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The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-12-22

in Fuel Ration

Washington. Dec. p ms This
office Of Price Administration to-
day was expected 10 submit an out.
line Of proposed changes IN its pet
roicum rationiGg program 10 James
r. Byrnes. director OF economic sta
obligation. who has personally in
te~yencd in the East Coast petrol
cum situation
Disclosure that changes in tho
program were being proposed came
az Rep. Andersen tRJ MINI. De.
clarfd that recent events. terminal
ing with resignation OF OPA Chief
Leon Henderson, re- cal "discrim-
nation AM bun ling TO government
handling Of "a and oil and said he
would urge HeudersOu's successor
10 take prompt action 20 change
"all unfair rati0ning rules OF pet.
rOleum distribution
"Thp uufairuess Of fuel oil ration
ing has nov become a national scau-
dal" ANDERSEN said. Unless drastic
change. are made IN fuel oil dis
,ri1utiOn within the next two days,
untold suffering viii occur In many
sections Of the country. which may
result In epidemics and Disaster
Andersen made publ. a letter
sent 20 Henderson last N0y. % In
which he said his constituents we're
asking how gas was secured for the
OPA chief and his wife 10 fly TO
MlHslle. y. J.. 10 a plane plotted
by Merrill e. Meiss. former deputy
director OF WEBS aircraft produc-
tion and whether Edward J. Flynn,
chairman Of the Democratic Ma
tional Committee wis given special
gas allowances 20 drive to New
Au#t.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-12-22
Dollar, Cent
Sought

Washington, Dec 22-INS-OPA
experts today were putting the
finishing touches on a program to
replace the admittedly complicated
general maximum price regulations
on food with a simplihed flat dollar
and cent system, and studying
means Of revising controls on other
retail items.
Retiring Price Chief Leon Hen
derson announced that the reor.
ganized plan for retail food prices
will 90 into effect sometime next
month and indicated that a number
OF steps toward slmplifcation, espe-
ically in the field OF small bus-
ness. are presently under way IN
other retail fields.
Immediately after the Christ
mas season a series Of meetings
will be scheduled with represents
tive retailers in all non.food lines
to review the whole problem Of
regulation in those fields.
Under the new food price rys.
TEN, housewives will find the same
ceiling prices for a particular itel
in each store OF the same class Ia
her community Retail stores viii
be divided into three mail
Independents. with the highest
price ceilings; chain stores. with
lower ceilings ard supcrmarkets.
with the lowest prices.
The new plan viii tell the re-
taller one Of two things.
]. Either the amount he can add
to his purchase price 10 get a
selling price.
2 Or the actual sollin, price
set out in dollars and cents.
The dollars and cents program
will begin with meat and soap. and
will be extended as rapidly as pos.
sible to other groups OF food store
items.
OPA officials could not estimate
when the entire retail food marEN
would be completely covered. hut
said It would be matter Of months.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-12-22
Million Men
Believed
Caught
Twenty Two Nazi
Divisions Nav
be Slain

tRv International News soryl-el
German armies in South Russia,
believed TO number a million men.
faced disaster today as Russian
armies smashing through the Don
River bend threatened the key
rail town Of MHleroyo on the Mos
coV.Rostoy line.
Far behind the Russian columns
driving westward We're the rem.
nams OF % Nazi divisions which
were doomed to humiliation II the
Soviet spearheads can close the
trap.
Advanced Red army units were
reported to be within Is miles Of
Mllleroyo. a junction point on the
EastNcst as well as the North.
south rail lines The swift Soviet
advance had carried It's advance
columns TO within 100 miles OF
Rostov.
Capture OF Millorovo. $50 miles
west OF Stalingrad. will outflank
the invading armies in South Rus
sia. said military observers who
consider the offensive on the Don
front a supreme effort TO cut off
and destroy huge segmcnts of HIT.
lers fighting forces.
Raj Lsshes Out
As the Russians struck their
mighty blows In the East the Raj
dashed out again at German war
production Centers in the East In
the second successive night al
tack on the Reich. Swarms OF
Pritains heaviest hombers roared
over the channel in a heavy raid
on the oft-blasted areas OF west.
ern Germany.
Tho british air piaIatrv paAq
no Immediate annouBC smcnt on the
results OF the night attack on Ger
many, but Berlin announced at
tacks on widespread areas OF the
western Reich. and claimed that
II bombers had been shot down.
Firm In Africa
Allied forces maintained firm
command OF the situation in North
Africa. American and British
bombers pounded Axis positions
in Tunisia and Libya In series
Of heavy assaults. and attacked
enemy shipping of the coast.
The British Eighth Army was re.
ported in the vicinity Of Sirte. $50
miles west OF FL Agheila, in pur.
suit OF the shattered Axis troops
which were spread out over the
road 10 Tripoli.
Meet With Hitler
As Axis leaders met with Hitler
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-12-22
Food CEILINGS
MaybeHigher

Washington. Dec. 22-UP--Food
Administration officials appeared
about ready today to discard mos,
farm subsidies IN favor of higher
food price ceilings.
y strong move TO drop subsidies
as a means Of keeping down food
costs followed closely the resigna.
ton OF Price Administrator Leon
Henderson. their chief supporter.
Ceiling prices on wholesalers
and retailers could be raised 10 per
init higher prices to farmers whose
products are not directly controlled
by OPA ceilings Sen. James NJ.
Mead. D., y. Y. strong Admins.
tratiOn supporter. has predicted
that the government will act soon
TO improve the agricultural pri g
situation both by lowering cost,
to the farmer and by increasing
some farm prices.
Farm organization leaders and
many congressman are opposed TO
the subsidies. The Agriculture De-
partment never has linked them.
Food professors have insisted tn "
were doomed to failure. Economic
Sterilization Director James r.
Byrncs, who was said 10 have sup.
ported Hendcrson's views. now is
expected 10 reconsider subsidies
and possibly order their abandon
ment.
Some subsidies. such as those 10
keep down food costs and TO helm
small meat packers stay in bust.
ness. are expected 10 be continued
Farm aid, such as ioans. purchase
programs and soil conservation nav.
ments. would not q affected like.
wise officials said. direct subsidies
may be made from time 10 time 20
meet temporarily unbalanced food
production costs.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-12-22

Appeals were being made today
to Ypsilanti residents 10 avoid hol-
idsy messages over either tele-.
phonic or Geographic lines.
Under recent order OF Board OF
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-12-22

BOISE. Ida ms Still protest.
ing that his conviction as killer
was a miscarriage Of Justice "
Duncan VI Johnston. former MAYOR
OF Twin Falls, Ida. today was back
ia his cell al the state prison FOL
lowing his strange disappearance
Johnston claimed he had no in
tent TO escape. but merely went
iof walk He was convicted OF
the murder Of George Olson. a
joWoIry salesman from Salt Lake
City, IN 1885.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-12-22

AUCKLAND, New Zealand-AP-
Frank Langstone submitted his
resignation as minister OF lands to
Prime Minister Peter Fraser after
cabinet meeting Langstone 70.
Gently resigned as New Zealand
high commiss ouer TO Canada. &C.
tusing Fraser OF "double-crossing"
him in appointing Walter Nash as
minister 10 the United states last
October.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-12-22
Council Notes

All members Of city council were
present Monday evening at the re-
gular meeting in city hall.
Request of fire department en-
ployes for payment for one dav
extra for each Is worked since
Jan. 10, 1852 was taken under al
yisement. II was decided to await
a copy Of supreme court decision
| before taking action The men
have been held entitled to one day
off each 16 days. They worked
the days on which they were en-.
titled to rest while validity of the
day off was being determined. Thcy
now want payment for those days
since they did not take them OF
J. Knowell Hart, assistant city
engineer, reported that negotia.
tons are underway whereby storm.
and sanitary sewers and water
mains may be built in Worden sun
division without cost to the city
except for two small easements
The subdivision is the site of a Pre-.
posed government housing project
in the first ward.
city Clerk Harvey G.. Holmes re.
ported S22.9'" 70 - 'hc -vrtr- --ers.
fund. SIG. .s5.ib i. the grYeral
fund: S6l9.59 in the sinking fund.
Sli2947 in the bond and coupon
account; S2Gl4j in payroll say.
inss, and Sl,16927 in defense fund.
Sub contract Of $1,000 for elec.
trical work necessary in drilling
new city water well and S14S50
for alteration to pumps at the city
water works were approved. Drill
ing of the new wells is under way
1t was decided to assess cost n.
sidewalks on Collegewood DR.. and
Hillside CT. against property own
ers. The action was taken after
clarification of the assessment sta
tus was sought by Louis c. An.
drews vice president OF the Ana
Arbor Trust Co.
On request Of the planning and
traffic division Of the state highway
department cost OF maintenance
and operation Of the signal light n,
the intersection Of T.. Michigan
Ave. and EcOrse Rd is 10 be paid
by the city and billed to the state
under the annual street mainten.
ance agreement.
ARRANGEMENTS wee mad q, A.,
duct the victory tax from city paw.
rolls as required by the federal
government
Miss Janet Edelen. city nurse.
through Alderman Clarence VI.
Loesell extended council members
an invitation 20 attend an open
house IN the new health headouar
.EawFFwur.N
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-12-22

Arrangements were made TO de.
duct the victory tax from city pay.
rolls as required by the federal
government.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-12-22

Miss Janet Edelen. city nurse.
through Alderman Clarence ".
Loesell extended council members
an invitation 10 attend an open
house In The new hcalth headnuar
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-12-22

VANCOUVER. b. C.-lNS Hope
waned today FOR safety Of Is pei
sons. many Of them Americans.
aboard a Canadian Pacific airlinef
missing since Sunday in the rue.
Fed fastBess 81 British Columbia
Garibaldi Mountain area on a fight
from White Horse. Y. T., TO Van
CUuEer.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-12-22

KEARNY. y. J.-INS - Mrs.
Janet Roper" Mother Rooper 10
thousands Of scamen who maintain
their shore contacts through the
Seameu's Church lnstitute--today
sponsored the cargo ship s S. And
romeda Built for the Maritime
Commission. the lu.Ooo-ton vessel
was launched al the Federal ship
building and Dry Dock Company
yard
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-12-22

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. The Su.
preme Courts decision UNFOLDING
Nevada divorces was followed TO
day by announcement by Sen. Ar.
thur Camper tR) Kan, that he viii
seek enactment Of a national d..
worse law in the new 18th Cor.
gress. Il think we ought TO have
uniform marriage laws" said Cap
per. Il am strong for it, and shall
Try to have the legislation con
sidered.'
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-12-22

soSTON-lNS-A fire OF un.
determined origin ragged for
several hours today on the
South Boston waterfront, de.
stroying thousands OF tons Of
coal and menacing the huge
power plant Of the Edison Elec.
trio Illuminating Company, As
SIX eoastguard freboats and
one from the Navy aided land
tremen in battling the blaze,
$50 eosStguardsmen began
throwing up a barrier Of sand
bags around the Edison sta.
ton.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-12-22

See WAR Page 8
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-12-22

LONDON-INS- Six hundred
persons were killed and hundreds
injured when earth shocks wreck.
ed the Turkish towns of Erbas.
Tokat and Niskar near the central
Black Sea coast, the German radio
reported today according to Reut.
ers. Every building in Erbaa,
which IS so miles southeast of the
Iort OF Samsun, was wrecked by
the fury of the quake, said the Ge.-
man report.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-12-22

HOLLYWOOD-lNS - Freddie
Bartholomew. the former kid actor
who now is Is and serving in IT,
Gle Sans Army Air Forces. today
faced possible resumption Of a To-
year fight over his custody AMI
EARNINGS. A Sl.u00.01O damage
suit brought by the actors parents,
Cecil and Lillian Bartholomew.
against Freddie and his aunt.guar-
dian. Millcent Bartholomew. was
reinstated by the district court Of
appeals.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-12-22
Flashes of
Late News
THE WEATHER: Tonight:
Rains, FreezinI

NEW YORK-INS- You can
now telephone from New York 20
San Francisco by cable. In a con.
versation opening the American
Telephone and Telegraph Com.
pany's new transcontineutal cable,
Walter 5. Clifford, president Of tha
concern, said the main reason the
company decided to build il, IN
1889, was possible war with ia
pan.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-12-22

Continued On Page s.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-12-22

NEW YORK-INS- Gary Cooper
and Greer Carson today We're
credited with turning in the best
performances on the American
screen this year by Film Daily
Cooper's portrayal Of the late LJd
Gehrig in The Pride Of the Yank-
ees" brought him his second fln-
dom's famous five victory. Miss
Carson was credited with turning
in the best performance by female
stars with her portrayal in Mrs
Miniyer".
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-12-22

CHlCAGO-lNS- DR.. Melchlor
Palyi, former economic adviser to
the Reichsbank of Berlin, declare
today that obtaining the coopera-
ton OF Admiral Jean Darlan was
a diplomatic victory for the Allies
That may overshadow the military
victory Of winning French North
Africa.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-12-22

CHICAGO-INS-A suit for s252..
600 damages, charging conspiracy
to fix prices OF fluid milk and
cheese against nine national com.
panies was on file in the L. 5.
circuit Court today in behalf OF
the Meadowmoor Diaries, Inc.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-12-22

MONTREAL, Que.-INS-With a
known death toll Of three and
damage estimated at 100000. fire.
men today probed the ruins OF A
ihIee-story, siX.family tenement
building which was Quilted by fire
following an explosion.
CLENELAND-TNS- Production
OF enough steel ship plate to build
ship day remained at stand
sun today as 1000 CIO workers
IN Republic Steel Corporations
strip mill struck in a dispute over
work schedules.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-12-22

MIAMI, Fla ms Elsa Car
Queyille. also known as Countess
Won Stahremberg and described
as an international adventures.
has been arrested in Los Angeles
and will be brought to face trial
on federal charge Of violating
the impersonation statute, A. Paul
Kitchen Of the Federal Bureau of
Investigation announced today.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-12-22

WASHINGTON-INS Sen. Bar.
hour (Rl n j., today demanded
elimination OF all depression-creat-
cd governmental agencies as a step
toward economy and release o.
manpower for the war effort. Bar.
.bour. i'm a formal statement. di-
rected his economy demand par
ticularIy at the National Youth Ad-
ministration.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-12-22

CHICAGO-INS- The Chicago
Housing Authority, which built the
IDA y. Wells Homes, a project hous.
ing 1000 negroes, reported today
that in the IS months the apart.
ments have been occupied there
has been a rental loss OF only
Sl56.49.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-12-22

CHICAGO-INS-Roger NJ. Fla.
herty, lawyer and sportsman. was
acclaimed by Republican leaders
today as the party's candidate in
the Chicago mayoraety primary
Feb. %. The election will be held
April 8.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-05-26
WAC Recruiting
Begins Wednesday
Regular Army Recruit
Stations Toke-Over

WASHINGTON, May 26-(P)
The War Department an
nounced today that recruiting
for the Women'S Army Auxili-
airy Corps First Officer Candi-
date School would start tomor-
row in regular Army recruiting
stations throughout the country.
All applications must be filed
on or before June 4. The school
will commence about July Is at
Fort Des Moines, Iowa, under
the direction of Col. Don G.
Faith.
Enrolment will be for the
duration of the war and for not
more than six months thereaf-
ter. Officer candidates must be
united States citizens, between
81 and as, with at least high
school education or its equiva
lent. They may be married or
single.
Approximately $50 candi-
dates will be chosen for the first
training school. The candidates,
while in training, will receive
$50 month, plus uniforms and
maintenance.
The War Department, empha-
sizing that recruiting would be
handled by the regular stations,
said applications sent directly to
the Department would not be
considered.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-05-26
Measure Laid on Table
for Consideration Later
Administration Deduction Plan
Nay be Dropped, Member Soys

Grafton until about Jan. /.
1t was assumed, most of them
said, that agriculture and do
nestle workers would be ex-
cluded from the source of col
lections, primarily because of
the low rates of pay, irregular
ity of employment and other
administrative difficulties.
Having laid aside the propos-
al for a time, the committee
turned to study of Treasury
recommendations that the es-
tate and gift tax schedules be
revised to produce $500, 100000
more revenue.
Among other things, Secre-
tary Morgenthau asked that the
existing insurance exclusion of
$4,000 be merged with the
present flat exemption of $40
600 and that a single exemption
of 100000 be substituted.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-05-26
Mrs. S(ho|tz
Passes Away
Deoth Claims
Woman, 81

Mrs. J. A. Scholtz, 81, former
| va resident of North Branch,
died Sunday evening at home
of her daughter, Mrs. Leo Mar
tus, 81 Ahrens street, where she
had been visitor since Easter.
Mrs. Scholtz had been in good
health until Saturday evening
when a physician was called to
attend her.
Funeral services for Mrs.
Scholtz will be held Thursday
morning at 10 o'clock at North
Branch from st. Peters and ST.
Pauls Catholic Church. Burial
will be in Clifford Catholic GEM
etery.
Mrs. Scholtz is survived by
five sons, Joseph, Harry, Frank
and Jerome of Detroit and
George of Pontiac; and by three
daughters, Mrs. Clarence Mel
lenbach, of North Branch, Mrs.
Raymond Link, of Brown City
and Mrs. Martus, of Mount
Clemens.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-05-26
BY DONALD A. YOUNG

WASHINGTON, May 26 Up
l. The administrations drive
to collect income taxes at the
source was stalled temporarily
at least today with House Ways
and Means Committee MEM
bers divided on the question
and not certain when it might
reach a vote.
After three days of debate,
the committee averted a show
down yesterday by adopting a
motion to lay the question
aside "for further considera-
ton"
Many members expressed be-
lief the action meant only that
the committee could not i'm
mediately foresee solution to
the numerous ramifications OF
a pay-as- you-go collection pro-
gram, but one said privately
that the whole idea might be
dfopped. q,
The Treasury had suggested
that 10 per cent of taxable IN
come be deducted periodically
from payrolls and from bond
interest and dividends, the de-
auctions to be applied to the
regular March 10 income tax
bills.
Some members said that the
so-called withholding tax" did
not come to vote yesterday
because, primarily, the whole
tax program has not been for
mulated and it would be diff
cult to tell how heavily a 10 per
cent deduction might fall on
low incomes.
They reported, too, that al
though the Treasury originally
advocated it as an initiation de-
4errent, other government Of
ficials had said that the pro
gram could not be placed in OPP
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-05-26
Death Claims
Mrs. A. Luck,
Funeral Set
for Friday

Mrs. Augusta Lueck, 80, died
late Monday night at the home
of her daughter, Mrs. Waldo
Weller, 1947 Base avenue, New
Baltimore.
Mrs. Lueck had lived for many
years at Bethany, st. Clair coun-
a.. and was w i d ly known
throughout the district.
She is survived by three sons,
Joseph of Mount Clemens, Nj
cent of Buffalo, N. Y, and Clar-
ence of Detroit; and by three
daughters, Mrs. John Shimska,
New Baltimore, Mrs. Elizabeth,
Pleege, Detroit, and Mrs. Weller.
The funeral will be held Fri
day morning at 8 o'clock from
st. Mary'S church with burial
in St. Mary's cemetery.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-05-26
Bank Clerk
Found Gully
Used Money TO
Fly AirpIones

NEW YORK, May 26-(P)-
Charles j. Marsh, 25, social reg
isterite bank clerk whose S27-a-
week salary wouldn't even buy
spare parts for his two airplaneS
was in Tombs Prison today af-
ter District Attorney Frank S.
Hogan said he admitted embez-
cling Sl7l,000 since 1899.
Charged with grand larceny,
Marsh, who was employed by
the Knickerbocker Federal Saw
ings and Loan Association, was
held without bail for grand jury
action after the bank was forced
to seek a loan because of the
shortage, the District Attorney
said.
Fifty thousand dollars went
for luxuries including frequent
trips to Florida, Hogan quoted
Marsh as explaining, while S20,-
600 went for spare parts for
two planes and $4,000 went
into a motion picture company,
the remainder having been loan
ed to friends.
Marsh'S wife, the former
Mary Duane Pell, with whom
he lives at Ivy Cottage" Hew-
lett, Long Island, did not know
that his bank connections" con-
sisted of a clerkship when she
married him in June, 1910, Ho-
gan said, but friends said she
would stand by" her husband
n vertheless.
Marsh is the son of the late
Charles j. Marsh, who was CO.
founder of the General Cable
Corporation and president of
the National Non-Ferrous Met
ais Exchange, and Mrs. Marsh,
who has a home at Montclair,
N. j., and another at Coral Ga
bles, Fla. His uncle, the late
Joseph w. Marsh, was once
chairman of the Board of West
inghouse, Inc.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-05-26
SUSPICIOUS

SUSPICIOUS
LOUISVILLE - There were
raised eyebrows at the Central
States probation and parole
conference when the treasurer
reported one of the delegates
passed a counterfeit bill in pay
ing his dues.