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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-08
Detroit Stocks

Sales High Low II 100 Chg.
River Raisin 100 .....
Shelter Mfg 100 49,.
Dividends In the foregoing table are the
amounts declared or paid so far this year,
unless otherwise noted. calculating divi-
dend bon Accommodations, ex-Ex-dividend,
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-08
Detroit Poultry

Market steady. Hens. average run. ale:
leghorn hens. 3 lbs. and up, lie: cocks,
10ml2c rock springers. lbs. and up, 27c:
rock broilers, ~ 10 lbs. 25c leghorn
broilers. lbs. up 22c: III TO 2 lbs, zoe;
under / u pounds not wanted; old tom
turkeys. 1sc; hens. 22c.
EGGS--Market steady Current receipts.
3Oc undergrades, 2siz q zoe.
California Oregon Power Company for
the ~ months ended May 81 reports a
net income OF S1003 iS0 against S9li, s2s
In the preceding II months.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-08
Labor Shortage
Looms Despite
Recruiting Plan
U. s. May Resort
TO Forced Control;
Detroit Key Area
from IN, Wall street Journal

WASHINGTON. July S-LocaI
labor shortages are adding up 10
national scarcity of skilled ahu
vrr,i.skilled workers
The labor squeeze in various
way pvod,'ction areas i uch'enlhC
doSpite the efforts Of the war
man power commission al Volun-
tarv recruiting of workers for war
iohs. Sometime in the near future
an atten,pt will be made at out
RIGHT government control over
hiring. firing and job-switchlng
within war industries, oiilclalS
predict IN
The need for that control VIII
helm 70 be sharply felt IN the tan
when the Detroit area gets INTO
neprv full production and when II
will no necessary 10 import work
crS into something like go war
production areas including Detroit
Seattle. Los Angeles. Buffalo,
l'~rtford and Bridgeport Conn.
These areas are now known 10 be
.t,ffcrinc shortage Of essential
skilled and semi-Skilled workers.
ROUGHLY. of 146 major labor mar
kot areas. Is arc now confronted
with shortages of male labor and
in 81 more a shortage is antlcl-
,--'>d before the end Of the year
il is reported by the man power
commission
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-08
Farm Bloc Bows
ToPresident 10
Permit Truce I.
But Battle Lines
Are Laid for COMING
Fight Over Parity
BY WILLIAM 8. NEAL
ntr News service staff Correspondent,

WASHINGTON, July s-The
administration and Congress today
face crucial decisions in the battle
against initiation.
Congressional lieute nants
of President Roosevelt reported
that he is deeply concerned over
the threat of an upward spiral in
the cost of living. because of pres
sure of farm and labor groups for
higher prices and higher wages.
A short-lived truce was reached
in the battle over the $3.50, 600, 900
agriculture supply bill. which car
ried rider denounced by Mr..
Roosevelt as tending to increase
cost of food
Congress sent TO the President
a resolution providing funds for
the agriculture department for
July The rider. which prohibited
sale of government-controlled SUR
plus commodities at less than
parity prices. was omitted.
CONTINUE BATTLE
Farm bloc leaders in the fight
to freeze the huge SURPRISES OF
wheat and other grain, however.
gave notice that they will con-
tinue their battle.
President Roosevelt told his
press conference he did not know
whether any announcement of a
general wage policy might be
Forthcoming. He told reporters,
that general wage increase
the steel industry would be -
factor in increasing the cost Of
living.
The Senate added another con-
troversial factor in the cost OF
food. when il passed and sent to
the House a bill requiring the
government TO make loans at
parity prices on wheat, cotton,
corn, tobacco, rice and peanuts.
Both corn and wheat are under
parity.
TEMPORARY INCREASE
Majority Leader Barkley con-
coded that the easure, IL
enacted, may result in at least
temporary increase in corn and
wheat prices.
The loans would be limited 10
farmers cooperating in the AAA
program.
A rising demand among senators
from farm states for fixing of
wages was reported. The admins
tration's position may be barred 10
the public in decisions in i'm
portant wage cases.
The Senate appropriations COM
mittee is expected 10 report out
bill this week providing funds for
the Office of Price Administrator
Leon Henderson.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-08

RAYS ABSOLUTELY right.
The mills are currently operating
as near 10 capacity as they can
barring only restrictions due 10
scrap shortages from time TO time.
If every pound of steel is snapped
up now. what will il be like later
on?
There's one thing that can help
the situation, and that is more
scrap.
ALONG THESE lines, we read
with interest an article telling how
Crosse Pointe Farms made sal
vaged car tracks pay the cost of
Irepaving and left some cash 10
spare.
The article is by Murray NJ.
Smith, village engineer. and was
carried in the last issue of the
Michigan Contractor and Builder
Smith admits quite frankly that
WPA labor and equipment is con-
tributed but goes on TO say that
some 20 tons of steel rails were
salvaged for the war effort.
ENGINEER SMITH and his men
had dual problem. They not only
wanted to get the rail up at the
4 least possible cost, but in so doing
| they wanted TO damage as little
concrete as possible to save on re-
/ placement.
/ Finally they tore up 1S-inch Sec
tions of concrete on either side of
the rails and hooked a logging
chain underneath the end. A road
ripper pulled up a short section,
the chain was moved up few
feet and the process repeated until
the entire rail was out.
The track was cut into 15-foot
lengths for handling
SMITH REPORTS that the COM
pleted job gives Crosse PointeI
Farms road which is equally as
good as the old one and has the
added advantage Of brand new
surface.
All this may be slightly techni-
cal. but apparently Detroit's en-
gineers never heard of such a
thing. There are miles of aban-
doned track here imbedded in
roads-lying idle while steel mills
cry for scrap.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-08
CHICAGO CRITICAL

Tho areas of current and antici-
I'D shortages are concentrated
in the Eastern Seaboard states
roth of Virginia, in the Great
J.s,,es region and along the West
Coast. Striking increases in esti-
r,o'od labor needs are reported
in Chicago. which has long been
an r~ea of labor surplus.
A lack Of uniform wage policy on
the mart Of the administration, it is
c~'nhasized. has aggravated the
labor market problem. Descriptive
labor hiring practices. particularly
in industries utilizing large num-
hers of skilled metal trade work
c-s. is being listed as a No. i
yawOblerO
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-08
DvERTIsEMENT

NOTICE IL hereby given that the south
Channel cub whose premises are located
az 81 clair Flats Michigan has applied
% the Michigan Liquor Control Commission
for a club license "a sell beer wine and
srflts ~ honahde members only and tha'
~ ia the intent ~ the Liquor Control Com
m FEi0u ~ grant said license upon eXpifa
tor o. l0 days from The date hereof.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-08
MARKETS
On the
Business
Front
By WARD SCHULTZ
Detroit Times Financial Editor

STEEL MILLS of the nation are
still suffering from lack OF scrap
Regardless of reports to the con-
trarv there's scarcely a day
passes but what some furnace over
the country is shut down because
Of the shortage. And that means
lust that many less tanks, guns or
ships available 10 the United Ma
lions.
Just the other day, I ran into
RAY Hodgson. former manager OF
the Detroit RFC, who is doing a
swell job as president of Graham.
I'm almost certain that this
nation is going to face a drastic
shortage OF steel long before we
reach the capacity Of our fac
tories 10 produce war materiel,"
he told me.
Even today, few plants are
able to build up any kind OF a
backlog, so just think what II
will be like when our already eX-
listing war plants hit capacity
and some OF the new giant
plants now being constructed are
completed"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-08

NELSON r. ADAMS
CHARLES A. BACHMANN
FRANK c. COOK
FRANK d. EAMAN
JOHN ENDICOTT
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-08
DIRECTORS

]. GRIFFITH HAYS
RICHARD s. HICKEY
EARL l. KEENAN,
GEO. ". N. LOTHROP
KENNETH L. MOORE
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-01-17
Agreement on
Prices Sought

Washington. Jan. 17-INS-Ad.
minlstration leaders on Capitol Hill
today expressed confidence that
President Roosevelt will win his
fight against enactment Of a price
liking bill which might permit a
sharp rise in the cost OF living
while conceding some compromises
must be granted to overcome the
farm revolt in Congress.
Although both House and Senate
were in adjournment over the week
end. congressional conferees met to
day in an effort to reach agreement
on the price-fixlng bill. A final &C
cord by Monday or Tuesday was
forecast by Sen. Taft tR) Ohio. one
Of the Senate conferees
President Rooseyelt's followers on
the conference committee we're bat
Ting to kill the O'Mahoney.Russell
provision. written into the bill by a
rebellious Senate at the insts nee OF
its farm bloc leaders. This pro.
vision would tie farm prices to wage
levels. and its opponents charged
1t would permit a 20 per cent or
higher increase in the cost Of living
A new war powers bill meanwhile
was introduced 10 the Senate as
both branches planned action next
week on other war legislation.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-01-17
Ecuador, Peru
Might Agree

Rio de Janeiro, Jan l7-INS-A
solution for the centary.old Ecua-
, dor-Peru boundary dispute was re-
ported TO have been found today AS
special committees went TO work
on specific problems OF the Pan
American conference OF foreign
ministers.
The conference had been adjourn.
ed until Monday. but the smaller
committees were said to have their
hands full In settling detailed mat
tiers.
one OF the most yexing problems
was the EcuadorPeru dispute.
Ecuador had earlier threatened to
bolt the conference unless a basis
for settlement was reached before
larger international matters we're
discussed
The reported solution Of the dis
pute will be presented 10 the con
ference at the opening session on
Monday, II was said. II was de-
vc,oped largely by Sumner Welles,
L. S. Undersecretary OF State. and
Dr. Ogwaldo Aranha, Brazilian for
eign minister.
II appeared certain. as the con.
ference sessions closed for the
week end that all 81 Of the ma
tions represented would vote for a
formal rupture Of diplomatic rela.
tons with the Axis Powers. Welles
had earlier called for such action
as means OF preventing NTH col
ume action In this hemisphere
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-01-17
Project to Cost
Three Million
Dollars
Central Press Phonephofo

G. Donald Kennedy. state high
way commissioner late Friday re.
ceiyed notification from the Public
Roads Administration OF the certif.
cation by Secretary OF War Stimson
to the federal works agency that
the access road project serving the
Ypsilanti bomber plant area was
essential to. the war pro ram"
This Is the green light for the
93,220,0o0 project <
A second certi1cation, involving
$4,000 for q highway extension
from Fort Custer to Battle Creek
was announced simultaneously here
by Commissioner Kennedy. The
two Michigan approvals are among
the first on the large access road
program geared to war needs.
The Ypsilanti bomber access
road, covering 10 miles, surrounds
on three sides the Ford plant and
airport. The Improvement on the
north extends TO the city limits u
Ypsilanti on M.l7. II comp etes,
with a divided lane h ghwsy. the
one strip skeleton system built a
year ago with a community facili
ties appropriation under the pro-
visions of the Lanham act. Kenne-
dy said the project included two
railroad crossings, three parking
lot entrances, and one highway
trattic interchange.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-01-17

Offices on a Democratic slate. Pc
titions can be filed with the town.
ship clerk until Jan. %.
Mrs. Lillian NJ. Sheppard who has
held the post OF clerk fsr two
years Will be opposed on the Re
publican ticket by Carl Clark, 7040
Merritt Rd., who has been a resi-.
uent in the township 10 years and
Is employed in the recording de.
partment at the Ford Motor Co.,
hiyer Rouge.
On the Democratic ticket, Fred
W. Ebeler has lled petition f..
nomination as supervisor. Mr..
Lbelel, a resident on Sweet Rd.. Is
mechanic. The other Democrat
wno has Tiled petition is Mrs. Kath-
crime Swope. 59Ss Stony Cree.
Rd., a housewife. She Is seeking
nomination as clerk.
Other Republican incumbents
who nled petitions for renomin1
ton are +. d. Foster. superv sor;
.Nels~n poutell, treasurer: and
frank W. Rowe. justice OF pea
Peyton Draper. incumbent board
OF review MEMBER, has, nor n..
petition but Oscar II. Welkenbach.
40 L. cross St. haCdled petit.
ton for the Office. Mr. We.keu.
bach, a sign painter. has never
held public Office. He has been q
township resident for 2. years.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-01-17
Defense Plans Outlined For
Washtenaw County, Township

Emergency defense plans IN
Washtenaw County and in Ypsi-
lant Township were outlined at
meetings Friday night
County defense council members
IN Ann Arbor heard Mrs. Glen
Arnold, Mrs Fred Battelle and
owen J. Cleary outline Ypsilanu
plans.
Council members were Informed
that Red Cross first al ] instrHc-
tors would be provided for groups
which are being formed in the
county. Air raid protection mate
ial is expected to arrive soon from
Lansing headquarters and will DE-
distributed TO local councils.
The county salvage committee
will contact those engaged IN sal.
wage work so that materials can
be released Immediately
Men Organize
At Ypsllanti town hall 80 men
named to key and assistant de-
tense posts met 20 organize for
first aid units. as air raid wardens
and for similar defense posts.
First aid classes and other train
ing courses will be organized i'm
mediately.
Key men with four or five assis.
tants have been named In various
communities. Sure visor +. D.
sFoster will act as director OF de-
tense work.
Sheriff John L. Osborn. who at
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-01-17
War Machine
Work Started


Washington. Jan. l7-iNS-Two
big, soft.spoken American business.
men today began the giant task OF
converting Industrial efforts OF the
United States into the greatest war
production machine ever conceived.
Donald NJ. Nelson. former mail
order house executive. now Amer
ica's war production car, was
charged with organizing peactime
Industries into a vast machine for
production OF planes. guns. tanks.
warships and other war materials.
William ("Big Bill') Knudsen.
one-time head OF General Motors.
was assigned the tremendous lob
OF expediting the war production
program as lieutenant-general and
director Of the War Department 5
sweeping munitions program.
With the help Of the two men and
their lieutenants. President Roose-
welt hopes Americas peacetime In.
dpstries will produce $4,000 air.
planes, 10000 tanks. 100000
tons Of shipping and $4,000 antiair.
craft guns in the next IS months
under a sl2SOO0,000.0 900 war pro.
gram to defeat the Axis.
President Roosevelt. In an execu
tive order. gave Nelson virtual die.
tatorial powers over the nation 5
war industries program-authorit
second only 70 his own-and the
new production boss" wasted no
time In settling down to work on
the immediate major tasks before
him.
Foremost among the iobs are:
l. Conversion Of peacetime indus
tries to full war time production.
with transformation OF the automo-
bile maun acturing capacity the big
gest pro lem.
2. speed-up OF production in all
lines.
3. Procurement of necessary ma
terials and other facilities for pro.
duction of machines and weapons.
4. Maintenance Of supplies Of vital
commodities.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-01-17

Five new directors to serve three
year terms on Ypsilalti Commun-
lty Fund board we e elec.ed at all
annual meeting in Ypsi anti High
School Friday night. They are
Mrs. Harold deb Barss, Mrs. Rob
ert Daley, Dr.. l.. c. Perry. Carl
johnson and August Keller.
The new members will I'LL the
expired terms OF Mrs. Charles NJ.
Elliott. A b. Curtis. d. r. Quirk.
Ben H. VandenBelt. Sr.. and Paul
Ungrodt.
In the financial statement for
1911. presented by A. Il. Curtis, Il
was reported that the Fund start d
the year with a balance OF S.
s22.9s. Col ctiols on 1871 pied.
ges totaled $8.02s6l and collec-
tons on 1912 pledges, S10.316.9O.
The balance and collections
amounted to $27.168.49. Expendi.
lures for the year were $13.S86 90
leaving a balance Jan. i. 1912 OF
$13,28157.
Financial status OF the Fund IS
the best in 10 years it was re.
ported. For the past two years,
effort has been made c. C. Wes-
colt, presi lent, said. TO get an &C.
cumulated reserve. This has been
lone and the Fund is out OF debt,
he stated.
Mr. Wescott listed social agen.
cles assisting in Fund work in
fpsilanti and commended the
work Of Mrs. Flossy Feiner direc
tor Of Council Of Social Agencies
Ben H VandenBelt, ST.. chair
man Of Social Agencies Council.
reported on the program for the
year. He explained the planning
board established TO rule activities.
appointment of Mrs. Feiner to her
post in March. social service ex-
change for clearing case work,
family service bureau board, de-
linquency institute organization
and placement work IN the civil
ian defense program.
Louis Mirani, Detroit attorney
and director OF Michigan Welfare
League. toll the 10 present that
the way to Keep Our Feet on the
Ground" is 10 plan ahead for emer-
gencies which will present them
selves in a defense prog am. We
should know as much as possible
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-01-17
lntoxiCation Results
in Arrests, Sentences

Robert L. Fink and George AL
cure. both OF III n. Huron ST., paid
$40 in municipal court today after
pleading guilty to charges OF hav-
ing been intoxicated and disorderly
in a tavern at 16 E. Michigan Ave.
early this morning.
The men were arrested by city
police about 1890 a. m. today Po-
lice reported that office had rep
rimanded the men earlier Friday
night after an alteration at the
tavern.
Joseph 7. King. released on parole
Friday from Southern Michigan
prison, was sentenced to pay $40
In municipal court today or to serve
30 days after he pleaded guilty to
having been intoxicated and disor.
derby Friday night. King. who said
he was going to work at a farm az
7ll4 buckingham Rd.. was arrested
about II p. m. by officers who
found him sitting in driveway at Is
+. Michigan Ave.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-01-17
Tire Permits
Being Issued

Washtenaw county tire ration
ing board, following a meeting FRI
day night announces a list OF those
to whom permits for purchase OF
tires will be given.
The motorists who will be per
mitted TO buy new rubber and the
regulations under which permits
sion is granted are; Edward W.
Frederick, R. F. D., Ann Arbor,
milk hauling; DR.. Ellis McCleery,
Ann Arbor, physician; Charles A.
Fisher, R. F. D. 3, Up ilanti, farm
er with tractor: Louis w. Book,
Jackson Ave, Ann Arbor, stoc4
hauler: Jacob F. Dieterle. Ypsl-
lanti. obsolete size; Fed ] Tirb.
Clinton. food produ err; Louis A.
kemps, Ann Arbor. RID. 5, milk
hauler.
Joseph H. Hamer. Ann Arbor,
fuel oil hauler; Lei Teachout,
Il. F. d. 2, Milan, obsolete size;
B. G. Moorman and sons, Ypsi.
lanti, building material in defense
area; Charles w. Dieterle. and
Mrs. Laura Dieterle, Chelsea,
sanitation vehicles; Staebler Oil
Co.. Ann Arbor, fuel oil distribu-
tors: DR.. Norman Miller, Ann Ar
Dor, physician; A. Basso and Co.,
Ann Arbor, food distributors.
T. R. Cunningham. Ann Arbor
mail services Charles Williams,
Chelsea, obsolete size; Ypsiland
Police Department, police service;
WILL. Rhode, Ann Arbor, ma
terial deliveries in defense build.
ing; Fosdick and Ford, Saline.
tuel oil distributors.
The rationing board meets three
evenings a week and serves with
out compensation. Its members
are Mrs. Smith. Albert Parker and
Herbert Upton. Ann Arbor.
Meet Here
Dealers who sell different makes
Of tires we're represented at a
meeting in the Ypsilanti Gas or
flee Friday afternoon. An ex.
PLANTATION OF the regulations was
made and blanks were distributed.
Blanks and copy Of the regula.
lions viii also be available at the
gas office and the Board OF Com.
merce.
Although the local board, com
nosed Of Luman Seamans. Max
Ambrose. L. F. Schill. E. A. Mellen-
camp and Neil Johnson. will have
no official status be"ause Of the
state council OF defense ruling
that a three person county com
mittee be named. will continue to
function 20 provide coordination Of
ACTIVITIES.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-01-17
Today in Past

One Year Ago Today
Prime Minister Churchill asks
for more American ships guns and
planes. but says large armies
from overseas" will not be required
In 1871.
Two Years Ago Today
Copenhagen hears 10000 Russian
troops Ia full flight from Salla
front in Finland Britain halts i'm
ports OF American tobacco.
IS Years Ago Today
Canadians rail German trenches
northeast OF Cite Calonne, France,
while other British troops drive to
ward Bcaucourt-sur Ancre Ger
man raider sinks eight British
steamers IN Atlantic.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-01-17
City Treasurer
to List Workers

Volunteer civilian defense regis
trations will be accepted next week
from 9 to 1880 a. m. and TO 1870
p. m. by Mrs. Mabel Stadtmiller,
city treasurer. in the city hall.
over 300 have registered for the
city defense program. Reports
from Cleary College. which began
registration Thursday and will con-
tinue It next week. are not includ-
ed. Michigan State Normal College
will start registration Tuesday.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-01-17
MajorB Battle
at Singapore
Deemed Likely
Russians Win New
Successes
BY Leo V. Dolan
n\S War Edi,orl

Russia and Malaga provided nc
chief war activity today, with the
Soviet armies scoring still more
successes and the British defenders
Of Singapore preparing for an anti
cipated major battle.
Meanwhile. in Washington.
American war observers express
ed the view that Japan war opera
tons have become increasingly
hazardous.
They pointed out that American
naval action. by retarding move
ments OF japanese troops, has
struck a telling blow in defense u
the Philippines. Malaga. China and
the Dutch East Indies.
Five Jap ships was the latest
bag" OF the United States Navy
In Far Eastern waters.
Along the nations eastern sea
board, at the same time. the Navy
was operating TO "pur e" the coast.
al waters OF one or possibly more
enemy U.boats TO which two tank.
ers. the Norness and Coimbra have
fallen prey.
Reports from Russia limited that
the southern Soviet armies have
completed their enlightenment OF the
great industrial city of Kharkov--
and that its recapture Is ant civ ated
within a few days.
Simultaneously the Ru
the Moscow front were m
ward with their entrapme..
large Nazi army In the Mo-.
pocket-an@ other German forces
were being cut OF from all hope
Of escape In the Crimea.
Singapore reported that ma
or battle between the Jap in. aders
OF Malaga and the British and Aus
tralian defenders Is expected sh RI.
~ alorg the "Pownall line. situa,.
ed 100 miles north OF the Singapore
naval base.
Latest indications were that the
laps on the Malayan Peninsula
have been halted dead in their
tracks after meeting the Austria
lians-who killed and W un ed 20
Japanese in the'r first engagement
On the Pacific Ocean. "A special
dispatch from a correspondent " IN
the L. S. Pacih. feet revealed. the
American Navy is hitting the zap
anese wherever the Nipponese
can be found. This dispatch sal
American naval guns have been
hring-and are hitting what they
are shooting at.