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The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-04-15
Michigan Alumni Clubs
Will Hear Dr.. Ruthven

Ann Arbor, Apr. 15-Dr. Alexan-
der G. Ruthven, president OF the
University OF Michigan. will speak
tonight in Philadelphia before
members OF the Philadelphia Uni
versity Alumni Club, On Friday
and Saturday he will be in New
York. where on Friday night he
will speak to members OF the New
York University Alumni Club.
On Sunday, Dr. Ruthyen will go
to Annapolis, where, as a member
of the Naval Academy Board OF
Visitors, he will remain for sew
eral days. He is expected to return
to the University campus on April
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The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-04-15
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Evening star., 1943-01-13
Report Of Russian Drive
On SmoIensk Unconfirmed

Ry ;he Associated Press.
NEW YORK. Jan. l3.-CBS said
today it had heard the British radio
reporting that "On the central front
the Soviet Armies have captured
the town of Sloboda, situated 40
kilome,ers '25 niles north of
Smolensk and southeast Of Velikie
Luki."
In London, however, the British
Broadcasting Corp, and the Lon
don bureau of Tass, official Soviet
news agency. both said they had
not heard the Sloboda report. Con-
firmation was lacking from other
sources.
II the Russians are within Is
miles of Smolensk it means an ad-
vance of some so miles from Belly,
the most advanced point in that
area hitherto reported in Russian
hands
1t was suggested in London, how
ever, that the report might have
resulted from a confusion in names
with Svoboda on the Caucasus front
Russian dispatches said yesterday
that the Russians were driving
toward Svoboda, 26 miles west OF
Karamik. due north Of the
Georgievsk- -Mineralnye Vody sector
Evening star., 1943-01-13
feIIer 10 Wed Saturday
After Fathers S Funeral
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
VAN METER. Iowa. Jan. 13.-
After his fathers funeral tomorrow
afternoon, Bob Feller will 60 to
Waukegan. ILL.,, where Saturday eve
ming he will wed Miss Virginia
Winther Both are "a.
The former Cleveland Indians
pitcher, now a chief specialist in
gunnery with the Navy, told news
men Of his marriage plans after
arriving home late yesterday by
plane.
The wedding will be at 7 o'clock
at the home Of Miss Winther's par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. M. P. Winther.
The couples engagement was an
nounced last December when Bob
was home on furlough for what
turned out to be his last visit with
his father.
Bob said he was at sea when his
father, William, Sc, died Sunday
and that his ship "miraculously
happened to make port" on the day
Red Cross aid had been enlisted IN
an effort to get word to him.
Evening star., 1943-01-13
Gen. PenneII Awarded
Oak Leaf Cluster
By the Associated Press.


The award of the Distinguished
Service Oak Leaf Cluster to Maj
Gen. Ralph Met. Pennell OF Belton,
S. c., for his service as commanding
general of an infantry division in
Hawaii was announced today by the
War Department.
Gen. Pennell won the Distin-
guished Service Medal for his work
as assistant to the chief of field
artillery during the first Forld War.
The Oak Leaf Cluster, equivalent
to a second DSM. was given to him
for his skill in training and dis
posing his division in Hawaii and
also for his work as representative
of the Military Governor of Hawaii
He personally solved the prob
lens concerned with the govern
ment of this island which has a
large alien and alien descent popu-
lation," said the citation. BY rea-
son of his qualities as an officer
the very dinicult situation was han
died in superior manner and mill
itary civilian relationships were
greatly improved"
Evening star., 1943-01-13
Woodruff Would Ban
Tax on Servicemen's Paw
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
Exemption of all soldiers, sailors
and marines from income tax liabil-
tiles on pay they receive in the
armed services was proposed today
by Representative Woodruff, Re-
publican. of Michigan.
The Michigan Representative, a
member of the Ways and Means
Committee, said he would press for
this principle when the commit
tee opens consideration of the new
tax bill.
He emphasized that he favored
tax exemption only on a service
mans pay and not on any income
he may have from investments or
other sources.
Il think such an exemption is as
little as the Government should do
for its fighting men," he said.
Representative Woodruff told
newspapermen that If the commit
tee did not exempt servicemen's pay
he would seek to revise present tax
laws so that the wife of a service
man would not be held responsible
for any income tax liability for a
deceased husband.
Il think every one will agree" he
said, that great ma ajority OF such
widows will find themselves in diff
Guilty to live comfortably, much leNs
able to pay income taxes previously
assessed against their husbands"
Evening star., 1943-01-13
Apology by Attorney
Ends Disborment Move
By the Associated prex,

BY the Associated Press.
CLEVELAND, Jan. ia court
room apology today won dismissal of
disbarment proceedings started
against Attorney Harry F. Payer of
Cleveland, former United States
Assistant Secretary of State. for
abusive remarks last April to Federal
District Judge Emerich B. Freed.
Arguing with Judge Freed that
client was too ill to stand trial. At
torney Payer used such phrases as
"tyrannical Federal Court" and
many a Federal judge has been
corrupt. has been impeached, has
been in league" He was fined $500
on contempt of court charges and
the disbarment proceeding was
started.
Starting in the spring of 1888. Mr..
Payer served for a year as Assistant
Secretary of State with the title of
political-legal advisor. and then
helped organize the Export Import
Bank. Both Mr.. Payer and Judge
Freed are Democrats.
Evening star., 1943-01-13
Is Bronx Apartment Houses
Bought for WAVES, SPARS
y the Associated Press.

by me Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Jan 13-Families in
l3 Bronx apartment houses must
find new homes-the WAVES and
SPARS are moving in.
The Navy sought and received per-
mission in Federal Court yesterday
for immediate occupancy of the
buildings as dormitories for $500
members of the Naval and Coast
Guard Women's Reserve services.
who will start training February
at Hunter College. Application was
filed under the Second War Powers
Act.
Rear Admiral E. j. Marquart, Sd
Naval District commandant, said the
Navy would foot the moving bill for
the 685 tenants involved-but that
they would have to pay extra haul
age costs if they moved outside the
area. Tenants were to be notified
today. Some must vacate by Feb
ruary l, but all the buildings must
be available February 20.
Evening star., 1943-01-13
Georgia Governor Blocks
ToImodge Road Outlay
BY the Associated Press,

By the Associated Press.
ATLANTA. Jan. l3-Gov. Ellis
Arnall suspended all State highway
construction today, thus preventing
payment of more than S10,000000
in highway contracts let by the ad-
ministration of Gov. Eugene Tai
madge.
He also appointed Ryburn Clay,
Atlanta financier, as executive Of
ficer in charge of the highway de-
partment with instructions to pre-
serve the property and funds" of the
department.
Gov. Arnall said the effect of his
order would be to halt Immediately
all State aid highway construction
now In progress. Federal aid prof.
ects will not be affected.
Last week State Auditor B. E.
Thrasher. Ja., reported that as of
December 81 the highway depart
ment had let unmatured construc-
ton contracts totaling $10733,955.
Evening star., 1943-01-13
Woman Handling Budget
In Missouri Resigns
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo, Jan. 13.-
The ferinine keeper Of Missouris
purse strings, Margaret M Cobb
resigned today.
Miss Cobb's title was assistant
budget director but she actually
headed the State budget depart
ment.
Miss Cobb. once termed "a stern
dragon in skirts" by State Senator.
said In submitting her resignation to
Gov. Forrest c. Donnell, Republi-
can:
Il had visions of constructive &C.
complishments along the line of COR
recting evils and establishing
policy of economy which in my opin-
ion must be established upon basis
of efficiency.
Much to my regret l find that
political control of State government
is seemingly so firmly established
that to expect one person in a minor
position to accomplish anything con-
structive is vain hope"
Mr.. Donnell had rejected Miss
Cobb's recommendation that he cut
more than $4,000, 900 of budget re-
quests for 1884.
Evening star., 1943-01-13
Critics Pick Mrs. Miniver'
As Best Film Of 1912
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
NEW YORK. Jan. 13.-"Mrs Min
iver," drama of wartime English
family life, was selected as the best
picture of 1912 in a Nation wide
poll of newspaper, magazine and
radio film critics. the Film Daily,
motion picture trade paper, an
nounced today.
The film, starring Greer Carson,
Walter Pidgeon and Teresa Wright
and produced by Metro Goldwyn-
Mayer. topped How Green Was My
Valley Kings Row" Wake
Island" Pride of the Yankees" I"
The Man Who Came to Dinner ~
"One Foot in Heaven" Suspicion, ="
Woman of the Year" and The Pied
Piper" voted in that order as the
10 best feature productions of the
year.
Under contest rules only feature
films released for exhibition be-
tween November l. 1941, and October
81, 1912 were eligible.
Evening star., 1943-01-13
Mortgage Banker Fears
Permanent Rent Control
BY the Associated Press

BY tne Associated Press
NEW YORK, Jan. 13.-The posi-
bility Of permanent rent control
after the war was called a threat
to the private mortgage business in
an address today by Charles A.
Mullenix of Cleveland. president of
the Mortgage Bankers Association
of America.
Mr. Mullenix said in addressing
the organization war and post
war clinic that rent control was
an example of the problems OF the
home front.
I'm the postwar period it must
be made certain that these prac-
tices are not perpetuated, thereby
losing all that We are fighting for
on the home 'front.'" Mr.. Mullenix
said.
Milton T. Macdonald, vice presi-
dent of the Trust Co. Of New Jer-
sey, Jersey City. said the National
Housing Act was 'one of the really
great pieces OF legislation in 100
years"
Evening star., 1943-01-13
Col. Roosevelt Cited
For Heroism in Raid
Navy Disc|oses
Award Was Presented
By Admiral Nimitz on
GuuduIcunoI Lost Yeur

The Navy disclosed today that
1t. Col. James Roosevelt, Ma
rine Corps, eldest son of the
President, and second in COM
mand of raider battalion
which carried out the successful
attack on Japanese-held Maxim
Island on August 17-18, 1912. has
been awarded the Navy Cross for
extraordinary heroism and dis
tinguiShed service"
He received the decoration from
Admiral Chester w. Nimitz, COM
mander in chief of the Pacific feet,
on Guadalcanal Island in October.
AS second in command on the raid,
he received the medal and citation
along with his commanding OFFICER,
1t. Col. Evans P. Carlson, Plymouth,
Conn.
Col Roosevelt's full citation fol-
lows:
For extraordinary heroism and
distinguished service against an
armed enemy on Maxim, he, in the
first operation of the kind ever con-
Quoted by United States forces, was
second in command of the raiding
expedition At great risk to himself,
over and beyond the ordinary call
of duty, he continually exposed him.
self to heavy machine gun and
sniper fire to insure effective control
of operations from the command
post. Through his maintenance of
communications, he was able to in
form his own supporting vessels Of
the presence of two enemy vessels,
as result of which the enemy
vessels were destroyed by gunfife.
During the evacuation he per-
sonally saved three men from
drowning in heavy surf. His con-
duct was according to the finest
traditions of the naval service"
1t Col. Roosevelt also holds the
medal of the Order of Military
Merit, first class, given to him by
the Dominican Republic in Deem
ber, 1912. His wife, Mrs Romelle S.
Roosevelt, lives in Carlsbad, Calf.
Evening star., 1943-01-13
Ohio Expects to Get
Four Big Harness Races
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press
COLUMBUS, Ohio, Jan l3.-T.
A. Billingsley. member of the State
Racing Commission said today Ohio
expected to get four of the Nations
top-fight harness horse racing
events this year.
They are the Fox Stake for PAGERS
and the Horseman Stake for trot-
ters, carrying the worlds richest
purses for 2-year-olds, and the fu-
turtles for 3-year -olds in both divi-
sions.
The Fox and Horseman purses
will be $4,000 and $4,000, respec-
lively, and the Futurities about
$1,000 each, he said.
Mr.. Billingsley said the events
would be run at Greenville, Ohio, If
they came to Ohio. They have been
held at Indianapolis until last year,
when they went to Saratoga, N. Y.
Evening star., 1943-01-13
Postwar Civilian
Training Advocated
For Men in Service
DR.. Joseph Barker
Sees Step Necessary
To Economic Stability
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
BOSTON, Jan. 13.--Men in the
armed services would be retained
in the services after the war for
retraining in civilian pursuits and
then be mustered out at controlled
rate under a plan advocated today
by DR.. Joseph w. Barker, special
assistant to the Secretary of the
Navy.
Release Of approximately 10000
600 men at step-rate intervals would
tend to prevent dislocations to the
Nations economic machinery, he
told the Northeastern University
Convocation in a prepared address.
Declaring that when men are
called from civilian life into the
armed services they are re-educated
for their duties in the Army, Navy,
Air Forces. Marines or Coast Guard,
DR.. Barker added:
Reverse Program Favored.
when men are to be mustered
out from the armed services and
returned to civil pursuits, why
should they not be retrained for
those civilian activities in precisely
the same way?
why should not these vast train
ing establishments be reversed in
flow. taking in the soldier and sailor
and turning out the civilian through
a program of instruction and train
ing dedicated and adjusted to max
ing him better fitted to take a USE
full place in postwar economy"
DR. Barker, who is also dean of
the faculty of engineering at CO.
lumbia University, asserted new in
dustries would arise from wartime
developments, and said:
THE mustered-out soldier or
sailor may we'll have to be trained
for these newer applications. Even
should he return to his old job he
will have lost some of his civilian
skills and he should be retrained
therefor. In many cases he may
not have developed civilian skills
before ne was called to active
duty ="
Quotes President.
Quoting President Roosevelt as
saying in his recent message to
Congress that the servicemen will
have the right to expect full en-
ployment" after the war DR.. Barker
declared:
ITO have the right to expect full
employment in industries that have
been reconverted to the economy of
peace, means that these men mus
tered out of the armed services will
have to be retrained for places in
the newer, industrial activities. 1t
is not sufficient to say that they
can and will return to the jobs they
had before their call to active serv-
ice. In many, many cases those
pre-War jobs may be non-existent."
Evening star., 1943-01-13
Grew Of Sub Perch Reported
Safe in Unverified Broadcast

broadcast purportedly by 1t.
Vandergrift, fifth officer of the
Perch, in which he was quoted as
saying:
I'VE were rescued and made pris-
oners March g. Good health. Un-
wounded. Well. Write to Zentsuiji
prison camp"
On later broadcast, she related
a man introduced as 1t. Ryder,
fourth officer of the American sub,
asserted that officers and crew were
safe and asked that Mrs. Hurt be
notified.
Four relatives of Ryder who heard
the broadcast were said to have
recognized his voice.
The Hurts have three children
David, jr, l6; Thomas, II, and
John, 8.
Evening star., 1943-01-13
Py the Associated Press,

Fy The Associated Press.
CINCINNATI, Jan. ia eau
tiously advanced and unverified re-
port that officers and crew of the
lost United States submarine Perch
are well" in a japanese prison
camp, came today to parents in law
Of 1t. Comdr David Albert Hurt,
the ships commander.
The Navy Department an
nounced in April that the Perch
was long overdue and must be
presumed lost
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas F. Wick
ham, whose daughter Connie mar
ried 1t. Comdr Hurt, said she had
informed them from Annapolis, Md,
that Navy friends in Honolulu re-
Gently picked up a japanese radio
Evening star., 1943-01-13
Farm Labor
Continued From First Page

November and December were run
ming short at an average of 125.000
month, This was due, he said, "to
/ the TydingS amendment and the
manpower directive to defer essen
tial workers on farms"
The committee went of -the-rec
ord to ascertain how the size of the
armed forces was determined.
Before this lengthy secret testi-
mony was given by Mr.. McNutt, Mr..
| Wickard and Gen. Hershey, COM
mittee members asked What in
the name of God are we going to do
with an armed force of 100000
men?"
why not equip Russians, Chinese
and others with the best of weapons
and let them fight it out on their
own home grounds?" Senator
Wheeler declared
Give them the tools was the cry
before We got into the war" added
Senator Ellender, Democrat, of Lou
isiana.
Listen to the People.
II you are going to have an
armed force of 100000 men. how
are you going to feed them and send
food to Britain, Russia, China and
Australia, and at the same time
draft farm boys" asked Senator
Bankhaed, Democrat, of Alabama.
Senator Wheeler declared that
they are setting down here in
Washington and writing on a piece
of paper the size of the armed
forces. 1 suggest that the chiefs
OF staff take tour of the country
and listen to the people They just
don't like it
An Agriculture Department expert
said so per cent of the farmers were
exempt from the draft under selec-
tive service regulations, but COM
mittee members disagreed and
| charged that the draft boards were
paying little attention to the farm
deferment order.
The local boards say we have
got to fill our quota, and If they
don't fill it they feel they are not
patriotic" Senator Wheeler said,
adding that you are not telling
them to defer farm help, but you
are stressing filling up quotas. and
that is the root of the trouble
New Formula Planned.
The committee was told by Gen.
Hershey that new formula was
being worked out, and as he at
tempted to explain this new method,
members started a general discus
sion on the size of The armed forces,
and Gen. Hershey did not get
another opportunity to explain.
Committee members told of the
number of letters they were re-
ceiving. Farms are being sold,
cattle is being shipped to market
ahead of schedule, valuable dairy
herds are being sold or slaughtered,
they said they are being informed.
"A widow told me- said Senator
Wheeler, that she had given one
son to the Army and the Draft
Board had called her only other son.
told her to appeal, and 1 went be-
fore the board myself, but in vain.
The Draft Board said it had to fill its
quota.
IF you are going to stop produc-
ton OF food you will have to make
provision to care for the women and
children left on the farms. You will
have to provide them with food.
What you are doing is that you are
wiping out the family farm in this
country. We will have to protect
these farms or farming will be taken
over by big commercial farmers. and
then we won't have much of a
country"
Senator Russell. Democrat, Of
Georgia said the formula was en-
tirely too high and was forcing
Georgia farmers to sell out or lust
60 out Of business"
Evening star., 1943-01-13
Tank Expert Calls Speed Vital
To Combat Elements in Battle
Support Units Must Increase Pace,
Ordnance Officer Tells Engineers

in the number of completed vehicles
turned out, rather than the number
of completed vehicles plus essential
spare parts"
Col. Colby. who spent several
months as an observer with the
British Army in North Africa
praised the performance of Ameri-
can tanks in desert fighting. De-
Scribing battle in which a British
brigade equipped with American
tanks engaged Gen. Erwin Rom
mels forces, he said:
Few Mechanical Failures.
"1he 4th Armored Brigade, under
command Of Brig Gatehouse, went
80 continuous days in combat with
his men SO tired that they would 60
to sleep at the controls whenever
the vehicles stopped. Brig. Gate
house organized crews to go around
and force-feed the men and to
cover them with blankets to protect
them from the heavy dew. He
knew if he could get food into their
stomachs and keep them warm he
could keep them going.
Even though he had no time for
preventive maintenance, he had
only II mechanical failures. most of
which were quickly returned to his
unit by rear echelon maintenance
During the first week Of battle. 48
battle casualties were repaired and
returned to his unit to continue
participation in the campaign.
The American tank was the only
tank on the desert that could be so
maintained in the front lines. for
in our light tank there is not
single sub-assembly in the unit that
cannot be taken out by an average
crew working under field condi-
tions in half day"
Evening star., 1943-01-13
Sergt. Finneqon, U. S. A., Runs
Supply RoiIrood in EnqIond

dianapolis commands this railroad
engineer unit, He has 80 years of
service with the New York Central
behind him. The day yardmaster
is Pvt. Frank E. Schmitz of Wheat
on. ILL.,, formerly employed by the
Chicago & Northwestern and by the
Chicago, Aurora a. Elgin Railroads.
The night yardmaster is Pvt. Merle
Smith of Toronto, Ohio.
The problems of operation are
made more difficult by the black
out and the difference in English
switching facilities but. says Capt.
Sandusky. American railroad dis
cipiine Is as strict as you'll find in
the Army and my men had it in
stilled in them before they entered
the service"
tcopyrisht. 1a43, chieaso Daily News, Inc }
Evening star., 1943-01-13
By the Associated Press.


DETROIT, JAN 13-Because the
tank has increased the pace on the
battlefield, it is essential that the
speed of the other elements of the
combat team-reconnaissance. COM
munication, support artillery and
otherS-be likewise increased. 1t.
Col. Joseph NJ Colby Of the Army
Ordnance Department asserted here
today.
Addressing the Society of Auto
motive Engineers war engineering
production meeting, Col. Colby said
that Hitler successes have been
based largely on his tank aircraft
team. where aircraft performs a
basic mission OF reconnaissance and
of naturalization to enable his mech
anized ground forces to move over
enemy positions with minimum
losses"
Spare Parts Essential.
Col. Colby has figured prominently
in keeping American ordnance
equipment running in the far cor
ners of the world. This. he said, was
largely problem of training, supply
and maintenance, adding:
OF the three essential elements.
the most important and the element
most likely to fail is that OF spare
parts. The many campaigns in
Egypt-British, German or Italian
have failed due to the failure Of
maintenance.
The failure Of maintenance has
been due to the lack of provision of
spare parts To a certain
degree the failure of spare parts has
been due to production people back
home who desire to measure their
achieveme,t for public consumption
Evening star., 1943-01-13
Mas Asks Posthumous DFC
For Originator of Dive Bombino

tered through air power in this war
has been effected. in the final analy-
Sis, by dive bombers or torpedo
bombers."
He recalled hearing Mr.. Reagan
talk about his theories OF dive bomb
ing frequently and our bombing
record in those days was discourag-
ingly inaccurate"
Mr.. Reagan finally demonstrated
his theories of dive bombing in 1919
at Quantico, Va. Mr.. Mas said, and
the results were startling. The
Marine Corps Immediately took up
dive bombing ." Some years
later the Navy became interested
and also included In it the naval
aviation training. The Army did not
adopt dive bombing tactics until
after this war started, but is now
making great progress in this pow-
erful field of air attacks"