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The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-03-03
B.eomeR WAVE

Miss Doris Med. daughter OF Mr..
and Mrs. Carl Med, left Tuesday
afternoon for Hunter College. New
York City, where she entered to be-
come a WAVE. She is believed to
be the first Ypsilanti girl to be-
come a WAVE. Friday Miss Marie
Chase and Mrs. Roberta Miller gave
farewell dinner at La Gondola
for Miss Med.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-03-03
Birthday Dinner

Mrs. Harry Agge, Belleville, who
Is recovering from a broken ankle
at the home OF her daughter. Mrs.
Noble Roe. was the guest OF honor
at a birthday dinner given by Mrs.
Roe, Sunday. Guests were Mr.. Agge
and daughters. Amelia and Mildred,
Miss Shirley Clough and Mrs. Frank
Grail. who is the mother OF Mrs.
Roe and Mrs. Agge. A birthday
cake and gifts were features Of the
occasion.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-03-03
S. E. Augusta
ATTEND ANNIVERSARY

ATTEND ANNIVERSARY
s. f. Augusta, Mich. Mar. 3-Mr.
and Mrs. Anthony Koss and Miss
Doris Elka attended the second an
niversary dinner OF the st. Paul s
Parish hot in Maybee Sunday,
following the regular service.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-03-03

As Prof. Marion Raymond Oh
Teachers College, Winona, Mimi
has gone into the service. Mrs.
Raymond and daughter. Mary Kay.
are arriving here for a few days
visit with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
W. J. Strang. William Strang, Jr"
who is naval student at the Win
oaa school, will come Thursday for
the week end.
Miss celia Beardsley Is visiting
her sister. Mrs. George NJ. Stell-
wagon, in Detroit.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-03-03

Vet Parties Friday
Ypsilanti Post, Veterans OF For
cign Wars. at their meeting in Vet
erans' Hall. Tuesday evening, de
eided to hold open parties at the
Hall every Friday evening for the
benefit OF the soldiers cigarette
fund.
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Wickurd
Continued From First Page J

ton to the $500 900. 900 the depart
ment is seeking from Congress for its
other farm programs.
Meanwhile the Agriculture De-
partment in 1943 food outlook re-
port said the Nations civilians might
not eat as we'll this year as they
have been accustomed to, but per
capita food supplies should be suf-
ficient to provide reasonably ade-
quate diet"
Increased military and lease-lend
needs and a larger civilian demand
will cause reduction in the civilian
supplies of fish, cheese, butter, con-
densed and evaporated milk, canned
goods, rice, fresh vegetables, sugar,
coffee and cocoa.
On the other hand, there will be
more grain, poultry. fats and oils,
excluding butter, fluid milk and po-
tatoes, for each civilian and about
the same or slightly lower civilian
supplies of meats, eggs, fresh fruits,
dry beans and peas.
I'm short" the report said, "the
supply of many foods for civilians
will be limited, and, because of the
large demand at the established
ceiling prices, rationins of addi-
tional scarce foods may have to be
instituted to insure an equitable dis
tribution."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-02-16
Burrows Nomination
As General Withdrawn
SBy the Associated Press.

SBy the Associated Press
The nomination of Col. Paul E.
Burrows OF Morrison Field, Fla, for
promotion to brigadier general, was
withdrawn from the Senate yeSter-
day by President Roosevelt, with no
immediate explanation from either
the White House or the Army.
Col. Burrows. At, and a native of
Washington. was haison officer for
several months last year with the
Royal Air Force Ferry Command,
and last October received a British
decoration for his services in that
assignment, the rank and insignia of
an honorary officer of the British
Empire military DivisionD
Col. Burrows lived at 3207 Thirty
eighth street NV. before going to
Florida. He Joined the Army during
the last war in the Aviation Section
Of the Signal Corps. After the
Armistice he continued in the Regu-
lar Army and was stationed at yari-
Gus flying fields.
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Senators Will Probe
.Curtiss, Willow Run
Plane Construction
Truman Committee
Members Will Make
Personal Inspection
BY the Associated Press.


A full investigation into plane con-
struction at the Curtiss Wright plant
at Columbus, Ohio. and the Willow
Run plant. near Detroit, has been
ordered by Chairman Truman of the
Senate War Investigating Com
mittee.
Senator Truman announced that
a personal inspection of the two
plants by virtually all of the COM
mittee Thursday and Friday would
be followed by hearing at Wash
ington lat which we will get all the
facts"
There has been so little production
at either plant as to amount to viz
tually none, Senator Truman told
reporter.
He said the inspections at Colum-
bus Thursday. and at Detroit Friday,
would be by subcommittee headed
by Senator Wallgren, Democrat, of
Washington, but that he and most
other members of the full group
would go along.
Senator Wallgren agreed that ZAP
parently there has been practically
no production to amount to any
thing at the plants but all we have
heard as to why have been rumorS."
Committee Seeks Facts.
The Office of War Information
reported Saturday that the great
Willow Run plant is operating at
'only a small fraction of it's ulti-
mate potential but may reach peak
production within reer, nc '-,~''t
is Government-owned and Ford
operated.
I'VE are Interested in getting the
facts" Senator Wallgren declared,
lin the hope that we can get the
difficulty removed and production
going at top speed"
| Committee Counsel Hugh Fulton
disclosed that committee investi-
gators had visited both plants and
that on the basis of their confiden-
tial reports the committee decided
to have look ION the ground floor.
He understood Senators Kilgore,
Democrat, of West Virginia; Burton,
Republican, of Ohio; Ball. Repub-
lican, of Minnesota, and Ferguson
Republican, of Michigan would be
included in the investigating party
General Manager j. P. Davey OF
the Columbus (Ohio) Curtiss-
Wright plant said large numbers of
two highly complicated and entirely
new types of combat aircraft for the
Navy had been turned out there.
Large numbers of these have
been completed and delivered. In
two years We have built completely
new facilities and expanded them
from the original plan by 100 pei
cent declared Mr.. Davey, adding:
Deliveries of one type of naval
aircraft are up to schedule and the
other is nearing satisfactory pro-
duction figure"
The Columbus plant produces the
Helldiver, dive bomber. and the
| Seagull, a scout observation plane
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u. 5. Destroyer Guard
For RicheIieu Directed
By French Admiral
1t. Donald Patterson,
Baltimore Publishers
Son, Tells of Voyage
b. the Associated Press.

bF me AsSOclhbed Press.
BALTIMORE, Feb. 16.-A French
admiral commanded the CONVOY of
American destroyers which escorted
the French warships Richelieu and
Montcalm safely to- the United
States last week despite storm. fog
and enemy submarines, 1t. Donald
Hamilton Patterson said.
Lit. Patterson, son of Publisher
Paul Patterson of the Baltimore Sun
papers and first officer of one of the
four deStroyers in the CONVOY, said
the admiral-whom he did not iden
tify-was aboard the Montcalm.
which was "in good shape and gave
us a run for our money"
The officer, who returned home
Thursday after more than a year of
patrol and convoy duty in the At
lantic, gave high praise to the crews
OF the disabled Richelieu and the
Montcalm.
Called Excellent Seaman.
Despite the fact that they hadn't
been at sea for two years" he de-
clared, throughout the storm and
fog they rode our stern like a ghost,
only about 500 yards behind us.
They are excellent seamen.
The warships left Dakar January
80 after the destroyers reconnoitered
outside the harbor, he added.
The first four days were unevent-
iul, 1t. Patterson related, adding
that on the fifth day the convoy re-
ceived word that two packs of enemy
submarines were searching for them.
That same night dark object
between our vessel and the escort
vessel directly to our stern was sight
ed by third destroyer" he recount
ed. I'VE never saw it, but our de-
tecting instruments picked it up mo-
mentarlly and then lost contact.
whether it was actually a sub
marine no one will ever know, but
it was enough to scare the admiral
into changing our course for a cou-
pie of days"
Went With Montcalm.
When the Montcalm left the
Richelieu and headed for Philadel-
phia, 1t Patterson's vessel went
with the Montcalm. The Richelieu
went to New York.
The destroyer to which 1t. Patter-
son is attached was at Dakar rs part
of the naval detachment which at
tended President Roosevelts visit
to Casablanca, the officer said.
1t. Patterson was member of the
FIRST VT class graduated from the
Naval Academy at Annapolis in
1910.
His wife is the former Elizabeth
Somerville Melvin, daughter of Judge
Ridgely P. Melvin of Annapolis.
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Richard, a student at Georgetown
University and graduate of West
ern High School; her daughter and
son-in-law, Mr.. and Mrs. J. P La
Prade, and the colonel's little s.
year-old granddaughter, Diane La
Prade.
What they heard in slow, distinct
English, but with mispronouncia-
ton of the name Rogers, were
these words:
This is message from Richard
G. Rogers, age At, colonel, U. S.
Army, Philippines. Request any one
hearing this message notify Mrs.
Gladys May Rogers, 1928 Cumber-
land street NV, Washington, D. c..
U. S. A.
Greetings to all. Have been
prisoner of war since the fall of
Bataan. No mail from you since
last November. Address me through
the international Red Cross, Infor-
nation Bureau, Prisoner of War,
Toxic, Japan. Would greatly appre-
ciate packages of cigarettes, cookies
sweets and cheese. Enjoying good
health. Receiving courteous treat
ment. Hope Dick still in college.
| Hopes for Reunion.
| you are constantly in my mind
Praying for your good health and
that we may be together soon
Notify mother. Expect to write yot
soon. All my love DICK"
The colonels mother, Mrs. Cora
B. Rogers, at Descanso, Calf, ha.
been Informed of the message. The
address mentioned in the short wave
broadcast was the home where the
colonels wife and their son Richard
lived after returning from the
Philippines sometime before the
japanese attack on Pearl Harbol
and Manila. Earlier they had lived
at 1902 Wisconsin avenue NV.
The colonePs son Richard has
completed his pre-dental work at
Georgetown University and enters
the university dental school next
| month.
The photograph record with the
message came from Gordon Gurnee
Of Los Angeles. Another record
made by q radio station, also has
been promised the family.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-02-16
Shoe Raiioning 10 Cause
Hardships, Clio Union SAYS

The chaotic lack of planning in
the shoe industry" offers no guar
antee" that the estimated 375 ,OOO,-
900 pairs of shoes will be produced
this year. the United Shoe Workers
of America, CLIO, said today in a
statement regarding shoe rationing.
The lack of planning" the state
ment said, will create many I'M
necessary hardships, not only on
the shoe workers, thousands of
whom will be thrown out of en-
ployment, but on the consumer as
well. The recent rationing order
will, unless promptly modified, re-
suit IN the elimination of low and
popularp priced shoes.
The essence of rationing is the
equitable distribution among all
sections of our people, fair share
of the available supply"
The statement. which also adj
Vocates immediate rationing of all
essential civilian goods, is signed by
Frank R. McGrath, president of the
union; James j. Mitchell, secretary
treasurer, and Jack S. Fucker, legis-
lative representative.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-02-16
Fly Says Fec Is Glad
II Lacks Censor Power
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The Federal communications
Commission lacks censorship au-
thority. and, adds its chairman, it's
glad of it.
James L. Fly told press confer
ence yesterday the FEC would avoid
any action that could be interpreted
as an attempt to interfere with
freedom Of speech over the radio
1T is important" he asserted,
that we not be critical of criti-
Cism."
In reply to a question, Mr.. Fly
said there had been only about a
dozen complaints about recent re-
marks of Commentator Walter Win
chell over the Blue Network. He
added:
The problem of free speech is ex-
clusiVely one for the Blue manage
ment."
Government loans to radio sta
tons are opposed by the commits
sion. Mr.. Fly said. because they
would give the Government an in
terest in the stations and result at
least in the charge that control was
/ designed
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-02-16
Girls, Grog Shops, Restaurants
Fete Richelieu's Gallant Gobs

entertain the sailors because, she
said, her mother was French and
she herself arrived here in 1941
after six months of life under Ger
man occupation. She took five
sailors in tow.
When nine sailors entered a Green
Wich Village bar every one. includ-
ing a group of United States sailors,
rose and spontaneously applauded,
They joined the French sailors in
singing The Marseillaise.
The French proprietor and walters
OF midtown restaurant were filled
with joy when four of the sailors
dropped in for a snack. A snack?
Before the sailors left they had been
piled with this French meal:
Onion soup, hors d'ouvres, steak,
cheese, black coffee, French bread.
salad, red wine and rum
The sailors left with wives for
victory, America, France and the
United Nations.
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Relayed by the telephone, a pho
nOgraph record and more than 100
letters, from every State in the
Union and Province of Canada, a
Short-wave radio message from
Toxic has brought JOY and relief to
the Alexandria family OF Col
Richard G. Rogers, u. s. A, a Jap
anese prisoner OF war in Formosa.
now reported alive and we'll. He
formerly was stationed at the War
Department here.
The message, broadcast by Jap
anese radio station. is believed by
the family to be authentic. because
all the facts in it are correct. But
listening closely TO the recording the
family is convinced that the voice is
not that Of Col. Rogers. It is that
OF an educated Japanese, with a
British accent, Mrs. Rogers believes.
A veteran of the World War, and
an officer stationed in Washington
in the Office of the Quartermaster
General for about four years, Col.
Rogers was fighting in the Philip
pines when Bataan and Corregidor
fell. The family did not know his
fate. He first was listed as miss
ing" Finally last August, came a
letter, written from him on Bataan
1t had been mailed on a ship that
was sunk, had f1oated for a long time
in a Water-tight mail bag and had
been picked up by another ship
finally reaching it's destination.
Others Tell of Broadcast.
Later Col. Rogers name appeared
on the list Of Japanese prisoners
on the island OF Formosa. But still
the family heard nothing directly
from him. Then one Sunday night
at the home, 813 Beverly drive
Beverly Hills, Alexandria, the phone
rang. First one, then another Wash
tonian told the family short-wave
broadcast had been heard from Col
Rogers. After that letters began to
come in. They are still coming, from
many parts of the country.
One Of the most precious gifts is
the photograph record. All men,
bers of the family sat around the
photograph and listened intently
There was Mrs. Rogers, her son
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Cunningham
Continued From First Page

in both ends of the Mediterranean
and the (Allied tonnage getting
into Tripoli is mounting daily"
The admiral said 1T is only a
question OF time" before Gen.
Bernard L. Montgomery's 9th Army
can move forward"
Speaking of being under Gen.
Dwight D. Eisenhower's command,
Admiral Cunningham said:
L know Gen. Eisenhower has
very fine reputation and I am happy
to serve under him. But I want
to say something else: He has
welded together some of the most
diverse ideas in the world in one
very happy family. 1t doesn't mat
ter In this headquarters whether a
man Is British or American. 1 know
of very few men who could have
done that and it holds great promise
for the future. I am indeed proud
to be under him"
Admiral Cunningham said the ar
rival OF French warships In the
United States for outfitting marked
the first and finest step toward
bringing the French feet into the
war "by our side"
The admiral said his new COM
mand. to come into effect In four
days, would include Malta, Sicily
and Sardinia.
The Germans, he said, had been
developing new methods Of subma-
rine attack, but the Americans and
British had new methods Of defense
that more than offset them.
The admiral said that it was only
possible at the present time to run
fast warships through the Sicilial
Straits but Allied landings In
North Africa and the British Sth
Army's advance had made great
strides In freeing the Mediterranean
and supplying Malta.
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Gugeenheim Widow
Defeats ShowgirI in
Action for 100000
Surrogate Foley Rules
Gifts to Wife Are Not
Part OF Estote
Ry the Associated Press.

Ey the Associated Press
NEW YORK, Feb. i6.-Gifts
totaling almost $1,000 900 which the
late William Gusgenheim presented
to his widow before his death are
not part OF his estate, Surrogate
James A. Foley ruled yesterday as
he dismissed the claim OF Mildred
Borst. former showgirl, to have the
sum included In the estate.
After hearing testimony by Mrs.
Aimee S, Guggenheim, the widow,
Judge Foley ruled that the attempt
to have the sum included in ths
estate was outlawed by the statute
of limitations. The $3,0O0.00 in
Guided gifts in cash, real estate and
securities which the late member
of the copper mining family gave
to his widow during his life time.
Other Claims Pending.
Miss Borst Is one of three former
showgirls to whom Guggenheim.
who died in June. l941. left the bulk
Of his estate. Under the terms OF
the will of the 72-year- old indus
trialist and amateur song writer.
not provided for.
The three other heirs are Lilyan
Andrus of Los Angeles and Mary
Alice Rice, both showgirls, and Flor
ence Sullivan. Other objections by
Miss Borst, as well as Mrs. Guggen-
helms claim to share In the estate.
are not yet decided.
A recent accounting showed that
the estate, once believed to total
81 900, 900, would not exceed $4,000.
Miss Borst objected to some items in
the accounting. and claimed the
estate should include the $4,000, 900
sum.
Cites Satisfied Judgments.
Mrs. Guggenheim testified yester-
Gay that the sums given to her by
Mr.. Guffenheim were in part re
payment of the money I had adj
vanced him." and that the gifts were
given her from the time OF their
marriage in 1904 until he walked
out of our home,' on August 20.
1926.
Mrs. Guggenheim said that
check made out to her in 1914 for
s1,86600O represented settlement
between my husband and the Gus-
genheim brothers. and that her
husband had assigned it to her. She
added that she had satisfied judg-
inents against Mr.. Guggenheim to.
falling more than 100000.
The 81 .866,000 settlement was part
CT the 100000 Miss Borst sought
to have included in the estate.
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vessels compete with rubber plants,
and the programs to produce high
octane gasoline, merchant shipping
and aircraft for valves, condenserS,
heat eXchangerS and other COM
ponents." Despite the highest prior
tiles given a large portion Of the
rubber program, there will be many
of these ships in action before the
year is out.
Advantages of the new escort
ships are that they are faster and
more powerful than the boats we
have used so far for convoy duty.
Navy men say they are decidedly
superior to the British corvette.
They can literally turn ION a dime, -
with help of new device, to track
down lodging, diving sub. The
ship can throw "ashcans"-depth
charges-in all directions. Should
a sub decide to surface and Slug it
out" it will find more than its
match.
Alongside the Lexington in the
Fore River shipyard are new-type
heavy cruisers, bearing greater
armament than the German pocket
battleship of the Graf Spec type,
which gave the British Navy so
much trouble in the Atlantic in the
early days of the war The yard
will produce a large number of these
powerful ships capable of topping
the speed usually credited to de-
stroyer.
The captain OF one of the new
2100-ton destroyers nearly COM
pleted at the navy yard was asked
if he would fear meeting a subma-
rine face to face He replied the
boys on the boat would like nothing
better than to taken on dozen at
a time" The destroyers, typical of
scores under production in the
country, possess tremendous fire
power.
Like all the new Navy craft, they
have plenty of guns, especially of
the anti-sircraft variety.
Navy men are confident we are
building the best ships in the
world-offenSive craft and ones to
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even on this trip, because our gen.
eral build. our resistance and the
quality of the ship would have given
us victory. And it would have done
the crew lot of good
He called the Richelieu's ability to
make the voyage in spite of her
damage a tribute to her officers and
men, who, during two stagnant
years at Dakar, put her in condition
to sail He said preparations had
been made and orders given to
scuttle the ship if Germany made
an effort to acquire her, and that
the men understood, yet never gave
up hope Of one day going out to
battle"
Capt. Deramond took over the
Richelieu in February, 194l after
having served on the general staff of
the French fleet in 1939-40. He
commanded a squadron Of anti-sub
marine ships in the Mediterranean
during the World War and was
awarded the Legion of Honor when
but an ensign.
The trip of the Richelieu offers
strong support to earlier indications
that Allied naval leaders contem-
plate rebuilding a small, but still
useful, French fleet.
In such a regrouping, France S
greatest battleship, damaged but re-
parable in few months. unques-
tionably would serve as the corner
stone. With the drydock facilities
available here, she can be overhaul
ed, refitted and sent back across the
Atlantic by early summer.
At least one other French battle
ship, one aircraft carrier, nine
cruisers, 10 destroyers, nearly a
score of submarines and the same
number of escort vessels could be
assembled to fight with her.
Such force, supplemented by adj
dltional destroyers, might safely be
entrusted with several important as
Signments in the African theater Of
operations. Based on Casablanca
and Dakar, it probably could keep
large section of the South Atlantic
secure, relieving other Allied fleet
hiilIs lOl uuIy CISCWlltic+ opcIdUlIlS
from Oran in waters the French
know better than any one else, it
might be given the job of policing
the entire Western Mediterranean
backed up by British units from
Gibraltar if necessity arose.
Could Handle Italians.
1t would be of tremendous assist
ance in keeping the Italian feet
bottled up, and could be used to
decoy it when other Allied opera
tons were impending Where big
ships were needed in conveying par
ticularly precious cargoes, the
French vessels likewise would be
suitable, and they unquestionably
would be Of great value in COM
blned operations co-incident with
an offensive such as an about at
tack on the European continent.
To rebuild the French Navy, COM
plete with administration and shore
stations, probably would take a year,
maybe more. But the result would
partially erase memories of the No
vember 81 scuttling at Toulon and
provide the Allies with another fleet
lntact-cOnstructed from the rem
nantS of II battleships, carriers.
81 cruisers, 100 destroyers and lOl
submarines with which France went
to war.