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The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-02-02
IN
Township

Petitions OF FIVE men. all Re
publicans, to run for nomination TO
Ypsilanti Township. have been III
ed with Mrs. Lillian Shepherd,
Township clerk. For the office Of
justice OF the jeace. full term, pc
titions have been filed for f. 9.
Simmonds and Duane Crittenden.
To I'LL an unexpired term, Earl w.
Ford and William F. Bischoff, will
run, while Edwin Wier has been
named as a candidate for a mem
Der OF the Board of Review.
During the past week Mrs. Shep-
pherd has registered 81 new voters
bringing the township total TO
1875. The primary election will
be Feb. 81. at the town hall, and
plans for running OF the election
will be made at the next meeting
Of the township board, Feb. Is.
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The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-02-02
Merchants Backing Bond Auction

over 200 pieces OF merchandise,
donated by Ypsilanti merchants,
are 10 be awarded participants in
Bond Auction, to be Saturday eve
ming as part of Ypsilanti Tribute
night, in the Ypsilanti High School
auditorium at p. III. Sponsored
by the retail affairs committee Of
the Board of Commerce, the auc-
ton will be run by Harry Whitlow,
Wyandotte, as auctioneer, assist
ed by approximately so bond sales
men. The merchandise is 10 be
auctioned off to the highest bid
der, all building, however, being
in war bonds. Bond statesmen win
be present to take orders, and
mouey for the bonds may be paid
at the time OF the sale, or persons
may arrange to be contracted by
bond statesmen at a later date.
The auction program will be
varied throughout the evening,
with special stage acts and music
by the Ypsilanti High School Band,
under direction OF Leland Randall,
planned to take place in between
sales.
Stories Of their war experiences
will be told by to veterans OF
the present war, Capt. Paul Laugh
ter, Detroit, and Cpl. Forrest
Swinehart, Big Rapids. Both men
were members Of the famous Com
pany E, OF Big Rapids. and made
the crossing over the OwenStanley
Mountain range in New Guinea
with the company. Both have re-
ceived medical discharges from
the Army.
The Ypsilanti Tribute Night
program has as its objective hon
ors for both men and women in ser
vice now and those who have been
discharged. Special guests, who
will be given seats OF honor on
the platform, will be any OF Ypsi-
lantis returned veterans. or any
lpsilanti men or women home on
leave. Ypsilanti residents are be-
ing urged by the Fourth War Loan
Drive Committee, sponsoring
agency OF the program, to 90 lend
their support in making both the
bond auction and5the Tribute Night
a success =
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-02-02
.TaxForrns to
be Explained

Income tax Institutional meet
ings were announced at a meeting
Of board of directors Of the Board
of Commerce, Tuesday evening.
The first meeting will be Fri
day evening at Cleary College for
representative of manufacturers
or other large firms, who will re-
ceive instruction on individual re-
turns in order that they may as
sist fellow employees. 4 second
meeting is planned in February,
for retailers and professional peo-
pie for making out business re-
turns.
Paul Ungrodt, secretary. reported
that automobile license sales, since
Jan. total over 1000 plates. an I'M
equalled record. Because the vol
ume OF sales is so great it will be
necessary to employ part time
clerk now, despite the fact that
ii is early in the season, the dead
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-02-02
School Starts
Night Classes

The first night school classes OF
this semester we're started Monday
evening at Ypsilanti High School.
sTypewriting classes for begin
ners and advanced pupils had about
Is members in both classes. These
classes are taught by Miss Mary
Louise Allen Of Cleary Business
College. The gymnasium and
swimming classes added Is new
members.
Tuesday evening the slip cover
class began with about 10 starting
the course. Mrs. Andrew Smith
is the instructor The clas N
ballroom dancing met Tuesday
night at the school to organize and
the first instruction period will be
tonight at the Hunt Studio. Jimmy
Hunt instructing The class will
start at : o'clock, and will meet
-axa1x- "Wednesday evening for 10
weeks. The bookkeeping class will
also begin tonight at the Ypsilanti
High School Miss Mary Low
Allen. instructor.
ar..a u4rtnrR uuy WORE Ronda
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-02-02
Grounding Casts His
Shadow, Winter Stays

Punxsutawney, Pa, Feb. Ems
Casting a shadow as black as the
Axis war outlook. the Punxsutaw-
ney grounding, the seer OF weather
seers. today proclaimed to an anxi-
Gus world that the current weather
will continue for six more weeks.
The groundhog's forecast was
made from the weather works on
Gobbler's Knob. canoe Ridge. two
miles south OF Punxsuta Nney.
After a censorship-enforced sill
ence OF two years, the Funxsutaw-
new woodchuck was raring TO per
form before representative OF the
press and weather scouts from the
local Grounding Club. and before
them all. the famed prognosticator
cast one OF his blackest shadows Of
the past decade. thus warning the
nation TO prepare for cold, rain.
slush, snow. sleet and wind.
His Chuckship ignored Interview
ers who sought his opinion on the
wars. the fourth term. taxes and
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-02-02
School Makes
Paper Plans

Final plans for the Ypsilauu
High School waste paper drive.
which is TO be Monday afternoon,
were made this morning in a meet
ing OF the High School Student
Council. which is sponsoring the
campaign. All students from the
seventh through the twelfth grades
will participate in the drive In an
attempt TO top their record made
during a paper drive this fall
Glasses will be shortened Mon.
day morning. with students being
dismissed at II O'Clock. and re-
turning to school for the actual
beginning Of the collecting al
1880 Through City Salvage
Chairman f. Il. Schill and through
Daniel 7. Quirk, 10 large trucks
have been procured Crews NJ
four or five students will work
with drivers on the trucks and will
make thorough canvass OF ths
city. Residents are being asked
to bundle their paper and have IL
ready for pickup by the trucr 3
by Monday noon.
other students will make indi
yidual collections. In their own au-
tomobiles. or using whatever ye-
hicles may be available Any resi-
dents wishing assistance Tom stu
dents in bundling the paper, or in
carrying IL to curbs, may call the
Ypsilanti High School Office.
Paper will be stacked on the
parking lot at the rear Of the
school and efforts will be made to
load it into freight cars as fast as
it is brought in. Types OF paper
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-02-02
Record Set by
Blood Donors

Ypsilanu has once again made a
record in Washttnaw County with
a donation OF -271 pints- OF blood
taken on Tuesday at the Methodist
Church. OF the 335 registrations.
three groups. we're represented: "a
residents or Coldw alter came here
by bus to donate as there IS no unit
10 service that part Of the state:
80 students came from the Mich
gan State Normal College; and Is
dolors gave from the registrations
taken by the Local 80 clio.
The nine time donors we're Ern.
est CUP. Mrs. Pearl CelebreZze
and Lawrence Conrad and Clinton
Fisk. Howard Raymo gave for the
seventh time.
The S25 for the lunches for the
donors was contributed by the stu
dent council OF Ypsilanti High
School.
Eleven trips we're made by the
Red cross Motor corps With Mrs.
Lamar Sinkule. Mrs. &. Mennen
Williams and Miss Mary Ann Cros-
By driving. The lunch was prepared
and served BY the Canteen corps
and Canteen Aides. Mrs. Earl Han.
cox and n Mrs HAYS acted as
chairmen assisted by Mrs. Harry
Church. Mrs. Gregory Scharf and
Mrs. Amanda Wyclifte. The Aides
we're Mrs. Ross Bower. Mrs. Robert
Wizard. Mrs. z. R. schill. Mrs. Alex
Fox. Mrs. J. 3. Shepherd Mrs.
Adolph Gress. Miss Inez Graves and
Mrs George Metherell
The blood donor committee. Miss
Estabrook Rankin. chairman. Mrs
d. B. South. registrar. and Mrs. ].
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The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-02-02
Allied TROOPS Crack Gustav Line
Solons
Seek to Dust
Indicted Men

Lansing. Feb. up Members
Of the House OF Representatives
today circulated petitions demand-
ing legislative action to drop from
the states payroll any legislator
who pleads guilty to or is convict.
ed Of grand jury charges.
Rep. Maurice f. Post. Rockford
Republican. said a resolution cali
ing for such action would probably
be introduced following the exam
nation today before Judge Leland
W. Carr Of Rep. Stanley j. Dom
browski, Detroit Democrat. serving
Is year maximum prison sentence
for perjury before the grand jury.
Preparation OF the petitions yes
terday followed quickly on the
heels OF house acceptance OF the
resignation Of Rep. Miles NJ. Cal
laghan. Reed City Republican. who
Saturday pleaded guilty to grand
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The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-02-02
Deadlock on
Vote Likely

Washington, reb. 2-INs-Fed-
eral ballot leaders in the Senate
and States rights" proponents in
the House voiced contradictory VIC
tory claims today which pointed 10
an ultimate conference deadlock
on the soldier vote bill.
House Republicans, who lost only
II of their members in the first
test OF strength on the federal-ver-
sus-state issue, predicted that leg
islation giving the states control
Of soldier voting would pass the
House by margin OF from so to 10
votes. The vote was not expected
to be reached until late Thursday.
But in the Senlte, where debate
still delayed a record vote, Sen.
Lucas Cd H., sponsor OF a modi-
fed federal ballot bill. dclared:
I'VE are going right ahead and
think we can pass our bill. o. II
the House passes a different bill
we will move, when 1t is returned
here, to concur with an amend
ment which would be our bill"
Behind the parliamentary spar
ring was the congressional expec-
tation that President Roosevelt
would veto any States rights
bill not embracing his demand TO
guarantee every serviceman and
woman a vote in 1874.
House Majority Leader McCor-
mack (D) Mass. was inclined to
dismiss the vote by which the
House rejected an Administration
move to force a record vote on the
federal ballot proposal OF Rep.
Morley Cd Texas. A record
vote was demanded by President
Roosevelt.
Wen win in the long run, Nc
Cormack said.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-02-02
Beachheads Established on
TDo Islands of Marshalls;
Americans Driving Inland
Landing Made
by Seventh,
Fourth
tBy International News seryIce)

(By International News seryIcel
American troops battered both
AXIS partners heavily today. crack
ing the Mars tough Gustav line in
italy and extending the first Allied
footholds on Japanese pre.war ter
ritory.
The Yanks in Italy, together with
French componcnts OF the Fifth
Army. smashed the powerful Ger
man positions north OF Casino.
The breakthrough extended for
several miles and constituted quite
a gain for the main body OF Lieut.
Gen. Mark W. Clark's force which
for weeks had hammered at this.
the strongest enemy barrier TO a
Allied advance against Rome on
the trans-ltalian battlefront
Despite tho gains In Italy, ths
American campaign IN the Marshall
Islands OF the Central Pacific high
lighted the war news. United s-thtes
Marines and Army troops drove In.
land from beachheads established
on two isles OF the jap held archi.
pelago, in their drives against the
main Kwajaleln atoll bases.
Powerful Bsrrags
The untried Leathornecks OF the
Fourth division and Seventh dli.
sion doughboys. veterans OF the
Aleutian CAM ign, surged ashore
under cover OF powerful nayH and
aerial barrage. supporting thar IN.
land advance was the mightiest
armada ever assembled
No sooner did the American
troops surge ashore than they
dragged heavily artillery through
the surf and laid down whitening
barrage which cut off from help the
Jap garrisons-a at Roi And --Aamars
site OF the best airfleld and sea.
plane base In the archipelago.
American troor landed at each
end OF the largest atoll in tho Mar.
shall group. The Fourth Marine
division went ashore near Roi
while the Army's Seventh division
which underwent It's baptism of
fire In the Aleutians. landed in the
vicinity OF Kwalalein Island.
Admiral Chester W Nimitz. an.
nouncing that the Yanks had es.
tabllshed their bridgeheads against
"strong opposition" revealed for
the first time that battleships
formed part Of the American task
force in the central Pacific. Be
sides the capital ships. the Arma.
da included heavy and light cru.s.
ers. destroyers and lighter war-
craft OF all types
Their heavy rifles wellcd 10
cacophony OF thunder with the e.
ploding bombs cascaded upon the
much-battered islands by planes
from carriers OF the force. az well
as land-based bombers OF both the
Army and Navy.
The air raids served to keep out
OF action many Jap planes that
might have interfored with the
American landings. OF those enemy
aircraft hapless enough to come
within range OF the Allied airmen,
113 were destroyed or damaged
in two days in the Marshalls and
at nearby wake Island.
Losses Moderate"
Only moderate" American loss
es we're believed exper erced in
what the Tokyo radio termed "furi-
Gus fighting"
Two more "firsts' came to light
in the Southwest Pacific campaign.
The initial land fighting flared in
Dutch New Guinea when Dutch
and Australian troops repulsed an
attack by eight barge-loads OF laps
against an Allied post in the ELAN
den River sector. II also was the
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-02-02

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Tom Harmon, Starlet,
Expected al School

Children Of R7ckfaHf SeAeeLhe-e-
are counting the minutes until
1890 Thursday morning when they
are expecting a visit from Tom
Harmon. ar hero OF gridiron fame
and. perhaps. the motion picture
starlet. Miss Elyse Knox. whom he
met Tuesday in Chicago.
The children expect TO have
special assembly 10 entertain Their
Visitors and hope TO see some Of the
trophies Harmon brought bacz
from his adventures In China.
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The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-02-02
Victory my MORE Rom
f Bond Sale
Still Good

Ypsilanu continued TO maintain
a good position today in sale OF r
bonds. with today's + bond sales
reported as s22,7s1.25. and today's
other bond sales totalling Sfi,100.
Total sales for Npsilanti is s492.-
235, leaving a total Of s502.76j to
be sold before reaching the city
quota Of S995000
Washtenaw County sales today
amounted to s3.32O.7147j, with
s1,0O9.i72.2j OF this being in +
bonds. and S231l,t42J0 being in
other bonds.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-02-02
Military Affairs Committee
Considers National Service

mean that the voluntary program
has failed
Whenever those are In charge
Of the prosecution of this war and
its high strategy such as the com
manderin-chief. the War Depart
ment and the Navy Department
say that national service leglsla-
ton is necessary, who are we TO
object" he said Therefore,
support Il.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-02-02
Congress Today

by Associated Press)
Senate
Schedules first test vote on fed.
eral ballot for uniformed forces
(meets at II a m, Eastern war.
timer.
Military Committee hears Amer
lean Legion witnesses on national
service bill 90.
Fore gn Relations COMMITTEES
starts work on resolution to permit
participation in United Nations re-
lief and rehabilitation program.
10:S0l.
House
Continues debate on soldier.vote
legislation tmeets hooH+. ---
Education committee starts stu
dy OF Veterans training (l0:30).
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-02-02
Balance of Power Major
Issue in Allied Nations

full accord with the views of Sec
rotary of State Cordell Hull.
Britain's concern over her own
postwar weakness in dealing with
Russia and the United States is
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-02-02

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The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-02-02

LONDON-INS-Foreign Secre-
tary Anthony Eden promised to-
day that Britain would work with
the United States to bring to trial
Japanese involved In war crimes.
Eden told the House OF Commons
that Britain's policy regarding war
criminals applies to Japan as well
as Germany. The British govern
ment is N close touch with Wash
ington on this matter, he said.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-02-02
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Three room furnished APT, Adults
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The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-02-02
Flashes of
Late News
THE WEATHER: Tonight:
CLOUDY, Warmer

YWOOD-INS- Charging
that the producers Of the film. BE
yond Tomorrow" still owe Si2.5S5
on a 100000 loan, the Bank OF
America today fled a foreclosure
OF a mortgage suit against General
Service Studios, Inc, and others.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-02-02

NEW YORK-INS- The book
and author committee OF the
Fourth War Loan Drive announced
today that Dr.. Albert Einstein has
donated two manuscripts, including
the one of his theory of relatively,
TO be auctioned in the bond cam.
paign. The second manuscript.
as yet unpublished, also deals with
hidden secrets OF the universe.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-02-02

CHICAGO-INS- Authorities to-
day renewed systematic grilling
of two sisters, one OF them an en-
ploye of the Drake hotel, to de.
termine il they had any connection
with the murder OF Mrs. Adele
Born Williams in her room at the
Drake Jan. 49,. The sisters are
red-haired Mrs. Ellen Bennett, A..
for the last four months an infor.
nation clerk at the hotel, and Miss
Anna Valanis, the wife of H. Il.
NJ mex, although usually going by
her maiden name.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-02-02

NEW YORK-AP-An attack
Of influenza will prevent Sec
ond II. Charles (Whitey) Had,
former Michigan Normal hurd-
Ter, from competing in the
Millrose track meet here Satur-
day. Had is now stationed at a
flying field in Texas.
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NEW YORK-lNS - Internal
Revenue officials in New York said
today they are advising taxpayers
not to file their 1914 income esti-
mates with their 1943 income tax
returns. They explained that prob
able new legislation which could
not be made effective before March
l is expected to affect the tax rate
on 1914 incomes and that Con-
gress probably will authorize a de-
lay Of at least month in filing of
declarations.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-02-02

OMAHA - Wendell Wilkes
campaign for the Republican presi-
dental nomination was officially
underway in Nebraska today. The
former COP acknowledgements 1914
drive in the cornhusker state was
touched OFF with the designation OF
Emmett Brumbaugh OF Omaha as
state campaign chairman.
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The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-02-02

CHUNGKING- APP - Chinese
newspapers, headlining the landing
OF American troops in the Mar
shall Islands. hailed it today as
crack in Japans "Siegfried line"
in the Pacific and took the view
generally that the United States is
seeking a showdown battle with
the japanese navy.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-02-02

NEW YORK-AP-A military
court at Meknes in French Moroc-
co has imposed the death sentence
on seven natives convicted OF be
ing members of a German spy ring,
radio France at Algiers announced
today. The broadcast. recorded by
L. S. Government monitors, said
six other members of the ring were
sentenced to prison for varying
terms.
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NEW YORK-AP- The New
York Times has acquired radio sta
ton WQXR and its frequency mo-
dulation station WQXQ by agree
ing to purchase all stock of the In
terstate Broadcasting Co.. which
operates the stations. The pur.
chase is subject to approval by the
Federal Communications Commits
sion
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-02-02

WASHINGTON AP-The war
Food Administration (WFA) sad
today the per capita civilian supply
OF cheese in 1914 Is expected to be
slightly more than four pounds. or
about a pound less than in 1913.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-02-02

NEW YORK-INS- The Com.
munist- party announced today its
1914 annual convention will be
held May 20 in New York City.
The convention is expected to rati.
fy an executive committee pro-
posal to change its name and aban.
don its status as a political party.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-02-02

LANSING-AP Governor Kelly
legislative committees
Tuesday TO draft bills required to
institute an adult education pro.
gram in Michigan. The governor
said at press conference he ex-
pected a modest start would be
made-educators have proposed an
original Appropriation OF slightly
more than $1,000,000- with thu
thought of having the program
ready for an anticipated greater
demand for opportunity to learn
when service men and women re-
turn from the war.
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NEW NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. OF
additional war bonds totalling
Sl03,SS9.600 was credited to New
York Stock Exchange members to.
day as their response to plea de.
liyered on the floor OF the ex.
change by Lieut.. Gen. Alexander A.
Nandergrift, chief Of the L. S. Ma
rine Corps.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-02-02

LoNDoN-AP-The full import
OF Washington's action in hating
oil shipments to Spain was brought
home to the Spanish people today
as all private automobiles and mo-
torcycles in the nation we're ordered
eft the streets al once to conserve
fuel.
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LONDON INS-Pope Plus XII
was reported in an item in the Lon
don Daily Mail to have turned
down a request by Hitler for a
meeting. Neutral reports from
Rome for a talk but that the Pom
itfi replied such a meeting vas IN.
advisable.
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Evening star., 1944-12-15
Suit Charges Fraud
In Apartment Stock

A chancery suit returnable in
the January term of Alexandria
Circuit Court has been filed by
Helen C. Calvert, 3110 Mount Ver-
non avenue, Alexandria, against
Charles Henry Smith, attorney, as
stockholder and director of Auburn
Gardens, Inc, an apartment prof.
ect on Glebe road.
The suit also names Mrs. Fanny
j. Smith, Charles Henry Smith, jr.
Auburn Gardens, Inc, Auburn
Housing Authority.
Miss Calvert charges that Mr.
Smith obtained control of the ST.
100000 corporation through fraud
and deceit, that he coerced her
into relinquishing her 500 shares
Of stock for less than it's value
that he misrepresented himself tc
the State Corporation Commission
as one-third owner of the land in
volved, and that he concealed the
financial affairs of the corporation
from her.
The plaintiff asked that an au-
ditor be appointed to take over the
corporation, disburse only what il
necessary and give her an account.
ing.
Mr.. Smith characterized the suit
as part of slander scheme" He
said there was nothing to it."