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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-05-31
ROIIback
Of Prices
Postponed

WASHINGTON. May % tUP)--
The OPA's program to roll back
retail prices of meat, butter and
coffee by at least 10 per cent
through subsidies has been post
poned beyond the original starting
date of June /, it was learned
today.
The postponement repeatedly
stems from growing congressional
hostility toward subsidies as a
means of stabilizing food prices at
lower levels, and from the physical
Job Of setting the $425, 100000
program in motion.
There is considerable speculation
that the whole rollback program
may be junked pending a review
Of its necessity by the newly Great
cd Office of War Mobilization.
Price Administrator
Brown. admitting that living costs
had gotten away from us. re-
peated his pledge yesterday 10 re-
gain the lost ground.
Chairman Smith. CD OF South
Carolina, of the Senate agriculture
and two other men,
berS of the group yesterday intro
duced legislation 10 prevent pay
ment of subsidies 10 professors OF
agricultural goods, including live
stock, for the purpose of stabiliz-
ing prices.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-05-31
A Coxswain at Is,
Proud of His Job

They were proud Of the job
they were doing. The coXswain OF
our boat. Seaman Second Glass
James Weaver of West Memphis
Ark, was an example. Weaver is
1S, and has been a small boat
coXSwain for the navy a year and
a half.
AS we passed the beacon rock
on which we got our bearings IN
the pea soup fog, Weaver took
over command, with pride.
"All right, everybody" he
shouted. "we're on our own now,
the destroyer's left us. Every
body down in the boat. I don't
want any Of you guys shot up in
my boat"
The soldiers. moving into they
knew not what, were glad 10 take
orders from sailor this time,
They ducked low.
Moving close TO the beach,
Weaver was given instructions
from shore by a beachmaSter with
a megdpnOne
Careful. careful" shouted the
beachmaSter There's rocks un-
der there, rocks. You have to
weave in like a snake, like a
snake"
He repeated his punch lines be-
cause there was a din of boats and
men and work on the beach.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-05-31
Steer Their Boats
Through Rock, Shell

Every day since the landing the
barees have worked constantly
Once a group of them. loaded with
soldiers. was forced 10 circle
around all night. The men were
cold and wet when they landed,
all afflicted with An uncomfortable
shudder.
Ashore sailors live in the sandy
foxhOles like the soldiers. They
carry rifles and Crenades and
undergo the same Smelling that
the soldiers do.
On the fourteenth, Friday, when
Japs on Chichagof had the range
on our beach. the coxswains
steered their boats through rock
and shell. a,
Little groups Of boats gathered
300 yards off shore, waiting TO
make the break. Their rendez-
vous area apparently was pro-
tected by blind spot which hid
them from the Jap gunners.
As soon AS a boat came IN.
Though. the Japs started 10 shell.
One boat was hit at the beach,
another given an awfA tossing by
shells which landed Just ahead
and Just behind in close success
sion
But the men in tho boats stuck
10 their jobs and are still working,
moving the men and supplies
needed by the army 20 do the
lighting.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-05-31
Floods Re(ede
On Mississippi
BY International News Service

Old Man River crept back &c
a more respectable level today anc
showed that his appetite appar.
emily had been stated with millions
of flood-wTecked acres of farm
land and thousands of Sodden
homes.
The Mississippi climbed TO q
crest of 42.4 feet at Cape Girar-
deau. Mo, breaking a 99-year-old
record. and chen began 10 slip
back. In its final surge. the river
broke through levees at Mcclure.
Ill. and swept away 50 buildings
from their foundations. The town
was evacuated.
The Illinois River dropped al
most foot in "a hours to a 29-
foot level at Beardstown, i'll.
However officials said il must fall
much lower before the town S
1920 evacuees would be permitted
to return home.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-05-31
Congress Gets
Tax Compromise

WASHINGTON. May % GNS)
A conference report embracing
tho Senate-Housc compromise on
pay-aS-you-go taxation was filed
IN Congress today with Demo-
cratic leaders predicting that the
revolutionary change in the in
dividual income tax system would
become law next week.
The conference report, based on
a 20 per cent Withholding tax, 100
per cent abatement Of one years
taxes if under $50 and 10 per cent
if over $50. will be thrust before
the House Tuesday. IA.
Fears that President Roosevelt
would veto the bill because Of his
objection 10 A horizontal forgive
ness plan were displayed today. A
responsible Democratic leader said
privately that assurance has been
given Of White House approval Of
the bill.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-05-31
laps Pounded
Along Ydngtze

CHUNGKING. May 20 CUP)-
japanese bombers pacing the
enemy's westward offensive raided
Liangshan, 10 miles east Of
Chungking, today as Chinese air.
craft attacked steadily in support
of ground troops fighting along
the Yangtzc River.
The Chinese air force which
bombed Changyang, south of the
Yangtze, and Ichang, major river
port. the last two, days, was re-
ported 10 have raided enemy posi-
tons around Ichang again today.
Chinese troops were fighting to
hold their mountain positions
along the Yangtze west Of Ichang
against steadily reinforced Japa-
neSe strength.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-05-31
Reds Repu|sed
At Kubdn, Say
Germans

LONDON, May % UP)-New
and fierce Red Army attacks
against the Kuban bridgehead have
been stopped, German com.
munique said today as Russia re-
ported destruction of Sc more
German planes over the northwest
Caucasus.
The Russian bag brought their
three-day total in the area to 1877
planes as the air fighting inten-
sified.
The German communique said
the Russian forces were supported
by planes and tanks but suffered
serious losses" and claimed that
45 Russian planes had been shot
down with loss of only three
German craft.
Soviet sources still were silent
on German reports Of a big Rus
sian offensive against the AXIS
bridgehcad around the Black Sea
base OF NovoroSsisk, but a Moscow
dispatch said that the tempo Of
aerial fighting was increasing, with
the Red lir force successfully
frustrating Nazi air attacks on
Soviet troop positions and concen-
trationS.
Soviet planes were credited
with shooting down "a planes in
dogfights northeast of Novorossisk
yesterday and anti-aircraft fire
was said to have accounted for II
more.
The army organ Red Star said
that multi-engined German naval
bombers were making night raids
on the Soviet positions. while
Junkers 81 dive bombers spear
headed daylight assaults, attack
ing in groups of 30 10 80.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-05-31
Bombs
Rained on
WeWak

ALLIE d HEADQUARTERS,
Australia, May % CAPITALIZED
filters. methodically destroying
enemy strength on the northeast
New Guinea coast, attacked three
Japanese airdromes in the Wewak
area with 10 tons of bombs. setting
10 fires, apparently in grounded
planes. a communique said today
Yesterdays attack was the
fourth in three days on the chain
of major japanese bases along the
New Guinea coastline. Wewak is
AS miles northwest of Allied-held
Buna and above the targets of the
previous two d lay S-Lae and
Madang
Continued storms and heavy
weather hampered the LiberatorS
and Flying FortreSses that bombed
Boram, Dagua and Wewak air.
dromeS for an hour. The weather
cut other raids to only three single
plane affairs.
The fires were set al Boram
areas. The explosives also
smashed seven searchllghtS on the
ground. Heavy anti-aircraft fire
failed to cause loss among The
Allied planes, which attacked be-
fore dawn.
Eight Japanese medium bombers
escorted by six fighters dropped
about so bombs yesterday after
noon at Millingimbi. on the Aus
trialian coast 300 miles east of
Darwin.
Intercepting Spitfires shot down
three bombers and damaged others.
Two SnitfireS were lost.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-05-31
A New Way to Beat Axis.
Read Tuesday Times

Cmon boys and girls, get to help Uncle Sam whip
the Axis And ask your parents Join you in furtherng
great and easy way help knock the stills from
under Hitler and Hirohito and all their evil crews.
Full details about this new way help defeat the
enemy will be found Tuesdays Detroit Times, revealing
TO you surefre method aid Uncle Sam and do II
right here at home I.lI.
We know you buying stamps, saving rubber
metal fats and paper and other ways aiding the
effort, but you do still and without cost
Any regardless Of age aid Children do
just much adults battle the foe this new way Of
which you've probably had thought. You contrib
ute much TO victory by following this latest wholly prac
tical plan and you start night away,
you read the details in next Tuesdays Times.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-05-31
But NO DEHYDRATORS

HOT SPRINGS. Va, May -
tUP) - The cry for expanded
food production voiced at the
international food conference had
A "kick4back' today from some
1000 Virginia uiountsln farmer
toiling within carshot of the his
toric meeting
The farmers complaint. voiced
through the manager OF their five
county cooperative" was that
after answering government pleas
for greater food production, they
are now unable 10 obtain the
necessary dehydratorS with which
to preserve the crops
The War Production Board, sad
NJ. r. Seabrooke, who heads the
coop serving Bath. Alleghany
Rockbridge. Augusta and Highland
counties. now says the family size
dehydrators for drying farm
produce will not be available till
mid-AuguSt or September.
land that" said Seabrooke,
twill he too late"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-05-31
3 Th0rnu Issues Face By1nes, NelU Home Front Gar
Mutual Pa(ts
GuiideProgrdm
AT Food Farley

HOT SPRINGS. Va, May :
(INS)-A new world charter
based on the mutual aid agree
ments signed by the United Ma
tons within the last year is being
developed at the international
food conference for peace-tablc
signing, it was learned today.
The resolutions for the first
inter-Allied parley will follow the
pattern established by the mutual
aid pacts and represent the initial
step in establishing a new world
economy based on the following
. Universal expansion of pro-
duction.
Greater employment
The exchange and increased
consumption Of all commodities.
. Elimination of all forms OF
discrimination in international
commerce.
. Reduction Of tariffs and all
barriers 10 world trade.
Delegates said that out Of THIS
conference. now planning the
strategy for conquest of world
wide hunger and want. Will come
the first outlines OF postwar bank
ing and investment on an interna-
tlonal scale. program of credit
extension 10 allow elbow room
for reconstruction and A plan 10
bring the world together in an
economic community of nations
with common interests
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-05-31
Bill Seeks
To Curb
Army Size

WASHINGTON. May % GNS)
Rep. May Cd Of Kentucky,
chairman of the House military
affairs committee. today proposed
a bill limiting the armed forces to
s. 100000 men as a means OF pre-
venting induction Of married men.
fathers The present
limit is 100000
May revealed his plans after the
Senate military affairs committee
killed the Kilday bill. which would
have deferred all married men
until statewide pools of single
men had been exhausted
"Selective service and army
officials went before the Senate
committee and told stories
altogether different from those
they told the House committee"
May said
They told us they were for
the bill, but when they got to
the other end OF the Capitol
Building they changed their atti-
tude entirely. They have wholly
disregarded the intent Of Con-
gress. II they are going to
assume this arbitrary, dicta-
tOrial position. I'll give them
something to fight about with
bill to hold the armed forces
down to $500, 900 men,"
Senator Reynolds Cd Of North
Carolina. chairman of the Senate
affairs committee, and
Senator Chandler CD Of Ken
lucky, a committee member, said
that efforts 10 stay deferment Of
married men were about dead. )"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-05-31
Stain Denies Moscow
Promoted Revolution

MOSCOW. May % (INS)-Dis-
solution of the Communist Inter
in the view of Soviet
Premier Stain, ENDS the lie that
Moscow allegedly intends to inter-
vene in the life of other nations
and bolshevise them"
Stains statement was made in
a reply 10 a letter by Harold King,
special correspondent OF Reuters
News Agency, asking the opinion
OF the Soviet marshal.
"An end Is now being put 10
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-05-31
Police Chiefs TO Meet

LANSING, May %. - Wartime
law enforcement problems will be
discussed at the annual convention
Of the Michigan Association Of
Chiefs OF Police at Charlevoix,
July II 10 Ia, II was announced
today, by Dan Patch. YpSilanti
police chief and president Of the
association.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-05-31
Ration Board Stays Open

LANSING, May 29-Following
a directive from President Roose-
vein business will be conducted rs
usual Monday AT the local ration
board despite the local Memorial
Dav holiday. il was announced
today by chairman Carl F. TRACER.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-05-31

the calumny Of Communist par
ties in various countries alleged
ly acting not in the interests of
their people but on orders from
outside" Stain wrote.
Stain said he was confident
that dissolution of the information.
al organization would aid prosecu.
ton Of the war
THE dissolution" he wrote,
"was proper and timely because
II facilitates organization Of
common onslaught nv all free
dom loving nations against the
common fnemy-Hitlerism."
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-05-31
; 10 Seek 7 Pontiac
School Board Posts

PONTIAC, May 20 Three can
didates for two vacancies on the
board of education were expected
when petition filing deadlne falls
tonight. They are Milo w McLin-
took and Ferdinand Thiefe!s,
whose terms arc expiring, and
Paul c. Allen. labor leader. Elec-
tion will be- held June ID.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-05-31
DOOlittIe'S Filters
Keep East GaSIeSS

WASHINGTON, May % (UP)-The Office Of War 1nfor-
nation said today that the planes of Mai Gen. James Dooes
Twelfth Air Force Tna consumed enough gasoline IN 10
tank the eastern shortage area OF the
United States and keep them empty for more than month
Dooles planes owl said burned up 16,50OO00 gallons
Of aviation gasoline. 1550000 gallons more than the
Ii $50 monthly ALLEGATION for the shortage
emphasized when emergencies require heavy
shipment of high ocane aviation gasoline to the East Coast
shipments Of automobile fuel 10 the same area must be held up
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-05-31
Boys Held as Thugs

Cletus OBrien. 1S. Of 1885 Mon
terey and his 15-year-old pal have
been identified by night clerks Of
six small hotels AS the pair who
during the past six weeks robbed
them of sums ranging from SIS to
500, police said today.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-05-31
Jeep Output TO Resume

TOLEDO. O.. May % GNS)--
The army jeep assembly line at
the WHY'S Overland plant. closed
down by a strike at a supplier
firm, will resume operations Tues
day. J. w. Fraser, president Of
WHY'S Overland. announced today.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-05-31
A Oetroiter on Attn:
Yank Troops Do
The Impossible
In Taking Beach
Continued from Page One)

had been padding through those
waters all their lives.
Sometimes they sCraped over a
hidden rock. but on that first day
there wasn't a single boat lost
That's a record that will stand
long in the Aleutians.
The coXswains and their crews
were doing something they didn't
have TO do. They were volunteers.
who left their nice, comfortable
ships 70 spend weeks on this
island. moving men and material.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-05-31

WHERE THE RUSSIANS BAGGED 1877 GERMAN PLANES

A map of the Russian Caucasus where Moscow
claimed 1877 enemy planes had been bagged in three days
and where Axis broadcasts report arge-scale tank,
plane and infantry attack (arrow bottom) by Red
Army of 100000 wipe out the German bridgehead
the Kerch Peninsula and drive the Nazis out of the
Black Sea base of Novorossisk. In the Black Sea
Russian naval force has been lying in wait for Naz at
tempts to evacuate Northwest of Rostov there
several other battles arrows violent but mostly localized
regain enemy-held territory toned area.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-05-31
Our First Job
Is 10 Beat Jdps,
Says Burnett

The United States and her allies
must do a thorough Job of thrash
ing Japan and Danish any thought
of compromise. in the opinion oil
1t. Col. c. V. Burnett former
manager of the Detroit City Air
port, who recently returned from
Guadalcanal
AT a testimonial banquet given
for him by $50 aviation and indus
trial leaders in the Book-Cadillac
Hotel last night. Burnett warned
that the Japs are a formidable foe
and must be crushed completely
to insure lasting peace.
MUST COMPLETE JOB
az hope" he said. "that none
81 the misguided pacifists who
cut the last war short will stop
Us this time from carrying out
complete and thorough job
against the enemy.
"The japanese are tricky,
clever and tough. hut with more
men and more planes we will
give them severe thrashing-
and here's hoping that we are
not stopped"
Switching to the domestic scene
Burnett, pioneer in the aviation
field, pleaded for a series of air
ports in the Detroit area rather
than just one or two as currently
planned.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-05-31
U.S!FIiers
Hit France
In Force

LONDON. May % up
Coastal watchers believed today
that a great force of Flying For
treSSes was attacking Axis Eu-
rope probably concentrating on
the French coast sector-follow-
ing destruction of six enemy gun
boats and damage 10 three others
off the Cherbourg Peninsula.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-05-31
JOBS FOR PILOTS

Thousands Of pilots returning
after the war may be retained by
the government as the nucleus OF
an extensive air express system,
Burnett said.
Toa stmaster al the banquet was
Col Reed Lands, who shot down
II German war planes in World
War / and who is a son of Judge
Kenesaw NJ. Lands, commissioner
of baseball. Col. Lands now is
troop carrier commander al Stout
Field. Ind.
Among those attending the
banquet were Harvey Campbell,
executive vice president of the
Board Of Commerce; William
Mara, vice president of Stinson
Aircraft: w. B. Mayo, member of
the state aviation board; Edward
Evans, founder of the national
gliding association; Arthur SloSser,
balloon racer, and Harry Fletcher.
another aviation board member.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-05-31
Congress Fight
ToSpIit Up0PA
Toughest Test

WASHINGTON, May % GNS)
James +. Byrnes, new car Of
the home front. today faced three
immediate problems as he sought
TO adapt the domestic economy TO
the urgent war tasks laid down
by President Roosevelt and Prime
Minister Churchill
Installed as chairman Of a do
nestle five-man high command
and given sweeping authority over
all government agencies, Byrnes
faced these issues
. A powerful drive in and out
Of Congress 10 scatter the
present authority Of the OpA,
The move would place food
prices and rationing under Food
Administrator Chester c Davis
and petroleum oil and gasoline
matters in the hands of Score
tary OF Interior lCkeS.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-05-31
BLASTS FELT IN ENGLAND

Raj medium and light bomberS
swept across Dover Strait in re-
lays last night and early today
and the rumble Of distant bomb
shook the English
southwest coast.
"a Moscow broadcast re-
ported by the federal communi-
cations commission said that
flood waters from the Moehne
and Elder dams, preached by the
Raj. had reached the Dutch
frontier. where Dutch patriots
added 10 the destruction by de-
stroying A dam in a iceland
province industrial area. Many
factories working for the Ger
mans were reported put out Of
commission. }
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-05-31
FIGHT OVER SUBSIDIES

hphA ~ tshh - 49, ~ ssfNf
A controversy over the use
Of subsidies TO lower food prices
and roll back the cost of living.
Legislation already has been in
troduced in the Senate TO for
bid such payments to food pro-
cessors or manufacturers.
Continuing congressional
pressure for the establishment
Of an independent agency on
civilian problems. despite dele
CATION TO Byrnes of response
bility for "the maintenance and
sterilization of the civilian
economy"
The Presidents action in nam
ing Byrnes as head OF the Office
of War Mobilization found gen
eral approval in Congress, par
among Senate and HOUSE
members who long have plugged
for an economic highrcommand.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-05-31
HOPKINS APPOINTMENT

His appointment Of Harry Hop
kins, his close friend. 10 member
ship on the five,man advisory
board on war mobilization, caused
some surprise in Congress. Sena-
tor Pepper CD of Florida, CO.
sponsor of a move to create the
OWN by legislation. said Hop
kins' presence was not counted
upon.
THAT Is a new factor enter
ing into the picture" he said. 81
assume that he Is on the board
TO try and cOrrelate our war
economy with that OF the United
Nations"
p Other members of the board are
Secretary of War Stimson, Sec
rotary of Navy Knox. WPB Chair
man Donald NJ. Nelson and Judge
Fred NJ Vinson of Kentucky, who
succeeded Byrnes as economic
sterilization director.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-05-31
ALL PLANES SCORE HITS

Al one point in south England,
where a wave OF Allied planes
was sighted, il was said that more
than 25 per cent were four-en-
gined bombers. They were head
ing in the direction Of Lorient
and ST. Nazaire.
a conmunique told Of the at
tack on enemy gunboats by Alba
core planes of the feet air arm.
The Albacores. operating with
the Raj fighter command, sighted
u Raum motor gunboats In line
and Immediately attacked from
low level Each aircraft reported
hits with its bombs.
La gaceta., 1943-07-16

sobre Ia base naval italiana de La
Spezia, 1856 kilometres al norte de
So puntO de partida en- el Africa, y
fueron q posarse en- sus bases origi-
males de 1nglaterra.
No se perdi6 ning6n avi6n
Nj siquiera uno solo de los aviO-
mes Sc perdi6 en- este viaje aereO de
A.O2S Kilometres; en- vista de 10 cual
los observadores de los aliados no
tardaron en- darse cuenta de las
grandes posibilidades que ofrece la
nueva tecnica. La primera de las
incursiones de bonbardeo-lanzadera
de larga distancia, fue la que prac-
ticaron los aviones de los Estados
Unidos sobre Toxic en- abril de 1914.
Los aparatos despegaron de un
portaaviones, lograron bombardear
a Toxic, pero Sc Weron obligados a
aterrizar en- territorio onemigo
cuando Sc interpusieron, en- 50 ruta
hacia China, una tempestad y las
sombras de la noche.
La lanzadera via Inglaterra-
Africa fue ejecutada bajo condicio-
mes mas favorables Y por aviones
de mayor alcance. FL desarrollo de
la tecnica en- question tendrfa como
consecuencia la creaci6n de un SER
vicio, cast impossible de rendir, en- la
va mas que sobrecargada defensa
aerea del Eje. FL enemigo, carente
de potential hombre, Sc ha visto
obligado a concentrar sus caZas y
su artilleria antiaerea a 10 largo de
la via aerea de Inglaterra a la iona