The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-04-08

aliens and citlLens from prohiDlteu
Pacific coast military zones was
progressing smoothly and efficient
ly today. Even as thousands Of
the enemy aliens were headed for
reception centers in California.
Washington. Oregon and Arizona.
Lieut. Gen John L. Dewitt. head
Of the Fourth Army and Western
Defense Command. issued orders
.calling for the exclusion OF all
Japanese from two more areas in
Los Angeles County.
CHICAGO-INS- Declaring she
wasn't beaten yet" Miss Gertrude
Fitzgerald, 80 year old grade
school teacher. today prepared to
face arraignment in justice OF
peace court tomorrow on a charge
that she was cruel to her pupils
and refused to lead them in sa-
luting the flag. I'm not beaten
yet, not by long way" she de-
clared She has taken examina-
lions TO become a policewoman,
she said, and can be one yet"
WASHINGTON-AP- Congress,
still much at odds on the most ef-
feotive way TO limit war profits,
today postponed further controyer-
sy on the question until April Is.
The House originally approved a
flat six per cent Limitation, but
the Senate decided after much dis
cussion TO vest discretionary au-
thority over profits in the Secre-
tary Of War. Secretary Of Navy
and chairman OF the maritime
commission.
WASHINGTON-AP- War hit
the Loofa Tor Luffa, or even Loo
fah) sponge business today. The
War Production Board ordered de-
liveries restricted TO orders with
ALA priority ratings, the very
highest.
AKRON. O.-AP-The a. m
shift went to work today In a
fabricating department OF the
Goodyear Tire G. Rubber Co.. where
a sit-down had threatened the flow
OF material to several thousand en-
ployes producing war goods. The
company said the strike was over
WASHINGTON ms 49, Tile
Hoover Co.. of North Canton, O.,
third largest vacuum cleaner pro
Queer. today was under orders by
the WPB not to manufacture from
or deal in aluminium for three
months.
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico-INS-
Governor Rexford Guy Tugwell OF
Puerto Rico. and Frank w. Taussig.
members OF the Anglo-Americ1n
Caribbean Commission. were today
hurrying to Washington to place
the problems Of shipping difficulties
in the Caribbean before the War
Shipping Administration.
Los ANGELES-INS- Students
in the Los Angeles Public School
system were offered a new curse
today-retail produce merchandis-
ing. The new course was one Of
wars effects. 1t is designed TO train
5000 fruit and vegetable clerks
needed TO replace the Japanese who
formerly dominated the business
and who have been evacuated.
RIO DE JAINEIRO-INS-Al-
though It was officially announced
that the Cabedelo, 3,9OO-ton Brazil
ian merchantmen, has been lost.
newspapers here today still held
faint hope that It was possibly in
tercepted by German surface raid
er for its coal cargo and afterward
sunk and the crew taken prisoners.
OTTAWA-INS-A campaign to
release the government from its
1870 pledge not to conscript man
power for overseas service opened
in earnest today. The Dominion will
vote on the issue April 81.
ALEXANDRIA, ms Fifty-two
persons were killed and so injured
in the Axis air raid on Alexandria
Monday night, 1t was officially an
nounced here today.
WINDSOR LOCKS. Conn.-INS
Lieut.. Philip r. Mckevitt, Vinton,
la. was killed today when his L. S.
Army pursuit airplane crashed
while landing at Bradley Field A
board OF investigators was appoint
ed to start an immediate inquiry.
Mckeyitt was commissioned Dec.
IL, 1911.
LONDON-lNS-- Flying Oflcer
William Edgar, an American attach
ed TO the Royal Air Force, has been
killed in action, itswas announced
today. His next of kin was listed
as a resident OF Waco. Tex.
CINCINNATI. GINS Facing
possible federal prosecution under
the Lindbergh Act. two Chicagoans
were in custody today while auth.
critics investigated their asserted
confession that they kidnapped Mrs.
Mary ]. Jacobson, 80, OF Calumet
City, ILL.,. last March 81. The pris-
oners were identified as Joseph
Delatore Hepburn. %, and George
Shimchuck, %. both OF Chicago.
PITTSBURGH-INS- Carnegie
Illinois Steel Corporation ADDED an
other record to the steel industry's
list OF war production peaks to-
day-a new worlds record for plate
production. The new record was
made by the crew OF l0O-inch con-
tinuous type plate mill in the Pitts
hnrRh district fmrninr nnt 20 san