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The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-03-22

an inducement to get taxpayers to
pay two years taxes in one year to
get on a current pay-as-you-go
basis, and
?. The proposal Of Beardsloy
Ruml, chairman OF the New York
Federal Reserve Board. that tax.
payers be put on a current basis
by forgiving them their 1912 liza.
bility on which they have already
paid a quarterly instalment. and
apply taxes collected this year on
the 1913 liability.
The first proposal has the 100
per cent" backing of the Admin
istratior, from President Roosevelt
down; the second is supported by q
majority Of the Republicans in the
House. Both sides are in agreement
that 20 per cent Withholding levy
should be imposed against pay en-.
velopes TO help taxpayers budget
their payments and to make collec-
tions easier.
over the week end, the Demo.
Gratis on the House Ways and
Means Committee issued a major.
ity report on the administrations
bill incorporating the discount plan.
urged its passage and denounced
the Ruml plan as fsyoring wealthy
pen sons.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-03-22
Music Features
Life University

Music featured sessions OF the
University Of Life Sunday evening
in St Luke's Episcopal Church.
William McCandless sang favorite
selections and Carl Lindegren con.
dvcted. James Burrell and Robert
Houch played solos on the from
bone, and Miss Barbara WAIVER on
the violin. They were afcom-
panied by Miss Mary Lou Metcslf.
Miss Dorothy Freeman OF the
A. VI. r. Church, presided. and
the principle speaker was Prof. f.
W. Waugh who spoke forcefully on
Building Christian Economic
Order.
Il. ?. Washington. district super.
inte:dent OF the 4. NJ r. Church.
spoke on the parable OF the rich
young man concluding with need TO
make sacrifices Another speaker
was Henry E.-Simmons. son OF the
minister OF the A. VI. f. Church.
Rev. H. G. Simmons. lie spose
briefly.
There were about 100 present, a
slight gain over the previous week.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-03-22
Isbey Outlines Plans For
Ypsilanti War Bond Drive

sons working in all communities
during the month OF April selling
war securities. They will be vol.
unteers and will be known as Gal
lants. Zach Gallant will volun.
teer TO IN at least $1,000 in e"
-bonds-7d As ire big April drive
in the sta,e and its communities.
The quota OF Gallants in each
community is limited to one per
cent OF its population. making
Ypsilantrs enrolment approximate
ly 200 Gallants. The Gallants will
be persons selected from various
clubs, organizations and from the
public here.
Ernest Chapelle. superintendent
OF schools and local chairman OF
the committee in charge OF April
sales, has called a meeting OF his
committee at the Board OF Com
merce Wednesday afternoon when
it will make up the quotas OF mem
bers OF Gsllants here. These will
be spportioned to clubs and organ
izstlons. and individuals may also
volunteer to work by calling Mr..
Chapelle Ypsilanti's April quota
is 100000: the l.. s.. 13 billions.
April / will start the big drive on
Its way here.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-03-22
Night Store
Asked

Whether retail stores will he
open Monday and Friday nights
here instead OF only Saturday
night. will be decided al a meet.
ing at Cleary College at 7:f5 p. m.
Thursday. All local retail stores
and banks are invited to attend.
Paul Ungrodt. secretary OF the
Board OF Commerce said today.
The Retail Affairs Committee OF
the Board Of Commerce, anticipat.
ing the need for changed store
hours has made a spot survey here
and recommended that store hours
be changed as follows: stores
open until 3 p. m. Mondays and
80 p IN Fridays. Stores would
close al p. m. Saturdays and not
open until p. m. Mondays under
the committee endation.
The investigation was made as
result originally OF requests OF
war plant workers who could not
get of work in time TO attend TO
their shopping during present
store hours. Officials Of the Ford
Motor Company. also made a for
NAL recommendation today that
some provisions be made 10 make
shopping hours correspond with
needs OF Bomber Plant workers.
Banks are being asked 10 STAY
open for general banking business
until Sp. m. one night week.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-03-22
Trio Injured
in Accidents

Joseph Barnes. 1882 Congress
St. Chicago, H.. is in Boyer Hos
pital suffering from decorations and
possibly a broken back, sustained
in an accident at 2:30 Sunday
morning. on M-lj3. at Lilley Road.
He had been driving truck owned
by the Motor City Trucking Co,
Detroit, going east. and stopped to
look for the hood of the truck which
had been blown off. He stepped In
TO the road and was struck by an
automobile going west. the driver
OF Which was unable TO see the ped
estrian. as-the glare from the
lights Of the truck. which had been
left on. blinded him.
The driver was Virgil Joseph,
1j4s Elmhurst St. Plymouth.
Leg Fractured
Obert KnutsOn, living in a trailer
at 95S Ecorse Rd., is in Boyer Hos
pital suffering with a fracture OF
the left leg, sustained about o..
clock this morning. when he was
struck by an automobile on his
way home from the Ford Bomber
Plant. where he is employed. Frank
Corner. who also lives in a trailer
at the same address. and who was
with Mr.. Knutson. returning from
work. sustained I.uises and was
taken to his home. They had alight-
ed from their car and were on the
road when the car struck TEN.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-03-22
City Goes All
Out Official
Asserts
Ninety Per Cent of
Places Found to
be Furnished

W. J. Symous and Paul McCub.
bin. Ford Motor Company person.
mel representatives. said today that
a ten day check OF housing facili-
ties IN Ypsllantl has been com.
pleted and that the city responded
very satisfactorily. Mr.. Symons
said, "Ypsilanti has gone all out
for providing housing facilities to
It's utmost"
The completed report shows that
1871 single rooms were available for
war workers March u in private
homes here, that 2S6 rooms suit.
able for occupancy by Two persons
and 30 houses and apartments were
available.
Mr. McCubbln said There was"
we admit, "a small percentage OF
persons who could have helped
some and who didn't They are per-
sons who want to go on as usual
and do not seem 10 realize that a
war IL being fought and we are
vital part OF IT,"
About 30 per cent OF the houses
listed are furnished.
In addition there are some per.
sons who accepted cards to be
mailed TO the Ford Bomber Plant
Employment Once. Ypsilantl. n
they find they are going TO be able
10 place their housing facilities at
the disposal OF Bomber Plant work.
ers.
A force OF seven persons asslstdS
MesSrs. Symons and McCubbin
who personally supervised the sur.
vey.
First day OF county survey to-
include II surrounding towns and
villages shows single rooms, i1s:
double rooms for two persons. 45S;
and houses and apartments, ~.
Persons wishing TO list rooms
and other facilities with the hous-
ing survey may direct their list.
ings 10 the Ford Bomber Plant En-.
ployment Once, Ypsllanii.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-03-22
MISUNDERSTANDING
SatisfactoryResults,M Many
Living Units Still Available
Jaws of Giant Nutcracker
Closing on ROmmefs Army

ksar Rhilane. southwest OF the
Mareth line. in what appeared 10
be a move to outflank Rommers
lower Notifications.
Two American columns mean.
while were driving on Meknassy
from Sened Station and southea ~
from III Guettar along the road to
Gabes.
selaorod Lost
In Russia. the Soviet high com
mand admitted the fall OF Belgorod
important rail junction less than
so miles north OF Kharkoy. but
reported that Russian troops had
captured an unnamed town on the
Donets River front.
On the general front northwest
OF Moscow, other Red army col
umns crushed a Nazi counter at.
tack north OF Zhizdra, 40 miles
northeast OF Bryansk. At least
1000 enemy troops we're killed in
the attack. and several dozen Nazi
tanks and p field guns were de-
stroyed in two days OF fierce fight
ing.
Meanwhile, Allied bombers at.
tackled two Japanese destroyers
and six merchantmen in far flung
offensive sweeps yesterday that
ranged from the kal Islands IN
the west TO the Solomon Sea. In
the eastern part OF the sprawl
ing Southwest Pacific command.
Other Allied bombers battered
the New Britain base AZ Gasmats
and the Madang-Finschhafen area
OF Northeastern New Guinea.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-03-22
Better World
Plan Revealed
byChurchiIl
Proposes U.s.,
British, Soviet
Police Force

London Mar PINS The
world took added hope and en-.
couragement today from Prime
Minister Winston ChurchilIs OPP
timistic speech-so optimistic that
IL dealt mainly with plans for a
better world after victory has been
won
Churchill proposed police rule OF
war'guilty nations under the lead
ership Of the United States, Brit.
ain and Russia as soon as IIitler's
legions have been swept from Eu-
rope. A similar inter-Allied coun-
Gil and international court he en-
yisioned for Asia after Japan has
been crushed.
Indicating his belief that Ger
many will be defeated in 1874, or
l945 at the latest. the British prem
Ter promised that Britain then will
transfer all her military and naval
strength TO the Far East TO help
smash Japan's hold on that area.
Although he stressed post-yictory
plans-including a four year recon
struction program for Britain the
Prime Minister fulfilled expecta-
tons that he would make start
ling military revelations by an
nouncing that the long-awaited pat
tie for possession of North Africa
had been joined.
The British Eighth Army, he an
lnounced, has launched a full-scale
assault on the Mareth line posi-
tions OF Nazi Marshal Erwin Rom
mel. ard Aper,caDs British and
I French forces now are waging the
decisive battle for Tunisia
Coming at the very end OF his
46 minute, 5000 word broadcast.
Churchills announcement that Gen
Sir Bernard Montgomery had
moved against Rommel was the
first official confirmation Of Axis
reports TO that effect
London's newspapers today
hailed the address as by far the
most important" OF any Of his pre-.
vious IL speeches. The Daily Mail
said editorially that never before
have the people OF this country
had unfolded TO them a concept
ion so vast. so comprehensive and
so stimulating
Despite the optimistic vein Of
his speech, Churchill made II plain
that he did not anticipate an early
collapse OF Naziism.
Speaking under every reserve
and not attempting TO phophesy,
he said, 81 can imagine that some
time next year but il may well be
the year after-we might beat Hit
Ter. by which | mean beat him and
his powers Of evil into death, dust
and ashes"
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-03-22
Congress to Start Debate
Thursday on New Tax Plan

Washington, Mar. 22-INS-The
initial major battle of the new Con
gress appeared in prospect today
as the House cleared its calender
to start debate Thursday on new
tax collection policy.
With the fight likely 70 provide
the first real test OF administration
strength in the lower branch where
the Democrats not only outnumber
the Republicans. 222 to 209. the
issue hinges on two plans:
!. The Administration proposal
that incentive" discounts ranging
from 1 to per cent be offered as
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-03-22
us. WilIFeed
0OatLodge

Cafeterias al the federal lodge
in East Ypsilsnti are nearing com
pIetion. Clifford Taylor, manager,
said today and the first one will
open its doors soon to serve the
residents. I'VE think the service
will be ready on or before the first
OF April" he said
Six OF the nine dormitory build.
ings are completed now and are
ready for occupancy. With a ca
pscity OF 1900 roomers in the COM
pleted dormitories, they are about
three fourths full. Al the present
time there are $50 women residents
Of the rooms and over $50 men.
making a total OF about 900 room
ers in the dormitories.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-03-22

Local restaurants facing food
shortages may now go directly to
the local ration board to obtain
immediate supplementary relief
Earl Fitzgerald, Detroit O.P.A.
official told Paul Ungrodt. secre-
tary OF the Board of Commerce
Saturday.
Mr.. Ungrodt says that Mr. Fitz.
gerald came into Ypsilanti quiet
" and in person last week and
observed the food situation first
hand and then examined the March
| 70 10 statements of restaurants
inventories at the local ration
board and then ordered the local
ration board to grant relief TO
any Ypsilanti restaurant execut-
ing a supplementary food supply
application and to grant it with
out delay.
Mr. Fitzgerald also said that
packing houses. no matter how
large. and other food supphers
would be ordered by O.P.A. direct.
". il need be. to deliver meat sup
plies and food into this area at
once.
Mr.. Fitzgerald also expressed
the belief that with meat ration
ing going into effect shortly, the
point ration system would solve
all food ration problems and he
added that the processed food ra-
tioning brought out huge reserves
of processed food at once and that
the government has reason to be
lieve the same reaction will follow
meat rationing and that a suffi
cheney of meat supplies will ap-
pear in the local market.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-03-22

(By International News Seryice)
The final battle for possession OF
all OF North Africa was raging to-
day as the jaws OF a giant Allied
nutcracker closed in on NaLi Mar.
shall Erwin Rommer's forces in
southern Tunisia.
Prime Minister Winston Church.
i'll. repeating TO the world a mes.
sage from British Gen. Sir Ber-
nard Montgomery, last night an
nounced that a largescale assault
on Rommei's Msreth Line posi-.
tons had al last been launched.
The eighth army was striking at
the German positions under cover
OF a tremendous aerial Offensive,
front-line dispatches revealed.
Meanwhile, the usuallyreliable Al
giers radio reported that Montgom-
ery's hardy desert veterans alrea-
dy had scored some land gains.
Rush on Maknassy
American tank and infantry
forces simultaneously we're push
ing on toward Maknassy on tho
strategic railway to the Tunisian
east coast after capturing Sened
Station.
The Germans admitted that the
eighth army and elements OF the
first American armored division
began movements" Saturday night
which "can be interpreted as large.
scale attempts to unhinge Field
Marshal Rommel's positions. A
Berlin radio broadcast said 90
British tanks and 1000 other vehi.
Giles we're moving northeas from
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-03-22

Frank y. lsbey, state chairman
OF the committee for the sale OF
war stamps and bonds told 100
representatives. of clubs and organ
izations at Ypsilanti High School
Saturday night that the newest
pisn for said Of war securities Is
use OF "Gallants'.
Michigan will have 10000 per
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-03-22
Sixteen Tons of
Cans Collected

During the tin can salvage drive
here sixteen tons OF cans were
collected. a few Of which were
from Lincoln School People arc
urged 10 save their cans until the
next drive which will be before
the end OF April
Recepticles for scrap metal and
rubber have been placed back in
position and residents may leave
their scrap metal and rubber in
them No tin cans should be
placed IN recepticles. Tin cans
should be kept in a dry place in
The home.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-03-22
Use of Siren
tobeProbed

Check Of mechanism OF the city
air raid siren IL being ordered by
local Defense Council officials fol-
lowing sCTnding OF the alarm at
720 this morning. The touch of
was unauthorized
Police Chief Dan +. l.. Patch.
Fire Chief John l.. Dignan. Spencer
Davis, air warden chief. l.. A. Sea.
mans, utility official. II. Emil Sus-
terka. head OF auxiliary police, and
other officials all disclaimed any
knowledge OF why the siren was
sounded They were unanimous
in pointing out that he air raid
siren is 10 be used for genuine air
raid warning only, except in cases
OF official announcement OF tests
such as Thursday noon trials to
see that the apparatus is in order.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-03-22
MARINE RECOGNIZES KIN

Portland. Mich, Mar. % When
Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Sykes. Portland.
learned that a Marine from Quad
alcsnal was visiting In Their town,
they calico on him TO learn some
thing about the place where their
son, Red sykes, IL stationed. "I'll
bet you're Reds mother" said the
Marine, stranger. when Mr.. and
Mrs. Sykes entered the room lie
explained that he and Their son had
served together on a gun crew in
Guadalcanal.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-03-22
Alabama River
OverfIowS Banks

Montgomery. Ala. Mar. PINS
Flood waters OF Alabama River
tributaries today drove residents
in lowlying suburbs from their
homes. cut off Montgomery from
highway traffic on three sides and
Marooned hundreds in the central
Alabama lowlands.
The neutrality-suspicious. high.
way (US-S0. coast to coast routel
was covered by four feet OF water
west OF Tuskegee.
Boats were sent to rescue a
score OF families perched on house
tops in nearby Tisonyille.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-03-22
NEW CAMPUS QUEEN

Kalamazoo. Mich. Mar. - -
Home economics junior from Mon.
tague. Miss Norma Lindsay. Is the
ne7ly-crowned bond queen Of West
ern Michigan College which she
will represent in a national contest.
Miss Lindsay received S7.115 votes.
each representing a penny invested
in war savings stamps and bonds
during a four-week drive.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-03-22
Fats, Oils in
US. Frozen,
Federal Order
Action Taken to
FOrestall Wave
of Panic Buying

Washington. Mar. 22-INS-Food
conscious United States. gripped
in many areas by a critical meat
shortage. awoke today to find its
100000 storekeepers prohibited
from selling butter, lard, fats and
oils until rationing begins next
Monday.
An OPA order which went into
effect last midnight applied the
freeze to these commodities and
also margarine, shortening, cooking
and salad oils to prevent hoard
ing and forestall wave OF panic
buying.
In the interim. retail stores will
have an opportunity 10 replenish
inventories which are not large
enough to support heavy buying at
the present time.
Meat Not Included
The order does not affect sales
OF meat. IL the consumer Is for;
tunate enough to find any for sale.
or cheeses. which also are TO be
rationed beginning March % with
the red stamps in war ration book
2.
Sales OF canned meat and fish
were halted Feb. IS and remain
frozen" until rationing starts.
In Boston, Buffalo and New York
City. thousands of war workers.
soldiers and sailors on furlough
and just plain citizens experienc-
ed a "meatless Sunday, unless
they were lucky enough TO obtain
horse meat.
The New York department OF
markets said that only IS per cent
of the city's shops had satisfac-
tory supply Of meat.
In many West Coast cities con-
ditions were little better.
Many Unprepared
The freeze" order doubtless
caught millions of consumers I'M
prepared and launched them on
week long fast" as far as but
ter and other fats and oils are
concerned. Butter has been
short for months and many
stores limited customers TO a quar-
ter of a pound apiece.
When .rationing starts next week
the buyey will be allotted 16 ration
points to purchase his share of
meat, cheese, butter, lard, fats and
oil requirements for that week.
Point values of the various cuts
of meat. types Of cheese, a pound
of butter. margarine, lard and short
ening and salad and cooking oils
will be announced Wednesday.
Mayonnaise and other salad dress
ings are not to be rationed at this
time.
No Quick Adjustment
Government food experts do not
anticipate that rationing will inn
mediately correct the current NAL
distribution of meat supplies. 1t
may be a week or two after the
inception of the program before
meat begins to flow into shortage
areas.
Pedmits Available
Meantime. the Agriculture De
partment advised meat slaughter
ers. both large and small, that
slaughter permits are available to-
day although they do not become
effective until March 81.
The department urged slaugh-
terers to obtain permits early and
avoid difficulties later.
Under the permit system, de-
signed to help stamp out the black
market in meat, slaughterers will
be required to stamp their permit
numbers on all cuts of meat ana
kppn rpcords NJ all meat sold
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-03-22
Sovey Advises
Gardens Sizes

Four hundred eighty square feet
of good victory garden or so quarts
canned per person is the govern
ment recommendation on victory
gardens, Ben J. Sovey. Ypsilanti
Victory Garden Committee chair
man, said today. He says that per
sons seeking Information on how
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-03-22
BAD DAYS FOR MALE CHICKS

PETALUNA. Cal.-UP-All male
chicks born in the nations egg
bowl here are now being drowned
promptly upon being Matched. Ow.
ing to the shortage of necessary
high protein feed. poultry growers
can no longer afford to grow both
broilers and egg. lays in the usual
numbers. One grower alone browns
5000 potential roosters daily.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-03-22
Rotarians Told of
Affairs in Turkey

Rotarians today heard Halle Or
bash. University OF Michigan eng,
neerlng student. discuss conditions
IN his homeland. Turkey. Although
he said that no positive statement
could be made as 10 the war trend,
he cited the fact that the Turkish
army OF a million men Is stationed
not along the Russian. border. but
at points OF possible German in
vssion. This is Interpreted as an
indication that Turkey may soon
be in the war Oh the side OF the
Allied nations.
or the twe2ty million people IN
Turkey. about twelve million are
OF Turkish descent. The govern.
ment is representative Of the PEG
pie and particular attention is being
directed 10 industrial and educa-
tional development.
Polygamy. which grew out Of the
need for cheap labor, has been
aOan doned. When announcement
was made that polygamy was 10
be made unlawful after a certain
date, there was rush for wives,
the speaker said. as there ia a rush
for ratloned articles In warning
nations. A farmer could marry six
wives. The average family wa.
about three children for each wife
making a big family 10 work and
80 yield fair income for the mas
ter.
The fez was outlaved because OF
its religious slEnificance. purpose
being 10 limit the power o. the
chUch. which was considered a
handicap in government and the
plan OF development considered de
sirable for better conditions Of liv.
Ing.
&. {. Wescott. vice president OF
the club. presided in the absence
Of the president, and the speaker
was introduced BY Leslie Butler,
who arranged the program.
Guests were Hugh Ableson and
Robert Moffett Junior ROtarsns.
and G. Claude Drake. Ann Arbor.
ALAMEDA. Cal. ms Load
ing Of war supplies on freighters
at the terminal in Alameda was
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-03-22

SPECIAL: ROSE BUSHES
Red. Yellow. white. pink. bronze
Will bloom this year. 79c each
Durants. Phone l4l.
ADV. 323
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-03-22
VICTORY GARDEN WEEK

Detroit, Mich, Mar. Pms -
Governor Harry F. Kelly today in
augurated Victory Garden Week
throughout the state. setting the
Victory Garden quota at $50, 900.
More and better gardens is the
only solution to the problem of even
maintaining civilian needs at sub
sistence levels" Kelly declared.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-03-22

much land to ask for in victory
garden allotments should keep the
figures in mind so that when they
get ready for expert planning ar.
rangements and crop planting
schemes recommended by the agri-
cultural experts OF the Victory
garden committee their plots viii
fit in with the whole program. An
average family OF five persons
should have a plot with 2400 square
feet in it, he says. The government
suggests 40 by so feet