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The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-03-21
Nazi Attack Disrupted as
Soldier Makes Lone Stand

at his post. Pfc. Grubaugh met
them with a stream OF lead
one rush after another failed
as the fanatic SIS men sought TO
knock out the single American
with the heavy machine gun. one
rsquad came within 20 yards and
died there. A yelling trooper drew
back his arms to throw a grenade.
caught a burst in the chest, and
vanished in smoke aud flame. Pfc.
Grubaugh fred until there was no
thing left to fire at.
About five Germans were seen
crawling to safety. Sixty more,
either motionless or squirting in
pain, lay before Pfc. Grubaugh's
gun.
Pfc. Grubaugh entered the ser
vice in March. 1913. and came over
seas with the 2Sth Division in Sep.
TENDER. 1943. In Ypsilanti he was
employed by the United Stove Com
pany.
His parents. Mr. and Mrs. Charles
l.. Grubaugh. life at lll7 Parkwood
Ave. He is a graduate OF the Van
Vert. o, High School
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-03-21
Voted
onCharter

Fifty dollars we're voted for use
Of the Citizens Committee for pro
motion Of charter revision al Tues
days session OF the Board OF Com
merce directors. The money is 10
be used for publicity so that a
favorable vote may be obtained
in the April 2 elections.
Paul Ungrodt, secretary, includ
ed in his report to the board notice
that a series OF meetings with 10.
seph Warner and Lewis Christman,
state representatives would he
held each week on Monday after
moons by the mayor and engineer Of
Ann Arbor. Mayor Ross Bower and
Engineer r. Fred Older o. Npsi'
lanti, Frederick y. Mckay. chair
man Of the Board OF Commerce
legislative committee, and Mr. Tn
grodt. The purpose OF the meet
ings will be TO keep the two cities
abreast Of developments in Lans'
sing.
The report on a post war pro
gram for Ypsilsnti was received
with thanks. from the bureau OF
business research OF the Uniyers.
ity OF Michigan. and will be inter
preted at the next meeting.
The boards attention was called
10 the National Clothing Drive, and
its assistance was asked.
The licensing Of motor vehicles
has now dropped 10 an average OF
20 each day. with the total number
sold. as OF March S. 9.24s. as com
pared TO 1929 sold by that date
in 1914. the directors we're inform
eC.
The Board Of Commerce received
an offer by the Blue Cross Plan
known here as the Michigan Hos.
pital Service. 10 underVrite al
members Of the board who wish
tn service. This plan calls for
disqualification service FOR all mem.
beers and their families and all en-
ployes who wish 10 subscribe.
There are one and a half million
persons using this service in Michi-
gan. and more than IS million in
the United States.
The board voted 10 support Don.
aid Comstock in his effort to equal.
lie the appraisal OF personal pro
perty tax Mr.. Comstock il using
the system recommended by the
state commission.
Two new members we're an
nounced TO the directors They
were Hillside Gift and 1ewelry Co
and the Fmmet /. Richards Super
service station.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-03-21
Institute to
Aid Children

In an effort TO improve services
10 children, the Youth Guidance
County Council will hold an insti-
tute, with members OF law enforce.
ment agencies. and school officials
meeting with guidance and child
welfare workers, at Charles McKen-
ny Hall, April 10.
The afternoon session will he
broken into three sections. The
first will bring the guidance mem.
bers and the law enforcement agen.
cies together: the second will be
devoted to discussion between the
visiting teachers and the school OF.
ticials: and the third will be de-
voted TO members OF the county
Youth Guidance G lncil and the
local groups.
The evening sessions will feature
a talk by Earl Kelly, OF the depart
ment OF secondary education at
Wayne University.
A report OF the afternoon meet
ings will he given. and the re
mainder of the evening will be tax.
EN- by discussion and recommends
tons by the council and the sgen-
cies.
The program committee Is head.
ed by Wallace Watt. OF the Michi-
gan Childrens Institute. Other
members OF the committee are
George Marshall Ypsilanti; Ben
Nanden Belt. superintendent OF Lin
coin Consolidated School. Arne
Erickson, county children's worker.
and Miss Cynthia Jones OF the adult
education department OF the Uni
versity OF Michigan.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-03-21

bombs and "Ioom' back M to
get into position for another XIII.
When | got on land. the sight
was incredible. The only thing
left In the town was couple OF
church walls. The once beautiful
palm trees were blown from the
earth and others were cut to bits
There were many. many dead Japs
lying around. They had trench
es lining the beach and these were
Uttered with the dead. In some
cases they had dug holes under the
native shacks and twenty to thirty
Japs were piled under one roof
The flame throwers had done the
work. Toward night-fall we set
our tractors in defensive position
and dug in" for the night. We dug
fox holes large enough for three
men so one could sleep while the
other two guarded. Just about
dusk "all hell broke loose. The
Jap planes started to bomb and
strafe us and troops started to
counterattack. They pushed MS
nearly to the waters edge before
we had them stopped We were
sure glad TO see daylight come.
MY first thought was TO see If
the flag was still flying. knew
how Francis Scott Key felt when
he wrote the national anthem. !
certainly knew what every word
meant after that night.
The next day brought bitter
hand 10 hand fighting. That night
we had the same thing over again.
II took a few days to set Up our
anti-aircraft guns and when we
did we sure got results. They tried
for our ships in suicide dives but
they tried in vain. From then on
we had many thrills as we watch
ed dog fights" In the air You get
as excited as a Kid at the circus
TO watch these fights and our
men and machines are very much
superior 10 theirs.
IL think about the biggest
sweat job we ever had was wher
the Jap fleet tried sneaking in be.
hind us. We could hear the guns
roaring. Lucky for all OF US. our
fleet outsmarted them and out
fought them. don't think We
have too much TO worry about as
far as their fleet IL concerned now.
"Oue thing that will always be
living memory Is the sight OF
the cemetery on the battle front
Each morning as we passed u we
offered prayer for those boys
who had given their lives for me,
for you, for their loved ones so that
we may all be able TO live in a
more peaceful world and that this
will not be repeated In years to
come. As we looked we knew how
and why each boy died. They
didn't let us down. They fought
to the end. As the ships were com
ing over the horizon loaded with
ammunition. we realized that you
folks on the home front were not
letting us down either 1t makes
US feel mighty good to know that
together. no dictator on earth can
ever expect to defeat our nation.
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The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-03-21
Flower Show
to be Sunday

one OF the delightful annual
events in keeping with the spring
season will be the open house at
Ypsilanti Florist Shop and Green
house. $50 River St, March %.
The extensive greenhouses. filled
with beautiful plants and blossoms,
will be open to the public from .
a. m. to go y. m. Eastern War
Time.
Featured will be between four
and five thousand lily blossoms and
1900 hydrangeas.
Ben ]. Sovey, proprietor, will also
have on display a variety OF other
plants. calceolaria. cineraria, ara
las. tulips daffodils and rose
bushes
There will also he a profusion OF
cut flowers. daholis. iris. tulips.
narcissus. snap dragons. stocks.
carnations. sweet peas and Gala
lilies.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-03-21
Allied Planes Trap JAP Fleet
Army Nears
Chemical
Center
by the Associated Press)

[. 5. Third Army columns fought
within six miles OF the chemical
aud industrial center OF Ludwig
shafen-Mannheim on the Rhine to-
day and disorganized German rem
nants were being hacked to pieces
by the rejoined Third and Seventh
Armies and their blazing air SUP
port.
The whirlwind conquest OF the
German Saar and Palatinate AREA
dy has cost the enemy 10000 or
more casualties. The armies OF 1t.
Gen. George $. Patton. Jr, and 1t.
Gen. Alexander NJ. Patch have
made two junctures. sealing of the
Saarland and virtually wiping out
the last organized enemy resist
ance west OF the Rhine.
The first juncture, about II
miles west OF Kaiserslautern, Great
ed an -eight-by-ten- mile pocket
trapping a number of the enemy's
survivors. The second was in the
vicinity OF Ottweiler, 10 miles
northeast OF Saarbruecken, black
ened steel capital which has fall
len to the Seventh.
Troops Surrenderino
German troops we're surrender
ing by the thousands. The Seventh
Army seized the foundry town OF
Zweibruecken. The Third reached
Mlinz on the Rhine and took kais-
erslautern and historic Worms.
The first White Russian Army.
now holding virtually the entire
east bank of the Oder River from
the Baltic to the Neisse River,
massed siege guns at the very
edges OF Stettin. Berlin's Baltic
port after wiping out the Ger
mans Altdamm bridgehead. Mar
shall Gregory X. Zhukov probed at
many points along the river as the
menace to Berlin heightened. seek
ing springboards for his new attack
westward.
Allied bombers continued a
mighty air assault into daylight af-
ter powerful force of Raj heavies
blasted synthetic oil plants at Bob
len and Hemmingstadt and other
targets during the night. Berlin
was given its 29th straight raid
On the northern wing OF the
western front Field Marshal Mont
gomery's headquarters reported
vigorous cross.Rhine patrolling by
both, sifss. Gen. Eisenhower has
warned German civilians TO flee the
Ruhr. indicating new offensive
across the lower Rhine was immin'
ent.
1t. Gen. Courtney u. Hodges
First Army extended its Remager
bridgehead to a length OF at least
"a miles by yesterday and held a
nine-mile stretch OF the superhigh
way to the Ruhr. much of 10 demol-
ishei by the Germans.
Germany has lost her third larg-
est industrial sector and her last
important territory west OF the
Rhine. Some American divisions
stabbed forward in. the Saar and
Palatinate more than Is miles a
day and destruction of the German
defenders was so complete II was
doubtful they could rally for a
stand in strength east OF the Rhine.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-03-21
Plans Sacrificed
For Good of City;
CarnivalS Avoided

American Legion officials today
explained their reason for with
drawing their request for use Of
Recreation Park for a weeks cele-
bration of Fourth OF July. They
feared that, in order to have the
observance, residents would vote
for the city proposal to allow earn
ivals in Ypsiland parks. iRdiscrim-
mate use OF parks for that purpose,
the, Legion felt, would be harmful
to the city. Therefore officials
sacrificed the plans for a patriotic
observance. curtailing the program
to one day.
They point out that the word
carnival" did not appear in their
request for use of the city facili-
ties
Since the Legion withdrew its
petition for the use of the park for
one week the council withdrew
from the ballot the proposal to al
low carnivals use of city parks.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-03-21
Soldier Tells Graphically of
Landing Made on Philippines

One Of the most graphic descrip-
tions OF the attack on the Philip
pines by an Ypsilanti service man
has just come from Corp. William
r. Wolf. son OF Mr.. and Mrs. An
thony Wolf
Il received your most welcome
card and appreciate 1t immensely.
he wrote. at makes one feel good
10 know that he is not forgotten
by the folks back in the old home
town" want to let you know how
much enjoy reading the paper and
how ! look forward TO getting It.
The other boys from other parts
OF the country enjoy reading It as
much as | do on account OF the
good reading material. II makes
you feel nearer TO home as you
know what is happening in and
around Ypsi.
"You have asked me TO write Of
my experiences. Well, have had
a great many but due to strict cen
sorship | may not be able TO tell
you as much as wish but | will
try. On our way down from Ha-
wall We we're told our destination.
We were, OF course thrilled and
there was a lot OF excitement The
trip was long and tiresome. No
one had1,to tell us TO care for our
weapons for we knew that this
friend" would mean much 10 each
one Of us. As we came inuo the
gulf and knew that our destination
was near We realized that II had
been cleared of all enemy mines
the day before. The sea was
calm. We had very large con
voy with every Kind OF escort pos
sible. tUncle Sam doesn't take
chances). An officer called US TO
gether and told us certain amount
OF fear Ia healthy but not to let II
get us down. We knew we were
playing the game for keeps and
that the Japs were not foollng.
When we were near the shore
our battleships. destroyers and roc
ket ships put up a barage OF shell
fire. How anything could stand
Nd against that pounding il a mys-
terry. We then got orders 10 load
I'd the tractors (slligators) and un-
load from the ship. We knew
when We left that we had to take
the beach as II was impossible tn
return.
We arrived on the beach Just as
- had been planned thousands OF
miles away. We didn't have a
casualty and with the reception We
received OF mortar. artillery and
machine gun fire we knew some
one was doing some hard praying
for us. He was looking over us.
The day before "A" day We
had services on board ship and
every man attended them.
While We were Bleaching. our
planes from the carriers we're
bombing and strafing the laps on
shore. Every little while I'd see
a big flame fare up and knew that
they had hit an ammunition or gas
dump. They were also bombing
the nearby town numerically. II
was beautiful sight 10 see the
planes dive down, release their
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-03-21
Time Reduces
Club Audience

The speaker at the kiwanis Club
meeting today, o. Rugg. head OF
glass production and research for
the Ford Motor Company, found
smaller audience than usual due
to the difference in time between
the Normal and che city. Several
members of the club were unable TO
attend since their classes were
scheduled at II o'clock which is
now l2 o'clock city time.
The speaker gave a very interest
ing discussion. illustrated by sam
pies, Of the history and the mod
ern production OF glass.
Professor S. +. Fagerstrom,
president OF the club. was an hour
late. due to the time change.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-03-21
Cripple II Wars hips, Sink
Thirteen Merchant Vessels.
Destroy Aircraft in Foray
Employment Film
to be Shown Here

At the Martha Washington on
March %. 25 and - n film present
ed by the Committee on Economic
Development on Jobs After the
War. will b. shown.
In the Glm, businessmen tell what
varied activities are being conduct.
ed through C.E.D. to avert the
tragedy OF mass postwar unemploy.
ment.
There is C.ED. setup in Up
SLANT which has just released re.
port on postwar population aud
employment In ipsilanti patterned
after the study depicted In the
film.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-03-21
Red Cross Boxes
Please Children

James Mercury. chairman OF the
Junior Red Cross received a let
ter from a mother in England sx-
pressing her appreciation for the
boxes sent to her children by the
Junior Red Cross. The letter reads
as follows
Dear Fellow Members OF the
American Red Cross:
am writing on behalf OF my
son and daughter Martha and
Boyce. to thank you for the. wonder
full gift parcels that you sent them.
| assure that their daddy who is
overseas will be most delighted to
hear about IL.
Sincerely yours.
MRS. A. GILBERT.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-03-21
NOT RECHARGEo

Lansing-Last winters heavy
STOW fall has failed to recharge IN
derground water tables as much as
hoped. the State Conservation De
partment indicated today The de-
partment said test checks on wells
I'm the northern lower peninsula
indicated a possible recharge Of
Is Of foot from the annual snow
melt and that prospects for a norm
al water table this summer were
poor unless there was excessive
rain fall.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-03-21
1t Still Smells,
But Not of Stag

1T smells. but not from city
Stag This was the verdict OF T.
Fred Older. city engineer. after
investigating the city dump which
has recently become odiferous.
No waste material from the gas
plant has been taken to the dump
for several weeks.
He turned the problem over to
Richard a. Weir. city health officer.
in the hope that he can sniff the
air and track the offending odor to
its source.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-03-21

Pfc. Grubsueh Siegfried Line on
october Z. 1914. the heavy weapons
men Of Company NJ. 3rd Battalion,
had been having a rugged time of it
when an order to G. 1nge positions
came down the line from higher
headquarters. The order reached
the rifle units. but communications
with Company VI had been broken.
The big mortars and water-cooled
machine guns were isolated when
the Nazis arrived In waves. Alone
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-03-21
AUCTION CALENDAR

SATURDAY. MARCH Pat 100
p. m. at the place 3 miles east
and 4 miles north Of YpsIsnti;
or 7 miles Southwest Of Plyn.
outh. corner Of Ridge and Cherry
Hlll Roads, on the place known as
the Mrs. Jennie Houk farm.
Nineteen Head Of Cattle,
William Houk, Proprietor, Earl
Wright, Auetioneer. o. E. vedder,
Clerk. Adv. 1928
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-03-21

OTTAWA--INS-Debate on the
proposed world security organiza-
ton to be set up at the San Fran
cisco conference continued In the
House OF Commons today In the
wake OF demands for a greater
voice for Canada and other second.
airy powers.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-03-21
u. s. WEATHER FORECAST

Lower MATHEMATICIAN and cool
tonight. Thursday partly cloudy
and warmer.
Highest temperature yesterday
81: lowest 81.
Highest temperature one year
ago today 40: lowest %.
Highest temperature this date in
last 70 years ~ in 1898; lowest l
below in 1881.
The sun sets today at 7:41 and
rises Thursday at 7:34.
The moon rises today at 1853
p. m. and sets Thursday at 4:2S
a m.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-03-21

tion before the
massed ranks of
the Third Batta
lion, 18TH lnfan-
try. the outfit
with which he
has seen almost
continuous action
since la n d | n z
in France last
July.
Deep I'm { h g
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-03-21

ioNDAY. MARCH rs u o'clock.
S miles Southeast Of Milan or 2
miles Northwest OF 'ostranders'
Store on PLANK Road on farm
known as the Joe HazIett Farm.
william storl, Golden Hoffman,
Pfoprletors; Guy =. Thompson,
AuetIenser, Ben simons. Clerk.
ADV. 324
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-03-21

WASHINGTON-AP-The Sen
ate went into its third day Of de
bate on Aubrey Williams today
with leaders estimating It will be
tomorrow or Friday before a deci-
sion Is reached.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-03-21

A one-man stand which disrupted
German attack has won the
Bronze Star Medal for Pfc. Charles
J.. Grubaugh. Ypsilanti. machine
gunner. He received the decOra-
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-03-21

lONDON-lNS- In answer
to charges that Great Britain
has immense supplies OF food
stored away, Prime Minister
Winston Churchill announced
in the House OF Commons to-
day that the nations food
stocks at the present moment
total less than 5000, 900 tons.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-03-21
Tokyo Looks
For More
Attacks
CBy the Associated Press)


A thousand or more American
carrier planes trapped the elusive
Japanese fleet in the Inland Sea,
crippled II warships. sank or dam
aged 10 merchant vessels and des-
troyed i7J aircraft in a two-dsy
foray that jolted the enemy into en-.
cited preparations today for the
Inevitable battle OF Japan.
Adm. Chester W. Nimitz an
nounced Gripping damage was In
hicted on the Japanese feet" with.
out loss OF q single American war;
ship.
Radio Tokyo reported Vice Marc
\. Mitscher's carrier forces were
within 60 miles OF the homeland
and would return for further AT.
lacks. Government spokesmen
said new Notifications were being
built throughout Japan TO repeI
an invasion, the Army was prepsr-
ing TO take over private property.
factories were being rushed into
underground Notifications, and
newly evacuated areas OF Tokyo
would he demolished as frebreaks
TO lessen damage from Superfort-
ress raids.
Conquest ouiekens
Conquest OF the Philippines
quickencd. Guerrillas captured
San Fernando. important port north
Of Manila. The u. 8. 40th division
on Panay advanced 25 miles 10
join strong guerrilla forces, reach.
ed the edge OF flaming Iloilo and
captured It's airport. Conquest OF
Basllan Island was completed with
the capture OF Isabella In n combin.
ed amphiblous and overland opera.
ton.
The months,long hunt for Japan's
fleet reached climax Monday
when carrier airmen found princi
pal units OF the surviving imperis
navy hiding In the 34O.mile long In
land Sea. Hamilton Faron, Assoc
ciated Press war correspondent
with Mitscher's task force IS. said
these were heavily damaged;
A ij.000-ton Yamato class battle
ship. -four large carriers, four small
carriers. two cruisers. four destroy
ers, one destroyer escort and one
submarine.
Six small freightcrs were sunk
and seven others probably sunk.
Arsenals. hangers. shops and oil
tanks were destroyed in military
installations on the three islands
bordering the sea -Kyushu. Shiko-
ku and IIonshu.
Planes Shot Down
Two hundred j panese planes
were shot down. 275 wrecked OH
the ground and more than 100 9TH
ers damaged,
Many OF the enemy aircraft were
brought down In persistent attacks
on MitsChers ships. one Ameri-
can warcraft was heavily damaged
and a Few others received minor
damage. All withdrew under their
own power.
Admiral Nimitz described Ameri-
can aircraft losses as extremely
light Most OF those brought down
were victims of antiaircraft fire
which pilots said was heavy
enough TO walk on.
Japanese imperial communicates
claimed eight L. s. warships were
sunk. two damaged and 1877 attack
ing aircraft shot down.
Philippines based aircraft car
ricd their supporting heavy raids
on Formosa airdromes 500 miles 10
the southwest. into the third day.
British and Indian troops had re-
portedly reached as far as 90 miles
south OF Mandalay.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-03-21
Flashes of
Late News

CHICAGO-AP-A suit for di-
yorce by Mrs. Marva Trotter Bar
row, a.. against Sgt. Joe Louis
Barrow. so. worlds heavyweight
boxing champion now in the Army,
was, on file On superior court today.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-03-21

LONDON APP 49, Russia's pro
claimed desire of over-hauling her
treaty Of friendship and neutrality
with Turkey to meet new world
conditions drew attention anew to-
day to the fact that her neutrality
pact with Japan will automatically
be renewed unless denounced by
either country before April %.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-03-21

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The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-03-21

LOS ANGELES -AP- Labora-
tory analysis of throat liquids was
under way today to determine the
cause Of death of John Garfield's
aix.year-old daughter, Katherine.
The child OF the screen star died
Sunday. The coroner said he was
unable to specify the disease until
the analysis is completed.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-03-21

ASHTABULA. O.--AP-The city
council voted last night 10 hire
Robert NJ. Hoisington OF Wayne,
Mich. as city manager. Hoisington,
an assistant area supervisor for the
Federal Housing Administration in
Michigan. will begin his new duties
here May /.