The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-10-01


WASHINGToN-lNs- In
move which may be a prelude
10 rationing Of space on trains,
the Office Of Defense Transpor-
tation TODAY issued an order
freezing" oil railway passen-
ger schedules in the United
States as Of Sept. &c.
OTTAWA-INS-A visit to the
United States was included tenta-
lively today in the itinerary of
Prince Bernhard Of the Neither
lands who arrived here yesterday
by transatlantic plane. Prince
Bernhard made the trip chiefly to
visit his wife. Princess Juliana,
who, il was announced recently, is
expecting another child.
GEORGETOWN, b. GINS
Eleven OF 81 survivors from an
Allied ship torpedoed in the Carib-
bean were in the hospital today af-
ter being landed at Georgetown.
NIAGARA FALLS, n. Y.-INS-
Effigies of Hitler. Mussolini. and
Hirohlto today We're resting in wa
terry graves at the bottom Of Niaga-
Ia Falls after having completed a
trip from New York City which
sold more than $4,000. 600 in war
bonds The trio we're tossed over the
Goat Island bridge by highest bid
ders in a bond auction sale. Hitler
and Hirohito brought $4,000 but
only $1,000 was bid for Mussolini.
HAVANA-INS- Starting today,
the sale Of gasoline to private car
owners was suspended for one week
in order to allow the government to
stretch" its present stocks. How
ever passenger and freight trans
port services will continue to re-
ceiye their present quotas.
HOLLYWOOD-INS- Film sing
er Mary Martin rested at home to-
day, with her appendix Miss Mar
tin, who collapsed on the set Mon
day night and was kept under OBJ
NJ 'alAbAA ~ AbN HlAtAA tNb udN =
was sent home to rest after her
physician decided an appendectomy
was not necessary.
SACRAMENTO, Calf -AP-
Forty Sacramento restaurants and
hotel dining rooms. will serve a
la carte orders only beginning
Monday. They described the move
as food conservation step.
SAN FRANCISCO --AP- The
Southern Pacific Company said To-
day II Is endeavoring 10 recruit
railroad labor I'm the East and Mid
dlewest to relieve a manpoWer
shortage. Company officials said
also that mechanics and helpers
in the railroads locomotive and
repair shops will 20 on ten hour
day. Work has been on an eight
hour basis.
QUINCY, Mass -INS-Worker
at the Fore River yard of the Beth
lehem Steel Corp. were praised for
speed with which they built the
destroyer L. $. 6. Nields which
was launched today many months
ahead of schedule. The construc-
ton of the ship took los days the
shortest time by about two months
in which destroyer ever has been
built at the yard.
LONDON-lNS-Laborita Alfred
Edwards served notice i'm the House
of Commons today that he will
ask Minister Of Information Bren-
dan Brack6n on what authority in
formation cablcd from the United
States-and open 10 the rest OF the
world-"syst maticallv is withheld
from the British public"
WASHINGTON -INS--Sen Alex-
snder Wiley CR) Wis, today de
manded that hundreds of tons Of
wrought iron. steel, brass and
bronze be stripped from federal
buildings in Washington to meet
the nations need for critical war
materials.
. WASHGNGTON-INS- Consum
ors today began to feel the squeeze
of impending meat rationing and
the sale of fuel oil by rationing
started in the 30-state shortage
area. For October. November and
December the amount Of meat
packers may sell is being cut to
70 per cent of the 1871 level