The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-08-24

last celebration. Managers OF the
six radio stations have been called
in and cautioned to have broad
casts ready TO temper those who In
fine unbridled spirit OF celebrat.
ing would throw telephone BOOKS
out OF high windows. take over
street cars, and ignore traffic regu-
latiOns In impromptu parades.
In digging up reasons why a
naval vessel should be named Ann
Arbor', the city residents compiled
a petition revealing many facts
about the states seat or learning
that are probably news to half OF
its alumni.
Most similar petitions bear down
on the city's war production con.
tributions. So did the Ann Arbor
folks, but they didn't place them
first.
The petition revealed that Anr
Arbor is:
Home of the Mother" OF state
universities-the first politically
supported and governed university
in the L. S, which l33,623 have at
tended:
Leading the nation in per capita
purchase OF war bonds:
A training center for Army and
Navy:
The sponsor OF 100 research PRO
jects:
Manufacturing such war items as
optical fire control instruments.
broaching tools that have revolu.
tionized gun making, aircraft and
radio parts, ball and roller bear
ings, gun recoil and engine springs.
shells, gauges, filters. precision
instruments, and others;
Maintaining a Naval Reserve or
ficers Training Corps, Naval AGA
demys Graduate School OF Naval
Architecture;
Training 1900 seamen and Ma
rines in the naval college-training
pr gram.
Congressman Earl Kitchener. I'm
whose district Ann Arbor lies, had
the petition inserted in the Con-
gressional Record, and has forward
ed formal request for the ship 20
the Secretary OF the Navy.
On the second D-day, along with
two other Washington reporters.
made a broadcast TO Europe. 1t
was a fine opportunity to see how
our propaganda is really dished
out.
We were cautioned not TO call
the operation an invasion" but a
landing since our troops were
advancing on friendly soil. Also. to
stress that not only were the
French marching along with the
British and Americans but to men
ton the French Forces of the In
terror operating behind the lines
and not to call them guerillas!
The rest OF the "don'ts" were for
obvious security reasons, such as
any guess work in what direction
the troops might move.
All three of us who broadcast
found our assignment tough one.
To tell the long-suffering people of
Europe how America reacted TO the
second D-day. and stick to the
whole truth, would not have EN-
couraged them.
What we would have liked TO
have told our friends across the At
lantic was the people Of Ameri-
ca were so inspired and heartened
by this bold military attack that
they rolled up their sleeves and
went TO their war work with new
vigor. The sale OF war bonds
scared" Instead. the days paper
was full OF strikes, riots. and a
Few comments from the big shots
about the operation. And the talk
OF the day grew louder on the
dangerous theme-"The war Is
about over"
The most heartening thing
could find TO relate concerned an
Illuminated map OF France in n
store window ! pass every day on
my way to work. The beachheads
of Normandy are dotted with white
light bulbs with American flags on
them. Surrounding are the menac-
ing red lights flashing the Nazi
swastika. could scarcely wait
to see the story OF the second D.
day told with lights on this map.
was not disappointed. nor were
the hundreds of government work.
ers who passed by-there were the
new white lights along a 20 mile
front in southern France sand.
Wichinc in tho German lights in
fact. LuIiiuy tbor, Ia o g,o .f