The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-04-17

Maxim IitNinov w 5 n ing on,
surely wouldn't
have expressed himself as he did
the other day. a short while ago
Soviet Foreign Affairs Vice Com
mlsar S. A. Losovsky broadcast
an estimate Of the number Of
Germans slain on that front in re-
cent fighting, and Berlin disputed
the tgure he named. Ambassador
Litvinov was consulted on the sub
ject by American newspapermen.
"Oh. we'll" he answered, rather i'm
patiently. they were slightly
killed, anyway"
1t was down at Miami that an
interview was obtained from Presi-
dent Nicholas Schenck of the film
company which hitherto has en-
ployed Lew Ayres, the movie star,
previously committed to a con-
scientious DIRECTORS camp for re-
fusing military service against the
enemy. II don't for minute defend
the guys views" commented Nick,
but I do have certain sympathy
for him personally, because he
can't help that anti-killing complex
he's got It's a phobia with HIM"
Warning to Wives
The War Production Board Is
sued a formal warning to Ameri-
can wives, within a week or two,
not to sew cuffs onto their hus-
bands pants. Cufiess suits having
been decreed, as a wartime meas
ure to economic on the goods
they're made Of. it appears that
quite a high proportion Of tailors
are turning out pants unfinished
at the ankles, but are delivering
'em to customers to an accompani-
ment Of raw material for prospec-
tive wearers' wives to stitch on. II
the wives do IL, the WPB's official
release informs 'em, they'll lay
themselves open to federal prose.
cution.
1t doesn't greatly matter now,
with warm weather almost at
hand, but it's an item Of interest
that. next winter. when colds in the
head begin to be rife, there's a
prospect of a famine in quinine
pills. DR.. Marston T. Bogert, Army
Chemical Warfare Service consult
ant, states that experts are on the
trail Of some sort Of synthetic stuff,
but they haven't hit on it yet. That
is. they've evolved a substitute for
the old-fashioned article, but it's
too strong to be monkeyed with eX-
cept under a competent practi-
toners supervision. It won't be
safe for a sufferer from the sniff
fles to dose himself, directly
from his mere druggists shelf.
He may have trouble in find
ing a doc to advise him, too.
The governments conscripting
medicos wholesale, to prescribe for
Uncle Sans soldiery.
As we send more and more expe-
dictionaries overseas, there's fore
cast Of complications relative to
our Yankee boys acquaintance
ships with the local girls.
The matters one Of bit Of dip
lomatic discussion between Wash
ington and North Ireland, Iceland
and Australia already. As AEF-ers
our kids obviously are more well
come than flowers in spring, but
there are gentle hints that their
popularity with the fair sex frets
local Insecurity trifie. Moreover,
it's mildly implied that our lads
incline 10 take advantage Of 1t all
they can.
Gold Worries
The shrinkage in our gold hoard
worries the treasury somewhat.
Good gosh, It's down TO nothing
hut skinny little S22 O6O 900, 900
d That's mentioned as II II were less
than silver quarter in one Of our
pockets.
There's redeeming feature In
the situation. Economists have
decided on a method Of preventing
imitation. It's to keep wages, farm
prices and industrial profits on ar
even basis with one another. The
only puzzle is how to KEEP 'em
there That hasn't been solved yet
It's recognized. though, as quite an
important detail.
And don't forget that It's fright
fully unpatriotic today 10 say that
we're in no danger of a rubber
shortage.
II isn't mere matter OF a diff
ference Of opinion.
It's secome subversive 70 assert
that were in no rubber jeopardy.
That's what Commerce Secretary
Jesse Jones did. as a result OF
which Editor Eugene Meyer so
PANIED Jesse In the columns Of his
Washington Post that Jesse and
Eugene had their memorable physi-
cal scrap at Washington banquet
Of the Alfalfa Cuba physical en-
counter between a cabinet member