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The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-02-19
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Vote Today on
Pay as You go

Washington, Feb. l9-UP- The
House Ways and Means Commit.
tee expects to start voting today
on plans 10 put income tax collec.
tions on pay.as-you-go basis.
Three major proposals are under
discussion. All Of them involve "ior-
giyeness" OF taxes in some form.
None provides for writing off an
entire years liabilities, as suggest
ed by Beardsley Ruml. chairman OF
the New York Federal Reserve
Bank.
Chairman Robert l.. Doughton,
D., y. C.. Of the Ways and Means
Committee. said the plan adopted
would be arrived at through "a pro-
cess OF elimination.
Advocates OF the Ruml idea.
meanwhile. said they would make a
fight for the "skip.a-year proposal
on the House floor il they are de-
feated in the committee, as indi.
Gated.
Treasury officials revived serious
consideration OF the plan TO return
1912 taxes to 1871 rates yesterday
when they reversed their former
opinion that the program would be
enthusiastically impossible.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-02-19

A huge but unorganized black
market operates today in cities
from coast TO coast. agsrayating the
meat shortage and creating a cond!.
ton ripe for rlcketeeging, a Unit
ed Press survey revealed.
Farmers. small packers. butchers
and consumers contribute irrespon.
sibly to the siHation. Racketeers
already have rSIscled into the trat-
fic which threatens to rival the
bootlegging OF the prohibition era.
An army OF Office OF Price Ad:
ministration Investigators. meat in
spectors and civic authorities
worked overtime in running to earth
complaints turned 10 by law-sbid-
ing citizens, the real victims OF the
black trade. Hundreds already face
prosecution for violation OF OPA
regulations.
Meat is being hijacked, upgraded,
slaughtered above quotas, aud rus
tied TO be sold outside OF normal
channels To high.pricel trade
against which law-abiding butchers
cannot compete, the survey showed
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-02-19
Industrial Union
InstalIs Officers

The Washtenaw County Indus
trial Union Council installed their
officers Thursday 4 ght at the
UAW-CtO Local so hall as follow (:
William Thompson, president; 4.
T.. Augustus. vice president; Irwin
Turner. recording secretary, all OF
Ypsilanti: and Bernard Butler. sec
retary-treasurer. Ann Arbor. Trus-
tees elected were Nate O'Byrne and
Neil Johnson. Ypsilanti: and Lee
Cooper, Belleyille. To assist can
didates in the spring political cam.
paigns. a political action commit
toe was appointed. consisting Of the
following: Neil Johnson. James j.
Ratti Frank NJ. Seymour. and \.
T.. Augustus. Ypsilanti. and Der.
nard Butler, Ann Arbor.
Gapreaentatiye plant unions
sending delegates TO the Council
arc Ford Motor Co Bomber Plant,
Local 30. Ypsilsnti Municipal
WORKERS, Local SO: United Sto, 2
CO., Local 769: Central Specially
Co. Local 7S2: and Ford Genera
tor Plant Local $40
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-02-19
Offensive Launched by
British Eighth Army to
Rescue American Troops
Meat Sold OH Black Market
Operated OH National Scale


Many butchers have gone out o.
business entirely while consumers.
who patrouize the black markets
endanger their health by eating un-
inspected meat
Government Investigators in Chi.
cago, the worlds meat-packinR cen.
ter. estimated that housewife
there are contributing at leas'
1000 900 weekly TO the black mar
ket. Chiseling, graft aud bootleg
ging OF meat are engaged In by
dealers OF hitherto unblemished
regulations. Investigators said there
are definite reasons to believe that
underworld figures are engaged &C
lively in operations.
George \. Eastwood, president OF
Armour q Co.. one OF the Biz
Four" packing companies. expressed
alarm at the growing size OF thC
black trade.
Its dire effect upon the price
structure and upon the ability o
legitimate concerns TO operate prof
tably is OF tremendous Importance
he said so IA is threat TO The
adequacy of supplies desired fol
the armed forces and for lend
lease shipments
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-02-19
PurseGrabbed
by Snatcher

Snatching OF the purse OF Mrs.
Mildred Bolognesi. 12G y. Adams
St, brings 10 four the number OF
purses seized from women on city
streets since Feb. .. In addition
Miss Shirley Gloon. oil Pearl St.
foiled an attempt to steal her purse
Feb 10.
The purses OF Misses Marion
Lemke. los y. Grove ST, Dorothy
Ann Merow, 7O7 Pearl St, and
Betty Card. i0S Emmett st. have
been reported TO police as taken
by force on the city streets.
Mrs. Bolognesi says that she had
just left her days work on y.
Washington It. and was approach.
ing Adams St. on Pearl St when
a man. who had been walking be-
hind her suddenly seized her
purse. ran around the corner.
jumped into a car and droYe away
before she could obtain his ear
license number She states that
s14 and valuable personal papers
were in the purse. Police are
looking for the thief whom che
described as white, about tx feet
tall and wearing a three quarter
length OyerCOat
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-02-19
See WAR Page 3
F iish Shortage
Now Foreseen

Washington, Feb. l9-lNS-Pre.
dieting a 40 per cent drop in per
capita fish consumption from pre-.
war standards, Agriculture and In
terror Department officials today
were actively concerned over a
growing and serious fish shortage.
Because both fishermen and fish
ing ioats are scarce, 1888 fish
catch will be low it was stated
after OPA froze sales Of canned
fish and meats. Per capita hsh
consumption will probably fall
from pre-war average OF IL
pounds TO about nine pounds this
year.
II Mess necessary manpower Is
retained in the fishing industry and
the government is able to release
more boats for fishing. the catch in
1913 Is not expected to equal the
relatively low ca."h in 1912" the
Agriculture - .Heut's Bureau
OF Agricultural monies said.
Present indi.a uus are that the
total supply of irsh and frozen
fish may be abort 10 per cent below
the 1912 supply and the supply OF
canned fish about 10 per cent
below.
Government purchases for Lend
Lease and the military forces will
continue TO increase and may
amount 10 about 80 TO So per cent
OF the total production. The civil
liam supply Of canned. fresh and
frozen FISH may be the lowest on
record (about nine pounds per CAPT
tau
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-02-19
Hoover Cites
Lower Morals

Washington. Feb. 19-UP- Di'
rector J. Edgar Hoover Of the Fed.
eral Bureau OF Investigation 10
day disclosed an alarming break
down" in the moral standards oil
juveniles. especially among minor
girls.
Fingerprint records OF persons
under q years Of age showed that
arrests OF minor girls increased
55.7 per cent in 1912 over 1871.
Prostitution and commercial
ized vice among minor girls Hooy
or reported. increased CAS- per
cent. while those arrested for
other sex offenses increased 104.I
per cent. Increases OF 800 per
cent and 69.G per cent, respective
Is. were registered for drunken
ness and disorderly conduct
That situation becomes all the
more startling, Hoover SAID,
when it is realized that some ju
yenile authorities do not finger
print delinquent minors.
Hoover attributed the sharp in
crease in deiinquencies TO:
]. 4 deplorable lack Of parental
guidance and discipline in many
homes.
?. Boom conditions and easy
money in the hands OF youth. &c
companied by a sense OF wartime
abandon
One official warned that unless
the conditions are corrected this
country faces the worst wave OF
crime in history within four years
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-02-19
Pleasure
For Aviators

At the monthly group meeting OF
the Civil Air Patrol 1854, Thursday
evening at Adrian, Adjutant W. G..
Graham made the announcement
that after April l there will be no
more flying for pleasure for the
duration Of the war. Flying will be
restricted to aid in the war effort
or perhaps for the further training
of Civil Air Patrol members.
Flying to aid in the war effort
will include courier service, coastal
patrol, or forest patrol. Twenty sta
tons are being organized in Mich.
igan TO take care OF courier work
and four OF these will be in Group
635. The stations will be Adrian
Airport No. S: Jackson Airport No
.: Ann Arbor Airport No. 10; and
McEnnan Airport No. H.. A mini.
mum OF three planes are to be at
each base. and in addition there
may be one standby plane for use
OF CAP personnel for training pur.
poses.
Monroe. the other squadron ia
the group, is seeking further in.
formation and efforts will be made
to establish a base at Monroe Air.
port.
Following the dinner and meet
ing there was a panel discussion by
different group staff officers
Twelve OF the 10 officers OF the
Ypsilanu Squadron we're present.
Two members Of the local squad.
ron, Miss Muriel Rumsey and Mrs
Donald Jarman have been contact
ed regarding their possible en-
trance in the Women's Auxiliary
! Ferry Service.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-02-19

English people are cterlally gsa.c
full 10 the United states. He prais.
ed English women, school children.
old men. labor and the well-to-do
lie says social castles have been
loveled there. lie Landed those
who compose the civilian defense
OF ENGLAND and have done and are
doing an inspiring service.
Enemy Dangerous
lie pointed out that by way o.
q northern route via Norway, De-
,r0it IS as close over the pole to
the Nails as New York is acros
The Atlantic. Then after relating
one by one dozens OF tragedies O.
the English people. all The way
from decapitation OF civilians BY
flying glass 10 the administering O,
morphine to knock out women vie
time pinned under fallen steel cir
ders from which they could be re
leased only with help hours later.
Praises Labor
lie especially praised English
labor (which does not ask how
many hours or how much wages
but digs in 10 save its homeland.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-02-19

With patriotic message OF Cap
tain Donald 5. leonard, Admins.
traitor. Michigan Council of De.
tense. as its highlight. Junior
Chamber OF Commerce in a three
hour session held its fourth annual
Bosses Night dinner at Hotel HUI
ron Thursday night
Captain Leonard related his eye
fitness. personal observations Of
about war in England TO lriug
home to his listeners what a.Io'
war means. His description OF IN
cident upon incident OF heroic Eng
lish resistance to Nazi terror. his
audience gave him prolonged ap-
plause.
British Gratitude
He began with the Raj. re
pulse Of the German Liftwaffc
and the dark days following Dun
kirk. and told how the British hur-
riedly marshalled their work of
defense. He refuted the under
ground rumor that the British are
not grateful TO the United States.
but for whose aid. he said, Britain
would have had TO negotiate q
peace with Hitler. lie says th,
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-02-19
Talk by Capt Leonard of J. c. c. Bosses Night Dinner

total war We know Hitler has six
engine bombers he has not used
yet. What are they for DO not
be ulled into a false sense OF So
Curitv.'
Praises Russia
Twice he praised Russia and
said. God be praised that We had
those loyal Russian people for our
Allies But We must put an in
yadirg army in Europe after Africa
has been cleaned mp. In the Pa
cilic.. We are still on the red side
OF the ledger there. make no mis-.
take about IT. Do no be misled
b. the box scores Of our losses
and theirs which you see from time
70 time We cannot afford after
Pearl Harbor. 10 lose as many
ships as the Japs.'
Says Cheer Soldiers
The morale Of our soldiers will
be high only if the morale back
home Il high. Keep their morale
high We have not yet defeated
the .. ~. We mrs. realize We
are il total wal. Perhaps 8, will
take o--saity lists to make us re
see JR. {. OF C-Page .
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-02-19
Allies Digging
mon Ninety
MileLine
Land Fighting on
Tunisian Front
Abatlng
lBy InternatIonal News seryieel

(By International News SeryiceD
The British eighth army. which
is counted on 10 rescue Allied
tr ops driven back 10 the Algerian
hills by the Axis offensive in Cen
trail Tunisi1, has opened its assault
on the Mareth Line.
4 Middle East command CON.
munique today said that Sir Gen.
Bernard Law Montgomery hard.
ened desert fighters had unlimber-
ed their heavy artillery and begun
to shell the southern Tunlsian for.
tifications.
only - hours before the Van.
guard Of the eighth army had occu-
pied positions facing the little
ont between Medenin and Foum
Tatahouine, 60 miles from the
Libyan border.
The barrage marked the opening
OF the battle in which the eighth
army hopes TO pierce the enemy
defenses and outflank the Afrika
Korps OF Nazi Field Marshal Erwin
Rommel which battered numerical
ly inferior American forces back
60 miles with Oyerpowering tank
and artillery forces.
In all previous encounters with
Rommel, whose armies he chased
some 400 miles across Egypt
and Libya and into Tunisia. the
tough little British commander
has opened the engagement with
a whitening artillery barrage.
Meantime American and French
troops were digging In on a ~
mile line from Tebessa, l2 miles
within Algiers and extending north.
west TO Pichon which Is so miles
from Tunis
Fighting Abates
Land fighting had abated on the
central Tunisian front but Ameri-
can bombers and fighter planes
blasted the Axis forward positions.
bombing and machine cunning Air.
fields. transport columns and troop
positions.
The only ground action reported
was a German tank assault on po
sitions held by French units 20
miles southwest OF Pichon The
French communique said the at
tack was repulsed.
French General Alphonse JUN
declared that Rommels attack has
spent itself, and that he now faces
supply problems over inferior
roads-a disadvantage which was
.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-02-19
Plane Crashes
inMeat Plant

Seattle. Feb. 19-UP- Firemen
feared today that 2S persons were
killed when a huge, fourmotored
bomber plunged through the fifth
floor brick wall of the Frye and
Co. meat packing plant. spreading
gasoline-fed flames through the
building.
Twelve bodies had been recov.
cred from the twisted wreckage
OF the plane and from the black
cned rubble of the plants interior
Eight of them were the bodies OF
the planes crew members. and
four were identified as those of
packing plant employees. The bod
les OF three other crew members
were found near the plant Their
parachutes failed TO open when
they leaped from the. falterins
plane.
Thirteen employees OF the pack.
ing company were listed as miss
ing by the packing house union.
which checked the homes Of all
/ workers. Firemen said thejI
search for tho bodies might take
two days because steel Orders OF
the plants interior had been twist
cd by the neat of flames and crum.
/ pied into ruins. A mass of debri
would have to be moved. they said
before the bodies could be extri
/ Gated.
Among the dead whose bodie
had been removed was Edmund r
eddie Allen. world famous test
pilot. Allen was in charge OF the
big ship. which was on test flight
for Boeing Aircraft Co. when /
crashed. tearing a gaping hole in
the side building near the roof.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-02-19
Byrd Fights
Extravaganza

Washington. Feb. BINS Sen.
Harry +. Byrd I'D Va, today di-
rectly challenged President Roose-
welt on the issue OF extravaganza
and disclosed that he will lead a
battle TO wipe out the National Re
sources Planning Board. which Is
directed by the Presidents uncle.
Although Byrd frequently has
demanded economy. his statement
was one OF the most blistering
ever directed at the administra-
ton. lie HdiCuled Mr.. ROOSEVELT
statement in a press conference
picturing himself as "miseI
and an 'economizer''.
The battle for elimination Of the
National Resources Planning Board
was shifted TO the Senate AFTER
the House struck It's appropriations
from the Independent offices sup
ply bill. The board is headed By
Frederic A. Delano, the Presi-
dents uncle.
"The President drew a refresh
ing picture of himself in his un-
accustomed role OF an economlzer.
which would have been more con
,incing had 1t been based on
more solid substance" said Byrd.
THE President says righttuily
we must have postwar planning,
but do we want for postwar plan
ming the same sort OF pre.war DO
nestle planning that characterized
the economic policies of the New
Deal2'
Byrd said New Deal policies have
resulted in waste and eXtraVa-
eance and built up a bureaucracy
unriyalled in the history OF the
world. He endorsed the George
resolution setting up a special con
gressional committee to study post
war economic questions.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-02-19

and charm, but also by the moving
and forceful logic OF her address
to Congress.
Galleryites-among them high
government and diplomatic pers-
onages and congressman alike
were deeply stirred by her eloquent
but dignified and subtly presented
statement of China's great need.
Having met and WOE the polite.
al representatives OF the American
public. Nine Chang today meets
another group who also serve that
public-the Capitals corps Of
White House correspondents.
With Mrs. Franklin ID. Roose-
welt. she attended the Presidents
regular Friday press conference.
In the afternoon, at the White
House, she will receive representa-
tives Of Chi Amega. national schol-
astic sorority, and from them their
annual award to the woman rend-
ering the most outstanding service
to her country. Mrs. Roosevelt
received the award some years ago.
Still recuperating from the hos
pital treatments which were the
rsTTraNrT
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-02-19
Congress May
Change Draft

Washington, Feb. l9-CP- Re
belllous congressman threw their
fun support today behind legisla-
ton to overhaul the Selective Ser
vice Act. They seek to defer farm
labor and put fathers on the bot
tom OF the draft list.
The men trying TO re.design the
Selective Service statute-Sen.
John Fl. Bankhead, d.. Ala, and
Rep. Paul Kilday, D., Tex.-claimed
enough support to assure APPROX
al OF their bills by both the House
and Senate.
Bankhead dropped two bills into
the Senate hopper and explained
that they would halt Conscription
Of farm wolkeTs and furloush those
already in uniform. Thirty-siX 9th.
err senators appeared as cosponsors
OF the deferment bill and IS for the
furlough measure
Kilday's bill, like Bankhead's,
faces vigorous opposition by the
Army and Navy. 1t won approval
by the House Military Affairs Com
mittee by a vote OF % TO >. 1t
would wreck the War Manpower
Commission's policy OF granting de.
ferments on the basis OF the mans
importance TO the war effort. rath-
er than dependency, by drafting
men in this order: single men with
no dependents single men with
collateral dependents; married
men with no children; married men
with children.
The House measure is supported
by the same group which endorses
the firm stand OF Bankhead and
other senators who charge that the
United States faces food short.
age.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-02-19
Shortage Of
ManpowerPut
Forth by Ford
Committee Being
Told Difficulty
at Bomber Plant

Manpower shortage has present
ed the major obstacle to accelerat-
ing production OF the giant B-24
bomber planes at the government.
owned, Ford-operated Bomber
Plant, according 10 authoritative
Ford sources.
The high turnover OF employment
and a heavy rate Of lbsenteeisln
undoubtedly will be emphasized to
the Senate investigators headed by
Senator Truman lD.MoD visiting
The plant today for a first hand
view Of operations both. on fly-away
bombers and parts tor final assem-
bly, at other factories.
The huge four-engined Liber.
ators are in production at the
Bomber plant but the volume is
described by the Office Of War In
formation as only small frac.
tom OF the plants ultimate capac-
ity. A Ford announcement lasi
week said the bombers were com.
ing off production lines ION sched.
ule."
Ford engineers agree with Hugh
Fulton, counsel for the Senate War
Investigating Committee, that MI
merous design changes have de
layed the production rate. How
ever, they are not inclined 10 com
plain of these changes. Rather
they have sought to incorporate
them as rapidly as possible through
a program under which they are i'm
plemented at a given point in the
production flow. This calls for freez
ing the design Of a certain block OF
bombers as they start down the as
sembly lines. The number might be
10, % or so, but 1t has to be fixed
in advance and maintained II mass
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-02-19
Grocery Stores
Have Final Rush

Np,t -, ya.cr.,f Yra ir'aDesd
today with householders laying
in supplies.
Saturday is the last day before
freezing OF canned and bottled
vegetables. fruit juices, dried fruits
and soups until rationing begins
March
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-02-19
Legislature Empty,
Republicans at
Convention

Lansing. Feb. 19-AP-The ques-
ton of reyiving the Senate defeat
ed bill to abolish the office of
elective state highway commission
err hung over empty legislative
halls today while Republican SEN
ators and representative switched
their discussions of strategy to
their party's state convention in
Detroit.
The actions OF the convention
we're expected by leading senators
to play a major part in deciding
whether to take the bill from the
table where it now lies after los
ing by one vote margin.
Leaders OF the faction which
seeks to make the highway chief
an appointive official and switch
control of the department from
Democratic to Republican hands
were quick to predict that they
will pick up the extra vote needed
over the week end. The bill will
be revived and passed next week,
they asserted confidently.
Those opposed TO the measure
were equally confident that the bill
is dead for this session.
Both blocs assayed the conflict
ing elements in the revival plans
thus:
That one or more additional
votes can be obtained by accepted
amendments previously rejected
by confident supporters OF the
measure.
That once the COP. convention
has nominated candidate for
highway commissioner the enthu.
siasm of the bills supporters will
cool and that several supporting
votes will vanish.
That the convention will leave
sore spots among legislators who
will have backed losing candidates
and lines of allegiance will shift
again.
Rep. Maurice f. Post. Rockford
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-02-19
Highway Bill May be Revived
Madame Chang Kai-Shek
Rides Wave of Popularity

Washington, Feb. 19-UP-Mme.
Chang Kai-Shek TO-DAY roGe a wave
Of popularity unparalleled of its
kind in Washington history.
The consensus was that the gra-
cious and lovely wife OF China S
fighting generalissimo had in a
days brief span completely con-
quered the capital in behalf OF her
bleeding country.
Here frankly TO ask more help
for China's five one-half-year strug-
gle against a mutually detested
enemy. she had captivated both
congressman and government Of
iicials, not only with her beau4J'
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-02-19
BOTH ON HAND

Detroit Feb Is-NP-Frank d.
Mckay Of Grand Rapids, Republi.
can National Committee man. and
Edward y. barnard. his old De
tro't political ally. both were on
hand for the Republican state con.
yerfion today. but there was no
o, idence that they were involved
in any political fights such as those
which found them brothers-in-arms
iu the past. In fact. there was no
evidence either was taking much
part In convention "horse-trsding'
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-02-19
Congress Today
10y Associated Press)
Senate

10y Associated Pressl
Senate
I'm recess until Monday.
Agricultural subcommittee sum-
mons OPA. Agricultural and sta.
bilization officials in food produc-
ton inquiry 90 a. m. Eastern War
Timel.
Byrd Committee investigates
need for consolidating agricultural
lending agencies. 00:30).
House
Considers private claim bills
(meets noon.
Small Business Committee hears
complaints Of meat packers (l0:00l 4.
Rules Committee resumes hear.
ings on anti-racketeering bill
G0:30).
Ways and Means Committee con-
tinues writing OF psy-as-yougo tax
bill u0).