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The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-12-10

urged a new survey 81 conditions
in various regions for the purpose
Of gasoline rationing,
1T further seems to me that the
country should be divided into re.
gions or zones dependent upon the
geography, distances between
points, available transportation n
cilities, and all other factors" he
said There is no sense in put.
ting the whole country into the
same strait-iacket"
Connally protested also against
the Administration OF price fixing
and urged Mr. Roosevelt to request
the OPA TO discontinue Irritating
practices.
Much complaint reaches me
through the mail and over the tele.
graph wires. respecting what the
senders OF these messages believe
to be an undue and tyrannical Ell.
ercise OF arbitrary power on the
part OF representatives. OF the ONCE
OF Price Administration in local
Offices and in regional and state
offices, as well as the central Of
fee in Washington" Connally said.
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The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-12-10
Construction Permits Reveal
Building Continues in City

gress ST., new shingles on roof Of
house.
G. W Carr, 1o1 Waiting Blvd
basement on 45G Second Ave.
William II. Goss. 2ls y. River
St, install bathroom
George Robins. 81 y. Huron St.
repair porch, repIaster chimney,
patch root, and replace some win.
dOws.
George Robins. 81 y Huron St,
install partition, doors and win
dOws
Mrs Alma Alber'soH. : g Haml!.
ton 81. partitions 30 attic.
II ". Waituer. 1916 -. Congress
st.. fireplace and chimney.
Anne Nealfy. J05 Mause Ave. m
stall necessary partitions and doors
20 comply Tor r30wing h0use.
iiuIl Hospital 70 Prospect St
enclose rear porch
Harry ShaefaH. l2i W. Michigan
Ave- 10 erect storage shed for
hich only Two walls aud no floor
are required.
Herbert J.. Pan, change % occu-
pauey Of garage 10 dance hall at .
W. Michigan.
Alfred j. Allen 1916 sherman St,
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The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-12-10

Building continues IN Ypsilanti
despite difficulties OF weather. la
Dor. material. and priorities, No
vember construction permits re
veal.
Fifty.two defense homes, actua;
construction OF each of which Is es-
umated 10 cost $4,000 or above. are
listed Forty.two OF these permits
were issued 10 Home and Garden
Corporation. Detroit. for the Dwight
81. area and 10 to Bruce Haig for
Haig subdiyi
4 large number OF small con
stuction Jobs and repair permits
have been issued Included in them
are.
Miss Jane l. Mattesou, lo2 y.
Hamilton So. new roof on house.
Henry j. Richards. POL s Wash
ing.ou St. new roof on house
Free Methodist Church, 5-2 ST.
John 81. new roof.
Robert Gee. CPS waiting Blvd,
basement on lot 40. 81 Waiting
Blvd.
Mechanics veima Sardburn and
Freda Palmer. lN5 - WASHINGTON
ST. new storm entrance.
j. McCuHoch. 707 Congress St,
new roof on house.
Melvin McCutcheon, 1903 Con-
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-12-10
Nearing
UnitedNations

Washington. Dec. IONS -Au-
thorftatiye sources in Washington
today believe that chile at last is
preparing to sever diplomatic rela.
tons with the Axis. thus leaving
Argentine a. the only Latin Amer
lean republic which has failed 10
do 80
Chile's minister OF the interior,
Raul Morales, is arriving 10 Wash
ington tomorrow on special mis-
sion In connection with his coun-
try's foreign policy.
Morales. It was learned suthori-
tatiyely. is bringing a letter from
President Juan Antonio Rios OF
Chile 10 President Roosevelt
The letter is understood 10 ey-
press the Chilean governments
willingness TO discuss an extension
OF Chile's foreign policy. including
among other things, the possibility
Of an early break 30 relations with
the Axis
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The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-12-10
Child WeIfare
:GroupChosen

Appointment Of a child care com
mittee to work under the count
council OF defense was announced
this morning by Harrison II. Cas-
well, council chairman This Is
in line with national and state a.
ton due to the employment Of
women in defense industries and
their absence from home" stated
Mr. Caswell.
Chairman OF the Washtenaw
County Child care committee IS
Miss Mary {. Hester. executive di-
rector Of the Family and Chi
dren's Service OF Ann Arbor. VI M
bers OF the committee are: Mrs.
Clarence Bennett. community cour.
ell. Bawsonville: Miss Pauline
Brimhall BN. Lincoln Consolidat.
ed School, Ypsilanti. Mrs. Robert
II. Daley. family ar. children's
section Of the Ypsilant Council of
Social Agencies. Dr.. Otto X. En-
gelke, director OF the Washtenaw
County Health Department: Mrs.
Robert Granville Ann Arbor Child
Care Committee. otto W Haislcv.
superintendent Ann Arbor public
schools. Miss Narg-Iet Houston.
Michigan Childreu's Institute. Ann
Arbor. Albert Johnson. superintan-
dent Chelsea public schools. jill.
Illus Haab county school connie
sioner. Mrs Charles Lamb Mrs.
Jack r. Lockwood Ypsilanu pub
Tic schools. Mrs Finley r. RiSgs.
Ann Arbor. OF the coordinatng
committee OF the Civilian Defense
Colunteer ONCE. Mrs Jean Ruigh.
err Gill N Iann d.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-12-10
WPBPlanning Inventory Control
Peak of Appropriations
For War Believed Passed

ever, must and will not be unnec-
essarily reduced. be promised
The Missouri Democrats state
ment came as Sen, Harry f. Byrd
CD Va, said that he would carry
his fight for sharp government
economies to the new Congress
converting next month. Byrd.
chairman OF the joint COMPRESSION
al economy committee, said that
the group would submit recommen-
dations for reductions in non-war
expenditures.
Cannon, whose committee ap-
proved final appropriations total
ling S143,S6s,0O0,0O0 during the
past calendar year, said that the
natio,- now has made lite big eaF.
ital investment in the war.
I'VE have provided the facilities
and the plants-and we have been
very agreeably surprised at the
progress made by war industry "
Cannon said. We are producing
row at less cost per unit.
1T is natural to suppose that
these are homecoming expendi-
lures and that in the future our
appropriations will be primarily
for maintenance
Cannon disclosed that in the last
two weeks he has conferred in
formally with representatives Of
the armed services. as well as his
committee, and predicted that the
maor requirement in the coming
year will he for planes and ships.
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The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-12-10
BUY Bonds
WLB Defied
on New Front,
byCityHeads
Board Powers
Believed to be
at Stake Today

Washington. Dec. i0-lNS- It's
broad power at stake. the embat'
tied War Labor Board today was
being dehed by both private and
public employers
In one case. Montgomery Ward
and Company continued to resist
a WLB order which demanded I'm
mediate signing OF union securi
ty" contract with the CLOS United
Retail Employees Union.
In another, the WLB held cd.
vance warning that the city gov
ernments Of Newark and New YORK
City. and possibly others, would
tight any attempt on the part Of
the Federal Board to control their
labor relations.
Hangs in Balance
The fate OF the huge Montgom-
cry Ward mail order firm continued
TO hang in the balance while board
members fatty asserted that they
would go to the White House" IN
less the company conceded to their
demands within a few hours.
Members offered as explanation
for their delay in taking proposed
drastic action their wish 10 give
Sewell Avery. president OF the
company, reasonable time in
which to comply.
After Ayery's representatives I'm
Washington rejected a hnal and
formal WLB request, board Chair
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-12-10
Stores Asked
About Closing

Ballots were in the mail this
morning to Ipsilantl retailers ask
ing them TO vote on the question OF
whether business establishments
should remain closed on Saturday,
Dec 26, the day after Christmas.
This would permit employees to en-
joy a full holiday week end.
It has been pointed out by those
requesting the vote and by the
Board OF Commerce that a number
OF establishments are short Of help
and the organizations need the eI-
ira day All establishments except
drug stores. food stores, and res.
taurants were sent ballots. These
will be open.
Starting Monday most stores In
the city will begin holiday hours.
with most OF them open evenings.
All will. be closed for business on
Christmas Eve this year.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-12-10
Buy Bonds
INSURANCE MAN DIES
College Choir to Give Annual
Christmas Concert Tonight

The annual Christmas concert
or the Michigan State Normal Col.
lege Choir. assisted by other or
carnations Of the music depart
ment under the direction OF Prof.
Haydn Morgan. will be this eve.
ming at s p. m. in Pease Auditor
Jun.
The program will be opened
with the singing OF the star
Spangled Banner after which the
choir will present two numbers.
Fanfare for Christmas Day.
Shaw. and Let Thy Holy Pres
ence'. by Tschesnokoff The Lin
coin school Vocal Ensemble. un-
der the direction OF Miss Beatrice
McManus. will sing Ring on
Christmas Bells. by Stevens. and
Sleep. sleep Little Son." an old
French carol.
a Christmas Carol" Praetorius.
and The Three Kings Bizet Will
be the numbers given by the Col
lege Brass Quartet The latter
number has been arranged by the
orcheStration class OF the college.
taught by Miss Dorothy James
The Roosevelt High School
Chorus, under the direction of
Normal College Choir Annual Oh
s p. m, Pease Auditorium.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-12-10
Report 'Spanks' Bureaucrats
But UphOlds Gas, Oil RatiOns

Washington. Dec. IONS The
Senate Truman Committee today
began framing a report which will
spank bureaucTats for lack Of
common sense" in rationing hut
will both back nationwide gasoline
rationing and justify severe cuts
in fuel oil allotments.
Final action on the report was
delayed until the committee can
hear Lewis Douglas. chairman NJ
the War Shipping Administration,
and Hilo Perkins, director OF the
Bureau OF Economic Warfare, dis
cuss the international shipping
problem behind closed doors.
Program Justified
Sen. Harry S Truman ca MOI
chairman of the special War IN
vestigating Committee, said that
nationwide gasoline rationing for
the purpose OF conserving rubber
is to see that we have a common
-sense approach 10 the admlnistra-
tive problem" he said. Il don't
think people will object to ration
ing on that basis"
lie characterized a recent report
on the synthetic Rubber situation
is justified.
The only thing that can be done
by Rubber Director William NJ JEFF
fers rather blue but II doesn't
miss the facts much, II any" jet.
fers warned that the vast majority
OF the public must run on present
automobile tires until the middle
OF 1914.
Virtual Uprising
The Truman Committee Is eN-
pected to demand as implication
OF gasoline rationing, especially to
quell what has been described as
a virtual uprising among western
farmers over the difficulty OF meet,
ing demands for information con
tanned in questionnaires.
Sen. Ralph Brewster (R) Maine,
member OF the committee and
chairman OF an unofficial congress
siOnal committee studying the fuel
oil situation, saw little hope for
relief
The situation looks bad" he sad.
There doesn't seem to be muca
held OF Improvement in the newt
four months, which are critical
heating months in New England.
About the best We can hope for g.
CO. to 65 per cent normal fuel oil
requirements"
Construction Of additional popa.
lines would relieve the situation.
but not this winter he said Use
OF oil tankers would aid, but mill
tary needs conflict. he added
The Truman Committee had be-
fore 1t testimony by Admiral En-.
DRY Land. chairman Of the Mar
time Commission. indicating that
the fuel oil situation may become
tighter as a result Of war lie
mands
Urges Survey
Sen Tom COnnally tD) Texas,
In a letter 10 President Roosevelt.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-12-10
Iobs Frozen In
Agreement
Today
Managers
to Require
Release

Workers IN Ford Bomber Plant
here as we'll as in 30 other war in
dustrles In the Detroit area were
virtually frozen" 10 their Jobs to-
day
According 10 an announcement
by Montague 4 Clark. state direc-
tor OF the War Manpower Comm.s.
sion, labor and management have
signed agreements TO halt lob
shopping and Job pirating".
The agreement covers essential
war industries IN all OF Wayne
County, as well as Warren. Royal
Oak. Southheld and Ypsilanu
Townships.
Under what Clark termed a vol
untary' agreement. the workers in
- Industries listed by the govern.
ment as essential must obtain Gle
arance slips from their employers
before a new employer can hire
them
Clark pointed out that there is
no law compelling employers 10
abide by the agreement. but he ex.
plained that industrial representa-.
yves sat in on the writing OF the
agreement
However Clark said. ~ some
employer breaks the agreement
ana continues 10 hire workers who
nave not been released by former
employers. there are several wav,
to make him conform.
individual persuasion by War
Department officers for whom he ia
hulIding materials Is one wav. or
me war Department may refuse to
clear his pay rolls II the manufac.
turer is working under a cost plus
contract or refuse 10 deliver him
materials"
Provisions for change OF work
are:
When a worker il competent
TO perform higher skilled work
iran his current employer Is able
or willing TO provide.
when the worker r. employed
for substantial period at less
than full time Understood To
be 40 hours a week.
3-When the distance between
the workers residence and place
OF employment Ia unreasonably
great. considering restrictions on
the use OF gasoline and tires and
The load on transportation facilk
ties.
when worker has compel.
ling personal reasons for wishing =
change
5-W When a worker IL employed
at wages or under working condis
tons substantially less favorabla
than those prevailing in the com.
munity for the kind OF work on
which he Ii employed
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The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-12-10

Miss Lillian Ashby. will sing 20
Bone Jesu.' Palestrina. and Cher.
ubim Song. BortnyansH. In
their second appearance the choir
will render Griek"s Hail o Star Of
Wonder" and Let All the Ma
tons Praise the Lord" by Leis-
ring.
The Normal College symphony
Orchestra. under the direction Of
Marius Fossenkemper. will play
Christmas Bells Christmas
fantasy, by Rapee. after which the
choir will sing A Merry Christ
mas. Warreu. Ring Ont Wild
Bells. Fletcher and Shepherds
story. Dickinson.
Women's voices and violin
ensemble will be heard in the
"Shcphcrdess." by Roberton. and
The snow. Elgar
The concluding number OF the
concert will be HandeIs "Hallelu.
jah Chorus, from the Messiah.
by the choir and orchestra.
Miss Josephine Hempsted. OK
ford Miss Marian Capron. Nj
Clemens. and John Clark MCClel-
Ian. Ypsilanu, will be the accom-
psnists
istmas Concert, Tonight Dec. 10.
Adv. 1893
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-12-10

Washington, Dec. 10 ms
Chairman Cannon OF the House APP.
propriations Committee today de.
clared that Congress has passed
the peak in war appropriations
and in the new session must cut
non-war expenditures to the bone
and then. If necessary, take part
of the bone"
Essential war expenditures, how
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-12-10
Allies Occupy
Coma, Resume
IuniiSiian Drive
Air Deficiency
Believed to be
Overcome

Melbourne. Dec. i0-AP Com.
plete occupation OF the Coma area
OF New Guinea by allied forced di.
rected In the field by General
Douglas Macarthur himself was
announced today.
The Japanese thus lost the north
ern anchor OF their stubbornly de
Tended but evernarrowing beach.
head in Papua. a foothold already
cut into seSments by Australian
and American Jungle fighters
Prime Minister John Curtin made
the first announcement OF the Coma
conquest In the midst Of war re.
view before the House OF Repre-.
sentatiyes in Canberra, the federal
capital.
Crisis Weathered
The veteran British First Army
was reported today to have wealth.
cred the crisis OF German counter.
attacks on the Tunisian front and
overcome its earlier deficiency OF
air strength, as reserves stream
ed forward for a renewal OF the
British and American onslaught.
There were indications that the
next phase Of the fight would be
a squeeze assault again from East
and West.
Reuters quoted the Morocco ra.
do as saying that the British
Eighth Army from the East already
had struck anew, driving against
the Axis Libyan line at FL Agheila,
This was not borne out by the
British communique Issued In
Cairo, however.
Strike Adaln
Britain's biggest bomb carrying
raiders struck again with rising
might at the heart OF ltaly's war
industry. widening the destruction
in Turin In the sixth attack on the
city within a month, the second In
two nights.
All accounts indicated that the
attack on the feyerishly evacuat-
ed home OF the Italian royal arse
nal ana the giant fiat works Was
delivered with even greater force
than the night before in an at
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-12-10
Congress Today
tBy Associated Press)
Senate

tBy Associated Press)
Senate
IH recess until Friday.
Special Byrd Committee on nom
essential expenditures calls Budget
Bureau witnesses. On a m, EWT).
Military Affairs subcommittee
studies chronological mobilization
proposal. 90 a0).
House
Hears address by President Full
gencio Batista 6meeis noon).
Ways and Means Committee may
act on bill proposing to give Presi-
dent Roosevelt wartime tariff sus-
pension powers.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-12-10
F. Helzerrnan
New Officer

One appointee has successfully
passed physical examinations and
a second is awaiting results Of his,
before beginning duties Wednes-
with the Ypsilanti police force.
Frank Helzerman, age 80. Of
1910 Collegewood Place, has pass
ed his tests. A former employe
of Sanderson Metal Parts Co., he
is married and has one child.
The appointment Of the second
candidate must be confirmed In
a meeting OF the Police Commits
sion for the position.
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The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-12-10
Regulation to be
Announced
Soon

Washington, Dec. IONS The
War Production Board today put the
finishing touches to its long-await-
ed inventory control order designed
to provide fair distribution Of the
nations limited supply Of consum-
er goods.
The regulation, affecting retail
ers, wholesalers and manufactur-
ers. Is expected TO be issued within
a few days. [
As previously disclosed bv WPB
Chairman Donald NJ. Nelson. the
control system vii. require mer-
chants to maintain the same rela-
tionship between inventories and
sales as they had in the pre-Pearl
Harbor years, 1939-40-4l.
Only the so-called big opera
tors" will be covered by the inven-
tory order. One WPB official esti.
mated that approximately 10000 of
the country's nearly 100000 re-
tail outlets would come under the
regulation
In Six Figures
He said "coyerage" would be
based on the firms volume Of bust
ness, indicating that the order
would apply to companies that do
a "sixfigure" annual business, pos
sibly 100000 and up.
Several thousand manufacturers
and wholesalers also are expected
TO be brought under the regulation
in order to close all possible loop
holes for violations.
Major purpose OF the order Is TO
assure fair distribution OF consum-
err goods and prevent a few large
firms from buying up huge quant-
ties Of the limited supplies which
are now available as result of WPB
orders restricting production.
Three other important corollary
effects will be:
!. Keeping in business hundreds
OF small retailers who would other
wise be forced 10 close down be-
cause Of their inability 10 restock
their shelves.
?. Aid in maintaining civilian
morale by insuring that consumers
In small towns and communities
get their share OF goods. Just as
well as those in urban areas with
large stores.
3. Make 1t possible for shoppers
to continue to 90 TO their corner
stores for supplies, thus eliminating
an added burden on already heay-
lily loaded transportation facilities.
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The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-12-10
Blood Unit Will
Make Tenth Visit

Appointments are being made for
the tenth visit Of the Detroit Blood
Donor Unit which Will be at the
Methodist Church Monday between
II and p. m Ypsilan'rs quota is
$50 donors FOR this visit. Many arr
still needed. especially between the
hours OF . and $50 Mrs Paul sam
son. In charge Of the donor pro
gram. says no finer Christmas gift
could be given our BOYS in service
than a pint OF blood piasm1 which
may save his lie. Make your ap
poinfment az the Red Cross office %
With the assistance o. Junior
Board OF Commerce appointments
will be taken at the Little House
on the corner Of Michigan and
Washington SIS. Saturday afternoon
and evening.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-12-10
WardenS Study
Damage Reports

About so air raid wardens met in
the Ypsilanti High School Wednes-
day evening at s o'clock and spent
two hours studying what Is consid-
cred very important phase OF
their work-the reporting OF dam
age. The group openly discussed
all the incidents brought In by the
Rsrdens. criticizing them and de-
Gliding whether they were correctly
reported
The wardens have been Issued
special damage instance report
blanks. exact duplicates OF which
will be used at the new control cen
ter to be ready to serve within the
next three weeks This completely
equipped control center will be the
base Of all civilian defense actiyi-
ties IN the district
An OCD film, America Can Give
It. was shown at the close OF the
meeting.
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INSURANCE MAN DIES
Pontiac, Mich, Dec 10-AP --
George E. sutton, -, insurance and
real estate man here, died at his
home Wednesday. He had lived in
Pontiac ~ years.
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The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-12-10

LONDON APP Foreign Score.
tary Anthony Eden. pressed by La
borite Aneurin BeEin TO give the
House Of Commons a statement on
the governments attitude tow3r
Admiral Jean Ddrlan. declared To-
day. "This matter already is gov.
erued and remains governed by the
President of the United states OF
America and the statements 1 have
made
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-12-10

PASADENA, Gains - The
chronological laboratory OF the
California Institute OF Technology
reported that earthquakes Of mod
crate intensity. possibly centered
in the vicinity Of Costa Rica or
Dutch Harbor. Alaska. were record
ed at 1926 and 1892 p. III. Wednes-
day.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-12-10
Flashes of
Late News
THE WEATHER: Tonight:
Not Much Change

ATLANTIC CITY. n. J.-INS--
The 100000 Atlantic City Jewish
Community Center Building. will be
formally taken over by the L. :.
Coast Guard today at a dinner at
tended by officers OF the Coast
Guard and local Jewish leaders. II
will be used as a radio training
school
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-12-10

BOMBAYa@A'- Thirty persons
were arrested today in Poona and
quantities. OF chemicals described
as for the manufacture Of bombs
and pistols and ammunition were
seized as police raided a number
OF homes.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-12-10

BOSTON-INS-Louis +. KRIS
TEN, internationally known Boston
merchant and philanthropist. died
today at Beth Israel Hospital Of
pneumonia contracted following d
recent operation.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-12-10

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