The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-01-26

dent Roosevelt, by executive
order, today appointed "a asso-
ciate members to the National
War Labor Board. These asso-
ciste members represent indus
try, labor and the public and
may be called In to act as media
tors In any labor dispute the
board elects. Designation Of as
sociate members was made in
lieu Of the original plan OF NAM
Ing empires"
OTTAWA-INS - Rationing OF
sugar was effective In the Domin-
ion OF Canada today by order'of the
wartime prices and trade board. The
Canadian restrictions, limiting each
person TO q maximum OF three-quar
tiers OF a pound a week, were an
nounced as Price Administrator
Leon Henderson in Washington re-
yealed plans to limit sugar consump-
tion in the United States to one
pound a week for each individual.
SIKESTON, Mo.-INS --Authori-
ties moved today to learn the iden-
tity OF the ringleaders of a mob that
broke into the city Jail, removed
a wounded negro accused OF stab
bling a white woman and lynched
him in the negro section. 1t was be-
lieved the negro, Cleo Wright, 20,
a cotton oil mill worker, died while
the mob dragged him for ten blocks
behind an automobile before he was
burned with gasoline.
NEW YORK-INS - Serbian
Chetniks (rebe!ling patriot lorna
tions) have again scored a brilliant
success" the BIC reported today.
quoting a dispatch from Turkey
Serbian Chetniks," the Ankara dis
patch was quoted as saying. "seiz-
ing the heaven-sent opportunity of
violent snowstorms. swept out OF
the mountains and fell upon encir-
cled and snowbound German and
Croat garrisons at these towns:
Karlovac. and Bihac, both near
Zagreb, and CaJnica and Visegard
near Sarajeyo.
WASHINGTON ms - Secre-
tary OF Agriculture Wickard's an
nual report to the President today
revealed serious concern for agri-
cultural postwar trade, and recon-
meuded expansion OF the recipro-
acknowledgements programs.
,t-.c.rrrN-rr,l- rN-c g.
tary OF the Treasury Morgenthau
today charged that Japan's war on
the United States began ten years
ago with narcotics as the weapon,
declaring thai many attempts had
been made by the Nipponese %
poison the blood of the American
people with dangerous drugs.
MELBOURNE. Australia-AP -
War Minister Francis Forde an
nounced today that civilians had
been evacuated from the Port Of
Madang. on the northern coast Of
Australian New Guinea.
Observation-Disclosures Disclosing
that a seventh vessel has been sunk
by enemy action off the nation
eastern seaboaid. the Navy today
told how the $. S. Venore, a S.0l6-
ton tanker from New York, flashed
distress call. finally became silent
and sank The Navy said simply
that the vessel was tQ pedoed off
the Atlantic coast. Jan. "A.
Los ANGELES -INS-All radio
stations in the Southern California
area were ordered off the air at
6:4f a. m. tPST) today by the Fed
cral Communications Commission
orders of the Fourth lnterceptoe
Command.
LONDON INS-Attempted Ger.
man invasion of Britain may be a
eood deal nearer than many people
think" Minister OF Supply Herbert
Morrison said today. III Britain
falls the whole center Of resistance
to Nlzi Tyranny falls. That must
not happen"
PASADENA. Cal.-INS-George
a. Tomlnson. nationally promin
ent Bay city. Mich. industralist.
was dead in Pasadena today He
succumbed TO a paralytic stroke
last night on th3 eve OF his 10th
birthday.
CHUNGKING ms Recapture
OF Tamshui by Chinese forces on
the southern Kwangtung Province
front was announced by Chungkins
military headquarters today. The
communilue said al least 400 Japa.