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The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-03-05
WaItons Form New Auxiliary.
Burn Mortgage OH Property

A new auxiliary 10 the lzaak
Walton League was organized and
initiated by the Huron Valley Chap
ter OF the lzaak Walton League in
their club rooms Thursday evening
following potluck supper.
The auxiliary is TO be composed
OF mothers, wives and daughters
OF present league members. mi.
tial meeting will be in the club
rooms next Thursday evening with
election OF officers.
Jack Wills. president OF the
League. announced the clearing ~
debts and burned the mortgage on
80 acres OF land which the League
purchased as part OF their large
park and game reserve near Yp-
siianti. Mr.. Wills congratulated
the members on the fine support he
has received and assured the group
that these continued efforts have
brought the club TO the largest
chapter in Michigan. II has made
possible the acquiring Of land and
the building OF a recreation center
and park which at present is under
construction.
Dan Leabu, executive secretary.
told members that any organiza.
ton that has principles will sur.
yiye despite all obstacles and that
the League has those principles
and sas proven rs worth. we
must protect and preserve for
those who are at war and for the
generation to come, the resources
which We now have, forests, game,
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-03-05
Carl Shauan
Train Victim

Carl Shauan. 5l2 W. Cross st,
proprietor OF the Shauan Roofing
and Sheet Metal Company. died at
Boyer Hospital shortly after .
O'Clock this morning, following an
accident Thur sday afternoon al the
Michigan Central Railroad crossins
at Cross and River SITS. in which
his truck was struck by an east.
bound N.YC.R.R. freight train. It
was carried a hundred feet
Mr. Shauan was taken 10 Boyer
Hospital where he died OF internal
Injuries.
Police reports OF the acciden'
state that Mr.. Shsuan had driven
his truck onto the railroad crossing
and was waiting inside the gates
for the westbound train to pass
when his truck was struck by the
eastbound freight engine 80. 202i
operated by ". spear engineer.
J. p. Downey was conductor on the
train.
Mr. Shauan was born Feb. %,
1908. the son OF VI. and Mrs. I'd
ward Shauan. Tiffin. .. lie married
Miss Dorothy Moran In March, 1880
and she and three children, Jack,
Marie and Carl. Jr. survive. lie is
survived BY Sister Mrs. Florence
Calvin Remsbury this city. and four
sisters. Mrs. Frank Swartz. Mrs.
George Turner, Mrs Gene Lye,
and Mrs. Joseph TroXel. in THIN,
and Mrs. George Bartlebaugh. in
Columbus. D.. and brother Fred
who is in the Army. also a brother
Harold this city.
Mr. Shauan vas educated IN til
fin and had lyed in tins city y
years and had been in business FOR
himself about ten years.
Funeral services will be al ? o,
clock Monday from the Geer Fu-
neral home with Re-. William Il.
Shaw officiating and burial will be
IN Highland Cemetery.
Friends may call at the funeral
home.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-03-05
Fords Cancel
Shift Changes

Col George f. strong, internal
security officer OF L. S. Army air
forces at the bomber plant, East
Ypsilanti. said today that the shift
changes made by the Ford Motor
Company at the Bomber Plant with
out previous warning Tuesday had
been cancelled and that schedules
were back on the old times today.
Col. Strong saws he has been as
sured through his representative,
Capt. Francis 7. Moonert, at the
plant. that the company would give
proper warning TO employees in the
future when it plans shift time
changes. Col. Strong had protested
when two large shifts OF employees
suddenly found their hours extend.
e / by the company with the result
that there was no bus transporta-
ton when they got off shift Tues
day. They stood In the cold until
emergency bus service could be ar
ranged by the bus company.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-03-05

bird lie. soil and fish so that
once again the thrills and sport OF
out-ofdoors as nature meant it 10
be, may be enjoyed.
Fred Earle, vice president, Ell.
planned the various projects which
the league has succeeded in COM
pleting The state highway de
partment ia at present removing
dirt from the Walton grounds for
the Victory Highway. The League
is cooperating with all agencies
and clubs and il Offering their IA
cilities and their grounds TO or.
CARNATIONS desiring to make such
application Many examinations,
both church and civil have bene-
nted from these facilities which
are offered without charge
George Till conducted the spe.
cial meeting and following the
talks showed two reels OF motion
pictures showing war scenes OF
the present war and taken under
FIRE. Also shown for The benefit
OF the children were two reels ~
comedy.
The potluCk supper was com
posed OF baked hams salads Re'a-
tine. fruit. cake pie and coffee
Wildlife stamps and pictures
were purchased by the League and
will be distributed TO rural schools
free OF charge. to aid in ronserva.
ton education Teachers interest
ed should wtfte e the League, care
Dan Leabu. secretary.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-03-05
City toSend
% More Boys

Twenty-nine Npsilanu youths
have been notified to report Satur.
day for induction into the United
States Army at Fort Custer. They
are part OF a So man contingent
made up Of residents of rural sec
tions OF Washtenaw county. All
men are TO report TO the Michigan
Central depot instead OF to draft
headquarters as announced in their
orders. Wesley McAltee. who has
been named leader of the contin.
gent is the only one TO report TO
draft headquarters.
Those to leave Saturday are:
Iceland McDaid, Chelsea; Charles
Blain. Milan: Edgar Combs. Al
phons Thelen. Arthur Benzinger,
Leo Hepner and Martin Schlenker,
Ann Arbor, Cornelius Groenen-
berg Theodore Daschner. Richard
Junco. Charles Masztics. Earl Shat
err John Ing. Nelson Mincey. Har.
old Steffen, Wilbur Mault, Jr,
Robert Mars, Gene Stafford. Ypsi.
lanti; Clarence Eyler. Britton: 10
seph Higgins. Whitmore Lake:
Earl Oltersdorf. Manchester: John
Hayden, Milan; Justin Brown Man
chester.
Wesley Powell. Richard Madous,
Whitmore Lake; Keith Jewell. Al.
bert Humberger Royce COVE
Barnes, Golden Lewis, Charles Cru
baush, Tavern Moore. Paul Ralya.
Ipsiland; Dwight Dibble. Donald
O'Connell, Donald Foster. Robert
Lopez, Ann Arbor; Manley Bed
ford, Pennington: Doyle Temple
ton. Carl Heselachwsrdt, John W.
Stone, Chelsea: Charles Reule.
Manchester; Bert Bradner. Willis:
Guy Jacobs. Milan.
Wesley McAltee. Grass Lake;
Theodore Cooch. Rudolph Schmer.
berg. Francis Munson. Ann Arbor.
Gerald Williams. Thomas Shaw,
William Sutherland. Theodore Ste
phan, Jr, William Gas. John Akin.
son, Carl Rhinehard. Frank John
son. Ben tanden Belt, Jr.. Donald
Furtney. Ralph McCune Ypsilanti:
George Hardy. Willis. Leonard J..
French, Dexter: Clarence r. Turn
er. Walter Levicki. Jack Minzey.
Emmett Eugene Murray. Milan;
Harold Kipfmiller. Auburn: Eu
gene Aldrich. Frederick Bell. Paul
Werner. Chelsea; Jack Mcdonald,
Whitmore Lake.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-03-05
Kelly Plans
Against
Higher costs
ToOppose Black
Market, Give Aid
to Farmers

Lansing. Mar. 5-AP-Goyernor
Kelly has earmarked on a three
fold battle with a soaring living
costs and the black market. and as
champion of farmers complaints
that as their food production quo
tas rise. the federal government
throws more stumbling blocks into
their path.
Through fact finding committees
he said he hoped TO get the an
swers. Legislative acts may be
required for some OF them. Il was
indicated. but the legislature has
scheduled adjournment for March
26 and many lawmakers said they
believed enactment of statutes on
the subject should wait until a
subsequent special session.
Capt. Donald S. Leonard. state
defense administrator, said the
entire defense council set up for
protecting consumers interests
would be reorganized because of
complaints that merchants in
many instances controlled them.
Consumers Voice
I'VE are going to give the con
sumers a loud and unhampered
voice. Leonard said, so they can
give us some facts to sink our
teeth into In the case OF viola
lions OF federal price fixing, &C
ton will be federal matter. But
if we can control ticket scalping
through state laws, we certainly
can pass a law making it a crime
to scalp the consumer on food
prices which are not fixed by fed
eral order"
Kelly devoted nearly a full day
to the problems yesterday, setting
up a fact finding group of merch,
ants. both independent and chain
store, to give him their side OF the
story as the defense council Gre
ated a group to represent consum
ers and present their side.
He conferred, then, with a group
of spokesman for the agricultural
industry, and promised 10 give
their industry seat on the de-
Tense council Kelly ordered them
to present through a subcommittee
concrete facts and recommends
tons with which he could go TO
bat to unravel federal red tape
of which they complained, and said
he would try to ease their task in
other ways.
The governor read to the group
letter from Prentiss NJ. Brown,
head OF the Office of Price Ad
ministration. demanding that the
state throw its resources into the
/ battle to stamp out the black mar
ket which deals illegally in ration
ed goods. He said The request
would be granted, and declared
he wanted the farmers spokesmer
to bring him facts on that.
Later, he said, he also would BE-
interested to learn Just how il
is that farm produce is allowed to
reach the men who deal in black"
Comforting with Charles Figy,
commissioner of agriculture, mem
bers of the House Agriculture
Committee, Clark l.. Brody, execu-
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-03-05
Fifty Millions
to be Expended

Detroit. Mar. Sins Ma
tional Housing Administrator
John 3. Blanford today an
nouneed government sponsor.
ship Of a s5o.ooo.ooo housing
program to provide 1t.oco fam.
lily units near Ford Bomber
Plant.
Currently under construction
are more than 5000 family
units and II is expected that
5000 more will be placed under
contract in the next few weeks.
Blanford said dormitories Of
Michigan State Normal Col.
lese, YpsiIanti. would not be
used for women war plant
workers, unless absolutely ne.
eessary.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-03-05
See WAR Page 5
Ten Thousand
Purchase Tags

A total OF 1918 vehicles have
been registered al the local branch
OF the secretary OF state Offices at
the board OF Commerce up TO the
close OF business Thursday night.
This is an in'rease OF 574 over the
9.574 total for 1912, and there are
two days yet TO so.
Based on the steady registra-
tons OF the last two days. officials
estimate that the total registra-
ton here will exceed the 1912 to.
tai by 500 cars While registra-
tions are dropping all over the
United States. the increase here
continues
The registration period last year
extended from Nov. TO March s
inclusive But tabs we're not
placed on sale here / 1913 until
Jan. 49,
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-03-05
YpsiIanti Girl
to US.

Miss Veronica NJ Savinski OF
lpSilauti is listed among nurses
today making a return flight with
wounded soldiers from the Tunisian
front. She is one Of a number OF
several Michigan women serving In
the execution unit.
The units flYnE ambulances.
transport chips capable Of carrying
20 TO - patients and equipped with
medical supplies. take men from the
areas OF action back 10 the base
hospitals. II is the first unit OF It's
type 10 serve IN any theater OF the
war.
More men and medical officers
are freed for front line duty by the
presence Of the nurses. who have
been specially trained by the Army
Air forces Some are former stew
ardcsses on air lines.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-03-05
Congress Today
{ nited Press
Senate

lBy United Press
Senate
MAY take MP vocational rehabil-
itation bill meets at noon. East
ern War Timel.
judiciary Committee 10 hear Al
torney General Biddle on Alfred
nomination to appellate court
G0:2O a. M
Military Affairs Committee con-
tlnues hearing on manpower mobi.
lization bill G0:30l.
House
Meets noon. with vote expected
on Sf000.000.00 Navy appropria-
ton bill.
Naval Affairs Committee probes
"absenteeism" (1OD
Ways and Means Subcommittee
seeks compromise on "payas-you
go tax 10).
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-03-05
Communism Topic
For Carver Center

Ten answered roll call al the
newly organized Carver Com.
rades' meeting Thursday evening
al Carver Center. Charles Cox.
vice president conducted the meet
ing and led in repeating the Com
rade pledge. in the absence OF the
president. Leonard kersey.
The speaker for the evening
Leo Rideout. spoke concerning the
Young Communist League" ex
planning the difference between
this leagne and the political Com
munist League. which, he said
are not the same.
Miss Mary Coleman. worker
at the Center. suggested that the
club have discussions and debates
Al their meetings. II was decided
20 have a discussion on inter-racial
problems at some future meeting
and 10 organize junior clubs in arts
and crafts and various other ac
tiyities 10 interest the young peo
pie in the community
The club has a large picture oil
Dr.. Carver. which will be framed
and hung in the Center with that
Of President Roosevelt and one OF
Marian Anderson. the club sweet.
heart
Treasure James EtchIson. Jr.
discussed school activities and
stated that at the next meeting OF
Carver Center board. Mar IS an.
other director 10 fill the vacancy
left by William Jones. who is now
in the Army. ia to be selected
Mr.. Eideout will provide speak.
ers for Communist League discus
sions and he urged the members to
attend a Youth Communist meeting
al AZ s. Adams St a. the home
Of Miss Anna Dennis. Sunday ar.
teInoon at O'Clock.
The meeting closed with group
recital OF the club motto.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-03-05
Working LONG Aours

Mr. Martinson points out that
during the past week the two
women employees in the Office
have been working from Il TO
l6 hours day. Several resi-.
dents. including Elton Rynear.
son, Mrs. Edward Cady, Charles
Garrison and Mrs. ]. Vail
Throop. have been giving splen.
did service he pointed out, and
urged that more residents
should follow their example in
order that the emergency may
be met.
The Offices are open from
a. m. to p. m. daily except
Saturday. when the noon clos
ing hour is observed. and Thurs.
day when evening hours are
added from 1880 to 2 o'clock.
Residents who volunteer may
do so through Mrs. DeLynn
Whitmire. placement chairman
in the civilian defense volunteer
office. Volunteers will be given
training before being placed IN
the ration Office.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-03-05
Volunteers Needed!

Urgent need for volunteer
help in the Ypsilanti ration OF.
fee has developed and County
Clerk Llella NJ. Smith. chair
man OF the rationing board for
Washtenaw County. and vii
lard Martinson. Ypsilanti ra-
ton board are asking residents
of this area 10 lend a hand.
Demands upon workers allow
ed for the Npsilanti office are
so severe that il Is becoming
impossible 10 give the public
the service 10 which IL is en-.
titled, Mrs Smith pointed out.
She is asking that housewives
who have time avaifabl even II
it is only a few hours. consider
it a patriotic duty to help in
this emergency.
Mrs. Smith states that the
Ypsilanti public has been eX.
traordinarily cooperative in
spite OF the oyerburdened con
dition OF the office here and she
is deeply appreciative Of their.
attitude.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-03-05
lust a Little
More Stuff
Asked
NaziS Suffer New
Losses as Reds
Grind Onward

(By International News Seryice1
Give US two days OF each
months plane production aud We
will go TO town
This was the pledge OF high
ranking American officer In the
South Pacific. The town he had
reference to was Tokyo
Under Secretary OF War Robert
?. Patterson announced in Wash.
ington Thursday that American
Aircraft factories turned out $500
planes in February 500 more than
in January which had three more
working days.
The plea for more planes and
other stun was made in an inter-
view with Barry Fall- lnterna-
tional News Service editor In chief
who has just returned from a tour
Of the Southwest Pacific with first
hand information on the war pros.
poets in that theater. lie talked
with Allied commanders through.
out the area, inc;GGing Gen. Dou.
Elas Macarthur Lieut. Gen. George
c. kenney, Air Force commander,
and hard Uniting Admiral William
II. llalsey.
Chief Foe
Americas chief foe ia japan.
This was Faris' conclusion based
on MS talks with Allied military
and naval commanders. They have
watched the japanese diligently
dig in on the 5,000.mile island front
east and west OF Australia and do
not underestimate the power and
determination OF the enemy.
Reinforcements have been moved
steadily into these island bases,
and they are not bringing them
down there just for the trip one
American general told Farls
God. how ! would like to have
Just a little more stuff he added.
Just enough TO go mp there aud
really give those fellows n blast
ing. We could upset their plans
plenty with Just r little stun.
stuff" was defined as the edui-
valent Of Just two days OF Ameri'
cas- monthly plane production.
Yes sir" declared the general,
give us seven per cent each month
OF the total supply OF our planes
and ! guarantee that we can blast
a path right through TO Tokyo.
Terrible Power
Evidence OF the terrible Strik'
ing power OF the Allied air force
mounted today as final reports
came in on the battle OF the Bis
marck Sea. Observation planes
secured the area east OF New
Guinea and saw no vestige OF the
japanese invasion fleet OF ten war
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-03-05
Gifts Being Sent
to Service Men

Veterans OF Foreign Wars are
taking steps 10 see that service
men from Ypsilanti and vicinity
know their townspeople are thinE-
ing OF them while they are away
in the service OF their country
The organization is sending
cigarettes 10 every man stationed
inside the cnited States
Clifford Gates is president % the
organization and Mrs. John Grang
or heads the auxiliary which =
helping with the project
An average OF % 10 100 packages
ia sent each week and it is an
ticipsted that a. least :. VIII he
dispatched
Both organ IA ions raise 'gnis
'or the project through public pa
ties.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-03-05

mercial purposes. 1t will also be
a patriotic appeal to residents
who have no thought OF CONNER
cial advantage and who have new,
et been accustomed 10 renting por,
tions OF their homes. He emphasi-
yes the vital necessity OF provid.
ing additional living space in both
Ypsilanti. Ann Arbor and surround
ing territories.
State officials are hopeful that
out OF Wednesday nights meet
ing additional suggestions may be
made whereby additional housing
will be made available.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-03-05
Part of Ration
Forms Available

County Clerk Luella NJ. Smith,
chairman OF the rationing board
for Washtenaw County. has receiy-
ed inventory and registration
forms for industrial ana instilu.
tional point rstioning but no Ger
tificates are yet available.
She suggests that food handlers
obtain the forms now available so
they can have them filled out and
ready totsubmi9 for the certificates
as soon as those forms arrive.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-03-05
Emergency Housing Meeting
Called by State Officials

siye, house TO house canvas will be
made to find additional shelter for
war workers.
Capt Leonard pointed out that
this will not only be an appeal to
residents who are interested in
converting living space for com
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-03-05
Meat toHave
ceCeiling

Washington. Mar. 5-AP- Uni
form price ceilings will be applied
soon to all retail sales of beef, veal,
lamb and mutton. and eventually
to hundreds OF other common food
items.
Announcing specific ceilings for
retail sales OF pork Price Admin
istrator Prentiss VI. Brown said
similar cents-per-pound maXimums
would be issued within lew
weeks for other meats, probably
in time for the start OF meat ra-
tioning about April l..
Describing the pork ceilings as
"a heavy blow at black markets. 81"
Brown said they will enable the
housewife to know exactly what
she should pay. and divide avail
able meat supplies more equitably
among stores and communities.
Charles NJ. Elkinton. an OPA
price executive. predicted the cell
ings would result in substantial
reduction in prices for live hogs,
which yesterday rose TO SIG hun.
bred pounds on the Chicago live
stock market for the first time
since October. 1920.
Elkinton expressed belief that
black market operations had con
tributed TO recent advances be
cause the said packers had found
1t necessary 10 run up prices in
order to obtain supplies In competi-
ton with oyer.ceiling dealers.
II prices decline to sli or $l4.50
hundredweight as predicted by
Elkinton. Brown indicated that
OPA would not press its demand
for on-the-hoof ceilings on hogs
and other livestock. OPA has fay-
ored such ceilings. but Agriculture
Secretary Wickard has not.
BOSTON ms Barmaids will
soon begin to replace bartenders
in Boston tayerns. The bartenders
union disclosed today it had
ap,apdad so atiojIilf4y rul,s T., mar.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-03-05
AUCTION CALENDAR

WEDNESDAY. March t0-at =: 90
noon, 1912 (. Michigan Ave, "a
mile east Of railroad bridge. Es-
tate OF Claude Beadle. Arthur
Truesdell. Administrator. Carl
Wright, Auetioneer. Adv. 500
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-03-05
Tax Assessments
to be Considered

Members Of Ypsilan'i city Coun-
Gil and the school board Will meet
IN a fo.nt session AZ city hall Mon
day night 10 consider methods OF
revising assessment rolls here 10
relieve the school district fuan-
sially The district is losing SIS
400 i'm state aid due 20 state action
in changing Washtenaw County
valuation.
The mretn. VII bs Informal and
will be DEVOID 80 discussions.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-03-05

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. civilian
population today was near starya-
ton. When Nazi Field Marshal Err
win Rommel fled into Tunisia he
stole all the pc is food stores. and
drove herds Of confiscated cattle
AMI other livestock out ahead OF his
Panzer columns. TIE situation Is
so serious thrt the Catholic hIshon
OF Tripoll has appealed to the Vati.
can e send food from Italy.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-03-05

LONDON-AP-Two eonSta-
bles were assigned to the en-
frances Of all deep subway shell
tiers today and other precau-
tons we're announced as off,
Gals Investigated the London
shelter disaster Wednesday
night in which 179 persons
we're sutfocated or crushed to
death and at least go others
injured during German air
raid.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-03-05

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico-AP-
Rafael Arrillaga Torrens, socialist,
were elected speaker OF the lower
house of Puerto Rico's legislature
last night, bringing the one-vote
advantage held in the lower house
by the popular party which favors
the policies of Governor ReXford
G. Tugwell
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-03-05

DANCE al Spencer school. p. Mich.
gan Ave . nile vest Of Wards
Co.ne.s Saturday night 2 TO ?. N.
ADV. eos
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-03-05

ALBUQUERQUE, N. NJ
INS-Men who "haVe written
their own immortal record in
the bloody transcript OF 5a-
tasn" today had the pledge Of
General Douglas Macarthur
that III I live, shall return
to save Them General Mac
Arthur's solemn promise was
in the form Of a personal mes
sage to the New Mexico 5a-
tam Relief Organization made
up Of relatives and friends
OF National Guard members
Who fought in the Philippines.
The state had 1000 soldiers
on Bataan and $40 have been
reported to be prisoners Of the
Japanese.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-03-05

BOSTON ms Barmaids will
soon begin TO replace bartenders
in Boston tayerns. The bartenders
union disclosed today it had
amended its eligibility rules to per
nit women members