The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-01-08

WAsHlNGToN-lNs- Sec
rotary Of the Navy Knox today
emphatieally turned thumbs
down on proposals that more
v. S. warships be leased or
loaned to Great Britain. Asked
at his press conference II this
country was considering Civ
ing additional destroyers to
harassed England, Knox de-
elared: al don't think any more
destroyers can be detached
from our forces without SER
iously lmpairing them"
WASHINGTON INS-The War
Department today announced award
OF q Sl1,S19,400 contract to three
firms for the construction of plant
at ST. Louis, Mo, for the manufac
ture Of small arms ammunition.
WASHINGTON-AP-Four men
chosen by President Roosevelt as
an industrial general staff with
sweeping powers to complete the
arming OF the nation, called today
on all Americans to subordinate
everything to the necessity of de
Tense"
The President set up the now
and powerful defense group
when he signed an executive order
late Tuesday establishing an office
of production management" ano
named William S. Knudsen director
general; Sidney Hillman. associate
director general, and .'avy Score
tary Knox and War Secretary Slim
son as members.
LANSING, Mich.-INS-A schoo
aid bill stipulating a minimum $500
a year salary for school teachers
will be presented to the legislature
Eugene B. Elliott, superintendent
of public instruction. said today
There are" said Elliott, 5000
teachers in the state who average
only 1926 in salary annually o.
these. at least 1000 get less thar
$500. which is disgraceful pay"
NEW ORLEANS, La.-UP- 10
seph Strecker. 55, a resident OF the
United States for S5 years, was
being brought here from Ho
Springs, Ark, today to face deporta
ton proceedings on the grounds
that he belonged to the Communis
Party a brief time eight years ago
N-INS-Another Amer
ican casualty in the Royal All
Force was disclosed today with an
nouncement that Pilot Officer
Philip Howard Lekrone, 2S, of Sa
lem, ILL.,, had been killed in flyinl
accident.
GREENVILLE, Texas - APP "
Fire which damaged three build
ings IN the heart OF Greenyllle''
business district was controlled
early today. The blaze started II
the Southern Cafe from a stove
explosion. 1t spread to a theatel
and a store.
ALBANY, N. Y.-AP-Gov. Her.
bert H. Lehman exhorted New
York's legislature today to weld
every individual and resource OF
the state into a phalanx of"tota
defense" against an American repe
tition of European disaster, de-
struction and slavery.
HARRISBURG Pa.-AP-F Finger,
printing of 1000 employees at II
state Institutions for the feeble.
minded and infirm was started to
day by state police. coincident witt
a continuing investigation OF the
deaths of five aged patients at the
Z Philadelphia State Hospital. A cor.
oner's physician reported that the
deaths were preceded by "unex
planned or unsatisfactory explain
ed injuries"
NEW YORK-INS-In an effort
to combat victimization of his par.
ishioners by usurers, Rev. Father
Arthur A. OLeary of the Church
OF Our Lady of Mercy in the Bronx
was organizing a cooperative small
loan business today.
HOLLYWOOD ms Screen
Actress Paulette Goddard was
ready to report back to her studio
today, following an attack of in
fluenza. She spent the week enc
in a Santa Monica hospital after
being stricken while at work in a
James Roosevelt picture.
TOKYO-INS - All morning
newspapers in Tokyo agreed today
that President Roosevelts message
TO Congress was a de facto de-
claration OF war on the Axis pow.
ers."
WASHINGTON-INS-' Legisia.
tive leaders predicted today that
bill enabling the dispatch of
planes. ships. tanks and guns in
large quantities to Great Britain,
Greece and China would be ready
for consideration by the new Con.
gress within As hours.
ROME-AP- The Italian high
command reported today Italian
planes had torpedoed a British das.
troyer off the north African
coast, near Salum.
ROME-AP-ltalian youths born
in 1922 were summoned today ~
register for the regular conscript
army service. which their class
will begin next year.