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The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-05-21
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Late News
THE WEATHER: Tonight:
Slightly Warmer

NEW YORK-INS-Returned to
private management by executive
order of President Roosevelt. three
plants Of the Brewster Aeronautical
Company today rushed work on con-
tracts for millions OF dollars worth
OF combat planes.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-05-21

WAsHINGTON-AP-The War
Production Board decided today
that any woman standing FIVE feet
81 inches or more in her stocking
feet was OF unusual height" and
therefore exempt from skirt and
coat length limitations.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-05-21

JOHANNESBURG. Union of
South Africa-AP- Terrorist bomb
explosions extensively damaged
three Post Office Department build
ings in the johannesburg area last
night.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-05-21

WELLINGTON. n. 2. ms
Vice Admiral L. Ghormley arrived
today with his staff TO take over
command of United Nations head
quarters in New Zealand. Ad-
miral Ghormley began immediate
consultations with New Zealand
service chiefs.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-05-21

RIO DE JANEIRo-INs - 4
further curb was placed on Axis
activities in Brazil today through
an agreement between the United
States and Brazil which directs
that the Banco Brazil in the fu-
ture will have sole control OF
American bank notes circulating in
the country.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-05-21

NEW YORK-INS-Grants total.
ing s125,000 10 further a broad
program OF nutritional research
stressing wartime food problems,
were announced today by the MI
triton Foundation. Inc. a public
service organization.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-05-21

PORTLAND. Ore.-INS-Trans-
fer OF Japanese evacuated from
military area one to private EN-
ployment got under way today as
200 Nipponese left the North Port
land assembly center to work IN
Malheur County. Ore. sugar beet
fields.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-05-21

See TAXES-Page 10
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-05-21

BISHOP, Cal.-INS- a detach-
ment of March Field soldiers to-
day pressed their search for the
ter the bodies of two more vic
Tins of an Army transport crash
last Dec. IL were found in the
High Sierras near Bishop late yes
terday. The bodies were identi-
fled as those of Col. Charles w.
Bundy and 1t. Col. George W.
Kicker They were recovered at
an altitude Of $4,000 feet near the
wreckage of the huge transport.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-05-21

CHICAGO-INS - The murder
trial of Clarence Mcdonald. "the
kiss and kill slayer OF 17-year-old
Dorothy Broz, was expected to
reach the jury in criminal court to-
night or tomorrow.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-05-21

BUFFALO. n. Y.-INS-Funeral
plans today were being made for
Corporation Council Thurman w.
Stoner. The 60-year-old native Of
Byran. o.. who headed the city's
law department since Jan. /. died
OF a heart attack.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-05-21

CHICAGO-INS-The CLIO Unit
ed Retail, Wholesale and Depart
ment Store Employees Union OF
America at its third annual conven-
ton in Chicago today was on rec
ord in opposition to the freezing
OF Wages" and racial discrimina-
ton in employment.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-05-21

LAS VEGAS, Nev.-INS- Mrs.
Manuela Hudson Vanderbilt. prom
inent California heiress, establish
ed residence at dude ranch near
Las Vegas two weeks ago and was
expected TO begin divorce proceed
ings against Alfred Gwynne Van
derbilt. multi-millionaire sports
man. next month, 1t was learned
today.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-05-21

VICHY-INS-- The right Of Pc
tition. an old French custom by
which the people make known
their grievances to the govern
ment, was put back in practice in
unoccupied France tod Y A spe-
cisl office was opened 20 receive
in writing any personal grievances
which Frenchmen may wish to
make known to Chief OF State
Marshal Henri Philippe Petain or
Chief of Government Pierre Laval
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-05-21

NEW YORK-INS-- Enough tin
cans have been collected in New
York City TO provide reclaimed tin
for $4,000 fighter planes, 10000
bombers or 1000 tanks, it was re-
vealed today. Clarence Lowe. chair
man of the New York City salvage
committee. said more than 30 tons
Of tin had been reclaimed from
1854 tons OF cans collected thus
far.
Evening star., 1942-08-12
Ouick Allied Victories Held
Needed to Win Indio's Aid

| NEW YORK. Aug. II (P).-Quick
iAllied victories in offensives against
sthe Axis would do more than po-
pitical negotiation to end the dis
hurbance in India and gain her
isctive support in the war.
| So believes T. A. Raman, Indian
hewsman and lecturer, who said here
yesterday that in talks with Mo-
handas K. Gandhi earlier this year
he found the Indian leader pessi-
lmistic over the United Nations
lchances for success and, in fact,
thought Germany and Japan would
triumph.
AS evidence that Gandhi felt an
Axis victory was assured, Raman
quoted Jawaharlal Nehru, second in
influence to Gandhi. as saying at a
recent meeting of the All-1ndia
Congress party:
Three factors affect our decision
(for starting civil dlsobedlence
campaign. First, India's freedom
second, our sympathy for certain
larger countries presumably Russia
and China; third, the probable out
come of the war. 1t is Gandhl's
feeling that Germany and Japan
will win the war
Evening star., 1942-08-12
Does 1t Float, Fly Or Shoot?
Urged as Priorities Formula
Creating u. S. War Machine EquoI to HitIer's
Costing 4DiIIion Monthly, Official Says

meet all demands. standard iden-
tification methods must be estab-
,lished,"
sHe quoted an estimate that $780,
600 900 900 would be needed to bring
the American war machine to the
lefficiency level of Hitler's, and added,
ITO accomplish this We are spend
ing $4,000. 900, 900 a month
N. w. Kneeland, assistant chief
of the WPB Investigations sections
compliance branch, said most Amer
ican businessmen were patriots but
that large minority continued dis
sipating war supplies.
Offenders Listed.
These, he said were "the chiseler,
who seeks only to fill his own pocket;
the person who feels without in
vestigating that there are no short
ages; the person resenting Govern
ment interference; the one no
pleads ignorance of war regulations;
the businessman who uses friend
ships to obtain materials for making
civilian goods. and the executive
who employs costly legal talent to
find loopholes in regulations.
ANY one who disobeys raw ma
terial orders" declared Mr.. Knee
land, lis guilty of treason"
Special Assistant Stanley B
Adams of the WPB Operations Divi-
sion said reports concerning black
markets" in war materials were ex-
aggerated, adding while about II
to Is per cent of impo. tant materi-
ais may be misdirected, most ma
terials are going to the right
places ="
Evening star., 1942-08-12
PeIIey
Continued From First Page. J

ferred Ito consider it one offense."
No fine was imposed.
Lawrence A. Brown, associated
with Pelley in the Fellowship Press
and convicted with him, received a
flve-year sentence.
Miss Agnes Marian Henderson,
Pelleys secretary for several years
and the third person convicted in
the case. was given two-year sus-
pended sentence.
Miss Henderson. who wept
through the proceeding, was asked
by Judge Baltzell if she could re
adjust" her life land get away from
this organization"
Warns Miss Henderson.
'If you don't feel that you can,
we might as we'll impose the sem
tence right now" added the judge.
Miss Henderson finally regained
composure and sobbed to Floyd G.
Christian. defense attorney, that
she could. Mr.. Christian relayed
her decision to the court and Judge
Baltzell pronounced the two-year
sentence, suspending it for five
years.
IF you violate the suspended sem
tence," Judge Baltzell told her, "the
judgment can be withdrawn and a
new sentence imposed. If you vio-
late this, I'm going to make it five
years"
The Fellowship Press, also con-
victed, was fined 5000.
Evening star., 1942-08-12
Meat
Continued From First Page.

prices followed an appeal by the
food industry which asked the OPA
to raise maxima on about 500 of the
5000 items in the average store.
1t was explained that the imposi-
ton of ceilings in March produced
squeeze" on certain items which
the projected notifications are de-
signed to alleviate.
Final decision on whether the con-
sumer will face rationing of meat
along with sugar. tires and gasoline,
will not be reached, Mr.. Rowe said,
until conferences are held by OPA
officials and the War Production
Board. No such joint sessions have
yet been called, he said.
A check today with leading deal
ers in wholesale meats here showed
little, if any, relief in sight. The
main shortage appeared to be in
beef and pork.
Supply Down 65 Per Cent.
1--WE are having terrible time
getting meat" John Auth of the
Auth Supply Co. said. I'VE are
getting only IS per cent of what
we should have" He reported a
shortage of veal, as we'll as the
better classes of beef and pork.
Another large concern said the
situation was "a little worse" with
only 20 per cent of its needs being
filled.
I'VE are finding difficulty buying
anything for next week." a spokes-
man said. The packers say they
will ship meat, if they have it,"
No improvement, with beef, pork
and veal scarce, was reported by
Sidney Kolker of the Washington
Beef & Provision Co.
An official of the American Meat
Institute here pointed out that the
vastly increased demand for meat
for the Army, lease-lend and civil
llans-came at season when live
stock. particularly hogs and cattle,
is least available on farms.
Numerous factors lie behind the
meat shortage, according to authori-
| ties. Among them is the fact that
| OPA price ceilings on meat products
do not apply to livestocks. With
meat packers unable to raise the
price of products they supply whole
salers and forced to pay farmers
higher prices for their livestock
these concerns are caught in a
squeeze"
Packers, it has been pointed out
would prefer 10 sell to the Govern
ment, or to areas where retail CELL
ings are the highest, or not handle
! meat at all
One OPA livestock expert took the
position that the present pinch is
seasonal and therefore would clear
up when more livestock is available
If lease-lend and Army demands dc
not increase, he maintained, the
situation should improve.
Evening star., 1942-08-12
2, the Associated Press.

Es the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Aug. l2.-'Does 1t
float, fly or shoot?'
That was the recommended def
milton for priorities given by Will
liam E. Arnstein, chief of the edua
cational unit of the priorities ri
quirement plan. at training
meeting OF nearly 1000 Chamber OF
Commerce and Board of Trade
members at Hotel Pennsylvania h
terday
Despite sharp pairing down of
priorities. the demand for raw ma
terial still exceeds the supply. he
said, and explained that the term
war use" did not amply cover as
a definition for vitality needed ma
terials.
Emphasis Shifted.
Marcellus E. Wright, jr, chairman
of the Priorities Appeals Board,
said that American indust had
turned an important corner the
war production program and cited
the fact that emphasis had already
shifted from conversion of plants
to the problems of supplying war
material.
Asserting that the flow" on ex-
act schedule of war material was
becoming more essential Mr.. Wright
declared:
1T is necessary for IS to smash
this bottleneck. Under the new
regulation No. 10. we will endeavor
to inaugurate a tracing system to
cover the use of all vital material
by all business. Since the supply
of such material is not enough to
Evening star., 1942-08-12
Chicago Livestock

CHICAGO, Aug. IL Omitted States De-
partment Of Agriculture) ).-Salable hogs,
IL 900; total, 10000; fairly active: weights
heavier s nS' Weishts. 1915 hisheT; seod and
choice 1sO-24O pounds. 14;90.15 90; top.
1910: 240-70 pounds, IL .65-15 90; 270-
$50 pounds 1476: 10000 pounds, IA 90
95: sows uneven, 1920 higher; good and
choice $50 pounds down, 14.10-25: 33O-
400 pounds, 1854. 10; good 4OO-50O
saiable esN cattle. $4,000; calves, 800; choice
fed steers. and yearlings again active.
steady to weak: seneral trade healthy:
class steady: cows weak to 20. mostly 10
Is, lower: bulls and vealers fully steady;
early top fed steers. 1880; some higher;
very liberal supply. Is .00-16 100; very little
under 10 80: strictly grassy selling at 1900
down: best fed heifers, 1928; cutter cows,
S.25-9.25: most fat cows. 9.50-1O;1o, COW
receipts larger; heavy sausage bulls to
1175; good to choice vealers, 4.00-15.5o:
saiable sheep. 1000: total. 5000; to-
days trade, Market on native, spring
lambs not vet established; some bids about
is lower at 14.S5 for best offerings held
at 1900 and above: two loads around 50
pounds medium to good western lambs:
l4.15 straight; deck around 105-pound
yesrlings. 90: small lot. 80: deck low
srade ewes, 500; few best light weight
natives Id to g. so.
Evening star., 1942-08-12
Electric Power Output
Shows Drop for Week
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Aug. l2-Electric
energy production after rising
through July, declined in the week
ended August 8, to 1857 ,070 GOO Kill
owattheurs, the Edison Electric In
stitute reported today. -~r
The droy, from the previous
weeks 49,146,000 kilowatthours,
left energy output still far above
that Of the comparable 1941 week,
when the total was 3,233, "a, 1000 Kill
owatthours.
Pacific Coast and Southern States
industries continued to use far more
electricity than last year, the West
ern region showing gain Of 24.6
per cent over 1941 and the Southern
States 23.5 per cent.
For the country as a whole pro-
duction of electricity was up 12.5 per
cent from a year earlier. Regional
gains included Rocky Mountain, 7.6
per cent; Central Industrial, rs,
Mid-Atlantic, 10; West Central, 49,,
and New England, 80.
Evening star., 1942-08-12
B|ackout Planned Tonight
In -Four Midwest States
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, Aug. 12.-Twelve mil
lion people in Midland Americans
far from any war front as they
could be-will undergo the grim ex-
perience of a general blackout for
the first time tonight.
Fifty thousand square miles In
Illinois, Michigan. Wisconsin and
Indiana, including the cities Of
Chicago, Detroit and Milwaukee, will
go dark in a half hour practice
blackout.
Military and civilian defense off,
ciaIs planned to make the blackout
realistic sample of what the area
would have to do to protect its arse
mails, tank factories, steel mills, air
craft plants, power facilities and the
civilian population from destruction
and death by bombs.
In Michigan Al counties in the
Southern part of the State will go
dark from 9 to $50 pm. Thirty six
counties in Northern Illinois, the
nine Wisconsin counties fronting
Lake Michigan and three townships
in Lake County, Indiana, will be
blacked out from 10 to 1890 pm.
Evening star., 1942-08-12
Fuel Oil Stocks Guin,
Gasoline Decreases
B, the Associated Press,


NEW YORK. Aug. 12.-Stores Of
gasoline decreased slightly during
the week ended August while fuel
oil supplies continued recent ad-
vances. the American Petroleum In
stitute reported today.
Total stocks Of finished and un-
finished gasoline declined 5000 bar
rels from the previous weeks total
to 81,315 600 barrels.
Distillates, or light fuel oil. how
ever. advanced 1,494,0O0 barrels to
1924 900, while residual, or heavy
fuel oil, was up 10000 barrels to
7S,575, 900.
Average crude oil production In
the United States increased 587 400
during the week and totaled 3,970,-
$50 barrels daily, compared with
3,911 $50 q year ago.
Refineries operated at 74.2 per
cent Of potential capacity and the
industry as a whole ran total Of
1851 900 barrels Of crude oil to stills
daily against 1874 per cent and g.
672, 900 barrels, respectively, the pre-
vious week.
Evening star., 1942-08-12
WPB Is Investigating
Iron and Steel Use

By the Associated Press.
The War Production, Board said
today 1t was investigating operations
OF manufacturing users Of iron and
steel to determine the extent of COM
pliance with restrictions on the use
of these materials.
A conservation order prohibits the
use of iron and steel in the produc-
ton of more than 300 articles of
common civilian use.
The WPB said its investigators
would survey several hundred firms
to determine their compliance with
the order.
Evening star., 1942-08-12
Iron Age Predicts
Changes in Steel
Priorities Setup
Metals Firms Struggling
With Mounting Confusion,
Magazine Says
p, ths Associated Press.

BY frs Associated Press.
NEW YORK. Aug. 12.-The Iron
Age predicted today more changes
would be made in the steel priori-
ties setup and said the metals indus
tries generally we're struggling with
mounting confusion
The trade journal said in its re-
view of the week:
TOO many Of the new AA super
ratings we're being loaded into the
steel industry's hopper, indicating
that their Importance would de-
cline in the same manner as pre-
ceding ratings which appeared high
when issued. In one recent action
alone thousands Of tons OF steel for
warehouses were advanced to AA-3,
putting the jobbers in a preferred
position temporarily at least"
Control Experiment Planned.
Iron Age said an experiment was
planned in control Of production
and materials so raw material bills
would be compared against contract
requirements rather than having
manufacturer making application
for materials which no one knows
whether he needs or not"
| The magazine said shipments OF
steel to date this year showed cur
| tailed sheet output with sharp
gain in plate production and big
! increase in alloy steel.
"A year from now the steel indus
try is expected to have monthly
finished steel capacity of 5,730.000
net tons, provided about 900, 900 tons
of steel can be found to complete
the expansion program" Iron Age
said. Probably 100000 tons Of
structural steel have been saved by
the dropping of the enlargement
plan"
It figured electric furnaces with
annual capacity of more than 700,0 900
tons of alloy steel would come into
production in the balance Of 1912.
that new blast furnaces would add
$500 900 tons of pig iron capacity
and that around 100000 tons would
be added to the Nations open hearth
capacity.
Scrap Supply Is Key.
+. THE scrap supply situation, how
ever" Iron Age commented, lis
really the key to whether steel out
put holds up. The flow of scrap
cannot be planned like mined raw
materials. Mills are charging more
scrap per heat because Of the lower
quality and are using more Ime-
stone and fluorspar than ever before
to take care of impurities. Spar
charges are up nearly Is per cent in
some heats.
Probably scrap piles at nts
over the Nation are so per cen yer
than they were year ago. he
company which had a reserv bile
Of 100000 tons year ago is down
to 10000 tons today. Because Of
lease-lend shipments, less steel scrap
is being returned than IN normal
times. In most districts the ma
tional scrap drive is getting RESULTS,
but in some areas previous drives
have cleaned out the scrap"
Evening star., 1942-08-12
u. S. and British Ships
Destroyed, Nozis Claim

BERLIN (From German Broad
casts, Aug. II (P).-German mill
tary sources reported today that a
struggling British steamer en- route
from South Africa to England had
been sunk by submarine torpedoing
and an American freighter de-
stroyed by gunflre off the coast OF
Florida.
(There was nothing from the
Allied side to confirm either
specific claim)
The Berlin radio, which broadcast
the report, said the British ship
became lost from its convoy and
was sent down near the Azores,
Twenty-one survivors were said to
have been landed at Las Palmas.
Survivors of the American freight
er, also sent down by U-boat,
have landed on the United States
Southeast coast, the radio added.
Evening star., 1942-08-12
Hearing. on Capital Rule
Scheduled Tomorrow
BY the Associated Press,

By the Associated Press.
PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 12.-The
Securities and Exchange Commis-
sion announced a public hearing
would be held at 10 am. (E. w. TD
tomorrow on a rule adopted by the
National Association of Securities
Dealers, Inc, compelling its men,
bers to require certain minimum
capital.
The commission said it had re-
ceived requests from associa ton
members asking that they be per-
mitted to file statements in writing
concerning the proposal.
The SEC will consider any written
comment which it receives up to
August 10.
Evening star., 1942-08-12
Chicago Grain
BY FRANKLIN MULLIN,

Associated FTeSS MaTkeJ WTlLeI-
CHICAGO, Aug. 12.-The wheat
markets recovery attempt. based
pan on diminished receipts at
maNY terminals, high Government
loan rates, delayed harvest in the
spring crop belt and improved sub
sidized flour export sales evaporated
today because of lack of sustained
buying power.
Early price gains ranging up to
a. cent were whitfield away in later
trade when buying subsidized and
scattered hedging sales caused small
net losses to be posted.
Wheat closed ls-as lower than
yesterday, September, l,l71a-as; :;
December, 1908; corn, 70 off to 4
higher. September, 869s; December,
8s&; oats as-5s lower; soybeans,
Nv higher; rye unchanged to q
off.
Evening star., 1942-08-12

tossed on a farm on the Eastern
Shore of Virginia.
Another of the markers" was dis
closed to be feeding ground for
birds in New Jersey-one of several
hundred scattered over the State.
The third marker" was a ploWed
field.
The three cases included in the
story released were recorded in
March and June of this year." Gen.
Drum said.
"Following normal intelligence
procedure, investigations were made
with the conclusions that no hostile
motive could be attached to any
one of the incidents in question"
The War Department yesterday
had cast doubt on the authenticity
of the Mitchell Field release.
Evening star., 1942-08-12
Unified Allied Strategy
Seen in SoIomons Drive
b ths Associated Press.

By tke ASSoclAteo fIess
CHUNGKING, Aug. l2.-Allled
initiative in taking the offensive
and launching the battle OF the
Solomons drew the praise OF the
Chinese press today.
This timely American move,
said the official Central Daily News,
may have the effect of shattering
the japanese militarists dream OF
cashing in on Russian reverses and
worsening of Anglo-Indian relations.
The battle also is significant as
showing the existence OF unlneo
strategy among the Allies.
Furthermore, it indicates the
possibility that America is ready
TO eliminate Japan first in this war. y
The newspaper Ia Kung Pao said
It regarded the battle as inaugural
ing a new era In the Pacific war.
Evening star., 1942-08-12
Baltimore Livestock

BALTIMORE. Aug. 12 UNITED States
Department Of Agriculture).-l1 AN. QUO
tations:
Cattle, 375. Largely steady trend for
all slaughter cattle: load good 1850
pound steers of grass fed during winter
rough but fat at 1875 lightweight heifer-
type COW up to 1880.
Calves, so. Steady: top, 1900: most
good and choice vealers, 15.50-l6.00: me
dunn and good, 13.O0-150O.
Hogs, $50. Steady with Tuesday: practt-
cal top, 1910: 120-13O pounds, Il $500:
naoa4 sol4o and Dsa1ds aosao 1anass oS
I5.OO-25 1s0-22O pounds, 15.16-40: 200
800. pounds. 14.55-s0; sows. 13.35-s5;
good and choice hogs sold virtually at
outside prices.
Sheep, 700. Moderately active; gen.
orally steady; good and choice fat lambs,
14,75-1530; weight, ,67-75 pounds: buck
discounted / 90 per hundred weight; me-
dium and good lambs, 12.O0-14 so: odd
head slaughter ewes to 4.50.