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The Ypsilanti daily press., 1943-07-15
Values
Approved by
Board

Npsilantls 1913 tax rate as an
nounced today by the Board OF Re
view is $2l2O per thousand dollars
valuation as compared with the
higher rate Of S224O In 1912
However. the assessments this
year have been raised 90 per cent
on real estate and in some indlyidu.
al cases more than that. in order
10 meet financial emergencies con
fronting The Ypsilantl school dis.
trict. and TO meet mounting muniCi.
pal expenses.
A person owning 800 property
last year paid sea But this year
he will pay almost $255 on the
same property owing to the fact
that the 500 property is now as
sessed at Sl2O on the average,
The tax levy in 1872 was s249..
900 and this year will be $294.000.
The valuation in 1942 was Sll ,l0G,.
900. and IN 1913 Is tl3SSj6O0. The
new valuation is considerably more
than 20 per cent higher than In
1892 because there Is added TO the
1872 properties new construction
plus the individual increases in
certain properties that in the opin-
ion OF the board. after inyestiga.
ton. had been assessed too low.
The Board OF Review, comprised
Of city supervisors and tax assessor
have signed the tax rolls There
were about $50 property owners
WhO asked for a special eNamina
ton of their properties 10 adjust
assessments
Ypsilanti's growth and general
transition TO a metropolitan area
Lave focused public attention on
t1e assessments OF properties in
the city and II has resulted in n
move 10 reassess scientifically all
properties in Ypsilanti. The asses
sor and supervisors OF the Board
are studying the suggestions and
making Investigations that will re-
suit in an early recommendation
TO the tax committee OF the city
council and TO the council regard
ing such q scientific reassessment.
There is some sentiment that this
scientific reassessment should be
done by the assessor and a local
committee. and some that a com
pany specia 'izing in such scientific
The Ypsilanti daily press., 1943-07-15
More Rooms
Being Sought
in Ypsilanti
Patriotic Appeal
Being Made to
HOuseholders

Ypsilanti was "scraping the hot
tom OF the barrel" on rooms today
and unless more are provided, re-
Cruiting of women workers for
Ford Bomber plant may have TO
be suspended.
Consequently an urgent appeal
is being addressed to home own
ers in lpsilanti to provide housing.
Joining in the appeal are Fred NJ.
Greenstreet, chairman of the Board
of Commerce housing committee,
John X. Schuesler. war housing
center manager Mrs. Reva Olson,
director Of USO Travellers Aid.
The appeal is being especially
directed to the wealthier residents
OF Ypsilanti who are not interested
in renting rooms for commercial
benefit but who would do so for
patriotic reasons.
Two hundred rooms had been
kept available for emergency use
at Willow Lodge with the under
standing that occupants, placed
there temporarily. find other quar-
ters at the earliest opportunity.
Difficulty OF finding rooms how
ever. has removed this cushion.
so placement offices have. in the
last two days been faced with in
creasing emergency demands.
Tuesday night rooms had to be
found for 80 travel weary. young
girls. The housing center employ
es. by dint Of considerable effort,
found lodging. Wednesday night
the CSO Travellers Aid was faced
with the need of SO rooms. They
also found them. Where to put
new arrivals tonight, however, is
a serious question.
Ypsilanti needs room listings of
two types, those for Bomber plant
workers and those for transients
Most Of the transients are relatives
OF service men stationedaat the air
base east of here. Often their
visit here Is the last chance they
have to see husbands, son or
brothers before the men are sent
on overseas duties. II residents
have guest rooms not in use, Mrs.
Olson points out that they could
be converted to no more patriotic
purpose than this.
Mr.. Schuesler. in addition to the
problem of finding rooms for
bomber workers, is assigned the
The Ypsilanti daily press., 1943-07-15
Police Seeking
instrument IN
Oakes' Staying
Son-in-law Held,
Crowds Expected
at Monday Trial

Nassau. July 15-INS- Police
were still searching today for the
heavy, blunt instrument with
which multi-millionaire Sir Harry
Oakes was beaten to death before
his body was left lying on his
burning bed in the master bed
room of his luxurious home early
last Thursday morning.
According to Coroner F. f
Fields. Sir Harry vas attirad In
pa jamas when his badly burned
body was found. Examination dis
closed that the life was beaten out
of Sir Harry at approximately OF
$50 a. m. Thursday.
His rambling mansion, West
bourne, today still reeked with
the oppressive strong. acrid odor
Of the burned mattress that was
the American born baronets fu'
neral pyre.
Guards now are patrolling the
grounds OF the house. which is as
ideal for murder as for living com
fortably and with elegance. Bal
comics hang outside impressive
staircases, terraces abound and
hospitable doors lead TO porches
and gardens.
1t is known that Sir Harry, like
all other Nassau residents, never
locked up for the night and wooed
any breeze from the bay into his
bedroom.
Ironically. powerful electric
fan was turned full on his body
and the smouldering mattress
when Harold G. Christie became
curious over his friends unprece'
dented failure to appear for break
fast at $50 a. IN. and entered the
room TO awaken the baronet.
Christie. a real estate agent and
for six years business associate OF
Sir Harry. had spent the night in
the mansion.
Police Commissioner Col r A.
Erskine Lindop said Sir Harry s
head had been Dashed in at the
temples. indicating his slayer had
taken careful aim to Kill with a
minimum OF outcray and TO pre-
The Ypsilanti daily press., 1943-07-15
See HOUSING-Page s
Meat Forced
Onto Market

Washington, July l5-UP- The
meat shortage soon may be reliev-
ed by a sharp upturn in livestock
marketing. War Food Administra
ton officials said today.
They based the prediction on the
acute shortage OF corn and other
grains on the market, dry south
western ranges that may force ear
ly shipment of cattle from that
area, and the abnormally large mum
Der OF hogs and cattle on farms.
SO strong is one conviction OF
some officials that a rush OF live
stock to markets will develop
within a few weeks that they are
again studying allotment plans to
prevent a swapping OF slaughter
facilities
The plan, under which marketing
permits would be issued to live
stock producers to prevent a mar
ket glut, were developed last win
ter by Secretary of Agriculture
Claude r. Wickard to handle the
record numbers OF hogs and cattle
expected to reach markets last
spring.
Food officials emphasized that a
more severe meat shortage than at
present may follow large-scale mar
ketings that would reduce livestock
numbers on farms. Storage facili-
ties are insufficient to hold large
quantities OF meat.
The Weather Bureau said that
while livestock generally continue
in good condition there is develop
ing a rather widespread need for
rain TO maintain growth Of pas
lures and ranges over much OF the
central and western portions Of
tho country
The Ypsilanti daily press., 1943-07-15
.Maxon Claims
.OPAConaplse
ConingSoon
Red Tape, Slide
Rule Theorists
Cited as Causes

Washington, July l5-UP-Price
Administrator Prentiss NJ. Brown
gets chance at one OF his rare
press conferences today TO answer
charges by resigned Deputy Ad-
ministrator Lou r. Maxon that OPA
is in danger OF collapse because OF
its own internal weakness-"confu.
sion, indecision, compromise, red
tape, young lawyers. professors and
slide rule theorists"
MaXon resigned less than six
months after he had promised.
when appointed chief information
officer, to clean up" OPA in six
weeks.
lie asserted in a statement issu.
ed late yesterday by his office that
he could neither accept the job as
OPA's general manager" nor con
.tinue with OPA. He said that
OPA needed "a drastic reorganiza.
tion. a strong, clear direction, and
a liberal TRANSMISSION OF common
horse sense"
ing within OPA and cited speci-
fically the drive for grade labelling
which he said presents the great
est threat to American industry
and our way OF life that ever ex-
listed, because it is without ques-
ton the spearhead in a drive to
eliminate brands, trade marks, and
eventually free enterprise"
Maxon is president Of a large ad-
vertising firm in Detroit which
bears his name and whose custom
ers include large food professors.
He led the drive against OPA's
proposal to grade label the l94S
canned food crop.
Maxons resignation climaxed
weeks of speculation whether he
would become OPA's general mana
ger. a job he had said he wanted
so that he could direct OPA with
hard. boiled business methods.
The Ypsilanti daily press., 1943-07-15
Commando Makes
Raid on Ice Box

Los Angeles. July l5-I\S You
know that hungry feeling ypu
sometimes get after you 20 to
bed
William ConyilIe SIS. got that
feeling. so being man OF action
he staged a oneman commando
raid on the ice box
lie ate some cucumbers a glass
OF milk. dish OF ice cream. a
piece of watermelon. glass Of
ice tea a dish OF spinach and-oh
yes. piece Of cold fish
Then he got another kind OF
feeling
Hospital attendants today dag.
nosed the latter feeling as AN
acute gastric disturbance
The Ypsilanti daily press., 1943-07-15
Defense Drill
to be July q

Wednesday, July 81, Is the date
set for the next Civilian Defense
drill. Officials will umpire the drill
practice and observe the profcien.
cy OF the air raid wardens and their
staffs.
Officials will cruise the area. So.
lecting wardens at random. give
them incidents and observe the
manner in which the assignment
is executed. The Rescue division
and medical units will be especially
drilled. This will be the last night
meeting until September.
The purpose OF the drill will be
10 see TO what extent the local
Civilian Defense unit would re-
spond in actual air raid. the possibi.
lity OF which seriously concerns
the state office Of Civilian Defense.
- surprise alert is expected to
be given soon residents OF Ypsi.
lanti who will not know in advance
that IL Is coming. The behavior OF
Ypsilanti people will he studied
by the officials at the time.
The Ypsilanti daily press., 1943-07-15

Spencer school board officials
Wednesday evening took steps to
enlarge the district when they pc
titioned boards OF Superior and
Ypsilant townships and Wayne
county board OF education 10 re
linquish portions OF their districts
in Townsite Village OF the Fed
eral Public Housing area. A small
fraction OF Wayne County some
The Ypsilanti daily press., 1943-07-15
At Long Last Ypsilanti to
Become Real Point on Maps

the supervision OF 1t. Commando
4 p Ratti.
The territory over which the
crew is working extends TO Caro-
on the north. Monroe on thre south,
Owosso west and st. Clair east.
The base line OF the survey is a
six mile strip OF railroad at Flint
The Ypsilanti daily press., 1943-07-15
Flashes of
Late News
THE WEATHER: Tonight:
Continued Mild

NEW YoRK-INS- More than
S1s,oOO,OOO almost the entire es-
tate OF Mrs. Harriette NJ. Arnold,
has been left to 3s religious, educa-
tional and charitable institutions
an estate-tax appraisal revealed
today. Among the beneficiaries
are Harvard College, Yale Univer-
sity and Princeton University, each
of which will get one sixth of $l7.-
6s3,533.
The Ypsilanti daily press., 1943-07-15

ROSTON-lNS- Soldier labor
baitalions Of the Boston Army Base
moved into the docks today to move
critical war cargo II 1.500 striking
longshoremen-virtually the entire
port Of Boston force-fsiled to
heed Instructions from their ma
tlonal union to return to work.
The Ypsilanti daily press., 1943-07-15

WASHINGTON-UP-The lowly
baked bean is scheduled to make
something Of a comeback on the
canned goods market. but at a
higher price. The Oflce OF Price
Administration said today that a
limited number OF glass containers,
caps and rubbers now have been
made available to professors. Beans
we're not canned early in 1912 under
a War Production Board conserva-
iion order.
The Ypsilanti daily press., 1943-07-15

NEW YORK Ms To conserve
gasoline and rubber, wasted by too
many starts and stops, ! $50 of
New York Citys 1880 traffic
lights will be eliminated from :
p m. TO 7 a. m. beginning tonight.
the police department announced
The Ypsilanti daily press., 1943-07-15

Barbering at i245 y. Huron River
Dr. II a m. 10 s p M Phone 2o37-R
Orval Townsley. adv. rs
The Ypsilanti daily press., 1943-07-15

WASHINGTON-UP - The Of
fee OF Price Administration today
established a fine paper merchants
industry advisory committee for
consultation and advice on regula-
tions governing price ceilings on
fine papers.
The Ypsilanti daily press., 1943-07-15

PHILADELPHIA-UP- The Ma
tional Drug Company. Philadelphia
faced charges filed in a criminal
Information that it supplied the
Army with "misbranded" solu-
ton which was to be used with
blood plasma for transfusions.
The Ypsilanti daily press., 1943-07-15

MADRID-AP-The railways OF
southern France and northern Italy
have been practically monopolized
since the invasion OF Sicily by the
movement of Axis military supplies
toward southern Italy and Todt Or
ganization workers TO the Po Valley
and Florence, travellers recently
returned from that region report.
The Ypsilanti daily press., 1943-07-15

BERN Up The Aga Kahn
multi-millionaire sportsman, was
slightly wounded by flying glass
when a British bomber crashed
and exploded near the hotel at
Vevey. where he is vacationing,
according TO a Zurich dispatch to
the Bern National Zeitung. The
explosion shattered windows. The
Aga Khan was on the hotel bal
cony watching the planes roaring
overhead when sthe explosion oc-
CURED.
The Ypsilanti daily press., 1943-07-15

MOSCOW-AP-Tass, official So
Wet news agency. said today that
hearings have started in the mill
tary trial of II persons charged
with high treason for completely in
alleged atrocities committed during
the German occupation of Krasno
dar in the Caucasus.
The Ypsilanti daily press., 1943-07-15

See TAXES Page s
The Ypsilanti daily press., 1943-07-15

AKRON, O.-UP-Transit facili-
ties in the. Akron area were at a
standstill today when 450 Akron
Transit Company workers struck
in protest against a decision OF an
advisory panel OF the War Labor
Board that would deny a wage in
crease demanded by the Transit
Workers Union (CIO).
The Ypsilanti daily press., 1943-07-15

See SLAYING Page 8
The Ypsilanti daily press., 1943-07-15

LONDON up. Jugoslav pa.
triots in eastern Bosnia have cap
tured the town OF Zyornik on the
Dyina River, according to reports
reaching Jugoslav government
circles here. The Germans were
understood TO be concentrating re-
serves on the opposite side OF the
River to prevent the fighting from
spreading into western Bosnia.
The Ypsilanti daily press., 1943-07-15

PITTSBURGH-AP - The in
surgent coal strike in southwestern
Pennsylvania collapsed today as a
federal grand jury continued an
investigation to determine who was
responsible for continuing the walk
out which began June 90.
The future outlook., 1943-11-06
PRESIDENTS LETTER
ON EMPLOYMENT
PRACTICE

The Presidents committee on
fair employment practice this
week made public President
Roosevelt's letter of appointment
of aMlcolm Rass as chairman of
the committee.
The full text Of the letter fol-
lows:
October IS, 1943.
My dear Mr.. Ross:
I hereby appoint you chairman
Of the committee on fair employ
ment practice created by execu-
tive order $500 MS amended on
May 81, 1043.
This order prohibits discrlmina-
tion in regard to hire, tenure,
terms or conditions Of employ
ment because Of race, creed,
color, or national origin. 1t also
provides assurance or pafticlpa-
tlon In the war program of all
workers including those who have
not been employed Mt their full
skllls. At n time when the labor
and skills of all Americans are
greatly needed, the work of the
committee is essential to our eff
fort for victory.
Under your prudent and able
direction / am confident that the
committee will continue Its excel
lent work and make further pro-
gress in the solution Of the diff
ficult problems of discrimination
In industry.
Cordially yours,
FRANKLIN ID. ROOSEVELT.
Mr.. Malcolm Ross,
Fair Employment Practice
Committee,
Washington, ID. G.
The future outlook., 1943-11-06
Browning Chapel Has Successful Year
Under Able Leadership Of Rev. r G. Sharpe

Browning Chapel Methodist
church has come to the close OF
another conference year, with
Rev.R. c. Sharpe as the pastor.
Rev. Sharpe has been the pastor
there for the past two years.
During the course Of time, the
membership has increased from
90 members to rs members. The
church has been remodeled.
The Youth Fellowship has also
given entertainment and plays
and programs for the church.
Youth Fellowship gave literally
to the bond rally. The church
has given three bonds to Ben
nett College and has given pre-
viously $1,000 toward Bennett,
making total of $134.00'
Browning Chapel has paid World
Service S75. Conference Claim
ant $4,000. and Episcopal funds
$22.50.
Rev. Sharpe has Baptized IL
children.
The speakers who were guest
at Browning Chapel Methodist
church during the past year was.
President f. d. Bluford Of a.
and T. College.
Rev. p. A. Taylor Of Cannon
Theological Summary, of Atlanta.
Ga.
Dr.. d. d. Jones. president Of
Bennett College.
Mrs. John w. Mitchell. in
agricultural service for the gov
eminent.
Mr.. L. E. Parr. Jr.. of Green's
boro.
Attorney r. D. Broadhurst.
Attorney Kermit HlgntOWer.
Dr. Clyde A. Miner, Presi-
dent of Guilford college.
Rev. Ralph d. Sharpe, of
Baltimore, Md.
Bishop A. Preston Shaw of
Baltimore. Md.
Rev. r. T. Winchester, dis
trict superintendent.
Rev. Mrs. Lewis, pastor of
Skeen Temple.
Aside from being pastor of
Browning Chapel Methodist
church and his business the
funeral home, Rev. Sharpe takes
The future outlook., 1943-11-06

time out to do social and civic
work. He has had many invita-
tions to hold services with those
in prison. What better way Is to
help your fellow men than by
going out into the highways and
byways and pray for and pray
with the multitude in helping
them to turn to Christ.
Officers OF the church are:
Rev. Timothy Foy assistant
pastor, Mrs. Duella M. Laughlin,
president of Womens Society of
Christian Service. Mr.. John
Galloway, church secretary, Mr..
J. r. Pratchett, superintendent
of Sunday school, Mrs. Saide l..
The future outlook., 1943-11-06

The Canadian Price Board has
lifted the ban on two-pants suits.
It's still a pressing problem in
this country.
The future outlook., 1943-11-06

The Cooper brothers brought
back to mind. in the second
game of the world series, the
old Spirit of st. Louis"
Evening star., 1943-12-01
Downed Yonk Flyers in Ituly, Given Up for Lost,
Now Reioininq Units, After Return From Hidino

LOT Lorain, Ohio. Somewhere near
Foggia on September 40 his left
engine had been hit by FAX while
he was so feet above the ground
and making 275 miles an hour. The
engine caught fire Immediately, the
cockpit filling with smoke and blind
ing him.
FLAX damage prevented any gain
in altitude and his plane crashed
into the ground in few seconds
missing a 10-foot pile of rocks by
inches. The plane skidded a hun
dred yards, strewing burning parts
|all over the ground.
| 1t. Pollock picked himself up
badly; shaken but uninjured, and
made for the nearest orchard, which
afforded some concealment.
After examining maps in his DOS
session he decided to head TO,
wooded hills in the north in antici-
patton Of the eventual arrival of the
British 9th Army rather than try
to break through the German lines
to the south. 1t. Pollock's eyes were
smarting from the smoke and fire
through which he had passed. He
saw an Italian farmhouse in the
distance and decided to take q
chance on a friendly welcome. But
after walking for 10 miles over rocks
so sharp they cut the soles of his
shoes he decided that it was all q
mirage-a phenomenon often re-
ported by these escapes. The house
Evening star., 1943-12-01
The list follows:
Maryland Drydock Co.
Sympathy Strike Ends
Bv the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
BALTIMORE, Dec. 1.-Striking
electrical supervisors at the Mary
land Drydock Co. voted to return to
work today following general one
day sympathy walkout at the big
Baltimore ship repair yard which
affected approximately 5000 en-
ployes.
Henry M. Spindt, president OF
Local 81, CIO Industrial Union OF
Marine and Shipbuilding Workers
of America, termed the general
walkout unauthorized" and ap-
pealed for all employees to go back
to their jobs today.
He attributed the difficulty to "the
refusal of the company to answer
demands made by electrical depart
ment supervisors" but added that
"the absence OF these men will have
a serious effect on production and
will delay the return to sea of vitality
needed ships"
Vote of the supervisors was taken
at meeting last night.
Evening star., 1943-12-01

always receded before him and
eventually disappeared altogether.
Finally Found Shelter.
He eventually came on another
farmhouse, however, where carrying
on the best conversation he could in
sign language, he found himself well
come. The family told him Germans
were all around and persuaded him
to change his uniform for civilian
clothes-a risky undertaking since
he had forgotten his dog tags and
lost his Identification card. He
would have no standing as soldier
il captured.
He was fed we'll and every day his
hosts took him for a short walk,
pointing out places he might hide if
the Germans approached. Also they
gave him day-by-day account of
the British advance. 1t was distress
ingly slow for the trapped man, and
the Germans were still too close to
chance a getaway.
Finally came word that British
patrols had reached a nearby vii
Evening star., 1943-12-01

lage. He put on his uniform again
and went to town on . motorcycle,
which had been re-assembled by the
Italians from abandoned parts.
Once he made contact with the
patrols 1t was only matter Of get
ting ride back to his own outfit.
Was On 18th Mission.
Another who has just returned Is
1t. Douglas A. Nelson Of Mime
apolis. He also disappeared on the
Foggia raid on September 18. 1t
was his unlucky 18th mission. His
left engine was put out of commits
sion by fax just before the target
was reached. At about the same
time he ran through. a flock of birds
one of which was caught in the cool
ing system of the right engine. He
went on and strafed the field, but
Immediately afterward the over
heated right engine quit on him.
1t. Nelson crashed his plane