The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-01-02


owing TO giyernment price ceilings.
sfollowing Gov. Homer Adkins plea
for quick relief In Arkansas, It
was announced that c. W. Nichols.
regional price executive. planned
TO fly to Washington Sunday to
discuss the situation. Prices, It
was reported, will be boosted In
NArkansas, Oklahoma, Tennessee.
Mississippi, Kansas and Texas.
CLINTON. n. Y. ms Fritz
Kuhn. erstwhile head OF the ex
tinct German-American bund. who
was sent TO Jail for misuse Of the
sfunds OF his own organization;
leaves prison here today en- route
TO New York. Because denatural
ization proceedings, scheduled to
begin Monday. are pending against
him. Kuhn was TO make the trip
in custody of two L. S. marshals.
y PEARL HARBOR-lNS- Amer
lean Navy officers whose vessels
distinguished themselves in action
in the Southwest Pacific had been
honored today with Navy crosses
in New Years ceremonies. The
awards were made by Admiral
Chester w. Nimitz. commander-in-
, chief OF the Pacific fleet. Awards
were received by Com. Orville F.
Gregor Of La Jolla, Calf, Lieut..
Com. John c. Alderman Of Port
land, Ore. and Lieut.. Com. John
B. Aver OF West Chicago, Ill.
NEWARK, y. J,-lNS-Funeral
arrangements were being complete
today for Anton Kaufman, blind
ADublisher Of the Newark Jewish
Chronicle who was killed in fall
from his eighth floor room at the
Robert Treat Hotel. Friends be
leye he toppled from the window
which he opened wide upon retir'
ing.
:. Observation-Disclosures dis
patches from the front To-Day re-
ported that Chinese troops nave re-
captured Tsienshin and Taihu' III
southwestern Anhwei province
and that the Japanese are retreat
ing southwark in the direction OF
Susung. % miles below Ialhu, on
the Yangtze.
PHTLADELPH'IA-AP 49, Thou
sands OF doctors, nurses, patients
and employees in Philadelphia hos
pitfalls were vaCCinated against
smallpox yesterday and today as
the Pennsylvania Health Depart.
ment reported eight new cases OF
the disease. bringing the total to
IS in an outbreak which develop,
BED two weeks ago.
PATERSON. n. J.-lNS- Two
firms here will not be permitted
to dye until after March 81, be-
cause they allegedly violated War
Production Board conservation ord
ers. They are the Bouchard and
Charvet Dye and Finish Company
taud the Associated Dyeing and
Printing Company of New Jersey.
Supplies of anthraquinone dye were
ordered withheld from them in the
boards order.
SAN PEDRO, Calif.-AP- Fire
early today struck the sprawling
frame factory OF the French Sar-
hdine Co. fronting on Fish Harbor
All available land equipment and
a number Of tireboats were fight
ing the blaze. attempting TO pre-
vent its spread TO adjacent build
ings. Firemen said the blaze broke
out about 2:35 a. m. At a. m.
they said they believed 1t would be
| brought under control.
FORT WAYNE, Ind.-AP- For
the first time in Is years mem
bers OF the Polar Bears Club miss
ed their New Years Day swim in
the st. Joseph River, but they are
going to make up for 1t tomorrow
Because many Of the members
. men from 81 to SO years old-were
:, working in war industries on the
holiday the annual event was de
ferred two days this year.
WASHINGTON - ms ~ 7
"headache" Of handling the new
victory tax will be shared mainly
bv the federal government and
, hundreds of thousands Of employ
ers. it became clear today. one day
after the five per cent gross IN
come tax went into effect. Treas
nrv officials pointed out that both
employers and the Bureau of In
ternal Revenue will have to keep
yolumincus records of tax collec-
lions and payments.
NEW YORK-INS-Bu rtin Houk.
Is NJ suburban Queens. was in
iail today as a result Of showing
papers allegedly giving ship sail
ing dates to the wrong audience
a L 5. Marine. Houk, employe of
shipping company, denied that
the papers contained sailing dates,
but pleaded guilty TO a charge oil
disorderly conduct He was re
manded and the FBl ordered TO
investigate.
GREENVILLE, Miss.-lNS- a
hoard of officers today continued
an investigation into the crash OF
a training plane five miles east OF
) Greenyille that resulted In the
death of Michael Tom Dickinson.
81. pilot officer Of London, Eng
land
cEATrI L Wash- ms Navy