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The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-05-16

DisputeSeen
Over TaxBill
Many Features
Controversial

Washington, May 16-INS-Con-
gress today appears headed to-
wards battle royal" over the tax
bill as House Ways and Means
Committee continued to write con-
troversial features into the meas.
ure.
The committee. in more than a
months secret elaboration has SO
far approved several proposals
which, in the past, have drawn con-
centrated fire from powerful groups
in both the House and the Senate.
In a storm session yesterday. a
ma jority OF the committee voted for
mandatory joint tax returns for
husband and wife. This proposal
was approved by the committee
last year, but so much opposition
TO 1t arose at that time that 1t
was thrown out of the l941 revenue
bill on the House floor.
The proposal, advocated by the
Treasury, would make husband and
wife pool their income for tax
computing purposes and, in cases
where both work. they would have
TO pay taxes at a higher rate than
two unmarried persons with identi-
cal incomes.
For this reason. the proposal has
been attacked both in Congress
and by the Nations clerics as plac-
ing a penalty" on marriage, and
thereby encouraging immortality.
Hardest hit by the plan would
be the nine community property
states in which husband and wife
are now permitted to divide their
total income in order to pay taxes
at a lower rate.
Already the committee has ap-
proved drastically lower exemp-
tions which will apply TO personal
income taxes. Exemptions for sim
gle persons have been dropped
from $3.50 to $500 and for married
couples from $1,000 to 1920 leav-
ing unchanged the $500 for depend
ents.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-05-16


ate and indisputable evidence 10 the
people Of every region irrevocably
proving the need OF rationinR. There
has been so much confusion and
contradiction OF information that
the people fail 10 be impressed with
the sacrifices demanded.
II think the Office of Price Ad-
ministration has invited needless
Misunderstanding by issuing unlini.
tied or * cards for gasoline ration
ing. An unlimited card Is repugnant
to the whole idea OF rationing."
Nandenbere, who refused 10 ac-
cept an X gasoline card said. how
ever, that those accepting these
cards are far more limited than
some persons with A or 3 cards.
The X card issued to public Off
cials is for official use only, he said,
whereas the non.essential motorist
who receives an A card can use
his gasoline any way he pleases.
As evidence of lack Of informa-
ton he cited vague statements Of
Washington officials that gasoline
rationing might be extended over
the entire country.
There IL 100000. 900 tourist
industry in Michigan. and 800.
10000 tourist industry in Maine"
he said. Bookings for Michigan
were very high. All Of sudden
some official talks OF gas rationing
being extended over the whole coun-
try and there are cancellations by
the thousands.
The operators OF tourist places
do not know what to do You cant
get cooperative loyalty out OF
chaos"
Sen. Claude Pepper I'D Fla. also
sounded a warning on rationing.
II rationing is due to actual need
the American people will gladly &C.
cept II. but II it is due 10 lack OF
foresight and planning In Washing
ton. the wrath OF the people will be
visited on those responsible he
said.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-05-16
French Ships
Serious Issue

Washington. May l57-lAS@- .bfg;
position OF seven French tankers
ana several merchant vessels IN
Caribbean waters today. remained
the chief obstacle TO a satisfac-
tory agreement between the Unit
ed States and the high commits
sioner OF Martinique concerning
the future status Of the French
West Indian possessions
In view OF the serious American
shipping shortage. the United
States government would like ito
requisition the French vessels.
IL this move Is impracticablc
the American government would
like to place guards aboard the
craft or otherwise immobilize
them SO that there would be no
danger OF Axis agents getting con
troll OF the vessels.
Vichy France, however, has re-
fused TO authorize any such move
on the grounds that French ships
cannot be transferred to any bel
ligerent power under the terms Of
the Franco-German armistice.
Article eleven of the armistice
provides that the movement OF
French merchant vessels is sub
ject to the approval OF the Ger
man and, or. Italian governments.
Viohy takes the opsition that II
is useless seven TO ask the Ger
manhattan armistice commission
for permission 10 transfer the ships
to any member OF the United Ma
tons for use in the war effort
against the Axis
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-05-16
.U-Boat Sinks
American Ship
in Mississippi
Deaths Number
Twenty seven

New Orleans, May 16-INS -
The braZen exploit OF an enemy
submarine which penetrated TO the
mouth OF the Mississippi River,
there sinking a large merchant YES
sci only a mile and half from the
rivers mouth. put seamen on the
alert inshore today.
The American cargo ship, rocked
by tremendous explosions which
were heard 40 miles inland, was
quickly converted into a mass OF
flames after a series OF rapid.fre
torpedo hits. and burned for hours
before going down.
Twenty-seven members OF the
ships crew were killed as three tor
pedoes ripped into the freighter
near the Mississippi delta, eighth
naval district headquarters an
nounced yesterday. Three sink
ings in the Gulf were announced
earlier in the week.
Sixteen survivors were picked
up by coast guard crews. but six
OF them were seriously burned be-
fore escaping from the craft. The
others were less seriously burned.
The attack took place In broad
daylight on Tuesday. The shin
had stopped when the first torpe-
do hit at 3:05 p. M, with two more
striking soon afterward, according
to survivors. 1t sank in 100 feet
OF water.
Mike Kuzma, OF st. Paul. MINI,
leaped into the water without
life preserver and, besides saving
himself, helped two others-Bert
MacDowell OF Lima, o., and Turner
o. Hanley of Morales, Tex, keep
afloat until rescuers arrived.
Capt. Bengt H. Larson OF Squan-
tum. Mass, and other officers OF
the ship. name OF which was with
held. were among those lost. Seven
bodies were recovered. Survivors
were brought to New Orleans
hospital.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-05-16
Outstanding Citizenship Noted
Rationing Need Should be
Proven Vandenberg Ayers


Washington May 16-INS- Sen.
Arthur H Vanfenberg (R) Mich, 20
day declared that success OF the
entire rationing program is threat.
ened by confusing and conflicting
information issued by high govern.
ment officials.
The Office OF Price Administra-
ton, he said, should provide indis.
putable evidence OF the need for
every rationing program in order to
win wide public. acceptance and
avoid pickering and dissatisfaction.
Il believe that the American peo-
pie are willing 10 accept whatever
the necessities dictate said Van
denberg. but the people should be
shown the necessities.
There should be far more accur-
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-05-16
Red Army Continues
Advance ON kI,arkOy
Stream Across
River at New
Points
Americans Strike
New Air Blows
Against Japs

(By International News service)
Marshal Semyon Timoshenko's
Soviet forces continued their re-
lentless advance on kharkov to-
day. with Red army units stream,
ing across the Donets River at sew
eral new points to hurl the Ger.
mans out OF many inhabited local.
tiles In suburban areas OF the
Ukrainian capital.
The tremendous scale OF the
Russian assault led military OBJ
servers to agree generally that
the recapture OF the vital indus
trial center might be only a matter
OF a few days. despite the fierce
resistance offered by the rein
forced Nazi legions.
New crossings OF the Donets,
which the Axis repeatedly admit
ted, afforded new evidence that
Tlmoshenko intends to launch his
final, decisive drive against the
city on wide basis. probably
from several directions.
Exact locations of the advances
were not announced. but It was re-
garded as significant that they
were not concentrated at one
point along the 20 mile front, but
were effected at various sectors
all the way from Bielgorod In the
north to Smiley in the south.
New Aerial Blows
While the Red armies we're scor.
ing their latest advances. an
nouncements OF new American
aerial blows against Japan in New
Guinea and Burma we're emanat.
Ing from Australi and India.
General Douglas Macarthur.
from his United Nations headquar.
tiers In Australia. said American
and Australian filters succeeded in
starting huge fires in buildings
during surprise attack on tba
Jap held New Guinea base OF Lac.
The attackers also pounded rum
ways at an enemy airdrome, he
said
Destruction OF IS Japanese
planes on the ground by u. s,
Army bombers during a recent raid
OIL an enemy airdrome in Mytk-
yina, Burma, was announced in
New Delhi The Americans also
blasted at runways and buildings
az the Irrawaddy River port, 175
miles northwest OF Lashio, a COM
munique disclosed
Continue Advance
In the Chinese province OF Yum
nan, Japanese forces continued
their logged advance toward the
provincial capital OF Running az.
ter capturing Tengchung and ad-
vsncing to within 80 miles OF Pa
oshan.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-05-16
Factory Heads
Discuss Needs

War time needs was the discus
sion topic before manufacturers
division OF the Board OF Commerce
which met at Hotel Huron Friday
noon.
z. H. Chapelle, head of the sale
committee for defense stamps and
bonds, urged manufacturers to in
crease the employee sales in their
50 per cent of factory employees
in Ypsilanti were under payroll
deduction plan.
Z. R. Schill, head Of the city
salvage committee. asked manu-
facturers to appoint a salvage
chairman in their plants. This
would enable immediate collec-
tion of industrial scrap which is
needed so desperately, Mr.. Schill
said.
Joseph II. Thompson. head OF de-
Tense transportation in the city,
talked of the conservation pro-
gram which management and EN-
ployes will have to follow 10 pre-
vent large wastes.
N. l.. Munro, chairman OF the
manufacturers division, reported
oh a recent Chicago convention
at which the discontinuance in
production OF 400 iron and steel
items wss discussed.
Paul Ungrodt. representing the
regional board of American Car
loading Association. asked manu-
facturers TO load and unload rail-
road cars with speed during the
war.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-05-16
Mexico Swept
by Indignation
Over Sinking
Declaration of War
Prepared

Mexico City. May 1e-lNs- The
government OF Mexico today
moved steadily in the direction OF
war against the Axis, although
hopes still existed that Berlin,
Rome and Tokyo might avoid hos
tihties with satisfactory" expla-
nations for the sinking OF a Mex
lean tanker by a submarine.
A declaration OF war, prepared
by Senator Leon Garcia, National
Revolutionary party leader. was
ready for presentation to the Mex
lean congress whenever President
Avila Camacho saw fit to give the
go-ahead sign.
1t was regarded as certain, how
ever. that no declaration would be
introduced until next Wednesday.
the deadline set by Foreign Minis
ter Ezequiel Padilla for receipt
of replies to protests delivered
yesterday through the Swedish
government TO the Axis capitals.
Indignation over the sinking of
the tanker Protrero Del Llano off
the coast of Florida Wednesday
continued TO mount throughout
Mexico today.
Five hundred students massed In
front OF the German Casino in
Gale Lopez yesterday and threw
rocks through the windows, cry
ing death to the Nazis". They
fled when police arrived on the
scene.
Molina Batancourt, director-gen-
eral of population, demanded pub
licly that 40 Germans should be
shot for each Of the Is Mexicans
lost in the torpedeoing OF the tank
or
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-05-16
Ben Vanden Belt, Jr. on
Tour in Detroit Today

Ben H Vanden Belt, Jr.. was
one OF 200 high school seniors of
Michigan on a tour OF inspection
conducted by the Aviation Cadet
Selection Board at Detroit today.
He was chosen by the faculty of
Roosevelt High School to repre-
sent men OF his class graduating
this June.
The group were TO witness en-
listment and primary training OF
cadets in Naval Aviation. The
tour was TO include a trip TO the
Cadet Selection Board offices, visit
to the Naval Reserve Air Base at
Crosse lie and attendance at the
Detroit and New York ball game
at Briggs stadium
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-05-16
Market Opens
Despite Cold

Rain and cold were no hindrances
10 five farmers and their wives who
appeared early this morning 10
open the city market tor the sum.
mer.
Customers we're "a little slow In
making their appearance although
one woman farmer had sold eight
OF her ten fryers. in less than an
hour and another had sold a flat OK
tomato plants during the same time.
Mrs George Rattray. Milan. who
has been a regular visitor at the
market for u years. was one VI
the early arrivals az the market.
Another rural resident OF equal
years service 10 the market is Mrs.
Murray Day. Sr Willis
A variety OF goods we're displayed
including snapdragons. asters. pc
tunias. zinnias, ageratum. dahlis.
and gladlolus flower plants and cab
bage, egg plant peppers and toma-
toes in the vegetable plant line.
Crispy radishes, cartons OF eggs.
rhubarb and green onions were part
OF displays.
One rural visitor had hickory
nuts and a variety OF canned jel-
lies. The latter included crsbapple.
ras pberry. cherry, grape. wild
grape, strawberry, plum. elderber-
~ and crabapple mixture and other
varieties. This farmer woman e1-
planned that last fall she had
variety OF fruit juices available and
q lot Of sugar 20 she just made
up a number OF Jars Of jelly. She
said she had found sale OF iellIes
very good probably because many
people could not make it now due TO
sugar shortage"
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-05-16
FWA Housing
Project Off

La Porte. Ind, May 16-lNS -
The Federal Works Agency today
wrote of a $500 loss because an
expected skiold housing increase
at nearby Kingsbury population:
200) failed to develop.
The FWA had planned to build a
s129.000 sewage and water pump
ing system, but when $500 had
been spent il was found that the
munitions workers calculated for
Kingsbury had taken up residence
elsewhere.
We've decided to call of the
project" said FWA Construction
Engineer J. II. Collins. who com
puted the loss.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-05-16
Fire Bombs Not
to Bring Worry

Ypsilanti residents who have
been considering possibility Of air
attacks here had less 10 worry
about today with new type ex-
tinguishers TO fight incendiary
bombs available In Ypsilanii.
Already on the market here are
relatively inexpensive e1tinguish-
ers which tests show are efficient
and easy to manipulate With one
on every floor OF Ypsilanti homes.
officials entrusted with the safety
OF the city. feel there is little dang
er Of a conflsgrstion should enemy
aliens succeed in penetrating air
defenses and reaching Ypsilanti
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-05-16
SUPERINTENDENT REMOVED

Detroit. May l6-lNS - Frank
Dixon. superintendent OF schools
in Lake Shore School District one
for nine years. IL without job
after the school board voted
TO Gust him because he assertedly
changed the records % his daugh-
ter's grades in applying for a scho-
larship for her He admitted the
grades submitted for the scholar
ship we're different than those on
the record but declared he had
typed out the grades for the scho-
larship from memory.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-05-16
Congress Today

by United Pressj
Senate and House in recess.
Charles d. Pack. Justice Depart
ment attorney continues testimony
on alleged dyestuh cartel before
Senate Patents Committee 90 a.
m. EWT).
FRIDAY
House
In recess.
Senate
Rejected Downey resolution call
ing on Senate TO waive special
treatment in gasoline rationing.
Continued debate on Agriculture
Department appropriation bill.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-05-16
Minister Suggests
Liquor Rationing

Atlantic City, n. l.. May Is
lNS-Rev. Cameron p. Hall OF Phi.
ladelphia today suggested ration
ing OF liquor as we'll as gasoline and
sugar.
1T is a strange commentary" he
said. that sugar which sweetens
a cup of coffee. is doled cut while
liquor. which sours life with brok-
en- homes. highway accidents and
political corruption. is allowed to
go its way uninterrupted"
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-05-16

HOLLYWOOD - ms - Norma
Shesrer isn't ready yet to say that
she will re-marry. but the CLAM
orous screen actress admitted to.
day that she has a heart interest
Martin Arrouse. a young ski in
structor-who might" become a
husband. Il am not engaged and
J have no plans" Miss Shearer
said. My children adore Mr. Ar
rouge He taught them how TO
ski and il was through them that
I first met him.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-05-16

BERLlN-(From German broad J.
casts)-AP-The German radio said
today that small formations Of Brit
fish planes raided Helgoland Blight
and the west coast OF Denmark last
night and two we're shot down.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-05-16

See cELEBRATIoN-Page 5
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-05-16

LISBON-AP-The United Ma.
lions and the Axis began exchanging
diplomats. newspapermen and civil.
ians today. The Swedish liner Drott-
nlnghoAm arrived at a. m. 6 a. IN.
EWT) with 95S Axis citizens aboard.
while three trains Of Allied diplo-
mats and citizens from Germany and
four from Italy arrived to be traded
for them.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-05-16

SAN FRANCISCO-INS-Disas
ter that overlook two Army air.
planes in northern California left
eight men dead today. In third
crash, that OF bomber en- route
to Sacramento which plunged to
earth in western Utah, four Army
airmen parachuted to safety.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-05-16

PITTSBURGH-INS- The War
Production Board was urged TODAY
to take immediate action" to end
the winter of 1943-44 is inevitable,
Republic Steel Corporation cap
tive mines" in Washington and
Greene Counties before it hurts
the firms war production sche-
dulles.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-05-16

BOSTON-AP-You've heard OF
Boy Scouts and Sea Scouts. And
now-Air Scouts. The Boston coun-
Gil OF the Boy Scouts OF America
announced last night that squad
in Chelsea has received the first
Air Scout charter in the nation.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-05-16

HAMILTON. N Y.-INS- Re
publican leaders submitted a plat
form to the tenth annual conven-
ton Of the New York State Young
Republican Clubs today pledging
American participation in postwar
world problems and recommending
several specific proposals designed
to win the war now.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-05-16

CHICAGO ,Ill.-AP-Eight years
OF experiments showing that chill
dren can be vaccinated successfully
against tuberculosis were made pub
licly today at the University OF Hi
nois College Of Medicine.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-05-16

Observation-Disclosures. Will
liam P. Hobby. Texas publisher.
will be sworn in as director OF
the newly created Women's Auxil-
iary Corps in a brief ceremony at
the War Department today. I'M
mediately following her induction,
Mrs Hobby will hold her first
press conference in the same room.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-05-16

BOSTON-INS- Impatient and
peeved today was Toto the gor-
lila wife of "Gargantua the Great"
whose sugar rationing was delayed.
New York officials refused 10 de-
liver 50 pounds of raw sugar I'M
ill a physicians certificate had
been secured stating the sweet was
essential to the life OF the gorilla.
Toto is in Boston with the Ring
ling Brothers and Barnum & Bail
ey Circus.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-05-16

WASHINGTON-UP-An unof-
ncial compilation Of medals award
ed for various deeds since start OF
the war showed today that presen-
tations have been relatively re-
stricted. approximately 524 dec
orations have BEEN bestowed on
soldiers, sailors and marines for
gallantry in action CT distinguished
service since Japan's sneak" at
tack on Pearl Harbor.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-01-24

MARTHA GRAHAM and her
all-American dancers will appear
in Masonic Auditorium tomorrow
at s p. m. The Littlefleld Ballet,
which was originally scheduled TO
appear on this date. has been can
.celed due 10 war conditions.
At the close of the Littlefield
Ballots engagement with the Chi
cago Opera Company in Chicago,
the majority of the male dancers
were drafted or enlisted in the
armed forces Of the country.
This caused the organization TO
disband for the duration of the
war.
CORNELTA OTIS SKINNER
will star in "Theater." a dramatic
adaptation Of the w. Somerset
Vaughan novel which Will open
at the CasS. February %. The
play comes to Detroit after sue
cessful Broadway and Chicago
runs.
ANNE CORIO. former burlesque
dancer. Will have the role Of the
Sultry and tempestuouS Tondeleyo
in white Cargo" at the Schubert
Lafayette. for the week beginning
February l. There will be Wednes-
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-01-24
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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-01-24

did one evening and I found one
of the Detroit Symphony must
clans conducting a band.
He Is Leonard Is. Smith, IA
nous over most Of the country
for his trumpet playing. He's
in the symphony, he plays in
the Goldman Band outside the
symphony season. he teaches, he
writes music, and now he's get
ting young musicians and Civ
ing them weekly sessions in
band music.
It's worth Is minutes Of your
time to look in some Monday
evening and hear them practic-
ing.
BY the way, It's all boys, and
just as a tip. don't take your
wife along. Even the blond Mrs.
Smith hasn't been 10 one of
the rehearsals. Smith has dis
covered that it's universal boy
nature 10 show off when there's
a girl around, and it disrupts
the rehearsals.