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The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-07-28

BY j. B. KRUGER
ny the Associated Prsss Var Eailae
The shrinking japanese EN-.
pire bled today from five new
Allied thrusts, including q dsv.
astating U. S. stab into the Car.
olines which wiped out 10 ships
and rs planes and reduced pa.
lau as a stumbling block on the
Allied road back to the Philip.
pines.
On eight sea and land battle
fields the best Japan could man.
age was a stand-off against the
underdog Chinese at Hengyang.
Allied victories were scored at
Palau, Truk, Sabang and On
China's two battlefronts.
Carrier planes of . fast
American task force raided Pa
lau and other Western Caroline
bases for two days (July 24-25),
sinking a destroyer, an oiler, Z
destroyer escort Of minelayer.
seven cargo vessels and many
smaller craft. On the first day
rs planes were destroyed. On
the second, no enemy intercept
tors were seen. Five u. 8.
planes were lost but four pilots
were saved. Islands attacked
were Arakadesan, Peleliu, An
gaur, Malakal and Koror in the
Palau group; and zap and
Ulithi, which are between P1.
lau and Guam. Adm. Chester
Nimitz told Of the raid last
night.
JAP SHIPS SUNK
Another singing blow, In
flicted by bombers Of General
Douglas MacArthur's command,
See PACIFIC-PAge 3
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-07-28
European
By DWIGHT PITKIN

Associated Press War Editer
The u. S. Army threw an
avalanche Of steel annd explos-
ives against the Germans on q
40-mile front In France today
and lightning armored thrusts
threatened entrapment of enemy
forces caught in a huge nut
cracker west of St. Lo. Battle
front dispatches said the capture
of Coutances, strategic enemy
base AZ miles south of Cher
bourg, was imminent.
The Red Army beat back the
Germans toward the suburbs of
Warsaw. Cossack cavalrymen
and tanks drove throug flat
grain fields in a frontal assault
that reached 80 miles from the
Polish capital. The Germans
said they had withdrawn from
Brest Litovsk, fortress city OF
$4,000 on the western Bug and
10 miles east of Warsaw.
The fall of Brest Litovsk, far
behind the westward surge of
See EUROPE-Page 2
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-07-28

The fightin'est football fan Is
a fellow named Van!
Everyone in Mount Clemens
remembers Van Wallace and the
epic struggle he has made to live
a life of usefulness and happin-
ess-or at least one happy as one
in his circumstance could.
Van himself will long remem-
Der July 4, 1922, when with his
family and friends, watching
from the shore, he dived into
shallow water in Lake st. Clair
on the Paul Widener estate,
near old Venice Beach.
But to get back to the fight
in'est fan side of our story. Van
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-07-28

A 37-year-old local man,
Master Sgt. Frank Bonk, of %
Meade street, was one of the
Army Air Forces % enlisted
men from an Eighth AAF Fight
er Station in England to partic-
ipate in the first Britain-to-Rus-
STA shuttle bombing mission re-
Gently publicized in the world
press.
Bonk, whose regular army
Job consists of keeping the trim
Psi Mustang fighters in condi-
ton and overseeing a whole
squad of mechanics, flew to
Russia in a Bit Flying For
tress to service the fighters when
they landed at Soviet Base, ac-
cording to official statements
released to the press today.
The fighters which he had
faithfully serviced for over two
years escorted the Fortresses in
which he and the other mechan-
les were flying and on the &C.
casion drove off an attack by
some Messerschmidt LOGS
which were attempting to break
up the bomber formations.
WAIST GUNNER
The Michigan soldier, who be-
fore this time had confined his
efforts to fixing 'em on the
ground and leaving the aerial
operations to the pilots, flew as
waist gunner in the Fort.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-07-28

From England his ship flew
across Belgium and Germany,
pausing only to bomb an oil re-
finery southeast of Berlin, then
continued on across Poland and
landed in Russia.
There Sgt. Bonk and his
crews spent a few days repair
ing the fighters for another long
journey, this time from Russia
to Italy.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-07-28
Auto Tax DeadIine
Near; Penalty SET

Officials of the Mount Glenn
ems branch of the Office of
Internal Revenue pleaded with
the motoring public today to
purchase their Auto Use Tax
stickers before the deadline of
August 1, next Tuesday.
Motorists failing TO comply
with this Federal requirement
are subject to a fine Of SIS.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-07-28

a parade and ceremony during
which decorations will be
awarded to the next of kin of
two Michigan AAF heroes kill
ed in action.
The widow of Staff Sgt. Rob-
ert r. Wolf. 1922 st. Clements,
Center Line, will receive the
Silver Star and Oak Leaf Clus-
ter in recognition Of his gal
lantry over Dutch New Guinea
and in the Southwest Pacific
area.
Mrs. Victor j. Malenfant, 900
Elm street, Bay City, will re-
ceive the Distinguished Flying
See SELFRIDGE-Page 2
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-07-28
THREE-WAY SHUTTLE BOMBING
Local Man on First Soviet Hop

Their job completed, the
ground crews boarded Air
Transport Command planes and
were sent back to England via
Cairo and Casablanca.
Returning to his home sta
ton the veteran aircraft me-
chanic told those who stayed
behind of his Russian advent
ure.
Ca nCAI MAN-DoUn
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-07-28
CRASH HALTS MAIL

ROMEO - Delivery Of mails
to residents of nearby Washing
ton was delayed this morning
when a US. mail truck over
turned at Knight road and M-53.
The truck, driven by August
Bruder. was being driven north
and overturned at that point.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-07-28

had had visions of becoming one
of Knute Rockne's gridiron
stalwarts when the "Old Rock"
was holding sway as football
mentor at Ole Notre Dame in
South Bend, Ind. Van might
have made the team. He tried
with every atom of energy then.
the same as he fights with cour-
age now.
But that eventful and almost
tragic July fourth dive put an
end to his hopes. He became
paralyzed from his waist down
when his head struck bottom.
But our story does not end here,
See Vantage 2
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-07-28

THE time is coming" Ford
said, when man will be able to
1 determine the length of his life
span by controlling his diet. /
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-07-28
Cocker Spaniel
Home from War
Without Boss


spaniel with 48 combat missions
ga inst the japanese to his
credit, was due home today for
rehabilitation - for a broken
heart.
Home for Pistol Head will be
with Mrs. Eileen B. Willis in
Brooklyn, N. Y, where soldiers
in the Marshall Islands hope he
will find a new incentive for
living.
The dog that could tell the
sound of a japanese plane from
an American and bark an alarm
was placed aboard a United Air
Lines plane here late yesterday
for the last lap of the trip.
Even flying again hasn't put
the old Upper in Pistol Head
who hasn't cared about any
thing since Mrs. Willis husband,
1t. Col. S. T. Willis, flew out
against the japanese in an Army
bomber without him and never
came back.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-07-28
'Fiqhtin'e est Fan Waiting
for Autumn Gridiron Days

Van Wallace, An nvoIid n Years, Never Become Grid
Ployer for kotre Dsme But Is Colleges No. Fan
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-07-28

Allied Armies
Gain Victories
Forces on Every Front Surging
Forward as Axis Faces Disorder
How Allied Armies Stand

RUSSIA - Red Army scores 10th major triumph In ~
hours with capture OF strategic ortesses onkns coveted
Warsaw.
NORMANDY - British and American troops bvsak
through western kormondy ne ond crock Gevmon units
routed in disorder.
PACIFIC - U. S. corrier force raid corone sloads
takes huge toll Of Jap shipping Macarthur plones
heoviIy.
ITALY Aided by oeroI support, Allied forces capture
San caseiono and push towords Florence despite hss
ortiery dueIs.
AERIAL - American pones numbering 1000 hit the
Reich and it's oil production industries and sweep ether
enemy territory.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-07-28
East Detroit Girl
Missing. Writes
to Her Parents

EAST DETROIT - "Safe and
happy. That Is the gist Of .
letter received this morning By,
the parents OF Florence Oltoe
who mysteriously disappeared
from the Eastwood swimming
pool July 10.
Her parents, Mr.. and Mrs
William Otter, had lived In ner.
vous fear that perhaps Florence
had met with violence in her
sudden and unexplained dis-
appearance, but fears were ~
lieved through receipt Of ~
letter.
Florence wrote the letter hes.
self from Akron, Ohio, ststtng
that she was well and happy.
and at the same time expreG1ed
sincere regrets that she NJ
caused her parents any hsaEtlsll
anxiety.
The Offers live q 1oo33 otes<
art avenue, warrsu tsWl11
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-07-28
SeIfridge Field Planning
Open House for Citizens

Public Invited Tuesday Afternoon to Witness
Demonstrations Of Equipment AAFs 37th Anniversary
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-07-28

See LOCAL MAN-Page 2
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-07-28

See EUROPE-Page 2
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1944-08-01
STRAIN 3

prebivalstva t. j. 80 milijonov
vojakov "a Z.S.S.R.
Verjetno je, da imajo Rusi "a
zahodne operacije ma razpolago
10 miliionov vojakov. Poleg te-
ga ina Y. s. s. r. ma vzhodu po-
sebno armada - "a vsak slu-
eaj.. Tankov, letal in topov pa
so izdelali Rusi najmanj "a 100
procentov vec, kakor so mislili
Nemci, XII SO Sc zmotili, kakor
je dejal Hitler >.
Tako pc uspehih, kakor tudi
po sodbah vojnih strokovnja-
kov je sila sovjetske vojske da-
mes vecja kakor je bila kdaj ko-
Ii pref. Ozadje v teh dveh letih
in pol nj pocivalo. sele sedaj je
celotna ruska vojna masinerija
v poInera pogonu.
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1944-08-01

zemala k zemlji. Vrgla je Sc
be tezki delovni predpasnik in
zemeljski hlad il je pricel lesti
skozi. tenko, ohlapno oblacilo.
Ear zahajajocega solnca je iii
kakor tekoce zlato po glad KEN,
belem brezovem ljubju. Mic Sc
nj zganilo. LIE voda je tenko zu-
borela v potocku in tn pa tam
je zaplahutala posamezna pti-
ca mad rjavo vodno gladino. No
benega glasu nj bilo cuti razen
regljanja zab nekje v oddalje-
mem mocvirju in redkih glasov
mimo letecega drozga. Tu je
vladala jasnoca, o kakrsni Sc
il Sc nj sanjalo, jasnoca, XII jo je
potrebovala dusa v hrepenenju
in uresnicenju. Judita je cd "a.
vzetja pridrzevala sapo.
Sven je stopal po drugen
bregu tolmuna in trenotno ga j
zagledala v svetlobi, ko so pa
dali mani dolgi pasovi sence
Zdajci Sc je pojavil liza bre:
nalik mlademu bogu. sJudita St
nj zganila. Pristopil je blize ii
jo pogledal.
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1944-08-01
ENlKOPRAVNOST

Genlu ne izpregovoris, Jndi-
ta Z" je vprasal ocitajoce. NE
yem kaj j psehsis lipj es nepresta-
no?''
Judita je zardela Cd presene-
cenja in je skocila $ tai.
..Oh, IT," je, vzkliknila raz-
greto. cenau mai bi vedpo goyo-
rila? Ali ii ne .zadostuje, da
sem sploh prBla?"
Sven 10 lie rszzaljeno pogle-
dal.
"Oh, mo. &c tako razumes-'' -
Okrenil Sc je, da bi Sci.
"Pojdi SEM" je zamrmrala
Judita, gledaje v stran.
Pocasi je stopil rprednjo,
"Kaj?"
"Mislila sem, da morda
YES =" Prsit SO Sc il magic dvi.
gale. Zasukala sc je in ga
strastno obj jela.
ssNe smes cd meme, navaditi
Sc moras, da postanes tax, ka.
krsna sem JAZZ. V meni tici ne.
ikaj, cesar ne razumes. Nihce tu.
ka.j ne razume tega: Stran poi.
deva, nekam dalec, JAZZ in tt
fStran pojdeva = pojdeva - ir
'postaneva nekaj vec in bova ka
kor veliki ljudje, XII 81 cital {
njih. Preprieana sem, da mo
rem in ii moras, sicer me boz
razzalil. Drugacna morava po
stati, Sven,s kakor so ljudje too
okoli ali mestu, kjer 81 delal
Proc pojdeva, cez morje morda
Kajne, Sven?"
j Sven jo je pobozal po hrbtu
,da bi jo pomiril. sPrizadeval S
je, da bi jo razumel. Hotel j
biti dober, toda kot mozak n
mogel lagati.
"Seveda pojdeva, Judita, tc
da pref moran leto ali dive tt
do delati. Sal ne moreva iti ka
tako ma veter, kaj"
: Sedla sta ma breg in Judit
/. Sc je pomirila. Z6ajci je ,zs
mukala -krava in spomnila st
e Sc, da je solnce ze zatonilo. d.
n kle je magic potegnila nase svt
'delovni predpasnik, umazar
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1944-08-01
'0bOrOzena sila
ESOyjetske unije

Ko je junija 1941 Hitler ma
.padel z. S. S. r., je raeunal, da
imajo njegove armade pred Sc.
sboj sovjetsko vojsko, XII steje 5
do 5 milijonov moz, 5 do 10 tt
SOC tankov in okrog 10 tisoc le-
tai. -
Hitler je postavil v borbo 25O
nemskih divizij (priblizno 3 in
pol milijona moz), Is tisoc tan
kov in Is tisoc letal.
>Njegovi podrepniki Madjar-
ska, Romunija in Finska, maj bi
skupno z Italijo postavili ma
daljnih 100 divizij. Nemska pre-
moe je bila ocitna.
Hitlerjevi general so napove-
dali, da bodo prusijaske horde v
Osmlh tednlh v .MOSkvl. Ma OD-
letnico nemskega napada ma Ru-
sijo je Hitler izjavil: 'Zmotili
ysmo Sc, niti pojma nismo imeli
kako so Sc Rusi pripravii ma O.
brambo Zmagali bono, al
potrebne bodo Sc mnoge ogor
Gene bitke'.
Koliko znasa resnici S 6
sovjetske armade? Goebbels j
nekoc pripovedoval, da SO Rus
izgubili 20 milijonov vojakov. '
najskrajnejsem slucaju je mogo
&c mobilizirati 1/6 celotnegs
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1944-08-01

Nadalievanie)

"Prav, toda ne ocitaj mi, &c
Bjarnasson ne pride mlatici
* tebi," je. dejal.
Thorvald je bill mahoma
vstric Kaleba, XII je odhajal
proti vozu. Bolje ko izgubiti
Bjarnassonovo pomoc :.
"Kdaj bi ga rad ?', je malone
zasmrkal.
"Oh, kadarkoli, cim pref, tenn
bolje zame. Placal ii bonn v 60
tovini, Thorvald, tako sklepam
JAZZ kupeije. Morebiti ii bo
vprav sedaj denar HASN'T, kaj J"
Domenila sta Sc, da sc snideta
naslednji dan v trgovini pri
Johannesonu, XII je bill hkratu
nekak javni notar. Ia je drugi
dan zakljucil njuno pogodbo.
"No, ma svidenje, Thorvald,"
je vzkliknil Kaleb in je skocil
ma voz. "Danes je bill dober dan
"a oba, kaj ?"
Kaleb Sc je odpeljal, a Thor
valid je preklinjal "a MIN.
Dan je bill sijajno jasen. Pre-
cejsen del kosnje bi bill moral
biti do vecera opravljen. Ella je
bila pri delu nekoliko oslabela
in Amalija jo je rahlocutno
tolazila, kakor je Kaleb opazil
pri kosilu. Amalijo DO moral
torej spomniti njenih dolznosti
Kaleb je bill radoveden, kako bi
bilo, &c bi nasposled prislo do
tega, da bi moral igratl
"trumf," kakor je imenoval to-
MOI nj bill prav mic dyomu, da
to ne bi povzrocilo ma farm:
druge spremembe, kakor. .da b
priklenilo druzino cvrsteje 7
grudi. Bill je trdno preprican
da bi odkritje Amalijine sramo
te zadrzalo otroke "a vedno NJ
kmetiji, in sklenil je, da Sc NJ
bo prav mic obotavljal razodet
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1944-08-01
Marta Ostenso
SIRASTNI BEG

Marku Jordanu resnice, cim bo
prisiljen to storiti. Toda zado-
voljeval Sc je odlasanjem in
je bill vessel zlasti donna, ki ga
je povzrocevalo njegovo odlasa-
ME Amaliji. Hotel 81 je prihra-
nit to razodetje "a ugodneisi
Cas-.
Ko Sc je vrnila Judita pod We
Ger tistega dne s polja, il je BIZ
la obleka cd potenja VISA premo-
eena. Nj Sc umila 'drugimi
vred pri lijaku, temvec je od-
nesla posodo hladne vode v Lin-
dino sobo, psepricana, da ne bo
nikogar tjakaj. Slekla Sc je ter
81 umila yes zivot, da je dobila
kurjo polt cd hladne vode. Ma
to Sc je cd pet do glave magic
preoblekla v cisto in 81 zatakni-
la "a prsi sopek sivke, XII je bila
zrasla poleti ma njeni gredi
Preko te obleke 81 je potegnila
umazani delovni predpasnik, ki
ga je YES dan nosila, da ne hi
drugi opazili, da Sc je preoblek.
la. .Tedaj je zacula Amalijo, k
je klicala k vecerji.
Po vecerji, XII so jo bill VS.
v druzini pouzili molce in
skrajno utrujenostjo, je odbr
zela .Judita il .hise in odvedls
Princa iz ograde. Upala je, d;
DO zivina kje v blizini in DO po
temtakem imela vec casa z:
Svena. Dekle nj imela neznil
cuvstev do fanta, temvec stra
sno potrebo po necem, kar j
bilo izven zivljenja okoli nje
Ko je prijezdila do potocka
Svena Sc nj bilo tam. Privezal
je konja k drevesu oh robu ia
Sc, odkoder je imela pred ocn
zivino med vrbjem. Nato Sc J
, zgrudila ma NAH pod brezam
Gladila je vitka debla in Sc pr
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1944-08-01

obleko preko ciste. Sven Sc je
'nekam nagajivo smehljal, ko jo
Ije, ,gledal.
Judita je odvezala Princa Cd
drevesa in je skoeila ma sedlo.
Tacas Sc je veckrat .ozrla ma
Svena in mu mahala z roko,
|dokler il nj ,izginil izpred oci.
Magic je podila ziyino domov,
da bi izraynala zamudo. Prvi-
KRAFT po tednihe Sc je cutila brez.
|skrbno srecno.
Ella in Karli sta jo pricako-
vala ma molziscu.
'Kje 81 bila toliko casa?" JIG
pricela toziti Ella. "Oee je v
|kuhinji in jo. psuje zaradi tebe
Morala bi ze misliti tudi ma kaj
(drugega ko zgolj ma sebe."
rJudlta Je stekla protl hisi, to-
| da Kaleb je bill ze odsel ven
ko je stopila v hiso. Zagledala
ga je ma polju, kjer Sc je zibal
s svetilko. Amalija je priprav.
ljala posnemalnik. Obraz il je
izdajal skelece sledove jezika
S katerim jo je bill Kaleb pray
kar izbical.
"Judita,' je velela, "posih
NAL bo hodil Karli po zivino. N
Sc tt bilo teba zastonj mudit
cello uro."
lDalje prihodnjic)
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1944-08-01

BRITISH -NAvY'S AIR ARM in action - Grammar
aghtsr rise. rq below deck q escort carrer; e
for Pac;c warfare start up corsair Center
.how Seafres over MS Indomitable and Right deck
ready with : task force 70 cover Allied landings
nj 81 Bitain's aircraft carriers She has aresy
sction with u s. Navy Southwest Pacific. Last photo
shoys the Graf Spec which was spottad ~ the
Ar Am sctted Of Montevidso. (Thess ristures
Ne 3sorn i6e Book .The British Nays Air Arm" Nv
t1wec Rpkfer- fantry JpuEnAls Peneuin.
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1944-08-01

"a little FARCE British Navy Hy-
hass HAken ~ lroA o,nrway, desert
landing strips Lihys and AAxe iaipad Y. S
ings Qrsp aud AJgiegs conveyed the Atlantic
ard 70 i2ussles MAfn,sn Is. sss
Most pf shsr Fest. xss eripplns half Of the
aBritah isxy aysrs who dowed aud cr lied the Maxi
battlesh BismaFak ban their JOB q oyer in Europe
and the Mediterranean, they viii jo the full f6rcs of
their battle .tp thS ~ As pight
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1944-08-01
iDalje prihodnjic)

Podprimo borbo Amerike "a demo-
kracijo in sv0b0do syeta nakupom
vojnih ,hondov in vojno- varcevalnih
znamk!
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1944-08-01

Kupujte vojne bOnde In vojno- varce-
valne znamke, da bo cimprej porazeno
osisce i'm vse. kar ono predstavlja!
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-05-31
American Income Tax PAYERS
Entering Anti-ConfusiOn Era

Washington, May 31-AP-Am-
erica entered today a new era Of
taxation-an age promising an end
to the great confusion OF income
tax returns for 50.000,000 people
and congressional tax leaders
turned confidently toward. extend
ing simplification to corporate tax
structures.
The new day dawned for long
harassed taxpayers after President
Roosevelt signed into law the tax
streamliner. that Congress sent to
him with its unanimous approval.
Answering the outcry against the
intricacy and irritation OF comput
ing income liability to the govern
ment. the new law completely re.
shuffles the income tax structure.
relieving 30.000,000 OF any further
tax computations and simplifying
the filing processes for the 10000
900 others-st the same time keep
ing actual tax burdens near their
present levels for most taxpayers.
Chairman Doughton (D-NC) OF
the House ways and Means Com
mittee. which initiates all tax legis.
lation. said the next big job for the
group would be the streamlining Of
corporation tax laws.
Specifically. the new simplifiea.
ton law provides:
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-05-31
President Asks New Work
For Brewster Corporation


New YORK Nay 81 AP-Their
Unprecedented two day "sfay.in'
demonstration ended. 5.500 Brews-
ter Aeronautical Corporation work.
ers returned 20 the Long Island city
plant today 70 ready themselves for
new work sought by the govern.
ment for the company
The war workers quit The plant
buildings late Yesterday after word
was received that President Roose-
Welt had asked the Navy and other
government agencies 10 determine
whether they could give work to
the plant
The "stay.in' demonstration was
bozin Monday b. the employees.
a majority either dismia sed Or soon
slated 10 be IN protest against
Navy cancellation OF Brewster
plane contracts effective July /.
Refusing 10 leave the plant. the
men and women workers had play.
ed games. danced. sung. ate and
mapped in the buildings. Friend
~ relations we're maintained with
the management throughout the
vigil
\ similar situation prevailed. In
the company's townsville. Pa.
plant where about 800 employees
sieDt in the factory Monday night
and were joined by more than 1000
day shift workers yesterday.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-05-31

l. Repeal OF the wartime victory
tax. and complete revision OF the
normal and surtaxes.
2. Readjustment Of the withhold
ings against wages and salaries
effective next January Ito deduct
from wage envelopes and salary
checks the full tax liability OF per.
sons earning $4,000 and less-thus
relieving the 30.000.00O from the
necessity Of ever computing another
income tax return.
9. OF the 20,000.O00 VINO still must
file returns-those getting over
$4,000 and those with 800 annually
from other sources than wages and
salaries-10.0O0.00 can use a sim.
pie tax table showing their entire
tax, and the remaining 10000 600
would fill out returns in more detail
but~with a simpler return than the
old long form.
taxes Is effective Immediately and
taxes is effective immediately and
applies to all 1914 income. However.
there will be no change in the pay.
roll deduction for taxes this year.
the measure providing that the gov.
eminent will make the computa-
tons on this years income for per
sons on wages and salaries OF s., 900
and less.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-05-31
Toll
Least 323

tBy the Associated PregS0
a four'day Memorial Day holiday.
bringing the seasons first heavy
traffic TO the country's highways
and drawing thousands TO sum
mer's outing places. resulted I'm al
least 323 violent deaths. an Asso
oiated Press survey disclosed to
day.
Beaches fishing resorts and sail.
ing courses were the mecca OF
thousands and the number of
drownings climbed 10 almost leo
e1ualiing the total number OF traf.
nc fatalities.
The toll on the highways for the
four days was far below the Va.
uonai Safety Councils estimate 81
250. latest figures showing 9S per.
sons lost their lives in traffic mis-.
haps. with similar number Of
drOwnings reported
The violent death toll surpass.
ed by almost 100 the 1913 total OF
239 deaths for the three-day holiday
last year but was below the aver
age peacetime memorial day count
Of 400 deaths. r Q safety councils
estimate OF 2j0 traffic fatalities
was for a corresponding four-day
period in May.
California. with 10 deaths By viol-
ence. led the nation New York s
p total ranked second largest
while Illinois reported q.