The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-10-15


The 10 day eonelaVe, over the
protests Of the Proaresslves,
authorized the executive coun.
ell Of the Federation to work
out details for "early reatfil.
iatlon' Of John L. Lewis Unit
ed Mine Workers Union. With
the convention at an end, the
council remained in the Hub
city for a meeting today.
LEESVILLE, La. ms The
body OF Maj. Gen. Stonewall Jack
son Of Plattsburg, y. Y, who died
OF injuries suffered In plane
crash Oct. in the Third Army
maneuver area, was shipped today
to Washington, D. c., for burial in
Arlington Cemetery. Gen. Jack
son died Wednesday night in the
Camp Polk station hospital where
Staff Sergt. Robert W. Miller of
Wichita, Kan, was recovering
from injuries suffered in the same
plane crash.
LONDON UP The United
States suffered its biggest single
aerial loss OF the war-6o Flying
Fortresses costing $4,000, 900 and
carrying 600 men-yesterday In a
raid that crippled and perhaps de-
stroyed plants producing half Of all
the bearings require by the German
war machine, il was revealed today.
WASHINGTON-AP - Senator
Byrd (D-Va.) today joined the fight
against legislation to spread $780,
100000 a year among public schools
by warning against further burdens
on "a government staggering under
the cost OF war" Byrd, chairman
of joint economy committee, said
further federal authorizations
should be viewed against a back
ground OF war appropriations tina;
will run the national deficit up to
300 billion dollars"
WASHINGTON-AP- War De-
partment officials were called on
by the House Military Committee
today to explain why they wan'
legislation that would permit virtu.
ally unrestricted use OF Army funds
in settling cancelled or modified
contracts. AS the committee met TO
hear from Undersecretary OF Wal
Robert P. Patterson, 1t released. a
letter from Lindsay Warren, comp
troller General, urging that re-
strictions be put on the expendi-
lures. Otherwise, Warren con-
tended, contracting officers will
allow improper payments which,
perhaps, will total millions of dol
lars"
KEARNEY. n. J.-INS- Union
leaders strove today to end a new
wildcat" strike which took 5000
"swing shift employees from their
Jobs last night at the federal ship
building and drydock company's
big Kearney plant.
SOUTH PORTLAND, Me.-AP-
A New England-wide police search
was underway today for Clarence
Hunter, Jr., 90, OF Portland. wanted
for questioning in connection with
last nights fatal shooting OF his
estranged wife. Ruby, also 30, and
her father. John Richardson, about
IS. Beverly Hunter, 8. found her
mothers bullet-riddled body lying
in Suburban Noyes Street, about
80 feet from her home, where Rich
ardson was discovered dying on
the kitchen floor.
MORMUGAO, Portuguese India
AP-The japanese exchange ship
Teta Maru. bringing American re-
patriates from the Far East, was
sighted off Mormugao at S:45 a.
m. today (11:45 p. NJ. Eastern War
Time Thursday.
WASHINGTON-UP - Aubrey
Williams, recently resigned head
of the Congress-abolished National
Youth Administration, became d.
rector of organization OF the Ma
tional Farmers Union to head
a big organizing drive in %
eastern and southern states.
WASHINGTON-UP - Tighten
ed controls over manpower. includ-
ing the start OF roundup of 100000
draft delnquents. became effective
today. Selectiye Service was sift-
ing the supply OF draft-age regis
trants to make more men available
10 the armed forces by ordering
immediate induction beginning No
vember /. OF all draft-age men who
have failed to abide by draft regu-
lations such as failing to report
for physical examinations. fail
ing to report chances OF address,
and failing to complete and return
Questionnaires within 10 days.
WASHINGTON-UP- President
Roosevelt has found relief from
war duties at a western Maryland
mountain resort on several oc'
casions. It is revealed. The
spot where Mr.. Roosevelt found
welcome solitude resembles the
'Rapidan. Va. fishing camp , ed by
former President Herbert Hoover
Mr. Roosevelt's hideawav Is part
OF a federal reservation known as
the Catoctin Recreational Area
Hoover's camp also was federal
property.
MCNCIE. Ind.-INS Three
children were burned to death to
day when FIRE destroyed their Eve
room home at Muncie. The father
was critically burned and tbs
mother escaped with less serious
burns and injuries The dead are