The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-03-31

today. Both vessels had taken
refuge In the harbor OF Punta
Arenas.
HONOLULU Up - TaXicab
companies, faced with a shortage
Of men in the defense industry
boom. are hiring women drivers.
-Four, dressed in Stacks and blouses.
are already at work.
EMLENTON. Pa Up Damage
was estimated at 100000 today
as the result Of an explosion aud
ire that killed two men and injured
third at the Quaker State Oil Re-
filming Corp. plant here. Ripping
through NE refinery filter house
early today. the blast rocked
seyen-mile area and spread flames
to nearby. parahn processing
plant.
NEW YORK; P-Dr John r.
Steelman, director OF the United
States Cancellation Service, said 10
day that "only a miracle" could
prevent a stoppage OF production
tonight in the great Appalachian
soft coal industry
FORT JACKSON. S. Cup -
President Roosevelt hurrying back
to Washington to speed up his
plans for extending aid to Britain
and Greece, halted here briefly to-
day for an inspection of the $4,000
regulars and Eederalized National
Guardsmen manning Fort Jackson.
LONDON-UP - Authoritative
sources expressed satisfaction TO-
day that the United States had
seized So Danish vessels, thereby
saving the ships from going to the
bottom by possible action of their
crews 80
BELGRADE-UP- All schools
were ordered closed indefinitely 70
day as the government of Gen.
Richard Rusaa Simovitch moved
to take certain measures for the
protection of Yugoslayia's frol-
tiers.
NEW NORK-UP - Attorney
General Roy McKittirick of Mis-
souri,, resumed questioning OF wit
nesses today in an effort to SHOW
that l24 fire insurance companies
acted in concert TO violate Missouri
!, antitrust laws and therefore should
be ousted from that state.
BOSTON -Incensed over
their detention following the sur
prise seizure Of their long-tied-up
vessels. 43 German and Italian sail
ors today went on hunger
strike at East Boston immigration
station.
ROME-lNS-- Japanese Foreign
Minister Nosuke Matsuoka was en-.
Enthusiastically greeted by a large
delegation of Italian officials today
when his train from Berlin arrived
At the Bremen Pass on the ltslo.
German border.
WASHINGTON -AP- The Civ
ilian Conservation Corps was eight
years old today. It has 275.O0O
eurollees manning 500 camps, has
graduated 100000 youths and
has spent s., S98.000, GOO
CHICAGO-AP-Nearly half the
increase in Americas traffic toll
this year has been caused by ma
tlonal defense activities. the Ma
tional Safety Council reported To-
day. % state survey by the
council indicated that at least see
OF the 40 additional traffic deaths
in January and February. com.
Pared to the same months in 1870
were due TO increased military
personnel and vehicles. ard the
congested traffic expanding de-
Tense. industries.
LONDON-AP-The Select Bath
Club where King George VI and
Processes Elizabeth and Margar.
ri Rose learned to swim was de
stroyed by fire during a recent
Air raid alert Officials said the
fire was not started by a bomb.
however. though they did not give
the cause.
NEW YORK ms Net profit of
Colgate-Palmolive Poet Company
for 1910. excluding foreign income.
was S404i.760 or Size common
share. f. II. Little, president. an
nounced today in the annual report.
Earnings in 1899 were SEA a share
with foreign income included in net
profit
WASHINGTON INS-The OPM
announced today that so far as
placing orders Is concerned II has
completed - per cent OF the cur
rent S16,36iO00O0 900 Army Navy ex-
pansion program. The OPM said
that as o. March S. It had placed
contracts totaling sl1,SS4,00O, 600.
LONDON ms An intensive
British campaign TO counteract
German moves in Nugoslavia was
begun today with return # Foreign
Secretary anthony Eden TO Athens.
Germany. il was said. is attempting
TO nullify effects OF King Peters
revolu ion by splitting Yugoslavia
into two states by counter-revolu'
tionary movements.