The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-03-25

charging the automatic canteen
company OF America with practices
which may tend to injure com.
petition" and create a monopoly
in the leasing and licensing OF au-
tomato vending machines.
HOUSTON. Tex. -AP- Forty
farm produce dealers refused to
sell their vegetables at the munich
pal market and said they would
not be back until the Office OF
Price Administration authorized
higher prices for cabbage, spinach.
snap beans and carrots. Chicken
dealers left the market after a
similar dispute several weeks ago
and have not been back.
LANSING-AP- Driving toward
final adjournment Friday. the
house today called up for debate
controversial bill proposing lib
eralization OF workman's compen-
sstion laws. while the senate ang-
led TO bring to a vote the trouble
some issue OF legislative reappor-
tionment.
CHICAGO-INS-With the dwell
ing vacancy rate virtually at zero,
thousands OF essential war workers
today faced the prospect OF made
quate housing facilities in Chicago.
This was disclosed in report by
the Metropolitan Housing Council
which declared that, although the
city already has an estimated ZAP.
900 sub-standard dwelling units,
Chicago's population has been in
creased since 1910 by $4,000 per
sons, including the 10000 govern
ment employees transferred from
Washington.
CHARACTERISTIC possibility
OF egg rationing doomed today as
notice was served on Chicago deal
ers that the government will fill its
military and lend-lease require
ment5 for dried and hell eggs.
NEW YORK-INS-A four-alarm
fire which started in a parking lot
less than a quarter Of mile from
the New York Navy Yard and
spread TO an adjoining paint fac
tory early today caused four. eXplo'
sions which shook downtown
Brooklyn. Despite the intensity OF
the fire which could be seen for
miles and the force OF the explo-
sions. only one fireman was Injured.
He was acting Lieut.. Roger New
man, who sustained decorations on
the right hand while fighting the
blaze.
WASHINGTOON-INS-TheT ru-
man Committee probing war pro
duction today delved deeper into
interunion raiding by rival labor
groups in a move which may rock
the ALL and CLIO like an earth
quake and give the committee its
greatest oh llenge. Called before
the committee were John Frey.
head Of the AFL's Metal Trades de-
partment and John Green. president
of the CLOS shipbuilding workers.
The two lieutenants in the big rival
labor groups now ape engaged in u
iurisdicti pnal dispute which ulti-
mately may cause a strike among
100000 workers in vital oregon
shpyards.
WASHINGTON-INS-The fame
OF Americas steak and chop houses
went glimmering today before
OPA's edict slashing restaurant
consumption of meat between 20
and As per cent under the rationing
program going into effect next
Monday. The reduction in meats,
butter. cheeses, canned fish ana
other ratioled fats and oils which
the nations 10000 restaurants use
was ordered in line with OPA's poll
CIV TO make the per person ALLOWANCE
IS OF diners-out as nearly equal 10
the householder as possible.
LOS ANGELES-INS-A rising
murmur of skepticism voiced oy
thousands OF southern California
housewives became increasingly
evident today as the time for meat
rationing drew near and butcher
shop showcases remained empty.
The big question on every female
tongue was: will there be meat TO
buy when ratioining starts next
Monday?
NEW YORK-INS-There was
no certainty today among New York
butchers and packing houses that
there would be sufficient meat to
supply each customer with the
quantity to which his ration points
entitle him. Under the rationing
plan ii will take from IL to 10 mil
lion pounds a week TO supply New
Workers alone with their share.
RAVFNNA, O.-INS-Ten dead
and two injured was the toll Of yes
terday's ammunition explosion at
the governments S7.000,000 Port
age Ordnance Depot. Col Raymond
A. Brown, commanding officer. an
nounced today. THE total number
OF known dead is now 10. All other
employees have been accounted for,
Colonel Browns statement said.
LONDON -AP- British men
and women whose studies are in
terrupted by the war were prom
q. ised government assistance today
TO permit them TO obtain further
education after their demobiliza-
ton.
LONDON-AP- Prime Minister
Churchill declared today that the
United Nations have afloat sub.
stantIally larger fleets than they
- had AZ the worst moment In the