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The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-07-23
Supplies Sent to
People of Europe

Washington. July 2S-AP- w
air and by mysterious underground
channels the ensisyed peoples OF
Europe are getting regular remind
ers in form more substantial
than leaflets that the United
states is rich and generous and
aims to do something about their
plight
Sewing kits, seeds soap, and
packets OF tea, bouillon and choc-
late are being dropped by para.
chut or smuggled past Nazi bar
riers. each gift carrying a mes
sage Of Encouragement to the
down trodden for whom such
things are scarce. costly or un-
obtainable.
Office OF War Information (OWD
officials today lifted some Of the
secrecy surrounding these deliver
les into occupied lands and even
enemy countries They are sent TO
neutral lands a. we'll but are dis
tributed openly there as visual rep
reservations Of a friendly United
States.
Ingenuity OF a high order went
into the designing Of printing and
duplicating devices TO help the UNI
derground movements OF Europe
in waging their own propaganda
warfare against the Axis over
lords
These are built compact and
light. for greater ease in spiriting
them 10 remote spots on new hide.
outs. They are quickly assembled
and taken apart without tools-an
advantage in places where III.
gestapo may drop in unexpectedly.
They are easy 10 operate. for tn,
benefit OF amateurs.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-07-23
Track
Star Killed in
Alaskan Crash
Four Others Also
Victim of Plane
Tragedy

Washington, July 23-UP- The
Navy today pressed an investiga-
ton OF an airplane crash in Alaska
last Wednesday that took the lives
Of Maj. Gen. William p. Upshur.
Marine commanding general Of the
Pacific department. his aide. Capt.
Charles W. Paddock. the worlds
fastest human" and four others.
The Navy said there were no
survivors of the crash. which oc.
Cured near Sitka. Alaska. The
plane burst into flames. but the
bodies of all passenger and crew
members have been recovered. The
names Of the other four persons
killed will not be disclosed unu!
the next OF kin are notified.
Paddock. whose world record Of!
33.2 seconds for the 900 meter dis
lance still stands, won his title as
worlds fastest human" in the
early POS when he set "a separate
track records. lie was an Olympic
Games star Of the 1920s. lie served
in the first World War, and after
being commissioned a Marine Corps
captail in 1912, became Upshur's
aide-de-camp.
Upshur was holder OF a congress
sional medal Of honor for service
in Haiti in 1915. He had been with
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-07-23

wife unconscious on several oc-
casions, shot at her feet 10 make
her dance and whipped his chill
dren numerically. Even the pros.
ecutor. Ralph Z. Rector. said he
would not try to paint her hus-
band as a saint"
During the closing arguments,
Mrs. Jean Acton, 20. eldest daugh.
ter OF the defendant. tainted for
the second time during the trial.
In her closing testimony Mrs.
Edwards told OF the night Of the
Staying and how her husband. in
drunken fury, had knocked her
down with a mop handle and then
used II TO beat up the children
After she regained consciousness
she said. she went TO closet and
loaded the shotgun.
Il don't remember firing any
shots. but don't deny ! did II.
Mrs. Edwards testified After
/ realized what I had done I called
mother and then for the first time
in years that awful fear and dread
was gone
Edwards was shot three times
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-07-23
Editor Shot,
May Survive

Cleveland. July 23-AP--John S.
McCarrens. general manager of the
Cleveland Plain Dealer. today was
given "one out of four chances
TO survive" bullet wounds inflict-
ed by an assailant who later killed
himself.
DR.. O. 4. Weber, who removed
a bullet from McCarrens' abdo-
men. said the "a year old publish
err was in critical condition but
gave him "one out of four chances
to survive"
McCarrens was shot in the lett
wrist. right arm and lower left
abdomen yesterday by Herbert l.
Kobrak. So year old native OF Hun
gary, who had been active for sew
eral years in Cleveland's foreign
language publishing field. Detec-
tive Inspector Frank W. Story
said
The shooting occurred in Nc
Carrens fourth floor office in the
Plain Dealer building in down
town Cleveland where the gunman
had made an appointment to see
the publisher about starting for
eign language graphic newspaper.
Kobrak. a revolver bullet wound
in his right temple, died So minutes
later
Two notes were found In ko-
braks clothing. one addressed to
police and the other to Gentlemen
of the press Inspector Story said,
indicating he had planned TO Kill
McCarrens several months ago.
En- route to Charity Hospital,
McCarrens told associates Kobrak
had come to him for financial help
and that he had helped him pre-
viously. Shortly after Kobrak en-
tered McCarrens' office, Miss Flor
ence Anthony, a secretary, said
she heard four shots in quick sue
cession. and then, moment later,
fifth shot.
"Mr. McCarrens opened the door
of his office and came out He
said: I've been shot-a crazy man
lust shot me- Then he walked
into the office of Joseph Madigan,
circulation manager, and collap-
sed"
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Much Interest Centers on
Reception For Prof. Wilber

Much interest IL growing IN the
informal public reception a. : 30
Sunday evening in Charles Mckee
ny Hall in tribute 10 me sery. 70 and
character Of Prof Horace Z wi.
oer. who has just retired after %
yeas o. college teaching and ad.
minisft alton. Prot WILDER ia 4
product OF the Normal College.
where he entered in 1900 and be.
came a. ogce influential on the
campus He was college orator in
1901 and in his second year was
also superintendent Of schools .n
Mar.etts After graduation he was
for live years a teacher in the En-
poria. Kansas. state No NAL school.
returning 10 the Normal College as
assistant 10 Dr. e. o Hoyt b. edu.
cation in 1907. He soon was pro
noted 20 fgll professor and taught
classes in philosophy sns -educa-
ton
In 1919. on leave. he uIs Y. VI.
e. 4. and Army EDUCATIONAL Corps
worker overseas. From 1919 70 1921
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he was deputy state superintendent,
Of public instruction az Lansing. IN
1921 he organized the extension
department Of The normal College
and during Lie - years OF his direc-
fgTsuip II has grown urtil eXten-
sion and cores ondeuoe courses
have been given in every part Of
Michigan. iB many otner states and
even IN foreign lands. In some
years over 3.G0t have been enrolle
IN 1922 be pioneered in founding
he Teachers college Extension
Association and has always been
Us secretary. The standards OF vork
and procedure he established have
been adopted by 40 teachers col
leges IN his g years in the Nor
nal College he has never missed a
day on account o, Illness
IN the Ypsilanu community he
has served five years on the board
o. education. has for 20 years been
a member o. the Board OF Com
See RECEPTlON-Page
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Miners Still
Facing Test

Washington, July % Up John
l.. Lewis and the Illinois coal op-
orators today still faced stiff test
in convincing the War Labor Board
that their wage agreement repre-
sents settlement OF valid legal
claim and is not a wage increase
for the miners.
Although the board is expected to
call a public hearing on the agree
ment, it has not yet acted 10 con
slider the proposed contract, which
Tould give the United Mine Work
ers s125 daily in underground tray-
eli time and extend their work day
from seven TO eight hours with one
hour OF pay al the $50 overtime
rate.
II appeared doubtful that m"
WLB would consider the work day
revision within its jurisdiction but
it will scrutinize the travel pa}
settlement closely. Illinois operaf
ors prese-ted the agreement a. an
out-ofcourt settlement Of a legal
claim patterned after the board
own description OF the dispute.
The operators also presented
detailed formula showing how they
relched the 1926 daily figure ~
iiquidate all liability for travel
time from October, 1885, when the
wage hour law became effective,
TO March 81. 1885. when the ne"
contract would expire.
But the boad all ask for legal
arguments as well The miners
claim for travel time vas based on
a Federal court decision applying
the wagehour law to iron ore
miners
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-07-23
Defense South
Of Catania
Stronger
Surabaya Hit in
Surprise Attack
BY Bombers

~ International News Service.
The important Sir.lau town II
Palermo. on The north coast Of The
large Italian Island. fell today 70
the American seventh Army.
AXIS forces He'd eastward toward
toe MessIna Peninsula as the victor.
ious fanEs uafurled the Stars and
Stripes on the coast OF The TYR,
henian Sea 70 days after going
ashore al Celia on the south coast
some So miles 10 the southeast.
Oitlcial announcement Al Allicd
headquarters In North Africa OF he
capture OF Palermo indicated thai
all OF western Sicily now Ia In
American hands.
Little resistance was reported on.
rOunlered as the Italians surren.
dered On masse 10 northward surg
ing American forces and the Ger.
mans pulled back Nazi troops 10
The northeast for stand IN the
vicinity OF Messina.
Abandonment or Palermo. Trap
ami and MARSHA by AXIS forces vas
reported earlier by the Morocco
radio Other dispa tches told OF con-
tinued surrender Of Italian troops
by the hundreds az main bodies of
enemy forces fled toward the
northeastern tip Of the island
Battle Furiously
The British eighth army contin-
ued 10 battle furiously against re-
in'orced enemy dcfenses Just south
OF Catania on the east coast. The
Morocco radio said that port waH
about to fan but this vas not
substantiated In any other quar-.
ter.
Leading military minds believe
the deciding battle for sicily viii
be fought on the plains before Cat.
an.a and al the foot Of Mount Etna
10 the north. last remaiCing i'm
portant basiions OF Axis resist.
ance.
The Allied offensive against Jap
an was extended. hund eds OF miles
west OF the Solomons-NeW Guinea
battle area when Liberator bomb
ers delivered pulyerizing surprise
assault on Surabaya. main Japanese
base in the Netherlands East In.
dies
Surabaya, former Dutch naval
base on the island Of Java. was
blasted with hundreds Of 500 pound
demolition bombs and incendlaries.
OIL refineries, warehouses. rail Ia.
Stallations and dock burst into
flames visible 100 miles All the
bombers returned safely after the
400 mile round trip.
Pound Munda
Other Allied airmen pounded the
Munda garrison on New Georgia
Island in the SolOmous with 1876
tons OF bombs in 2JO sorties and
repeatedly strafed ground positions
also meuaced by American jungle
fighters now within n few thou.
sand yards OF the besieged enemy
air base.
American ard Australian ground
troops eng Iged in sharp fighting in
the Salamaua area OF New Guinea
were supported by large forma-
tons OF bombers which hurled 80
tons OF bombs on Japanese posi-.
lions Allied advance elements in
fiicted neayy casualties on tho
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-07-23
Roosevelt Faces Revolt on Prices
Free Germany Committee
May Signalize Nazi Revolt

change OF commodities and trade
with other countries as guaran-
tee OF national welfare.
Is She would release all victims
OF Hitler terrorism and compensate
them for their losses.
is. She would place on Just aud
merciless' trial all persons charged
with war guilt and their accom-
plices.
II. She Mould promise amnesty
for those adherenis OF Hitler who
recant in time and join in the move
ment for free Germany
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-07-23
WITHOUT TRANSPORTATION

Grand Rapids. Mich, July %
UP-Several hundred west end
war workers were without trans
portation today because of fail
ure OF the Division Avenue Bus
line to obtain government permits
sion for purchase OF three new
coaches. Robert II. Christian.
company proprietor, said he asked
the Office OF Defense Transports
ton to approve the purchases be
cause three OF the lines seven
buses need overhauling and parts
are not available for the changes.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-07-23
Price Panel For
County Confirmed

Mrs. Luella Smith. county clerk
and chairman of the Washtenaw
County Ration Board today an
nounced that Appointments of Al.
bert J. Rapp. Ann Arbor, Ray H.
Burrell Ypsilanti and Gerald Kim
berly, Ann Arbor. on the price con
troll panel for Washtenaw County
have been approved.
1t will be their duties TO check
ceiling prices. advise merchants Of
OPA regulations and receive re-
ports on alleged violations Of cell
ing prices. They will function un.
der the county ration board and
are already engaged in checking
on prices in meat markets and
restaurants.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-07-23
Protests Flare on
OPA Ceiling Prices

Grand Rapids, Mich, July %
INS-Protests against OPA cell
ing prices on fresh fruits and vege-
tables today had flared into open
rebellion in the Grand Rapids open
market.
Berry growers made sales 81 and
81 above ceiling figures. while
onion farmers were paid 20 cents
to 81 above freeze levels Grow
ers insisted that they could prove
that OPA levels would not pay for
the cost OF production.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-07-23
Ypsilanti Has
Butter anime

Butter famine in Ypsilanti where
the supply was off 30 per cent last
week. with slight improvements
this week. seems to be traceable %
government purchases in the open
market. with little evidence to
show when and II the scarcity OF
butter here is to be alleyiated.
1t is common belief among
competent dairymen here that Ypsi-
lanti is not getting a fair proportion
Of the butter to which it is Ell
titled.
Other factors contribute slightly
to the famine The demand for
liquid milk and ice cream increases
in hot months and since the income
from this source is higher than any
other. Of the industry. butter pro-
duction falls when liquid milk con
sumption increases. Another factor
in making butter scarce through
this area is the Office OF Defense
Transportation decree that truck
and other transportation be highly
restricted. = g consequence. butte
which normally is shipped in from
Wisconsin and Minnesota is being
consumed close to the point Of pro.
ductiOn.
When the government ordered a
20 per cent jump IN butter purchases
after June ! making the government
withdrawal OF butter from the mar.
ket now 30 uer cent OF the DrOduC.
ton. gradually the move has shown
its effect until today there is an
acute shortage in Ypsilanti. The
government has also increased its
demands for powdered milk which
in turn withdraws cream and thu
butter from the market. There is
no way Of predicting when and il
the scarcity here will be relieved.
dairymen here say.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-07-23
Given Warning by
Organized
Labor

Washington. July % Up Pres.
ident Roosevelt. who earlier this
month successfully defended his
antiinflation program against con
gressional attack, today faced the
prospect OF widespread revolt
by organized labor against wage
and price sterilization.
His victory over Congress was
on the price front whore Congress
tried 10 abolish his plan TO roll
back prices with subsidies But
now he is threatened with higher
wage demands by labor unless the
prices are actually rolled back
and soon.
Latest development in this price.
wage struggle was the change Of
strategy by the heads Of the Amer
lean Federation Of Labor and the
Congress OF Industrial Organiza-
lions who yesterday set price"
upon their continued support Of
the Presidents sterilization pro
gram.
Serve Notice
They served notice on Mr.. Roose.
welt that he must act soon TO roll
prices back to their Sept. IS. 1912
levels or they will insist upOn the
scrapping OF the little steel wage
formula and the custer Of Price
Administrator Prentss VI Brown.
President Roosevelt tilt with
Congress was al the other end Of
the price-wage tug.ofwar. Con
gross had attached a rider 10 p
Commodity Credit Corporation bill
prohibiting the use Of subsidies
10 roll back the retail prices OF
food The Chief Executive vetoed
the bill and Congress sustained it,
but only after he had called IT AN
inflgtion bin. a high cost OF living
bill a food shortage bill L."
Theye vas no indication how Mr..
Roosevelt will meet labor's virtual
ultimatum One theory was that
he may adopt wait and see po
Icy. That was based on an AZ.
thentic report that the next figures
Of the Bureau Of Labor stat!s.!cs
will show THAT for tho first time
since the war began, the rise IN
the cost Of living has been halted.
The issues OF this controversy
are clouded by the claims and
rountor-claims Of various pressure
rI.yTgNap4waI
are.
Farmers. business and indus
iry-the handlers Of food and 9th.
See PRICES Page :
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Flashes of
Late News
THE WEATHER: Tonight;
Warmer, Breezy

NEW YORK-AP-Charles Chap
lin has filed a 100000 suit in Su-
preme Court naming Film Produc
er David o. Selznick and four mo-
ton picture corporations at defen-
dants. The comedian. IN behalf Of
himself and other United Artists
corp. stockholders, charged that
the firm advanced Selznick $780,
900 to buy titles, make contracts
with stars and technicians TO pro-
duce Keys OF the Kingdom, -
Claudia" and Jane Eyre.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-07-23

WASHINGTON INs-The Civil
AeronauiCs Administration today
disclosed that nine applications had
been filed by individuals. airlines.
ard even bus company to u.s.
helicopters FOR passenger, mail.
baggage and express service over
nationwide routes after the war.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-07-23

LONDON-AP-Elmer Davis, di-
rector Of the Office OF War In
formation, told a press conference
today that he found the OWL or
ganization in London very salts
factory. He also announced that
his inspection trip would take him
TO North Africa before he returns
TO the United states.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-07-23

SAN FRANCISCO -AP- The
perjury conviction of Sam Darcy,
= 1894 Communist candidate for gov
ernor OF California, has been af-
frmed by the State Supreme
Court. The court, in a four to
three decision yesterday, refused
10 review the case.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-07-23

HOLLYWOOD -AP- The su-
perlor court has approved a seven
year movie contract for blonde
Jacqueline White, 10 year old niece
Of Secretary of Navy Frank Knox,
starting at SIS week and rang
ing up to $1,000,
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-07-23

WASHINGTON-UP-Harold l..
lckes' petroleum administration for
war was accused today OF seeking
to control the manner OF operation
OF oil wells under cover OF its
power 10 allocate materials to the
oil industry. The charge was made
by Harold L. Allen. general counsel
for the House special committee IT,.
vestisating administrative prac-
tees, who revealed that his com.
mittee has been investigating Paw
since July I.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-07-23

TUCSON. Ariz.-AP- More than
100 restaurant owners and hotel
operators in the heart of the COW
country resolved at meeting last
night to serve no meat on Tues
day and Thursday. as a patriotic
gesture. They asked all house
wives 10 comply.
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See PRICES Page 3
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LONDON ms Preliminary
study of photographs taken fol
lowing Mondays daylight raid on
Rome today showed damage to all
selected target areas. but little to
other property. An officially sane.
toned report of the Photographic
study disclosed that even the
slight damage inflicted on areas
outside the target region was con-
fined to those sectors immediate
" adjoining the military objec-
tiyes.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-07-23

ASUNCION. Paraguay APP
President Higino Morinigo. re
turning home from a visit to the
United States. declared last night
that the American war effort is
really fabulous. THE spectacle
| saw causes me to reaffirm my
faith in final victory the Presi-
dent told his first press confer
ence following his arrival in the
capital.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-07-23

WASHINGTON-INS- The Of
flee of Price Administration today
announced that retailers may con
,tinue to make emergency reduc
tions in the point values of ra
toned meats. fats and dairy prod
ucts in imminent danger of spoil
ing. Scheduled to expire July 81
the provision has been extended
Indefinitely, OPA declared.
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See CRASH-Page >
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RIO DE JANEIRO-AP-On rec
concentration of the National Pc
troleum Council. the government
today banned the use Of private
motorcycles throughout Brazil to
conserve gasoline needed for war
purposes.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-07-23

LONDON-INS- American par.
Atroopers. captured after landing
on Sicily but later freed by the AL
lies, told today of being brutally
mistreated by the Italians, with
one doughboy shot and left for
dead because he refused TO di-
vulge military information. In a
Cairo dispatch, Reuters news
agency quoted the sky soldiers as
telling in detail of their mistreat-
ment at the hand of their Axis
saptors.
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See REcEPTlON-Page .
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-07-23

LONDON-UP-The number oil
Axis troops captured in Sicily has
scared to between 10000 and TO-
600 with the majority falling into
American hands. British military
observers said today.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-07-23

CHUNGKING-AP- More than
500 japanese persisted when enc
my gunboat laden with explosives
struck a mine and sank near the
Yangtze River port of Matang be
low Kiukiang July S, the Chi
nese Central News reported today.
Evening star., 1943-06-10

Glen. A creaking noise drowned
out the music until 1t reached 4
crescendo and tho waifish habitue
felt himself jerked into a binding
glare at the top Of 50,000-foot in
cline. Down he went in a small
cart shaped like a hearse. Down
and down he went at breathtaking
speed, fighting off buzzards and dive
bombers all the way, until with a
tremendous splash, he sailed right
into the Old Bijou Pool spraying
bathers to the right and left. Tick
etspleez. ticketspleez, ticketspleez,"
a voice began bubbling through the
water. Sound your A, men, sound
your A. men," burbled a saxophone.
The spray died down, the hearse,
which had changed into a piano,
came to stop. And there was the
habitue hopelessly tangled in piano
wires, but docilely accepting the
pats OF Paul Able and his Sugar
Kains. Come, come, man" Able
was singing to the tune of Beetho-
ven's Fifth" drink, dance and be
oh so merry, for tomorrow you will
still be an habitue, da da da dunn"
Departmentally, we awoke and
gulped quart of hot black rationed
coffee.
Evening star., 1943-06-10
Hebet Asks Revision
OF Radio Act 10
Define FEC Power
Supreme Court Ruling
Is Called Threut to
Freedom Of Speech
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Asserting that the Supreme Court
decision in the recent Federal Com
munications Commission case seri-
ously threatens freedom Of speech,
Representative Hebert, Democrat,
of Louisiana yesterday urged that
Congress rewrite the Radio Act to
define the commissions powers
definitely.
In q speech to the House. Mr..
Hebert said that the majority
opinion written by Justice Frank
furter gave the FEC absolute au-
thority to tell any radio station in
the United States what 1t may and
may not put on the air"
From now on the FEC holds a
power over the broadcasting sta
tions Of the United States equal to
that Of any totalitarian govern
ment," he said.
Reviewing the suit, Mr.. Hebert
explained 1t was brought by two
radio networks seeking an injunc-
ton to set aside rules known as
Chain broadcasting regulations"
adopted by the FEC.
These rules went far beyond the