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The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-05-03
New Values on
Ration Stamps
Studied
Many Changes
Being Made in
Point Charts

Washington. May SINS Nil
lions Of American housewives,
equipped with a new batch OF ra-
ton stamps. today revised their
shopping budgets to conform with
OPAs monthly revision OF meats
and proccsscd foods point values.
OPA announced nearly 100
changes in the two point charts,
including the elimination Of died
or drhydrated soups from the ia.
ton list.
At the same time. G, II. and J
blue stamps. totaling As points,
became valid for purchases OF
canned goods during May. along
with l6 points OF red F stamps
good for meat. fats. canned fish
and cheese. Red q stamps become
valid May 8.
Other food front developments
included Office Of War lnforma
ton reports:
!, Listing the Armys meat re
quirements for l9i3 al 2.150,O0Q.-
600 pounds. or approximately IL
per cent of the national supply.
The Army anticipates slightly
more than eight tenths OF pound
OF meat per day for each soldier.
.. Suggesting that L. S. war
plants. whose workers have eS
perienced difficulty in obtaining
adequate and nutritious meals
might profit by the experience Of
the British in setting up in plant
canteen services to feed industrial
employees.
The OPA said that the decision
10 eliminate dried or dehydrated
soups from rationing was prompted
by the fact that production has
been rapidly increasing and whole
sale inventories we're 80 per cent
larger at the close OF March thah
at the end OF February.
"lf dried or dehydrated soups
we're non.perishable. this situation
could have been corrected under
rationing." OPA said. However.
warm humid weather causes rap
id spoilage OF these products.
Rather than risk this danger, II
was decided TO make the soups
ration free for the time being.
Approximately 50 changes were
made in the processed foods
point table for May, the most sig
nificant being an appreciable low
ering OF the point values Of can
ned fruit and vegetable juices to
speed up their sales In spite Of
the fact that downward revisions
we're made last month. consumer
purchasing has been slower than
desired, OPA said.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-05-03
YpsiIanti Will Take Time
Out to- Tidy up Property

have the rubbish around their
places collected and placed on the
margin Of their property so that
city trucks can haul il away. Mr.
Maddux says don't put out gar.
baee or ashes. This cleanup IS for
rubbish" lie also says not TO
put newspapers out. pointing ont
that 81 would be better either 10
sell them directly TO junk dealers
or give them 10 some organization
like Boy Scouts who will realize a
little profit from them for their
organizations. Mr. Maddux is ask
ing the people TO cooperate with
his department by getting the rub
bish out early. since he has only
two small trucks and eight men
10 do the work.
Various departments OF the city
are cooperating with the streets
and sidewalks committee in this
drive. furnishing a truck wherever
possible The cleanup was set at
city council meeting Friday night.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-05-03

Npsilanti Community Festival OF
American Music will be presented
at p. m. Tuesday in Pease Audi
forum by the music departments
OF Lincoln High School. Roosevelt
High School, Ypsilanti High School,
and Michigan State Normal College.
The purpose OF the festival, the
first OF its kind. is to unite a com
munty In wartime in singing and
listening to American music.
Choruses OF the various schools
will present numbers individually
and collectively while the combined
school orchestra will play three
selections. The audience will be
asked to join in the community
singing OF old and new fayorites in
American song.
Central Committee
Sponsored by the Michigan Coun-
ell OF Defense for Victory, Music
OF our Democracy will be directed
by a central committee OF which
Prof. Haydn Morgan OF the Normal
College is chairman. Dr.. II. Clyde
Ford will be narrator
Other members Of the committee
are Marius Fossenkemper. Michi-
gan State Normal College; Miss
Beatrice McManus. Lincoln High;
Roland Schafer, Ypsilanti High;
Leland Randall, Ypsilanti High;
Airs. Olive Kersey, Ypsilanti Choir
isters. d. {. Ryan, Roosevelt; and
Miss Lillian Ashby, Roosevelt.
Dr. Ford. chairman. Miss Gene
rieye Neville. Dr. Simon Eager
strom. Gerald Sanders. Miss Susan
.Stinson and Ray Binns. comprise
he script writing committee. while
Urlo Gil. Miss JuS/ne Enss, Mrs.
Helen Swete. and Ralph Bruce head
the art work.
The program is as follows:
Prelude. Dagger Dance from "Na-
toma'. Victor Herbert. orchestra;
The Seeds OF Democracy. nara
tor, Puritan Music. DoXology.
Genevan Psalter. o God, Beneath
Thy Guiding Hand. John Hatton;
The Birth Of Democracy, nara
tor. Yankee Doodle. Hail Column
bia'. attrib6' ed 10 Philip Phile.
Work for the .!ght IL Coming Low
ell Mason; narrator, America,
Henry carey.
The Preservation Of Democracy.
narrator.-T Never win Turn Back.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-05-03
Rotary Given
c. Report

Rotarians today heard excellent
reports of the National Chamber
of Commerce annual meeting by
Paul Ungrodt and Luman Seamans,
who attended the meetings as Up
silanti representatives.
The program was arranged by e.
c. Wescott, who introduced the
speakers and spoke briefly of the
very successful April War Bond
drive, which totaled in maturity
values, more than million dollars.
Particular praise was directed to
schools OF the city, Roosevelt re-
porting over $22 600 and Ipsilanti
High having sold bonds totaling
more than $4,000 For the Rotary
Club Jack Lockwood reported sales
we'll over the club quota. City
Chairman Ernest Chapelle was
credited for his fine work. and he
in turn paid tribute to Dr.. Wescott,
ID. NJ. Silkworth and Joseph Thomp-
son. committee membrs who direct
ed the campaign and together sold
bonds amounting to nearly $780,
600.
Free Enterprise Proves Itself
Speaking OF the promising out.
look for the Allied Nations in the
war as expressed by speakers at
the Chamber OF Commerce meet
ings. Mr. Ungrodt and Mr.. Sea
mans emphasized the importance OF
free enterprise. Pointing out the
fact that we we're very poorly
equipped for war at the beginning.
they cited our phenomenal produc.
ton record and saw in it conclu-
sive proof OF advantages in Oul
American way of life. Representa-.
tives OF government an labor alike
were strong in their convictions
that Tree enterprise must continue
if best interests of all people are
10 be served. And they were sin
cere. the speakers said, inspiring
business men. as well as others
present TO do their utmost toward
maintaining a united front for early
victory and for the post war vic
tory in behalf OF small nations as
well as the strong.
Mr.. Ungrodt and Mr.. Seamans
were highly complimented upon
the excellence Of their reports and
for bringing to the club NV en-
thusiasm for Ypsilanti's about co
operation industrially. financially
and morally.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-05-03
Lewis Given
Increase
Pledge
Improvements IN
Mines Also
Promised

New York. May Gins The
coal strike ended to
day with UNIV President John l..
Lewis ordering his $4,000 miners
to get back to the coal pits 10.
morrow morning In return for
government promises OF substsn.
tial wage increases.
Lewis. after a dramatic secret
conference in Washington with
Secretary Of Interior Harold l.,
Ietes, announced that the miners
had agreed TO a Is day truce 10
allow the government which had
seized the mines to write a new
wage contract.
Where at first It appeared that
Lewis won no concessions and APP
parently was bowling TO the weight
OF President Roosevelt and pub.
lie opinion in calling or the strike.
II was learned that Lewis was
promised a 81 day wage boost
and other improvements in new
/ contract.
Thus, II was reliably reported.
he got most OF what he wanted ar
ter plunging the entire country
into what even he admitted was
confusion and stress for two
whole days
Lewis announcement OF the I 5
day truce was made twenty min
utes before President Roosevelt
made a nationwide radio broadcast
TO warn the striking miners that
war production must not be ham
pered by any one individual or by
the leaders OF any one group.
The Presidents speech, in which
he said that every idle miner di.
rectly and individually Is obstruct-
ing our war effort" was some
thing Of an anti-climax since Lewis
already had disclosed that his pol
lev committee had voted unanl'
mously to end the strike, at least
temporarily.
The policy committee was to
meet again during the day TO
hear details OF the Lewislckes
conference in Washington. These
details disclosed for the first time
that Lewis had won rather than
lost the coal strike.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-05-03

IN the midst OF all the hustle Of
a war industry community. Ypsi-
lanti will take time out Tuesday
and Wednesday 10 tidy up the
city and az the same time help the
metal salvage drive which never
ceases. now that war is on.
+. r. Sch!il. chairman OF the
local Salvage Committee. is urging
the people here 10 get their scrap
iron. steel. brass. copper and other
metals and rubber out on the mar
gins Of their lots early Tuesday
morning lie says that tin cans
which have been fattened for the
tin drive MAY 70 should not be
put out Tuesday and Wednesday.
but that other metals should.
school children are being gwen
lists Of salvage materials so that
parents can get sugges tons OF
what 10 look for.
EN-. Maddux head OF the streets
department. urges the people 10
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-05-03
SoCiaIite WedS
Japanese Doctor

Ann Arbor. Mich. May 3 Mary
Howard Constable. - year old
New York social registerlie. today
was the bride of Dr. William ias.
uki Takashashi %. japanese
physician serving az an intern at
the University Of Michigan Hos.
pital
Miss Constable. daughter Of Mrs
Howard S. Constable Of Prince.
ton. y. j.. aud the late Howard
Constable. former Sew York arch
itert and engineer was married
on the Michigan campus yesterday
morning.
The bride has been working as
a medical illustrator at the Uni
yersity. DR.. Takahashi. who re
eeiyed hts medical degree here in
January. was born in Japan but
has lived i'm the United States
since be vas four years old.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-05-03
Republicans Confident of
Substituting Tax Program

Washington. May Sins The
House today prepared to start de-
bate on the administrations new
pay-as-you-go tax bill with Repub-
licans confident that they will up.
set It and substitute the Ruml-
Carlson plan which was rejected
by the slim margin OF only Il
votes five weeks ago.
Rep. Knutson OF Minnesota, rank
ing Republican on the House Ways
and Means committee. disclosed
that approximately 20 of the a
COP members who voted against
the Ruml-Carlson bill in March.
have switched and will now sup
port it.
Democratic leaders. meantime
sought TO solidify their ranks be
hind the administration bill
which would achieve a full pay
as-you-go basis three years hence
by cancelling Si,400,000,000 Of the
$4,000, 000.0 900 tax liability for 1912
and collecting the undated por.
lion by 1916.
The measure, which has the en-
dorsement OF the Treasury. would
base cancellation on a recompu-
tation OF the 1912 liability by ap-
plying the less severe 1891 rates
and exemptions. All money COZ
lected this year would apply to the
1913 liability instead OF 1892 as
under the present law
Would Cancel Year
The Ruml-Carlson plan. on the
ether hand. would cancel an en-
tire years taxes for every tax
payer, and would achieve a pay
as-you-go basis Immediately By ap-
plying all money collected this
year to the> 1913 liability.
The Republicans have revised
the Ruml-Carlson bill since its re.
lection to provide increased safe
guards against the outright can
collation. feature favoring persons
with swollen war profits. 1t now
provides that on incomes over S.,
900. the tax year cancelled will
be EITHER 1912 or 1913. whichever
is the lower. Below that figure, Il
will be 1912.
we are in stronger position to-
day than we have been at any
time since the controversy start
ed Knudson said. Much OF the
opposition has been satisfied by
revision OF the bill and ! am con-
fident the administrations bill will
be rejected and the Ruml-Carlson
bill substituted for tt
The Ruml-C Carlson bill was re
iected by the House March 80 by
215-19S vote. An administration
sponsored bill which contained
no forgiveness feature at all. was
then pigeon-holed by an over.
whelming vote a few minutes later
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-05-03
YpsiIanti Passes
Quota 50 Per Cent

Saturday war loan sales gave
Ypsilanti a 80 per cent margin
over her quota. With credits
trichling in from sales in the pro-
cess Of completion and from Bomb
or Plant sales the city closes its
April campaign with success.
Ypsilanti r" sales Saturday
were S1G.5jG.e5. other federal Sc
curities SG.654. total s23.230.25.
This brings the total OF r sales
to date here to S3i5.GS4. others
s553.GsG.50. total SS99.370.5o.
Ann Arbor total r. sales arc
1898. S20.72. others Sij543l5. total
S5.t94.l3J73. Other cities and vii
lage totals are Chelsea S311.32G.50;
Saline S1l035G50: Manchester
S2l6I1s.75: Milan $1S4691.50; Dex.
ter SI73,gi42J: Bridgewater SIG
$685.. aud Whitmore Lake So
>26.25. County total e. Sl-5ii.-
S7773. others sS.3GS,475.5u, total
S9.9t3,353.23.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-05-03
Sharp Teeth May be Given
to Anti-Strike Legislation

Senator Hill (D-AlaJ the ma
jority whip. told reporters he
thought the Connally bill would
pass speedily. although he declined
TO commit himself on the labor
leader amendment until he had
seen its form,
There remained possibility that
action on the measure would be
delayed by last nights truce in
the soft coal dispute. or by fight
over a proposal OF Senator Wheeler
tDMont.) to ban further Undue.
tons into the armed forces this
year OF pre.Pearl Harbor fathers.
Wheeler has said he may offer
this as an amendment 20 the Con
nally bill. since that measure is It,
self technically an amendment to
TIE Selective Service Act.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-05-03

Washington May Jap An
anti-strike bill with teeth sharp
enough to bite any labor leader
who encourages a work stoppage in
war industry seemed to be evolving
in the Senate today.
A burial ground for nearly two
years OF restrictive labor measures
passed by the House. the Senate
gave signs OF having been stirred
by the coal mining excitement into
determination TO take drastic
action against labor leaders who
induce workers to leave their jobs
in the mines or war factories.
Senators had a bill before them
by Senator Connally (D-Tex.) auth
orizing Government seizure OF
struck mines and plants. Connal-
~ himself may Offer an amendment
dealing with labor leaders.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-05-03
Ratton!s Amy in Sight of 7unis
.Arthur Reports
Heavy Losses
in Planes
Try International News servlcs)

tRy International News Servics)
Lieut.. Gen. George s. Patton's
now-veteran Yanks today stood
within sight OF their goals, the cap.
ital city OF Tunis and the Axis
naval base at Bizerte.
Driving a two-pronged spearhead
against the Axis pivot base OF Ma
teur, IS miles south OF Bizerte, the
Americans overrau several more
strategic heights IA miles northwest
and southwest of Mateur.
Today's Allied communique re-
ported that a lull grips the entire
Tunisian front as the Americans,
British and French consolidate
their newly-won positions.
The Yanks seized foothold on
the western slopes of Djebel Haza.
met. southwest Of Mateur, after a
bitter bayonet clash, front-line re-
ports said. Farther south. other
American troops mopped up three
other heights near captured Djebel
Talent.
Meanwhile. radio stations on the
European continent went off the air.
indicating that Allied bombers
were winging destruction to Hit
lei's European fortress.
Heavy Losses
From Gen. Douglas MacArthurs
Headquarters in Australia today
came the first communique to men.
ton "heavy losses" in aerial fight
ing in that theater.
The term was used in connection
with a raid b. p Japanese bomb
ers, escorted by 80 fighter plares.
on the big Allied base at Darwin, on
the north coast OF Australia.
While Allied airmen succeeded
in preventing the raiders from do
in . more than negligible dam
age to the Darwin base, an unan-
nounced but large number OF
Allieu planes which intercepted the
raiders were lost before they
downed three Jap planes and dam
.ged 10 others.
COincident with announcement Of
this setback to MacArthur's air
forces. a headquarters spokesman
disclosed that Japanese submar-
ines have been maintaining approx
imately the same ratio of Allied
shin ,IrE,::Ts in the SN1th Pacific
as the German U-boats maintain in
the eastern Mediterranean. The
figures re used TO show Jap sub
marine strength incidentally dem.
onstrated that during the five.
month period he mentioned. less
than 100000 tons OF Allied ship
ping operated in the South Pacific
in contrast to 10,500,o00 tons moved
in the Mediterranean.
But japanese shipping has been
hard hi too. according TO figures
released by Lieut.. Gen. George C..
Kenney. commander OF Allied air
forces in the southwest Pacific. He
said Allied airmen last month sank
$1,000 tons o. Nipponese water
borne cargo and damaged an add
tional $500 tons.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-05-03
Vacationers Nav
Pool Gasoline

Denver. May 3-lNS- Colorado
officials awaited today a decision
from Washington on their pro-
posal to permit groups OF vaca.
TONERS to pool their gasoline for
out OF town trips.
Robert Warren. state publicity
director. said on his return from
Washington that officials Of the
OPA gasoline division told him the
Colorado plan was "the best one
yet submitted and that they ex-
pected to give an opinion within
a few day@.
CLEANUP DAYS May 4th and 5th.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-05-03

and the whole issue was referred
back 10 the Ways and Means Com
mittee.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-05-03
Flashes of
Late News
THE WEATHER: Tonight:
Windy, Cooler

WASHINGTON-AP-OPA fig
ures to make things simpler lor
fuel oil consumers in the SO ra.
toned states. Director Prentiss NJ.
Brown is Oh record as saying the
rations won't be cut. promises east
er handling OF ration coupons. a
simple way to get an oil ration on
the same basis as last winter. In.
creases for small homes. plus hint
OF willingness to argue over other
Increases.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-05-03

WASHINGToN-INS- The sec
retaries of the armed forces today
ptharged that a liquor control bill
w. Sen. W. Lee O'Daniel (D) Tex
would compel the Army and
to enforce prohibition in
American cities and start a
of military men into speak
s. IRo. charges were made in
$ from Secretary OF Navy
Knox and Secretary OF War
L. Stlmson 10 Sen. Robert
nolds (D) y. C.. chairman Of
'nate Military Affairs Com
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-05-03

LONDON ms Viktor
Lutte, chief Of staff Of the Nail
Storm Troop Organization,
died today Of injuries sustained
in an automobile crash near
Potsdam, the &c, man radio an
nouneed. The official German
news agency earlier announced
that Lutte had been severely
injured and that Adolf Hitler
had sent him a telegram wish
ing him an early recovery.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-05-03

LONDON Up - Radio Moscow
said today that a state OF siege has
been ordered in Palermo, Sicilian
port heavily bombed by Allied
planes from North Africa.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-05-03
Congress Today

CBy Associated Press)
Senate
Considers Connally plant seizure
bill tmeets noon. EWT).
Rubber Administrator LETTERS tes-
tifes before Truman tommittee
on conflict between synthetic rub
Der and aviation gasoline produc-
ton programs G0:30 a. M.
House
Resumes debate on payas-you.go
income tax legislation moon.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-05-03

CLEANUP DAYS May 4th and sth
Adv. 500
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-05-03

CHICAGO UP-Booth Tarking.
ton, the novelist, told . group OF
Midwestern Republicans today that
the United states Is. by virtue o:
its overt acts, already a member Of
a League OF Nations. Tarkington's
statement was read at the Midwest
Conference OF the Republican Post
war Policy Association. a group OF
Republicans opposed to isolation
ism. The meeting was attended by
delegates from Illinois, Iowa, Ne
braska, the Dakotas. Missouri, Min
nesota, Kansas, Ohio, Michigan and
Wisconsin.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-05-03

$40 PAULO. Brazil ms
President Getulio Vargas today or.
dered full Investigation into
what authorities declared to be
the biggest swindle in the history
OF Brazil. Twenty seven bogus
Asteel companies were ordered clos
I'd and more than 200 persons ar
rested following the disclosure
that s20.000.000 in worthless steel
| stock had been floated throughout
the country.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-05-03

CHTCAGO-INS-The first OF a
series Of deadly new anti-submarine
patrol craft, built in a land-locked
Chicago war plant. was in tow OF
tug and on its way to salt water to-
day. The new patrol craft escort,
known as a PC boat. slid down the
ways at the plant OF the Pullman
Standard Car Manufacturing Com
rany yesterday.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-05-03

KEARNY, y. J.-INS- Another
troopship. the General Alexander
f. Anderson, today had joined the
fast growing L. S. Merchant Ma
rine fleet. The ship. one OF the two
largest ever built at the Federal
Shipbuilding and Dry Docks Com
pany's yards. was launched yester'
day. Mrs. George c. Marshall, wife
OF the United States Army's chief
OF staff. sponsored the vessel.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-05-03

ZURICH - UP-One OF the
strongest earthquakes in many
years shook areas OF eastern Swift.
zerland and southeastern Germany
yesterday. Seismographic record
ings indicated the epicenter was
near Ulm. Germany. The temblors
rocked houses and ratified dishes
but no damage was reported,
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-05-03

NEW YORK-INS-One million
Italian-Americans will call on the
people OF Italy to prepare for the
invasion OF their country by the
United Nations by revolving against
Hitler and Mussolini, John H. Lam
uls, New York assemblyman, re-
yealed today. The appeal will be
made by a signed petition. spon-
sored by the Federation OF Italian
Americans for Victory.
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1943-11-13

SOUTH PACIFIC.-Recent pro-
motions in an air base security bat
talon in the Southwest Pacific in
clude the names of Staff Sergeant
Charles w. Bender, Juliet, Tennes-
see; First Sergeant Joseph Owens,
Louisville, Kentucky; Private First
Class Gordon Derring, Pax, West
Virginia; Private First Glass Will
liam Morris, New Orleans, Louis
lana; Private First Class Isaac
Moore, Coffee Springs, Alabama,
and Sergeant Edward Lee Byron,
Macon, Georgia.
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1943-11-13

NASHVILLE ARMY AIR CEN
TER, Tennessee.-An AAF squad
ron here has a "one-man school,
in Sergeant Lucious T. Washing
ton, %, of Dallas, Texas, who
teaches the threeR's and advanced
subjects. A graduate of Booker
T. Washington High School, Dali
las, Sergeant Washington received
B. S. degree from Tuskegee In
stitute. His assistant is Corporal
Jake D. Porter of Midland, Geor-
gia.
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1943-11-13

Friends of Mrs. Chellie Louise
Davis are happy to know that she
is resting nicely after having her
tonsils removed recently. She is
the wife of Cpl Clarence Davis
who is now stationed somewhere
in England. Mr. j. w. Lee, of Ma
gee, Mississippi, was a recent WISH
tor in the home of Mrs. Davis, his
daughter.