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Milford chronicle., 1944-09-01

FOR SALE-TwO properties on Mill
street in Milton. Property No. !
known as the Fowler prOptrty-a Z
room house i'm good condition with =
garages. a coal house and large ad
ditiOnal lot Property No. known
as the John Henry Davidson property.
a Groom house and enclosed porchcs.
in excellent condition with electric.
hath and running water. Price reason
able. Ny husband died 'recentiy ard
/ desire a smaller place TO live. Apply
within. Mrs. Clara u. Vent. Milton.
Sl-2t
Milford chronicle., 1944-09-01
NOTICE

NOTICE-WilI buy all old paper at
1902 East street. Milford. William Bass.
a4-tf
Milford chronicle., 1944-09-01

FOR SALE-AIain Highway Home.
at junction Routes No. II and No. ;.
Eight rooms and bath. All convent
ences; Pear garage, chicken house.
capacity 10000: about . acres. I.Oca-
tion unequaled anywhere betWee n
Wilmington and RehOhoth Priced for
much less than building cost. l0.OO0
for quick sale. Suitable terms. George
Collins. Milton. Del. Phone Milton
37II or 1894. sl-2t
Milford chronicle., 1944-09-01
FOR SALE-PrOperty of late

Hilan Wharton on DUPONT Boulevard.
between Lincoln and Ellendale CON
sisting of garage. store. dwelling at
tached Fine location. running water.
electricity. bath. all modern cOnven-
iences. New 5000 brOiler house on
premises. Apply either Mrs. Hilan
Wharton or the Milford Trust Com
pany, Milford, Delaware a25-2t
Milford chronicle., 1944-09-01
FOR SALE

FOR SALE-Used Hill case. foot.
double duty with coil and Frigidaire
unit. Also Globe slicing machine. lat
est model This merchandise guaran-
teed for one year. Terms can be ar
ranged. Fisher Appliances. Milford.
a25-2t
Milford chronicle., 1944-09-01
HAY, CRIMSON CLOVER

FOR SALE-TwO cans good country
lard and side meat Raymond WIKI
ins. Milford. ltp
Milford chronicle., 1944-09-01

FOR SALE-LegIOrn- MinOrcas pull
let's One can card Rufus Passwaters.
Milton. Del. .az5-3tp
Milford chronicle., 1944-09-01

FOR SAI.E-Country lard. side
phone 6I3JI1. s1-2tp
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-08-15

Washington, Aug. 15-AP-Rules
which will permit business and la
Dor to swing into civilian production
when war contracts are curtailed
were ordered into effect by the War
Production Board today.
The action by Chairman Donald
NJ. Nelson will permit individual
manufacturers-if they have work
ers and machinery not needed for
war-to produce several hundred
consumer items whose production
has been prohibited since the start
OF the war and before.
The list, announced last night,
includes host OF office and house
hold articles, but Nelson noted that
the continuing stern limitations on
manpower and materials will pre-
vent any large increase in civilian
goods "for the time being"
Still not satisfied that the reser-
voir OF munitions workers was pro-
tected. War Mobilization Director
James F. Byrnes frightened up man.
power controls by putting rigid cell
ings on civilian as we'll as war
plants in labor scarcity areas. and
gave VINO representatives author
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-08-15
nv Associated Pre,sl

ny AsHptldAeu IIeNHl
Land'based heavy L. S. bombers
have stabbed again at Two Jima in
the Volcano Islands some 600 miles
from Japan, Radio Tokyo said to.
day.
twenty-five Liberators attacked
the Japanese fortress yesterday and
were engaged by fighters. the un-
confirmed enemy report declared.
Two bombers were downed, II add
ed.
Halmahera, big Japaneseheld is
land lying between Allied forces on
New Guinea and the southern Phil
ippines, has been effectively neu-
tralized under rain OF air-borne
explosives. Gen. Douglas MacAr.
thurs communique today said
THE flexibility OF this great base
Is now gone. The enemys airfields
at Halmahera and at contiguous in
termediate bases are practically
neutraliZed, his maritime forces
largely interdicted and his ground
troops immobilized In their present
positions"
Fires, Explosions
! Great fires and explosions we're
touched off during three great at
tacks spread over about two weeks
Halmahera Is 20 miles west OF New
Guinea and 800 miles south OF Min
dInao, southernmost OF the Philip
pines, MacArthur's great objective.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-08-15
See NORMANDY-Page 5
Rotary Told
Tax System

THE new taxing system has been
installed mainly for the purpose OF
fair and equitable taxation for all"
Donald F. Comstock said to the
Ypsilanti Rotary Club at their reg
ular Monday luncheon.
The few errors which have been
made were due largely to the gigan-
tic task OF putting into effect such
a complicated PLAN" he further ex-
planned. Mr.. Comstock said that
these errors would be corrected in
the near future and asserted that of
the $500 separate properties as
sessed in Ypsilanti recently only is
complaints have been registered in
his office. I'VE welcome every COM
plant. and we hope that all who
feel their assessment to be unfair,
will see us at the city hail." he
said.
Mr.. Comstock pointed to the fact
that in 1892 the total evaluation OF
property in the city was less
than S12, O00, 900, the city budget was
then $150,00O-and the tax rate
s12.74. He added that by 1914 the
valuation had increased to $4,000.
900. the city budget was raised to
s2sS.700. and the tax rate increased
to 1882. accordingly"
"The new tax plan will feature
the separate assessment of build
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-08-15
Enemy Reports New Attack
But 600 Miles From Tokyo

Like the Marianas. II Is part OF Jap
ans inner defense line.
The Tokyo report on Two lima
was the only news OF Western Pa
cific operations. Adm. Chester MIN
itz let more than "a hours pass
without a communlque, suggesting
that his part OF the drive to Japah
had settled into a lull before the
promised storm.
Chinese forces intensified at.
tacks on Japanese who took eng
yang from them last week and hea-
Wy fighting was general In the area.
The Japanese are trying to close ID
gap In the Hankow.C Canton Railway
south OF Hengyang. and the Chinese
ar battling to prevent that by re-
taking the city.
Lungling and Tengchung In Yum
nan Province southwest OF Heng.
yang were under strong Chinese at.
tack. Their objective was to clear
the japanese out OF these cities
guarding the Burma Road.
Premier Gen. Kuniaki Koiso
called q special session OF the Jap
anese diet for Sept. 5 to discuss tn,
war situation which. from his stand
| point. looked none too good.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-08-15
School Budget WILDE $3O3,2Z2

At the regular meeting OF the
Board OF Education Monday night
the official itemized budget for
the year was adopted calling for
the expenditure OF $303,272.76 with
anticipated receipts OF 1921 ,7S600
in the general operating fund. The
budget showed increases over the
19i3-1944 budget in the items OF
teachers salaries and in mainten-
ance of properties. The teachers
salary item was increased from
$l97,501 to $203,551 in order TO
provide for the regular salary in
creases provided in the salary
schedule. The maintenance item
was increased from $500 to Sl2,-
900 to allow expenditures for need
ed repairs in the shower rooms in
the high school building. The
debt service fund calls for the
expenditure OF $45.650 for bonds
and interest with anticipated tax
collections OF 1895.
A preliminary financial report
from the auditors, Curtis and Com
pany. was read and showed re-
ceipts from all sources for 1913
1914 OF 1911 ,997.77 and expendi-
lures of $362,79441 in both the
general and debt service funds
leaving a cash balance OF $9,20S36
in these funds not including a bal
ance OF $17,235.74 in the Harriet
School Construction Fund repre-
senting the districts share OF this
fund.
Bills for the month 10 the
amount OF S3,154.04 were approved
by the Board and the action OF the
business committee in letting a
contract TO William Bortollotu for
the installation OF glass blocks in
the windows OF the shower and pool
rooms at the High school for the
See SCHOOLS-Page
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-08-15
See ROTARY-Page 5
Police Seek
Coat, Purse

Ypsilanti police today are lnvesti-
eating reports OF two thefts made
to them Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Willie Layne. Pekin,
H., told officers that someone had
taken a $500 gray silver fox fur coat
from the Corlne Hotel. They had
left 1t there in box with other lug
gage about 1880 Monday night,
they said.
Mrs. Nellie Sexton, 11S Ballard
ST., told police that she believed a
girl took her purse containing
house key, birth certificate. and a
small abount OF money Monday eve.
ming after she had changed seats
in the Wuerth Theater. leaving the
purse behind her. when she re-
turned to her previous seat TO get
II, the girl then occupying the seat
refused TO let her search for II and
later when Mrs. Sexton was talking
to an usher. the girl slipped away,
Mrs. Sexton stated.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-08-15
BY PIERRE ]. HUSS
nv ASaociotad praSSO


Along the Nazi Escape Gap Out
side Argentan, Aug. 15-INS-Ger-
man Seventh Army forces smashed
futilely against American walls OF
steel today in attempts to break out
OF the Allied trap which has
pinched off over 100000 Nazis In
northwestern France.
Only a narrow escape gap be-
tween Argentan and Falaise re-
manned open to Nazi forces, and
German elements seeking to flee
through the gap ran into a virtual
meatchopper. The bottleneck re-
NAMED under steady Allied obser-
walton, and any attempt to move
through the grinder brought hath
OF bombs and shells on fleeing Ger
man men and machines.
A jeep trip along the edges Of
the area where the Wehrmacht
forces are encircled shows a decep-
lively peaceful countryside. But
around any corner can burst a col
umn OF panzers and German trucks
going hell for leather for the main
escape road above Falaise or one
of the secondary routes out Of the
Allied pocket.
Raise Dust
These columns, attempting to es-
cape, raise huge clouds OF dust, CIV
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-08-15
Manufacture of Civilian
Goods Will be Permitted

ty to veto any increase in civilian
production under Nelson's program.
Subject to that limitation, WPB
field offices in all major cities are
empowered to make spot" or local
authorizations to manufacturers TO
go into civilian goods production II
they have labor and machinery not
needed for war work.
II an eligible manufacturer can
make one OF a long list OF pre-
ferred" items-those selected by
WPB as being scarce and badly
needed-he is entitled to a priority
rating which will help him get ma
terials.
The list OF preferred articles In.
cludes vacuum cleaners, electric
ranges, gas but not electric refris.
orators, wringers and mangles but
not washing machines, lawn NOV.
ers, electric heaters and heating
pads, oil burners, bicycles, virtually
all types OF enameled and cast iron
ware, metal office furniture, sew.
ing machines. church goods, cleo.
trio fans, water heaters and stor-
age batteries.
Simpler items were named as
well, including ash cans, coal hods,
tunnels, pals and buckets, dinner
pals, wash tubs, enameled perco-
lators, egg beaters. clothes hangers,
pot scourers, carpet sweepers, wash
boards, electric irons, hair pins and
bobbie pins.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-08-15
Additional Men Called to AIMED Services

ton Downing, Worthwhile; Earl Ed.
ward Bobicz, Milan; Wayne viii
liam Waggoner, Kalamazoo: Paul
Alfred Hack. Saline; James Mich.
OILS Bird, Ann Arbor. Thomas Jun.
Tor Kittel. Whitmore Lake; Rich.
ard Stanley Beal. Chelsea; Lowell
Juilliard Carr. Jr., Ann Arbor and
jennie Combs, Franklin, Ohio
James Neil Perkins. Worthwhile
Robert Melville Eaton, Chelsea
Harvey Lester Lentz, Milan; Mich
ael Junior Smolak. South Lyon;
James Edward Hughes De. Dexter;
Russell James Tanner, Dexter;
Alvin Paul Lamoreaux, Whitmore
Lake. Donald Alger fowler, Whit
taker. Donald Luedi Ann Arbor;
Norman Ray Madhouse. Whitmore
Lake. Ben Henry Phillips. Milan;
and Harold William Wackenhut,
Saline.
Herman John Kohler Jro Ann
Arbor. James Edward Sloat, Ann
Arbor; Roger Donald West. Ann
Amor: Earl Edwin Shea. Ann Ar
Dor: Kenneth Donald Piatt, Chel.
sea: and Richard Winton Whitta.
ker, Plymouth.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-08-15

Twenty four Ypsilanti men will
report for induction at the Detroit
Induction Center on August %.
They are Johnnie Doyle Smith, Ey-
erett Wesley Wynn, Alex James
Kerek, Jr., Francis A. Fedor, Man
ford Coe, Jr., Robert William Nor
ningstar, Henry Louis Van Ripper,
Paul Phillip Purdy, Elwyn Robert
Bailey, Jr., Hugo George Feurer-
stein.
Frank Sam Smiley, Preston
Tucker. Jr.. Hugh Calvin Speer.
Frederick Duane Schllcht, Harold
Lewis Ford. Felix Bishop, Leon
ard William Merritt. Jr., Robert
Gordon Lenheiser. James Andrew
Chapman, James Reid Brown, Jr..
David Donald Nicoll. Jr. Leith
Matthias Swegles. Jr, and De.
Wayne Franklin Foust
-Four other Ypsilanti men will
report to the Detroit induction
center August o. They are Rus.
sci David Baylis. James David
Wilson. Percy Robinson, Jr., and
Stacy Johnson.
Fifty two additional men from
the Washtenaw County Local
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-08-15

Board Ne. 2 will report for Undue
ton August Is, at the Detroit
center.
Glen Watson Hart, Chelsea; Max
Minor Peet, Ann Arbor; Malcolm
Lee Thomas, Ann Arbor; Richard
Carlton Shaw, Ann Arbor; Ray
Arnold Oesterle, Chelsea; David
Kitchen, Jr.. Ann Arbor; Wesley
Edward Ellenwood, Dexter: Carl
Jay Agner. Milan Hubert Nelson
Fry. Dexter; and Milton Edward
Merz. Manchester.
Orland Francis Major. Detroit;
Walter Samonek. Manchester; Paul
Frederick Lindemann, Ann Arbor;
Wesley Charles Bell Milan; Ron
aid Lynn Horton. Willis, Justin
Austin Hubbard, Saline: John VIII
liam Howling, Dearborn George
Albert West, Chelsea Frederick
Ellenwood Bottomley Ann Arbor'
Milo Earold Boyd, South Lyon;
and Walter Frederick Vogel, Ann
Arhor.
Frank Joseph Fojtik, Jr, Milan;
Homer William Kuebler, Saline:
Marshall ]. Atkins. Milford: Da..
win Earl Cox, willis, James Bur
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-08-15
Don Brooks
War Victim

Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel Brooks. 525
Falrview Circle. received tele-
gram from the War Department
this morning informing them that
their son. Ronald, was killed in &C
ton Aug. 2 in France.
Donald was private in the Army
mechanical cavalry. He was In.
Quoted February 8, 1943. and re-
ceived his training at Camp Hood.
Texas. He went overseas In March
OF this year.
Pvt. Brooks was born Augs %,
1924. He attended Ypsilantl High
School and Cleary College.
He is survived by his parents
and two brothers. Wilfred Brooks,
this city. and Thomas Brooks, also
overseas.
No details were included in the
telegram
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-08-15

ton was also successfully
executed"
Allied triphibious forces
invaded southern France to-
day and quickly won beach
head positions along a curv-
ing 130-mile front Of the
Mediterranean Coast be-
tween Marseille and Nice.
The offensive opened a
fourth major land front in
Europe.
The re-organized army Of
France and veteran Amer
lean and British assault
forces stormed ashore at 8
a. m. q a. m. EWT) on the rug
ged coasts around Toulon, .encoun.
tering little ground opposition and
none in the air. Two and one
half hours later special commun.
ique announced that "all landings
were proceeding successfully"
More than 500 warships includ.
ing battleships--the mightiest
fleet ever assembled in the Medi.
terranean-- supported the landing
craft pouring troops and equip
ment ashore and parachutists and
giiderborne troops dropped behind
the strongly fortified coast. Air
borne jeeps whiried into action on
sunlit meadows, between rocky
| crags.
Field dispatches said American,
British and French assault forces
reached their first detectives with
in an hour.
Flying at 1000 feet over the
beaches, Correspondent Kenneth
Dixon said that an hour after the
landings began an s a. m, q a, m,.
Eastern War Time) "as far as 20
miles inland complete lack Cf
any kind OF struggle marks the
rugged landscape"
The landings were made in
calm clear weather and went off
exactly on schedule, II was an
nounced officially.
All early reports indicated that
resistance at the initial stages or
the operation were much less than
anticipated.
Pilots, from whose planes para
chutsts jumped a little before
dawn, said they encountered little
or no ackack fire.
Naval units participating includ'
ed American. British, French, Ca
madam, Netherlands. Polish, Greek
and Belgian ships.
although there was no men
ton OF specific units involved in
the invasion, Donald Coe, Blue net
work correspondent. messased that
be could disclose that "the major
part Of the landing forces was
composed OF American troops'.)
Many Landings
The landings were made at sew
eral points along a broad section
OF the coast at places widely sep
arated from each other.
The coast line from Marseille
10 Nice had bristled with big guns
See INVASION-Page 5
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-08-15
House Argues
Best Disposal
of War Goods

Washington, Aug. lap Gen
orally argeed on principle but miles
apart on details, the House mem
bership set out today on two days
OF debate cover surplus property
disposal legislation, with a score or
more OF amendments in the offing.
Strong backing has lined up be-
hind a bill drafted by the House
Expenditures Committee and APP
proved by the rules group. 1t sets
up the office OF Surplus Property
administrators and vests in that
presidentially appointed official
wide discretion to dispose OF bill.
lions OF dollars worth OF war-creat-
ed SURPRISES having a civilian mar
ket value.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-08-15
Truck Drivers
Must Slow Down

Seattle. Aug. Is --AP-- Truck
drivers who still are speeding go
and So miles an hour must be
slowed down at once III the truck
ing industry in America is TO sur
vice" declares Dave Beck. interna-
tional vice president OF the Team
STEERS Union.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-08-15
U. s. WEATHER FORECAST

Lower Michigan-Partly cloudy
with widely scattered thunder
showers tonight and Wednesday.
No decided change in tempera-
ture. Increasing winds.
Highest temperature yesterday
90; lowest last night 73.
Highest temperature one year
ago today 81; lowest so.
Highest temperature this date
in last 70 years IS in 1895; low
est so In 1855.
The sun sets today at $3.50 and
rises Wednesday at Gal.
The moon sets today az 6:45
.. m. and rises Wednesday at
t23 q. m.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-08-15
Congress Today
(By Associated Press)
Cenata

Senate
Routine session. Meets noon,
EWT).
Elections Committee considers
reyisions 10 clarity anti-propagan-
da section OF soldier vote law 90
a. M
Military Committee considers
surplus property disposal 90 a.
NJ
House
Begins consideration Of surplus
property bill (noon).
Ways and Means Committee CON
siders unemployment compensation
legislation 40 a. M
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-08-15
AUIIES OpENTNG FRONT
IN SOUTHERN FRANCI
Great Allied Army Swarming Over Beaches
Between Nice, Marseilles; Operation
Reported Completely Successful

Rome Aug. IS APP All the landings in Southern
France successful announced today special
communique at 1870 p m QO:3O "a m, E. W. IT, said by
midmornng all landings proceeding successfully
according schedule against only light ground opposition
and no air opposition The supporting air borne opera
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-08-15
Flashes of
Late News

LANSING-AP- Governor Kelly
announced today Thomas z. Dew
ey, the Republican presidential
nominee, definitely has decided
TO come to Michigan, his native
state. on a campaign trip. Kelly
said Dewey. the owosso boy who
became governor OF New York and
wen. on to win his party's presi-
Dental nomination, will decide in
10 days the details OF his Michigan
visit.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-08-15
Germans Trapped
Dash Through
GapProviing
Suicidal

On the British front In Norman
dy, Aug. t5-3:45 p. m.-AP-The
roof Of the German escape corri-
dor west Of FalaIse appeared TO
be colIapsing today under British
hammer blows as an avalanche of
tanks and troops beat within a
mile of Conde-sur-NoIreau and
threatened other points along the
main Estabound Axis.
The German bastlon Of Condo
was thrown Into immediate Jeopar-
dy as British infantry captured st.
Denis de Mere.
Supreme Headquarters Allied Elk
pedltionsry Force, Aug. sap
The Americans eIinched control Of
the German escape roads to the
south today by capturing La Ferte
Mace between Domfront and Ranes.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-08-15

NEW YoRk-AP- Premier
Gen. kunlakl Kolso has called q
special session Of the Japanese
Diet for Sept. 5, the Tokyo radio
said this morning, quoting an
official board Of information an
nouneement.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-08-15

TOPEKA, Kans. -AP- Kansas
will be short about 1000 teachers
when school opens next month, F.
Floyd Herr, secretary of the Kan
sas board OF education, estimated
yesterday. He said some schools
will combine and others will use
teachers hastily certified with
emergency teaching credentials.
Sons will Just close UP.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-08-15

HOLLYWOOD-AP- Judy Cano-
va. hill-billy film coincidence and
singer, has disclosed that she is
expecting a baby about Sept. TO-
She Is the wife of Chester B. Eng
land, in the Army at Camp Richie,
Md.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-08-15

WASHINGTON - AP - Paper
supply for retail wrapping. grocery
and variety bags is now said to
be even more critically short than
It was in the first half OF 1914
when less than half the supply OF
o normal six month period was
available. The War Production
Board conservation division re-
ported today that approximately
100000 food retailers have begun
an intensive campaign TO cooper
ate with customers In conserving
the paper wrappings.-
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-08-15

OLYMPIA, Wash.-AP-Restric-
tions on the movements of persons
and the display of lights and fires
in the area around Cape Flattery
and the mouth OF the Columbia
River have been lifted by Gov.
Arthur B. Langlie.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-08-15

MEXICO CITY-AP-A propos-
al has been made to erect great
monument, with figures OF Benito
Jaurez and Abraham Lincoln clasp
ing hands, to symbolic Mexico
and United States friendship. Col.
Herminio Rodriguez, president of
the Society OF United Veterans of
the Mexican revolution, said yes
terday that he hoped the monu-
ment will be erected on one If
the international bridges across
the Rio Grande.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-08-15

OTTAWA-INS- The Canadian
parliament adjourned at 1875 am.
todsy after one Of the longest SEES
sions In its history, but with pro-
vision for speedy re-assembly in
case war emergency should arise
before the scheduled opening OF
the 1916 session.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-08-15

WASHINGTON -AP- Refunds
on 1943 taxes now are being made
at the rate Of about 335,O00 a week,
the Internal Revenue Bureau said
today. So far about 5000, 900 tax
payers have received their refunds,
averaging $35 each. leaving an es-
timated 100000 refunds still TO
be made. A total OF $4,000, 900
has been paid out.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-08-15
Allies Use Pinchers on Pincers

See INVASION
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-08-15

NEW YORK-AP- Because Of
the danger of United States air
raids japanese authorities in Kor-
ca have abandoned the use of a
siren to summon the population
for twice day compulsory wor-
ship of Emperor Hirohito, it was
disclosed by a broadcast over the
controlled Keijo radio reported to-
day to the Office OF War Informa-
tion.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-08-15

See sCHooLs-Page 5