The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-02-06

CHlCAGO-INS-EYery family in
Chicago today was urged TO plant
victory garden this spring to
augment the nations food supply
Mayor Edward J. Kelly said the
city's park officials and the victory
garden division OF the Office OF CT
william Defense would aid and al
wise every resident seeking to take
part in the food program.
ALLIED HEADQUARTERS in
North Africa-AP-The French
Imperial Council" set up by the
late Admiral Darlan was replaced
today by war committee designat-
ed by Gen. Henri Giraud in a move
believed to be a direct result Of
his conferences with President
Roosevelt and Prime Minister
Churchill at Casablanca.
NEW YORK-AP-A plan 10
transform the right-of-way on each
side OF New York Central Rail
roads 1000 miles of tracks into
a string OF unprecedented vic.
tory gardens has been announced
by Raymond d. Starbuck. execu-
tive vice president OF the railroad.
ALLIED HEADQUARTERS IN
North Africa AP 49, Transport
planes, penetrating into forward
areas without fighter escorts. have
safely delivered 22O tons OF sun.
plies for the Allied air forces in
Tunisia in addition TO carrying
scores of passengers since Jan.
lS, 1t was announced today.
PATERSON. n. J-TNS- Police
today redoubled their efforts to an.
prehend the slayer OF attractive 90
year old Miss Elizabeth TRAILER. of
Reedsville, Pa, whose bruised and
lacerated body was found beside
q barn Thursday. An autopsy dis.
closed that the girl had been stran-
gled after she had been badly
beaten and criminally assaulted.
BEVERLY HILLS. Calif-AP-
Death has removed from the mo-
ton picture industry one of its
outstanding directors, Woodbridge
Strong Van Dyke. II, who devoted
most of his SO years to the show
business. Fond of adventures that
took him to far corners of the
globe. the director Of many OF the
Tarzan. DR.. Kildare. Andy Hardy
and Thin Man series and numerous
other popular films succumbed in
the quiet of his Brentwood home
after a lingering Illness.
PASADENA, Calif.-AP--A ma
tional all time record for rainfall
in "a hour period was set in the
mountains back OF Pasadena Jan.
22-23, county flood control officials
said today. The rain gauge at
Camp Leroy showed 1888 inches,
said NJ. f. Salisbury. chief engi-
neer of the flood control district.
SOMEWHERE IN NEW GUINEA
-AP-The staff OF the first port
able hospital unit to go into sery-
ice in the Southwest Pacific area
returned to this base today for a
rest after two and one half months
on the New Guinea front.
WASHINGTON-AP- Rationing
OF canned milk, it was learned to-
day. will begin in about three
months. Shortages of evaporated
milk have appeared in many local
tiles. due partly to large demands
of the armed services and lend
lease. and rationing has been re
garded here as inevitable. Food
Administrator Claude II. Wickard
already has assigned powers for
the task to the Office OF Price AID.
ministration.
N-INS-Soyiet Premier
Joseph Stain today was quoted in
a Reuter- dispatch as forecasting
ultimate victory for the Allies.
Replying to a message from Presi-
dent Roosevelt Stain was reported
expressing the conviction that
Joint military operations of the
armed forces Of the United States,
Great Britain and Russia in the
near future would bring victory
over the common enemy
WASHINGTON ms \ tight
ening up OF the Army policy OF
men over 3S years of age today
prevents the discharge of soldiers
who attain that age after Feb. Is.
Issuing a list OF instructions re
garding the discharge OF men over
Is. the War Department also said
that men of this age who enlist
OF are indicted after the end OF
this month canot be released.
WASHINGTON - ms 49, Chair
man Truman CD Mo, OF the spe
clal Senate committee investigat-
ing the war program. today said
that be expects to give the Justice
Department within the next two
weeks a complete record on alleg-
ed excess profits in government
barge construction.
LONDON APP Belgian News
Agency said today that American
troops have arrived In Thysville,
Belgian Congo. and were welcomed
there by the commissioner OF the
lower Congo district and by ma
tiyes who lined the streets and
shouted Longs Live the Ameri-
cans
LANSING-AP The State Bank