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Evening star., 1942-04-30
leuhy Reported in Lisbon

LONDON, April 80 (R.-The Paris
radio reported today that Admiral
William D. Leahy, United States
Ambassador to Vichy, had arrived
at Lisbon by special train en- route
to the United States.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-12-31
Allies Promised Aid of Indians
War Expenditures Will be
Under Scrutiny Says M'Nary

uon.war spending and that con.
gress should take the responsibility
Of doing so.
"Congr9ss ought 10 eliminate
non-defcnse expenditures wherever
possible and It ought to look into
expenditures for war purposes with
view to preventing waste said
McNary. And ! think IT will look
into war expenditures
Sen. Thomas OJ Okla, chair
man Of the Senate Appropriations
subcommittee on war expenditures,
declared that the would call for an
end 10 blank check appropria-
lions for war.
In the rush OF appropriatlng bill
lions for the Army and Navy during
the present session. and also FOR
reasons OF secrecy. Congress elm
mated the usual ear-markng Of ap
propriatiOn1.
81 shall not bv agreeable 10 blan
ket author cations Of expenditures
for the armed services, % said Thorn.
as. II they don't Snow what they
want the money for. they can val
until they do know. because We Will
be m session all the time
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-12-31
Die in
Plane Crash

Roundup, Mont, Dec. Sins.
Eleven men were reported killed,
today when a four-motored BIZ
Army bomber crashed in the Boo
Mountains, about ten miles outside
OF Roundup
Deputy Sheriff Frank Stamp OF
Roundup reported that the plane
crashed about 2:3O p. N MWT)
yesterday, and Immediately burst
into flames burning all occupants
almost beyond recognition, except
two who were thrown clear.
Farmers and ranchers from sew
eral miles around hurried TO the
scene and tried without success to
put out the flames. Witnesses
said the plane apparently had Just
missed clearing a wooded slope
and had hit once, and then slid
about 100 yards before catching
afre.
The bomber was on routine
fight from the Lewiston Army Al
Base at Great Fails. Army officials
at the base said a board Of officers
would meet today to determine the
cause of the accident.
Names of the crew were not dis
closed pending notification OF the
victims nearest Of kin
Roundup is located IN central
Montana, about 60 miles north OF
Billings.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-12-31

Paul V. McNutt, war manpower
chief. previously expressed his sat
isfaction over the voluntary
agreements reached to Baltimore.
louisville, Detroit and other cities
ard sad thar compulsory service
legislation was unnecessary st th.s
time.
A WMC statement described The
agreements as Job eauro. o.
sterilization pointing ont that
workers are approhcus.fe OF che
term lob freezing
IT is device to enable rIgh
war plant and eommuu rs r0 maize
the fullest use % its lab0. the
commission said. Based upon poll
cies recommended by tine National
Managcmenttabor policy Cawmt
tee, jt Is supplemented locally only
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-12-31

after thorough consultation WITH
mana emcnt and labor in area "a ar
manpower committees
Under Job control plans, no
worker may transfer from one job
fo another without the approval Of
DIS employee OFT Df tho T. S Employ.
mDuf Service the e5mmiss on
pointed out
Transfers are permitted. h0wsy-
e.. Ia The following cases
] The worker can perform higher
SIS .ird work
@. When f.c eWp.1ls is working
AT less ,hau ul umo 70. slJs'au
r#I period
WHaa tHe distance between
h1meaadlob is .mIcss1uaBIy
great
When The worker bias coin
ps''Hg personal reasons Cor
change
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-12-31
NaSSer Residence
Found RanSacked

Mrs Charlotte Nasser. 81 Race
St. Wednesday discovered that
her home was broken into and
ransacked while she was away
from home between ,. m. Dec -
and 1890 a. m. Dec. IS
She missed a pair Of field glass
rs. and movement OF an antique
gold watch, together with sot
taken from gold ring lnyrsli-
cation by the police revealed en-
trance had been gained by break
Ing a paddock on the front door
and the night lock on the inner
side The intruder ransaCkod all
drawers, beds, clothes closets and
trunks
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-12-31
Navy Cross
toGaynier

Ensign oswald j Gaynier. Mon
roe. Mich a flier in the Air Corps.
was awarded the Navy cross post
humously Wednesday at san Diego.
Cal. for heroism in the battle of
Midway The decoration was pre-
scented 10 his widow. who Ia naval
air station clerk In san Diego. The
citation states that Ensign Gay
n.er roared into action IN the first
attack against carrier Of the Jap.
anese invasion fleet despite with
erng fire from anti-aircrsft bat
terics.'
Ensign Gaynier was a star track
athlete while a student in the Nor
mai COLLEGE. winning special houors
in the pole vault He was popular
with faculty aud students. He was
reported as missing soon after
the Midway battle but this Is the
first definite assurance OF his death
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-12-31
Five Perish,
Thousands
Homeless
War Work Halted
as Water Level
Mounts

tRy international News ScrylCe)
Flood waters ot dozen rivers
sim swiried down the United
states flood bowl today. curtail-
Ing war production. making thou
sands n families homeless causing
damage estimated high In the thou
sands and killing az least five per-
sons
Hardest Bio today We're Pitts.
hurgh where the NOuongahela and
Allegheny Rivers combine 20 form
the Ohio River. and Cincinnati,
where the Ohio continued 10 rise
and threatened 90 reach a high ot
from five TO ten feet above food
levels
Experiencing ifs second worst
food in history industrial Pitts
hurEh hlmm,Hs with war actiyi-
Is now stllod by rising waters, al.
ready was flooded IN part and The
crest had NOT yet reached the
famed Golden Triangle
At Cincinnati the waters 81 tho
Ohio already had reached i6 feet
six feet under flood leyel-an1
there was every indication thaL
they would rise 10 from 81 10 50
feet The hood stare 8, - feet.
Anything above that would praC-
HaAlly- Inundate The city
Sweeping down from the upper
reaches OF Pennsylvania. the food
waters extended as far south as
West Virginia, Georgia, Alabam7,
Arkansas. Kentucky and Tennessee
New York State, whose Chenango
and Susquehanna Rivers meet at
Binghamton. and flow into the At
lautic ocean. also experienced ons
Of It's worst foods since 1886. along
with the other areas affected
Both rivers passed food stage
at Binghamton before vest rday
noon The rivers sim were rising
carly today and many small com.
muniies along their banks were
without gas and electric services.
Part OF Pittsburgh already was
flooded and numerous steel plants
and war industries were forced To
suspend operations. Scores OF 9th.
ers were expected 10 close down as
busy shipyards also were forced to
suspend operations
More than 5000 persons were
homeless near Pittsburgh Red
Cross and emergency units were
pressed into service. With tho
crest u the flood waters yet 10 he
reached the disaster vas report
cd 10 be the worst since 1896
the worst food In history
NlataFI4y'g II foot rise zfllf has
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-12-31
Advice Given
onEcononics

Dr James Glasgow. 0f Michigan
State College faculty Wednesday
noon tDH EiWau.. Club members
that tho more 40 produce the bet
for We IFp' and therefore. there
-hOIId uc no alarm Owe excess
capacity Of production
Agreeing that prices should bs
controlled during the war and Tor
s. short time thereafter he empha-
sized that private capital had build
This nation and that private Capi-
tal can cXpIolt.new Inventions bet
frr and faster than the federal
government He said that private
industry should have liberty to pro-
dura and that social security
should be- assured He also stress
ed need to- continue public works
and expressed fhe opinion that
liberty should be- restored 10 pri-
waite industry with lobbying elm.
mated mouOuOI site tendencies cur
tailed and IN many cases. tariffs
removed
The speaker predicted that after
The war the main agricultural prob
lem viii be- loss OF the foreign ma.
hrt. He advised a change from
quantity production TO efficiency
with marginal lands eliminated.
bio said that fear OF unemploy-
ment will have 10 be removed from
labor and that The policy OF econo-
my of abundance will have TO be
promoted The speaker told club
members that corporation taxes
should be eliminated and that in
herItsnee taxes should be confs-
catory.
Visitdrs at the luncheon meeting
were Fred Gross. Ann Arbor. Her
herf Hrerss. Saline, and c. d.
F.nAney, Dayton, o.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-12-31
Public Health
Dentist Here

DR. George Barnes. dentist from
the United States Public Health
department has been stationed in
the Washt"naw section of the Ford
Bomber Plant area 70 meet emer-
eency needs. according to amour
cement today by DR.. Otto Is. Engel
Ike, director Of Washtcuaw County
health unit
Dr. Barnes Is making tentative
plans to locate in Npsilanu and. If
10 other means are available. the
state public health department
which was instrumental in having
him assigned here. will provide a
portable unit for his use
Dr. Barnes was sent 10 this dis
trict on request Of the Washteuaw
County Dental Society and Ypsi-
lanti dentists who had found de
mands here greater than they
could meet
The public health dentist will do
his work on fee basis with chare-
es to the patient approximately the
same as those made by dentists al
ready established here
His activities were directed TO
the Washtenaw County section Of
the Bomber Plant area because the
government sends IT'S workers only
where health units are established
The only other area TO which a
dentist has been sent hy the fed
oral government Is Valparaiso. DR..
Barnes work here will be uio.
ncoring effort and. according 90 Dr.
EnCelke may lead 10 other health
aids for WashtouaV.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-12-31

Washington, Dec. 3l-lNS Re
publican Senate Leader Charles
McNary. today called on Congress
10 scrrtinize war expenditures With
view to hating extrayagances
as well as to make deep slashes IN
non-defense expenditures.
With President Roosevelt expect
ed to submit a $l0O,0O0.000,OOO bud
get next week. Congress appeared
ready to accept respons bility for
determining non-essential expendl
lures and to make non-war cuts.
President Roosevelt told his last
press conference that he did not
expect to recommend reductions in
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-12-31
Axis Hopes Of
Victory Fade =
as Year Ends
Russia Remains
UncOnquered at
Close of 1912

(By International News SerNiCe)
As the year 1912 drew TO close
Axis hopes OF victory grew faint
Military experts predicted al the
end Of 1871 that Hitler must con
Guer Russia in the following year
or face inevitable defeat.
But Russia remains uuconqucr-
ed. On the contrary Red army
forces smashed ahead today In a
score OF encircling movements in
south Russia that threatened to an
initiate tens OF thousands Of Hit
ler's best troops
Soviet forces drove on Rostoy.
vital to NaZi defense strategy, from
three directions. They advanced
relentlessly on the key town on the
lower Don from the Don basin Oh
the north, from kotelinikoy on the
west. and on a broad front running
some so miles south of Kotelpl
kov.
Hint Of Disaster
The Kuibyshev radio. announ"-
ing that 100000 Axis troops had
been slain and 10000 captured
in the past six weeks, gave a hint
OF the disaster that Hitler has met
in his Caucasus drive.
The enemys diminishing power
was underlined in a year-end an
nouncement by the British air min
iStry which said that the Raj Is
now superior to the combined air
power of Germany and Italy. In
numbers and quality of aircraft.
the Raj is far ahead OF the enc
my. and its power is growing, the
statement declared.
Power OF the Luftwaffe Is steadi-
ly diminishing on all fronts" said
the air ministry spokesman.
Strength Increases
During the past year, despite
heavy losses suffered in the in
creased scope of its attacks on Ger
many and conquered territory, the
Raj strength increased 80 per
cent and behind this glowing rec
ord is the enormous production
and the unmatched genius OF Ameri-
can aircraft designers and manu-
facturers.
The atmosphere yearbook, issued
today, predicted that huge air bat
tleships, armed with adaptable of
the famous French 75-millimeter
gun. will be J action before the
end of the war" This followed the
announcement that new Flying
Fortress planes. bigger asstes ana
carrying a heavier bomb load than
any plane in the world, soon will
be in production.
Fare Poorly
The Axis Jared poorly on the
worlds battle-fronts today The
Russians drove 80 miles beyond
kotelnikov to occupy Semichnaya
on the Staingrad-Krasnador rail
line They are within 100 miles o.
Salsb, where rail line branches
northwest TO Rostov
More than 1000 Axis Troops
were slain in Wednesdays fighting
as the Red Army forged ahead
on all fronts.
Punish Enemy
In the SOUTHWEST Paciic land ami
air forces punished the enemy
severely, Three ships were smash
ed in Rabaul Harbor, east OF New
Guinea, as American and Austria.
liam troops closed in on the small
enemy footholds on the Papuar
coast. Latest reports from Guaddl
canal Island in the Solomons said
the starving, diseased japanese
troops were being soundly beaten
in continued skirmishes. suffering
casualties OF Is TO I.
Plot Nipped
In North Africa Gen. Henri
Honore Giraua nipped b plot
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-12-31
Legion Closes
1912 Business

Al their meeting held ri tho
Legion Headquarters Wedne DAY
evening members Of the local
American Legion Post had good
crowd as various committee re
ports were read finishing mp bust
ness of the old year. Fred Battellc,
chairman OF parties made reports
on the years activities
Plans were made for r. New
Years Eve party tonight and for
open house to be held New Years
Day after p. m. at the Legion
Headquarters.
January IS was named as tho
day for the Past Commanders din
ner and Robert Bane was made
chairman.
Refreshments were served at
the close OF the meeting
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-12-31
New EngIanders
Have Fuel Crisis

Washington, Dec Bins I'm.
phasizlng the seriousness Of the
fuel crisis In New England, Sen.
Theodore Green ID Il. H. today
disclosed that surveys are now be
ing made for the possible eyaCua-
ton of people in that area to pro
tect them from The cold.
Green, who just returned to
Washington from his home state,
said that under the program peo-
rlr would be moved TO school
houses. armorics and other places
for protection n the fuel crisis
doopous 10 such point mat house.
holders can't get enough fuel.
They don't want people TO
freeze I'm their own homes he
said
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-12-31
All War Workers May be Frozen in Jobs

WASHINGTON. Dec. 3l-GNs Mil
lions Of war workers On every major
industrial. community in the United
states today faced government ac-
tion .irtually freezing them to
their Jobs within the next three
months
The War Manpower Commission
disclosed thai some plan OF mat
power control will be TO effect 10
21U such areas fsom coast 10 coast
by April
In as cities. agreements uegotat-
ed with management and labor al
.cadv have been signed TO prevent
labor pira ing boarding and migra-
tior and speed up the transfer o.
workers from nou.csscutial Jobs tn
war plants
Agreements Reached
New agreements ere coming In at
the rate Of Two or three daily, com
miss on spokcsmcu said.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-12-31

Lansing, Mich. Dec. 81 ms
With the traditional fanfare miss
ing, arrangements were being com
pleted today for tomOrrow's inaug-
uration Of Republican Governor
elect Harry F. Kelly.
In sharp contrast 10 Inaugural
lions OF bygone years, the corc7
monies will be simple and brief
At 10 a. m. Kelly will walk to the
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-12-31
Five Million Men
Seek to Fight
Says Leader

Washington. Dec Sins As
surances that India stands ready
TO provide volunteer r'4iy Of
100000 men to help the Allied
cause were given To-Day by Sir
Ramaswami MIdaliar. member Of
the government OF India and Indian
representative on the British I'm
pcIial war council In London
Sir Ramaswami. who is en- route
back to London after attending a
meeting OF the international lnsti.
tute OF Pacific Relations in Cana
da Id the support Of the indian
:. for the United Nations cause
evident IN the great number Of
Indians who arc eager 10 toluntce.
for service In the armed forces
we are recruiting in India about
$4,000 volunteers month. bat
many more are turned away sir
Ramaswami said.
~ We possessed the training IA
cillties and equipment we could
enlist y volunteer Indian army OF
: 1000 600 men That IFS the answer
TO the question Of which side the
people 81 India stand on In this
war
Must be Trained
In ID. last war, We had an army
OF iG0G.U0O men However. h is
more difIicAlt To organize such an
army this time n IN no longer 2
question Of merely putting a rifle
In the hands OF an eager volunteer.
Soldicrs today must be highly
trained. 1nd We lack both training
facilitictI and equipment
Asked whothcr the recent Japa
ncse aerial ATTACKS ON Calcutta and
other Indian cities would tend 10
strengthen The win ~ tbe Indian
people 10 resist Japan SIR Rsmas-
wami said e..
There Is no question about the
will OF the Indian people 10 resist
Japan Tho indian people may
have their political differences. but
they are united 100 their uppoa.
ton 10 the japanese That goes
for the Congress party too We
were against TN. Japanese oven
before Great Britain aud the Unit
ed States
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-12-31
Nankin Killer


Detroit Dec 31-INS-Charged
with the Christmas Eve shotgun
Staying of his wife. Helen. Sc. Stan.
ley Matysiak Sc. was TO be arraign
ed today before luhster Justice
John Mokcrsky The murder war.
rant was recommended by Assist
ant Prosecutor John RiCCa
Matysiak has been quoted by de.
tectiFes as saying he shot his Ger
man born wife because she tauut.
ed him about the fate Of the Poi
ish people under the Nazi rule.
Matysiak Is a Pole
Ricea. In recommending the muH-
der warrant. ordered the release
OF Thomas Swacze-ki. &C.. and
Frank Promo, as. who had been
held in connection with the ease.
RigCa said ho wd. satisfied that in
helping place tho woman. bod
ON the fee OF a lake the two men
were acting iuEoIuntarily and be-
cause they had been threatened
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-12-31

HOLLYWOOD INS-Pvt George
W. Hole l3ycar-old veteran OF the
war in.the South Pacific who was
discharged from 'h0 Marines he
cause Of his Youth. was Iu Holly
IS God today 10 become a movie actor
and scenario writer. The strap
ping s.X-foot hero will appear in the
picture. Fighting Baby Marine
and will assist In writing .hc'sCcn.
aI.U.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-12-31

STOCKHOLM-AP- The Stock
holm newspaper Syenska Dagblad-
ed said today that DR.. Hans Thorn
sen, former counsellor OF the Ger
man embassy IN Washington, soon
will replace the present German
minister to Sweden.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-12-31

WASHINGTON -AP- Hunger
among the civilians OF North AZ
rica threatens to hamper military
operations and there may be ser
ious disturbances unless substan-
tial shipments OF food and cloth
ing are landed there by Feb. l.
That was the word brought back
by Milton :. Eisenhower. associ-
ate director of the Office of War
Information and brother of Lieut..
Gen. Dwight d. Eisenhower.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-12-31

Observation-Disclosures. Alex
ander Wiley (R) Wis, today
charged that vast quantities OF
skinned milk will have to be de-
stroyed unless dairy plants are
given priorities for storage tanks.
Skinned milk is used in the man
ufacture OF dried or powered milk,
practically the entire output OF
which is used by the armed forces
and lend-leasc.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-12-31

UTICA, n. Y.-lNlS-A public
emergency was declared in Utica
today by Commissioner of Public
Works George p. Hodges as a re
suit of flood conditions which al
ready have inundated low-lying city
streets and more than 500 cellars.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-12-31

MEXICO CITY-AP-The men
ace Of widespread strikes which
would paralyze the important sugar,
mining and textile industries hung
over Mexico today as rail workers
recessed negotiations for a new
contract with the government rail.
road administration.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-12-31

LONDON-INS Prime Ministe-
John Curtin of Australia was said
today in Reuter- dispatch from
Canberra TO be in full agreement
with recent statements in the INT.
ed States press that IL is essenti1!
Tor America ta send added forces
10 the Pacific TO prevent long and
costly war.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-12-31

WASHINGTON -AP- Reports
that President Roosevelt would
ask Congress soon TO renew his
authority to negotiate reciprocal
trade agreements with foreign
countries brought predictions from
Republicans today that the request
would touch off one of the hitterest
fights Of the 18th Congress.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-12-31

SAN BERNARDINO, Calif-AP
A II year Old boy who told a
coroner's jury he couldn't bear to
see his mother beaten again, was
eXonerated OF the fatal shooting Of
his father. The youth. Donald Rod
ger, high school freshman, testi-
fled at the inquest yesterday that
he fired 10 bullets from a rifle into
the body Of Matthew J. Rodger, 50,
Tuesday while Rodger was beat
ing Mrs. Effie ROdger.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-12-31

SANTIAGO, Chile-AP-At the
request OF President Juan Antonio
Rios. the Chilean Senate pdstpuned
taking a vote last night on a reso-
luton recommend ng the severance
OF relations with the Axis.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-12-31

PROVIDENCE. r. l. - ms -
Three 15year-old Bronx girls with
Park Avenue tastes. were en- route
home TO New Tork today with
their mothers after a two-mon h
$1,000 splurge in Providence which
included renting and furnishing an
apartment and entertaining n
grand style. The $4,000 came out
Of the $500 life savings Of Anth
ony Amalfitano. father Of Rose
Amalftano who bankrolled the ex.
petition. The TWO other girls
we're Mary Cagno and Gloria Field
man.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-12-31

See WAR Page 5
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-12-31

BOSTON-AP-For the first time
since the Cocoanut Grove fire took
4S9 lives on Nov. Is, Boston's night
spots expect to hit their stride to-
night In a New Years Eve celebra-
ton at prices ranging up to 500
couple.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-12-31

See CHURCHES Page 3
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-12-31

Observation-Disclosures. Rob
ert r. Reynolds. 0D) y. c.. TO-DAY
announced that the Senate Military
Affairs Committee, OF which he is
chairman, will resume hearings on
the nations manpower problem
soon after converting Of the new
Congress next Wednesday. Return
ing from vacation in Florida. Rey-
nolds said that manpower legisla.
ton depends on future develop.
ments.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-12-31

LOCKHAVEN. Pains - Of
fcials Of the Piper Aircraft Com
pany today were grateful for the
peace-time hobby Of their employees
who learned how to fly-"just for
fun. When flood waters OF the
Susquehanna River rose and threat
ened the company's airport, men
and women employees holding pilots
licenses left benches and lathes
and flew one hundred completed
planes to flying fields on higher
grounds.