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The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-04-10
Shadford Hopes To Keep Program
Feels Morale
Requires it

Coach Edwin W shadford said
today that Ypsilanti High School
athletic department does not plan
TO give up a single athletic activi-
ty this spring. He says the need
of athletic programs for morale
and recreation does not advice 1t.
But" he added. I'VE cannot hope
that meets, tournaments and con-
tests tests will be on practicable
basis all through the season owing
to the state OF the times. But We
are going in for every activity We
can. You may rest assured OF
that" He is confined TO DR.. Gates
Hospital, Ann. Arbor, recovering
from a minor operation and hopes
to return home Sunday and be st
the high school gymnasium Mon
day, at least for desk work.
He says baseball. track, tennis
and golf programs are shaping up
with good prospects. Assistant
baseball Coach Leo Hutchison has
10 games on schedule and plans
two others with Lincoln. The
games scheduled in April are: 2Sth,
Lincoln here, p. m, and 30th,
Howell. here, at 4 p. m.
Baseball games in May are;
4th. Plymouth here, p. m. 5th,
Ann Arbor. here. 4;3O p. m; 9Th,
Belleyille. there, p. M; 18th,
Wayne, there, 8: 80 p. m: 18th,
Wayne, here, p. m; 2lst, Ply.
mouth, there, 4 p. M; 26th, Ann
Arbor, there, 4;30 p. m; 2Sth, Belle
vile, here, p. m.
Baseball games in June are;
End, Howell, there, p. m; Lin
coin Park, there, p. m. All local
games will be played at Recrea-
ton Park.
Starting his first season as base
ball coach, Mr.. Hutchison was
greeted with IS candidates for the
team. He said. II ought not to say
this as a matter OF routine, but I'll
have to say the team and the pros
poets look above the ordinary.
admit l am expecting things from
them" He says there are two
weaknesses the team will have TO
overcome. One Is that two outfield'
ers have to be found and a first
baseman will have to be develop
ed to take Art Herbsts place
since he is being shifted to catch.
CTS position. Coach Hutchinson
likes Herbst's arm and he likes
his hitting. With King on third
base that position is we'll cared
for. and in addition to that Kings
spirit Is an asset TO the team.
Kidder is good at second and Moi
felt works well at shortstop with
Kidder on second.
The team has been out several
nights and has made good show
ing. Eleven letter men have re-
ported for practice and they are:
King. OHara, Moffett, Herbst,
Bower. Drake. Kidder. Kelly. Pho.
Porte field and Stokes. The co .ch
likes his pitching stan OF Kelly
and O'Hara He says both men
are hard workers and great play
ers. He likes the looks OF Burrell.
big 18th grader. Pho the left
handler, is shaping up well. and
Stokes. a right handler, is sweeten-
ing up. He says Gaudy and Buc-
cos have been elected managers
for the team. Helvey, freshman,
may make the regulars and Bell,
another youngster certainly looks
good.
Twenty men are out for track
under the watchful eyes OF Assist
ant Coach L. P. Cushman and
Eugene Beatty Tennis and golf
matches are not fully developed
Nnk
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-04-10
INVESTIGATE FOOD

Pontiac. Apr. 10 After com
plants from r. L. Poe, president OF
the Pontiac Industrial Council
(CIO). city commissioners here
are investigating charges that un,
wholesome food had been served
soldier-trainees at the anti-aircraft
gun school OF the Pontiac Motor
Division.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-04-10

JERSEY GUY, n. J.-UP-Wil-
liam II. Lewis. So. Shamokin, Pa.
started a three to Ave year term
in state prison here for breaking
into a church where So was stolen
from the poor box.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-04-10
Frains Lake
MELVIN sTAEsLER HoNoRED

MELVIN STAE BIER HONoRED
Frains Lake, Mich. Apr. 10-A
party was held Monday night in
Dixboro Church dining room hon
oring Melvyn Staebler. There was
potluck supper and short pro-
gram arranged for by Mrs. Lee
BeGole. Melvyn left Tuesday
morning for Fort Custer. From
there he will go to Atlantic City.
n. ]. for basic military training
before being assigned to a school
for premeteorological training.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-04-10

CHUNGKING-UP--At least 49,.
100000 people In fsmlnestricken
lIonan Province are facing stArva-
ton, the Central tChinese) News
Agency said here. The agency
reported that 500 900 had moved
westward into shensl Province
seeking food but that the condi-
ton OF those left behind is ''un.
thinkahle'
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-04-10

NEW NORK-AP-Retail trade
volume picked up appreSably this
week. indicating that pre- easter
buying rapidly was increasing AZ.
ter recent declines, Dun & Brad.
street Inc renorted
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-04-10
ACCUMULATE SO IN FAMILY

"AILUMULNIE 50 TN FNWTII
LOS ANGELES. Cai.-UP-John
G. Van Dyke, So, and his wife Ida.
also SO, recently celebrated their
6lst wedding anniversary. During
that time. as they have never had
a death in their immediate family,
they have accumulated five daugh.
ters. one son. y grandchildren and
II great-grandchildren which with
gives them a total score of 80. G.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-04-10
Returns From Hospital

NCIUT Hb T TOTTT T'ObPTNdI
Mrs. Daniel Patrick has been
caring for her daughter, Mrs. Clir-
ton Leslie. Jr and baby son after
their return home from the hos
pital. The baby's mans is Gary
Neil and he weighed pounds l3
ounces.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-04-10

The Wade family OF Curtis Rd.
will be moving soon TO Arizona
where he will be employed on q
ranch.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-05-12

in salary. The mechanlc was ldl-
successful in obtaining an avail
ability certificate from the US.
Employment Service, however, and
Tom Finney, county director of the
employment service, said he re-
fused to issue the man such GER
tificate because in his opinion he
would be leaving job that was
vastly more important than would
be his new work.
Finney explained that all types
of tractor workers were viewed as
holding critical" jobs, and said
dire shortage of such workers al
ready exists in Imperial county.
Learning of the mechanics fail
ure to obtain an availability certifi-
cate as we'll as his old employers
threat to seek to hold him in his
employ, Price telegraphed War
Manpower Commissioner Paul V.
McNutt outlining the case and ask
ing an opinion in the matter.
In reply, Coils Stocking, an en-
ployee of the ManpoWer Commis-
sion, informed Price by wire that
Imperial Valley press., 1943-05-12

heard that there was a school dis
trict named Elm in Imperial county
(her old home count") that so far
had not sold quite enough bonds
to buy a jeep with the name of the
school district on it. Now she wants
Elm district to get the credit for
this bond sale so that the kids
there can see the name of Elm dis
trict put on new jeep.
Anyway, Bertha says to tell the
Elm kids to buy their jeep right
away and get all the fun they can
out of it. She says she wishes she
could be here to see them enjoy it
but her teacher won't permit it this
time. This is Bertha's official au-
thority for Elm district to take the
credit for the whole sum of $l,480
with her best wishes. BY the way,
her friends call her Betty"
The letter was signed by Walter
L. Henry, her guardian, and Don c.
Bitter, her attorney.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-05-12
5. s. Makes Three
Draft Changes

WASHINGTON, May II CUP)-
Selective service made three slight
revisions today in its definitions of
certain essential occupations.
One broadened the regulations
dealing with production of ma
terials for packing and shipping
products so that greater number
of draft deferments are possible.
Another revision designated motion
picture film processing as an es-
Sential activity,
A third amendment provides that
only the production of shoes for
military and rationed use" shall
henceforth be considered an es-
sential activity.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-05-12
Service Men Get
Gas for Leaves

WASHINGTON, May ~ UP)-
The Office of Price Administration
today granted special allotments of
gasoline. up to five gallons, 20
service men on leave or furloughs
for three days or more.
The OPA said the men could OBJ
tain special rations for personal
errandS for which other means of
transportation are not available.
Under the provisions of the new
order service men or women may
obtain the special ration beginning
May IA by representing pass, leave
or furlough papers to rationing
board. The board will issue one
gallon bulk coupons up to five in
number to cover the required
mileage.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-05-12
Flying Privates
Did Good job

UPLAND, Calf, May II CUP)-
Army officers conceded today that
two privates arrested here after
they escaped from the Minter Field,
Calf guardhouse and flew stolen
army plane over the treacherous
Tehachipi mountains had done "a
pretty good job of flying"
Officers, however, hastened to add
that they were not condoning the
escape or the breach of discipline.
The priVates, Ronald Voyles, %,
Baraboo, Wis, and Thomas Nc
Donald, 81, Girard, Ill, were ar
rested last night after eluding a
statewide search and flying un-
detected over southern CALIFORNIA; S
elaborate aircraft warning system
Imperial Valley press., 1943-05-12

NEW YORK, May i2.--UP}
Apprentice Seaman Audrey
Pearl Roberts, a WAVE who
joined the navy to release men
for combat duty, was cited to-
day for combat duty in which
she emerged victorious against
what might have been cOnsid-
cred overwhelming odds.
Seaman Roberts, whose home
is in Miami, Fla, was posted at
gate of the naval training
school for wOmen's reserves In
the Bronx one recent night on
sentry duty. Her orders were
to permit no unauthorized per-
son TO enter the grounds.
A couple of unauthorized in
ebriates strOlled up and one
brushed Seaman Roberts to one
side while his companion walk
Imperial Valley press., 1943-05-12
AXIS RESISTANCE owl R
Job Picture Mixed

the federal job Stablllzatlon oroer
docs not prevent transfers where
no increase in salary is involved y
SAME SALARY
Price said the tractor mechanic
had promised to work for him at
the same salary he had previously
received.
In his telegram to the War Man
power Commission. Price stated that
mo local board will give definite
decision"
Since receipt of regulations gov
erning the operation of the job
stabilization act, numerous persons
have been unable to learn their eX-
act status.
1t has been pointed out, however,
that where a person leaves one eS-
sential position for another that
does not pay higher wages he is not
violating the law. A person may
also accept employment alter he
has been off of one job in an es-
sential industry for at least 81
days, according to provisions of the
regulations.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-05-12

joined the almost -RepuDl1can
vote for the amendment. Only two
Republicans voted against it.
This was the first vote taken on
the bill.
NO MORE IMPORTANT
Rep. Harold Knutson, R., Mimi
insisted the trade program is no
more important than the lend-lease
act, which congress extended for
tWo-year period several months ago
Chairman Robert L. Doughton,
D., N. c., of the house ways and
means committee, led the fight
against the amendment, asserting
that changing the extension period
would be the opening wedge for
"crippling" notifications of the act.
Earlier, House Republican Leader
Joseph w. Martin, jr., Mass, haC
said that the minority planned to
make its strongest fight" for low
ering extension of the act from
three years TO two.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-05-12
Death Takes {. ".
Brockman, Valley
Pioneer, Rancher
Former LID. Director
Passes in Sleep Tuesday
In Paradise Valley

Death came Tuesday to c.
w. Brockman, 70, prominent
Imperial Valley p or ee r ,
rancher, and an Imperial lr-
rigation district director for
Is years.
He died in his sleep In Paradise
Valley sanitorium where he had
gone a week ago when his condition
became worse. He had been forced
to leave Imperial valley four years
ago because of i'll health.
FUNERAL SERVICES
Funeral services were scheduled
at IngleWood Park cemetery chapel
near Los Angeles at II am. Thurs
day and he will be buried there.
The Brockman family was includ-
ed among the pioneers of Los An
geleS county. AS a young man
Brockman arrived in Imperial VAL
ley in 1907 and bought land in No.
6 water district west OF Calexico,
which was his home ranch at the
Continued on Page 6, Col. -
Imperial Valley press., 1943-05-12
LADY BLUEjACKET NOT TO Be PUSHED
AROUND, TWO MALE INTRUDERS LEARN

ed in. He was followed by his
companion. Seaman Roberts
advanced quickly on the rear
guard.
81 boppcd him over the head
she said, swinging her shore
patrol club. The rear guard
collapsed, finding an upright
position no longer tenable.
Blue jackets heard the disturb
ance and disposed of his com
paniOn.
Seaman Roberts, whose hus-
band is in the army, received
a citatiOn-the first of its kind
which commended her for
successfully defending her post
and efficiently carrying out her
orders with disregard for her
own personal safety"
Imperial Valley press., 1943-05-12
a Life In Ru;ns.-
US. Coffee Ration
Upped 0ne-Fourth

WASHINGTON. May 12-tUP)-
Beginning June |, Americans will
yget enough coffee so make one and
Ione-fourth cups a day compared
with present rations which allow
about one cup, it was learned to-
day.
Coffee ration coupons still will be
good for only one pound, but the
ration period of five weeks will be
cut to a month. Henceforth, cof-
fee ration periods will begin on the
first of each month.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-05-12

Confusion was added TO The al
ready complex LOB freezing" pic
ture in Imperial Valley Wednesday
when Robert Price, manager of a
household appliance firm in Ell Cen
tro, received a "go ahead signal
from the War Manpower Commits
sion in employing a man who had
previously been frozen" in another
position.
A tractor mechanic sought to
leave his job, Price said, to accept
a position with him at no increase
Imperial Valley press., 1943-05-12
-Four Subs Sunk
In Atlantic Finht

LONDON. May 12.-(UPD 49, -Four
German submarines have been de-
stroyed, four very probably" de-
stroyed and two more listed as
probable victims in a fight with
escort ships of westbound Allied
convoy in the Atlantic, it was an
nounced officially tonight.
Powerful U-boat forces launched
persistent attacks against the con-
voy for eight days and nights
while the royal navy, in coopera-
ton with Canadian planes, defend
ed it, the announcement said.
In certain stages of the running
battle, at least 25 U-boats were at
tacking simultaneously.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-05-12

Bertha Marie Allen used to live
in Imperial county but now lives
in Riverside county. Here is a copy
of letter received By Mrs. Florence
Finney deputy county school super
intendent, who is in charge of the
Schools at War program in Impe-
rial county.
Dear Madam-Bertha Marie Al
len, school girl, age twelve years
and seven months, and a resident
of San Jacinto, Riverside county
has some money that came to her
through the accidental death of her
mother in a motor car wreck.
She has been hearing about the
war and how Uncle Sam would like
everyone who has the money to
buy bonds so that the big Uncle can
buy jeeps with which to jolt the
Japs. She asked the court for per-
mission to buy some bonds and has
now done so. She. has bought $l,48O
worth of bonds.
when she had done that, she
Imperial Valley press., 1943-05-12

StrOy large portions Oh tne WlnCer
wheat crcp if the flooded fields re-
NAMED submerged more than two
days.
Along the lower Arkansas river
farmers faced the worst flood since
the disastrous overflow of 1927. All
available manpoWer was pressed into
service to man the leveeS.
WATER FAMINE
The city of Fort Smith, Ark, fac
ed a water famine when the Arkan-
sas river snapped the large main
from Lake Fort Smith at a point
near Van Buren.
At Little Rock, Ark, army engl-
neers predicted the rapidly-rising
crest would reach the highest level
in 100 years. Highways and railroad
lines into the city already were cut
in a dozen places. In northern Ark
ansaS, the rampaging White river
was reported nearly Is feet above
the flood level at BateSville, where
gauges recorded crest of 34.6 feet.
In Oklahoma six persons perlShed
in floods in the northeastern ana
southern sections of the state.
Thousands of acres of bottomland
were buried Is feet deep in places
and crop damages was estimated
in hundreds of thousands of dol
lars. Swollen tributaries of the Ver-
digris and Arkansas rivers continued
TO spill their waters into the low
lying farm country.
MOTOR BOATS USED
Motor boats were being used at
McAlester to rescue farm families
stranded by the floods.
Coffeyville, Kan, was entirely
marooned when overflow waters
from the Verdigris submerged all
highways leading to the city. A
60-foot bridge at Havana, Kan,
was carried away by high waters
early Tuesday.
In Missouri, the White and Black
rivers were inundating Stone, Greene
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Imperial Valley press., 1943-05-12
US. Now fooled
TO Defect Axis

WASHINGTON, May u CUP)-
The War Production Board, dis
closing that the United States at
last is fooled to beat the Axis, to-
day announced a far reaching cur
tailment in the output of machine
tools and in construction of new
plant facilities.
A two-point program, which WPB
said is designed to throw maxi
mum strength into production of
goods for the fighting fronts, was
announced 1t calls for:
FIRST POINT .....- ...... -. ...... ........
l. REORGANIZATION of all pre-
viously-approved projects for con-
Struction of new manufacturing
plants and machinery to determine
whether the need for them can be
eliminated by a greater use of ex-
isting plants, machine tools, and
equipment.
2. No purchase of new machine
tools. machinery, or equipment or
erection OF buildings will be au-
thorized until it has been con-
cluSively proven that the work cam
not be done by existing facilities.
As of Feb. %, total value of new
Industrial facilities approved for
federal financing stood at Sis
100000. OF these. projects costing
nearly $4,000,000,000 have been
completed, and existing schedules
call for completion of an additional
$1,000, 100000 by the end of June.
COMMITTEE SET UP
WPB announced that a new
facilities review committee has been
sci up to insure proper screening,
scheduling and programing of all
new facilities. The group, which
replaces the facility clearance board
set up last October, will embrace
Imperial Valley press., 1943-05-12

UWO tllOuJIlo.
Final plans for moving them out
of this theater of war are not COM
plete, but some German prisoners
already have eben sent to the Unit
ed States and Canada.
The Germans appear willing to go
and the Italians are eager. AS the
Italians pace back and forth behind
the barbed wire of the prisoner
cages. They grin at Americans, hold
their fingers aloft in the V-for-Vic-
tory sign and ask: when do we go
Imperial Valley press., 1943-05-12
Sally Indignant;
Museum, Regrets

CHICAGO, May IL (UP) =
Sally Rand, her ire aroused,
said today she would keep her
fans and the Chicago Historical
Society could keep its dignity.
Miss Rand, who whisked TO
fame with batch of feathers
and a smile, was perturbed
when she learned that the So
ciety, with slight lift of its
eyebrows, had refused to pre-
serve the feathers for posterity.
Miss Rand said it was
shabby trick" The society
termed ii a "regrettable in
cident."
Miss Rand said she thOght
the fans would lend atmOs-
phere" TO the sOmber halls of
the sOciety's museum. The So
Ciety, after some hemming and
having, said the fans were not
of historical interest.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-05-12
Inlposter Guilty
OF Aiding Nazi

DETROIT, May L. -- tUP) - A
federal court today convicted Thco-
dore Donay, saber-scarred former
Detroit importer, of misprision of
treason in concealing Max Step
hans activities in behalf of an es-
capped German war prisoner.
1t was the first trial and conVic-
tion on the charge in the nations
history.
The court announced it would i'm
pose sentence May "a. Maximum
penalties are seven years imprison-
ment and $1,000 fine.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-05-12

to American"
Three German prisoners have
asked me seriously in the last few
days what their chances we're Of
being taken TO the United States
and remaining there after the war.
You never hear talk OF them
wanting to get back TO Berlin or
Rome. They ali want TO go TO New
York. which they regard as a tabled
city with buildings towering into
the clouds.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-05-12
U.S.. Airmen Make
7 Solomon Raids

WASHINGTON, May II UPl-U.
S. airmen have carried out new
raids on the Solomons starting fires
IN one and damaging two barges
and a seaplane in another, the navy
announced today.
The raids took place Tuesday Is
land time and all U. s. planes re-
turned safely.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-05-12
0PA Tells New
Ceilings on Meat

WASHINGTON, May IL up
The Office of Price Administration
today announced revised cents-per-
pound ceiling prices for specific
cuts of beef, veal, lamb and mutton
which will be in effect from May
II until June l when they will be
rolled back about 10 per cent.
The ceilings, one to three cents
pound under maximums originally
scheduled to go in effect April Is,
will be only slightly below retail
prices as shown in the February
cost of living index, OPA said.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-05-12

representatives. from all govern
ment agencies having a claim on
the available supply of the nations
raw materials.
THE effects of the move will be
far-reaching, WPB said
Imperial Valley press., 1943-05-12
laps Going into
War Industries,
Farming, wRA Says
Thousands Are Being
Released to Take Jobs;
Many Go to Middlewest

WASHINGTON, May II.
(UP)-The War Relocation
Authority said today that the
war department had invcsti-
gated Americans Of Japa-
nese ancestry who have been con-
fined since the outbreak of war in
relocation centers and said that
thousands of these people we're
being released to go into war in
dustrieS or agriculture.
Early in 1912 relocation centers
were established to accommodate
10000 Americans Of japanese
parenthood, tWo-thirds Of whom
were American citizens by birth.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-05-12
Gen. Won Arnim
T I aken Captive
Bv Allied Army
Far Eastern Offensive Looms After
Announcement That British Leaders
From India Thea+er Now in Washin9+on

j ALLIED HEADQUARTERS North Africa, May II.
(UP)-Al organized Axis resistance in Tunsa has ceased
it announced officially tonight after the Allies
revealed that they had captured the German commander
Col. Gen Jurgen Arnim the North African cam
paign Whirled toward a triumphant close.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-05-12
Rivers Rampage
I'm Mid IeWeSt
-Ry UNITED PRESS =

Flood inundated farmlands in six states Wednesday,
forcing hundreds to flee their homes in Arkansas Okaho-
ma Missouri Kansas, Indiana and Illinois, .
Farm authorities feared the Surgng waters would de-
Imperial Valley press., 1943-05-12
en&uGive COP
Victory Gained
House Okays Repub|ican-Sponsored
Amendment to Trade Agreement on
Vote; Reduces Extension by One Year

WASHINGTON, May IL. (UP)-The house today ten
tatvey adopted a Repubcan-supported amendment re-
ducng from three to two the period for extending
the reciprocal trade agreement act beyond June II.
The vote was 1876 to 1853. About a dozen Democrats
Imperial Valley press., 1943-05-12
Child Donates to
Purchase Jeep

The happest children in Imperial county Wednesday
the Is pupils at Elm school northwest of Ell Centre
who able buy eep for the armed forces because
12year-od girl asked the school to take credit for
bonds she bought with money she received.