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The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-08-17
Small Plants
Lack Material

6Bv International News Service)
Washington. Aug. lNS-The
smaller war plants corporation.
Sl50.000.000 plum created by Con.
gress with the view of aiding small
business, faced a new hazard to-
day in the critical shortage OF ma
terials.
The same situation which has
slowed numerous larger factories
and threatens further havoc in the
war production picture seriously
complexities the task OF bringing
new firms into the war effort.
WPB officials admitted.
A labor advisory group recent
l. reported to WPB Chairman Don
aid NJ Nelson that At least 1000
war plants are threatened with
slow downs. shut downs. and cur
lailment Of production within the
next two months by the lack OF
raw materials.
At the same time. the materials
crisis was injected into the lend
lease picture. forcing an adjust
ment Of requirements
Principal goal of the smaller war
plants corporation is subcontract-
ing and redistribution OF con
tracts, on the theory that the flow
Of materials will follow the con
tracts Officials agreed however,
that the big plants will be reluc-
tant to turn loose contracts when
their own operations and imperiled
hy lack Of materials.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-08-17
Unions to Set
Peace Meeting

tBv International News Service)
Washington. Aug. Tins The
nations topflight labor leaders be-
gan returning to Washington to-
day for a meeting to set the time
and place for resumption OF peace
conferences between the ALL and
the clio.
The CLIO committee will be com
posed OF clio head Philip Murray,
julius Emspak, president of the
Electrical Radio and Machine
Workers Union and r. J. Thomas
chief Of the United Automobile
Workers.
The AFL committee will be made
up OF Harry Bates, president OF the
Bricklayers. William (Big Bid
Hutchescn head of the Carpenters
Union, and Dan Tobin, president
Of the Transfers Union.
Under pressure from the White
House, the job OF resuming labor
peace talks was discussed in Chi.
cagO last week by William Green,
ALL president. and Phil Murray
Green was in the midwest city to
attend meeting Of the AFL's ex-
ecutive council and Murray was
there 10 address a convention OF
the auto workers.
Bates and Murray are to meet
some time tomorrow or Wednesday,
it was reported, and arrange a date
and the place for resumption of the
peace parleys.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-08-17

Washington, Aug Tins Sen.
Arthur Ia Nandcnberg CRl Mich
said today that he would propose
adoption OF a general retail sales
tax to the Senate Finance Commit.
tee on the theory that either
sales or real Withholding levy must
be imposed to obtain the billions in
revenue sought by the Treasury.
He suggested sliding scale
sales tax ranging from two per
cent on food to perhaps 10 to Is
per cent on Injuries, with view
TO raising S3,000,000.0O0 in new
revenue.
With the Senate Finance Com.
mittee preparing 10 begin revision
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-08-17
Men Missing
From Blinp

San Francisco. Aug TAP
Two naval officers. missing when
their crewless and broken blimp
floated in from the ocean and de
scended on a street in suburban
DAILY City. were hunted at sea off
the Golden Gate today
The blimp had been on rou-
tine anti-submarine patrol flight.
Two life belts were missing
from the craft when it landed, but
all Of the parachutes and the rub
Der life raft were found in the
gondola where the two officer
crewmen rode
The blimp. sagging in the mid.
die. with big tears visible in its
fabric and with its two motors
idle. drifted in from the Pacific
Yesterday morning. five hours af
ter it had taken off on a flight
The craft wandered along at
tree top height, left one of its
depth charges on the Lakeside
Colt course when bomb rack
scraped the ground, and drew 2
crowd of hundreds who followed
il by automobile and street car
before it settled to earth in near
by Daily City.
Daly City firemen. who We're
burning brush in the hills. omit
their fire and arrived in their fire
engine Just as the bag settled
gently TO earth II struck one
house and two autos. but caused
little damage.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-08-17
Congress Night
Act on NIanpower

Washington. Aug 17--AP-Con-
gress may be called upon to set up
an authority with extensive con
troll over the nationE nanpower
when IL returns 10 work next month
after its informal August vacation,
informed sources said today.
Establishment Of a commission TO
direct the flow OF workers into Is.
sential war asks was reported un.
der consideration as an attempted
solution OF one OF a half dozen
pressing national problems on
which legislative or executive &C.
ton Is planned
In other quarters if was learned
that the War Msnpover Commits
sion was planning TO ash the War
and Navy Departments and the
Maritime Commission 10 place In
sprriors in plants suspected of
boarding labor.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-08-17
Legion Names
Robert Wright

Kalamazoo. Mich, Aug Il APP
Robert r. Wright. Ironwood at.
toIney. was elected commander Of
the American Legion, Michigan dc.
partment, At closing sessions Of its
annual convention here yesterday.
He succeeds Herman c. Luhrs Of
Flint.
Mrs. Ward McAllster OF Battle
Creek was named president Of the
legion auxiliary.
Selection Of the 1913 convention
city was deferred 10 the mid win
ter state legion conference
The Legionnaires unanimously
voted to accept into membership
all men in present fighting forces
OF the nation
Resolutions adopted by the con.
vention urged Fullest unanimity
and support OF the war effort,
exemption OF homes Of all first
World War veterans from taxes
in Michigan; federal survey 10
reduce shipping time for iron ore
from the SuperiorDuluth area 10
Chicago; increase in activities Of
the federal forestry division, great.
err emphasis on teaching Of mathe-
MATES in Michigans schools .
proper consideration Of veterans
preference IN appOintmepts for
federal positions
Wright Il year old native of
ronwood. served In the Navy as
a radio operator during the first
World War A University Of Wis
consin law graduate. he is married
and the father Of four daughters.
For several years he has hcen a
member Of the directing body Of
the Legion-sponsored Wolverine
Bows state
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-08-17
Reinforcements of Allies
in Solomons Progressing
Government to
Start Work on
Housing Plan
DormitOries Will
be Constructed

With plans under way for offices
In the historic home which is being
regretfully abandoned by Mr.. and
Mrs George DillenborGer. govern.
ment representatives. today we're
preparing to start work on the dor
mitory project east Of Npsilanti.
The Dillenborger property will be
the scene OF general activity as
construction starts. II will he in
line with the huge trunk line sewer
which may serve the proposed new
Bomber city as well as the dormi-
tory area, and being about midway
between the new city and the dormi-
tories 1t will be central point for
general supervision.
While immediate work will be on
dormitory construction. there seem
10 be indications that protests
against the new city are TO be laid
aside. and that the area north OF
Michigan Ave. to Geides Road be-
tween Prospect and Cherry Hill
Roads. will eventually be thickly
populated. Water tests are not yet
complete. Much may depend upon
the supply found available, but judg
ing by the flow in various vicinities
the test wells should show favor
able conditions.
Work starting today is in keeping
with the plan recently approved in
Washington for $500 houses or resi-
dence units between Inkster and
Ann Arbor. in addition to the dor.
mitories which are to house several
thousand workers. With the allot.
ment Of $500 defense homes to be
privately built, the state FLA di-
rector. Raymond NJ. Foley, is pre-
pairing TO receive priority applics-
tons. These houses are to be pri-
vately financed and built. but halt
of them will be made available for
rental. Not more than half can be
sold. Mr.. Foley stated.
/ A. work is progressing Mr.. Foley
/ estimates that builders In the De
| troit and Bomber plant area will
reach q monthly production aver
age OF about 1000 homes month
or total OF 10000 for the year
ending July !, 1913.
A few priority certificates al
ready have been issued for homes
in the area and these will be
charged against the new quota, Mi.
Foley states.
The units In the Ypsilanti dis.
trict are not 10 be subtracted from
1900 privately built housing
units pre-, iously allotted the Detroit
area by the National Housing Ad-
ministration and War Production
Board.
Part of the houses in the Detroit
area are to be completed this year
and are expected 10 greatly relieve
the Detroit housing crisis, Mr..
Foley said
Many difficulties have been en-
countered in building including the
lumber freeze order which now
has been relaxed in Detroit. How.
ever Mr.. Foley added.
IT'S only fair 10 say that regard
less OF how much Qualification and
Publication We get OF govern.
ment orders. building cannot pro.
coed without difficulty. There's still
the problem OF materials. We must
remember that war holds the whip
hand"
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-08-17
Labor Board
toFaceFour
Big Disputes
All Ask For Wage
Increases

CBv International News Service)
Washington. Aug. li-INS-The
War LaSor Board. considering de.
mands by 100000 war workers for
wage increases, today faced seri-
Gus challenges 10 both its authority
and wage Sterilization program. es-
tablished as barrier 10 initiation.
Four disputes-"Big Steel Gen
eral Motors. Ford and Chrysler-are
pending before the board and gov.
ernmeut officials believe that the
WLB's decisions in these contro-
yersies will make or break the
sta utilization policy.
Wage increases demanded in the
four disputes. IL granted. would
place approximately $500 600 a day
in the hands OF consumers and Off
cials feel that this would be a dead
ly blow to the sterilization theory.
The Big Steel'-U. s. Steel -
dispute. first OF the four 10 be de-
cided by the WLB. will be presented
at a public hearing tomorrow be-
fore the full board.
Inc |. >. steel dispute Is an out
growth OF the WLB order granting
a A cents a day pay increase to
the Little Steel workers. After
the Little Steel" workers had been
granted the wage hike, the CLOS
United Steel Workers demanded
that L. :. Steel give an identical
increase to its 100000 employees. bur
the company refused and forced
the issue 10 the WLB.
Meanwhile, the clio opened its
fight for the wage increase in both
the automobile and steel industries
on the grounds that each industry
is making huge war profits while
workers are failing TO receive their
share.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-08-17
Approval Expected For Plan
of Voluntary Meatless Days

Washington, Aug. 17-Plans for
"one or more voluntary meatless
days each week are being drawn
up by Agriculture Department ex-
perts today to alleviate shortages
until a straight meat rationing"
plan can be worked out
Officials working on the scheme
hope to have it approved by the
War Production Boards Foods Re
quirements committee tomorrow.
The committee. headed by Secre-
tary of Agriculture Wickard. will
meet then to decide what immedi-
ate rationing measures must be
taken TO solve the nations meat
distribution problem.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-08-17
Six Injured
i'm Accidents

Six persons were injured in &C.
Cidents over the week end.
Injured:
Thomas L. Monaghan, 120 s
DiXboro Rd
George Houghton, Route !, Van
Buren County.
Charles Houghton, Route l, Van
Buren, County.
Adolph Steinwsy, 1880 Jackson
Rd.
Lena Girback, Saline
MISS Marian Herbst. 1l2 Miles
ST
When the cars OF George Hough-
ton. and Thomas L. Monaghan col
i!ided at the intersection OF MY
and M-23 at $50 Sunday evening.
three persons were injured. Taken
/ TO St Joseph's Hospital by local
arr bulance were Mr.. Monaghan,
/ treated for broken left collar
/ bone. George Houghton. treated
for ? bruised forehead. Charles c.
IIoughton. treated for a cut on
the head
In Collision
Adolph Steinway and Lena Cir
back received minor injuries when
the car Of Neryl Steinway, 1880
/ Jackson Rd. Dexter, crashed
against the car of Herman Helm
] niger. Saline. Sunday night al
/ Plat and West Delhi Rds.
Miss Marian Herbst, ll2 Miles
St, was treated Sunday afternoon
AT Beyer Memorial Hospital for a
laceration on the right side OF the
neck. which she suffered when the
car driven by Malcolm Mcintyre
Gil St Johns St, skiddcd on the
wet black top road and struck a
tree on Geddes Rd. one quarter OF
mile west OF Superior I'd.
other Accidents
Other accidents Saturday and
Sunday involved the automobiles OF
Albert g.. Magda. 1924 Talladay
Rd.. Bclleville. and Jack W Hen
dirk. 10S29 Hill I'd, Willis. Edwin
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Raymond Rover, sos Washtenaw
Ave. and Henry Edward Msthison
l1n2 Sheridan Ave, George G Vel
I'm i23 Perrin 81 and Mrs Mary
G.. Johnson. 70 Water St: lie Roy
+. Draper. 9l9 Miles St. and Gin
ton Jackson. Ga +. Crss St; Willis
T.. Dye. 4S15 Marseiles St De
see ACCIDENTS Page ,
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-08-17
Freedom Held
Worthy Goal

Freedom TO progress, 10 worship
and think aud talk and 10 enjoy
benefits in proportion 70 service
contributed for the good OF all peo-
pie ara few Of the many things
that make America worth fighting
for. Rotarians were told today.
The speaker was 1t. S. +. Lump.
Kin. group intelligence and ilisht
training officer stationed at the
bomber plant Having been an
attorney and speaker Of the House
Of Representative in his home
state. Mississippi be was At ease
and delightfully."- entertaining Mix
iny stories and facts. he impressed
Rotarians and their guests with
his sincerity a. we'll as his ability.
Briefly be touched upon the great
good fortune that has come 10
the people privileged 10 live in tho
United States and emphasized the
importance Of protecting the way OF
life that has made this nation the
greatest OF all time
Long applause and hearty ex-
pressions OF appreciation al the
close Of the meeting indicated the
deep impression which It. Lumpkin
had left with the club and he was
invited by President Olin {. Eek
ley to attend Rotary meetings as a
special guest OF the club at any time
he finds 10 convenient
Aside from bis other interests in
private life. 1t Lumpkin found time
20 serve the Lions Club Of his com.
munity a. district governor.
Guests to-day were George Bun
yea. Belleville. Dean Myers. Ann
Arbor Rev Berton s. lowering.
Detroit, who came here this morn.
ing 10 conduct the funeral services
OF Mrs. ~. r. Van de Walker.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-08-17
Bomber Soldiers See
Their Duty, Do It

The Orange Lantern, three miles
east OF Ypsilanti. sin showed
sign, OF battle today, many Willow
Run bomber plant workers we're
nursing bruised Jaws and some OF
the Armys Goth bombardment
squa iron had the satisfaction OF a
job well done
II happened like this
\ group OF % soldiers we're in
the tavern 4 Bomber plant WORK
waved a pay check at them and
shouted.
You guys are suckers for work.
ing for tho Mind OF dough You get -
In a twinkliug OF an eye. the sol
diers swarmed the war workers
pummeled them thoroughly and
drove them out OF the tavern.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-08-17

Agriculture sources said that the
expedient "meatlcss day program
is needed now to tide over "scarci-
ty areas until the seasonal Octo-
Der rise in livestock slaughter
brings relief
Rations in January
The program should be ended
at about the middle of October"
they said, even though the actual
meat rstioning plan may not he
ready for operation until some
time in January"
These agriculture sources ex-
planned that the high seasonal lev
els Of slaughter from October to
February could provide temporary
relief from the general meat shot
age" between the end OF the EN-
Urgency plan and the start of IN
tioning
The experts said that the 1000,
100000 pounds of government in
spected meat which will he avail.
able for civilian consumption dur
ing the year beginning Jan. /. 1913.
is about equal 10 the average do
nestle consumption.
They warned. however, that
this supply is about 5000, 900 900
pounds less than what war enrich
ed consumers would buy at the
ceiling-low prices.
The fact that this supply Is less
than what consumers will want to
buy in view OF increased national
income" Wickard's experts said.
will lead to inequitable distribu-
ton unless some form OF rationing
is undertaken now"
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-08-17
AUCTION CALENDAR

THURSDAY, August II. 1900 o.
clock sharp at the farm miles
south OF Ypsilanti, ~ miles
West Of willis. A. J. Miniek e.
Scr. Prop; Earl Wright. AUet,
A. p. Miniek, Clerk. Adv. s26S
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-08-17
Congress Today

tBy Associated Press)
Senate
May consider bill removing pro-
itfiffff7H against Pa -fTnt5i ri Ef'f if-i-'
mems allofm nts prior t0 Nov !
lmeets noon EWTt.
Judiciary Committee holds re-
guar meeting 90. go 2 NJ
House
Routine meeting noon.
SATURDAY
senate and House
In recess.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-08-17
laps Believed
tobeCaught
Flatfooted
MArthur Reports
Resistance on
llInOr

NV International News Se.Nlee)
The eyes OF the United Nations
and the Axis powers. too, for that
matteg-s,ill were trained today on
the Solomon Islands, from which
only scant information trickled
through regarding this FIRST Ameri-
can offensive OF the war.
But there was a steadily-mOunt-
Ing feeling that this Pacific often
sive against Japanese.hcld islands
was brilliant operation and thrust
a second front on the enemy VINO
definitely did not want any second
front IN that area
From the naval correspondent OF
the Yorkshire Post came welcome
report that reinforcement OF Allied
landing parties on the Soiomons
was proceeding steadily.
The Allied success in the Solom'
ons. he wrote is regarded as ths
fulfilment 81 the FIRST phase Of an
offensive attack against the long
line Of island bases threatening
Australia.
Caught Unprepsred
The Post said that Allied forces
attacked the Japanese In the Sol
onions before the enemy was set 10
meet an offensive. which further
bolstsred the belief that the war
rlors OF Nippon were caught flat
footed by the American attack.
From Gen. MacArthurs head
quarters in Aust alta came an int
eresting bit of news that resist
ance still continues against the
Japanese invaders OF Tlmor island
on Australia's northwest coast.
Timor. which until the Jap inva-
sion was half Portuguese, hall
Dutch. is strategicslly situated IN
many respects. Presumably the
/ resistance Is by guerrtllas. Some
observers thought that, insofar as
: ,ha laps still face resistance there,
/ il might be a logical place for an
attack By the Allies after the Sol
ONION battle
Opposition Stout
In Russia, Adolf Hitler's armies
met stout opposition from valiant
Russian forces As the armed might
Of the NaZis struck toward ~ goals
Industrial StalinErad on the
Volga, the rich black oil OF the eau
Casus
The Russians ACKNOWLEDGED that
heavy defensive engagements
were heing fought IN the kletskaya
area. in the Don elbow. which must
mean that the northern arm OF
the giant Nszi pincers drive on
Stalingrad Is hammcring hard
against the Sovets and perhaps
making new gains
The southern arm OF the pincers,
however, failed TO make any head
way, the Russians holding firm 10
positions after repeliing attacks.
The Germans threw tanks and
mechanical Infantry into their at
tack In the mineraline area where
they are menacing the GrQzny oil
fields that supply some 20 per
cent Of the fuel for the Russian war
machine
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-08-17
Flashes of
Late News
| THE WEATHER.: Tonight:
] Continued Cool

HARRINGTON. Ill.-INS- The
crash OF a Navy training plane in
which a Marine Corps Reserve Of
ficer was killed and his student pr
lot injured was investigated today.
The dead officer was Second Lieut..
Rolf Nathan Berge. %, OF Minnea-
polls. The student pilot. Paul
Simundza, was taken by motorists
10 the Palatine. III, hospital and
later removed TO the Navy base at
Great Lakes Naval Training sta
ton.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-08-17

HAVANA-INS-Cuba had a new
wartime cabinet today, headed by
Ramon Zaydin, a liberal. named
premier by President Fulgencio
Batista after a fortnights interval
following resignation OF the former
cabinet.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-08-17

JOHANNESBURG who have
reached their 55th birthday today
were eligible TO enlist in the Vet
Grams Guard of Canada, a branch Of
the Canadian active army Guard
members are limited to veterans
OF the First World War and are
assigned to protective duties in
coastal areas in addition TO guard
ing prisoners of war. Several COM
panies of the guards have been as
signed to overseas duties.
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see ACCIDENTS Page ,
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-08-17
General Retail Tax Urged
as New Source of Revenue
omcial Y g. Army Photo


ngon. Ang l7INs-sln Lhe rproIed s62II0o0
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-08-17

DETROIT-INS-- Employees OF
the DETROIT Aluminium Company of
America today denounced as "un-
fair the action of the War Labor
Board in rejecting employees de-
mands for pay raises. And at the
SAME time. members of UAW-CIO
local II sent telegram to WLB
Chief William II. Davis charging
the company with presenting dis
tOrted' arguments.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-08-17

CHARACTERISTIC election of
John A. Stevenson. president of the
Penn Mutual Life Insurance Com
pany, TO the board of trustees of
the University OF Chicago was an
nounced today.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-08-17

ANKARA--AP DR.. Ahmet Fikri
Tuzer, Turkish minister OF the in
terror for the past four months.
died today OF apoplexy. Tuzer. who
was named to the cabinet by the
late Premier Reyfik Saydam. served
for a brief time as acting premier
following the latter's death last
month.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-08-17

FORT DIX, y. J.--INS - Fifty
business establishments in the tay-
ern section of Pointville were ruled
ON limits for military personnel
today following bar dispute in
which one soldier was shot and
killed.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-08-17

WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS
UP-GreenbriCr Hotel. famous re-
sort in which AXIS diplomats were
confined pending their deportation,
will be converted into a base hos
pital FOR the government it was an
nounced today. The hotel manage
ment announced that guests have
been advised they viii be served
only until Aug 81
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-08-17

LONDON-AP- The presence
here OF Brig. Gen. James II. boo.
little. who led the United states
Army Air Force bombers In the
attack on Japan last April Is. was
disclosed for publication today
Doolittle. 1t was indicated authori-
tatiyely, will not be attached per
manently TO the American Air Com
mand In the European theater.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-08-17

MOSCOW AP - Nyacheslav
Molotov became Premier Stain S
chief aide for administration of the
Soviet Union today by appoint
ment to the new position of first
vice chairman OF the Council Of
Peoples Commissars.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-08-17

NEWARK. n. J-INS-Herbert
Karl Friedrich Bahr, alleged Ameri-
can link Of IN international spy
ring, was TO go on trial today in
federal court before Judge William
F. Smith-possibly to face death
in the electric chair. Trial of the
90 year old iCrmer Buffalo, \. Y.
exchange student, has twice been
postponed.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-08-17

SANTA ANA-AP-Gene Autry
the singing cowboy, has reported at
the Santa Ana Army air base for
basic training He enlisted in the
Army Air Forces at Chicago Au-
gust l and was rated a technical
sergeant. Autry had more than
200 hours in the air as a civilian
flier.