna
Svitak.
Telocvicny a Podporujici
Spolek Katolicktch SokolG a
Sokolic sv. Vita clslo 3. Kat.
Jed. Sokol, odbyva schuze v 8
hodin vecer kazde treti ponde-
Ii v mes1ci We spolkove mist
nosti v Kat. Budove, Madison
a Duncan ul. Kaplan Vldp.
Josef Stepanek, C. SIS. r.,
preds. A. Rourek, mistopreds,
F. Miksajn, fin. taj.-pokl. F. J.
Chyba, prot. tai. V. Dvorak,
GIT N. Castle St., vyberci FIR.
Polanka, nacelnik V. Smutn5,
pod-nacelnik John Voj1k,
Sokolice :-Preds. D. Komin,
tai. E. Bright, pokl. M. Hisley,
dopisovatelka B. Pinkas, cvici-
telka A. Snyder. Cvicf Sc v 1te-
ry a v patek cd z do II Sokolo-
We a We stredu cd Z do 10 Soko-
lice. PiThlasky Sc prijfmaji pr
kazdem cvicenf v Kat. Budove.
Sbor Delnickeho Amer. So
kola porada schuze kazdy 4
1ter5 v Delnickem Dome, Ma
olson a Rose ul. Predseda A.
Vancura, 9O6 N. Madeira St.,
tai. J. Koutnik, I'll N. Glover
St., 1cet. F. Steiner, TIP N. Clio
yer ST., pokl. V. Prochazka,
813 N. Kenwood Avenue.
Patronat Ceske Svob. skoly
Augustin Herman odbyva sve
schuze 2 stredu v mes1ci We
skolni budove v 8. hodin vecer.
Pred. step. Tuna, mistopreds.
Oskar Cesky, tai. M. Kraft,
ZIG N. Milton Ave., 1cet. RHz.
Stozek, pokl. Anezka Rys, uci-
tel Jar. Smejkal. Dopisy zas1-
lejte ma tajemnici.
BELCAMP, MD.
Belcamp, Md. Odbocka Ces.
Mar. Sdruzeni kona pravidelne
mesfcnf schIze kazdou posled-
nj stredu v mes1ci. Pfedseda
Vladimir Chlud.
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1944-08-11
ROME

Observation-Disclosures CT
vic Association kona schulz ka-
zdy tfet1 patek v mes1ci We Slo-
venskem Dome, rob Eager a
Montford ulic. Emil E. MynaT,
pTeds., Charles Bittman, m1sto-
pred, Jan Kordula, pokladn1k
Antonfn Jesatko, fin. tajemnfk
j. Mifkovic, strazce. Zpravy
a dotazy vyrizuje Emil E. My
mar, 1896 N. Patterson Park
Avenue.
Augustine Herman Skupina
zenske Civic Ligy kona sve
sch1ze kazdy 1. ctvrtek v me-
s1ci cd 1880 do 4 hodin odpol.
We skole Aug. Herman. Pfeds.
pf. Anthony j. Peroutka, m1sto-
preds. pf. Chas. Peterka, tai.
pf. A. J. Lorber, pokl. pf. John
Shimanek. Stante sc clenkami
zenske Civic Lfgy.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-01-25

HAVING - LOST No. 8 ration
book, issued by local rationing
board. application made for new
one. Leroy Cook, 90 Faber Avenue.
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PUPPY LOST - Black and white
Bulldog (female). Answers to name
"CaSa." Please call 3-S526, SGT
Meriden Road. Reward.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-01-25

HAVING been robbed of my gas
ration books, "A' and "B," issued
by local board, I hereby apply for
new ones. j. v. Reed.
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HAVING LOST - Gas ration book,
issued by local rationing board,
application made for new one.
Helen Q. 10y, lie Maple Street.
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NICE WARM ROOM - Couple or
gentlemen. Steam heat. Hot water
Kitchen privileges. 257 Willow
Street. 3-5645.
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HAVING LOST-No. 3 ration book,
issued by local rationtng board,
application made for new one.
John J. Lynch, 1916 East Main
Street.
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ADDITIONAL ORDER OF NOTICE
NOTICE

|sCovILL MANUFACTURING CON-
PANY, Corporation specially
chartered by the General Assem-
bly, Of the State of Connecticut,
and having its principal place Of
business In said Waterbury,
BERNARD MCCORMACK, his Wild
ow, Heirs, Representatives and
Creditors, all OF parts unknown.
SUPERIOR COURT, NEW HAVEN
COUNTY. at WATERBURY, Jan.
ADDITIONAL ORDER OF NOTICE
ORDERED, That said above en-
|titled action be continued on the
docket OF this court for three
months and that additional notice
|Df the tendency of the complaint
In the above entitled case be given
by publishing this order in The
Evening Democrat, q newspaper
published in Waterbury, In said
New Haven County, once on or
before the 2sth day of January,
1914. BY some proper officer.
BY order OF Court,
JAMES e. MCKNIGHT,
4-1g-1f Clerk IS Waterbury.
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NEW BROWN PURSE-Lost. In
Worth's wrapping. In or around
KreSge'S. Please return to Brook,
204 Circular Avenue. 3-4823. Re-
ward.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-06-09

by Board OF Commerce are: head.
quarters for Civilian Defense Corps,
headquarters for war bond cam
paigns, office for war salvage com.
mittees, interpreting OF war regula.
tons and taxes, assisting rationing
and price control agencies, assist
ing war housing agencies, service
TO returned war veterans, headquar-
tiers for victory garden program,
working on program for the con.
servatlon OF food, fuel, transporta.
ton and the like.
In addition to these, I will mem
ton a few OF the major projects
in which your Board has been In.
terested.
Through the splendid work and
support OF your city officials, a
scientific. uniform system OF real
estate property valuation has been
installed. This was suggested and
endorsed by your Board OF Direc-
tors more than a year ago In or.
der that our city schools Nigh:
avert a very decided financial cri.
sis. Subsequent events have proven
that this was very wise action In.
deed.
Early this fall will see the open.
ing OF the new Municipal Hospital.
one OF the finest anywhere for a
city the size OF Ypsilanti Remem.
bering back a couple Of years we
recall that Il was our own Alex
Seedorfi and his Board OF Com.
merce Hospital Committee that set
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-06-09
Retiring B. Of c. Head Reports Busy Year

Luman A. Seamans, president OF
the Board OF Commerce, at the an.
nual meeting in Charles McKenny
Hall Thursday evening revealed
that the organization has participat-
ed in an unusually large number Of
enterprises during the past year.
He said in part. Just TO remind
you, am going TO enumerate a few
Of the major activities that our
Board Of Commerce carries on from
day to day throughout the year.
ITO provide research, promotion,
protection, information and consul.
tation for individual members. for
business groups, for the general
public, and above all. for Yps!.
lantfs welfare. This is accom-
plished by personal interview, by
conference. by meetings. by letters,
bulletins, telephone, telegraph and
travel.
ITO act as secretariat for the
Community and war Fund, which
is now a $50 100000 a year set.up, and
conduct its yearly campaigns.
TO act as secretarlat for the
Community Postwar Planning
Committee.
ITO act as secretarist for the De
Tense Council.
TO sell $1,000 sets OF license
plates a year.
ITO represent Draft Board No. 2
on the unemployment OF discharged
military men.
Special war services rendered
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the first machinery in motion with
a trip to washington, d. c.. to con.
fer with the United States Public
Health officials.
Your officers and directors op-
posed the million dollar merchan-
disc mart near the main gate OF
the Bomber Plant and the project
was finally cancelled after many OF
the concrete footings were in. The
proposition was unsound and a
threat to the future well-being OF
Ypsilanu.
Postwar Planning IS our prize.
Our Community Planning Commit
tee was set up by the mayor, the
ways and means committee Of the
city council in collaboration with
the officers Of the 3. OF c. We are
very proud Of the work this COM
mittee Is doing under the leader.
ship Of DR.. f. S. George. You have
already had a preliminary report
and the final one will be forthcom-
ing IN the not too distant future.
AT the beginning OF our term OF
office. we found that we were in a
building on a month 10 month lease
basis. not knowing when we might
be asked to vacate. After consider.
able negotiation We were able TO
make a five year lease OF the quar-.
ters at the same rent We had been
paying.
Miss Olive Lockwood has been
See REPORT-Page S
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ing was Curtalleu. ne GeT-
mans rolled many more
tanks into the battle.
Perhaps 100000 men
were fighting to the death
in Normandy. The Allies
identified ten Nazi divisions
and the enemy asserted we
had 20 divisions ashore.
British and Canadians were
the bulwark Of Allied forces
In the main battle five to ten miles
inland. The Americans were on
the right. increasing pressure upon
Cherbourg. a deep water port need.
ed to consolidate, reinforce and
supply the 2lst Army group.
The increasingly. gloomy Germans
said they had been thrown onto
the defensive in the Carentan area,
third OF the way across the Nor.
man peninsula and 26 miles be-
low Cherbourg. Roads leading TO
the port were the main issue OF bat.
tie.
Debaele Ia Italy
The German debacle In Italy be-
came general as the shattered
Kesseiring armies started retreat
ing along the Adriatic. On the
west coast, the strident Fifth Army
advanced II miles and started she'll
ing Tarquina. 55 airline miles above
Rome, 1O5 south OF Florence and
l20 short Of Livorno. Caprarola.
81 miles north OF the capital. fell.
In the center, German rear guards
made their best showing and slow.
cd the Eighth Army with demoll-
lions.
The German radio asserted that
the Russians had advanced several
miles in the center and left OF the
old Romanian sector OF last where
the enemy reported an offensive on
a broad front. The Russians. Gus.
tomarily silent during the FIRST
phases OF major operation, said
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Diplomas to
be Received

Commencement activities in Yp-
SLANT will continue this evening
with the Roosevelt High School
commencement scheduled for s
O'Clock in the high school auditor
ium, and the traditional Lantern
Walk Of the senior class OF the
Normal College to take place.
DR.. j. B. Edmonson, Ann Arbor,
will be the speaker at the Roose-
welt graduation, while the remand
er Of the program will include pres
entation of the diplomas, selections
by the high school chorus, and sew
eral musical selections.
The college Lantern Walk will
begin at O'Clock. at the first build
ing to be visited. Charles McKen-
ny Hall. Miss Frances Young is
chairman of the committee In
charge OF the walk, which will end
with refreshments at Charles Nc
Kenny Hall.