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The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-12-24

will present a varied program. The
beautiful Bach number Break
Forth o Beauteous Heavenly Light
will be sung by the senior and
intermediate choirs. The Angels
an old French carol, will be sung
by the combined choirs
Other selections will be Christ
mas Bells old French carol MY
Chosen King is christ the Lord q,
Praetorious. and 90 Christmas
Tree. an old Dutch carol. senior
and intermediate choirs. Born is
He the Child Divine an old
French carol junior choir. and
The First Noel'. old French carol,
combined choirs.
Rev. Hugo Fenker will deliver
the Christmas sermon.
A. $50 tonight the Emmanuel
Lutheran Sunday School depart
mcnt VIII present the annual
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-12-24
Special Meals
Being Planned

Christmas dinners Thursday in
institutions which must remain open
will follow the usual course OF fowl,
dressing, staples. relishcs. mince
pies and Christmas pudding.
At Ypsilanti State Hospital, pa
tieuts ahd staff Will eat roast tur-
Key. dressing. potatoes. gravy, but
tered squash. cranberry sauce and
Christmas pudding. In Leland Sana-
torium the same menu will be var
led with tomato bouillon and garden
peas.
NpsilanU State Troopers will not
fare 50 well for holiday dinner.
Some of the troopers must be- On
road patrols and will cat where
they can along the highway.
Assistant chief r. l.. Southland
and Sergeant c. j. Ray will be in
charge al the city police desk. The
regular force viii be on duty except
those whose weekly day off comes
on Thursday. The o are Sergeant
Emil Susterka. Officers Ralph Mox
Icy and Kenneth Robinson and
chief Dan r. l.. Patch.
City firemen will eat roast chick
en-. dressing and all the "iiXings'
Christmas day-if they don't get a
fire call at the noon hour On duty
will be Assistant chief John Hadley,
James Fitzpatrick. Maurice Nal
lion, Shroye Waldenmyer Lee Cox,
Gerald Kelly chief cook, and
Charles Green. assistant cook
Boyer Hospital Christmas dinner
will be the traditional roast turkey
with dressing. potatoes. vegetables
and plum pudding.
II there are any inmates IN the
city jail Christmas Day they will De
served a cold meat sandwich, dough
nuts and coffee
Two New Inmates
Ann Arbor. Mich. Dec. 2i-Al-
though two new inmates were Id
mitted to county jail today Under
sheriff Fred Sodt said h. believed
the Jail population would be &c
duced to about IS or ~ for Christ
mas Eve and Day. provided no more
are sentenced The usual Christ
mas dinner Of turkey, cranberry
sauce. and PIE. with appropriate
accompaniment will be served
Christmas, Mrs John Osborn. Ma
iron. said.
New inmates are Mrs. Marceila
Harrison, a. 25S Harriet St. Npsi-
lanti a colored maid accused OF
stealing Christmas tree lights from
the outside decorations Of her en-
ployer. Mrs. {. =. Manausa, Pill
Brockman Blvd. and Arthur W.
Hole. So, this city, charged with en-
bezzlement
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-12-24
House Decorations Awards Made
Signal Company
Fund Deposited

Captain Malcolm C. Worden u
send Signal Company Corps was
notified Tuesday night by Junior
Chamber Of Commerce that fund
Of $500 had been established in the
National Bank Of Ypsilanti and
could be withdrawn by him for use
OF the Corps men.
Donations for the fund, 10 De
used for equiping the Company
recreation room and for holiday
goodies, came from the Good
fellows. $500. American Legion
Post 2s2, 500: Salvation Army,
$50. Womcn's Relief Corps, s.;
and the balance from the tickle.
sale for the Company Night Dec
70.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-12-24
Allied Sea, Air Forces
Pounce Upon Transports
in Convoy Off Sarawak
Kites, Model Airplanes to be
Demonstrated Fourth of july

developed much interest here in
this phase Of recreation. II was
pointed out. The concensus OF
opinion was that more general
support should come from the city
and with that aim in view there
will be further meetings to formu-
late definite working plans for pro-
motion OF city wide program that
will reach all children.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-12-24
Jr. c.. of c.. Gives
Scott Leslie
First Place

Three prizes and three honor
able mentions were awarded by
Junior Chamber OF Commerce in
the residence Christmas decora-
tions contest Tuesday night
First prize of IS in United States
defense stamps was won by Scott
Leslie, 1920 Sherman St, second
OF SO in stamps. Mrs. J. b. Shep
herd, SIS Congress St; and third
prize of 50, Mr. and Mrs. f. j..
Block, 6l3 f. Forest Ave
Honorable mention awards with
appropriate ribbons We're won by
Paul Ungrodt III Linden Court:
f. NJ Maddux. II S. summit St,
and Billy Msglln, 1922 Pearl St
Junior Chamber OF Commerce
sponsored the contest.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-12-24
Three Big Ships,
Transport
Sunk
Chinese, Dutchmen
Strike Hard
at Nippon

Japan lost heavily In a naval en-
gagement far out in tho China Sea
today.
japanese warships escorting
troop-transport convoy Off Sarawak
b western Borneo were bounced
upon by Allied sea and air forces
and subjected to heavy loss soon
after the battle began
Three large enemy transports and
tanker were sunk. and there were
no Indications that the battle had
not yet been concluded. An official
communique from SINGAPORE said
the Jap naval force is being at
tackled from the sea and air"
The Singapore communique said
allied forces" were conducting
the attack but made no mention
OF individual combatants or whether
American sea and air forces were
taking part In the battle
But on other fronts Japan felt
Americas sinews OF war and found
them hardening.
Outnumbered American and Fill
pino forces fought off Jap assaults
on land and In the air on the island
OF luzon In the Philippines.
At the same time. Chinese and
Dutch forces struck hard at Japan's
military machine. British imperial
defenders in Malaga prepared a
counter-offenslve to drive out the
invaders. and Hong Kong was not
only resisting but countering Jap
thrusts with actual aggressive op-
erations by the beleaguered garri.
son.
Japan,s Axis partners found new
difficulties piling up In their Rus
sian and African adventures. Tho
Russian full-scale offensive contin-
ucs unchecked against the Nails
while in Libya the British are draw
ing tighter the net enmeshing tho
combined German-ltalian forces
seeking 10 escape complete surren-
der.
In the Philippines. Jap air raid.
ors took revenge for the frustra-
ton Of attempts 20 advance from
tho north and south upon Manila by
dropping bombs upon commercial
warehouses; in the capital. There
was no estimate OF casualties or
property damage
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-12-24

Christmas Eve Children's Pro
gram Two hundred children will
present the Christmas story in
song. Glenn Lidke will play the
part OF Joseph. Rosemary Shadford.
virgin Mary; Alice Groosbecs,
Marion Liss, Noreen Gotos MAJ
garet Lemke. Betty Ward. Frances
Rumberger. Shirley Rumberger.
Marjorie Roehm, angels Carol
Conrad. Paul Meyers John Hoch-
rein. shepherds. Leroy ~chanz.
Jack Drake and James Wolter.
Three Kings.
The junior choir Will sing the
professional % Thou Joyful Day
OtheA Numbers Of this group will
be- The First Ecei and Hark
the Herald Angels sing.
Midnight Mass
Tonight at 1880 p. m. The St
See CHURCHES Page
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-12-24
Three Trailer
Camps Closed

Operators Of three trailer camps
in Washtenaw County have 'beeu
ordered by the county health de-
partment to cease operation OF
their camps. The orders. under
Michigan's revised trailer camp
ordinance, will be enforced by
Sheriff John Osborn.
The operators of the three camps
were among operators Of about ! !
camps in the county who were gil
en- until Dec. is to file notice Of
their intention to apply for licenses
from the county health depart
ment. The department. in setting
the deadline, announced that II
would consider operators who did
not file intention in the same cate
CORY with those who stated they
did not intend to apply for u
ccusc. and would order their camps
closed.
The closing order provides that
the sheriff will enforce cessation
Of camp operation If the opera
tors do not voluntarily close within
10 days after notification. lnf0r
nation that the three camps had
been ordered closed was sent to
the prosecuting attorneys Office
when the closing orders were sent
TO the operators.
Camp operators who indicated
that they intend to make applica-
tom fg,. a 1fgpuea arar "a l1ougd until
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-12-24
PLEDGE suPPoRI

Battle Greek, Mich, Dec. PINS
Some 80 American Federation OF
Labor affiliated unions represent
Ing workers Tuesday pledged
their support TO Battle Creeks de
Tense program, which Army Of
ficials pointed out is important to
the defense OF Fort Custer.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-12-24
Fourteen Sign
For Car Study

Fourteen persons have signed
for Red Cross motor mechanics
course to ho started here next
month. Registrations are being &C
cepted by l. ". Thomas, 8 5.
Washington 81.
Studies will include changing
tires. cleaning spark plugs. adjust
ing carburetors. checking batter
ies. electrical mechauisms and
fuel
To obtain certificate. students
must have 90 hours OF first aid, %
hours Of motor mechanics and 81
hours Of driving motorized units
Ter Red cross work
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-12-24

Observation-Disclosures o. mum
erous c0ntirgents Of troops sailed
from Lisbon Tuesday 10 reinforce
the Azores.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-12-24
One Injured
In Accident

One person was injured and
property damages were reported 10
city and state police Tuesday and
today as the result OF automobile
collisions.
George White. 1888 Mack Ave
Detroit. was treated az fpsilanu
bomber plant first aid station
Tuesday for a shoulder injury sus-
tanned in a collision OF his car
ana that Of Nelson r. Bascon, Te-
cumseh. on CS.1l2 and Denton Rd.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-12-24

Ann Arb6r. Mich. Dec. 2i-Four
persons we're injured in a coils
ion on Jackson I'd near here about
L. IS this morning They are Nj.
and Mrs. Edward White, and Miss
Gladys Hafley, Chelsea. DIT. K. n.
NcGregor, Kalamazoo.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-12-24

TOKYO ms Two jap dc
stroyers were sunk Lv American
FgHfire during Jap landing opera
ti0us directed against Wake Is.
land, the Janauese high command
admitted today.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-12-24

SAN Observation-Disclosures
picke,ed only briefly az shift periods
In their Struggle for RECOGNITION as
an independent union and spokes-
men for the affected Bay area ship
yards and defense plants said today
that operations were proceeding
normally.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-12-24

PATERSON. y. J-lNs-Christ-
mas bonus checks totaling 100000
will be distributed to 10000 en-
ployes Of the Wright Aeronautical
Cooperation, 1t was announced to-
day. Many former employees now in
the Army. Navy and Marine Corps
will share In the distribution.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-12-24

KENVIL. y. J.-INS- With no
indication that sabotage was re-
sponsible. an investigation was to
be made today TO determine the
cause Of the explosion in the Her
cules Powder Company plant here
late yesterday. The blast killed Leo
Gross, a painter employed by the
company and injured four others.
More than fifty persons were killed
in an explosion at the plant in Sep
TENDER. 1870
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-12-24

WASHINGTON-UP- Tremend-
GUS japanese pressure on Singh
pore and the Philippines prom sed
today 10 move President Roosevelt
and Prime Minister winston
Churchill quickly to bring Russia
into their White House war coun-
Gil.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-12-24

WASHINGTON-lNS- Reclassi-
hcation Of men registered under
the first draft law has already
been started, it was learned today.
as National. Seiective Service OF
fcials 'stroye to increase the pool
Of manpower available for mme-
date military service 10 100000
man.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-12-24

fore January was assigned 10
Michigan 1873 county and local de.
Tense councils Tuesday.
VATICAN ClTY-tR adio Vatican
City recorded by the United Press
in New YORK; Pope Plus XII said
in a Christmas message today that
the troubles OF the world were due
not 10 the allure of Christianity but
To those who lett the path Of true
Christianity and created religion
wi hout soul or a soul without re
ligion
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-12-24

WASHINGTON-UP- President
Roosevelt today was expected to
establish war labor board within
a few days to carry out the pro
gram for uninterrupted production
drafted by his industry.labor con-
ierences. The beard Of probably
nine men may be similar to that OF
the first World War. 1t would be
authorized to make recommends
lions but would have no powers
other than public opinion to en-
force them.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-12-24

See CHURCHES Page .
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-12-24

NEW YORK-INS-A British ra-
do broadcast picked up by NBC
today said a mass Jap air attack
on Rangoon had just been report
Cd
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-12-24

WASHINGTON-INS Bright col
ored lights were strung on a CON-
muuity Christmas tree in the south
grounds Of the White House today,
almost under the windows o: the
historic Lincoln study whele Presi-
dent Roosevelt, Prime Minister
Winston Churchill and the Ameri-
can.Britisl war council plotted grim
strategy to deal Hitlerism final
Knockout blow.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-05-01
Baby-Ratket
IS probed
Detroit Rocket
Is Revealed

ODETROTT, May I - R)-Po-
lice officers and members Of the
Wayne county prosecutors staff
hoped today to climax their two
month investigation Of . group
of persons suspected Of buying
and selling the babies Of un-
married mothers.
Progress of the investigation
was disclosed yesterday by po-
lice following the arrest Of . Al
year-old grandmother on . ten
tative charge of conspiracy to
violate the state adoption laws.
Another woman was reported
sought for questioning, and 1t.
Nell Coolidge of the Women's
police division said . number Of
doctors and lawyers may be In
volved..
: 1t. Coolidge said unwed. ex-
pectant mothers apparently were
given hospital care and sums Of
money, averaging $50, for their
babies who were sold 70 child
See BABIKS-Rage 8
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-05-01
B Of { Named
in Charges
clo Claims Unit
Violated Rules

august Scholle, Go regional
director, late yesterday named
the Mount Clemens Board OF
Commerce as co-defendant with
the Mount Clemens Pottery COM
pany in filing unfair labor prac-
tises charges with the Nation-l
Labor Relations Board.
Scholle said the charges came
Immediately after he learned
that Charles Z. Doll, Jr., assis-
tant manager of the struck Pot
terry, and son Of Charles +. Doll,
vice president and general mana
ger. Il q member Of the board
which Tuesday published adver-
tisements in Mount Clemens
papers defending company labor
policies.
Schrolle asserted the company
has refused to conduct bonafide
negotiations with the un o n
since the United Pottery Work.
err (CIO) staged 2 walkout at
See B Of @ Page 3
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-05-01
More Astute Shoppers Win
Market Basket Food Prizes
they Study HE Ads and Estimets
Economy Budgets Accurately

Meanwhile, Mr.. Arthur Ehrke
Of II Underwood, was awarded
the first prize food purchase
order for $3.50 after her entry
was judged the best Of hundreds
received In the, 18th consecu-
tive week Of competition.
Other prize winners for the
past week include Mrs.. Eric
Ryser, 10 Scott boulevard, sec-
ond; Mrs. =. Van Place, Of Davis.
third; Mrs. Thersn Allor. -
Fifth street, fourth, and Mrs..
L. =. Hummel. % Ahrsns street.
fifth.
Weekly increases In the num-
Der Of coupons flowing into the
Daily Monitog office show that
housewives NJ nndins The con-
test m intsrss&ing and exciting
game. Aecoeding 10 the testi-
mony Of past winner, they And
the confess helps thesn In their
selection u advertisements and
In preparing . food budget.
And the confess y O. simple
a It. b interesting. All The
housewife ned Do u b select 10
food items from the advertise
- OQNxnD3RAoe . !,
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-05-01
Locates Dream Mine
FORMER NEW JERSEY TELEPHONE OPERATOR
SAYS ANGEL HELPED HER LOCATE
COPPER CACHE a

She has been there ever since.
II dreamed that m angel came
and took me by the hand and
led me to . place and said, Dig
here I didn't pay any attention,
and then I dreamed the same
thing the next night. So I dug
there, just for fun, and I found
tho vein. But I SIN don't believe
In dreams"
Il takes . ton Of ore 70 net
Miss Finley 91o Z week. When
she started her desert life she
weighed 102 pounds and vas .
freil little thing" Now che
weighs y150.
That's from my work" she
explained. NY mine = N In
elined shaft ~ feet deep. I drill
- 0lR-41Oo q -r
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-05-01

aCov. Murray d. Van Wagner
said today he had evolved q
skeleton plan for re-opening ts1e
struck Mount Clemens Pottery
plant and instructed Thomas ).
Donahue, chairman OF the Labor
Mediation Board, to attempt 70
make 1t effective.
Gov. Van Wagner made the
announcement after he had con-
ferred separately yesterday with
A. D. Brewer, secretary OF the
Board of Commerce, and Henry
c. Reese, attorney for the Pos.
terry Workers Cooperative, and
talked with August Scholle, Re-
sional Go director, over long
distance telephone.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-05-01
President Organizes Vast Shipping Pool
The Duchess
Reverses Her
Old Role

PHILADELPHIA, May 1-(R)
-"Oh, how wonderful" ex-
claimed the duchess, pulling q
reverse on Alice-in- Wonderland.
She clapped her hands, happy
because she wasn't going to be
a duchess any more-just plain
Mrs. Elinor Douglas Wise Richie
lieu.
In q three-minute naturaliza-
ton ceremony yesterday she be-
came what she was born, q citi-
zen of the United States.
A minute before she was the
Duchess de Richelieu, the Mar
quise de Jumiehae and ths
Duchess de Frencae--a French
citizenA r. stranger IN her own
Attorneys Micnnel frame IL
Doyle told Eederak DISTRICT court
the duchess t'wishea to surrender
See UUCHES1 Page :
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-05-01

Cooperative's assertion that 4
majority Of workers are affiliat-
ed with their union.
q State and local police pro-
- lection was promised the
Cooperative If violence flares
when the plant is re-opened.
. Announcement by State La
- Dor Mediator Edward Owen
that he hopes to arrange q joint
conference for tomorrow.
n August Scholle, Regional
= CLIO director, filed charges
with the NLRB yesterday assert
ing that the Mount Clemens
Board Of Commerce is guilty Of
unfair labor practices.
REESE PLAN
Reese said he gave . plan for
settling the 17-day-old strike to
Gov. Van Wagner during . con-
See POTTERY-Page 3
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-05-01

HOLLYWOOD, May 1-R-
The west II spotted with dream
mines. But Il remained for .
former New Jersey woman tele-
phone operator to and one, and
to make her living from IL sin
gle-handed.
She ID Grace Finley, brown
haired, brown-eyed and 81, who
blasts out 90 worth Of copper
ore each week from her mine In
the Mojave desert 81 miles
northwest Of Barstow, Calf.
At the age Of 10, Mis- Finley
came west for her vacation.
The train stopped 1t Bar
Stow" she recalled. I'VE al GOT
of 10 eaA and afterwards I took
. walk - look @ the dqDsrt and
~ tsuiA Nsne - wllho1t -
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-05-01
Home p(TIllils
T's|If||l|tAeg
Over $75.00C SpSnt
in Pest Three Weeks

. Building pc mits totalling
$21 400 were approved by the
city commission at its regular
weekly meeting last night. The
new permits brought the total of
applications to- over $4,000 In
the past three weeks.
The permits granted last night
included the following applica-
tons:
Arm q d q Construction COM
pany for q home on Wellesley to
cost $500; s. Kaltenback for a
home At % Mack to cost $4,000;
John Harms for q house and ga
rage at 101 High street to cost
81, 500; Acme Home Builders for
the construction Of q home at
$50 Huntington drive, to cost
$500; Albert c. Crabbe to re-
model q home at 81 Don street
to cost $500, and Alice Frebel-
korn for q $500 home at II La
fayette.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-05-01

oThe management and the
Cooperative 1t : p. m. today
agreed ON 4 committee Of three
that will check company rec
ords late this Afternoon to de-
termine whether or not 3 ma
jority Of Pottery workers are
affiliated with the o-Opera-
tive. On the committee are:
Miss Agnes Benbennick, office
manager 1t the Pottery, repre-
senting the management; q.
Donald Smith, certified public
accountant, representing the
COOPERATIVE, and Elmer g.
Luth, = disinterested party.
The check was to start late this
afternoon.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-05-01
Wafer 5eryl!te
AtlIoIl,eIsyed
cs.saaia.lIi'ea ssslss
ssdsssl Appssvel

UThs city cosnmiSsScn last night
delayed 6nal action II IN pro
posed plan 70 furnish water 70
the Sellridge Field Housing
Project on Joy boulevard until
''condrnation q contract terms
aro tecelvod from authorities in
Washington.
The action was taken after
James = McIoeley, Z federal
housing attornsy, asked the COM
mission % authorize immediate
service for The Subdivision which
win house 136 Selfridge Field
families.
However On thG advice Of City
Attorney Bert ". Nunneley. ths
commiaSion decided to withhold
further action until federal au-
thcrities In Warrington had CIV
a some o&ficiol notice" that
the terms Of tn proposed con-
tract meet With ths govern
ment's approval
Proposed rateA based on thu
master meter f@adinsS. would
start at one and ons-hAlf timeo
IS cents per 100 cubic fest foe
the first 1000 cubic fest ussd.
The next l3,ooo cubic tsst
See WA1E Iaoo 81
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-05-01
Actor Turns Inventor
REGINALD DENNY. FORMER SCREEN STAR.
MANUFACTURES RADIO CONTROLLED
51F,g' TARGET PLANES &

oHoLLYwooD., May 1 - m
- Reginald Denny. who has
had q lot Of trouble keeping his
work and his hobbies straight,
II switching again.
The Denny Of . dozen years
aRo WIS . front-rank film star.
One morning . yoAnGDtef flying
q toy sirplane caught HE eye.
Model planes, and later roc1ng
carr. became his hobby.
Soon they were his buslno14
acting jsast Z hobby. yrom -
iaturo models ~ bronclAo4 ~
bisEsf craft, until INV ~ r
manufocnares radio-cootlS1 ~
target planss for Ne ~
Thsy havs i4-scos 49,
susss1s - pnay's -
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-05-01
Giant Fleet Is
Will Transport
Aid 10 Britain
Will Rsquisition
Idle Foreign
Ships in Ports

WASHINGTON, May Up
BY order of the President, the
maritime commission today be-
gan rounding up "at least" g.
100000 tons of cargo ships to
form q great fleet which will
carry abroad vital war ma
terials" now piling up In Amer
lean ports, and bring II the raw
stocks needed by defen.s Indus
tries.
President Roosevelt. himself.
waa reported ready - order the
prompt requisitioning q refugee
vessels in United States ports ~
one Of the first steps toward the
objective.
USE AXIS SHIPS
Requisltipning 4 @ Axis and
Danish veSsels agsret eating 500
900 tons would Delwite - -
starter pproxim Is Per
' fses s. 8 ar Z.
liest possible moment" to trans
port the raw materials required
by American defense industries
and the war supplies needed by
nations resisting aggression.
"Vital war materials are pill
ing up at the ports or delayed
at the factories" Mr.. Roosevelt
declared. 1--WE must supply those
ships and at once"
The President emphasized the
urgent need for increased ship
ping facilities last night in in
See POOL-PaGe (