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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-27
COIN TO TOWN
By Marx Hellinqer mnnnnnn..

THIS psrticular customer bad most peculiar
| habit. He'd always fall asleep IN the
barber chair.
That wasn't So bad in a shop i'm which he
Was known. But where he wasn't known.
we'll
Came the day that he marched into n
strange barber shop and found himself the
only customer in the place. lie eased himself
"a light trim" he ordered. "Not much
of the top
The barber nodded. RE went 20 work.
And as DE worked the customer followed
his usual custom of failing asleep.
Three hours later, he awakened. He
looked in the mirror
And 10 his great horror he discovered
that the barber had given him haircut that
made him look practically bald.
IL only asked for light trim" he hoWled.
"Why have YOU cut off all my hair?'
The high-strung barber gazed moodily out
the window.
"What else could do" he demanded.
NBusiness is ysiow--ahd Id 81 crazy just
sitting around idIe!"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-27

Maybe I should have asked him
TO stay for dinner, hah ?"
HE was gentleman" she
said doggedly. "He was good
company.r
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-27
Horses. Songs

DEN JONES. Trainer of
- that noble and hard work.
ing animal, Whirlaway. Mr..
Jones says the greatest race
horse in the United States
turf history was Exterminator.
/ will agree with him on
that. But when he switches
away from the turf and says
Sweet Adeline is the best
quartet number of all time I
protest.
Down by the Old Mill
Stream" is the best quartet
number.
Copyright. 1912. nv King Features
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-27
His Predictions

IGN ATIUS DONELLY
i TAUBNECK, the Bronx.
wife, n. Y, Nostradamus, in
still predicting the Nazis will
collapse by Christmas. 1943,
and the Japs by November,
1914.
Mr.. Taubneck, as previously
reported here, has a record Of
120 correct predictions out Of
140 made. That's an average
Of SO per cent. He is not an
astrologer.
When there are FIVE boule-
ward stops in one mile there
is a "a per cent loss of mile
age from an autoist's gaso-
line. There are many boule-
wards in this country having
at certain places FIVE or more
stops in a mile.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-27

and wondered what would hap
pen if he hit hard enough. Then
he walked ZIP and down; up
and down.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-27

ERE is pleasant little game give you message
every day II numerical puzzle designed spell
fortune Count the letters first II the
Of letters subtract II the number
add g. The result your key upper
hand OF the rectange every
numbers left TO right Then read the message
the checked figures give you
Cops rrht 1912, Nv William by KING
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-27
Real Blues Saxophone

OUR weekly nut story has to do with
U screWbaT at a dance, Everything was
going nicely. as 12-piece orchestra gave out
est. Louis Blues with plenty of zip.
The nut parked near the bandstand.
smoked BIC cigar with great rapidity. He
paused occasionally to drop the ashes into the
saxophone players horn.
The annoyed saxophonist finally stopped
playing.
"Say bud" he cried angrily, whats the
idea of dropping your ashes iptO my horn:
This isn't an ashtray."
The nut shrugged
"Stop worrying" he advised. This is
50-cent cigar!"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-27
Dietary Precaution

THE waiter stopped before diners table
Mortified expression on his pan. He
tapped the diner politely.
pardon me, SIR he murmured. But do
YOU realize that you're eating the plate instead
of the steak"
The customer pointed TO tough-lookng
piece of steak.
"You bet" he sneered. "Tm not taking
any chances with my stomach"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-27
But Will He Be Truthful?

THE travelling salesman came home after
i long absence. He took his wife in hi
arms and planted long kiss upon her lips
Miss me much, honey" he whispered
into her ear.
The wife nodded emphatically.
You bet" she sighed. IL haven't heard a
good story in monthS!"
Copyright 1852. BY King Features
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-27

the most ca
there is.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-04-17
State Deficit
May be Lower

Lansing, Apr. l7-AP-A fnan-
cial report by Harold w II Bur
rows. comptroller OF the state ac-
counting division, says Michigan
may end the fiscal year In June
with a general fund deficit Of not
more than S409,4l9. The dehcit
last July | totaled S11.709.000
He said his estimate did not
consider the possibility that reve-
nues from state liquor sales would
fall short OF the sl4000,000 esti-
mated when the l94l.42 budget
was prepared He pointed out,
however. that the state liquor con
troll commission at the end OF nine
months of the fiscal year was 81
279.000 behind schedule In trans.
fers OF liquor profits TO the general
fund
Ralph Thomas, chairman of thu
liquor control commission. describ
ed as totally unfair" a statement
by Auditor General Vernon +
Brown accompanying Burrows re
port Brown asserted he saw
necessity for the state liquor con
troll commission TO cease building
up inventories and TO begin lqui
dation Of present stocks" to meet
the revenue schedule for it.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-04-17
Darlan Named byPetain as
Successoras Cabinet Quits;
British Retreat in Burma
Sugar Rationing Allotment
Will be Half Pound Weekly

tally and each one viii cover a
two-week period, making half
pound available per person per
week.
Laying down rules against hoard
Ing the commodity before ration
ing starts. the OPA said that each
household will be limited TO a
supply of two pounds per person.
One stamp will be removed for
each pound from two 10 six incu.
sive on a housewives shelves. and
II the family has a sugar supply
OF more than six pounds per per
son. no ration book will be issued.
Reapplication must be made when
the stock falls under the limit
All persons must swear to the
amount OF sugar they have on
hand when they register and OBJ
tain ration books on May {. s. s
and = Wholesalers. retailers. in
dustrial and institutional users
will register on April 2S and 90
Sugar sales will be banned be-
fore April p and May TO take
inventory Of stocks and complete
arrangements for the registration.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-04-17
Answer Given
to First Lady

New York. Apr. Tins Wen
leave the factory work 10 girls who
need The money We think We can
serve best IN unpaid volunteer
jobs
That's the New York debutantss'
answer today 10 the suggestion sd-
yanced by Mrs Franklin y. Roose-
welt The First Lady In an inter-
view. declared that II she we're a
debutanfe. or % debutsnte age.
she would get Job In a factory.
But the dcbuiantes almost 70 a
glamour girl-disagree. II they
can. continue 10 choose their war
work az they are doing now
they'll concentrate on Red Cross
nurses aide and war charity work
Pretty blonde Betty Gordon No.
glamour girl u the past year. IS
studying 10 be nurses aide--and
she has a lot .of company among
debs and postdebs. The course
ls no snap and the work is i'm
p0rtant nurses in ever Increasing
number are being called ~ for
military duty leaving hospitals
short-handed.
Lovely Gloria Kemp. said there
are thousands who want TO work in
factories who need the work and
who can't AFFORD 10 do volunteer
work We don't get paid for our
nursing work but We don't need
the money. Besides I think nurs-
ing is the most valuable work we
could do
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-04-17
u. S. Geared For Offense
Speaker Tells Jr. Chamber

watt" Such are examples Of Of
fensive and defensive activities Mr..
Edgar explained and this coun-
try will really awaken when our
soldiers start marching,
Mr.. Edgar accuses newspaper
writer's of contributing largely to
the fact that Americans were not
prepared in their own minds for
what happened at Pearl Harbor.
He says sports writer's attending
the Olympic games in 1892 at Los
Angeles laughed at the little Japs
running around taking moving pic
lures OF everything on the West
Coast, and that sightseeing tours
were even arranged for them, so
they were able to get pictures of
many things they did not even
know existed.
Again in Berlin. Germany in 1886,
when Hitler refused to meet Jesse
Owens the American runner. as
he had done with all ether non
American winners, sports-writers
believed this dis-courtesy was Of
fered because Owens was a negro
but most of them now believe il
was because he was an American
In any country but the United
States such signs\ would have been
interpreted and publicised as warn
ings, thus keeping the public aware
of threatening dangers. Mr.. Edgar
pointed out.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-04-17

that local board offices will re-
main open Saturday and Sunday
preceding registration day for pur.
pose OF registering those persons
who will have difficulty in regis.
tering April q. Local boards have
also been authorized 20 make spe.
cial ARRANGEMENTS for advance
registration Of men located in hos
pitfalls ships. county infirmaries
and other similar places.
Col Rosecrans estimated that
$4,000 persons IN Michigan viii
be subject 10 registration April
q Approximately 225.000 Of these
will be registered in Wayne Coun.
~ More than one million Mich.
gan residents are now registered
with local boards in this state
approximately $1,000 volunteer
registrars will be called upon 10
assist local boards In the conduct
OF the registration.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-04-17
Illumination
Clinics Held

Most Of the immunization clinics
for the Ypsilanti area have been
held, according to Dr. Otto X.
Engelke. county health officer. and
most of the children have been
included.
As a whole the immunization
program is approximately half com
pleted. $500 treatments have been
given and 200 children treated.
OF this number there were an
estimated as toxoids administer
ed and about the same number re-
ceived small pox vaccinations
There were about 500 Schick tests
given.
Twenty-Five per cent OF the to-
tai treated we're under school age
but, said DR. Engelke. this number
is not sufficient People with pre-
school age children living in and
around Ypsianti will have another
opportunity 10 take their children
TO the clinics in Ypsilanti schools
before the close OF the program on
May 5 The Lincoln School clinic
in Augusta Township will be open
May ] at 9 a. IN.
At the present rate OF treatment
DR.. Engelke expects that approx
mately 1000 or 5000 will he reach.
ed in a rural population OF 10000.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-04-17

istered in practically the same
manner as men who enrolled in
previous registrations
With registration Of this group.
there will remain 30 he registered
only those males between the
ages Of IS and 20
Persons registering April q
have been requested % bring some
means OF Identification such as a
drivers license or social security
card.
The questions 10 be asked Of
each registrant pertain 10 name.
place OF residence. mailing address
telephone. age and date Of birth.
place Of birth. name and address
OF person who will always know
legisiranfs whereabouts. employ.
ers name and address and the
place Of employment or business.
Col r. VI Rosecrans. state selec-
tive service director announces
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-04-17
Program Tonight
For China Relief

chinese speakers viii participate
in the United China Relief com
munity night program set for 3
p. IN. tonight at the Ypsilanti High
School auditorium
The audience will be given an
opportunity to ask questions OF
the speakers who have an up 10
the minute knowledge Of China
and ils present day problems
a sound film entitled Western
Front dealing with war torn
China also will be shown
The program IS part OF activ-
tiles being held in connection with
China Week April 70 10 10. as
proclaimed here by Mayor Ross
r. Bower in accordance with sim.
liar proclamations throughout
United States.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-04-17
Antitrust Law
May be Used
inLabor Issue
Showdown Asked
by Ninson
Central Press Phonephoto

Washington Apr 17--AP- \
move to subject labor unions TO
prosecution under the antitrust law
and to prevent them from forcing
employers to hire unnecessary"
workers was laid before Congress
today in the midst Of a controversy
over war profits and overtime pay.
The House Judiciary Commit.
tee opened hearings on the new
proposal as Chairman Einson Cd
Ca OF the Naval Affairs Commit
tee called for a showdown on a
measure setting a percentage limi.
tation on prOnts. restricting gniod
activities and suspending the io-
hour week.
The measure 10 bring labor IN.
ions under jurisdiction Of the anti
trust law was offered by Rep Mon
rony CD-Okla). Unlike the profits
labor legislation pendiug before the
naval committee IL was designed
TO extend beyond the war perm.
aneut legislation.
On the Senate side a subcommit-
tee drafted legislation giving the
government veto power over wage
and salary increases and restrict
ing tho extension of closed shop
agreements.
The measure. p modified version
Of bill by Senator BAH (B-MinnD
viii be referred 10 the full Labor
Committee on Monday and. II ap-
proved. placed Immediately before
the Senate.
Chairman Thomas (D-Utah) said
committee members felt they
should offer a more constructive
bill than one by Senator Counally
CDTex) which provides for gov
eminent seizure OF strike. bound
plants and which also is due to
come up Monday
The revised Ball measure pro.
vides for settlement of labor dis.
putes by the present Cancellation
service and War Lahoc roard plus
three-member arbitration com.
mission TO be appointed by the
President.
n would authorize the commits.
sion to forbid any salary increases
above $4,000 year. a provision
which Subcommittee Chairman Hill
DALAI said was designed Ia
prevent corporations from holding
down corporate income or excess
profits taxes by boosting the sala
ries Of top executives
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-04-17
Initiation May
be Averted
by IaxSurge
Consider fRetal
=. Price Freeze

Washington. Apr. II ms
Price Administrator Leon Hender-
son today called for an increase
in the pending E6OOoO0,o0O tax
bin as means Of heading of In
flslion
Although OPA officials now are
debating the advisabllity Of an
overall freeze on retail prices
az part Of the governments anti
initiation campaign. Henderson IN
Dictated that Congress must also
revise It's tax program upward TO
insure success OF the drive
The out spoken price boss warned
that there would be an initiation
airy gap" Of $1,000 100000 this
year between the nations spend
able income and the supply Of con.
sumer goods and services avail
able.
Questioned directly as 10 wheth.
er an increase would be neces airy
in the tax measure now being read
led by the House ways and Means
Committee along the lines OF Pres
ident Rooseyelts budget message
Of last January Henderson re-
piled
1T has always been my idea
that the way TO plug the infla.
tionary zap ia through induced
savings and increased taxes"
lie declined however, to esii.
mate how much Of boost should
be made in the {7600.000.000 tax
program
Take look at the infIationary
gap he said. and then figure
II out for yourself
Henderson, statements came
amidst reports that President
Roosevelt is preparing a broad
scale attack on initiation which
Will be outlined 10 Congress soon.
The administration s program re
portedly will include higher taxes.
universal price and wage control
and uRhtened credit controls.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-04-17
Board Names
Service Men

Nashtenaw County Selective
Service Board No. ., announces the
list OF men indicted into the armed
forces in April
They are Floyd Clifford An
derson, Hazel Park. Wayne County;
James Macy South Lyon; Ken
meth Alonzo Tesch Howell Joseph
Louie Banar. Ypsilanti. Glen Ray
Green. Ann Arbor. Carl Jennings
Balyeat. Ypsilanti; Alfred Fred
rick Eiseman. Chelslea Robert Ed
ward Ely. Ypsilanti and William
Leo Schwah. Ann Arbor
Also on the list are George VI.
Bell. Dexter. Ayzel Trayor. Whit
more Lake. Darrell Gum. Ypsi-
lanti: Carl Sidney Geddes. Ann
Arbor. Leroy Frederick Stierle.
Ann Arbor. Warren Jay Gardner.
Milan. Chaimer Andrew Bruder.
Belleville. Wayne County; and
Elmer Wilson Paul Ipsilanti;
George Stitt and Arnold Logan.
psilsnti.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-04-17
LOYALTY Will
be Certified

Washington. Apr 1-7-INS-The
Army Navy and Justice Depart
ments and the WPB today are
drafting plans 20 set mp special
hearing boards TO issue certificates
of loyalty to aliens so that in de
serving cases they can be employed
in American war plants,
Backers of the plan assert tina;
the certificates Of loyalty" would
be issued only to aliens from So
called friendly countries At the
same time, they said the plans
were only in a formative stage. and
were always subject to last minute
changes.
1t was learned however. that
there have been many conferences
between the Army and Navy. the
Justice Department and WPB's la
Dor division on the subject. Al
announcement may come soon.
According to informed spokes-
men in WPB, the plan at first would
be limited only TO aliens of the
United Nations now in this coun.
try. That would include such coun.
tries as Canada. Great Britain,
Scotland, Australia, New Zealand
and China.
Later, it may he expanded TO in
clude refugees from countries In
vaded by the Axis, such as Nor
way Holland. Free France. tn,
Balkans and othey Axis dominat
ca areas.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-04-17
Boy Scouts Practice
First Aid al Normal

First aid was practiced at the re-
gular meeting Of the Boy Scout
emergency service corps Thursday
evening in the Normal College gym
uasium. George Marshall was in
charge and there were is present
Work included fundamentals in
first aid with special emphasis on
traction, arm and leg splints. using
regular and emergency equipmen,
and also artificial respiration. with
work on one, two and three pa
TENTS
Next week the meeting will gain
he on Wednesday night
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-04-17
Fourth Registration Stations Now Designated

Fourth registration authorized
under selectve service will be
April - from M 10 Q p. m.
at designated stations throughout
Ypsilanti.
Registration places for first ward
residents are az American Legion
Home, NJ S Huron ST. second
ward. city gas department l13
Pearl St. third ward Ypsilanu
High School. 2l0 W Gross St;
fourth ward city store house. 40
y River ST. and filth ward En-
manuel Lutheran Church col y
River ST.
Persons required 10 De register
ed on April o. include all men
who attained their f5fh birthday
on or before February 10 1912. and
who have not attained their Goth
birthday on April 2S. 1912 While
these men will not De liable To-
military service. thcy will be reg
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-04-17
Starr Reveals
Housing Plans

Costing nearly $35.000,00O, con.
struction Of homes for 10000 work
ers 10 be employed al the bomber
plant will get underway in about
TWO months, Col +. Charles Starr.
head Of the Federal Public Hous.
ing Authority in Detroit, announc-
ed today
Starr said that seven sites have
been selected for the projects in and
near Wayne and Inkstor. He said
the first 2OGo, of a contemplated
900 homes should be completed
by Oct
n possible, Starr said, the units
viii be held TO a $3.50 cost aver
age The houies will be Of perm.
anent frame or brick veneer
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-04-17
Gets
Another Haul

City and state police are inyes-
tigating entry OF and theft Of
nearly tl3 from houses At 2lS $.
Wallace Blvd. and 1882 Warner
Ave. during the night
Entries at both houges we're dis
covered by occupants when they
arose this morning Entrance was
gained a. both residences through
unlocked doors Billfolds and poe
textbooks had been thoroughly
searched
About 50 Was missing from the
Daryl Hawker residence on S.
Wallace Blvd. and about 80 from
tho Wilfred Oliver home 1882
Warner Ave
Sergeant C. J. Ray and State
Trooper Clarence Beurele invesii-
gated the entry at The Ha~ker
residence this morning and were
% examine grounds thoroughly
az the oliver house this afternoon.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-04-17

SAN FRANCISCO-INS Tssu.
ing new regulations, the aericul.
tural division Of the Army's war
time civilian control administra.
tion today moved 70 assure fair
disposal and continued productiY-
ity Of more than 100000 acres o.
farm land still operated by Japan
csc on the Pacific Coast The
new rules include. under certain
conditions. authority TO freeze and
temporarily operate Japanese
farms when crop losses arc threat
aned
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-04-17

". W. Edgar, Detroit sports writ
er, addressed Junior Chamber Of
Commerce Thursday evening on
various aspects OF the war. He
said in his personal contacts he
is often asked why the American
people are so complacent about the
war and why they are accused. of
being caught unawares? He be-
lieyes the lethargy of the American
people can be attributed TO the
fact that they have inherited the
principle of offense and naturally
are not enthusiastic about defen.
sive actions.
Mr. Edgar cited several exam
pies to prove his statement. He
says football teams go for goal
and make every play with that aim.
On the other hand the team that
plans its attack on defending its
own goal seldom merits widespread
attention.
He also cited the homely occu-
patton OF the housewife canning
fruits and vegetables TO be used
some future day. which is usually
done without much whole-hearted
enthusiasm: whereas the same
housewife will. particularly " she
has dinner guests, put her heart
and soul into a meal which is to
be consumed Immediately.
In passing a park in which a
ball game was being played by
teams of young boys. and having
stopped deep in ieft-feld, MIR. Ed
gar asked the leit.felder how the
game was progressing. He was
told rather impatiently that they
were getting beaten very badly. in
fact l3 to nothing. then the youngs-
ter said with much spirit but We
haven't been to bat yet. Just
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-04-17
Slated
For Strong
Post
Rich Oilfields in
Central Burma
DESTROYED

viewing United Nations reverses,
Secretary OF War Stiuson today
declared the U. S. Army is Virtu-
ally ready for a major offensive
against the Axis powers. 80 far
as the Army is concerned we are
getting pretty near 10 the stage
OF being ready for an offensive
Stimson told the press conference.
Vichy. Apr. l7-lNS-Vice Adj
mllal Jean Francois Darlan today
was designated by aged Marshal
Henri Philippe Petain to succeed
him as chief OF state Of the Nichy
government of France
Darlan was named by Petain at
a final meeting of the Council Of
Ministers during which all the
cabinet members presented their
designations.
II vas not Immediately disclosed
who would become members OF the
new government under Darlan. but
Pierre Laval, champion Of collabora-
ton with Germany was slated to
hold a high post.
Darlan headed the group OF min.
listers which met at 1880 a. m.
with Marshal Petain al the Pavil-
lon Seyigne and formally submit
ted the designations to the chief OF
state.
In view Of the grave circum-
stances. said Darlan, ii seems for
our country good that members
Of the cabinet. according 10 the
wish OF the marshal, should resign %
Petain had requested the resigna-
lions earlier In the week after sew
eral conferences with Darlan and
Laval and an announcement that