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The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-11-14
School Board Taking Steps
Toward Vocational Classes

Ypsilanti School Board Monday
evening set its sights on the flu
ture by taking tentative steps to
meet demands for vocational edu-
cation.
Beginning with the premise that
the present curriculum, originally
designed as a college preparatory
course. is not meeting all the needs
OF present day living, the members
acknowledged that a complete re-
vision will have 10 be made in the
near future. This revision will be
designed to augment the course Of
study with instruction OF value to
students who do not intend to en-.
ter colleges or universities but who
are anxious TO leave school equip
ped with a trade or other practical
means OF earning a living.
Three things were done Monday
evening toward this end. One was
TO informally approve American
Legion plans whereby youths could
learn the value OF dicipline and
health through military training:
the second was to institute pro-
gram by which instruction I'm at
least one trade would be provided:
and the third was decision to seek
state funds to help plan a modern
vocational school.
Benefits OF the military training
were presented by torenz Kiser.
representing the American Legion.
He pointed out the virtual newt.
ability Of world wide military train
ing at the conclusion OF the war
and the advantage which would
come to the boy who had had high
school training in that field. He
stressed the fact that much OF the
knowledge gained in military in.
struction in high school would also
1T the boy for his life as a civilian.
The training would provide a
means of discipline lacking under
III present educational set up and
would helm meet the problem Of
what to do With the boy in high
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-11-14
County, Ypsilanti Prepare
For Sixth War Loan Drive

other bonds TO individual. $4,000
and corporations $4,000.
a Milan Is under the craftsmanship
OF Grant Laskey, and has a quota OF
$4,000 "E" Bonds $4,000, other
type bonds to individuals $50. 700,
and corporations 100000.
Bennett C.. Root and James
Hendley are the chairmen at Man.
chester. which has a quota of $3.50.
900; "E" bonds $4,000, other
types $4,000. and corporations
100000.
Bridgewatere's chairman Is Dor
othy Betz and the quota has been
set at $4,000. This will be equally
divided between "E" bonds and
bonds TO corporations.
Whitmore Lakes chairman Is
Marjorie Rorabacher. The quota Is
s11 900 to be divided into IL" bonds
$4,000. other types OF bonds to In.
diyiduals $1,000, and corporations
$4,000. nssr. ~
The total quota set for Ford
employees OF Washtenaw County
Is $4,000. all OF which will be. in
e. bonds.
Herman Gross is vice chairman
for the County and Red Cross. Ann
Arbor. county bank chairman.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-11-14

SetQuota

A sales organization for the
Sixth War Loan drive Nov. 20 to
December IS, including 100 retail
stores was formed at the Retail
Committee meeting at the Board
OF Commerce this morning at which
time 1t was agreed that each OF
these retail establishments would
be given a quota OF $500 to be sold
to their employees. A silk banner
Minute. Men Retail Award for
Sixth xxaSs11 ceA.x VIZ sbe sfvsE to
all stores who make their quotas.
II was also decided TO have a
mass meeting at the Martha Wash.
ington Theater Tuesday morning,
November 81, from 3 10 9:45.
Following the showing OF a short
motion picture, brief talk will be
given by Warren F. Cook, general
chairman for Washtenaw County,
followed by instructions and dis
tribution OF sales kits.
Retail stores will be open the
week before Christmas until o..
clock. including Saturday, accord.
ing TO the decision made at the
Retail Committee meeting at the
Board OF Commerce this morning
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-11-14
National Guard
to Have $4,000

Lansing Nov. 14-AP-Military
planners foresee a postwar Michi-
gan National Guard OF 1900 men
we'll supplied with modern Army
equipment and into which much OF
the present Michigan State Troops
has been absorbed, Brig. Gen. Tho
mas Calladay, commanding general
OF the State Troops. said today.
Colladay said postwar size OF the
National Guard still is officially
undecided, but that $4,000 was the
most widely accepted figure. The
pre-war National Guard was about
400 men and the State Troops
full strength today is about 1900.
ut usually is believed" Colladay
said, that the State Troops will
just pass out OF existence after the
war. II will in name, but much Of
its personnel will be used as a
foundation to build a new National
Guari The old guard may come
back from federal service with little
left but the unit names, so that any
present members OF the State
Troops who can meet the qualifca-
tons will simply take a new oath
and join the guard
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-11-14
Courthouse Bids
Being Discussed

Morning session OF Board OF Sup.
ervisors OF Washtenaw County fea-
tured discussion OF postwar plans
for the new courthouse.
A resolution from the Washte-
nav County Farm Bureau recon-
mending that the county should
pay IS bounty on the red fox and
so cents on opossum was present
ed at the morning session and re-
ferred to legislative committee for
further action. This committee has
been making a study OF this matter
since the request OF a supervisor
al the October meeting. A report
will he given at the next meeting.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-11-14

Plans are under way in Ypsilanti
and the county to reach the sS,16i,.
600 quota that has been set for
Washtenaw County in the Sixth
War Loan drive which Is to begin
November 20 and continue through
December 16.
While these are the dates OF the
actual drive. the workers are being
urged to begin to make sales at
once and to continue to the end OF
December.
All bonds bought at any time
during the remainder OF Novem-
Der and throughout December will
count in the drive.
This is a high quota and will need
the concerted effort OF everyone
who can help sell the bonds. Wash.
tenaw County has never failed to
make its quota and II Is hoped the
record will not be broken. officials
In charge OF the drive point out.
! The quota for. &c. bonds for this
entire county Is $2,3c7, 600; other
types OF bonds to individuals are
set at S1,604,00 and the quota for
corporations is $4,233,000.
The Ypsilanti overall quota is
$1,O9S, 900. The quota for &c" bonds
is $425,000, other type bonds to IN
dividuals $4,000, and for corpora
tons S475,000
Don M. Silkworth is general
chairman, Maynard c. Richardson,
chairman OF the retail group and
Bruce Haig, chairman OF the In.
vestment bond group. a daily rec
ord OF Ypsilanti sales will be kept
by William +. Bassett.
Ann Arbor,s quota for "E' bonds
is $1,04l 900, other types $l,275,000
and corporations $3,225,000 making
an overall total OF s5,54l,000. Fred
Benz is chairman.
Chelseas quota for &c" bonds Is
$4,000. other types to individuals
$50, 900, corporations 100000, max
ing an overall quota OF s325,OOO.
George Doe Is chairman.
Saline's drive is under the
Craftsmanship OF Carl Curtiss and
their quota on "E" bonds Is $4,000,
other types to individuals SIS 200,
corporations $50 900, making a total
quota OF $4,000.
Two chairmen have been ap-
pointed at Dexter, Gerald Allen and
John Hoey. The overall quota has
been set at 100000. or this total
"E" bonds will furnish $4,000.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-11-14


their cars. without Hitler the
government would be close to help
less in the present crisis.
It's difficult for anyone who
hasn't actually seen it to realize
how completely the evil but in
many ways hypnotic Hitlerian per.
sonality has dominated the Reich
I've reported in previous columns
that Hitler's hold on his people has
been more than political Many Of
them have regarded him as a Mes
siah-and an air.tight politico-reli-
gious leadership is hard TO beat.
Thus IL isn't strange that Hitler's
aides should try TO conceal the I'M
doubted fact that, for some reason
o. other. he has been incapacitated.
He may have been merely Ill. and
will resppear. But so delicate vs.
the situation that the Nazi leaders
would be afraid of a collapse III
morale. both civilian and military.
N IL became known that the Fuehr.
er wasn't on the job.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-11-14
BY DEWITT MacKENZIE

BY DEWITT MACKENZIE
The mystery of Hitler's where
abouts is rapidly assuming the pro-
portions OF one of history's prime
thrillers, and it's likely to have
profound influence on the German
people and consequently on the
trend OF the war II IT develops that
the Fuehrer of the super-race is
incapacitated.
Propaganda Minister Goebbels
has set all the wheels OF his great
machine turning TO convince the
ReicN and the world at large that
the dictator isn't Ill. mad or dead
bu. Is in excellent. vigorous
health" Still the fact remains that
the Nazi chiefs people haven't
heard from him directly in about
four months.
The bomb attempt on his life
was July 20. The next day some
body representing himself as Hit
Ter went on the air to say that the
plot had failed. Since then there's
been a great silence on the part OF
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-11-14
Another Reason to Buy Bonds!

Washington, Nov. 14-AP-Genera Dwight d. Essen
howers forces losing 500 tanks and 900 trucks
month, says Undersecretary of War Patterson.
And Eisenhower is in imperative need" of more arti
lery ammunition than producing Patterson told
news conference explaining that the general should have
5000 tons day for adequate support.
Patterson gave this general picture of the military sup
ply situation:
Our artillery ammunition production has trpled since
jan l, but needs have risen even faster.
Other equipment essential if to intensity our Of
fensives is running short, despite rising output.
We short on tent cloth, arborne radar equipment
and other important items.
Our war production job is "sl enormous" with the
Army alone letting contracts since JAM at yearly
rate of more than $28, 000, 900 000."
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-11-14
American Infantry Captures
Fourth Fortress Near Metz
Paper Will Gathered 7hursddu

Once again residents OF Ypsilanti
are asked to support he Ypsilanti
High School in a scrap paper drive.
The paper drive will be Thursday,
with students OF the high school col
lecting the paper throughout the
city.
Residents are asked to have
their paper well tied in bundles "
have 1t packed in cardboard boxes
and placed at the curb. Collec.
ton will start at . o'clock Thurs.
day morning. Persons having a
large amount of scrap paper. which
would require a truck. are asked
TO telephone the high school Office
where arrangements will be made
to collect the paper.
Students of Ypsilanti High
School are fully familiar with the
task OF collecting paper. Last year
the high school students had three
drives, collecting a total OF II car
loads. The money received from
the sale OF the scrap material.
which Is so badly needed in the war
effort, was placed in the Student
Council War Activity Fund.
From this fund. the high school has
contributed generously to the
American Red Cross. the Junior
Red Cross and L. S. O.. has fur
nished a room at the new Boyer
Hospital, and has supplied the viii
low Run Hospital with Sunday
papers, among numerous other do
nations and activities.
The cooperation OF the residents
OF Ypsilanti in this fourth paper
salvage drive is sought by the stu
dents Of Ypsilanti High School.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-11-14
New High in
Jap Dead
Set
CBy Associated Pres0

Attacks on growing Japanese
concentrations on western Leyte
Island paid off with the highest
one-day toll OF Nipponese dead in
the Philippines campaign, front
line dispatches reported today as
Tokyo radio said 400 L.. S. carrier
planes had renewed their attack on
imperial warships in Manila Bay
On other fronts Chinese troops
advanced five miles in north Bur.
ma and Pacific fleet communique
acknowledged enemy forces had
retaken an islet in the Palau group
east OF the Philippines.
Tokyo radio announced waves OF
American planes struck at Manila
Bay, Cavite Navy Yard and Clark
Field.
1t claimed 81 u. S. planes and
five Japanese were shot down in
an hour.long violent air battle"
Other u. S. air squadrons, Tokyo
added, swept the length OF the Phil.
ippines.
Count Bodies
On Western Leyte Island con-
quering riflemen of the oath divi-
sion counted $40 Japanese bodies
on the slopes Of Breakneck Ridge,
with a field OF uncounted dead
stretching out in front OF them,
Associated Press war correspond.
ent Fred Hampson reported.
An American commander ex.
pressed belief the bloody battle,
combined with night-long Smelling
Of enemy concentrations at Limon,
broke the northern Japanese force
as a fighting unit. Infantrymen
were closing in from three sides OF
Limon, which Hampson reported
was an apparently uninhabited
mass of wreckage when the U. S.
artillerymen ceased firing.
Chinese Advance
American-trained Chinese In
Northern Burma advanced five
miles in march reminiscent of
their gains under Gen. Joseph w.
Stilwell, to close within two miles
of Bhamo, important road and river
junction near the Chinese border.
Slight progress against stiff re-
sistance was reported by other AL.
He'd Units IN Central North. BuSna
and Southwest Burma.
Increasingly strong opposition
met the Gath division pushing to-
ward Ormog. The 96th division
broke organized resistance in Gen.
trail Leyte valley.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-11-14
Governor Sets
Holiday Nov. q

Lansing, Nov. 14-AP-Governor
Kelly's proclamation of Nov. % as
Thanksgiving Day, released Mon
day by the executive office. asks
Michigan people to give thanks that
the little clearing in the wilder
ness" hewn by the Pilgrim fathers
has become a great nation.
THE principle OF liberty for
which the Pilgrim fathers travelled
so far is still secure" he said. Our
armies are carrying the banners
OF freedom along the way to certain
victory; the hour has struck for
the men who have most recently
threatened the land of the free"
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-11-14
Center Votes
Bi-Raciial Unit

At n general meeting OF the Car.
yer Association Monday evening at
the Carver Center. continuation OF
a bl-racial board OF directors was
approved Members OF the nominal.
ing committee TO obtain eligible
persons 10 be placed on the board,
and selected by the president. San
tee Brockman, were Miss Viola
Starks, Mrs. Matte Carter, and
Miss Gertrude Phelps. The commit
tee announced that suggestions for
board members would be accepted
until December Q.
AS in several other recent meet.
lngs. the principal topic OF discus
sion was location and control OF the
proposed new community building
Sentiment OF the group Is ex-
pressed in the petition being circu-
lated for signatures and addressed
TO the Federal Works Agency. II
asks for recognition OF the Carver
Community Association and work
accomplished; that the proposed
new building. being made possible
through Lanham Act funds, be
placed on land owned by the Asso.
citation and that the Association BE
allowed to administer the actiyi.
ties and business OF the proposed
Center"
Land recommended by the city Is
farther south at the corner OF Har-
riet Street and Armstrong Drive.
The government plan OF manage.
ment provides for an administering
board OF five to seven members
representing the Federal Works
Agency, the City, the Council Of
Social Welfare, and residents OF
the community.
While desires are clearly eX-
pressed as 10 location and control
OF the proposed new center. there
still seems to be some question
about the source OF financial sup
port and upkeep. AS yet there Is no
official word on that point further
than passing comment to the et-
feet that people who pay the bills
should have something 10 say
about policies OF administration.
II all expense money Is to be pro-
vided by the federal government.
then the responsibility OF manage
ment will rest in federal hands,
but II the community as a whole is
TO meet the major portion OF costs,
1t seems probable that community
management will be in order.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-11-14

the Fuehrer, and 1t seems signif-
cant that his captains have been
working overtime to provide ex-
cuses (and very lame ones) why
the master hasn't appeared person.
ally. Why should they be so anx.
ious to make a secret Of an affair
that would be treated openly in
any normal country?
Answer clear
| think the answer Is clear
enough. Hitler has been absolute
in his dictatorship for more than a
decade. His control has been so
complete that all Germany has
come to think OF government in
terms OF this one man. His person.
atty has dominated the whole coun-
try. and has had particularly pow.
erful hold on the young generation
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-11-14
Easy
Prey For OPA

Mackinaw City. Mich. Nov. IL
Up Hunters who drove into Michi-
game Upper Peninsula for opening
Of the deer season today fell easy
prey TO ONCE OF Price Administra-
ton Investigators who announce a
bag OF several hundred motorists
believed using illegal gasoline for
the trip.
Chief OPA enforcement officers
for the Escanaba district Lou Greg
DRY said the - agents concentrat.
ed on automobiles from Southern
Michigan cities inasmuch as IL
would be virtually impossible for
them 10 make the round trip on A
gasoline conpOns
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-11-14
War In Brief
by the Associated Press)

Wy Aht AooONAaNSN ito9J
Western Front Yanks drive
within 3ia miles of Metz take
three forts in city's defense ring;
Germans may abanson fortress
without fight.
Eastern Front - Soviet battle
Nazis in rail city OF Jaszbereny;
Russians drive within IS miles OF
Budapest from southwest in. ell
circling movement.
Paeifie-MacArthur reports Yank
advance on Leyte breaks planned
Jap counter attack; 10000 hippo.
nese troops believed massed on
Island. Americans take small gains
a"cinst increasing opposition.
ltaIy-British capture San Tome
in bitter fighting in Eastern Italian
sector.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-11-14
| axpayers to
Conduct Drive
For Members

Ward chairmen were nominated
at sectional meetings OF the Ypsi-
lanti Tax Payers Association at
its Monday night meeting. These
chairmen, TO direct the membership
drive are: first ward. A. X. DeGroat
and Mrs. Fannie Davis; second
ward, BENJAMIN Boyce; fourth
ward, Joseph L. Hays; fifth ward,
Theodore CHI ebowski. The third
ward chairman will be decided lat.
err
The meeting was addressed by
D. A. Merritt, president of the To
ledo Rental Property and Home
Owners Association. Mr. Merritt
has been president of that group
for more than ten years.
He stated: I'm 1920 the tax rate
was S32 per $1,000. At the pres
ent it is $50 per $1,000" He indi.
Gated proposal in Toledo at one
time to increase the police force
by 100 men. When the Associa.
ton completed. its inquiry and pro-
gram the actual number OF men
hired was 10.
Emphasis was made by Mr.. Mer-
rift that constitutional provision
WIS adopted fixing 10 mills as the
maximum levy for the State of Ohio
except as an increase was specif-
Jelly voted for a defni. PROPOSE.
ton. I'm all" said Mr.. Merritt, "of
80 levies proposed all had been de.
feated, and the Association was
one Of the important factors in
such defeats"
Twenty years ago." he continu-
ed, the total city and school debt
was 60 million dollars. Presently
it is 80 million"
He urged the membership to ex-
pand its efforts through ward organ
izations, indicating that many peo-
pie would enlist their support and
membership in this type of organi-
cation which had as its interest the
maintenance of adequate services OF
the city. These services, he point
ed out. could be often maintained
at reduced tax levies-and even
with the spread OF the cost through
some other means.
memberships in the Ypsilanti
A sociation may be obtained
through any of the chairmen, and
the drive this month is to enlist
the attention of those residents
interested in all affairs of the city
government. The Association will
make its support of proposals on
o non-partisan basis, eiupfasieing
the facts involved and the actual
participation of the people in the
voting to determine these choices.
c. c. jerks, of the assessment
study committee, indicated that
some special cases were reviewed
with the city assessor. Donald
Comstock. Mr.. jerks said "Mr.
Comstock has assured us that he
will make an actual, battle-ground
recheck OF these properties Any
one who needs the assistance or
advice OF this committee may be
aided in checking their own assess
ments.
Chairmen of the ward committees
are to meet with the membership
chairman, Andrew Smith. next
week, and these men with the as.
sessment committee will meet with
the executive board Nov. 81, at the
home OF the president.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-11-14
Tirpitz Sunk
by British
Airnen

London, Nov. Misunderstanding ~
the German battleship TIrpItx In
Norway's Tromso ford 10 expect
ed here to release additional strong
units OF the British home feet for
service against the japanese In Far
Eastern waters. With the Tripitx
gone, sunk at her moorina Sunday
by Raj bombers. all that remains
OF the German surface fleet 10 bot
tied up in the Baltic. These remn-
ants include two pocket bsttIeships.
the Admiral seheer and the Lvt-
Tow: two eleht.ineh gun cruisers,
the Hlpper and Prirx Eugene, and
slS.inch gun cruisers.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-11-14
Two Injured
in Accidents

Two persons were injured and
property damage was caused by
accidents in this area Monday.
Hip Fractured
PATSY Zook, $500 Whitaker Rd.,
Willis. was taken TO Boyer Hospital
Monday suffering from fractured
hip. Police reports show she had
gotten out of a school bus, walked
around TO the rear, and started to
cross the road. but ran into the
path OF a car driven by Roy Tim
brook Baker, OF Talladay Rd',
Milan.
Mr.. Baker was given a State
Police summons on charges OF
driving car with defective equip.
ment. The windshield wiper was
not working. police say.
Await Report
The State Police are still waiting
for a final report on an accident
in which eight year old Jay Hick-
man, 576l Geddes Rd., was injured
Monday. The boy apparently ran
behind the car in which he had
ridden home from school, and was
struck by an automobile driven by
Ray J. Neathmer. SOC Factory ST..
Howell.
Falls Asleep
Falling asleep at the wheel re-
suited in $500 damage to a car
driven by Robert Earl DERBY, sos
Welcott St, Flint.
The accident was on Washtenaw
Ave. Monday, when Mr.. Derby ran
off the road at about fifty miles
per hour, and struck a tree.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-11-14
Mystery Assuming Proportions of
First Class Thriller

W ich has been reared. 70 Fanatic
ism.
True. within recent months II
has been reported that the bloody
minded Himmler, chief OF the Ges-
tapo and the home troops, had got
Hitler under his power and was
the real ruler of Germany. Well.
that could be true. However. N
II is true / don't believe the Ger.
man public knows Il.
Stay by Hitler
The people have stuck with the
man who tore up the treaty Of
Versailles and all but conquered
Europe-but my observations in
Germany lead me TO believe they
wouldn't long follow anyone else
while their world is crashing about