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Saturday evening guests Of MIR.
and Mrs. Anthony Koss were Mr..
and Mrs Milton Knabusch. Mon.
roe. Mrs. Norman Spicer. Maybee.
and Miss Doris Elka
Mrs. Mary Vogler. Ypsilantl.
spent from Thursday until Satur.
day with her son and daughterin.
law, Mr.. and Mrs Frank Vogler
and daughter, Jean Lorraine.
Mr.. and Mrs Peter Campbell and
John Upkdyka, Milan. spent Sun.
day afternoon with Mr. and Mrs
Robert Oelke
Mr.. and Mrs Fred Schechter at.
tended the Craft and Gordon re-.
union at BelleYille Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs George McLaugh-
lin spent from Wednesday until
Friday with their daughter. Mrs.
George Schcchter and family.
Mr. and Mrs. William Timbers.
ST Claire. spent Sunday evening
with Mr.. and Mrs Albert Elka and
Doris.
Mr. and Mrs Clark Hardy are
spending some time with her par
ents Mr. and Mrs Philips Dicks
bury
Mrs Lola Hicks and daughter
Crystal spent sunday evening and
Monday az the Richardson home
Springport
John Dickerson. Ypsilanti, visited
his sister and bro'her-inlaw. Mr.
and Mrs Fred Schechter. Thurs
day.
a n. Chambers and sons Ken
meth and Keith. Ypsilanu. and Pvt
Arthur Chambers. COLUMBUS. o..
visited Mr. and Mrs r. Notar and
family and their aunt, Mr. Anna
Beard
William Hiu Wyandotte. is
spending the week with his sister
and brother.inlaw. Mr. and Mrs
Herbert Smith and family
Miss Doris Elka and Mrs Edward
Elka and son Robert lott Monday
for weeks vacation with rela-
tives in Detfoir
Mr. and Mrs Leonard MERCK,
Belleyillo. visited Mr. and Mrs An.
thony koss Wednesday evening
Christina Ninton. jackson, spent
The week end with her mother. Mrs.
Lola Hicks and sister Chrystal
Miss Helen Schechter and Miss
Doris Elka pisiine airs William
Padot Milan. Friday
Mr. and Mrs Edgar Hardy and
her parents Mr. and Mrs VI Lat.
timer Detroit. spent sunday with
Ffr Harfy's parents HF and Mrs
" " Hardy.
Mr. and Mrs Alexander kreiei
Detroit. spent Saturday afternoon
with VI and Mrs Walter kreici
and family
Mr. and Mrs Oelke -pent wed.
nesdav with their daughter Mr.
Henry cox, YpsIlanti Mr. Cox is
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Schools

Continued from Page Onel
last year are Miss Wilma smith.
who has taken the place Of Harold
Goodsman in the mathematics de-
p.artment, and Keith Morrison. who
has been teaching in the industrial
arts department since the resigns.
ton OF Harvey Adams. The posi-
tion OF Charles Sayre who has
been teaching mathematics. has
been absorbed
Grade Senool Changes
In the elementary grade school.
Miss Hazel Cook will replace Miss
Helen Fielder In the third grade.
and Mrs Eva b Marble will also
be an addition TO the staff
At Harriet school. Miss Wilma
Mae Ewing. Albion. will take the
place OF Miss Leota Digs, In the
third grade. Mis- Wanda smith,
Milan, will replace Miss Laura JOY
ner. The position vacated by the
resignation OF Santee BroCk man has
not yet been filled
At Prospect School Miss Olga
Eyerard, Npsilanu will replace
Miss Gladys Nhitmer.
Miss Edith Coyotes position ir
the third grade at Woodruff School
will be taken by Thomas Lawrence
and the position OF Mrs Amy VII
cox. first grade teacher, has not
been filled
At Hillcrest school. Miss Ruth
Butts, Ann Arbor, will replace Miss
Hazel Cook. who viii be teaching In
the elementary grades at lpsilant
High School
To Open Sept. 10
ST Johns School will open Sept
10. but as yet, changes in teachers
are not known. Roosevelt and Lin
coin Consolidated Schools will open
Sept. 81. and faculty changes there
are also undetermined.
Rural schools OF the county will
begin on Sept. S. On Saturday, Sept
-. a Preliminary Institute for rural
school teachers will be al the court
house In Ann Arbor There, the
years program will be discussed
and the group will be addressed by
DR.. O. r. Yoder, who will speak 81
the subject, Mental Health IN
Wartime"
Two Additions
Cleary College will begin its tal
term Sept. 2S. with two additions
10 the teaching staff. Miss Joyce
Cary. who has taken the position o
supervisor Of the office tTainini
department, is from Dewitt. an,
formerly taught in Reading Hial
School Miss Nora Albright, who
formerly taught in Mt Morris
schools. is now teaching English
shorthand. and accounting.
Michigan State Normal Colleg'
will begin its program with fresh
man days which will be Sept. 2S
20 and 90 Registration of previous
ly entered students will be Sept. %
and freshmen will register sept 80
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War

Continued from Page OueD
for taking up arms against their
oppressors.
The raid did not interfere with
The regular Raj program OF
bombing German territory An at.
tack OF undisclosed strength was
carried out against northern Ger.
many, and centered on Flensburg,
site OF Nazi submarine and ship
building yards.
While this attack was in prog
ress Soviet bombers attacked sew.
eral points in Prussia. 1t was the
first Russian raid on Germany
since July rs.
Moscow reported another bomb.
ing attack on a Nazi airfield be.
hind the Russian front and claim
ed destruction Of so German long.
range bombers and damage 10 80
more.
Still Withdrawing
The land fighting on the Don,
Caucasus fronts found the Red
army still Withdrawing before mas.
siye German attacks, particularly
in the area within the Don elbow
The German high command has
thrown in heavy reinforcements
on this front before Stalingrad
with the evident purpose Of driv
ing the Soviet forces across the
river to the west bank
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Land Owners
Plan Meeting

BelIeyille Lake Protective Asso-
citation will perfect plans TO OPP
pose condemnation proceedings by
the Huron Clinton Parkway Com
mission at a general meeting called
for Friday night The Association
members are seeking to retain
their homes in the Belleville area
and the parkway commission IL at
tempting to take the land for de-
yelopment as a park
The meeting will be At o'clock
in Tyler Community Hall az the
intersection OF Tyler and Haggerty
Rds. The meeting will be open to
all those interested in the affected
property.
Petitions against conversion OF
the land TO d park are ready for
circulation and will be distributed
AZ the meeting
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CONTINUE SEARCH

Detroit, Aug l9-lNS-Experts
from the State Health Department
today continued their search for
the bacillus carrier held responsi'
Bile for a dysentery epidemic which
has claimed Ave lives at Eloise
state Hospital. Examination OF
80 food handlers has failed to dis.
close the carrier" said Or, F s.
Leeder we are extending the
search to dlshwashers, garbage
handlers and others who have oc.
Casion to enter the kitchen
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PLAN DETECTION CORPS

Lansing. Mich. Aug BINS
The state defense council disclosed
here that il is completing the or
ganization Of a Michigan aircraft
detection corps" to he responsible
for reporting enemy planes over
certain areas designated by the
Army The new group will he
headed by Capt Laurance Lyon. Of
the Michigan State Police, and will
he used TO augment the existing
Army spotting service.
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Daily Market Report
LIVESTOCK

Detroit Mich Aug IS Few
medium to good fed steers. tl3.75Q
1895. most weighty sausage bulls,
Sll.75aI2. few shortfed common
10 good slaughter heifers SlSSo
Calves early bulk good and choice
grades. 81.
sheep and lambs Bulk GOOD and
choice spring lambs. Sl55o, com
mon TO good slaughter eNeS. sac :.
Hogs So-eto lbs. SIS Il 1928;
slightly above go lbs Slt70Gl500.
extreme heayies. $li25Glt6o.
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DEFER BUDGET ACTION

Lansing, Mich, Aug BINS
Deferring action on the S293 600
budget request OF State Defense
Administrator Harold A Furlong.
the administrative board defense
finance committee has allocated
$4,000 TO the state defense coun-
Gil pending a study OF the budget
request Meanwhile. II was dis
closed that that the administrative
board has only $1,000 900 left Of
It's original S. 600. 600 war Ghost.
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In The Sick Room

Mr. and Mrs. Charles ID Barker
will go TO Bear Lake at the week
end where Mrs. Bankers brother,
\. G. Nermitt, is seriously i'll with
heart trouble and complications.
Friends OF Miss Lurcne Prouse.
who Is a member of the physical
education department Of the Mich
igan State Normal College, have
received word that she was in an
automobile accident in Toledo, Fri
day. Miss Prouse is nov in Toledo
General Hospital and is in 2 critical
condition, with skull and jaw frac-
tlres.
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MAY SET SPEED LIMIT

Lansing, Mich, Aug 19-lNS-
indications that 40-mile an hour
speed limit will be made and en-
forced on Michigan highways in
an effort to conserve rubber were
given here by State Highway Com
missioner G.. Donald Kennedy Re-
turning from Washington where
he conferred with transportation
officials, Kennedy said traffic con
troll zones may he established
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Junior Chamber
Will Cooperate

Plans 10 help and cooperate with
other groups in USJ activities for
soldiers 30 Yps.lanti will be dis
cussed Monday night A. the regular
monthly meeting o. the Junior
Chamber Or Commerce Board OF
Directors. Cres'on Myers. presi.
dent. announces.
The meeting will be a. 2. m. At
the Huron Hotel The Junior Cham.
Der - Commerce which does not
meet during the months OF July
and August will start a new year
a. the meeting september Il.
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IN WALL STREET
ADVANCE CONTINUES
ON STOCK MARKET

New York. Aug l9-lNS The
stock market continued 10 advance
In initial dealings today Trading
was moderately active
Gains generally We're limited 10
small fractions. hut few shares
reached their peak levels OF 1912
New highcs were set by Santa Re at
t5i9, up y. Southern Pacific at
IAN up a. and Union Pacific at
7S7s up J., Rails as group were
most active.
Chemicals. steei-, motors cop
pers, electrical equipments and
oils. we're all steady to shade
higher Bethlehem reached 55. up
i. Westinghouse 69A, up II In
ternational Nickel q up II and
du Pont lliA up y
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Nero Riddles
While Rome
Burns

This modern parallel OF the
Nero escspsde 10 found In
front page story Of the Ann
Arbor News dated August 70.
1912 under the heading Black
out Test Mixes Success and
Failure. supposinp that
Marshal Tlmoshenko went on a
vacation during the present bat.
tie between the Russians and
the Germans How Iona would
Marshal Tlmoshenko be
Marshal or how long would Il
be before the Germans took
over the Caucasus In the
parallel above mentioned our
County Commander Of the
C.O.C. was on a vacation near
Lakeland during our Trr State
5lsekout. % you think that IS
the proper place for COM
r1ander 10 be during battle?
As your next Sheriff Of Wash
tenaw County I will be on the
Job during every blsckoUt
whether Il IS test or the real
thing. Vote for A c. CASTOR
for Sheriff, Sept. IS.
Political Advertisement
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POULTRY
BaEIeNs Marketl

MIXERS No /. Sl.50d2 bu
POTATOES No !. tld1.l5 hu
GREEN ONIONS No. /, IS q SOC
doz. bchs
RAnlSHES-No. /. IS a Csc dor.
bchs
TURNIPS No. !. 4od soc doz.
bchs
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REpoR1 NEr PROEIr

Detroit. Aug. l9-lNS-The Hud.
son Motor Car Company here re-
ported a net profit OF S573.l0l-sub-
jet to audit and year-end adjust
ments-for the quarter ending June
80
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Erult

Detroit Mich Aug "a
APPLES Wealthy. no I. 81 ga
LIS bu Duchess No. /. bu, 75cd
fl15
HUCKLEBERRlES No. / - a..
crate, ke.50n7
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Detroit Cash GraIr

Detroit, Mich. Aug 10
WHEAT No. .. sl.2i bu.
BARLEY Mailing range is mols-
ture <95Glo0. feeding soc on
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Vegetables

Detroit. Mich Aug 10
Reefs No ! 35G zoe dor bchs
CABBAGE-No. ! bu $50 Soc.
CARROTS-No. ! 3Sd 40c doz
GREEN BEANS No. /, ti25nl 50
bu.
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fpSitAhTi MARKETS
,Npsilantl Farm Bureau)
PRODUCE
Buying Prices

Eggs. strictly fresh Cdozl 3 ~
Celery stalks ldoE hunchesl. So
Onions $50 lhs) ............ l.s5
Green onions (doz ,Sunchesl. 20
Carrots (dok hunchesl go. IS
Rsdishes )dot. hunehes) -. 50
cabbage tbuA .............. Is
Tomatoes Chu) .............. so
sweet corn don ............ 20
Potatoes (bu3 ............... 151
Apples tbuD .....-........ l.bo
Blackherries tqt) ...... 90
Beans tbul ............,.. 100
Cucumbers thu ...................... ! 90
Green peppers thu) ........--.. loo
Peaches thu .............. so
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Uncle Sueeumhs

Uncle Suecumbs
Miss Helen Sherwood is In 81
Clair today 10 attend the funeral
OF her uncle. Captain William Lyle
Hamilton. &C. Capt Hamilton was
retired shipmaster and sailed the
Atlantic Ocean and the Great Lakes
for many years. He was a brother
or the late Mr.. Norris Sherwood.
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Machine Stolen
\ sewing machine was stolen from
the home OF Mrs. Olin Clemens,
5e3 w Michigan Ave, during her
absence Tuesday evening.
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Ypsilanf Briefs
ReaIstratlon

Registration
Registration for the primary cleo
ton Sept. Is may be made with
City Clerk Harvey C. Holmes in
city hall from now until August
IS. last day for registration. On
that day the city clerks office will
be open from 5 a. m. to 5 ?. m.
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Miss Normagene Oelke was hon.
ored on her tenth birthday with a
dinner Wednesday evening. given
by her parents. Mr. and Mrs Robert
Oelke. Those present were Mr..
and Mrs l.. 6. Mccartney. Rawson-
Vile. Mr.. and Mrs. Grant Oelke
and Miss Marjorie Dunk. Belleville,
and Janet Brown. S. f.. Augusta.
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Detroit Mich Aug 10 Poultry
market steady. Hens. average run
22c. leEhorns. lSc, rock sprirccrs
CSC. broilers. Csc
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Butter ana Gaos

Detroit. Mich Aug 10
BUTTER 10. uutec
EGGS-large. So-doE. case. >l25ou
II no
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lanti sirens are the official air raid
Aignal
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5. IL. Augusta
BONNIE JEAN puGAs

BONNIE JEAN DUGAS
S. f. Augusta, Mich, Aug. 10
Mr. and Mrs Frank Dugas are the
parents of baby girl born Sun
day. She weighed eight pounds.
They have named her Bonnie Jean.
Mrs Dugas and daughter are do
ing as nicely as can be expected
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Mr.. Bradner Has Pneumonia
h Bradner was taken TO Boyer
Hospital Wednesday evening with
pneumonia.
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Driver Warned

A Detroit Ambulance Company
driver. Arthur Danielewicz. $3.50
Montview Ave. Detroit. was
warned by police against sounding a
siren while in Ypsilani. Dsniele-
wicz was reported travelling through
the city al high rate OF speed
Tuesday with the siren on. In Ypsi.
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Sewing At End

Sewing At End
No more Red Cross sewing will
be done at WEIGH Hall until further
notice. Miss Caroline Lewis OF the
local Red Cross chapter. announced
today. Knitting may be called for
at Welch Hall between , and p.
m each Wednesday and Thursday
Evening star., 1942-10-15
Harmon
Continued From First Page J

pilot Of one of the few planes used
in that campaign.
He went to France in 1917 and
fought as pursuit pilot near Sois-
sons and in the Somme offensive.
He was attached to a French pursuit
squadron for some time and it was
at this time that he earned the Croix
de Guerre.
After the war he attended the Fort
Leavenworth school, was graduated
from the Army War College here
and, for short time, commanded
Boiling Field. He was on the Gen.
eral Staff in Washington from 1925
to 1927
During following years, he COM
manded air fields in many parts
OF the country and spent three
years as teacher of advanced
tactics at Fort Leavenworth.
He assumed command OF Ran
dolph Field in 1910, was transferred
later to command Mitchell, then
Hamilton, then March Field. In
July, l941, he was placed in COM
mand Of the I'd Air Force, based
in Washington State. Early this
year, he came to Washington to
serve as chief of the air staff
leaving to take a command in the
Pacific on July s.
He has a brother who is also an
Air Force general. This is Mai.
Gen. Hubert r. Harmon, COM
mandant Of the Gulf Coast Air
Corps Training Center.
Evening star., 1942-10-15
'RobouI Airport Area Left Afire
After Heavy Fortress Bombing
Flyers Meet No Fighter Opposition,
Report Anti-Aircroft Fire Weak

or burning planes-blossomed after
the bombing run.
When we left, the entire airdrome
area was blazing brightly" said Capt.
Byron Heichel Of Stanwood, Wash.
Il don't know exactly what we hit,
but our navigator, 1t. Irving Rap
paport Of Montgomery, Ala, said
our bombs landed right across the
dispersal strip"
1t. Jack Frost of San Antonio,
Tex, saw one big fire when his
Fortress crossed over the target area
and three when it left. He said his
bombs burst among parked planes.
Crater Blasted In Landing Strip.
The flight Of Fortresses which
attacked Vunukanau Airdrome was
led by Maj. Allen Lindberg of West
field. N. j., who said his second
bomb caused a heavy explosion
which was followed by fire.
"One of our 1,000-pounders blast
ed a crater in the landing strip"
Maj Lindberg said.
Asked If 1t were a successful mis-
sion. he pointed to a crew sitting
under the tail Of Fortress listen
ing to a portable phonograph.
The boys look pleased. don't they
that's the best guide because all
have different observations and
their total reactions count in the
final analysis he answered.
1t. Cecil Knudson of Phoenix,
Ariz.. who unloaded his bombs at
comparatively low altitude, said he
could not observe the results accu-
rately, but he was sure some planes
parked there when We came over
aren't there now"
1t. Curtis Holeridge of Altus,
Okla, had bombs left over after
the Rabaul flight so. he said, he
paid surprise call on Buna on the
way back. leaving a package OF ex-
plosives on the landing strip of that
Japanese air base.
THE Japs banged away at us, but
didn't touch U.S." he said.
Other pilots in the raid were It.
S. G. Salisbury of Syracuse, N. Y;
Maj. Rouse Of Rochester. N. Y:
Capt. Franklyn of San Antonio, and
1t. Fred Wesche OF Roselle, N. j.
Evening star., 1942-10-15
Gen. Fries AssaiIs Cannon
Views on Alcohol Course

Brig. Gen. Amos A. Fries. United
States Army. retired, today took
strong issue with DIR. James A.
Cannon, Board Of Education men,
ber, Oh the effect of alcohol and
tobacco on the human system and
the need for revising the present
course of instruction taught in Dis
trict schools.
Submitting a report as chairman
of the Subcommittee on Curricula
of the Board of Trades Public
School Committee, Gen. Fries said
he would far rather recommend
their continued use than any re-
vision along the statements at
tributed to Dr. Cannon"
DR.. Frank w. Ballou, superintend-
ent of schools, speaking at the first
fall meeting of the Board of Trades
School Committee at Taft House
Inn, said there are exaggerations in
DR.. Gannon's views and also ex-
aggerations in present instruction
courses. He said somewhere be-
tween the two points OF view a
safe middle ground NAV be reach
ed Many courses, including that
on the effect of alcohol, need re-
visions, DR.. Ballou asserted.
Gen. Fries termed amazing" Dr.
Gannons statement that students
should be taught that for S per
cent of the people alcohol is harm
full. but for the other 95 per cent
It's use in moderation for convivial
purposes and to give sense of we'll
being is by no means going to be
fatal to all the organs"
Evening star., 1942-10-15
! Tidal Basin Dragged
lin Hunt for Missinq
Federal Official
Three Notes Signed by
Chief Of Social Security
Division Found on Wall
BULLETIN.

The body of a man taken
from the Tidal Basin about
2:30 today was identified later
as that of Paul Emil Batzell,
IS, of Sill Sixteenth street
NV. by his son Elmer E.
BatZell.
Deputy Coroner Christopher
]. Murphy said a certificate Of
suicide will be issued.
Harbor police today were dragging
the Tidal Basin at the foot of Fiji
teenth street NV, where three notes
were found yesterday afternoon indi.
eating man had committed suicide.
Police said the notes were signed
Paul Emil Batzell. A man by
that name lived at Sill Sixteenth
street NV, and was chief of the
fiscal and management standards
division of the Bureau of Employ.
ment Security. Social Security
Board. Police would not reveal the
contents OF the notes.
The notes, along with a hat. q
pair of gloves and eyeglasses. were
found by Pvt. j. W. Sheedy of the
Park Police. The articles were or
the wall of the basin near the John
Paul Jones Statue.
Mr.. Betzell went with the Socia.
Security Board in March, 1886, as
chief Of division administration anc
held various Offices in the boaro
until he was promoted to his pres.
ent post last December.
A friend of the family said Mr.
Betzell had been i'll recently.
Evening star., 1942-10-15
s. Survivors Of u. 5. Ship
Sunk by Sub Reach Port
BY the Associated Press.

By he Associated Press.
The Navy announced today that
survivors of a medium sized United
States merchant ship sunk by SUBJ
marine action in the Atlantic dur
ing August have now been landed
at United States East Coast port.
The Navy said that members OF
the crew told Of a dawn torpedo
attack which sent their vessel to
the bottom. The survivors escaped
In four lifeboats and all except one
man reached port safely.
AS the men hove to some dis
tance from their ship. a submarine
surfaced and a German officer asked
them sin heavily-accented English.
a survivor said, whether anybody
remained on board the abandoned
vessel.
Upon receiving negative reply,
the Navy announcement said, the
German officer ordered his gun
crew to shell the stricken mer-
chantman. The account continued
"At point range, II shells
were fired into the ship. She burst
into flames and quickly sank.
The SO survivors we're picked UP
the next day by an American vessel
and taken to an Allied port for
transfer to the United States"
Evening star., 1942-10-15
Small Business
plants?" Senator
overexpanded
Murray asked.
Continued From First Page J

overexpanded plants?" Senator
Murray asked.
mo" Gen. Somervell replied.
1--WE are still far below our needs
WELL retorted the Chairman,
ct looks like we are beating around
the bush here in trying to get some
of these contracts to small plants.
n looks like you are expressing a
pfous friendship for small business,
bat doing nothing about it unless
you discontinue this expansion"
THE record doesn't show that"
Gen. Somervell declared, contending
every effort was being made to util-
iSe small plant facilities.
Contract Earmarking Charged.
Senator Murray said he had tes-
timony that from 10 to IS per cent
Of the Army's contracts went to dis
trict Offices already ear-marked for
delivery to certain contractors.
THAT is in the New York district
and applies only to the ordnance
contracts, Gen Somervell asserted,
adding that the bulk of these con-
tracts we're continuation orders to
plants already doing specialized
work.
Earlier Gen. Somervell had testi-
fled that existing war production
lines would not be allowed to slow
down In order to place work with
small plants where such action
viii interfere with deliveries to
troops"