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The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-02-11
Congress May
Make Radical
Draft Change
Hershey Called
to Testify For
House Committee

Washington. Feb. ll--INS-Con-
gress scheduled hearings today on
proposals TO radically change the
Draft Act.
The House Military Affairs Com
mittee called Draft Director Eewls
b. Hershey before it TO testify on
the bill by Rep Kilday CD Texas,
10 overhaul Seleotiye Service M
chinery.
kilday's measure would scrap
present draft classifcations and
set up four new ones in their
stead. They would be J. single
men: 2 single men with persons
financially dependent on them. ,.
married men without children. o.
married men with children ID
also would create statewide pools
OF all available men in the first
three classes before class -four 8
called
lie introduced the bill after hc
attacked the edict OF War Maupow.
er Commissioner Paul MCNutt
saying, in effect. that men with
ihllhl FI lidh bflNil ktl W al Itb~ Vt
face Induction.
McNutt could not be called IN
mediately to testify on the Kilday
bin because he was in Chicago
where he made a speech on the man
powe- situation
There were no indications when
Congress would take up the bin
OF Rep WadsWotth ID OF New
York for nation service act
making all manpower and woman.
b. WsT subject to seri ice in either
the Army or war factories Wads.
worth was co-author OF the original
draft act lie said that confusion
over the manpOwer situation could
only be ended with such law.
However. the increasing concern
OF Congress over the draft art and
manpower problems. was reflected
by the proposed legislation Con.
gress is expected 10 become the
sounding board for a public aiming
OF New Deal maupower plans
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-02-11
Air arden
Made

Plans for detailed field work and
practice for air raid wardens and
their assistants we're perfected at a
meeting OF air raid groups at Char.
les McKenny Hall Wednesday
night
Eighteen senior air raid wardens
out Of a possible 30 and six in
structors out Of eight were on
hand. The meeting was also at
tended by Mayor Ross *. Bower
representing the Defense Council
Plans for practice drills for the
entire personnel Of the air raid
machinery here have been made for
the ensuing 90 days.
At a post to be named by Spencer
Davis. all instructors are to meet
Friday with him 10 learn the final
information on hlling out "incl.
dent reports Wednesday. Feb.
L. the eight instructors will call
in members Of each OF the 20 posts
and give them training on filling
ont the incident reports.
Feb. % the entire local person
mel OF the air raid groups will take
10 the field with sealed orders.
Each man will go to his post open
his orders and take charge OF the
imaginary incident. He will 6ll
il his incident report. call his con.
troll station and report the incident
and take proper action on the spot
to bring about control Of fires.
perils 10 utilities and other prac
lice problems. The men will he
called by telephone, and not by the
actual siren warning.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-02-11

Washington, Feb. 1l-.UP-Farm
state senators generally expressed
dissatisfaction today with Stabili-
cation Director James +. Byrnes
opposition to changes in farm par.-
ty formulas and his injunction
against further unauthorized price
increases.
They indicated that they would
press even more vigorously TO
write into the parity formula all
farm labor costs. including that Of
the farmer himself.
The Administration also probably
is headed for other fights in Con.
gress over its new anti-inflation
and manpower programs. There
was general approval of Byrnes
assertion that the War Labor
Boards little steel wage formula
would remain unchanged, but sharp
criticism of overtime payments for
workers being ordered to a AS hour
work week.
Time and one.half payments Hn.
der the 4Shour work week can't
help but have an inflationary re-.
suit itself" said Sen. Raymond
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-02-11
KiWaniis Told
of Retailing

Npsilanti Kiwanians meeting in
Hotel Huron Wednesday noon
heard Otis VI. Cook, acting manaS-
ing director of the State Retailers
Institute of the State Retail Com
mission, Lansing. who spoke au-
thoritatively on retailing. knowell
Hart introduced the speaker who
said: Retailing is the second larg-
est industry i'll the United States
doing about three billion dollars
wDth of business year and car
rying a payroll Of approximately
two billion dollars annually.
Retailers should be looked upon
as purchasing agents of the
people" Mr. Cook stated that
many shortages heretofore never
dreamed OF will be evidenced in the
next few months. and the Ameri-
can standard Of living will be at
its lowest in years.
1T is now a foregone conclusion
that controlled initiation is impera.
tive, and will result In a severe
scarcity of most essential goods, "
he said.
when price ceilings were estab-
lished in March retailers were
caught in the squeeze and conse-
quently many were forced out Of
business.
There are 81 different bureaus
or set-ups in Washington to con.
troll economies Of the people at the
present time It IS most unlikely
that the author of any bill would
recognize his brain child after il
has run the gauntlet of % desks
before it is put into effect.
The constitutional rights OF the
people are infringed upon when
any item is rationed. However. II
rationing Is necessary to the war
effort, then It becomes justified
II not, then what right has the
OPA to establish these rulings?
The mortality rate OF business
can and should be controlled be-
cause Of its importance or the
home front" he concluded
Cigars were passed for Carl Al
gustus and Dr. Dishrow, Mr. Angus
tus in celebration OF his recent mar
riage and Or. Disbrow to announce
the arrival OF his new daughte.
Coach Edwin Shadford intro
duced Robert Monett whom he
described as an outstanding athlete.
Mr.. Monett spoke briefly about
Howard Trip and the benefit game
10 be played this evening. Norris
see KIWANIs-Page 8
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-02-11
Germans Need
MorePolice

London. Feb. II UP Germany
announced the formation OF new
special guards today TO aid "oves
burdened' regular police and Stock.
holm reported that number or 50
divisions were being Withdrawn
from Russia TO police Germany az
well as occupied countries
A special Berlin broadcast warned
further that IL the United Nations
provided arms for guerrilas in Ju-
gOslayia or other German-Occupied
Countries all persons who used them
would be executed,
\ Russian official news agency
tTassJ dispatch from Geneva said
the Germans were planning to re-
move civilians from all French
coastal cities a. they had Al Mar
settles and Lor.ent and we're PLAN
ding to do at Btest
Berlin revealed that not only had
new rural guard tLandwachp
been formed throughout Germany
10 support the regular police. over
burdcled by war time duties but
that similar city guards were to lie
formed soon to aid in policing met
rOpoiitan areas
Gen Kurt DdIuege. German ma
fional police chief. announced the
formation OF the new rural guards,
and Radio Berlin added: similar
cit. guards are 10 be formed short.
u.s. IN German cities
In tie same broadcast Berlin said
60 had been disclosed" in connec.
ton with The rural guards announce
me1t that men between 40 and 90
years had been serving for one year
as military policemen up country
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-02-11

" hen We ought not 10 cancel a
whole years or a part years taxes
10 Is now he said
Opposes Change
Changing our tax plan during
4 war and Cancelling whole
years taxes when we need them
more than We ever did in our his
tory does not make sense 10 me.
1T is impossible to pay monthly
taxes Tor 1898 because no tax
payer will know how much money
he Is going 10 earn during the year
unless he is salaried man and re-.
ceiyes no promotions o. reuuc.
tons. The American people have
made the greatest incomes in 1912
they have ever received They
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-02-11
SubmarineMenace Checked
Churchill Declares, Loss
Reduced to Lowest of War
My Mother Was
so Very Nice

Kansas CITY, Feb. ll-AP- The
shy, little girl sat alone in the Pull
man, writing poetry about her
mother whose body was in the bag.
gage car ahead
Here's the story, as related hast
lily between trains by Woman Don
Spire OF the Coast Guard, a former
Associated Press employe from Har-
risburg, Pa:
Red haired, l2yearold Kathleen
Sawyer. settling her glasses firmly
on her nose, scrubbed industrious
ly.
What are you writing group
OF service men inquired.
ms a poem about my mother,
she passed away" the little girl
said.
Her mothers death in Tucson.
Ariz., left her an orphan, aud she
was going TO live with Uncle Glenn
Gray, route one, Nassar, Mich.
She'll get a surprise when she
reaches Chicago on the Rock Is
lands Californian today, too.
Spire, Corp. b. c. Wamp!er, Kan.
sas City; and Corps. Joseph b. Tar.
tack (56 Morton SD aud Charles
LOod, both of Brooklyn. y. y, quick.
ly formed a committee.
They've collected $3.50 and will
buy her a war bond in Chicago
This, is the poem she wrote as
she munched the sandwiches shed
brought along for her lunch and
dinner and breakfast:
My mother was so very nice,
she heard me say my prayer
And when | woke up she helped
me dress
And helped me brush my hair
at noon when | came home from
school,
"She met me at the door.
Then when | had finished lunch
"She let ME sweep the floor,
The other day she passed away
"And now I'm on the train
TO Michigan, My Michigan
TO go and 10 remain
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-02-11
RumI Plan May be Beginning Of Strike

Washington. Feb. Tins Sen.
Mcclellan tD) Tenn today termed
the Ruml taxpaying plan as a be
ginning OF a strike by income tax
payers against the government
The senator took a different path
from the increasing group OF ma
tionsl legislators daily joining the
pay as-you-eo bloc and voiced op
position 10 any forgiveness OF
taxes by the government
While opposing the Ruml plan
as such. MrKellar said the govern.
ment should permit the payment Of
.942 taxes on monthly install
uent basis.
Because Of the necessities OF
this war II there ever vas a time
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-02-11
Recreation IN
Sc. Michigan
BeiingPlanned
State Funds For
Project in This
Area Sought

Lansin. Feb. LAP p. J..
Hoffmaster. state conservation di-
rector, said today his department
would start work very soon" on a
proposed 100000 recreation and
hunting grounds project for south
eastern Michigan
The conservation commission
yesterday agreed to add 100000
annually from the state game pro
lection fund to $1,0O0,OO0 a year
expected from the legislature for
the five year project Pointing
out that any legislative appropria
ton would not be available until
after July under law. Hoffmaster
said his department was willing to
do preliminary spade work on
the project with game protection
funds.
The long range project. recon-
mended by Governor Kelly in his
inaugural message. calls for pur.
chase OF approximately 100000
acres stretching northeast from
Jackson County TO Genesee and La.
peer counties.
Action After War
Hoffmaster said improvement OF
the chain OF recreation areas prob
ably would be withheld until the
post-wa period, but that mean.
while natural parks, hunting sites.
streams and lakes would be open
10 residents OF Detroit, Pontiac.
Flint, Lansing and scores of other
communities embracing three
fifths OF the states population.
THE project must he thought
OF in terms of honest goodness
recreation-camping. hiking, swim
ming. horse back riding. hunting
, fishing, and. possibly later even
golfing," Hoffmaster asserted
"The whole idea is 10 give the
thousands of city jewellers some
thing more than an elbow-bumping
picnic ground
The conservation commission
originally suggested that $4,000
600 be appropriated next year and
100000 for the following year
for land acquisition. but Cover.
nor Kelly is represented as favor
ing $1,00O,O0O year for five years.
Hoffmaster said he would notify
the House and Senate Appropria
tons Committees Of the commits
sions decision to contribute 5000
600 annually from the game pro
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-02-11

know eAa 1tly what they owe They
should be allowed 10 pay iH any
reasonable instaiImeuts they de
sire. but they should pay on the
1852 basis. u has been fully tried
out during a period Of more than
quarter OF century and has
been found effective
As look a. the Eam plan
Mcclellan said. IT. appears TO Uc
20 be the beginning OF strike by
income taxpayers against our gov
eminent
u DO not believe IN strikes oil
any Kind against oul government
There are times when strikes are
proper. but NOT strikes sgalns.
cur government"
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-02-11
Russian Drive
Now p Miles
Kharkov
Invaders Likely
to Fall Back at
Least 300 Miles

tBy International News Servicsl
Russian armies crashing through
German defense lines on the south
ern front drove within 80 miles
OF the great Ukraine Industrial cen.
ter OF kharkoy today and brought
the strongly fortified city under
artillery fire. Soviet forces smash
ed ahead on 500 mile front from
Orel 10 the Black Sea port OF No
yorossisk and crushed all Axis
counterattacks.
German deteases appeared TO be
Crumbling. and military observers
predicted that capture OF Kharov
would force the invaders TO fall
back 800 miles to new defense
line on the Dniepcr River. running
| from kiey southwark to the Black
+ sea.
Scores OF fresh Russian divisions
were reported ready to rush into
the battle line at the first sign OF
I an Axis collapse. The London Dahl
Express today quoted Moscow dis
patches as saying that 300 trained
divisions were poised behind the
. front, available Cor service where
ever the enemy defense begins ia
! crack.
/ A specially trained force Of ski
troops. said TO number 1900. 900
was included in the Red Army re
serves
Soviet spearheads today held
Chuguyey, % miles southeast OF
kharkoy. and Nolchansk. So miles
northeast Of the Ukraine capital
New Landings
! In the Caucasus Russian armies
+ closed in on Rostov. A Vichy rs,
dio report said new Soviet land
( ings had been made near Novoros
sisk.
German troops trapped in tho
western Caucasus were conyerging
on Noyorossisk and the Kerch
Peninsula while fighting bitter
rearguard actions to cover their
escape by sea TO the Crimea.
Further new blows against the
Axis were expected in the south
west Pacific following defeat Of the
Japanese on Guadalcanal Island In
the southern Solomons. Now that
the enemy has been cleared from
the strategic island. II was believed
that American Army forces will
enlarge Henderson Field and use
f. as a base for an island by is
land assault on enemy bases to
the north
The nearest Japanese base 10
Guadalcanal is on New Georgia Is.
land. $50 miles 10 the Northwest.
Recent heavy bombing attacks
were believed 10 have knocked
out this stronghold.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-02-11
Congress Today
lBy the Associated Press
CaRa4a

lBy the Associated Press
Senate
May consider ratification OF tire u
~ with China Cneets at moo /,
Eastern War Time).
Labor Committee resumes study
Of vocational rehabilitation bill
texecutive-l0.3 % a. M.
Judiciary Committee considers
bill requiring Senate approval Il
all appointees drawing $500 or
more 10000.
House
Considers resolution for commit
tee to check on government sgen-
Cieg meets nconl.
Military Committee starts hear
ings on legislation 10 protect faith
ers from draft C0:30D.
Ways and Means Committee
drives for action on pay-as.you-go
taxes 10000.
Rules Committee takes up con-
troyersial farm parity provision bill
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-02-11
HosiieryDrive
Passes Quota

Over 5000 pairs Of women's silk
and nylon used hose. collected in
the salvage drive here under the
direction o; Chairman T.. r. Schill
have been shipped to government
plants in the East. says +. II. Ms
S. in charge Of the subcommittee
OF the salvage drive. The results
exceed expected quotas
This is the first shipment TO be
made here since % local dealers in
wOmen'S silk hose installed ColleC.
ton boxes The collection is being
continued and the public is CO.
operating well say officials in
charge Of the campaign. The ship.
ment made today represents 40
pounds Of hose which are principal.
ly nylon.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-02-11
Long Week in
Nation Likely

Washington. FEB. ll-TP- War
NanpOwcr Com mission officials TO
day are advising employers
throughout the country 10 adopt a
As hour work week az one official
said that il might be made manda.
tory in 1902 more areas within six
months
VINO Chairman Paul Y. McNutt
already has designated - labor
shortage areas whore the new q
hour work week Is mandatory.
William lIaber. chief Of WNC's
planning division. told the Amer.
can management Association in
Chicago last night that the man
power situation rs serious in lu2
other areas and that or the basis
OF war contracts let. Nl OF those
areas are eXectcd 10 have acute
labor shortages by mid summer.
lie did not name them.
Tn 4 series Of questions and an
swers on the new policy. the VINO
said this about other afeas-eYeu
those witt no labor shortages:
Other areas should 90 on a As
hour week BIZ by doing so they can
reduce their labor requirements
and not have 10 discharge workers
now on their payrolls Most war
plants iI all areas are expanding
their work week ... non-war plants
would BIO well advised % plan sim
liar action IN view Of The drain o.
their workers into the armed
forces and into war industries
These developments came after
q DAY OF confusion a. VINO head
Quarters which was deluged with
thousands ~ questions from EN-
ployers ana employees. VINO is
preceding work on detailed regu.
iaflous f9r .laafiCatiCn and en-
forcemeLf Of the 4s hour work
week order but Sc probably will
not be ready for several days.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-02-11
New Agency
on Manpower

Chicago, Feb. 11-lNS-A man
power utilization service as m
agency OF the War Manpower Com
mission vas established today 10
assist both Management and labor
in attaining greater human effec-
tiveness in the war effort
II was understood Lawrence 4.
Appley. executive director OF the
VINO and vice president OF the
Wick Chemical Company OF New
York will be named head OF the
Bureau Of Manpower Utilization.
VINO Chairman Paul V. McNutt.
who announced the creation OF the
new service in Chicago last night.
estimated that President Roose-
velt's executive order for a fS-hour
work week in - critical labor
shortage areas will he equivalent
TO adding tens OF thousands OF
workers TO the nations hard-press.
ed labor supply.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-02-11
SHOOTING ACCIDENT

Detroit. Feb. i1-fNS-A coron.
er's jury today ruled that the
Christmas eve fatal shooting 81
Wilma Lamb, Is. in a scuffle with
her aunt. Mrs Diane Zeller, was
accidental According to testimony
at the inquest. the girl was shot as
she struggled with her aunt for
possession Of a revolver.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-02-11

(By International News Service)
The dreaded Axis submarine
menace. which grsvely threatened
the United Nations chances OF win
ming the war, has been sharply
checked. Prime Minister Winston
Churchill declared today In a SUR
yey OF the war situation.
Losses in the past two months
were the lowest in more than
year, Churchill told the House OF
Commons
The flow OF new shipping from
American yards Is steadily mount.
ing as the Allied nayies bring tha
Axis U-boat pack under control,
said Mr.. Churchill.
Progress Is being made" the
prime minister declared. We arc
more than holding our own"
He gave no specific figure on AL
lied losses or the tonnage OF new
production. but revealed that in
the past six months the United
States and Canada alone launched
million and quarter more tons
OF ships than the enemy was able
TO sink.
More Tonnage
THAT means we have today I'd
our joint merchant fleets a million
aud q quarter more tons OF ship.
ping than we had six months ago,
said Mr.. Churchill.
Axis efforts to interfere with Al,
lied troop movements have had
scant success, the Prime Minister
revealed. More than 100000 men
have been moved 10 strategic bat.
tie areas under convoy projections
OF the British fleet and only 1.34S
are dead or missing
Al Casablanca. where he confer
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-02-11
Flow of New
Shipping
Mounts
No Specific Figures
on Allied Losses
Revealed

London. Feb. 11-lNS-Nssrly
500. 900 troops have been landed In
North Africa for the campaign to
dislodee the Axis from that con.
tinent. Prime Minister Winston
Churchill revealed today. In con-
voying this tremendous force from
England and the United States.
shipping losses were smaller than
the total that fell into our hands,
Churchill said.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-02-11

WANTED Girl FOR general office
-te-og.sulic training required. Full
time. steady employment Bruce
Ha.g g12 " Michigan. Phone
1928 days, 15sG evenings. ADV. I'll
No.all.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-02-11
Flashes of
Late News
THE WEATHER: Tonight.
Colder, Snow

WASHINGTON-INS- The Dies
Committee to investigate un-Amer,
iean activities came up with a new
two-year contract from Congress
today as its checkmating House
Subcommittee on subyersiye Gov
er1ment Employees failed to get off
&c the flying start promised by its
sDOnSors.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-02-11

LONDON-lNS-The British
Eighth Army, driving into Tu-
nisia after ousting the Axis
armies from Egypt and Libya,
will 90 under the command Of
U. S. Gen. Dwight D. Eisenho ~
er when il passes into the
American sphere" Prime Min
lister Winston Churchill said
today in the House Of Com
mons.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-02-11

WASHINGTON-INS- Congress
was told today that ships flying the
flags OF United Nations, and load
ed with cargoes desperately need
ed on the worlds war fronts, were
being delayed in American ports
because of the increasing number
OF assertions by their crews.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-02-11

Lost car KEYS on chain With
license holder attached. In vicinity
OF Morays Jewelry. Please return
10 20 r. Michigan. Reward.
Adv. I'll
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-02-11

TRENTON. y. J. ms The
state Of New Jersey today was
operating under state of emer
gency proclaimed by Governor
Charles Edison. Affected are po-
lice. fire. medical and public works
facilities which are TO be direct
ed by Charles Schoeffel, state SUI
perintendent of police and civil
ian Defense Director Leonard Drey-
fuss. Their control will be through
district coordinators.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-02-11

NEW DELHI-UPP - Authori-
ties took precautions against An
outbreak of mob violence today as
news spread through India that Mo-
handas X. Gandhi. weakened 80
year-old Nationalist leader. had
embarked on three-weeks fast.
Gandhi entered the second day Of
his fast, slipping water mixed with
the juices of citrus fruits, at a. m.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-02-11

LONDON-AP The government
announced today that Field Marshal
Sir John Dill. representing Prime
Mister Churchill. and Lieut.. Gen.
Henry II. Arnold. representing
President Roosevelt. had held a
series OF conferences With General.
issimC Chang kai-Shek in Chung
king and Field Marshal Sir ArchI-
bald +. Wayell 10 India.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-02-11

WASHINGTON-INS- Republi-
can National Chairman Harrison
Spangler today informed congress
sonal Republican leaders that he
plans to expand the committee STAFF
IN preparation for the 1914 presi-
Dental campaign.
the 25-story Michigan Boulevard
hostelry. will be sold at auction be-
ginning March -.