The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-05-22

Jobs, Chairman Paul V. McNutt OF
the War Manpower Commission re-
ported today. Women have shown
that they can do or learn to do
almost any kind OF work" McNutt
said.
NEW YORK Inns The
Army today dipped into a pool
Of American manpoWer de-
ferred because Of minor physi-
cal defects. Colonel Arthur v.
MeDermott, New York cityse-
leetiVe service director, an
nouneed that the first call for
men classified as ID would be
issued June and they would
be required TO shoulder a gun.
LoNDON-INS-The people of
the Netherlands we're told by
their queen today that the tide
of the war is turning against the
Axis Queen Wilhelmina, speak
ing over radio orange. station of
the Netherlands government in
exile. declared that the increasing
production of war materials in
American and British factories
was daily bringing the turn nearer.
WASHINGTON -AP-Pres-
ident Roosevelt today set June
so as registration day for
young men between 10 and 20
years Of age. This will COM
pIete for the present the regis
tration Of the nations man.
power for both fighting and
non-combatant war duty and
will be the fifth reg stration
under existing law. Males be-
tween 20 and IS are now sub
ject TO military service. APP
proximately 40 million persons
Nahy nave OCCu
NEW YORK-INS- A city coun-
Gil bill to change the name of East
River Drive to Macarthur Drive
was vetoed today by Mayor Flor
clio H. LaGuardia. The mayor
said his action was based on the
fact that it was premature TO sin
gle out General Douglas Mac
Arthur for special honors among
all the country's defenders.
WASHINGTON -AP- Gov
eminent control was estab-
Iished today over all four bus
lines operating between Wash
lngton and New York City by
pooling services, staggering
schedules, permitting inter
change OF tickets and eIiminat-
ing certain duplicating opera
lions.
SHORTCOMINGS -Norway's
Nazi puppet premier. Major Vidkun
Quisling, has issued a decree de-
priving 60 prominent Norwegians
living abroad of their citizenship,
dispatches from Oslo said today.
LOS ANGELES-AP- Rita
Hayworth today divorced her
As year old husband, Edward
Charles Judson. The % year
old red head charged cruelty.
FORT LEWIS, Wash. -INS-Lew
Ayres, film star who left a camp
for conscientious DIRECTORS to join
the Army as a non-combatant, will
be granted his request for assign
ment TO the Medical Corps, Fort
Lewis authorities said today. They
revealed that Ayres is TO be sent 10
a medical training center at Camp
Barley, Tex, in the near future.
LONDON-INS-A plan now is
being worked out to introduce con-
cription after the war in order to
maintain a larger standing peace
time Army than Britain ever has
had before, the London Express
said today.
VICHY-INS-Th French ad-
miralty today announced the loss
OF the submarine lie Heros and "a
officers and men of her crew. The
French submarine participated in
the defense of the Diego Suarez
naval base on the Indian Ocean
Island of Madagascar.
LONDON-lNS-Th Swiss ra-
do today broadcast dispatch from
Berlin stating German authorities
had officially announced rejection
OF Mexicos demand Tor indemnity
for the submarine sinking of the
tanker Potrero Del Llano.
BUENOS AIRES-INS-Th Ar
gentne foreign office announced to-
day that the Japanese minister
had informed the government that
Japan would permit representa-
tiyes Of the International Red Cross
TO supervise the care of war pris.
oners at Hong Kong and other
Jspanese-occupied territories.
NEW NORK-lNS-Admiral Err.
est j. King. commander in chief
OF the United States fleet and chief
of naval operations, today was the
new president Of the Navy Relief
Society. Admiral King succeeds Adj
miral Harold r. Stark, who resigned
after being assigned to duty in Lon
don as commander of American
naval forces in European waters.