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The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-03-31
PaSSOVer IN
Maj House

Muenchen Gladbach. Germany.
Mar. 31-AP-About 800 American
soldiers celebrated the Jewish pass.
over holiday yesterday with a festi.
val in the captured castle OF one
OF Germany's most rabid Jew per.
secutors-Nazi Propaganda Minis
ter Joseph Goebbels-a and topped il
off by cooking potato pancakes on
his front porch.
at is retribution come home. 4"
said 1t. Joseph Shubow, OF SO stan
ton Road, Boston. Mass, who gave
the Passover service.
He pointed out that on Nov. s.
1898. Goebbels decreed the burning
OF all Jewish synagogues in Ger
many.
Subow delivered his sermon.
standing in front of long osken
speakers table with its set OF Il
high.backed leather chairs. At the
opposite end OF the room was a
large oil painting OF Hitler. flanked
by cardboard portrait OF an Am.
erican doughboy with a shoulder
patch OF the 29th division. The
The outfit that picked the castle
for its service was the 3Sth Signal
Construction Battalion which had
just returned from stringing cable
across the Rhine during the L. S
Ninths Army's crossing.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-03-31
Need For Revision of City
Charter Being Urged Today

In addition to voting for or
against the revision. the voter will
be asked to select nine names from
IS candidates for the charter com
mission. The nine chosen will have
the task of revising the charter.
Emphasis is being placed by
school authorities on need for
changes in the tax limitation law
II is proposed TO extend TO 10 years
instead OF Ave the period in which
funds in excess OF Is mills may be
levied for construction. This
would make possible a post war
school building program with A
spread of Is years for payment in
stead OF Just five years. II the five
year restriction remains in effect
many property owners might find
the payments hard to make.
The second state proposal is
backed by the state department Of
agriculture and is designed 10
make possible a coordinated state.
wide approach to problems OF drain.
age, food control and soil erosion
The department has been handi-
capped by overlapping authority OF
local governments.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-03-31
u. of NJ. will
.ChangeHours

Ann Arbor. Mich, Mar. SLAP 90
Eight O'Clock classes at the Uni
versity Of Michigan will become 7
o'clocks under a new ruling by the
Board OF Regents. but they Will
start at the same time by the sun.
To conform with the recent time
law passed by the Michigan legisla-
ure. the Regents Friday placed the
University officially on Central War
Time. Since many students and
STAFF members are working on fast
time schedules in Ann Arbor and
nearby war plants however, the
board set the opening OF classes at
: a. m. CWT.
The regents also voted TO &C
cept gifts totaling $22,07s.96. The
figure included $4,000 from the
American Council OF Learned So.
cieties. Washington, for microflm
cataloging fund. and $4,000 from
DR.. Arthur II. Merritt Of New York
and $1,000 from Sterling Drug, Inc
New York for research.
The Regents announced stream.
lined curriculum in industrial wood
technology to prepare students for
work in specialized wood industries
such as the manufacture OF furni'
ture. Michigan is the only uni.
versity in the country offering a
wood technology course.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-03-31
Thousands of Allied Tanks
Course Through Reich; Tluo
Spearheads Race For Berlin
Vote Monday
Put The Charter Commission to Work

The annual Spring Election is scheduled for Monday
April 3 There's good healthy interest in municipal af
fairs as evidenced by large group of citizens who believe
the old Charter should be rewritten This Charter under
which City functions written 1877. The Charter
is to city what the Constitution of the United
States is to national government Do you know that i
required two and half years before thirteen states ra
fled this great document?
The Charter defines the executive functions legislative
responsibilities and judicial authority There is need of
clean cut dividing lines to insure most efficient service in
all departments. The Charter is the place to make such
provisions.
We should put nine good citizens to work writing
charter If they willing to why not them to
see if improvements may not be made? They will pre-
Charter. They will hold hearings to answer ques
lions Then the document will be submitted to for APP
prova or rejection.
Approval of this question of Charter Commission APP
pears the reasonable step.
1t is the civic duty of every citizen TO vote.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-03-31
Churches to
Mark Easter

Music, sermons. pageants In
Ypsilanti churches Sunday will
bring TO residents the message Of
resurrection and hope OF future
peace and happiness.
Clorgymen have prepared thought
provoking discourses with special
attention 10 significance OF the
Easter story as victory in Europe
dawns and residents remember at
what price future security is be.
ing achieved.
Easter music, always OF great
beauty, this year may have an extra
lit as IL commentaries victory OF
life over death.
The Easter parade here will be,
for the most part conservative.
Some will stroll 10 church complete
ly QUILTED in new garments TO
replace those still serviceable ones
which are going 10 the clothing
collection for war sufferers. In
many cases residents have had
last years suits cleaned and press
ed for the day and have frightened
the general effect with accessories
The crescendo OF victory in Eu-
rope cannot be entirely disregard
ed however, and perky hats, bright
boutonniers and gay corsages will
reveal the leSyen Of hope for early
peace which is being reflected on
all sides
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-03-31
Tuesday Will be
Blood Donor DaV

On Tuesday. April 8. from 1880
10 p. m. at the Methodist Churcn
the next Blood Bank will receive
donors for the American Red Cross.
Donald Franklin OF the Ford Gen.
orator Plant will register donors
from his group. Miss Faith Kid
dos class in community health at
Lincoln Consolidated School are
seeking TO enroll donors from Belle
vile and Willis. Stony Creek and
Whitaker. John Farris OF the
War Service Committee OF the
Junior Chamber OF Commerce
announced over the public address
system Friday evening while Mrs.
n. 3. South took registrations at
the usual center on Michigan Ave.
In spite OF the fact that Cold.
water is sending a bus load OF
rs. and Hillsdale is sending Ave
private cars with 35 donors. there
still Is need for more. especially
during the early hours OF the after
noon Up until next Tuesday. the
American Red CrosseHesdquarters.
Huron St. will receive registra-
tons during daytime hours. After
that ONCE is closed at 5 p. m. the
evening registrations are taken by
Mrs. u. p. South. the head regis.
trar. or by Miss Estahrook Rankin
who is in general charge OF the
Ynsilanti Blood Bank.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-03-31

Jerusalem, Mar. 3l-AP-Amer.
lean and other Allied soldiers will!
be among the thousands who viii!
pay homage tomorrow EASTER
morning at the Holy Sepulchre,
with at least part OF the world for
the first time in years on the TIRES
hold of peace.
Many Allied soldiers walked In
the historic Via Dolorosa process
sion yesterday and joined in Good
Friday services where they heard
the hope expressed with confidence
that this would be the last wartime
Easter
|. 5. representative Everett NJ.
Dirksen Or. Ill) who is on a tour
checking government bureau OF
erations for the House Appropria-
lions Committee, was among
them. He reported seeing at least
one group Of 200 American soldiers
who came from the Persian Gulf,
Egypt and Italy for Easter rites In
the Holy City.
The soldiers will-attend High
Mass at the Holy Sepulchre and
knecl before Christ's tomb in a
special chapel in the middle OF the
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-03-31
Doughboys to Attend Easter
Service in Holy Sepulchre

high rotunda enclosed by shining
yellow and white marble.
Those who throhg from historic
Jafta gate or through the Aran
market will find nothing new in
the customary Easter walk, but
those who approach the sepulchre
from the direction OF Gethsemane
from the south, and through tho
Via Dolorosa will find change a.
the sixth station.
The sixth station 10 the ont
where, according TO Christian ira
dition, a Jewish woman wiped the
/ bod covered forehead OF Jesus
while He was being thrust towards
{ lgotaa. In the time OF the Cru
saders a chapel was built here and
for the last few months It has
housed a Rockefeller Museum ex-
hibition OF drawings. plans and
models giving a picture OF Jerusa.
lem in the time OF Christ.
The exhibition includes a repro.
duction OF the crown OF thorns that
Jesus wore, made OF Palestine
thistles. There is model Of
Christs grave covered with mas
siye stone.
This year more than ever, an
aura OF peace is over Jerusalem.
which in the course OF the las
1000 years has been destroyed II
times and conquered SO times.
This time the Holy City has been
spared destruction.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-03-31
Yank Trap Ready to Snap on Rnhr
Invasion of
Okiinawa NAV
be Imminent
by the Associated Press

lby the Associated flessl
American transports, minesweep-
ers and bombarding battle ships
were reported in enemy broadcasts
to be preparing today FOR an i'm
minent invasion OF Okinawa Island,
325 miles south OF Japan.
The Japanese Domei news agen-
cy said transports arrived on the
scene, in the center of the Ryukyu
Archipelago, as the naval and air
bombardment went into the ninth
consecutive day.
"Minesweepers are active, pre-
pairing for landing operations. y
Domei said, but no landings have
been attempted yet"
Japan relied on suicide pilots and
plywood torpedo boats to check the
invasion threat while Superforfs
roared out of the Marianas Islands
in a series of raids against Kyushu
Island TO pin down Nipponese air
forces on southern Nippon.
Two More Thrusts
In the Philippines Nipponese sol
diers failed to halt two more Yank
island invasions. The 40th lnfan'
try division landed on Negros in
the Central Philippines and over
ran % miles of the west coast
while the 3Sth Division killed 500
Japanese in a brief. stiff fight for
tiny Caballo Island near Corregi-
dor in Manila Bay.
American communicates reported
Allied aircraft and submarines
have sunk II more japanese ships,
damaged eight and destroyed 81
planes. Ships sent to the bottom
included a large carrier and five
destroyers or destroyer escorts.
All but one destroyer were account
ed for by submarines which sank ; /
ships to run their wartime total
up to 1883.
Claim Sinkinas
] Not to be outdone. a Japanese
imperial communique claimed Nip
ponese aircraft and PIT boats sank
so and damaged 20 OF Adm. Ray
mond A. Spruance's Fifth Fleet in
the Ryukus.
Tokyo radio added that the Emp
eror's PIT boats made their third
attack of the week on the Ameri.
can feet at dawn today. These
tiny torpedo craft are the largest
vessels Japan's once powerful navy
has been able TO send against the
Allied task forces making the long
est, heaviest and most daring drive
into the enemy's home waters.
incidentally, neither Japanese nor
American Communiques have men
toned shore guns answering the
16 inch guns of American battle
ships.
Substantial numbers OF Super
fortresses bombed military and in
dustrial targets on Kyushu, home
island OF Japan Immediately north
Of the Ryukyus, following up raids
by other B-29s on the Inland Sea
and the oft-hit city OF Nagoya,
where aircraft industries were
struck for the eleventh time.
Enemy Bewildered
Gen. Douglas Macarthur report
ed that throughout the central
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-03-31
ALL CHILDREN TAKE LONG, HUNGRYLOOK
Different Games

The games played by the chill.
dren within the walls Of Santo
Tomas weren't like those normally
played by American youngsters.
They initiated the camp duties Of
their parents, including the gar
hage collection, sweeping and clean
ing details They even played
chow line with one younsster
carefully dIshing out exact portions
OF mud into tin buckets. Another
game was roll call" wherein one
OF their group acted as the Japanese
guard and others as room monitors
Who reported on attendance and
then properly bowed 10 the guard.
As children grew up IN the
camp they didn't talk Of becom
ing flremen. policemen, teachers or
nurses. Instead their ambitions
we're TO become "a mush cook like
my daddy or a room monitor
like mama.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-03-31

Final efforts were being made to-
day to impress upon residents OF
Ypsilanti the need for revision Of
the city charter.
1t is being emphasized that the
vote Monday will authorize a Sc
lected group TO submit a proposed
revision. Residents will have d
chance to vote or the revision af-
ter it has been submitted. II It is
found unsatisfactory, the elector-
ate may say so and the city will be
no worse off, than at present. II
it is found more satisfactory. the
city will gain through the revision.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-03-31
US. May Not
Back Russia
on Vote Bid

Washington. Mar. 31-AP-Rus
sia's move 10 gain three votes in
the general assembly of the pro
posed World League may have TO
stand on its own feet without pre-.
liminary American help.
Despite a Yalta agreement by
President Roosevelt to support the
Russian proposal, there are indica-
tons the American delegates may
balk at taking any active part be-
fore the question actually is sub
mitted to the San Francisco Unit
ed Nations conference.
Then their backing may consist
OF casting the delegations vote for
the Russian request. II it is de-
feated by a conference in which
the State Department has said all
nations will have one vote, a con-
tingent American proposal for three
seats in the permanent assembly
will never be offered.
Delegates were told specifically
by President Roosevelt when he
first informed them Of his acquies-
ence to the Russian suggestion a
week ago that they would have free
dom of action at San Francisco.
Up TO Conference
II was said then that the ulti-
mate decision must be reached by
the conference itself, a point stress
ed in Thursdays White House an
nouncement and reiterated yester-
day by Secretary of State Stettin-
Jus.
Delegates are a little puzzled.
however. about the extent OF their
-.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-03-31
Both But 175
Miles From
Capital

Three thousand Allied tanks
coursed over western Germany to-
day in r massed armored drive
which has brought L. s. forces
within l75 miles Of Berlin AZ two
points and has threatened TO snap
shut n boK.like trap on from 30 900
to 10000 German soldiers in the
Ruhr.
Five Allied armies. with At least
II armored divisions east OF the
Rhine. drove ahead almost at will
through tho broken German front
and reports we're tagging far behind
developments. Most OF the ad-
vances were covered by a security
censorship.
1t. Gen. Courtney H. Hodges
First Army tanks Wh1rh dashTt
north through Paderborn were
near a junction with three L. s,
Ninth Army armorod divisions. rae
ing eastward through the Ruhr and
last reported 50 miles beyond the
Rhine.
Near ksssel
1t Gen. George S. Pattons Third
Army armor battered 10 within ten
miles OF industrial kassel. which
is 1866 miles from Berlin. and fall
OF Kassel today was considered
likely. The sixth armored division
had advanced IS miles in this area
since yesterday.
The Fourth armored division
also was l75 miles from tho batter
ed capital. at point four miles
southeast OF Herzfels and some 80
miles southeast OF the sixth al
mpred's positions
Marshal Feodor 7. TolbINkhins
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-03-31
Haven't
Haven't Tasted Fresh Cows Milk;
Given First Oranges

ton and the generous personnel OF
that battlewagon sent the fruit as
a gift.
Among these Sc children. all be.
low teen age, we're tikes who had
lowered around garbage cans in
quest OF such food as wasn't good
enough for their Jap guards 10 eat
Eat snsils. Cats
Some OF the children ate snails.
relishef cat meat and considered
themselves lucky when their pal.
try ration was augmented by boiled
weeds or roots.
They grew Up TO the humiliation
Of being forced TO bow daily 20 Jap
m, Tabernacle on River Blvd Dan
regard, S: Lazarus Come Forth
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-03-31
Why Didn't Someone
Think of it Before

Spokane. wash. Mar. 81 AP-
City sand spreaders often have dit
ficulty getting up icy hills.
SO Ralph Unger, city garage me.
chanic. invented device that gives
the machines traction and he won
ders why somebody didn't think OF
II before.
Instead OF spreading the material
out OF the rear OF his truck, his
device spreads it ahead OF the rear
wheels.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-03-31

sentries. Some OF them, unfit
their Liberation eight weeks ago.
had never seen the outside Of the
walls or Santo Tomas Uniyersity's
50 acre campus.
The children we're constant
source OF irritation 10 the Jap COM
mandant Of Santo Tomas. His
last order over the inteTnment
camps loud spesker-less than an
hour before the FIRST cavalry dash
ed into the compound vas that
parents would be held ansVerable
IL their children disobeyed his or.
der that they stop lettering around
the special kitchen which prepar-
cd food for the Jap guards.
There were ctses OF guards
sncakng sweets TO The children.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-03-31
Victory May
Increase Gas

Los Angeles. Mar. slap -
Down to your last B coupon? Here s
cheer:
Ralph X. Davies, deputy petro-
leum administrator for war, says
"it is reasonable to hold out the
distinct hope" for a so per cent
increase in gasoline for civilians
within so days after the war ends
in Europe.
Davies also told newsmen that
the Petroleum Administration for
War hopes TO close up shop within
80 days after the war on all fronts
is over.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-03-31
Scout Leaders May
Attend Institute

Interested leaders OF Sub and
Scout Troops are urged by Daniel
Ling. training chairman Of the
Washtenaw Livingston Boy Scout
Council to participate in tte Han
dicraft Institute TO be held in the
YMCA Building in Ann Arbor on
Monday, April Is, al Z =. m.
instruction will be given in leath-
erwork. woodwork. ceramics, and
plastics.
DR.. Jane Betsy yelling OF Wayne
University, will be the speaker.
VorE YES ON STATE
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-03-31

By FRANK HEWLETT

San Francisco, Mar. 3f-UP-
Sixty-six small children took long,
hungry look today at America
They we're among the Se5 Amer
leans liberated in the Philippines
who were brought here aboard the
converted freighter Jean Lafitte.
They we're the most priceless por-
ton OF that cargo.
The 35l civilians aboard the ship
we're the first to leave the Santo
Tomas and Bilibid internment
camps in Manila.
Some OF these children have YET
TO taste fresh cows milk Some
OF them have never owned any but
wooden shoes. They ate their
first oranges when our ship stop
ped near the battleship Washing
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-03-31
U. s. WEATHER FORECAST

Lower Michigan: Partly cloudy
tonight and Sunday. Monday most.
~ cloudy. Continued mild.
Highest temperature yesterday
g.. Lowest AZ.
Highest temperature one year
ago today, IS; lowest IS.
Highest temperature this date IN
last 72 years, so in 1913; lowest, s
In 1923.
The sun sets today at 7.56 and
rises Sunday at IA.
The moon rises today at 1852
.. m. and sets Sunday at 9:25 a. m.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-03-31
AUCTION CALENDAR

TUESDAY,. APRIL 3-t2:oo o'clock
EWT at 1897 Stewart Road. tst
house off Doty Rd.. ; miles South
east from Msybee; 8 miles north.
west from Monroe. includes IS
cattle, 80 hogs, tractor. Mrs. Mel.
lie Jennings, Administrative:
Guy r. Thompson. Auetioneer;
Norman Jennings, Clerk. Adv. 402
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-03-31

THE POLLS FOR CITY ELEc.
TON, MONDAY. APRIL 2. fe45.
WILL BE OPEN FROM 700 A. N.
TO s:on p. N. CENTRAL STAND
ARD TIME. ADV. 33i
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-03-31

COLUMBUS, O.-AP- At mid.
night tonight, 1000 Ohio war plants
must break a state law, says the
Army's top military-labor liaison
officer here, to keep present work
week schedules. 4 two-year meas
ure relaxing peacetime restrictions
on the work week for women and
minors expires then. The state
legislature, now in recess for the
week end, failed in a bitter, week
long debate to agree on legislation
extending the act.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-03-31
Flashes of
Late News

MOSCOW-AP- The Supreme
Soviet declared today that Mar.
shals Gregory X. Zhukoy. Konstau-
Tin h. Rokossoysky and Ivan S.
kohey will get the highly coveted
ieweled "Order of victory for their
part in the Russian offensive.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-03-31
Over
Surplus May
Bring Fight

Washington, Mar. 31-AP-Con
gress was caught today in the cross
currents Of surplus property dis
posal controversy involving two
former senators, both Capitol Hi
favorites.
The difference between War Mo
bilizer James r. Byrnes, one.time
South Carolina member, and Guy
NJ. Gillette OF Iowa. Surplus Pro
perty Board chairman. threatened
to explode in legislative fight.
Gillet:e's supporters said they
would draft amendments TO the
surplus property act TO increase
the boards stan. Senators Nc
Mahon (D-ConnD; Wherry (R-Neb)
and Aiken (R-VtJ advocated com.
plete removal OF the board from
the jurisdiction OF Byrnes' Office OF
War Mobilization and reconversion.
The undercoyer struggle came to
light yesterday when the Senate
amended a treasury appropriations
bill 10 give Gillettes agency final
word on sales by the Procurement
Divisions surplus property branch.
The amendment. which needs
House approval. attached strings to
a si4990.000 appropriation for the
administration OF surplus property
sales by the Treasury. Offered by
Senator Hayden (D-Ariz) IT would
limit the use OF the funds to dispos-
ais carrying Gillette's approval.
II grew out OF testimony by Gil
lette before the Small Business
Committee that some agencies
we're selling surplus without know.
ledge OF his board Former Gov.
Robert Hurley OF Connecticut and
Edward II. Heller OF California are
the other board members
While he thought Gillette should
have a tighter control over dispos-
ais that at present, Senator John.
son (D-ColoJ was opposed to set
ting up the board as a separate
agency.
Byrnes is understood 10 have told
some senators he feared that the
board, II given independent status,
might set up huge new agency
with branches in every state.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-03-31
War In Brief

fBY Associated Pressb
The Western Front--3,000 tanks
fight through western Germany.
British Canadians cut back into
Holland against stiff opposition.
L. S. Ninth Army drives so miles
east OF Rhine in new breakthrough,
nearing juncture with L. s. First
Third Army tanks l75 miles from
Berlin at two points.
The Russian Front-RussiaD In
wade Austria, open massive drive
on Vienna along both banks OF
Danube: Danzig cleared.
The italian Frort-Gcrmans stick
to Bologna defense are against nu-
merous American stabs.
The Pacific Front -- Snperforts
bomb Kyushu Island. Yanks push
ahead on Ncgros. Enemy stu re-
sists I'm northern Luzon. Tokyo
reports L. S. naval guns pounding
Okinawa Island in Ryukus. says
transports moving in.