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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-10

bhSy may CAPCNN W hAN'
Finally, the squadron leader,
in this instance, Capt. Walter
c. Loughary. Beardstown, ILL.,,
of the famed "Thunderbums'
squadron, tells the pilots just
how he wants them to fly-from
what direction to make their
bombing run, what fight will go
In first and other details, much
as a football captain might in
struct the players on his team.
The briefng over, we went to
the pilot room for breakfast
about Sis a. m, after which
we got our helmets and para
chutes.
The boys went over their
maps, discussing the forthcom-
ing mission, and shortly after
we went out to our planes.
THREE PROVIDED BALANCE
Our ship was already on the
north end of the runway and as
we sat in it and warmed it up,
the squadron TAXED towards US
over a slight rise from the
east.
II was a thrilling sight TO see
these many silver birds leach WITH
their crew chiefs lying prone or
their right wings as is their Gus
toni. approach and pass in front
of us 10 take their positions, on
either side of the runway.
The pilots, all gay young boys
when you know them look very
grim in their black helmets, cog
giles on their forehead and with
the black oxygen masks covering
their nose and mouth. inside OF
which there * a little microphone
enabling them 10 talk 10 one an
other, az well as 10 the ground
curing the ilshl.
EIGHT GUNS CARRIED
Protruding from each wing were
four machine guns, a total OF eight
10 the plane.
Suspended from each wing was
a 50O-pound bomb, two 10 q plane
We took up our position in a
plane behind the others.
At 9.13 a. m. on signal from
the control tower. the first two
planes reared away down the run
way, followed 10 or 16 second:
later by two more and finally by
the two Of us.
Ny watch said o15 m.
We circled the field once in z
big arc. winding up over il al
1000 feet on q course due east
in tight formation.
The squadron breaks into three
flights. oil flying IN the same for
nation, in this case IN what Is
called a finger formation.
HAND SHOWS METHOD
Lay your hand down flat anc
the tips of the fingers will show
how they fly.
The leader is your middle finger
his wing man is slightly behind or
the LETT. the number three man u
the third finger. his wingman Il
slightly behind and 10 the righ'
OF him.
The lead flight has IFS other twC
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-10

pulled now it occurred to me
Aachen and then Llege.
The weather continued to force
us down and rain began to fall,
limiting visibility to perhaps
quarter of a mile.
However, at 400 feet and 200
miles an hour. other planes come
up on you pretty fast as did a
squadron of Thunderbolts from
our right and a transport plane
from our left.
HAVE NEAR COLLISION
Finally Paul said:
I'm turning back" and
promptly did So
We had not been on this course
for more than a few minutes, with
conditions still lousy and our radio
not working, when out of the gray
mist directly in front Of us and
headon came a returning squadron
of our boys.
swear we did not miss them
by more than so feet.
Most guys, 1 think, after such
an incident, would probably have
heaved a sigh of relief. mentally
dwelling for a few seconds al
least on their narrow escape.
Not Paul, though.
Almost before / had time to be
scared to death, and 1 say that
almost advisedly, he whipped our
ship around in a right vertical
bank and set out after the squad
ron, giving the engine everything
it had.
FOLLOWS OTHERS IN
You see he realized they must
be in radio touch with the field
which can bring them in that
way, therefore if we tagged on tc
them. we also could get in.
In the split second it took then
10 pass us, he had recognized
from their letters and numbers
on the side of their ship that they
were from our field and doped out
and executed the maneuver
have just described.
l guess it was that sort oil
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-10
ATTACK ORDERED
There Is a concentration of
enemy troops and tanks in
village. Go down and

enemy tTOOps anu tauhs III
village. Go down and
let them have it,"
"Rodger," tmeaning okay in
flying parlance) came back
from the squadron leader.
We make a wide circle and
note a vast number of planes in
the air nearby and a lot of flax,
as we are now past our frontline,
ahead even of the bomblne.
The latter is a line showing on
all pilots maps, parallelling our
frontlineS, our side of which we
never bomb.
You see. the work OF these
Thunderbolts is in direct support
of the ground troops, their tar
gets often being within a few
hundred yards of the front.
AS we circled, Paul pointed out
huge explosions a few miles south
of us.
AT first we did not know what
they were but then noticed Light.
nings diving over the area.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-10
HEAVY BOMB BURSTS

It was then I realized that the
Lightnings had not been high
cover to us at all but apparently
had been weaving around up
there looking for their own tar
gets.
I do not know what weight or
size bombs the Lightnings were
using but they sure made a terri
fic explosion as we could see them
five miles away.
AS We came around in a full
circle, Paul started weaving and
banking all over the place, look
ing around all the time.
i thought he was just trying to
give me good view of what was
going on and when l saw some
large black puffs of smoke a couple
of hundred yards off our right
wing. l tapped him on the shout
der and pointed them out TO him.
He nodded then said. Sure,
flax. What in hell do you think
l am working so hard for"
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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-09-03

SAL school Of Germans This sketch depicts the brilliant
nioht attack as looked from above Switzerland II miles
away The Swiss were ableo the blazing searehEshfs
and The thousands Of sheIbursts nkng in faro skies.
-pyiv King f'~~" s,S."n Ia"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-09-03

making off across The Danish countryside towards Sweden
This crew took four days TO reach friendly borders Win
one Of their number wounded they erawled hands an
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-09-28
'Rations Off
Farm Tools

Washington, Sept. 2S-AP-- Ra.
tloning and distribution control &c
all farm machinery and equipments
except corn pickers. was ended sud-
denly today by the war Food Adj.
ministratlon.
The action was announced by
War Food Administrator MaryiW
Jones, who said the 1914 produce
ton period and season OF use for
most rationed implements had
passed and that the need for turtl'-
or controls except on corn pickers
during the l944.45 crop year rs noe
anticipated
Jones said the ending OF ration-
ing OF these items was In line with
WAS policy OF constantly exam.
ming all OF its wartime regulations
and removing them as soon as they
are no longer essential"
Released from rationlng and oth-
er distribution controls today are
combines, corn binders. manurs
spreaders mowers, side delivery
rakes. hay leaders, pick up hay bal-
ers, wheel tractors, grain drills, POI
tato planters, potato diggers, silo
filters, irrigation pumps, power
sprayers, dragon tractors, we'll was
ter systems. power pumps, farm
milk coolers, sheet metal water
we'll casing and farm scales.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-09-28
Blood Offers
Made Slowly

Blood Donor registrations are
struggling in but the number so
far for October is far below the
quota, Miss Estabrook Rankin.
chairman OF the Blood Donor Unit
OF the Red Cross, said this morn
ing. Red Cross officials urge any
one between the ages Of is to co
to register at the booths provided
at the post office Thursday. Fri
day and Saturday afternoons, at
the Martha Washington Theater
Thursday and Saturday evenings,
and on Michigan Ave. near Wash.
ington st. Friday evening. Donors
may also telephone the Red Cross
office, or the residences OF Miss
Estabrook Rankin. or Mrs. ID. B.
South.
The Navy Mothers are continu
ing their sponsorship OF the regis.
trations this week and will be rep
resented at the post office today
by Mrs. Leo Hosman and Mrs. Her
bert Smith: Friday afternoon by
Mrs. S. +. Drlscoll and Mrs. James
NJ. Hart: Saturday by Mrs. Eugene
Calder and Mrs. Herbert Smith.
At the Martha Washington Thea
ter this evening Mrs. Mae Nebell
will serve and Saturday Mrs. Les
ter August, both Navy Mothers.
Friday evening a public address
system under the direction OF the
War Services Committee OF the
Junior Chamber of Commerce with
John Farris in charge will be in
operation on Michigan Ave, and
Mrs. South and Miss Rankin will
be stationed on Michigan Ave. near
Washington ST. 10 take registra-
tions.
Coldwater, Michigan has mott
fled the Red Cross here that it
would send a bus load Of donors
October 3. Hillsdale. Michigan is
sending 40 and as Chelsea. Mich.
igan can have a Blood Bank only
once year they have been asked
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-09-28
WACaravan to be Presented
in High School Auditorium

The WACaravan, an entertaining
army show, being presented in the
interests of the Women's Army
Corps, will come to Ypsilanti We'd
nesday, October 4. The High
School auditorium will be opened
for the occasion and all people Of
this community, as in other cit
les where the show has been stag
ed, will be welcome to enjoy 1t
without charge.
Sponsors are the Office Of CT
villain Defense and the Ypsilanti
Junior Chamber Of Commerce. The
curtain is scheduled to rise at $3.50
p. m. Wednesday evening and there
will be 80 enlisted men and wom-
en-, professionals of stage, screen
and radio, to entertain.
Commanded by 1t. Robert e.
Hixson, tall young pilot of one Of
the AAF's giant Liberators in the
first 13 months Of the war against
the Japs in the Southwest Pacific,
and boasting one Of the nations
top swing orchestras, this is the
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-09-28
BY J. M. Roberts, Jr.

Just as expected, the defeat at
Arnhem and Allied failure to walk
through the Siegfried line has re-
suited in widespread belief that
the war has gone to pot. Forget
ting how we CLOSED over defeats
two and three years ago.. we are
now 'success-conditioned" and
every temporary setback becomes
a major catastrophe.
II was true at Casino, and when
the Germans and bad weather de-
layed us a little while in Norman
dy. and now again when we have
lost, in a dramatic episode, fewer
men than have the Germans in
many actions which failed even to
make the front pages. II Is a reac.
ton from a few weeks ago when
the German Army was broken"
and speculation was rife as To
whether II could make even a half
way decent stand on the line.
Now we are talking OF a winter
war OF Illustration on the western
front. Churchill, naturally taking
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-09-28
Advice Given to
Cleary Students

At the first assembly OF the fall
term at Cleary College Wednesday
Acting President p. r. Cleary ex-
tended a most cordial welcome to
students and gave them advice
with respect to attendance. what
1t means to study and what they
may hope to accomplish IL they
work In cooperation with the fac
ulty. He stressed particularly the
Importance of their doing the best
work OF which they are capable
and what business will expect of
them when they will have com
pleted their respective courses.
Community singing was under
the direction Of Miss Mary Louise
Allen. Miss Beulah Kankinson
sang solo entitled Bring Joy
Home, which was most happily re-
cpiyed
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-09-28
Jobs Will be
Next on Lists
of Politicians

II - y aaat -
Contrary. estimates By Governor
Dewey and Vice 'Pfesident Wallace
on the effect that change OF ad
mlnistrations would have on Jobs
after the war pointed up this issue
today as one due TO get renewed
emphasis in the next big surge OF
political oratory-on October 4,
and 6.
Governor John w. Bricker, Dew.
ey's running mate on the Republi.
can presidential ticket Is to make
q nationwide broadcast from st.
Louis on the fourth. President Roos.
evelt will be on the air from Wash
ngton the following night and
Dewey will broadcast from Charles
ton, w. Va, Oct 6.
The question OF whether a Dem.
ocratic or Republican adminlstra-
ton could provide more jobs comes
up in every campaign and has been
treated at length in this one. But
signs are that politicians on both
sides believe there Is growing con
Germ along this line among the cleo
torate as the European war pro.
crosses toward It's end.
Wallace, busily working for the
Rooseyelt-Truman ticket, twice hit
on the theme yesterday at Philadel-
phla. He told shipyard workers
their chances are better under the
Democrats. Then he followed up
with radio speech saying that a
public works program may be need
ed and that I'VE must never allow
the days OF Hoover to return"
Ends Tour
Dewey came back to Albany to-
See POLITICS-Page 10
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-09-28
.Kiwanis Hears
Head

Mrs. Charles Lamb. director of
the Woodruff nursery school, spoke
to Kiwanians at their regular meet-
ing Wednesday. explaining the
operation OF the school
Mrs. Lamb revealed that the
school is open "a hours a day to
accommodate children placed there
by working mothers. Some OF he
children spend the night at the
nursery school and go home dur
ing the day but the majority arrive
at 6:15 a. m, she said.
The problems today are the OPP
posite of those facing the stan
when the school was organized. At
that time, the staff cared for chill
dren whose parents were unem-
ployed. Now Il is a case OF caring
for children whose mothers work.
Mrs. Lamb said.
A large number OF children are
placed in the school by mothers
who are working since their hus-
bands went into the service, II was
explained.
The group was told that a new
nursery school has been estab-
lished In the P.rk Ridge project,
with accommodation for rs chill
dren. The school is filed and al
ready there Is a waiting list, the
speaker said.
Floyd Smith introduced the
speaker.
Visitors at the meeting were Dr.
James Eastman. DR.. L. J. Wilson.
and Frank Jackson, all OF Ypsi-
lanti; and o. r. Roszel and J. L.
Mossner, both OF Ann Arbor.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-09-28
Youth Guidance Committee
Will Foster Junior Club

the Council OF Social Agencies at
the opening meeting Of the winter
season Tuesday evening. These
projects will be encouraged as q
profitable meaps OF entertainment
biof yeuxg people and an sarly be
ginning OF community interest and
activity.
The Daily Press will assist with
publicity to highlight achieve
ments in this field and to aid organ
izations taking part in the sponsor
ship OF group projects.
ACCESSIBILITY Of clearing agency
for civic projects was discussed and
reports OF liquor violations renewed
the suggestion that definite provi.
sion should be made for assistance
by military police, particularly for
night duty.
Prof. Paul Samson brought the
committee constructive suggestions
and pointed out the need OF some
thing more than recreation. While
recreation Is essential and indis-
pensable in youth guidance, he said,
there is clearly a need for civic,
social and religious enterprise.
George Marshall, chairman OF the
county Youth Guidance committee
reviewed accomplishments, men
tioning the proposed survey In
schools OF the county and plans to
improve the county Juvenile delin-
quency headquarters in keeping
with recommendations made some
time ago by the local group.
The next meeting OF the commit
tee will be in the evening OF the
fourth Wednesday in October and
active cooperation of church, school
and social organizations Will con
tinue 10 be solicited.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-09-28
British Submarines Sink 81 japanese Ships
(Ry Associated Pressl


British submarines sank 80 ia
panese vessels in a series of dar.
ing forays to take the heaviest toll
OF enemy shipping in the Indian
ocean yet reported, the admiralty
announced in London today.
They slipped into Japanese con-
trolled Port Owen in southern Bur
ma and sank two gunboats lying at
anchor, shelled oil tanks on Christ
mas island Off Java and BANGED a.
far as Sunda Strait between Java
and Sumatra.
Java thus became the first meet
ing place of the striking arms OF
Adm. Lord Louis Mountbatten's
Southeast Asia forces and Gen.
Douglas MacArthur's Southwest
Pacific command.
Batavia, capital OF Pava lying so
miles from Sunda Strait, was STRAIT
ed for the first time Sunday when
MdSAl lhul reconnaissance pldHts
made a 5000 mile round-trip flight
from Australia. They caught the
Japanese completely by surprise
In a low level attack.
Other Southwest Pacific bombers
sank three freighters in sweeps
reaching up to the southern Phil
ippines, 1900 miles northeast of
Batavia.
Strike islands
Adm. Chester w. Nimitz Pacif-
ic forces carried the air war north
and east from there. They struck
dozen Japanese islands in a tri-
angle reach from Palau 300 miles
north to Paramushiro and 2,400
miles east to the Marshalls, in
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The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-09-28
Aimee M'Pherson
Taken Suddenly

Oakland. Calf. Sept. 2s-AP-
An autopsy was conducted here
this morning on the body OF Aimee
Semple Mcpherson, 53-year-old
world famed evangelist. TO deter
mine the cause OF her death in a
hotel room yesterday.
Mrs. Mcpherson. known as Sister
Aimee to her thousands OF follow
ers, died shortly after she was dis
covered, gasping for breath and
nearly unconscious. by her son.
Rolf. Her death was ascribed to n
heart attack at the time.
Shortly before she had ridden to
an Oakland auditorium in a horse
and buggy with a customary dis
play OF showmanship for which she
gained fame in 81 years OF evangel-
ism and delivered lecture on "Tke
FoursQuare Gospel" Last night she
was to have appeared before an
other audience but instead 800 men
and women gathered to take part IN
an informal memorial service.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-09-28
New Phase of
Conference to
Start Friday

washington, Sept. 2S-AP-ofti-
Gals OF the United States, British
and Russian governments wind up
their world security planning at
Dumbarton Oaks today without
reaching the complete agreement
they had hoped for when the con-
ference opened six weeks ago.
Under Secretary OF State Edward
r. Stettinius, Jr., chairman OF the
meeting. summed up the 80 per
cent OF agreement he said had ac-
tually been accomplished as ex-
tremely satisfactory progress to-
ward reaching a basis for worlo
organization.
The main point left over is whe.
Their one Of the great powers, Il
accused OF aggression. should have
a right TO vote in the proposed
world council on whether the accu-
sation Is 10 be sustained or reject
ed. Russia is understood to have IA
vored such a right while the Unit
ed States, and apparently the Brit
ish, also, argued against II.
The second phase OF the Dumba :
ton Oaks talks Is scheduled to Degin
tomorrow afternoon, after issuance
OF a joint news release tomorrow
morning on the conclusion OF the
first phase. This concluding period
will consist of talks by the British
and American delegates with a Chi
nese delegation on the same points
covered in the Russian converse
tions and any others the Chinese
wish to bring up.
In contrast to the six weeks al
ready consumed, the Chinese con-
versations are expected to last
bout 10 days. However, officials
are cagey on the time limit; they
had originally expected the Russian
part of the meeting to be finished
in three weeks.
The fact that this period had to
be doubled and even then did not
lead to complete agreement Is So
berly regarded by officials here as
illustrating the great difficulty in
blueprinting so vast a piece OF ma
chinery as a world organization
even when there are only three
governments working on it and all
have agreed beforehand on the
main detectives.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-09-28
Legion to 60
"An-Out' For
Veterans Aid

American Legion members at
their meeting Wednesday evening
voted unanimously about aid for
Ypsilanti veterans of World War
ii.
AS first step. Commander
Thomas O'Dea was authorized by
the post to arrange an open house
for local veterans who are at home
now or who have been discharged.
The party will be Oct. IL and young
veterans from the list OF avail
able names have been assigned to
and bring to the meeting.
Arrangements are being made
to have motion pictures OF current
interest and one or two short talks
Commander O'Dea appointed Har-
old Magee, Fred Battelle, Joseph
Day, Albert Miller, Robert Will
loughby. and Harold Lonskey as
the committee In charge.
The commander pointed out to
post members the problems pre-
sented by returning soldiers and
urged an expansion Of post facili-
ties, with the veterans of World
War II taking their proper place.
Members voted to offer office
space to the newly organized Yp-
SLANT Council for Veterans. The
office will be used as a referral
center for veterans and will be oc-
cupied by the director appointed
by the council. A
Chairman M. p. o,Hsra told OF
plans for the annual Armistice Day
party and Harold Augustus report
cd that arrangements are COM
plete for sending Christmas pres
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VIEWED AS MAJOR CATASTROPHE


Seventh in other sectors. On the
Russian front that would mean the
first and third are building up the
strength the Germans fear most.
Here IL may mean only that slight
ly less pressure permits counter
attacks in the center while Patton
and Hodges await the zero hour
and complete their reorganization
after the headlong dash across
France.
The airborne attacks in Holland
we're generally interpreted as ne
forerunners OF an end run north OF
the Siegfried anchor at Kleve. Ma.
jor forces are poised 20 the south
for what could be direct eastward
blows Whatever II Is 70 be, ,he
Allied Supreme Command planned
II that way taking into considers.
ton that there would be battles
and perhaps setbacks, but without
the slightest intention OF letting a
few days delay at any point inter
fere with the main campaign pan.
lite Police Station, Sept. 20, %, "a.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-09-28

same show and cast which has
smashed attendance record in seven
states and in over 800 civilian per-
formances.
The two hours OF entertainment
are centered about the orchestra.
led by S. Sgt. George Peterson.
Members Of the band have played
with some OF the country's top
name" bands, including those of
Sammy Kaye. Charlie Barnett. Earl
Brunette, Arson Weeks, Ted Flo
Rito. Red Nichols, and others.
Featured instrumentalists are
young, Detroit-born Bobby Steven.
son, chosen by Tommy Dorsey as
one OF the five greatest hot pi.
amos" Of America: Cpl. Jerry Zier.
ing, the Harry James of the AAF"
and Cpl. Ernie Felice, composer,
arranger and master Of the swing
accordian.
Lovers OF sweet music can thrill
to the singing Of the Army Air
Forces own "Sinatra", handsome
young Cpl. Tony Costello, was for
two years soloist with Teddy Pow.
ellis famous network band.
The WACaravan's IL acts find
plenty Of room for laughs, with
such fine professional talent as
Cpls. Fred Way, Lew Slavin. Dick
lie Cochin, Whit Henry, and Stan
Greenspan.
Fred Way. former Broadway
musical comedy dancing star will
be here with his dancing partner.
Veronica. the life-sized and exot.
ically beautiful doll. Lew Slavin,
Is years a veteran OF comedy is an
accomplished violinist Dickie Coe-
I'm is probably the youngest ma
tionally famous ventriloquist in
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