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The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-09-20
ARMY TWINS STICK TOGETHER

SCHENECTADY N. Y.-UP -
The Army has a reputation for be
ing hard-boiled but the Wilczynsky
twins do not subscribe to the
theory. Peter and william never
were separated in civilian life.
They were indicted together at
Camp Upton, were assigned to the
same signal company and both are
installers and repairmen. Both
were promoted to private first
class the same day and to top it
of, they were given leaves togeth'
err to see their mother.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-09-20
Rites Sunday For
Mrs. FINE Bishop

Ann Arbor, Sept. 20 Funeral
services were Sunday afternoon at
the Dolph Funeral Home for Mrs.
FINE Burton Bishop, II, OF 1888
Oakland Ave, Ann Arbor. Mrs.
Bishop died at Parry Sound, Ont,
where she was vacationing with
her husband, William Warner Bish-
op, librarian emeritus OF the Uni
versity.
Burial was in Forest Hill Gene
terry.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-09-20
Ann Arbor Records
Show Higher Totals

Ann Arbor, Mich, Sept. 2O-Busi.
ness office records showed Satur-
day that elementary, schools had a
total enrolment of 1927 for 1913.
The records of October, 1912 re-
vealed an enrolment of 2,24S stu
dents. In the junior high school
present enrolment OF 1918 com
pared TO LII Of last October.
High school officials expect the
enrolment of 1,121 to reach 1850
by October OF this year. Last
years enrolment was 1857.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-09-20
sHARE-RIDE 5AcKFIREs

CLEvELAND-UP- Mrs. Emily
Hood believes the share-the-ride
plan Is a fine, patriotic idea, but
not when 1t leads to share-the-hus-
band. Mrs. Hood recently instl-
tuted a $4,000 alienation of affec-
tions suit against a red-headed di.
vorcee, Mrs. Ann Adkins, who, she
claims stole the love OF George
Hood when the two joined a car
pool at the Addressograph.Mult
graph plant here.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-09-20
AnME.ERoNr SPlIr

NEWTON. Mass.-UP - Mrs.
John Dorenbaum meant it when
she told her husband she would
get along all right when he wanted
to enlist in the Navy IA months
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-09-20

ago. Since then, she has single
handedly managed his drug store;
continued to bring up their eight
year-old son, Martin; and given a
gallon of her blood to the Red
Cross in eight donations.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-09-20

CHILDREN'S CARE INFORMA-
TION CENTER-20S7 f. Holmes
Rd.
Evening star., 1943-12-15
New Vinson War; "a
On Rail Pay Measure
Expected Tomorrow

Economic Sterilization Director
Fred M. Vinson is expected to make
a final appeal tomorrow to the
House Interstate Commerce Com
mittee against passage of the Tru-
man-Crosser resolution calling for
an 8-cents-an-hour pay increase for
the Nations incorporating railroad
employees.
Mr.. VinSon was asked by the COM
mittee to appear as its final witness
amid indications the measure will
be reported out late tomorrow or
Friday.
Representative Crosser, Democrat,
Of Ohio, co-author of the bill. said
yesterday that there was move
afoot to offer motion that House
rules be suspended and the resolu-
ton be voted on Immediately.
If Speaker Rayburn refuses to
approve the motion, the resolution
would go to the House Rules Com
mittee and probably would not he
acted on until next week.
Mr.. Vinson is expected to repeat
tomorrow his warning of last month
to a Senate committee which con-
| sidered a similar resolution that
passage would scrap the Little Steel
formula and force another breach in
the wage stabilization line
Appeals of both Mr.. Vinson and
War Mobilization Director James F.
Byrnes failed to halt Senate pas
sage last week. The vote was "a to
4, and similarly strong vote in the
House is predicted.
Evening star., 1943-12-15
Airmen toGet
Football Type
Steel Helmets
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LONDON, Dec. l5.-Flyers of the
United States 9th Air Force are
going to get football-type steel he'll
NETS as protection against enemy
shrapnel.
Bomber flyers have been wearing
regulation Army helmets, which
saved many lives, but they are too
heavy and bulky to be generally ac-
ceptable.
The new helmet, made of five
bands of overlapping manganese
steel covered with leather and lined
with chamois, weighs. only two
pounds in the style for tail. top and
ball turret gunners and three
pounds in the type for other crew.
men.
The helmet was developed by
Brig. Gen. Malcolm Grow, air force
surgeon from Annapolis, Md, and
Leonard Baratt of the Wilkinson
Sword Co., which is also making
flyers body armor.
Evening star., 1943-12-15
New-Car Purchases
Placed Under Stricter
Regulations by 0PA
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The dwindling supply of new au-
tomobiles in the Nations ration
pool resulted today in a tightening
Of eligibility requirements.
The Office of Price Administra-
ton, in new restrictions effective
next Monday, raised from 10000 to
$4,000 miles the minimum mileage
an applicants present car must have
been driven before it can be consid-
cred unserviceab BILE by local ration
ing boards, made statesmen ineligible
for new cars and requested local
ooards to issue a purchase permit
only when the applicant shows an
immediate need for a new car.
OPA estimates the number of
new passenger cars remaining at
less than 6S,O00," compared with
$4,000 units when rationing began
IN February, 1912.
Elimination of statesmen from ELI
gibility follows a recent action re-
moving them from the preferred
mileage list for obtaining supple
mental gasoline rations. Previously,
statesmen OF foods. building mate
rias. clothing and fuel or medical
supplies could purchase new cars if
they drove an average of 723 miles
or more a month in 1912, in con-
nectlon with the sale of such COM
.....--0--
Evening star., 1943-12-15
Transport Planes Using
Bougainvi|Ie AirfieId
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
GUADALCANAL, Dec. IL de-
layed) American transport planes
operated from the Torokina airfield
on Bougainville for the first time
today.
Slow, unarmed DC-3s, with fighter
cover, carried supplies for soldiers
and marines fighting to drive the
japanese from their last major base
in the Northern Solomons.
Navy Seabees began work on the
field November 3, just three days
after invasion forces landed, and
broke ground November with jap
anese only few hundred feet away.
The air base was used for the first
time November "a when a scout
bomber made an emergency landing.
The Torokina field is in the north
ern part of the American beachhead
on Empress Augusta Bay on the
South-central coast of Bougainville.
Evening star., 1943-12-15

NSOllClllutu TIUlu T1ISU FdRe.D
Aussies repulsed with heavy loss to
the attackers
An Australian column advancing
north from Finschhafen, New Gui-
nea, is closing in on Lakona, Japa-
nese supply base, the communique
said.
Air squadrons in the Solomons,
freed of restricting bad weather,
staged 200 sorties over japanese air.
fields and supply centers on Bou-
gainville Island, dropping $50 tons
Of bombs.
Admiral William F. Halsey sent
his night flyers to plant 81 tons on
Kahili airdrome on the south end
of the island, and medium, torpedo
and divebombers attacked Bonis air.
drome in the Buka area, on the
north coast, with 56 tons.
Other Allied planes ranged at
night up to New Ireland, where a
4 4,400-ton enemy cargo vessel was
sunk off Cape Maragu, and to Timor
Island, northwest of Australia, to
bomb the town of Koepang and its
wharf area, setting of large fires.
Evening star., 1943-12-15
Bomber Crash in Iowa
Kills 10 Army Flyers
By the Associated press

COUNCIL BLUFFS. Iowa. Dec. l6
men were killed last night
when bomber, on a routine combat
training flight from its base at the
Fort Worth (TeXD Army Air Field
crashed into the rugged cliffs miles
north of here. the public relations
officer of the Lincoln, CNebrD Army
Air Base said today.
The public relations officer said
there were no survivors and that a
board of officers from the Lincoln
base Is investigating. Names of the
dead are being withheld pending
notification of next of kin.
The plane landed in an area of
large clay hills and bluffs, dissected
by hollows and ravines.e =
: Five of the men were to have
graduated today at the Fort Worth
Field as BIS bomber pilots.
The other two officers aboard were
instructors. Six others from the field
were enlisted men and the remain
ing three occupants were passen-
gers.
Evening star., 1943-12-15
Iowa u, 10 Perpetuafe
Deeds Of Nile Kinnick
By the Associated Press.

BY the Assoclaed Press.
IOWA CITY. Iowa, Dec. 15.-The
memory of the late Nile Kinnick,
all-America football player from
Iowa who was chosen by the Asso-
ciated Press as 1895 athlete of the
year." will be perpetuated at the
University Of Iowa by the annual
award of gold medallion to the
student adjudged most like him.
Ensign Kinnick, who was "a, died
when his Navy fighter plane crashed
at sea last June.
The award. sponsored by the uni
versity's interfraternity council, will
be provided through a perpetual
fund of at least $500 and will be
presented each year to a male stu
dent on the basis of character
leadership. scholarship, athletic
ability and interest in the univer-
sity.
1T seems to me that no better
way could be found than this award
to keep alive in succeeding genera
tions of University of Iowa men
and women those qualities which
made Nile Kinnick an outstanding
person" University President Virgil
M. Hancher said.
Evening star., 1943-12-15
lowu's Famous Silent LITER
Dies After 18 Years in Prison

wheel chair and communicated by
writing notes. He always had in
sisted he was innocent.
Prison officials always believed
Wagner could both walk and talk If
he tried.
He was walking little just be-
fore he died. Warden P. A. Lainson
said. Il saw him up on his feet
trying It"
Other prisoners had reported
hearing Wagner talk in his sleep.
Wagner was captured in ST
Joseph, Mo, three days after the
holdup in a gun battle with police
in which he was seriously wounded
Evening star., 1943-12-15
| |Condy-Loving
Pupils Demand
Initiation Curb
BY the Associated Press.

by the Associated Press.
A group of school children of
Clayton, Mo, appealed to Congress
yesterday to prevent an inflationary
spiral which might boost prices on
ice cream cones and candy while
their allowances remained station
airy.
Buddy Cooper, Virginia Finley and
36 of their friends threw their sup
port behind a continuance of subsi-
dies in a letter made public bv
Senator Truman, Democrat, of Mis-
souri,.
I'VE don't want to see ice cream
cones, candy and gum doubled and
tripled in price when our allow
ances will stay the same" they
warned.
. Senator Truman remarked: This
letter requires plenty of study
From my own childhood recollec-
tions, I can see that 15-cent ice
cream cones might disrupt national
morale"
Evening star., 1943-12-15
Municipal Officials
Praised by Coffee,
Entering Funds Post
BY DON S, WARREN

displaying a friendly attitude tn.
ward the District government, Rep.
resentative Coffee, Democrat Of
washington, the new chairman oil
the House Appropriations subcom-
mlttee m charge of the Distric,
puget, declared today municipal
oHlcla!s generally are giving "ad-
mlrable service"
He added there always is room
1or improvement" and he pledged
10 work for betterment of various
phases Of city government. saving he
would welcome the assistance of the
responsible officials.
Chairman Cannon of the Appro-
priations Committee late Yesterday
announced the selection of Mr.
Coffee as the successor to Repre-
sentative Mahon, Democrat, of
Texas, who asked to be relieved
OF the assignment only because of
the pressure of his duties on other
appropriation groups.
Knows Municipal Law.
While praising the services of
Mr.. Mahon, Chairman Cannon said
the committee "felt it was for
tunate" in having available for the
assignment a new subcommittee
chairman who, prior to election TO
Congress, was a lawyer and had
specialized in municipal corporation
law,
Mr.. Coffee had served for IL years
as counsel for the city employees of
his home city, Tacoma, Wash, and
as consultant of the Tacoma metro
politan park district for is years.
Outlining his attitude toward the
District, Mr.. Coffee said:
The people of Washington are
too often inclined to disparage the
qualifications and ability of their
own public officials.
On the whole, the people here
are fortunate in having a govern
ment made up Of high -caliber Off
cials who are devoted to the public
service and generally are performing
in an admirable fashion, though
there always is room for improve
nent.
1T will be my purpose, working
with my committee, to do my utmost
to work to that end-to improve
the various phases of the District
government and to solicit the help
of officials here.
Says Congress Is Friendly.
THE attitude of this Congress is
friendly to the District, contrary to
the impression that seems to be in
some peoples minds. The best proof
OF that statement is the approp,ia-
ton voted for the current year
which went through the House with
out any change made by amend
ment on the floor. This was the |
only appropriation receiving such
treatment outside of the Army-Navy
supply bills. Many others were
amended to death on the floor
This is a reflection of confidence
In the Appropriations Committee
and the friendly feeling Congress
holds for the District. Congress
wants the District to have a worthy
government and one that has a
sound economy.
The District Commissioners md
their suhordipatas have been work.
ing under wartime handicaps,- yeti
here We have one of the best-run
public library systems in America,
one of the o.1-Stan ndjnp srhoal syS
TENS and one of the finest fire
departments. These are only a few
of the notable accomplishments"
Evening star., 1943-12-15
Charles Town Results

FIRST RACE-Purse, $500: 2-year-olds:
about 4la furlonss.
Royal Step &C. Kirk TAO 400 go
Ginogret (Scocca) $50 3 so
Appeal Agent (Robertson) $50
Also ran-Big Moose, Nita Jean, Mo-
lasses Belts, Mildred R., Brainsafre.
SECOND RACE--Purse, 5000: 3-year-
olds and up. claiming; about 70 mile
First Family &C. Krk) $40 800 $50
Moalee tHadry) 42O
Time, :2525.
Also ran-Lady Divine. Long Legs Ex-
hort, Double B.. Glove Time.
DAILY Double paid S15.20.)
THIRD RACE-Purse, $500: 3-year.
olds and up; claiming; about An furlongs
MIX Chocolate (GarretD $50 800 3.0C
Fly Gent (Sheafier) 800 rec
Sunarian Ode Lucia) 72(
Time, 0:51.
Also ran-Julette, spikery. silverlyn
Patland, Lead En- All.
Evening star., 1943-12-15
Advisory Commission
Meeting in London
" the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, Dec. 15.-The European
Advisory Commission, created as the
result of the Moscow conference of
foreign secretaries, is holding its first
formal meeting today to select a
secretary general.
Future meetings will be held in
secret, with results likely to be pub
lished from time to time.
The committee is composed of
Ambassador John G.. Winant, United
States; Ambassador Fyodor Gusev,
Russia, and Assistant Undersecretary
of State for Foreign Affairs William
Strang, Britain.
Evening star., 1943-12-15
Air Service Formed
For All of Alaska
Sy the Associated Press

Ey lIlt ASSOclattd Press.
SEATTLE, Dec. 15.-Formation
of the first commercial air service
to cover the Territory of Alaska
completely was announced last night
by R. w. Marshall of New York
City, director of Alaska Airlines.
The new airline is formed, Mr..
Marshall explained, by the con-
solidation of several individual COM
panies which operated in the Terri
tory to form line covering s. cities
in the Territory
w. N. Cuddy, president of the
First National Bank at Anchorage,
is president of the new airlines, with
headquarters there.
Evening star., 1943-12-15
Edward 7. Lee, 80, Dies;
Founder Of Law School

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, Dec BACKWARD T.
Lee, 83, founder and dean of the
John Marshall Law School here,
died in hospital yesterday.
A native of Hartford, Conn, Dean
Lee was educated at the University
of Michigan, Harvard and George
Washington University. He was
president of the Better Government
Association of Chicago from 1928
to 1881.
Evening star., 1943-12-15
Boby Dies Of Suffocution
In Bed With Parents

The 3-Week-old daughter of Mr.
and Mrs Andrew Jackson Critzer,
Vienna, Va. died early today of
suffocation while sleeping in sin
gle bed with her parents, Fairfax
County police reported. Police said
Mrs. Critzer awakened at $3.50 am
to find the baby had died. DR. E. c.
Shaw, acting county coroner, issued
a certificate of accidental death.
Evening star., 1943-12-15
Fire Flares Up in Tanker
Which Burned 81 Doys

BY The ASSOCIATED Press.
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla, Dec.
15.-Fire broke out again yesterday
in the hull Of the southbound gaso-
line-laden tanker destroyed by
flames following a collision with
northbound tanker in ballast off the
Florida east coast last October 20.
The fire had been officially pro-
nounced out last Saturday, the SD
day after the collision.
Evening star., 1943-12-15
Ry the Associated Press

hSSUCIHttU FTtSS,
DES MONIES, Dec. 15.-Death
has closed the case of Joseph H.
Wagner, SIS, the silent lifer of Fort
Madison Penitentiary.
State Board of Control records
disclosed yesterday that Wagner
died at the prison November II of
diabetes.
He was sentenced to a life term
for participating in the 81 $50 holdup
OF the Cottage Grove State Bank in
Des Moines in 1925. Since entering
the penitentiary he had contended
he could neither walk nor talk.
For l8 wears Wagner Travelled in a
Evening star., 1943-12-15
Groucho Marx Ribs Self
Over Motor Accident
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 15-"I had
just let beautiful young lady out
of the car" explained Comedian
Groucho Marx.
Il was looking at her in the rear
view mirror, or rolling up the win
doWs or something. Then my sedan
hit the telephone pole"
Emergency Hospital surgeons
treated him for abrasions and a pos
sible rib fracture.
He identified the young lady as
Doris Smith of Hollywood.
Evening star., 1943-12-15
Resignation Of Premier
OF iran Is Reported
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, Dec. 15.-Radio France
at Algiers quoted the Teheran radio
today as announcing the resignation
of the Premier of Iran, Ali Soheily
There was no immediate confirma-
ton from any other source and the
Algiers broadcast did not elaborate
Evening star., 1943-12-15
Gen. Sir Henry Stanton.
Far East Fighter, Dies

By the Associated Press
LONDON, Dec. 15.-Maj. Gen. Sir
Henry Stanton, 80, veteran British
campaigner in the Far East died
Monday at Woodchester, Glouces-
tershire.
During a long military career Sir
Henry held numerous staff appoint
ments and saw active service in
many campaigns, particularly in the
late 80s, when he participated in
operations in Burma and in the
capture of Tanga Pass.
Evening star., 1943-12-15
Corn Whisky Scarce,
Price Now SIS q Case

BY the Associated Press.
RICHMOND, Va. Dec. Is
There's scant supply, and white
corn whisky is selling at SIS to 80
per case of 12 fruit jars, ABC off,
cials said here yesterday.
John A. MILAN, Federal Alcohol
Tax Unit chief at Norfolk, report
ed that moonshine was selling there
from $75 to sl00 per 5-gallon jug.
Evening star., 1943-12-15
Congress in Brief
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
Senate:
Debates conference report on
bill to limit war informer damage
suits.
Interstate Commerce Committee
hears FEC Chairman Fly again on
Wheeler-White radio bill.
House:
Routine business.
Evening star., 1943-12-15
Pacific

Continued From First Page.)
Evening star., 1943-03-24
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Youth Gets Life Sentence
For Hayinq Sister, 6

FLINT, Mich. March 24,-Botr
Circuit Judge Paul v. Gadola and
Defendant John Wesley May, 16,
were in tears today as the Judge
sentenced the youth to life in prison
for the Staying of his sister, Emmo-
gene, 6, a fortnight ago in their
home.
Young May pleaded guilty to mur-
der on arraignment Monday and
at hearing today the judge ruled
it first degree. Police said May
had confessed he shot his sister
three times in the abdomen after
mutilating her with an arrowhead
because she was noisy"
Tears were on Judge Gadola 5
cheeks when he passed sentence and
the youth then also broke down
and cried, displaying his first emo
ton. We'll" the judge commented.
your outward veneer has oeen
broken"
The judge said the youth doubt
less was influenced by blood and
thunder" movies and books.
Evening star., 1943-03-24
Ten Believed Killed
In Arms Depot Blast
Felt for 30 Miles
Ohio Ammunition Bose
Rocked by Explosion
At Loading Platform
b. he Associated Press.

.
RAVENNA, Ohio, March "a
An ammunition explosion spread
death among a loading crew at
the Governments $7,000,00O Por-
tage Ordnance depot today, kill
ing possibly as many as 10
workers.
Col Raymond A. Brown, COM
mapding officer, said two bodies
were recovered and that the num-
Der killed probably will not ex-
ceed 10"
The first dead man identified was
George w. Hawkins. Kent, Ohio.
Seriously injured and taken to
Marine Hospital. near Cleveland,
was Robert Hilliard of West Farm
ingtOn, Ohio.
Col. Brown said names of other
victims would be announced as soon
as they we're determined, and that
the cause of the explosion at 1l:55
am. Eastern War time, had not
been learned.
The blast was felt in Youngstown
some 30 miles distant, and in other
cities OF Northeastern Ohio. A huge
cloud Of smoke arose over the area
and particles of dirt fell like snow,
spectators reported.
The explosion occurred where a
crew of seven or eight normally is
at work loading ammunition for
shipment, the officer said
1t was the first serious accident
reported at either the depot or the
adjacent Ravenna ammunition
loading plant since they went into
production
Evening star., 1943-03-24
Red Cross Drive Hits
Three-Quarter Mark
OF S1,555,40O Goal
Workers Concentrating
On Reaching Donors in
Private Employment

Having passed the three-quar-
ter mark in their goal for ST.
555, 400, District Red Cross War
Fund workers today began con-
centrating on reaching poten-
tlal donors in the private en-
ployment field.
Campaign Chairman A. G. Neal
emphasized at Yesterdays meeting
that only $4,000 of the IS 900 private
industry employees here have con-
tr1buted to the fund. This large
source must be tapped. he added, if
the goal is to be achieved.
With the submission yesterday of
reports from the two campaign
bellwethers-Government and gen.
eral business units-Campaign Di-
rector Randolph G. Bishop an
nouneed a total of ls0,o25 persons
have contributed $1,168,6l4. This
represents 1913 per cent of the
campaign quota
Government units to date have
obtained $476.063 from l2s, ,053 givers
representing 69.8 per cent of quota
General business has raised 81 per
cent OF its assigned figure. The
amount, s304, ,430, was obtained from
1924 contributors.
Believes Quota Too Low.
Our quota was set too low, :"
Chairman Charles A. Robinson said
II the general business division
doesn't actually raise 100000, we
are going to be disappointed"
The effect OF staggered Govern
ment paydays on the Red Cross
drive was reflected by unit leaders
at yesterdays meeting. when thev
expressed confidence that paydavs
later this month would enable many
sectors to go over the top.
The Navy Yard has raised its
quota, Comdr w. F. Loventhal re-
ported. War Production Board. with
a quota Of s48.987, has raised s52,-
7@2, or lot per cent, to date. an
average gift of s4,65 an employe
j. A. Mitchell, unit chairman, re-
ported. We are not through yet"
The Census Bureau also reported it
has eHceeued the 5000 quota by
raising $6,403 10. Internal Revenue
Bureau reported its drive 94 per
cent completed, and promised 10
per cent of quota.
The White House staff subscribed
153 per cent of the quota. The
Labor Department finished with a
ITO per cent record, and the Treas
urer of the United States reported
l2l per cent participation. The
Treasury Department accounting
Office spokesman said it expected to
go over the top tomorrow-pay day
Grover B. Hill, Agriculture De-
partment, presiding for Government
Chairman Wayne Chatfeld Taylor,
said he would worry a lot OF folks
in his department until the goal is
achieved. We have raised about
(See RED CROSS poue Al,