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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-07-13

JACK ALEXANDER really knows how 20
get the high for your car or equity
cash IN Ave minutes; why give 'em away?
S835 Woodward. Trinity 2-ql56.
Evening star., 1943-03-07

Loudoun Co., Hunt Section.
14e ACRES. halt timber; 6-bedroom, T.
bath maih house. tenant house. servants
quarters. stables. Call District 4342,
Wisconsin 2792.
Evening star., 1943-03-07
CHARLES COUNTY.

CHARLES COUNTY.
267 acres, on gravel State road; Groom
house, which has no improvements: tobacco
barn and other improvements. 80 acres
tillable, balance in mixed timber. Near
the Potomac River. Immediate possession
can b had, Price. $3.50.
THEODORE F. MENK.
Executive 274O. 027 18th st. NV.
Evening star., 1943-03-07
rRAlLERs WANTED.

NAN WORKING, 4-12 Navy Yard. vi
consider buying house trailer where util
ties and transpor tAtion are handy. Poi
Once Box 32b4. 7s
The Ypsilanti daily press., 1943-07-17
Break IN
Coal Dispute

Washington July l7-TP John
J.. Lewis action calling the United
Mine Workers 200 man policy com
mitlee back 10 Washington stirred
speculation today over the posi-
bility Of a, new break in the coal
mine controversy
The committee was called TO a
meeting Monday. and Lewis press
spokesmen said it would discuss
the general situation Subjects
which may be discussed were said
to ibClude.
Amending present INV pol
icy 10 authorize outlying union dis.
trIrts 10 negotiate contracts with
out waiting for completion OF the
Appalachian contract
? The possibility that the gov
ernmenf may return the mines TO
private ownership despite union
order that the miners may work
without contract only n The gov
ernment retains control Of the
mines
3. Legal action In support OF the
miners claim that the wage hour
law guarantees them pay for I'M.
derRrOund travel time
The Ypsilanti daily press., 1943-07-17

ell OF corn consumed after they pass
about goo pounds.
The heavier weights were re-.
quested last fall and winter when
the need was greatest for increas-
ing lard production The result
was disappointing because pack.
ers left most OF the fat on the
meat It brought a higher price
that way than when rendered as
lard but most Of the fat was vast
ed In cooking
Midweslern farmers are hold
ing nearly 20O.0OO.OOO bushels of
corn. largely for feeding 10 hogs.
while other sections OF the country
are extremely short on feed grains.
Corn fed 10 hogs brings a return
Of about $l30 TO $40 a bushel
when sold as meat al the present
hog prices The farm ceiling price
on corn is SiO1. Chicago basis.
The Ypsilanti daily press., 1943-07-17
Stinnson Hints
Smaller Army

Washington. July II Up A
press conference statement by
Secretary Of War Henry H. Stimson
In London was Interpreted here to-
DAY as supporting recent specull-
ton that the armed services may
cut back their personnel goals be
fore they reach the originally
scheduled total Of l0sV0000 by
De- 81
Stimson told reporters i0 London
that nov We have virtually finish
ed recruiting and are engaged in
training the largest and best-train-
ed Army the United states ever
have sent beyond their waters.
The latest selectiye service in
ventory shows that 100000 men
and women are nov in military
service. Nhethe- Stmson meant
thar the ultimate total will no.
greatly exceed this figure vas not
clea-. Moreover he was not spe1k-
ing FOR the Navy.
II appeared likely that on tlfe
basis OF present calculations pre-.
Pearl Harbor fathers will not be
d.afted. Reliable sources here have
indicated that probability.
The Ypsilanti daily press., 1943-07-17
Italians NAV
be Softened
byUltirnaturn
Not Likely to
Start Revolt
Against II Duce

Washington. July l. Up The
Allied demand that the people OF
Italy surrender was being counted
on in official quarters today to so!-
ten resistance to the present in
yasion even though it falls short
OF touching off an Italian revolu.
tion against Fascism
Persons in a position to judge the
probable reaction in Italy SAID
they believed Fascist control had
been tghtened drsstially in recent
weeks 10 prevent popular upris-
ing against Mussolini.
They viewed the Roosey elt-
Churchill appeal to the Italian peo-
pie as more likely To undermine
Italian will 10 fight ard to encour-
age an attitude of non-resistanCe
toward the invading Allies.
Also, the Italian underground
movement while not as powerful
as that in France, may be expect
ed now 10 increase its effort to-
ward sabotage and a general slow
ing down OF the Italian war effort
Much OF the effect OF the mes
sage calling upon the Italian people
10 choose their own destiny y-
whether Italians shall die for
Mussolini and Hitler-or live for
Italy and for civilization will
depend upon how widely the appeal
is distributed in Italy.
Mussolini's underlings have been
trained TO be alert for Allied mes
sages from the skies and it is to be
expected that general orders have
been issued for the confiscation OF
all copies 70 the message dropped
by Allied airplsnes on Italian soil.
1t is believed that the Fascists
will be less successful, however,
in shutting Off the radio messages.
A radio station In Tripoli. origin
ally set up by the Italians in their
empire building days. can broad
cast on the same medium wave
length used in Italy itself.
The Ypsilanti daily press., 1943-07-17
Food Administration Will
Hold Line OH Hogs, Corn

Washington, July 17-UP- De
spite the recent furore raised in
Congress and the market shortage
OF corn. the war Food Admlnistra-
tion and the Office Of Price Ad-
ministration have agreed to hold.
the.line on prices Of both corn aud
hogs.
Following closely OPA's an.
nouncement that there will be no
change before oct 81 in the corn
ceiling rice, the WA prepared to
extend its price support Of Sl3.75
a hundred pounds TO lighter weight
hogs.
Food Administrator Marvin
Jones is expected 10 urge growers
To sell hogs al lighter weights in
order to conserve corn supplies
which have dwndled TO point
threatening livestock. dairy and
poultry production.
Chester {. Davis predecessor OF
Jones as war Food Administrator.
established floor OF Sl3.75 a
hundred pounds for hogs weighing
2iO TO pa pounds. That support
price likely wiz he extended 10
hogs weighing 220 pounds and
more.
The emphasis on lighter weight
hogs viii result officials said, In
a considerable saving Of feed per
pound Of meat produced Hogs
gain weight more slowly per bush
The Ypsilanti daily press., 1943-07-17

Washington, July Il -UP-Tht
Office of Price Administration re
ceived a presidential directive
today to proceed with standardiza
tion Of any commodity if necessary
for effective price control
1t came in statement by Presi
dent Roosevelt on the occasion OF
his signing a bill continuing the
life Of the Commodity Credit Cor
poration TO Jan. !.
The Standardization and grade
labelling issues arose as result OF
a rider attached to the CCC Bill
which Mr.. Roosevelt said was $50
ambiguous that misconceptions
have already arisen as to its ef
feet"
The President pointed out al
the regular appropriation bill for
OPA was construed as prohibiting
the agency from making use oi
standards lin any case regardless
OF how essential they were to price
control unless such standards had
been previously established by in
dustry acceptance OF government
action"
Such a. construction would clip
pie price control Mr.. Roosevelt
said. because trade standards arc
frequently lacking or, as in the
case of the grades OF meat, incom
pletely established. | Am Satisfie
that this bill has no such meaning
He then pointed out that modi
fled Standardization and grade lab
elling amendment was attached IA
the CCC Bill IN an attempt TO ciari
fy Congress stand. 1t was sponsor
ed by Sen. Robert A.Taft. r. O.
who also had sponsored the rider
to the Appropriation bill.
Senator Taft. . stated express
ly that the modification Tin the
CCC bilD preserved power in the
The Ypsilanti daily press., 1943-07-17
Nurses Aides
WiNGraduate

Relatives and friends are cordial
ly invited to attend the exercises
on July goth at p. m. al North
Hall in Ann Arbor when IL Ypsi-
lanti women will receive their caps
as Red Cross Nurses Aides and )
others will receive their white
stripe Indicating $50 hours OF vol
unteer service completed.
Those to graduate will be:
Mrs. Delight Alexander. Miss
Alice Beal. Miss Margaret Cody.
Miss June Crocker, Miss Evelyn
Donihue, Mrs. Katherine Faily Mrs
Thelma Fairbanks Miss Mare
Harsch. Miss Zempha Umphenou-
and Mrs. Ann Wilcox.
Those to receive their stripe vii
be: Miss Ellen Away. Mrs. Harold
Howell. Mrs. Clifford Steen, Mrs.
Harvey Mesic and Mrs. Raymond
Stones.
The Nurses Aides o. Ypsilanti
have given $50 hours al Boyer Hos
pital during the month OF June
which makes a total Of 26S5 hours
contributed since this service be
gan.
Next Wednesday. July 2lst the
Nurses Aides are planning CO
operative supper al the Ladies
Literary Club at 6 80 for the grad
yates at which DR.. VI. II. Worth
will be the honored guest. Mrs a.
J. Whitmire will be present TO give
the Aides the opportunity 10 regis.
ter with the {. u. V. o. and Miss
Minnie Smith, Superintendent OF
Nurses OF Boyer Hospital, and Mrs.
Harold deBarss Of the Nurses
Aides Committee will attend TO set
I'D the schedule for hours 10 be
given at the Hospital.
Arrangements for the supper are
being made by Mrs. Harry l..
smith. chairman OF the Nurses
Aides Commute. Mrs. james Beach
and the captains Of the Nurses
Aides Classes Mrs. Anton Himmel
spach. Mrs. Edgar Waugh and Mrs.
relmar Youngs
The Ypsilanti daily press., 1943-07-17
OuerHue Hundred Rooms Needed
Commodity Standardization
Ordered by New Directive

(price) administrator to standard
ize' a commodity in any ease in
which this was absolutely essen
tial to an effective system OF fixing
prices" the President said These
assurances are in accord with the
purpose and the terms Of the com
promise amendment and must be
taken as controlling.
at is with this understanding
that | have signed the bill
The CCC Bill forbids OPA 10
eliminate or restrict use of trade
or brand names; forbids it TO re.
quire grade labelling; permits II
to set prices in terms Of grade
standards only if those already are
in use in an industry or required by
another Federal Agency, and per-
mits It to standardize any COM
modify II no practicable alterna-
tive exists for securing effective
price control with respect 10 much
commodity
The Ypsilanti daily press., 1943-07-17
Oakes Daughter
Will Aid Husband

Nassau. Bahamas. July l1-IP
Nancy Oakes De Marigny today
was reported preparing TO aid her
husband. Alfred, against charges
that he murdered he- father Sir
Harry Oakes, mul.imillionaire gold
prospector.
Marquis Georges De Nisdelou
Guimbeau. a friend OF Mrs d"
Marigny. said the 10 year old
daughter OF the American born bar.
onet. would arrive soon in Nassau
with an eminent Canadian at
torney She last was reported al
the Oakes summer home az RoF er-
Foxcroft. Ne. where Oake5 was
buried yesterday.
De Msrigny. who has insisted he
is innocent. will be arra.gned Mon.
DAY on charges that he dubbed
Oakes TO death The body vas
found in partly burned bed IN
his mansion heVe July :.
Police denied reports that two
new suspects were arrested. They
aid the case rested entirely as
it vas
The Ypsilanti daily press., 1943-07-17
Lack of Housing
May Affect
Plant

Unless Ypsilanti residents pro
vide from 500 to 200 rooms for
out-ofstate persons recruited for
work at the Ford Bomber Plant.
production at that plant may be
seriously impaired, John X. Schues-
Ter, director OF the Npsilanu War
Housing Center. declared today.
Mr. Schuesler has issued an ap-
peal TO local residents to make
room in their homes for one Or
more war workers, for a period
of at least three weeks or a
month. if not permanently. in or
der to meet the emergency created
when all listings Of the War Hous-
ing Center were filled.
Ford officials have declared that
the Ford Bomber Plant will not
be permitted TO continue its out-of-
state recruiting drive for more
SEQ rSI\C,-paRe .
The Ypsilanti daily press., 1943-07-17
No Picket Line
at Willow Lodge

a picket line OF the Willow
Lodge Tenants Association failed
to pu' i'm an appearance around the
cafeteria Al Willow Lodge Of Fed
eral Public Housing Authority prof.
ect up TO shortly before noon to.
day.
Miss Mildred Powell. manager
OF the cafeteria. IN conference with
Secretary r. J. Cooper Of the com
nany today. said that $500 persons
are being served meals daily in a
cafeteria built TO accommodate
only 5000 patrons but that when
the north cafeteria is opened at
1890 a. m. next Thursday. con.
gestion will be relieved Quail
ify OF the food served is Of the
highest, sac states.
The Ypsilanti daily press., 1943-07-17
Viereck aces
Fine

Ua.biryton rp,y l. Up Con.
roo Syiyast-o yierecg a, sgart of
,ba Cana, p.i,h h. g,rod "a
rsgis,or a. sueb vf-b tho sf,te
Ders-,nert ,olav fsras nsvi
mum septe,,o 81 20 ,esrs t, fsu
and a se f00 .ine
uo uss f,,,d .,ift,. ~, ,.,rs,frg
tho Fede-af Accents Regrst.atiou
A. a. 100 N mn last n,ybt NV
a ,ury ~ nine uer and tbroo uo.
mo- ,bo bsd d,.f.ars.aa NO
man e.g5, bo1-. Tho yerdic. ya4
.gy.,,y an ali slv ,orpts ~ tho
reI..,i frd.,,,,o,,. D..
~,
The Ypsilanti daily press., 1943-07-17
Owners of Private Trailers
Using Federal Project Space

One hundred thirty.three OF the
private trailer spaces in the Fed
eral Public Housing project north
east Of the intersection of Holmes
and Spencer Rds. are now occupied.
The project will be completed by
Aug. ]. Six service buildings and
a trailer service units are now com
pleted with others nearing the fin.
ished stage.
Al the Townsite village north Of
Holmes Rd. and lying both sides
of old Harris Rd. there are 1874
Of the 2500 dwelling units complet-
ed 95 per cent or more. over 200
families have moved into the $40
units that are now fully finished.
Center Started
In the Townsite Village, the Town
Center is being started. II will lie
about three fourths OF a mile north
east OF the intersection OF Holmes
and Harris Rds. and have. besides
one OF the Townsite school build
ings. a general community building,
management building. two large
stores for general merchandise. a
theater. gasoline station. and de-
tention police station.
4 number Of the traffic roads are
graded in the Townsite and the
bituminous tops OF several OF them
will be started within two weeks.
just northeast Of the intersection
OF Holmes and Harris Rds.. West
Court. consisting OF 1000 dwelling
units, Is 30 per cent completed. In
this project. there are l22 build.
in9s. OF which approximately 50 are
we'll toward the finish In We z
Court there are 500 units for two
The Ypsilanti daily press., 1943-07-17

persons each, and 500 for three per.
sons each. and they are arranged
in combinations OF numbers from
six to 10 dwellig units in each
group. The Detroit Edison Com
pany has started its service lines
into West Court
over Half Done
At Park Ridge. which is the name
Of the project az First and Harriet
SITS. consisting OF 100 permanent
dwelling units for colored people,
the entire project is about 70 per
cent complete. The foundations
are all in and the masonry on the
% buildings is about 95 per cent
finished
Other percentage stages OF com.
pletion on Park Ridge are rough
carpentry 80: finish carpentry. 90;
lathing. 10: roof, 40: water and sew
er, 100: roadway. to be about half
mile OF winding bituminous road.
20 per cent. painting. 90. plumb
ing, 45. heating. 10; and electricity
20. Completion dates are being
planned by groups Of which there
have been arranged seven The
initial occupancy will be about
Aug. 30. and fnal completion early
in October
At Ypsi Lodge the extension for
housing about 14f women is well
under was. The excavation and
concrete foundation for the dormi.
tosies are all completed. The ser
vice building At the angle Of the
dormiiories will be Of face brick
ca. TpArT rps pso. y
The Ypsilanti daily press., 1943-07-17
Carver Conducts
Wood Cutting Bee

A community wood-cutting bee TO
help produce funds for the Carver
Community Center Is being spon-
sorsd this week and next by the
American Friends Society. at Park
Ridge Subdivision. The cutting
bee. which began Wednesday. will
continue as long as is necessary to
complete the task. The hours are
from to - O'Clock in the morning.
and from / to ( o'clock in the az.
ternoon.
A mass meeting 10 initiate the
Carver Center membership drive
will be at Harriet School Friday.
July 23. s. F. Grisby and II. c.
Hatchett, Detroit, will be the
speakers Major objective OF the
drive this year is to procure funds
for the purchase OF site for a
new building for the center.
The Ypsilanti daily press., 1943-07-17
Munda Areas in
Smoulderinu Ruins

Allied Headquarters. Southwest
Pacific. July II -JP-Large new
areas OF the Japanese base of
Munda in the central Solomons
lay in smouldering ruins today fol-
lowing an attack by more than
100 American avenger and daunt.
less bombers. the largest force
ever sent against a target in that
area
The huge formations dropped
So tons OF explosives on the Munda
airdrome and LAMBETH. two miles
TO the east. yesterday in close
The Ypsilanti daily press., 1943-07-17
Italians Make
Stand Near
Lentini
Capture of Catania
Would Open Way
to Nlessina

Allied Headquarters, North A.
rica. July Il Up BrlCain's vet.
eran Eighth Army was engaged in
a bitter battle today with Italo.
German armored forces on the rim
Of the Catania plain. striving for
a break through that may determ-
Inc the length OF the Sicilian cam
paign
C. r. Cunningham. United Press
war correspondent with the Amer.
lean Seventh Army 10 the west.
wrote that the initial successes Of
the Allies already have paved the
way for quick clean up that may
see the fall OF Sicily within the
next three weeks. The invasion
began one week ago today.
AXIS forces were making a de-
termined stand against the Eighth
Army near Lentini, nearly 10
miles north Of Augusta. in an a..
tempt TO staye Off the fall of Cat
ania, east coast port and Slcilys
second largest city IS miles farth.
er north.
Allied capture Of Catania would
threaten seriously 10 cut of Axis
forces still resisting in the noun.
tains TO west and southwest and
open the way for drive on Mes
sina in the northeastern tip Of
Sicily. 50 miles farther north and
only two miles from the Italian
mainland
Vizzini Taken
Some II miles 10 the southwest.
other Eighth Army forces famed
out from newly captured Nizzini.
30 miles inland along a network
OF highways and railroads.
The L. s. Seventh Army also
reported new gains in twin drives
toward the important junction or
Caltanissetta in the interior. and
ARrigento on the south coast.
Large enemy troop concentrations
have been reported in both areas.
but the Americans have not met
any serious Counterattacks
"a Rome broadcast reported by
MIC said the Americans have OK
tended their gains to AerigentoD
Capture OF Canicatu. Is miles
north OF the coastal town OF Pal
ma. placed the Americans within
- miles OF Caltanissetta. and other
forces were believed less than 10
miles from Agrigento.
The Americans already have
captured more than 1900 prison
ers. 10000 gallons oi gasoline.
more than 200 600 aerial bombs
ranging from 250 to 1000 Founders,
heavy guns Including Ia milli-
meter and up and number OF
huge ammunition dumps. one Of
them at least mile and half
lorg.
The Ypsilanti daily press., 1943-07-17

WASHINGTON. d. CAP -
Harvest OF the short United States
wheat crop is endangered by GUS
toms regulations that prevent use
OF offered Canadian farm machin-
cry. NJ. Lee Marshall, equipment di-
rector of the War Food Administra-
tion, said today.
The Ypsilanti daily press., 1943-07-17

WASHINGTON, d. C.-AP-sec-
retsry Knox today officially laid
down the rule that the initial re-
lease OF operational Information
about the current offensive in the
South and Southwest Pacific areas
will be made by Gen. MacArthur's
headquarters.
The Ypsilanti daily press., 1943-07-17

SPRINGFIELD, Ill.-.AP-- The
Illinois district Of the United
Mine Workers started suit in Sang
anon County circuit court today
for S10.500 which it claimed was
due from two loans made during
1871 to the United Farm Equip
ment and Metal Workers of Amer
lea.
The Ypsilanti daily press., 1943-07-17

GRANITE CITY. Ill.-(SpeciaD-
Action OF the Wax Labor Board
in refusing to take action in juris-
dictional dispute between two un-
ions over installation of three mil
lion dollars worth of machinery at
the Granite City Steel Company to-
day evoked criticism from Hayward
Niedringhaus, president of the COM
pany.
The Ypsilanti daily press., 1943-07-17

OTTAWA. Ont.-AP-Gen. Henri
Giraud, joint chairman OF the
French. Committee of National Lib
Grafton. said today that Germany
is defeated: all that is left is for
her to admit II.
The Ypsilanti daily press., 1943-07-17

WILMINGTON, Del.-AP-Nine-
teen persons and three companies
in six states were indicted today
by a federal grand jury in what
United States Atty. Stewart Lynch
described as the largest blow de-
livered to date at the poultry black
market"
The Ypsilanti daily press., 1943-07-17

HtT W dumll II.
WASHINGTON, ID. CAP The
Justice Department asked the Su-
preme Court today to reconsider
its June 21 decision that member
ship in the Communist party is not
an adequate ground for canceling
United States citizenship obtained
by an alien.
NEW YORK-AP-Col. Robert
r. Mccormick. editor and publish.
or of the Chicago Tribune, reply
ing TO Wendell Willkie's challenge
10 run in the Illinois preferential
primary next April, said today. 81
don't tlitnk that foreigner can
carry the state Of Illinois"
WASHINGTON, d. c. Leo
Thomas Crowley. the mystery man
of the New Deal, is due to return
10 the capital tomorrow to tackle
the task of creating the office OF
economic warfare which will su-
pervise the foreign purchase OF
b strategic materials.
LONDON -AP- Polish Prime
Minister Stanislaw Mikolsj jczyk de-
clared today It is the sincere wish
OF the new Polish government that
relations with Russia be reestab-
lished and that his regime would
not stand in the way OF anyone at
tempting to settle the dispute"
POINT OF ROCKS. Md.-AP-
The engine and six ears OF the
esstbound Cleysland-Nash,ngton
passenger express OF the Baltimore
and Ohio railroad we're derailed
in Point Of Rocks tunnel. Baltl-
more and Ohio officials said no
one was injured The derailed cars
remained upright
The Ypsilanti daily press., 1943-07-17
Flashes of
Late News
THE WEATHER: Tonight:
Warm, showers

CAIRO-UP- American Liberia
tor bombers raided the Bari air
drome in southeastern Italy in
daylight yesterday following a
British night raid on airdromes at
Crotone TO the south, commu-
nique announced today. Three Al
lied planes were lost.
The Ypsilanti daily press., 1943-07-17

nique announced today. Three Al
lied planes were lost.
MARCH FIELD. Gallup Sec
ond 1t. Delbert J. Cassell, Cincin-
natl. O.. was killed when one
engine caught fire and his fighter
plane crashed, March Field Off
cials announced today. The
crash occurred while Cassell was
on a routine formation flight. Next
Of kin was listed as his mother,
Mrs. Edith Morgan Cassell, Ais
3lst St. Cincinnati.
WITH THE AMERICAN 7TH
ARMY, Southern Sicily Up
Lieut.. Col William o. Darby,
leader of the American Rangers,
accepted a distinguished service
cross from Lieut.. Gen. George S.
Patton but refused a full colonelcy
and command OF an infantry COM
bat team. For the third time Oar
by, from Fort Smith, Ark, turned
down such an offer yesterday be-
cause it might take him from the
Rangers who idolize him.
MADISON. Wis.-Acting Gov
Walter S Goodland today disclos-
ed that the state board OF public
welfare will name an executive
assistant to Frank c. Klode, wei
fare department director, to handle
the departments correctional and
rehabilitation work.
WASHINGTON, d. c. AP -
"Baby fiat tops" are playing ma
jor role in driving submarines
from the Atlantic, the Navy said
today in telling how flyers from one
escort carrier beat off two NaZi
wolf pack attacks on conveys, prob
ably sinking 10 U-boats.
NEW LONDON, Conn.-AP -
Joseph B. Eastman, defense trans
portation chief. told the New Eng
land governors conference here to-
day private automobiles should be
preserved as a means Of essential
transportation to relieve the bur-
den on public conveyances and ex-
= pressed the belief it could be done
by making A cards worth lao
miles of driving a year. Outside the
East. A cards now get 2,sS0 miles
annually.
The Ypsilanti daily press., 1943-07-17

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