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The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-05-14
Police Posts
May be Closed

East Lansing, May 1i-AP-Be-
cause an increasing number OF
state 'police officers is joining the
armed forces. Commissioner Os-
car G. Olander said Wednesday
he may have TO close police posts
in some sections OF the state,
Military service has already so
nearly depleted the roster of can
didates for state police training
schools that the IS additional
men authorized by the recent spe-
cial session of the legislature may
not be available Olander report
ed. This. together with the fact
THAT SIS per cent OF the present per
sonnet are within the draft age,
is alarming"
The commissioner said 1870 men
have left state police work since
September /. 1910, to enter the
armed forces or take higher paid
jobs in defense factories and that
this required constant transfer OF
men from post to post to spread
the remaining experienced man
power evenly.
Should many additional men
leave the state police service he
cautioned. 1T would be better to
close a few posts than to attempt
TO spread the personnel too thinly."
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-05-14
Increase Seen
For Employees

City council members Of the spe-
cial salary and grievance commit
tee Wednesday evening recon-
mended the re-adoption OF last
years council-city employees agree
ment for regulating labor with a
- IL per cent wage increase over
the maximum set last fall.
The council committee, com
posed OF f. X. Schill, Prof G. NJ
Loesell John Kirk. Fred Missy.
and William Jellls, met at city hall
with representatives OF city en-
ployes, Courtney Novak. Ruby
Wynn, Leon Hammond. Chauncey
Green. and Lawrence Blythe
Mayor Ross X. Bower also was
present.
A new proposal had been sub
mitted by city employees providing
for the adoption of the closed
shop principle union recognition,
voluntary check-off system, anti
an approximate 20 per cent wage
Increase over that given last fall
The new wage scale providing
for II - per cent increase was
submitted by council members to
employees representatives. at the
meeting
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-05-14
Express Road
to Come Soon

Government approval Of the FIX
press Highway enabling bomber
plant workers 10 drive rs miles
from McGraN and Michigan Ave
nues in Detroit direct to the bonn Der
plant is expected almost any time,
Highway Commissioner G. Donald
Kennedy said today.
There will be no stoplights on the
expressway and only one or two
intersections. Kennedy believes thar
work will get underway some time
next week on the first section.
Low Bidders
Low bidders on two additional
projects for the Expressway wer9
announced Wednesday by the State
Highway Department They were:
Peninsula Construction Co..
Grand Rapids. Sl14,75O for grade
separation OF four spans at Chase
Rd. and w. j. Storen Co. Detroit.
Sl0920s for a grade separation OF
FIVE spans
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-05-14
House Favors
$50Salary to
Armed Forces
Committee Confers
on Portion

Washington. May 14-AP-With
the House on record as overwhelm-
ingly favoring at least $50 a month
for Army priyates and apprentice
seamen, its military committee call
ed on service heads today for thei.
views on how much OF a fighting
mans pay should De allotted 10
his dependents.
Chairman May (D-ky.) said high
ranking officers of the Army. Navy
and selective service system would
be asked at today's hearing TO give
their opinion OF legislation that
would require service men TO help
the government support their de
pendents.
May and other members conced-
ed that complications would result
from yesterdays House action
which raised the proposed s42 i
month scale for privates to $50,
and increased from s4S to s54 the
rating propose for first class pri-
Yates and second class seamen.
The SAP and $4S figures were vot-
ed by the Senate and were recon-
mended by the House Military Com
mittee, but the House itself voted
331 to % for the larger amounts.
The compulsory pay allotment
bill for dependents was predicted
on the lower Senate figures.
at will be that way when 1t Is
finally passed, too" several mem
bers predicted, although our fight
TO strike out the new House fig
Mres in conference has been made
more difficult by the top-heavy rec
ord vote"
Unless the Senate accepts the
House amendments without objec-
ton. the pay increase bill automa-
tically goes to a joint conference
committee.
Even members who supported
the amendments in the House said
they expected the conferees would
strike them out and restore the
original figures. But, they added,
it required a majority vote OF the
House to accept the conferees' rec
concentrations and, with elections
only a few months away, it might
be difficult to muster a majority
willing to go on record as being
against the larger payments.
The pay allotment bill was writ
ten with the idea that a man get
ting $42 or $4S a month could af-
ford to set aside $50 Of that amount
for his dependents with the gov
eminent contributing additional
amounts. II already has been en-
dorsed by Federal Security Admin
istrator Paul V. McNutt, and was
expected to receive the general sp-
proyal Of the War and Navy De-
partments.
May said he hoped to finish hear
ings on the bill next week and to
get It before the House as quickly
as possible.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-05-14
Apartment is
Found Entered

The apartment Of Mr., and Mrs.
Russell V. Ringquist, Sill W. Cross
St, was entered sometime Wed
nesday night but nothing appar'
emily was stolen
Returning home shortly after 1
o'clock this morning. Mr.. and Mrs
Ringquist found the apartment
lighted and that someone had en-.
tered by cutting holes in a bed
room window screen. releasing
two hooks and swinging the screen
outward. The window had been
left open by the Rlngquists when
they left about p. m
The bedroom is occupied by a
roomer. Clifford Ksras. who works
al night. Investigation this morn
Ing revealed that nothing had been
taken from Il or the remainder OF
the. apartment A bathroom win
dow also had been raised and the
screen unlocked
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-05-14
Hurt
Tenant Sought

Police are today searching for
Walter Lindermann, Ill n. Huron
ST., after Elmer d. Dickinson, rs,
was found on the floor of his shop
at 27 f. Cross St Wednesday night
unconscious from a blow inflicted
with blunt instrument. A 10-year-
old boy, James West, who lives
above the shop. a witness to the
assault, identified Lindermann as
Mr.. Dickenson's assailant.
Officers found Mr.. Dickinson just
regaining consciousness after a
phone call informed them that a
man was laying ON the floor at 81
E. Cross St, apparently hurt.
He was taken to Boyer Hospital
where four stitches were required
to close a liberation on the left
temple and another on his right
ear.
Questioned at the hospital Mr..
Dickinson told police that he was
struck without warning and with
out knowledge OF his assailants
identity.
Investigation revealed that Lind
ermann, tenant of Mr.. Dickinson,
had been evicted Wednesday by
Constable Bert Ollett on orders
from Mr.. Dickinson.
Lindermann had spent the early
hours of the evening drinking aud
had been heard TO boast that he
would take care of Dickinson for
eyicting him About 9:45 D. IN.
he entered Mr.. Dickenson's shop
and struck the owner, according to
the West boy.
No trace OF Lindermann could be
found. Mrs. Lindermann told Of
fcers this morning that her hus-
band had returned home during
the night demanding his birth GER
tificate which was given him by
one of his sons. She claimed no
knowledge of his present where
abouts.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-05-14
Girl Grabbed
on EcOrse Rd.

Grabbed by man who jumped
from a car on Ecorse Rid. early this
morning, sixteen year old Jean
Hanson. $50 S. Devonshire Rd..
broke away and sought aid at the
house trailer OF Roy Freeman.
1854 Ecorse Rd.
Miss Hanson said the man, who
Jumped from the car Just east OF
Hillcrest School. grabbed her arm
and threatened TO cut her throat
IL she cried out. Breaking away
she ran TO the Freeman trailer.
Mr.. Freeman brought her 10 the
police station.
A second man was in the car.
according to Miss Hanson. She
described the man who grabbed
her as being about 10, five feet
nine inches tall having curly hair
and wearing no hat or coat. The
car was described only as being
black.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-05-14
Reds Launch Surprise
Offensive i'm Ukraine
Penetrate Into
Outskirts of
KharkOv
Jap Base in East
Indies Struck
by Filters
fBy international News servlc.l

(By International News Service)
Russian armies today answered
the Axis thrust in the Kerch Pen
Ursula by launching a surprise OF.
fensive In the Ukraine which the
Moscow radio claims has penetrated
into outskirts OF the vital city OF
Kharkov, known as the Russian
Pittsburgh"
The Red army drive, said TO be
the first large-scale Russian often
sive since Soviet forces hurled the
Germans back from the suburbs OF
Moscow last autumn. came stimuli
taneously with reports from the
Pacific theaters OF the war telling
OF five new United Nations aerial
blows against the Japanese.
Earlier reports from Moscow said
Marshal Semyon Timoehsnkos le-
gions had recaptured one village
and two enemy fortified areas, but
the later radio report indicated that
fighting might soon be raging In
the streets OF Kharkov itself.
Recapture OF that strategic point,
observers agreed, would he
heavy blow 10 Adolf Hitler and
might bring substantial relief to
Russian forces attempting 10 stem
the German. Rumanian drive through
the Kerch area into the oilrich
Caucasus.
Strike Aerial Blows
The five separate United Nations
aerial blows against the Japanese
included:
/. A surprise blow by American
and Australian filters against the
base of Ambon on the island of
Amboina in the Japanese-held Meth
erlands East Indies, marking the
first return OF United Nations fight
ers TO that area since Nippon took
over,
2. Another assault against tbs
oft-bombed base OF Rsbaul on New
Britain Island north of Australia In
which three bombers we're blown
up and many others damaged;
3. A raid on the Japanese air
drome lear Hanoi capital OF French
lndo-China, 10 which the redOubt'
able fliers OF the American volun-
teer group set Is enemy planes airs
on the ground and damaged IS oth'
/ ers,
4. Blasting OF huge craters in ths
runway Of the Jap air base at Myit-
kyina in North Burma by Amer
lean Army Air Corps fliers under
Mai. Gen. Lewis H. Brerston. aud
s. A Royal Air Force assault
against the Burmese port OF Akyab,
on the Bay OF Bengal not far from
the Burma-India border.
Even though these aerial assaults
were regarded as certain to upset
further the Japanese timetable
for conquest OF the Far East, they
remained Of secondary importance
10 the Russian drive against Khar-
kov.
Should the Red army drive the
Germans out OF Kharkov II would
mark the first OF five key Nail salt
ents to be retaken since the SoYiets
started their counter-Offensiye late
last year The other four vital sreas,
all Of which are still in Axis hands.
are Kiey. Kursk, smolensk and
Orel.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-05-14
Opposition to
Sales ak May
Scotch Issue
Roosevelt Not
Favorable

Washington. May IA -AP-
Strong behind-tbe scenes admins
tration pressure was reported to-
day TO be making heavy inroads
against sales tax sentiment among
House Ways and Means Committee
members who already have decid-
ed 10 lower personal income ex-
emptions to bring millions OF new
wage earners into the tax fold.
One informal poll showed that
a once substantial majority for
either a retail or manufacturers
sales tax had disappeared and that
the present lineup was l3 to IL
against such a levy.
The trend away from a sales tax
was emphasized yesterday when
the committee decided tentatively
to cut the present $3.50 personal in
come tax exemption to $500 and
the $500 exemption for married
couples TO $1,000 Under this plan
a single man earning as little as
$40 a week would have TO file
tax report.
Members said that such a big
dip into the ranks OF low income
workers who formerly were tax
exempt probably would preclude
the possibility OF sales tax which
most factions concede would fall
most heavily on that class of work
ers.
Nevertheless. sales tax propon-
ents said that the committee ap-
parently would end up far short OF
the administration ss,700,000 900
goal and would face the alterna-
tives of resorting TO such tax or
being content with what one mem
Der said would be "a half way tax
bill"
Having decided on the exemp-
tion levels, the committee went 10
work today on normal and surtax
rates but there was no indica-
ton what the ultimate tax bill OF
the average citizen would be. It
was presumed that the new rates
would be somewhat higher, even
with the wider base taken into
consideration.
The Treasury Departments re-
vised program calls for s3,400,-
100000 in additional revenue from
individuals, while the committees
statisticians have proposed $1,547.-
100000. The exemptions selected
by the committed were a cornpro-
mise between the two programs.
Based on present individual nor
NAL and surtax rates of and 6
per cent, respectively, in the low
est brackets, the new exemptions
would cost a married man about
$50 more than he now pays-the
dependent credit OF $500 has not
been changed-and the single man
about $25.
The normal tax would continue
to be computed with the earned
income credit deduction, which the
Treasury has proposed to abolish.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-05-14

Washington, May 1i-AP- Ma
ton wide rationing of transporta-
ton was forecast in congression-
al CYCLES today and some informed
legislators sald there we're strong
indications that the rationing OF
gasoline in II eastern states might
be extended to include the whole
country after July /
As footsore fasteners formed
long lines around registration
places for the third day to obtain
ration cards that expire June 80,
Senator Aiken (R-Vt) said he be-
lieved that before that date ar.
rived plans would have been work
ed out to limit the use of domes-
tic transportation systems.
He predicted that government
control OF the movement OF all
products carried by rail and water
would be reflected in the ration
ing OF gasoline on a nationwide
basis, development Senator
Downey (D-Calif) predicted would
come in any event.
Downey said he looked for a
continued decline In gasoline and
fuel oil reserves on the eastern
seaboard, despite efforts 10 patch
together pipeline which might
be capable Of delivering 100000
barrels Of oil daily from Texas
fields.
This meant. Downey added, that
eastern motorists were likely to
find their quotas even skimpier
after July than during the first
rationing period which goes into
effect Friday The least allow
ance I'm the East will be three gal-
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-05-14
Patch Will Head
Civilian Defense

Chief OF Police Dan f. l.. Patch
has been named by GOV. Murray
D. Van Wagner as Commander
OF the Civilian Defense Corps for
the City Of Ypsilanti. according
to a letter received by him this
morning
Chief Patch with Sheriff John
Osborn and Chief Sherman Morton
son. Ann Arbor, Is in Wysndotte to-
day attending meeting Of the
Southeastern Michigan Association
OF Chiefs Of Police where y Is ex-
pected civilian defense will be dis
cussed
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-05-14
MAY RESUME WORK

Lansing, Mich. May Tins -
Highway Commissioner G. Donald
Kennedy said today that construc-
ton Of dozens OF highway projects
held up for some time by the War
Production Board may be resumed
under revised orders from Wash
ington. ANY highway agency in
the state may now proceed with
original plans on projects II they
do not involve critical material
such as steel or IL they do involve
the use Of steel and the material is
on hand" Kennedy said.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-05-14
Open House For
Boy Scout Project

Civic and community leaders of
areas affected by the bomber plant
development are invited to attend
a meeting to be held at the Spen-
Ger School next Monday evening.
May is at 1880 p. m. The Wash.
tenaw-Liyingston Boy Scout Coun-
Gil will be represented by George
c. Handy. chairman OF the Com
mittee on Organization and Eek
tension, and by Scout Executive
Walter MacPeek.
The Scouts OF the Spencer
School Troop will put on dem
onstration OF scouting activities.
II is possible for Scout troop TO
be organized to meet in a home
or in a public center. In some
cases the group starts with only
three or four boys and grows TO
large group as time goes on.
The general plan OF how to go
about organizing troops, home pa
trolls. and cub packs will be the
discussion topics.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-05-14
PLAN CEREMONY

Detroit Mich, May Inns The
pride Of Michigan residents in slleg-
lance to the United states will be
demonstrated in celebration OF II
Am An American ceremony to be
held in Detroit and neighboring
areas next Sunday. Sponsored by
federal and city departments. and
agencies OF war veterans and edu.
Gators. the program is scheduled for
1880 p m at the Art Institute. Cid
zens who have become naturslized
during the past year also will par
licipate.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-05-14
Use of DOrns
up to Board

Gov. Murray D. Van Wagner is
quoted from Lansing as saying
that he thinks the proposal to turn
the dormitories at Michigan State
Normal College into barracks for
bomber plant workers as "a good
idea but added that it is up to
the State Board of Education to
decide and he thinks It is not up
to him to urge the plan
He said he had referred the
sponsors of the idea to that board,
Supt. Frank Cody, Detroit, Miss
Frances Farnsworth, also a De-
troit teacher, State Superintendent
Eugene Elliott and Myand WITCH
ers. Hope College, Holland. The
board are expected to meet here
the first week in June and the
state board OF health is expected
to meet with them.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-05-14
Stove Production Will be Curtailed July 81

Washington. May Tins A
new plan for converting industry
to war work emerged from the
War Production Board today. at
tended by far.reaching possibili-
ties OF aid 10 small business and
conservation OF the nations labor
supply.
II was Indicated that the revo-
lutionary program was a definite
trend for the future.
In the first test OF the principle
Of concentration OF production.
WPB Chief Donald NJ. Nelson or.
dered large producers Of domestic
cooking and heating stoves to dis
continue production July 81. while
permitting smaller companies TO
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-05-14

Another striking feature OF the
WPB order was the designation Of
80 Tabor shortage areas" in Is
states. where any stove producer
large or small-must discontin-
ne production OF cooking and heat
ing stoves after July 81
This requirement vas made In
order 70 relieve severe labor
supply situation in tight labor
markets and is expected TO release
approximately $4,000 workers for
war industry The stove industry
as a whole normally employs u.s.
000 people Milan. Mich. is includ.
Cd in the list OF cities affected.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-05-14

continue the manufacture Of a linn
ited number OF simplified and light
weight models for civilian use.
Modelled after a similar British
system. the program is in line
with Nelson's oft.repeated insis-
teuce that the big fellows" con-
vert 10 war production, while
smaller firms carry on with essen
tial civilian production
The order is expected 10 be fol
lowed soon with similar action in
regard TO other industries or.
hcials said the first order was a
guinea pig" TO test its operation
and that several problems remain
ed 10 be worked out.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-05-14
Gasoline Rationing May be
on National Basis by July |

Ions a week for "non.essential
motoring.
There is plenty OF oil and gaso-
line in Texas. California and other
producing stHtes, but Chairman
Maloney (DConn) Of a COMMITTEES
that Investigated the threatened
eastern oil shortage last fall said
he saw no hope for an improve
ment In transportation facilities
within the next few months.
Meanwhile, the political storm
over unlimited gasoline for con.
gressmen grew more turbulent.
Downey pressed for action today
on a resolution putting the Sen.
ate on record as waving any
preferential treatment in ration
ing.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-05-14
Congress Today

(By United Press)
Senate
Considers agriculture Department.
appropriation bill moon, EWT).
Appropriations subcommittee
continues study OF Interior Depart
ment appropriation (10:30 a. M,
House
Routine business moon.
Military Committee hears SER
vice heads on compulsory pay allot-
ments and benefit payments to de-
pendents OF service men (l0.30).
Naval Committee continues in
vestigation Of shipbuilding costs
10000.
Ways and Means COMMITTEES
drives ahead on new tax bill
(10.30).
YESTERDAY
Senate
In recess.
House voted $50 monthly minis
mum pay for privates and appren-
tee seamen.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-05-14
Kiwanis Told
Rubber Future

A timely illustrated lecture on
the rubber industry was given by
DR.. James Kercheval. Of the chem.
istry department OF the Normal
College, at the regular meeting Of
the Kiwanis Club in the Hotel
Huron Wednesday.
DR.. Kercheval declared that few
realize the number of uses OF ruo-
Der and pointed out that the la
tex comes from the bark OF the
tree. 80 to 40 per cent of the la
tex being rubber. Each tree
yields four to five pounds OF rub
Der a year. he said
The speaker said that 81 per
cent Of the imported rubber sup
ply in America comes from the
East Indies and one and one half
per cent from South America
The large development in the In
dies was possible because they are
on the trade routes, have ade-
quate labor available and their
government was stable. he said.
In 1871. 100000 tons Of rubber
were imported from the Indies.
He pointed out that 1t takes
from seven to ten years to grow
rubber trees and that a leaf dis
ease has destroyed large numbers
OF South American trees.
In speaking Of substitutes. the
speaker said that guayule weed is
a possibility as the dry plant
weighs two pounds, % per cent Of
which is rubber II takes four
years TO raise the plant. When
price Of natural rubber is high.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-05-14

BERLlN-(From German Broad
casts)-AP-A special announce
ment said today German submi-
rines sank nine ships OF an Eng
land-bound convoy in the Atlantic
in an attack lasting several days.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-05-14

The Bundles for America organi-
zation plans to open approximate
ly 600 day nurseries for the small
children Of women engaged In war
industry, according to Mrs. Wales
Latham, above. president Of the
organization,
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-05-14

GARDEN FLOWERS. Tulips soc
doz. Mayme Panek. 56s Tovner.
Adv. 5l4.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-05-14

MELBOURNE-AP - William
John Young, professor OF bioehem-
istry in the University Of Mel.
bourne and widely known for his
work on alcoholic fermentation,
died today. He was So.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-05-14

LONDON AP - Sir Stafford
Grips told the House OF Commons
today that a war debate would be
held the first and second days OF
the next series OF sittings Wheth-
er Prime Minister Churchill takes
part in the discussion, the Lord
Privy Seal said. will depend on
the war and on the Prime Minis
ter
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-05-14

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The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-05-14

MOSCOW ms Unconfirmed
reports circulating in Moscow to-
day said that Germany had de-
manded the immediate transfer of
the French navy to German COM
mand. Pierre Laval may shortly
announce an important decision on
the question" one source said.