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The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-07-12
Plans Outlined For Homes Registration Office in City

Plans for meeting housing prob
lens in the Ypsilanti area when
the Ford bomber plant begins
operations took another forward
step Friday at meeting 10 or
ganize a Homes Registration once
here.
The meeting. called by Secretary
Paul Ungrodt OF the Board of Com
merce. began with luncheon dt
the Hotel Huron. Attending were
city officials. members OF the hous-
ing and planning commissions.
township supervisors. and state
officials involved in defense plan
ming problems.
Clarence V. Smazel. field adviser
for the Homes Registration Divi-
sion OF the Defense Housing Coord-
inators office in Washington. eV-
planned the purposes and function
ing OF Homes Registration Ofices.
A Homes Registration Once
makes a survey to discover all
available vacant family dwelling
units and rooms in a defense area.
lists them and serves as a central
point to which all defense workers
come to and housing that fts their
needs. Mr.. Smazel said. II keeps
a constant inventory OF housing
and the demand for housing. and
anticipates future needs so that the
community will know what must
be done TO meet the problem.
"A substantial part OF the PROB
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-07-12
Chief Executive to Decide
Price Control Legislation
- ~
Central Press Rsdiophoto

Influence OF organized labor on
legislation was clearly demonstrate
ed in the House fight. Labor, to-
gether with organized farm inter-
ests, could Kill any price-cohtrol
bill. it was generally conceded.
Henderson, who warned House
committee that the cost OF living
is bound to rise and urged rent
control in this boem-eity,- was be-
lieved to have used the Washing
ton situation to renew his plea tor
general price-control legislation.
There has been a great deal OF
talk about initiation, but not much
about the terrible deflation of the
last decade" said chairman Stea-
gail Cd Alabama Of the House
Banking Committee. Il don't
think a little initiation would hurt.
Why, cotton would have to go to
so cents a pound to enable people
in the south to pay their debts. -
Leaders of organized labor. 1t
was indicated. seek TO meet the
cost OF living situation by de-
handing wage increases, at least
temporarily. Should prices sky
rocket or actual initiation come,
spokesman for labor may seek
price-control legislation.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-07-12

lem can be met by converting I'M
used portions OF existing homes
into new family dwelling units, by
making sll-year homes out OF lake
front cottages, by impressing upon
those who have been thinking Of
building homes the necessity for
doing so now. and by acquaint-
ing investment builders with the
opportunities for profit from their
efforts" Mr.. Smazel said.
Discussion at the meeting de-
veloped the fact that very few
family dwelling units are vacant IN
Ypsilanti and the surrounding
townships. and tina. vacancies are
very limited even as far away as
Ann Arbor. On the other hand.
1900 10 1000 construction workers
are expected to come into the COM
munity in the near future; and as
many as 10000 workers are ey.
pected to be employed by the bomb
err plant as soon as II Is completed
and all materials and men are
available.
Fred c. Taylor. director OF state
highway planning. pointed cut that
the number OF industrial workers
together with other workers TO sup
ply their needs in community.
would constitute a city OF 200-0n0
population or more: and that while
a large portion Of the workers
would come from the Ia nor SUNNY
already in the area, many thou
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-07-12
Irate Farmer
Burning Wheat


Jackson. Mich, July l2-AP -
Shock By shock, Jackson County
farmer. rebelling against What be
terms is too much government die
tatorship on crops" is burning his
17-acre wheat field.
The irate farmer, 55-yesr-old
Marion HIATT. began destroying the
wheat yesterday when Halbert Bern
stein. a L. s. Soil Conservation
Service official, refused him wheat
marketing permit because he ex-
ceeded the AAA quota by two acres.
Told that he would have TO store
the grain or pay the government a
penalty OF 10 cents bushel for the
excess acreage before permit
would be issued. HIATT retor'ed:
---fiff-b burn tue whole tiaifF -AefoEs
I'll let the government tell me what
| can do with It.
Rain interfered when HIATT had
the job half-done but he said he
would finish II up today.
This Is my farm and my wheat"
he said Il did not vote to come
under the marketing quota and Id
rather burn the wheat than have TO
come under the quota to be able TO
sell st."
Neighbors attempted unsuccess-
fully to dissuade him from carrying
out bis plan.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-07-12

sands OF the men undoubtedly will
come from outside the region be-
fore the plant can be operated at
capacity, and they must be provided
for in the vicinity. Mr.. Taylor out
lined tentative plans for meeting
highway problems relating TO the
bomber plant.
NJ. c. Pierce, Ann Arbor, district
manager OF the Michigan State En-
ployment Service, stated that many
building tradesmcn were already
being imported and large numbers
OF other workmen were coming
here seeking jobs. The work OF
the MSES office in Ypsilanti. he
said, had increased from one man
one day each week. to three men
FIVE and a half days a week. and
the staff Is still insufficient 10 meet
the need. He urged the establish
ment OF a HINES Registration Of
fee as a means OF securing housing
for all workers essential 10 de-
tense industries in the area.
Responsibility for operating a
Homes Registration once. Mr..
Smazel said. is being divided be
tween the federal government and
local governments and civic inter
ests. The Homes Registration Di-
vision which he represented. he
said. would furnish general super
vision. all necessary forms, and
WPA clerical help II necessary.
The community would have to pro
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-07-12

(Bv international News Service)
Washington, July 12-QNS)-
Congress will not inaugurate price
control legislation to halt spiraling
living costs until President Roose-
welt Is ready to recommend such
action, authoritative congressional
sources said today.
Although recently 1t was report
ed that the White House was
ready TO sanction submission OF
price-control bill, one high official
said today that the president has
been so overwhelmed with the in
ternational situation that be is
not yet ready to act.
The appeal OF Leon Henderson.
OPM Price Administrator. for
prompt action by Congress TO
avoid the perils OF initiation. have
thus far fallen on deaf ears in Con
sress. Instead. serious opposition
has been encountered among farm
groups.
Seen As Dsmper
Action OF the House in summari-
ly rejecting antl-defense strike
legislation, together with authority
for the president to seize and OPP
crate defense plants. was con-
strued by some congressional OBJ
servers as putting damper on
price-control measures.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-07-12

vide a director for the Office, space,
equipment, telephone and other Of
fee costs. The local cost was estl-
mated at a minimum OF $1,000 for
the year, in addition to the once
space and equipment. Funds were
usually supplied In other com
munities. he said, by the city or
county governments. by major de-
Tense industries, chambers OF com
merce. real estate boards, and
other interested civic sources.
The federal representative en-.
phasized the fact that the problem
OF housing workers at the Ford
bomber plant is not Ypsilanti's. but
one for the entire area. He pointed
out that the State Council Of De-
Tense had designated eight town
ships in western Wayne County
and eight in eastern Washtenav
County-double rows OF townships
in every direction from the Ford
bomber plant-as the problem
area and estimated that workers
would be housed in communities
still farther away from the plant.
Robert {. Hargreaves. regional
eoordinator for the State Defense
Council. stressed the necessity for
UNIFIED effort toward meeting hOus-
Ing and other community problems
certain to arise in the defense pro-
gram, and praised the vell-planned,
See HoU sING-Page
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-07-12
Mail Fraud Trial Jury is
Undecided After Five DAYS

Detroit, July f2-AP-For the
fifth successive day a federal court
jury OF eight men and four women
strove today to reach a verdict in
the mail fraud trial of National Re
publican Committeeman Frank ID.
Mckay and IL co-defendants.
There was a growing feeling that
the jury, which showed first signs
of fatigue from the long trial last
night. was deadlocked.
Eugene l.. Carey, g iet defense
counsel for Mckay, and Alfred b.
Teton. government attorney,
shared such a belief.
THE jury is desdlocked, abso-
lutely," said Teton.
They'll never agree now" said
Carey.
Near the close OF yesterdays de-
liberat lions, L. 8. Judge Arthur F.
Lederle. in an effort to bring the
trial to a close, read a supplemental
charge 10 the jury, his third since
il received the case Tuesday morn
ing.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-07-12
Site For Band
Shell Sought

A Joint committee OF the Kiwanis
and city council representatives
toured city parks Friday night
investigating a site for the John +.
Barnhill Memorial Band shell.
Prospect Park was picked as
likely spot because of accessibility
by automobiles. Riverside was also
considered as a site because OF the
beauty OF the sloping ground.
The Joint committee was chosen
to select a memorial for Prof. Barn.
hill after numerous suggestions
were made for some other form OF
memoriam. The band shell was
finally decided upon because 1t had
always been a project favored by
Prof Barnhill, was a fitting me-
mortal and was practical struc-
ture which could be used for choral
concerts and union services. as
well as instrumental entertain
ments.
To finance erection OF the shell,
public and private funds will be
sought. The committee plans 20
begin campaign for contributions
next fall. Funds can be contribut-
ed now TO Prof Frederick b.
Mckay chairman of the Joint com
mittee.
Other members representing the
Kiwanians besides Prof. Mckay are
c. T. Waiting and Paul Ungrodt.
City council ways and means com
mittee members are interested IN
the plan and are F. r. Schill. VIII
liam Jellis and Prof. Clarence NJ.
Loesell.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-07-12
M|LTSE To HEAD
TOWNSHIP, CITY,
PLANNING BOARD
Other Officers Selected at
Organization Meeting
in City Hall
POLICIES TO BE FORMED,
MEETING TIME DECIDED
Commission Will Direct
Expansion Plans
For Area

Norris G. Wiltse, principal of
Ypsilanti High School. was named
chairman OF the regional planning
commission at an organization
meeting Friday night in the city
hall. Harry F. Shaefer, president
OF the board OF education was chos-
en- vice chairman.
Other officers are +. d. Foster,
Ypsilanti Township supervisor, seq
rotary; and +. II. Chapelle, super
intendent OF schools. Ross X. Bow
err, mayor, T. Fred Older. city engi-
neer, and ]. Dot Lawrence. mem
Der township planning board exc
cutive committee.
Regular meetings will be held at
1880 in the. city hail The first Tues
day after the third Monday OF each
month. The meeting is scheduled
after the board of education and
city council meetings.
The executive committee will
meet soon to formulate the policies
OF the group. The commission
plans to meet next week with a
representative OF the Detroit re-
gional office. The commission IS
composed OF representatives OF the
board OF education. city council
and township board. These three
groups delegated the commission
to contact an expert in city plan
ming so that the expected expan-
sion OF Ypsilanti. because Of the
Ford bomber plant, can be adyan-
tageously directed.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-07-12
Educators of Seven Nations
Outline CATER War Program

home life. fruitful leisure and devo-
ton. the committees report stated.
Without careful planning and
preparation OF the educationl eie-
ment in this reconstruction. Europe
will again collapse"
Immediate Needs
-Four points were listed as I'm.
mediate and paramount in the pro
gram which the committee ex
planned was designed TO avoid
repetition Of mistakes Of the last
world war" These were:
!. To feed and care for all chill
dren OF all nations. reconstruction
OF schools, and extension Of medical
care: --.s-
2. To create nucleus Of people
In each community Of the defeated
nations 10 direct reconstruction;
2. To plan, organize and finance
the employment Of youth in recon.
struction;
I. To develop a comprehensive
plan OF education for children and
adults.
The report suggested that "tbe
walls that stand between school and
community be broken, ibst the
schools become the IDEAL % equal
ity. and that teachers work for
regeneration OF faith"
Hitlerism. the report continued,
cannot be defeated on battlefields
alone, but in the hearts and minds
OF men" and added
Democracy must restore farm,
not by words alone. but by deeds.
"The well.being OF every society
springs from a brotherhood OF ma
tons. As are the duties Of man 10
man. so are the duties Of societies
10 one another. This IL the only
basis for a durable peace.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-07-12
Raised Taxes
May be Sought
tBy Associated Press)


Washington, July 12-AP-Indi-
vidual House members NAV seek to
hike the pending $3,5O4. 100000 tax
increase bill still higher TO help
meet the $S,093. 900. 900 supplemental
defense appropriations asked by
President Roosevelt in the last two
days.
These huge spending requests
for the Army, Navy and Maritime
Commission-came in after the
House Ways and Means Committee
had completed a tentative draft OF
its new 1912 tax program. More
over. new lend-lease billions soon
are 10 be sought by the Admin
istration.
This. some Ways and Means
committeeman agreed with Score
tary Morgenthau today that the
whole fiscal situation may have to
he re-examined before the commit
tee takes final action on the tax
bill.
Other members warned against
initiation and still others felt that
since the new appropriations -
which will boost this sessions total
to more than $40, 900, 900, 00O-will not
be spent in one year. The tax pro-
gram could be spread over two or
three years and not loaded on the
taxpayers all at once.
President Roosevelt told his press
conference yesterday that the new
spending requests need not neces-
sarily upset the present tax legisla-
ton because the nation was in for
a new tax bill every year.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-07-12
C. Ceesey, 25,
Badly Injured

Serious injuries we're sustained
by Clarence GeeseY. 25. -995 Davis
St. Friday afternoon when his
car crashed into the rear Of park
ed car belonging 10 Clifford T.
Robb. Highland Park, on Ward Rd.
near Ecorse Rd.
The impact fractured Mt.
Geesey's right arm, nose. and sew
eral ribs. caused deep knee lacera-
lions and internal chest injuries.
He was removed to Boyer Memorial
Hospital.
The Robb car was driven Fl feet
along the highway. Both vehicles
we're damaged.
Skull fractured
A Whitmore Lake physician
Friday treated John FiaIkuwsKi,
50. that village, for skull fracture
and bruised left shoulder sustain.
ed when the patient was thrown
from a moving machine he was
driving on Raulson Rd, near mis-
home.
Mrs. Marian Donnell, Eight Mile
Rd.. was driving in the same direc-
ton, and her car struck the rear
Of the moving machine. The i'm
pact threw Mr.. Fialkuwski several
feet through the air. The accident
was Investigated by state police
from the Brighton post.
suffers Head Injuries
Iacerations and bruises on his
head were suffered by John Hal
lock, -. 1ls Factory St, late Fri
day when his car overturned on
y. Huson River DIT. after a front
right tire blew out He was treat
ed at Boyer Hospital and dis
charged
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-07-12
Police Probe
Torch Staying

(Bv international News servlce)
Sullivan, Ind. July 12-lNS -
The horrible and mysterious death
Of Q middle-aged farmer apparently
roasted alive in his automobile. was
probed by authorities today.
The victim was identified last
night from the engine number OF
the auto, as Louis Fulte, 50, OF Mar
issa. Ill.
His charred body was found In the
burning automobile Thursday night.
on a country lane 10 miles southeast
of Sullivan.
demonstrating the scene, the
sheriff said that blood on weeds
near the auto indicated the victim
had been attacked and injured, and
then apparently carried to the auto.
The contents OF a kerosene can.
found in the car. were believed to
have been poured over the victim
and set afire.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-07-12
New Cunsight
to be Tested
1Rv As.oclated PressD


Camp Forrest, Tenn, July IL
AP-A new, amazingly accurate
artillery gunsight that man he
manufactured wholesale for SIS will
be subjected TO a final test next
week by the Army, which may
adopt II In place OF an instrument
costing 1888.
Already given unanimous spprov-
al by officers who Witnessed pre-
liminary demonstrations. the sight
will be taken 10 the artillery PROV
ing ground at Fort Bragg, y. c.
ITS so simple that the ones who
decide its fate will fail to see what
makes it so practical and simple"
declared 1t. Col. W. o. Howell.
18th brigade ordinance officer. I'm
for decorating it up with = bit Of
nickel plate and couple OF
prisms so that It will be more i'm
pressive'.
The original sight was construct
ed OF two iron water pipes. some
mirrors and spools and threat -
costing in all $3.50.
The inyentors-Capt Lowell O..
Bean. former Chattanooga, Tenn,
refinery worker, and It. Charles
X. Yancey, former Nashville, Tenn,
physician said their sight merely
put TO use the microscope tech
nique by which a student and his
teacher can look through the same
Instrument.
Effectiveness OF the sight over
the more expensive. elaborate piano.
ramic sight used by the Army was
shown against moving targets and
officers said the invention appar-
emily was the solution OF accuracy
in anti-tank FIRE.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-07-12

Ann Arbor, Mieh. July ia
score OF educators from seven ma
tlons placed before the final ses-
sion OF the eighth International New
Fellowship Conference to-
day a l6-point program for post.
war educational reconstruction
reaching into every form OF our
economic. political and social life. -
The report. prepared by a com
mittee headed by DR.. William XII
patrick, OF .Columbuia University.
declared that the plan was more
than schooling alone"
ut means creation OF free world
TO provide for useful work, happy
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-07-12
Derailed
in Fort Wayne


Fort Wayne, Ind, July Pap
twenty-five persons were being
treated for injuries today while
Pennsylvania Railroad officials in
vestigated for causes OF a pass.
enger train derailment 20 miles east
OF Fort Wayne.
Charles II. Cooper, division sup
erintendent, said the accident was
caused by equipment failure .,
probably a broken axle. but an Of
fetal report awaited conclusion OF
the investigation.
Six cars OF the New York to
Chicago Rainbow were derailed but
remained upright. Right-ofway
was torn up for 1900 feet. Ten
OF the injured were passengers, the
other tFaipmen.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-07-12
BONE DEMANDS
WITHDRAWAL Of :
BRITISH TROOPS
Sees Shooting War if They
Remain in Iceland
With Americans
SAYS JOINT OCCUPATION
FRAUGHT WITH DANGER
Would Avoid Confused Issue
in Case of Attack
on Islands


Washington, July 12-AP-Imme-
date withdrawal OF British troops
from Iceland, to forestall possible
Nazi attack which would place
American marines and sailors there
under fire, was demanded today
by Senator Bone .(D-Wash.}, a
member OF the Naval Affairs Com
mittee.
Describing the joint occupation
OF Iceland by American and British
forces as "fraught with danger"
Bone asserted that IL United States
troops were to take over the Brit
ish ought TO get out at once.
AS long as the British are
there" he told reporters, the Ger
mans have the right under rules of
warfare to attack iceland. II they
did, our troops either would have
TO fight back or become innocent
bystanders who might be shot
down.
IF We are to be presented with
the issue of an attack on those
troops, it ought not to be con-
fused issue such as would be raised
by joint occupation with the Brit
ish. The sooner British troops can
be withdrawn, the better 1t will be
for us"
Views similar to those expressed
by Bone were reported to have
been aired in a closed session OF
the Naval Affair Committee yester-
day when-reliable sources said
Secretary Knox and Admiral Har-
old X. Stark denied published re-
ports that the Navy had engaged in
combat with German naval units or
that 1t was being used to escort
British merchantmen in the At
lantic.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-07-12

QCONSET POINT. r. I. -AP-
On the site OF what was once a
quiet summer colony, the Navy
commissions today the largest Of
its new air stations-a 100000
plant rushed to virtual completion
in a year. The ss50-acre establish
ment on the shore of lower Mar
ragansett Nay will base large pa
troll bombers. which range far out
to sea. and will provide repair and
supply facilities for aircraft car
rier planes.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-07-12

WASHINGTON TIP A House
COMMITTEES investigating airplane
crashes which took SIS lives in
1850 and 1871 today advocated
Federal control OF all air traffic
and close supervision OF landing
facilities as steps toward increas-
cd air safety. The committee urE-
ed in a report the appointment OF
a co-ordinator OF air 20 control
and apportion air space.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-07-12
Boy Scouts to
Collect Metal

Ypsilanti Boy Scouts have been
asked to cooperate with local au-
thorities in the collection OF alumni
mum under the defense program.
Notification came from Scent
headquarters Friday to Norris g.
Wiltse, Scouting executive.
Board OF Commerce directors
Thursday named T. S. Weber,
youth service committee chairman,
as director of aluminium collection
in Ypsilanti.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-07-12

BENDIX, n. J.-UP-Representa-
tiyes OF the Office OF Production
Management and the Department
OF Labor were expected today to
investigate conditions at the plant
OF Air Associates, Inc, where the
company contends IS members OF
the United Automobile Workers
CCIO) have struck and the union
says 100 employees are locked out.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-07-12
INFANT sUccUm6s.

Adrian. July 12-Daniel Roe. 10
month-old son OF Mr.. and Mrs.
Edward Roe. died in Bixby Hos
pital from injuries received in an
automobile accident.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-07-12

TOKYO-AP-Although Foreign
Minister Yosuke Matsuoka is sick in
bed, Russian Ambassador Constan-
tin Smetanin called on him today
and they conferred for an hour and.
half.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-07-12

SHORTCOMINGS The Swed-
fsh government agreed today 20 aid
Finland in her fght against Soviet
Russia with large-scals food ex
ports,
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-07-12

WINNIPEG. Man.-INS- Cana
dams were warned today that un-
less they voluntarily reduce their
consumption Of bacon so per cent,
rationing orders on all pork pro-
ducts will result.