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The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-01-11

anace by different young people
was q. or these. many came two
or three periods OF the day
Saturday afternoon the new en-.
lsrged program committee met 10
plan for more definite programs
and activities relating to adults as
we'll as young peoples needs. The
present program committee now is
composed OF Mrs. Clarence stark
weather. chairman. Mrs. Harold
Leyerett. Miss Olga Madar, Miss
Elizabeth Warren. Miss Louise
Sweet and Edwin W. Shadford. all
OF whom we're present. At this time
II was definitely decided to use the
two adjoining rooms on the second
floor as library rooms. providing
opportunities FOR reading. writing,
or the playing OF quiet table games
BY adults. That the young people
as well as adults were not forgot
ten by thu committee was evident
In plans for folk dances. dance in.
struction. and instruction in bridge
or in similar activities as may be
called for. OF special interest 10
boys and men are plans TO provide
a basement room each for ping pong
and a hand tool shop, the former
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-01-11
Fight
Not at End


Battle to keep the Huron Valley
Parkway Authority from obtaining
land in the proposed recreation
area will receive new impetus
Thursday evening at s O'Clock when
property owners in affected areas
are TO meet in Belleyille High
School.
The Authority has announced
that it will appeal 10 the state su.
preme court a decision OF a Wayne
County court in which the Authori-
ty was barred from taking over
land in the Belleyille Lake area.
The meeting Thursday night is
TO lay plans for continuing the court
fight against the taking over OF
land and TO prepare a referendum
under which rights OF property
holders will be protected against
action similar TO that taken by
the Authority.
Voters and property owners in
the hve. counties affected by the
authority may attend the Thursday
night meeting The counties are
Washtensw, Wayne. Oakland, Liy.
ingston and Mlcomb.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-01-11
Excellent Response Given to Gilbert House

Public response 10 Gilbert House
has been excellent. according to
Rudolf W. Jordan. director.
Sunday. the first meeting Of the
Photography Club, sponsored by
UAW-CIO Local 90. was held at
the house Gilbert House has a
basement room already providing
the necessary dark room and plumb
Ing facilities for such a club. This
room was formerly used by the
Home Association which took other
space. The Photography Club. open
10 any person in the Ford Bomber
Plant and Ypsilanu area is under
the direction OF Frank Herbert, who
has had ten years experience in
commercial Photographic work
The next meeting Of the club viii
be Sunday. January -.
Since the opening 10 regular daily
activities December 81. an even hun
dred different children and young
people OF ages ranging from five
10 is years. have taken advantage
OF the game room activities. or this
number . we're boys and IS were
girls. During the school vacation
when the house was open TO the
group forenoons. afternoons and
evenings except Tor sundays and
holidays. the a1erage daily attend
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-01-11
Agriculture Department to
Have Slice of Huge Budget

Washington, Jan. Tins Re
sponsible for the nations food sup
ply and faced with the possibility
OF growing shortages. the Agricul.
ture Department today was listei
for a SSSGOOO,OOO slice OF Pres,
dent Rooseyelts record budget
recommendations.
II Appropriated. almost half OF
the Presidents request for sgri-
culture, S4OO,OOO,OOO, will be used
by Secretary Claude Wickard to
encourage greater production OF
the crops essential TO the war ef
fort" Mr.. Roosevelt told Congress
However, despite federal plan
ming and the. efforts OF farmers, eK
perts predict that food available
for civilian consumption in 1949
will be 10 per cent below the 1912
figure.
Although designed primarily as
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-01-11
Lake Regions
Shown Rotary

Rotarians and guests today en-
ioyed pictures OF Canadian Lake
regions, Wild life and fish. shown
by Clarence Mum, T.. Of VI. assist
ant football coach.
Coach Mum Was an outstanding
player on the Minnesota team be-
fore coming 10 Ann Arbor. and Tor
his fishing and hunting he goes
north from his home state into the
wilds OF Western ontario and Man.
itoba. where fish are plentiful and
moose provide entertaining sub
jects for motion pictures. Trailing
them as they were found swimming
In lakes. Mr.. Mum has obtained
remarkable close-ups, coming
close enough to one begged at the
shore 10 touch it with a paddle.
What happens 10 dogs after an
attack on a porcupine VAS illustrat-
ed 10 pictures OF woman, who
lives far from civilization on the
shore OF lake, removing quilts
from the noses OF her dogs. me
dogs seem 10 know that TO let the
qulls remain in their flesh would
mean death. They howl with pain
during the operation, sometimes
taking time out TO run from the
scene OF operations. but always re-
turning FOR the medical aid to be
completed
Guests we're Arold Brown, Fred
erick r. Gor,on, Thomas Haig, Ypsi'
IanI.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-01-11
dsObject
to WLBS Stand

Chicago. Jan. 11-tNS-A state.
ment by Montgomery Ward & Co.
challenging the War Labor Boards
authority to act in a dispute be.
tween the company and Go
union in six stores al Detroit. Den
yer. and Jamaica. y. Y, was on file
today with the WLB.
The company, in its statement.
objected TO the closed shop de.
manded at the six stores BY the
United Mail order. Warehouse and
Retail Employees Union. clio.
Terming the closed shop Illegal
unless voluntarily agreed 10 by the
employer and asserting that the
boards procedure is not constitu.
tional, the company charged the
WLB with sabotaging the collective
bargaining process and declared
union negotiators do not seriously
enter into collective bargaining but
prefer to go before the board in
tn hope OF getting more favor
able treatment. ~
In the Denver dispute. the state
ment said, union spokesman de-
clared the conference with the com
pany a formality because the case
would be certified TO the WLB
Even before the conference. the
statement added, the unions pub
LEGATION announced the WLB would
take the dispute.
The preterminstion by this
union. and other unions with which
the company has recently met TO
go to the war Labor Board is
based upon a conviction that WLB
will grant conditions more favor.
able to the unions than they could
secure by free collective bargain.
ing the statement said.
The war Labor Board has thus
completely sabotaged the process
OF collective bargaining as recog.
nizad and guaranteed by the Ma
tonal Labor Relations ACT"
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-01-11

already being demonstrated need
and the latter requested by various
boys.
Gifts Of hand tools for the shop
or cash donations for the purchss.
ing OF lumber for benches and other
needs are sought. Similar donations
o. cash toward the purchase OF COM
Portable pull-up chairs, floor lamps.
davenports, records for dancing re-
Gently published books. both fiction
and on current subjects. and sub
seriptlons 10 magazines are asked.
u is suggested that persons wishing
10 give magazine subscriptions clear
with the director before doing so
in order that there may be no du-
plication. For other needs ot Gilbert
House. clubs. societies and individ.
uals interested IN helping in such
or wishing TO volunteer their sery-
ices may contact Mrs. Arden Sweet
chairman OF the furnishings com
mIttee. any member OF the pro
gram committee, Miss Russella
Wardroper. treasurer. or the direc
tor. Come TO 227 y. Grove st and
bring your friends or your family
Is the cordial invitation OF the
hoard and the director Of Gilbert
House
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-01-11
Home Nursing
Glass Begins Soon

The Red Cross announces the be.
ginning of the second class in
Home Nursing, starting the evening
OF January %. to 9 p. m. and
running for twelve weeks. The class
will be at Ypsilanti High School 10
room IFS and the instructor will be
Miss Dorothy smith. head nurse Of
the Normal College Health Service.
This class is free and is OF particu-
lar interest TO young mothers and
mothers Of growing children.
Enrolment can be made at the
Red Cross office or the high school.
The present class OF Home Nurs-
ing which was begun last fall and
which is taught by Mrs. NJ. +.
Soller will be completed January
is. In the absence Of Mrs. Soller,
who has accepted a position in
Lansing, Mrs. Charles Cleary is
completing the course Of insTuc-
ton.
DR.. Otto X. Engelke, director Of
the County Health Department.
will be guest speaker the closing
night OF the class and guests may
attend.
Donation OF a chest which may
be locked. for storage OF supplies,
is sought.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-01-11
See Wharfage 2
Lot Obtained
byLutherans

Announcement is being made by
the secretary OF the Emergency
Planning Council OF the Michigan
District OF the Missouri Lutheran
Synod that a 200 by 500 foot lot on
the north side OF (. Michigan Ave,
about one mile east OF Ypsilanti.
has been purchased. A chapel is
to be erected there, in the near
future.
The work here has grown so
rapidly that Il was deemed neces-
sary for Rev A. F. Boyer. pastor
OF Synodical Churches in the Bomb
err Plant area, 10 have sdmnistra.
ton assistance and the following
officers have been elected to serve
this purpose Melvin Kloepper.
secretary; Matthias Book. financial
secretary; John d. Hartman. treas
urer. Claude Vsnatter, Fred Yahn.
Ike. elders: and Leonard Block and
Arnold Breckell. trustees.
Rev. Boyer went to Detroit
today to remain for several days
comforting with the emergency
planning council concerning details
OF pending activities.
The announcement has also been
made by the mission and church
extension board OF the Michigan
District OF the Missouri Synod AMI
the synod's emergency planning
council OF Detroit that headquarters
for the Rev. Boyer will be estab-
lished in residence at 23S SPENCE
Road. This will serve as an office
and also for a temporary Sunday
School. The house is opposite the
dormitories where 5000 young peo-
pie are to be housed.
Pastor Boyer. who has been work
ing for several months in the Bomb.
or Plant area with headquarters
in Ypsilanti, has gathered a con.
gregation OF so communicates. and
holds services each Sunday At n.
Adams and Pearl SITS
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-01-11

a fund for increasing food produc
ton, the S4O0. 900. 900 also will he
utilized, the President said. to re.
strict production OF less needed and
surplus crops
Wickard, II was pointed out $
already at work on this job OF con.
version and has succeeded, for
example, In cutting wheat plant.
ings this year by two per cent and
Rye seedlings by eight per cent.
The Agriculture Department pro
gram for 1913 calls for Is per cent
increase in total food production
but President Roosevelt warned
in his message to congress that
the needs OF our armed services
and our Allies are so great that a
shortage OF certain foods is newt.
able
Nevertheless. he said. there will
be sufficient volume in our bill OF
fare but less variety That may
hurt our taste hut not our health
Agriculture officials hope that d
portion OF the new food production
goals for 1913 will be met by Tho
nations 1000 900 low-income farm
ers. In this connection, the Presi
dent declared:
Small farms. like other SINAI
war plants. must be encouraged Il
make a maximum contribution tc
the war"
TO the end OF helping the small
farmer. the President asked appro
priation OF S3S 900. 900 for the Farm
Security Administration and &3l,
100000 for Treasury Department
use in reducing interest rates on
farm mortgages.
The total amount requested by
the President foi agriculture aids
Ia approximately {l22.000.000 more
than the figure allowed by Con
gress this year
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-01-11
Army Develops
New Instrument

Dearborn Mich, Jan II The
Army has developed an anti all.
craft director mschined 10 hna.
ness OF one ten-thousandth OF en-
inch and capable OF performing
mathematical calculations within
five seconds which would take Is
OF the worlds most eminent mathe.
maticians I'VE hours
Summing II up. IT'S the greatest
menace to hostile bombers yet de.
vised.
BY such means the work
has been removed from sntiaircraft
gunnery, as the Nazis learned when
they encountered the effects 81
these directors over London. Here
lies the answer why the Germans
now avoid heavily. guarded areas
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-01-11
Brown Scheduled
to Take ReinS
Friday

Washington. Jan. IL ms -
Prompt penalties were forecast to-
day against violators OF Opa's
"anti-discriminatlon" order on fuel
oil deliveries as indications grew
that the perplexing petroleum ra-
tioning issue soon would be placed
in new hands.
1t was reported that President
Roosevelt within the next day or
two would formally nominate eX
sen. Prentiss NJ. Brown of Michi.
gan, to succeed Leon Henderson,
as director OF the Office OF Price
Administration. Henderson re-
cent rapid-fre strokes TO ease the
East Coast petroleum shortage ap-
peared TO have been his last majo.
official actions.
OPA officials warned that any at
tempt to defy the prohibition
against favored customers would
bring immediate action against the
offender. II was indicated that
penalties could take two forms:
l. Suspension OF the license OF
the dealer or supplier violating the
anti-discrimination order and allo-
cation of the oil by the government.
,. Placing OF an OPA inspector
at the yiolator's plant to insure com
pliance with the regulation.
Officials made it plain that OPA
would insist upon making any OH
held by every dealer generally
available TO MI East Coast needs.
Henderson previously asserted that
discrimination in favor of select
customers had aggravated the fuel
oil situation in Washington, New
York, Boston and other Centers.
Meanwhile, it was reported that
Brown is scheduled to take over
the reins at OPA by next FRIDAY.
contingent OF course, upon receipt
and confirmation OF his nomination
by the Senate within that space o!
time.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-01-11
Russians AXE
ThmteenMore
Rail Towns
Air Power Now
Puts Advantage
With Soviet
BY JAMES NJ. LONG
ASSOCIATED Press War Editor


The Russians announced today
the recspture OF 10 more towns
along the Rostoy.Baku Railway
through the Caucasus as they
closed in tighter around the Geor.
gievsk rail junction where the
Nails had been rolled back some
IS miles from Modzok, gateway TO
the Grozny oiltields
The German defenses in the eau
casus apparently were crumblns
fast and although desperation stiff
fened the Nazi stand in the lower
Don, 60 miles from Rostov, and on
the central front west OF Velik!e
Luki, there was no sign that the
Russian drive had begged down.
With Germany's air power spread
even thinner by the broadening
scope OF Allied aerial offensives,
the Russians. once badly outnum.
bered in the air, reported a three
to-one ratio OF victories last week
Sl3 enemy planes destroyed against
a loss OF 80 Soviet aircraft
Garry The Fight
American and British warplanes
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-01-11
Gen. Justo Of
Argentina Dies

Buenos Aires. Jan 1l-lNS-Gen.
Agustin p. Justo, S. former presi.
dent Of Argentina and Democratic
candidate for reelection, died last
night OF cerebral hemOrrhage
Strongly pro-Allied. Gen. Justo
had promised that II elected TO the
presidency this fall. his FIRST steo
would be declaration OF war
against the Axis
President from 1920 1885. Gen.
JustO directed Argentina affairs
through the stormy reconstruction
years after the revolution OF 1890.
He was Justly proud OF the fact that
he maintained Argentina's credit
abroad by regular payments on
foreign debt obligations throughout
the crisis. although this was aChiey
ed at the expense Of industry and
by the application OF a. system OF
government dealing in currency eR
change that netted the government
more than $4,000 900 pesos in less
than nine months
Many consider that il was Justo
who organized the revolution that
put President Hipolito lrigoyen ont
OF ONCE in 1880. But as the mem
bers OF the revolutionary govern
ment that succeeded lrigoyen had
pledged themselves not 10 run To-
Office when constitutional govern
ment returned. Justo kept himself
in the background so as TO be free
to run for president
His scheme worked, and he ws-
elected president for a siK-yea
term in February. 1882
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-01-11
Body of Detroiter
Found in Snowdrift

Port Huron, Mich, Jan. Tins
Sheriff Ferris E. Lucas today
sought some clue in the murder
Of Fred d. Simpson, 81 year old
Detroit war worker, whose body
was found in a snowdrift l3 miles
east of Port Huron and two miles
east OF Emmett.
The bludgeoned body was found
by Thomas d. Byrne, a farmer.
Lucas expressed belief that Simp-
son might have been murdered by
a motorist who had given him a
ride II was reported that Simp-
son was in the habit OF going by
bus from Detroit to Inlay City and
then hitch hiking from INLAY City
to the farm where his wife, Helen.
and his two children live. Lucas
was buying the farm
Robbery may have been the mo-
tive for the crime. Lucas said.
Mrs. Simpson related that her hus-
band earned about 800 a week but
usually carried only S35 or $40 in
his pockets. Only automobile keys
and a bank book we're found in the
dead mans pockets.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-01-11
Oil Discrimination Penalty Seen
Emergency Groups Make
Fine Response to Alert

Ambulances responded 100 per
cent and several other emergency
groups were we'll represented az
cording to the new incident board
which was used for the first time
Sunday evening.
Shortening of notification timo
to encourage quick response with Il
minimum OF advance warning
brought what appeared to be below
normal response for the black-ou..
A few merchants had carelessly ne
elected to have all lights out and
number OF house lights were show.
ing when wardens started making
the rounds. Much OF the house
lighting was no doubt due 10 the
fact that the main siren was found
10 be out Of order and the small
ward sirens were not loud enough
TO carry the warning to all homes
Principal accomplishment was
the telephone response and con
troll center organization. The cen.
ter. newly equipped with tele.
phones. 100-panel incident board
and other furnishings. promises to
be highly satisfactory in the event
Of a raid.
Reports showed approximately
$50 wardens at their posts. two doc
tors representing the medical unit.
nine ambulances. four rescue units.
two demolitions quads. FIVE road re.
pair units and all utility stations
manned and ready for duty.
Blackout violations were for the
most part quickly corrected. -Four
commercial and industrial viola
tons were reported. Only three
violations Mere classified az u.iIfnI
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-01-11
Americans to
Have to Pull
IN Belts
This Generation
to Pay Half of
War Cost

Washington. Jan, ll-UP-Pres-
ident Roosevelt today submitted to
Congress for the l94i fiscal year
a sos 9O3 .0I7.923 maximum ef.
fort war budget calling for new
taxes and forced savings 10 raise
an additional $4,000, 900. 900 OF
revenue annually.
That would increase Treasury
gross revenue 10 S5l,0U0. 900 900 a
year. enabling the present genera.
ton TO bear half the war cost as
we fight.
Mr.. Roosevelt said the tax pro-
gram must he harsh although he
again endorsed some form OF pay
ss-yougo" plan to simplify the
payments.
He warned Americans TO pull in
their belts and prepare for a simp-
Ter life minus the frills TO which
they have been accustomed.
Enough For Anybody
He would extend to all income
the present limitation OF $4,000
net on earned income. The Pres
ident told questioners that in time
OF total war he thought t25 900 net
after payment OF Insurance prem
iums and certain other fixed charg-
es, or approximately s62,500 gross
income-was enough for anybody.
IL Congress balks on that one no
probably Will 90 TO the country
on II either now or in the l944
| presidential campaign.
No Pleasant Way
There Is no easy. pleasant way
TO wage total war" he said. Pro-
duction OF goods should he simpll-
fled and standardized. unnecessary
costs and frills should be eliminat-
ed. Total war demands the simp-
LITIGATION Of American life"
He acknowledged the inconven-
fence but bore down on the neces-
sity OF submitting 10 regulations
and restrictions that are Begin
ming 10 complicate American lives.
we save rubber. metal, fats
everything he continued. We
fill out forms. carry coupons, ans
wer questionnaires This Ia all
new. We have overdone IL in
many cases BY trial and error
We are learning the simpler ana
better methods.
But remember always that
reaching the objective Is what
counts. There Is no easy. pleas
ant way 10 restrict the living hab-
its-the eating. clothing. heating,
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-01-11
Additional Week
For Restaurants

Federal health inspectors con.
Quoting survey OF restaurants v
Ypsilanti have completed their mi.
tial check-up and have given res.
taurant owners and managers one
additional week in which to make
corrections suggested by the in
spectors
II, AT the end OF this week. the
succeed In remedying all faults,
they will be awarded certificate
along with the restaurants termed
I'D 10 par
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-01-11

MOBILE, Ala-lNS-In a move
to halt the excessive turnover OF
labor in the busy shipbuilding area
OF the Gulf Coast, the War Man.
power Commission today placed in
effect a directive stabilizing en-
pigment OF approximately 10000
shipbuilding workers.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-01-11

LONDON-AP- Because their
railroad company announced there
would be no more walkers up, be
tween 800 and 400 locomotive engi-
neers and fremen in Nottingham
district went on strike at midnight
The trsinmen complained 1t was
impossible these days to buy alarm
clocks 10 replace the men who
have gone around to wake up loco
motive crews between 1880 and
a. m.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-01-11
Nev Taxes, Forced Savings
to Raise Additional Sixteen
Billions Annually For War
Share of Each Person in
New Budget Set at 1919

Washington Jan tt-AP-n don't have S09oooooo'
O0Othe President Rooevelts budget here
ideas big that
Divided equally 1t would be 1919 woman and
child In the
The Treasury will have 10 average OF iS5S every
second. "a hoursSa day Sundays and holidays included
earnings would take rs OF the
national income tall wages profits dividends, etc).
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-01-11
Congress Today
fBy Associated PrsSs)
Senate ard House

Senate ard House
Receive budget from President
Roosevelt tboth Houses meet at
noon EWT.
Special Senate committee 10 in.
vestigate fuel oil and gasoline short
ages hears witnesses from ONCE OF
Defense transportation and once
Of Price Administration (l0:50 a.
M
Farm machinery and manpover
questions to be discussed by Senate
Agriculture Committee (lO:30).
SATURDAY
Senate and HOUSE
In recess
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-01-11

These are being checked to determ-
inc reasons and validity OF e1
Cuses.
This was the frst winter test
blackout here.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-01-11

WILKES BARRE. Pa-INS- 4
break in the anthracite strike to
day brought hopes that a settle
ment might be near in he union
dispute over the payment OF in.
creased dues which has brought
idleness TO $4,000 miners and halt
ed operations at ~ mines a. the
wildcat walkouts entered their 12tn
day. 1900 miners voted TO end the r.
holiday and return to work Sig
nidcantly, among them were 15gJ
Huber cnlliery minu~rs OF the Glen
Alden Coal Company. who have
been IN the forefront OF the dis
pute