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The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-08-02
The YpslantiD ailyPress

GEORGE c. HANDY, Publisher
Entered as second-ciass mail matter
The Ypsilantian. Jan. ,. 1850.
The Ypsilanti Daily Press, March 10.
1894, In accordance with Sec. $50,
z. L. & T.. (AIar. ), 1870. at Post
office, Ypsilanti, Mich.
TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION
BY Carrier. per week. in city. axe
BY Mail, one year In Npsilanu
trading zone. comprising
Washtenaw County and west
ern portion OF Wayne County 1900
BY Mail. per year, outside Ypsi-
lanti trading zone ...........I.50
Special rate to soldiers, year. 500
Independent OF Lolitics and pub
lished daily except sunday with an
aim toward serving the Ypsilanu
trading territory.
TELEPHONES
Business office .......... fO.4ll
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the use Tor republication OF all news
dispatches credited TO u not other
wise credited In this paper and also
the local news published herein. All
rights OF republication OF special
dispatches herein are also reserved
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eel Lexington Ave. New York
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The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-08-02

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near Prospect Park and School.
rooms semi-bungalow. Complete
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basement, furnace, laundry tubs
nice bedroom downstairs, 2 bed
rooms upstairs, large lot with well
kept lawn. 5000, Terms. II. c.
Peet, Realtor, ll9 Pearl st. Phone
1871
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Classified Advertising

RATES, ordsr) lines
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classified advertisement three lines
Special rates for display
classified Advertising
Not than incorrect Insertion
before publication Telephones 40
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-08-02
Merchandise Wanted

WANTED-to buy used wardrobe
trunk. Phone 1894.
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Merchandise
Household Furnishings

RE-UPHOLsTERED AND USED
LIVING ROOM SUITES
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Musical EauIpment

wANTED-to buy, alfalfa hay. VIII
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The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-08-02
Business Services

GAs-and arc welding done. ITO
Plymouth Rd., near Frains Lake.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-08-02
Merchants Specials

FLOOR SANDER-and edger for
rent. Machines in excellent condi-
ton. Reasonable rates. Silkworth's
supply. Il y. Washington. Phone
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See us for milk coolers, milking
machines, separators, hay hoists,
electric fence controllers and other
farm appliances. SilkwUrth's Sup
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Phone 1402-E
HOOVER SWEEPER SERVICE BY
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The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-08-02

ONLY TWO factory reconditioned
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anteed. Grinnel Bros, 2l0 w. Mich
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-04-21
British Columns
 Beyond MeiktiIo
BY McQUOWN WRIGHT

Calcutta, April 21.-(UP)-Bri- tish armored columns have driven 70 miles south from Meiktila, kiil- ing thousands of Japanese and by- passing last remnants of four en- emy divisions and an armored force, headquarters disclosed last night.
 The dramatic race which began three weeks ago carried units of the 14th Army to point just north of Pyinman, within 230 miles Uf Rangoon.
 The advance started April with tanks and motorized infantry strik- ing down the mani highway and railway to Rangoon.
 The 14th Army troops are now 100 miles south of the northern most Japanese positions. As at the beginning of the drive, their pres- ent positions and objectives are cloaked in a censorship blackout.
 The whole drive was based oll armor with air supply. Water was the main problem with tempera- lures ranging above 100 degrees.
 A communique announced today that other troops in west central Burma had captured Seikpu on the west bank of the Irrawaddy river opposite recently-captured Chauk, important oil field town. All enemy resistance was report. ed overcome in the Noun; Pops area. 30 miles southeast oS Pakokku
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-04-21
Wilson Heads United Press Farley Staff

New York, April 21 - (U.Po = Lyle c. Wilson, United Press Wash ington manager, has been named chief of staff for the United Na- tions conference at San Francisco, Ea1 J. Johnson, vice-president and general news manager, announced today.
 Key positions on Wilson's staff will be held by Merton T. Akers, manager of the UP Day Service, and Harrison Salisbury, Foreign News Editor, both of New York; Carroll Kenworthy, Washington Foreign Editor Russell Turner, head of the Washington day desk William H. Lander, Charles Degges. R. H. Shackford, Sandor s. Klein, James c. Austin, and Roger Tatarian, all of the Washington staff.
 UP headquarters for the confer i, ence will be special neWsroom in the San Francisco Veterans Build ing auditorium. Working arrange ments there and facilities for trans mitting the heavy volume of news expected from the meeting were set up in San Francisco this week by L. B. Nickel, superintendent of Bureaus.
 Others on the UP conference staff will include Henri Gris, ex- pert on Russian affairs and director of the UP listening post near Lon- don; Robert L. Frey, recently re- turned from London where he cov- cred war and diplomatic news; Ralph E. Heinzen, former UP man. (Continued on Page 4)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-04-21
Jops Cleared On Cebu Isle
By DON CASWELL

Manila April q (U.P0 - American troops shattered the last Japanese organized resistance on Cebu to complete the conquest Of the conquest of the Central Philip pines today,
 General Douglas Macarthur said the sweep through the Central Philippines liberated at least G. 100000 persons on more than a score of islands.
 He promised that the resources of the freed area. measuring nearly 5000 square miles. would be used for the rehabilitation of the Philip pines and flor prosecution of the war against Japan itself"
 Japanese losses on Cebu amount ed to approximately 5000 dead as veterans of the American division burst through the last defenses in wide enveloping moves to complete the campaign. A few enemy Strag- glers scattered through the hills to become prey for Filipino guerrillas.
 The conquest of the central is- lands in the Archipelago enabled the Americans further to concen- trate on the offensives on Luzon and Mindanao.
 They were the last two large is- lands on which Japanese organized forces were active, although the enemy garrisons slowly were being compressed into decreasing pockets for final annihilation.
 On Mindanao Eighth Army forces were pushing out rapidly from the new beachhead on the Moro Gulf
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-04-21
Last Tribute Paid PreIote This Morninq

The Most Rev. Henry J. OBrien, bishop of Hartford, was the prin- cipal celebrant here this morning at the solemn Pontifical Mass for the late Rt. Rev. Msgr. Joseph Valdam- brini. The solemn service was at- tended by thousands of local resi- dents and out of town priests, friends and relatives of the late pre- late. The service was held at 10:30 a. m. at the church of Our Lady of Lourdes where Msgr. Valdambrini served for the past B years.
 City officials, representatives or business, societies and various civic organizations were represented among the mourners paying final tribute at today's services. The body lay in state throughout the service. The funeral procession was sched- uled to leave the church at l p. m. with burial to be in Calvary ceme- tery.
 The church was filled earlier this morning with children of the parish attending a solemn High Mass at g a. m. conducted especially for them.
 The body of the late Monsignor lay In state from 4 p. m. yesterday afternoon throughout today's serv- ices. A crucifix reposed in the hands l of the priest while his feet were en- l cased in purple sandals orname1ted with silver buckles made in Italy Thousands visited the church last night to pay respect to the late pas tor while 25 priests chanted the office of the dead. The body was escorted to the church yesterday afternoon by local and state priests as Rev. Felix Scoglio, who delivered the eulogy at this mornings Mass intoned the "De Profundis". The priests chanted the Miserere during the course of the procession.
 Members of the Fourth Degree, Knights of Columbus formed an honor guard of vigil during the night.
 Assisting Most Rev. Henry O'Brien this morning were: Archpriest. Rt. Rev. Msgr. William H. Flynn, chan cellor of the diocese; deacon, Rev. Leonard Quaglia, pastor of St. MichaeIs church. New Haven; sub deacon, Rev. William P. Botticelli, pastor of St. Peters church, Tor rington.
 Thurifers, Rev. Donate Paolucci, assistant pastor at the Church Of St. Raphael, Bridgeport, and Rev. Thomas Ritucci, assistant pastor at St. Ann's church. Highwood; aco- lytes, Rev. Settimio Crudele, pastor
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-04-21
ToxWorninqs To Be Issued
 By Policemen

A total of 150 delinquent tax warnings were distributed among To- cal policemen tocay that the latter might 'serve' the notices on the in dividuals in whose name they have been issued. Thomas F. O'Brien ad- ministrator of the city's delinquent tax program stated today that the method adopted is in the nature of 8 final warning, which If ignored will mean 8 court summons. Back taxes being collected in this ln- stance are old-age taxes.
 MT. O'Brien stated that the in- dividuals concerned in today's cam- paign have received two warnings and have had 60 to 90 days in which to comply with these warnings. The policemen will personally contact each individual on their respective beats and by this method 1t is planned that no one will be over looked.
 The city for the past two years has been increasing the activities of its delinquent tax efforts on all taxes. At one time million dollars in back taxes was on the citys books. Recently MT. O'Brien was placed in charge of the intensified drive to collect back-taxes where long over- due. The procedure adopted has been based on concerted drive by various combined city departments as the tax collectors office, corpora ton counsel and city sheriff. Re- gently warrants were issued, by way
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-04-21
BY MERRIMAN SMITH

Washington, April 21.-(UP)-- President Truman is finding out just what it means to be the top man of the biggest government in history.
 Tn his first business session with his inherited cabinet yesterday he sat for an hour and 15 minutes and canvassed the widely varying tasks and problems of government.
 This cabinet may not be the same a month or two from now, but MT. Truman was taking advantage of their knowledge to study like an energetic scholar the vast expanse of the tremendous activities under his control.
 He was putting his finger on first one governmental problem, then another. His aides thought he
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-04-21
Prison Camp In Hanover A He'll Hole
By RICHARD D. MCMILLAN

Belsen Camp near Hanover, Germany, April 21-UP-Nazis SS Elite Guardsmen were put to work today gathering the bodies of the hundreds of inmates who died in this hell hole.
 Guarded by British troops with tommy guns ready. and bayonets fixed, the once arrogant guardsmen dragged the bodies from huts and hoisted them into open trucks.
 Hungarian prisoners of war also were brought in to help with the mass burial. British troops already had entombed hundreds of bodies from the mounds of dead the Nazis left behind.
 When I visited the camp today l had to stand in line with 150 or more of the Hungarians and like them be fumigated before could pass down the lines of huts where British doctors estimate more than 300 persons-men, women and chil- dren-died last night.
 Bodies still were being piled in heaps outside the huts in open spaces beside burial pits. Heaps of hundreds of bodies awaited burial.
 Women among the Nazis who ruled the camp were kept n cells. I was told that If we take them out, the inmates would try to kill them" 1"
 A British medical officer said that 0no 0f thesa women 1iSed t0 reserve her torture of the inmates for Sum-
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-04-21
Restrictions Loom On RegionoI Fairs

Washington, April 2l.-UP)-De- fense Transportation Director J. Monroe Johnson said today 1t may be necessary to restrict state, re- gional and county fairs this sum- mer and fall.
 He explained that the burden on freight and passenger transportation facilities will not be appreciably reduced after the end of the Flu ropean war. In some parts of the country traffic will be even heavier
 He asked fair managers not to make elaborate advance prepara- tions because they may find their money has been wasted.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-04-21
VIE Doy Talk .Choked By Churchill
BULLETIN

Bristol, England, April 21-(UP) Prime Minister Churchill said in a brief speech at Bristol Uni- versity today that he did not think an Allied proclamation of victory i'm Europe "need be long delayed"
 Bristol, Eng, April 2l-(UP)- Prime Minister Churchill hinted to- day that he might retire-or be re- tired-after the defeat of Germany.
 In speech accepting the free- dom of this city, he said that he "or whoever stands in my place" would have to ask war-weary Britain flor a new leap forward, for new lift ing of the soul and body" to defeat Japan.
 Churchill said that in the event there was g new Prime Minister he would support him, whoever it may be-, but did not elaborate fur ther. However, Q general election will be held after VIE day.
 We have the Japanese to finish" 1" Churchill said, and we have to stand absolutely with our great American ally in paying off at the other end of the world debts as heavy as ever were inflicted on us"
 He called on Britain to help pros- ecute "this second war to 8 conclusion free from any doubt"
 Churchill again dampened talk of a premature VIZ day.
 We have no intention of encour- aging any festivities or thanksgiv- ing until we are assured from our military commanders that the task is so far complete that everyone may cheer" he said.
 The reference was taken as an in- dication that victory would be pro- claimed only after all pockets of German resistance had been erased.
 Churchill said Britain had been an absolutely united nation dur ing his five years as prime minister and praised his Labor Minister, Ernest Bevin, laborite whose re- cent denunciation of conservative party policy had threatened to break up the coalition.
 Nov we are coming to the ending of long journey, so far as Europe is concerned" he said. All our arm- ies are in action and British armies in Holland and Germany are march, ing against the enemy and are today advancing sometimes in long strides on the Elbe.
 We will soon be on the Baltic and we shall soon be at the Builder Zee and we shall be able to bring relief to the gallant, starving people of Holland. This Is no time to talk of celebrations.
 We might easily give vent tC well-founded rejoicings and then tomorrow or few days later have to go into battle and find ourselves facing further losses of war"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-04-21
BY HERBERT KING

Rome, April 21. (UP)-South African troops have smashed into Casalecchio three miles south- west of Bologna, 1t was announced today.
 A communique from Allied force headquarters also reported that the Eighth Army had resumed its drive toward Ferrara from the area of Sa nNicolo, only eight miles south of the city.
 The fall of Bologna, key to the entire German defense of the Pc plain, was believed imminent as Allied troops closed in on the city from three sides.
 American Fifth Army troops con- tinued their attack across the Bologna-Modenam highway into the Pc valley, cutting of any German escape from Bologna to the north west.
 South of Bologna, where the nearest American forces were some six miles from the city, good prog ress was made against stiff opposi- tion, according to today's com munique.
 Northeast of Bologna, British troops across the Idice river cleared Budrio.
 Below Ferrara, the Eighth Army consolidated its gains east and south of San Nicolo, which is l4 miles from the Pc river bridge at Pontelagoscuro, before resuming its push to the north. The communique said the attack was resumed Ion 8 wide front"
 Early progress was reported along the north bank of the River Reno and the Village of Traghetto was taken.
 On the west coast, Brazilian troops attached to the Fifth Army rained three miles on Q wide front and occupied Montalto. Fifth Army patrol also entered sarzana, si, suiles north of Carrara.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-04-21
Peace Farley Lithuunions Sunday Topic

Memoranda on the stand desired of the United States delegation al the United Nations conference 1T San Francisco April 25 will bt signed by large number of Lith- uanian organizations of the city al a meeting of the Federation ol Societies of St. Joseph's church to- morrow afternoon at 3 o'clock al the old St. Joseph's school.
 Copies of the memorandum have been distributed to Lithuanian groups throughout the nation, fol signing and forwarding to the delegation.
 Stating that the United Nations must set up world organization which will forestall and prevent third world war or any future global hostilities," the memorandum sets forth three principles on which this country's stand should be es' abolished. The petition asks for
 Federation and actual fulfillmen of the tenets of the Atlantic Char ter"
 Recognition that just as the lives of men, the affairs of states must be conducted according to the eternal God-given natural ano moral laws, in effect, an interna- tionalization of the Bill of Right! as set forth in our own American Declaration of Independence anc Constitution"
 The third principle deals with the status of small nations. The peti- ton states, "AS descendants o1 Lithuanian people, we are especial. ly anxious that the peace-bringine principle of respect for the rights of small nations be embodied in tht world organizations charter"
 Our victorious armies are lib- erating conquered countries and oul hope is that this policy will be car ried forward to it's logical conclu- sion of restoring liberated coun- tries to the rightful peoples of each land. We call to the attention o1 the honorable United States dele gation the statement of the Arcn- bishops and Bishops of the Admin istrative Board of the National Catholic Welfare Conference, issued April IA, 1945, concerning Lithuania Estonia, and Latvia, and we join with them in the prayer that 1t will not be recorded that our country condoned the enslavement of these freedom loving nations"
 Rev. Joseph J. Valantiejus, pastor of St. JoSeph's church, is scheduled to address the members of the Fed eration in regard to the petition, and also on other activities of the Federation. Professor Alexander J Aleksis, president, will be in charge of the session. Member organiza- tions in the federation have been asked to send their presidents and secretaries to tomorrow's meeting so that signatures to the memoranda may be affixed at once.
 A special guest of the organiza- ton at the meeting will be Miss Lucy Bowes, who will speak on the current membership drive of the Catholic Womens council.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-04-21
Truman Gives Break |To Bridgeport Youth

Washington, April 21-tUP) President Truman has di- rected a full and unconditional pardon for an army lieutenant who was court martialed less than a hour and half after he was notified of the charges against him, the War Depart ment said today.
 The officer, Sidney Shapiro, Bridgeport, Conn.,. was ordered dismissed from the army be- cause he substituted another soldier for a man he was de- lending at an army trial.
 Mir. Truman acted on recOm- mendatiOn of the War Depart ment. Undersecretary of War Robert P. Patterson suggested that Shapiro's full civil rights he restored and the effect of the court martial proceeding be nulIified as far as possible.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-04-21
3 Allied Armies Head Toward Bavarian Alps Along 2OO-Mile Front
BY BOYD D. LEWIS

Paris, April 21. - (UP) Three Allied armies struck for Nazidom's last citadel in the Bavarian Alps along a front of more than 200 miles today. In the north, British armored divisions enveloped Bremen and Stormed into the suburbs of Hamburg.
 Striking in the wars de- cisive hour to prevent the Nazis from rallying their broken armies for a pro- longed stand in the Bavarian Alps, the American Third and Seventh and the French First armies wheeled against the mountain citadel along a twisting battle line extending northeastward from the Swiss to the CzechoslovaK borders.
 It Gen. George s. Pattons American Third army rammeo | half dozen armored Spearneaos ap | to and across the Czechoslova'. border on front looping in Q within 59 miles of Pilsen and 98 | miles or less west of Prague, the fast main escape corridor between northern and southern Germany.
 The U. S. Seventh Army struck south and southeastward from cap- tured Nuremberg within less than 70 miles of Munich, northern an- chor of the NaI Bavarian line. The French closed in from the west to point barely 30 miles from Lake Constance, western s1otiihtK of the Bavarian Redoubt.
 The French and the U. s. Sev- enth Army also sent converginy columns racing around Stuttgart from the southwest and northeast to envelop that stronghold, the 18th city of the Reich.
 At the top of the western front, the British Second Army seized control of a 20-mile stretch of the Tlbe rivers west bank southeast of Hamburg and fought their way into Harburg, west bank suburb of the great port.
 Units of the British Seventh Armored Division battled through the streets of Harburg within sight of Hamburg, and their big guns be- l (Nnptin11pd m P9Ue Ao