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The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-08-28

en- big postwar monopolies in the
scientific discoveries being made
during the war said Kilgore.
The technical mobilization com,
mittee. he said. plans a series of
hearings before launching a fight
for legislation TO place the govern
ment in the business OF scientific
research on a large and permanen;
scale.
Kilgore is pushing a bill setting
IN a new research office. both for
war and peace-time uses. under
which research would be fostered
ard financed and under which the
government agency could acquire
patents
Various types OF research are
being carried on during the war,
he said. Most of the discoveries
have value both for war and post
war purposes
"If these discoveries are I'm
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-08-28
Enemy Quits New Georgia Island
Scientific Research Program Under Fire

Washington. Aug. 2S-INS-Sen.
Kilgore ID W. Va. said today
that a battle will be opened next
fall in Congress TO overturn the
governments s5O0.000OO0 scientif,
ic research program on the ground
that il fosters postwar monopolies.
Chief target will be the type OF
contracts entered into between
the Office OF Scientific Research
and development and private in
dustries seeking 10 develop new
methods OF destroying Axis armies
Under terms OF a so-called sam
pie contract obtained by the tech
nical mobilization committee. OF
which Kilgoge Is chairman, the
government finances scientific re-
search. while the private firms re
tain the patents under obligation
to give the government use during
the war at suitable royalty"
There Is the making OF a doz-
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-08-28
McNarney Reported Chosen as
Deputy Chief to MOuntbatten

Washington, Aug. 2s-INS 1t
Gen. Joseph r. McNarney. Army
streamliner and Air Force booster.
today was reliably reported to
have been named deputy chief of
staff to Lord Louis Mountbatten.
II was further learned that
Mountbatten asked Gen. George G.
Marshall, Army CHIEF Of staff. for
the best man to serve as highest
placed American officer in the
Southeast Asia command. McNar-
ney was that man.
Announcement Of the appoint
ment, IL was reported has been
held up pending routine official
approval
At the present time McNarney is
deputy chief OF staff Of the Unit
ed States Army. The 30 year old
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-08-28
Guises Unluckv
For NY. Officers

Newark. Aug. 2S-lNS- It ap-
peared today that the only things
missing were the false whiskers
and maybe a meat cleayer for at
mosphere when two New York cops
attempted to play Sherlock Holmes
in the grand manner.
Nabbed as suspicious characters
after shadoTing truckioad o.
horse meat 10 New Jersey meat
dealer. realistically named The
Whirlsway Meat Market" the two
gents identified themselves only as
ca "A Butcher" and OBJ "Unem-
ployed.'
At police headquarters shields
and Identification papers showed
them to be John Camio and George
Backhold OF the New York police
force.
Rescued by fellow members OF
the New York force, Camio and
Bockhold said they were detailr-
to shadow tine truck to see If they
could learn how New Jersey horse
meat was finding its way into New
York. The impromptu-snd I'M
lucky DISCUSSES had been their own
idea, they said
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-08-28
Labor Lack Delays Ship Repairs
Need of Housing
Main Cause of
Difficulty

Washington, Aug. 2S-INS-Sen,
Sheridan Downey CD Calf. charg-
ed today that repairs to naval and
merchant vessels at West Coast
shipyards are falling months be-
hind schedule for lack OF msnpow-
er and insufficient housing.
AT the huge Hunters point
yards there are vessels with gaping
holes in their bulls which have
been awaiting repairs for many
months" DoWney said. Some OF
these were damaged at Pearl Har-
Dor.
This yard has only 5000 EN-
ployes. II could use $4,000, but
could operate fairly well with 49,.
900. OF whom 5000 ought TO be
skilled workers"
Downey said that Mare Island,
the big Navy shipyard, which
should have 10000 workers, slso is
behind in its repair and replace
ment work for lack OF msnpower.
He described the Hunters Point
yard as the biggest repair and dry
dock station in the country. Part
OF the inability to get workers Is
due to lack of housing and the low
priorities which the War Produc-
ton Board has granted on build
ing materials. Downey asserted.
THE situation is desperate and
will become more So" Downey con-
tinued. at IS one that affects the
whole country and the whole war
program as well as California. II
the draft is stepped up Sept. ]. as
contemplated, it will become
worse
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-08-28
New Workers Sing
Red Point Blues

New York. Aug. 2S-INS- New
York today hummed its most fam
iliar tune THE Red Point Blues
Meat, as usual. was scarce. with
the city authorizing beef slaughter
at above OPA-esta blished ceiling
prices. The city now buys cattle
and pays a packing house for dress
ing them. As Purchase Commission
er Albert Pleydell said:
I'VE cannot feed people theoret-
ical meat or subpoenas.
Pleydell referred to a city coun-
Gil investigation Of city purchased
meat.
Butter also was scarce. Thirty
per cent OF the retail stores had
none at all, and supplies generally
were less than 80 per cent of nor
NAL.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-08-28

properly applied they might wreck
our postwar economy. They may
lead 10 unfair competition and TO
mouoHolization. IS
With the war making heavy in
roads Oh natural resources. the ma
tons scientific men are turning
more and more TO development OF
substitutes, he said. Plastics was
cited as an example.
The nation also. he said. must
launch an intensive investigation
into the production OF gasoline
from coal. Kilgore pointed out
that Germany built much OF her
war machine on production OF oil
from coal.
Had We had this process in
operation we would have been far
ahead in the production OF high.
octane gasoline for aviation. be-
cause TO produce oil from coal re-
quires INCORPORATION"
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-08-28
See WAR--Page 3
WeIIes Gone,
Shakeup Seen

Washington. Aug. 2s-INS- The
exit OF Undersecretary Sumner
Welles from the State Department
was expected today to be followed
by other major changes.
Reports OF the sweeping reorxAn.
ization program developed Eafter
Welles was authoritatively revealed
to have informed foreign diplomats
in Washington in correspon dence
dated last Sunday that De had re-
signed from his post and the Pres
ident had accepted.
Shifts both in the personnel OF
certain posts and In the orgauiza
ton o. departmental dfvisionn al.
preaching the proportions Of Z ma
jor shakeup are reported to be i'm.
pending. -
The reorganizatIon viii Be aimed
at Viping out the last voa1iees OF
departmental factionaIiG vhfch
had grown up under th31 6xfs{ing
situation to the point ~ Welles
was frequently at ODD Nth his
chief. Secretary OF stot0> Cordell
Hull. on basic policies.
These differences concerned the
conduct OF United States foreign re-
lations In a warning world as well
as in plans for postwar settlement.
A more dynamic and revital,
lied state Department Is expected
to result from the Anticipated re-
organization.
II would come as no surprise to
Official Washington quarters II
some OF the young ultra-libersl left
wingers who have aligned them
selves witt welles In the past are
quietly shifted to posts of less re-
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-08-28
Mystery of Lost
Pants Cleared up

Indianapolis, Aug. 2S-INS-The
mystery surrounding a famous pair
of pants was cleared up today.
They were lost by 1t. Gen.
Mark W. Clark during his secret
mission to North Africa before the
invasion. Mrs. Clark revealed the
trousers were washed up on the
shores Of North Africa. sent TO AL
giers and are now on their way TO
her.
The general lost his pants when
he was tossed out Of a rubber boat
while trying to return TO a subma-
rine.
They've not only been found.
Mrs. Clark said. They've also
been cleaned and pressed"
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-08-28

Rapid City, S. D., Aug. 2S-lNS
John F. Bricker, governor of
Ohio and likely candidate for the
Republican presidential nomination
in 1914, advanced today five-point
program to overhaul what he term
ed is the nations chaotic agricul-
tural situation.
A combination OF government
failings he charged, has brought
the fear OF hunger even to the
people within this land OF plenty"
The solution. Bricker told a
rapid City dinner audience last
night, would be:
/. "A complete change OF pro-
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-08-28
Bricker Suggests Plan to
Solve Agricultural Crisis

cedure on the part of the central
lied bureaucratic administration in
Washington responsible for the con.
fusion OF impractical directiyes
hanging as a milestone around the
necks of the producers and distribu-
tors OF food"
2. The removal OF government
restrictions that interfere with the
law OF supply and demand until
they discourage about production "
3. The formulation OF necessary
federal directives by individuals
familiar with agriculture" and their
administration locally.
4. Removal of price ceilings on
all perishable food products and
procedure to encourage an even,
adequate price for farm products. q"
). Making available an adequate
supply of farm labor and machn-
cry.
I'm such a program" the Ohio
governor said, The farmers of
our nation will work uncomplain-
ingly, long hours in an effort TO do
their patriotic duty. But they
rightfully revolt at being driven by
organized government in ruthless
programs of RECOMMENDATION"
He said that food production has
been handicapped by:
Shortages OF labor and ma
chinery, restricted transportation,
confused and unavoidable price fix
ing policies, quarreling among gov
eminent agencies responsible for
food production and distribution.
and the knowledge that policies
vital to the life of the nation are
determined by an invisible govern.
ment directing our bureaucracy.
These have combined to bring
the fear of hunger even to the PEG
pie within this land of plenty"
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-08-28
YpsIanti CAP Squadron to be in Maneuvers

Wing Headquarters has arranged
for tents and for food.
Members OF the local group are
TO meet at McEnnan Airport at :
a. m. Sunday morning. Some will
iy and others will drive TO Utica.
Group Headauarters OF 63j has ask
ed the local squadron 10 give a drill
exhibition. Members will put on
the mass commands drill which
wou first place in competition at
the group msneuver last Sunday.
Selected units will be required
te demonstrate their ability In
courier service operation. forest
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-08-28
Wood Burner
Replaces Gasoline

New York. Aug. 2s-1NS-It took
the war to prove that the gasoline
engine couldn't replace the horse.
but a Brooklyn brewing company
thinks a wood-burning engine
might.
Gwo months ago the Lehman
Breweries substituted horse-drawn
trucks TO save gas. but now s
operating a woodworking truck
which II finds more efficient than
horses.
officials say 20 pounds OF wood
equals a gallon Of gas for mileage.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-08-28
Lecture Planned
at Willow Lodge

The project services division of
the Federal Public Housing Au-
thority OF Willow Lodge are start.
ing Sunday recreational and edu-
cational programs.
sunday at 3 o'clock Professor
Preston W. Slosson, professor
modern European History at the
University Of Michigan will speak
on the subject. THE World To-
day In the auditorium OF the Com.
munity Building at Willow Lodge.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-08-28
Association Proves
it Practices Motto

Chicago, Aug. 2S-INS-- The
American Bar Association today
offered proof that it practices
what it breaches.
Earlier in the week. the asso-
cations convention approved a
resolution against race discrim-
ination.
The board Of governors yester-
day elected Judge James S. Wat
son OF the New York City munich.
pal court. a negro, TO membership
in the association.
The board. however. postponed
action on the application OF Fran.
els f. Rivers. negro assistant dis
trict attorney OF New York pend
ing a report from a New York
membership committee.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-08-28
Real Estate
Boom Likely

Washington. Aug 90 ms
Federal Housing officials charged
today that rising real estate prices
represent a dangerous break" in
the governme anti-inflation pro
gram and threaten wholesale loss
of homes in the post war period.
John B. Blandford, Jr., National
Housing Administrator, drew a
picture Of future sharp deflation
many foreclosures, loss OF homes
and investments and heavier OBJ
legations for the federal govern
ment IL the trend is not checked.
Although prices still are reals
tic" in many communities. there
is no doubt that IAN incipient real
estate boom is in the making
Blandford said
Counter to Policies
Rising prices for residential
real estate run directly counter to
the governments anti-inflationary
policies the MIA chief asserted.
Since no one stands to gain
permanently by initiation in real
estate prices. the situation calls
for close cooperation by the home
buying public, lending institutions,
real estate brokers, and the gov
eminent to prevent uncontrolled
bidding up of prices for existing
housing.
THE MIA and its constituent
units will lend every support with
in their power to checking the
rise in real estate prices before
II assumes boom proportions.
Commissioner Abner II. Fergu-
son OF the Federal Housing Ad-
ministration and John II. Fahey.
OF the Federal Home Loan Bank
Administration. the two operating
units OF the MIA which are d.
rectly concerned with home finan.
cling. Joined with Blandford IN urg-
ing consumers to pay only fair
market prices for homes.
SLOT MACHINE GOES TO WAR
Los ANGELES Gallup Al
last the slot machine has come In.
to its own. All machines confiscat.
ed hereafter will be transformed
into BOBBY traps" for the Army
and placed where they will have a
chance TO trap one more BOBBY.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-08-28

Ypsilanti squadron OF the Civil
Air Patrol will take an active part
in Wing maneuvers scheduled Sun.
day. Aug. 30. at Wings Airport
Utica The Michigan Wing has
been selected by the National
Commander and recommended 20
the Army as the best fitted to
make a permanent film record.
Leading film companies will send
representatives to take pictures
OF the event.
Squadrons throughout Mlchiga,
will begin mobilizing today and
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-08-28

FIRE patrol. patrol o. waterways.
message dropping. dropping sup
plies from the air. crash proce-
dure. first aid. bombing mission.
formation flying. jumping by para
chute and emergency landings.
Ground personnel will mobilize at
Wings Airport regardless OF wealth
er. but II conditions are adverse
planes will land at Hartung Air
port. Roseville.
In preparation for the maneuv-
ers. a special practice drill Is sche-
duled for tonight at the airport at
So. n.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-08-28
Night Raid on
Nuremberg
Reported
Russian Army in
Ukraine Surges
Onward
nv International Hows s.rvle)

nv International news ssrvlcs
The japanese warlords once
again appeared today 10 have de.
cided their faces aren't worth saw
ing.
After two months OF savage
fighting on strategic New Georgia
Island in the Central Solomons.
American marines surged against
the last enemy stronghold at Bal
roko lIarbor only TO find that the
Japs had left in haste.
Gen. Douglas Macarthur, in an
nouncing that all New Georgia
was In Allied hands. said tersely:
"All organized resistance on
New Georgia has ceased. Our
ground troops completed the II.
quotation OF the Bairoko position
without serious opposition"
In pulling out OF tho strong de-
Tense positions. the Japanese left
behind them vast stores OF equip
ment. supplies and ammunition.
The enemy apparently made a last
minute evacuation across Kula
Gulf TO villa. Jap base on KoIom.
bangara Island.
Policy Reversed
The evacuation. a direct reyer-
sal Of the Jap policy 10 fight to
the last man. was the second such
flight from advancing American
forces in as many weeks. Barely
two weeks ago. the enemy garri-
son at Kiska In the Aleutians
stole silently away from the far
northern island as Ysnk forces
prepared 20 take the isle at all
costs.
And. while the forces of Gen
eral Macarthur completed occupa.
ton Of the keystone island OF New
Georgia, other elements OF our
forces occupied several small IL.
lands west OF Baansa, in the Gen.
trail Solomons.
The Jap-held base of villa also
came In for its share OF attentlan
United Nations airmen left fires in
their wake as they struck at gun
positions and barge concentrations
The barges blasted by the Allied
torpedo and dive bombers NAV
have been those employed by the
Japs In their hasty flight from
Bairoko.
Alrmen Active
Elsewhere in the Solomons Al.
He'd airmen were active. They
pounded Finschhafen. the Mark
ham River valley and the coastal
area around Salamaua-all on New
Guinea. Willy American and Aus.
tralian Jungle fighters, continued
10 infiltrate enemy positions
around Salamaus. even pressing
TO The very edge OF the enemy
airdrome In the area.
In the European theatrs 81 var.
one OF the greatest British asrisI
OF the war strucR asain
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-08-28
TROOPS CHEER FIELD STORE

CAMP HOWE, Tex. Up Sol
diers on field problems at. Camp
Howe cheered the Armys new
morale builder--a rolling post ex.
change. Two trucks-one with can.
dy. ciEnrsttes and, other dry
Goods and the other loaded with
wet goods" soft drinks and such
followed soldiers into the field.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-08-28

PROVIDENCE. X. L Up o.
Christmas shoppers will find only
about half the normal volume and
variety OF goods on iewelry count
ers This year. a spokesman for the
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-08-28
Flashes of
Late News
THE WEATHER: Tonight:
Continued Cool.

NEW YORK-INS-New York
Arab circles are making "elabor-
ate preparations" TO receive Ibn
Saud, ruler OF Saudi Arabia. the
New York Daily Mirror reported
today. Just when the stored
leader OF the Wahabi Arabs will
arrive, or where, was not learned"
the story continued, but there are
definite signs OF an impending
visit TO Washington and New
York"
NEW YORK-INS Roberto
Lanas Vallecilla, 35, until his ar
rest an employee of the ONCE OF
the Corrdinator OF Inter-American
Affairs, today pleaded Innocent to
charges OF espionage. Vallecilla
a native OF South America. is
cha. ged with being a German spy
before the entry OF the L. S. into
the war.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-08-28

WELLINGTON, New Zealand
1NS-Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt is
the first woman to be seen for
ten months by many Americans
stationed in the Pacific Islands
That disclosure was made today
at a news conference in yelling
ton by Americas first lady her
self.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-08-28

wASHINGTON-AP-A pledge
by War Food Administrator Marvin
Jones that food prices would be
supported by level high enough
to cover "the added risks and haz-
ards that 90 with increased pro-
duction- drew today the common
dalton OF Chairman Fulmer ID
SCI Of the House Agriculture
Committee.
LONDON-AP-King Boris OF
Bulgaria was reported by Axis
sources today to be recovering
fsom a serious illness. The vichy
ans Berlin radios said In broad.
casts recorded by the Associated
. Press that the 4s-year-old Kings
condition showed improvement.
rhey quoted dispatches from Sofa.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-08-28

LONDON -AP- The German
radio broadcast a report from To
kyo today quoting an official ia
panese government announcement
that 90 Allied warships and trans
port vessels had been sunk during
the past II days. The broadcast
was recorded by the Associated
Press. There was no Allied confir-
nation.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-08-28

LA PAZ, carbohydrates
Enrique Penarandss nine-man
cabinet resigned in a body last
night as a barrage Of criticism was
aimed at them in the Chamber oil
Deputies over suppression OF a
strike in the CataW tin mines last
December.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-08-28

INDIANAPOLIS - APP - What
was described as the first public
test of synthetic tires began on the
INDIANAPOLIS speedway today when
an ersatz-tired automobile started
500 mile cruise around the ia.
nous oval at steady speed OF 35
miles an hour.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-08-28

RUSHVILLE, Ind. - APP - A
months sojourn here, during which
Wendell l.. Willkie; conferred with
scores OF Republican leaders from
all parts OF the nation, ended today
as the titular head OF the COP.
started back to New York.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-08-28

NEWARK ms Strikes OF
Brewster Aeronautical Corp, work
ers gained 500 more sympathizers
today as employees of the Newark
plant voted to petition the Nation
al Labor Relations Board for DER
mission to strike in 80 days. This
vote followed similar action by
5000 workers of the Brewster Long
Island plant earlier this week.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-08-28

SAN FRANCISCo-AP- Amer.
tea now can produce a super-gas
that will boost airplane engine
power 80 per cent. The gas can
be blended with the usual 10000
tame aircraft gasoline to increase
power somewhat, but engines must
be made over before they can use
the new fuel undiluted.
La gaceta., 1943-08-25
La conferences de
Quebec acordo
extender m
i~nvitaci0n a Russia

Quebec, agosto 25.-La confe-
rencia Aliada acord6 aver exten.
der una invitaci6n a Russia para
que cOncurra a la pr6xima confe-
rencia que celebren los jefes de
estado de la Gran Bretana Y Es-
tados Unidos.
Los observadOres diplomaticos
estiman que en- la conferencia fue-
ron acordados todos los detalles
de la invasion de Europa.
"Aparte de las c~uestiones estric
tamente militares, dice una decla-
raci6n Official, la conferencia pudo
dedicar su atencion a los princi-
pios que deben ser observados en-
la administration de los terrific
rios liberadOs por nuestras fuer-
zas". Sc ha recOnOcido que ell sis.
tema adoptado con exito en- ell te
rritorio italiano, en- Stella, no po
dra ser APPLICABLE en- los territories
liberados por nuestras f~uerzas"
Sc ha reconocido que ell problems
no sera ell mismo en- los casos don
de haya un gobierno legitimo con
ell cual los gobiernos de EstadOs
Unidos v la Gran Bretaha man
tengan relaciOnes normales y fire.
cuentes.
Tambien Sc do la debida con-
sideraci6n al Comite de la Fran
cia Libre y dentrO de pocOs dias
Sc actuara p1blicamente.
La gaceta., 1943-08-25
IHnpuso fuertes
rnultas Ell juez
Watkins

FL juez Watkins, de la corte de
policfa, Impulse aver multas dc
$500 a cuatro personals, dos mule
res v dos hombres, pOr activida-
des contrarias a la moral pGblica
Ninguno de los cuatro tenfa el
dinerO suficiente e ingresaron en-
Ia carcel.
Otra mujer, de la raza negra,
fue multada en- $500 8 60 dfas y
otra mas en- 5000 o 6Odias.
En- la ley municipal, en- casos
de prostitution, las penas maxi
mas son $500 de multa o 60 dias
de carcel.
La gaceta., 1943-08-25
Nazis Continuan Retirandose
gio Trata de PulSar Ell SentimientO Pubico
Concedida mayor
autoridad a la
Gestapo

Londres, agosto 25.-Se ha con-
cedido mayor autoridad en- Alema
mia, para que no permita describe
mes o cOnspiraciOnes, a Heinrich
Himmler, ell jefe de la Gestapo.
Himmler manejara los profile
mas de la gobernaci6n, como mi
nistro, con la exception del traba-
10, que ha quedadO en- las manOs
de Hitler.
Persiguese ell prop6sito de man.
tener la moral alemana con 'ma-
no de hierro."
Todas las atribuciones del DR..
Wilhelm Prick han pasadO a Him
mler, quien tambien servira "co-
mo jefe de administration del
Reich" Frick fue nombrado "pro
t~ector" de Bohemia Y Moravia.