The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-07-22

own canned goods for the duration,
E. A. Gump. state purchasing di-
rector, disclosed today.
LONDON-AP-The Algiers ra-
dio reported today in a broadcast
recorded by the Associated Press
that American and Canadian fore
es in Sicily have taken total
OF 10000 prisoners.
\ FORTDE-FRANCE, Martinique
.iP-Twelye hundred persons who
fled the regime OF Admiral Georges
Robert returned to Martinique yes
terday from Dominica aboard
French merchant ship, and holt
day crowd gave them an enthusiast
tic welcome home.
TOPEKA. Kas. -AP- Women,
. boys and girls comprise about 80
per cent of the crews harvesting
the Kay Valley potato crop, Gov
ernor Andrew Schoeppel reported
in praising Kansas youth for help
ing 10 relieve farm labor shortages.
}. WASHINGTON -AP-Too many
people are milling around street
corners of big American cities
when air raid test alarms sound.
said James F. Lands. director of
civilian defense, in proposing to-
day that more shelter areas be
provided
= WASHINGTON-AP- A 10 per
cent reduction in the civilian army
OF 30c9 600 persons now employ
ed by the government was demand.
ed today by Senator iTydings ID
Md Observing that he was
shocked to learn that the mum
Der Of government workers had
!. passed the 100000 mark, Tydings
: bald he Intends to urge Congress
in the + 1 to take action toward
slashing mis- payroll.
SAN FRANCISCO -AP- The
story Of German-Americana bund
activities on the Pacific Coast EN-
bellished with pictures, fattened
cthe records in the federal court
trial Of % German born Amer
leans today. Peter Gissibl. gov
eminent witness who once headed
a bund unit IN Chicago, identified
the 1887 bund year book which
listed bund groups at San Fran
cisco, Oakland, Concord. Petaluma,
. Santa Barbara, San Diego. Seattle,
NSpokane and salt Lake City. There
also was a picture Of bund storm
troopers on parade in Fresno in
July, 1885.
DAYTON. Wash. --AP- Some
400 Japanese-Americans and alien
Mexicans refused 10 work today
b because Of an order restricting
their movement in this small farm
ing community. and in conse-
Guence the Blue Mountain Can
neres. Inc, plant was obliged to
shut down. The order. Sheriff
+. +. Warwick said. was issued af-
ter a Dayton woman reported she
!, had been attacked in her home by
"a small, dark man.
SANTA MONICA. Cal. ms
Bus drivers Of Santa Monica's Bay
City Transit Lines early today vot-
ed not to join the threatened strike
OF Los Angeles bus and streetCar
employees scheduled for 8 a. m.
NEW ORLEANS-INS-Rep Ed
ward Hebert CD of Louisiana de
clared today that Speaker Of the
House Sam Rayburn should be the
Democratic candidate for Vice
President on the 1914 ticket. lie
told the Young Mems Business
. Club: 1T is about time the South
Ashould be recognized by the Dem
ocratic party in power and We
should have recognition on the
national ticket"
LISBON-INS- Bert Fish. L. S.
Minister to Portugal, who as min.
ister TO Saudi Arabia in 1910 was
n instrumental in American eXploi-
: tation of valuable oil resources in
Arabia now serving the war ef-
fort. is dead. Announcement OF
his death yesterday at the age of
g. surprised even members OF his
legation staff who, at his orders,
we're not informed Of his illness.
ASBURY. PARK. y. J.-lNS-
The Asbury Park-New York Tran
sit Corp. a bus company operating
between New York City and the
New Jersey shore. today had ap-
piled to the Civil Aeronautics Ad-
mlnistration for a permit to OPP
crate a helicopter route after the
kwar
NEW YORK ms Looking
FOR a small time bookie joint, po-
lice revealed today they stumbled
on an illegal distribution center
for ration coupons described by
the office Of Price Administration
as 1.-THE most serious brought to
1.-THE attention OF the L. S. Attor-
ney and the OPA to date Ernest
johnson. 80. negro proprietor of
small tailor shop in Harlem.
was held in $4,000 bail today after
coupons good for more than 49,
600 gallons Of gasoline, 20,625 gal
Ions Of fuel oil. and Is pairs Of
\ shoes were discovered cached in
his shop.
NEW YORk-lNS- The L. s