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The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-09-27
Half-Forgotten Days
Twenty Years Ago

Wenty Years Ago
Death Mrs Scion Goode passed away her home in Canton
Township following illness o years
Mrs Jane Colts Essex Willis died early morning at her
home after long illness brain resulting in sleeping
sickness.
Mrs Elmer Ross president the College Matrons
association, filling the Mrs Anna
resigned.
The Woodruff Troop of Boy enjoyed September
hike up the Huron River Those are: Awad
George Award james Ball Richard Cummings Lyle Cassie
berry Robert Finton Leslie Granns Charles
kns Wayne Hubbard, Daryl Hawker Donald Lam
bert Kenneth McDougal. John Mac Russell Reddawsy Bert
Richards Edmund Stuye Edward Schitz
Ward Phil Ward Byron Witt Assistant Master Tom
Lawrence and Scout Master Floyd l.. Smith.
The enrolment at the Normal College reach 10 1000
this year which will be the biggest yearly enrolment
tory Of the institution
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-09-27
Fifty Years Ago

The high school enrolment every seat in the
main occupied and Is students study in tho
preceptress' room across the hall.
Denton 10 fast becoming a commercial George "
Renhart advertising for 5000 bushels and he there
evening TO make purchases Goode have
buying potatoes this week.
Detroit Norval A. Ha wilkins of Walter Hav
kus city Miss Mabel Roberts daughter Of Col and
Sss Thomas r. Roberta
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-09-27
AqenC1eS For
Aid bPubhc

Editors Note: This is one Of
series Of articles on social services
available IN Ipsilanti. The articles
should be clipped for future refer
ence as increased population brings
more problems which Ypsilantians
Will be called upon to solve.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-09-27

LtbANuN. N. HUI ; Mrs,
Cah' Z. Sullenberger.' West lie.
oan1n whose preacher husband a
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-09-27
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The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-09-27
Your Health
Respiratory Tract
Most Likely to be
Infected in Winter
BY Looan oIsndsnnlns. N. o.

WE ARE entering the period
Of the year when the most serious
national health problem always
arises-that of the infectious and
contagious respiratory diseases. In
earlier days of the republic there
was no let-up in health problems
1t was dysentery in the summer.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-12-19

There's double pleasure for smokers in Vevef it rolls
INTO smooth round swell testing Cigarette and packs
snug end cosy in pipe. Velvet is Kentucky BUey at its
best mild and sweet nut In holiday packages of /
pound orsoUnee drums. ond spoeio HumseAl gloss ors
Evening star., 1943-02-07
Your Income Tax
No. 35-Deductions for Bad Debts (Port y

If a debt has become worthless
during the year, the amount may.
with certain exceptions, be taken as
a deduction in arriving at net in
come for Federal income tax pur-
poses. Bad debts occurring in course
OF trade or professions are shown in
Schedule H to arrive at net profit
for loss) from business or profess
sion; other bad debts are, shown in
item Is of the return, Form 1O4O
and must be supported in all cases
with a statement fn Schedule c.
showing the circumstances Losses
from corporate securities with in
terest coupons or in registered form.
which become worthless during the
year, and which are capital assets,
are shown in Schedule F.
Explanation Necessary.
In all cases of deduction for bad
debt, the explanation must show 1a)
Of what the debt consisted. (b) name
and family relationship, if any, Of
the debtor, Co when the debt was
created, ID when it became due, te)
what efforts have been made to
collect the debt, and % how it was
determined to be worthless. A pre-
else statement is required because Of
the many different transactions out
Of which the relationship of debtor
and creditor may arise and the
consequent many definitions of the
word debt"
In order to be an allowable de-
ductiOn debt must become worth
less within the year for which the
return is made. The determination
OF Worthlessness is an important
provision in establishing the allow
ability Of the deduction. The tax
payer must take reasonable steps to
determine that there is no prob
ability Of payment or collection and
must have prima facie evidence tc
prove that the debt has no value
If in the exercise of sound business
judgment taxpayer concludes after
making every reasonable effort tc
determine whether there is ikel-
/ hood Of recovery that the debt is OF
Evening star., 1943-02-07

10 value deduction for such debt
may be allowable. Court action,
such as legal judgment or adjudi-
cation in bankruptcy is not neces-
Sary as proof that the debt is worth
less, as indeed it frequently hap
pens that a debt may be worthless
before the debtor has been adjudged
bankrupt.
Delay Not Permitted.
A second important provision re-
garding deductability for bad debts
is that the deduction must be taken
in the taxable year in which the
debt becomes worthless. The fact
that a debt is still held open on tie
books Of the taxpayer does not
mean that it has value, and the law
Goes not permit taxpayer to defer
claiming a deductible allowance on
that account beyond the year in
which it becomes worthless.
A further requirement regarding
deduclblllty for bad debts is that a
debt must have existed in fact and
in law, If debtor was not legally
iaoie W VIC taxpayer lnen Inere
was no debt to become worthless.
Advances to relatives to tide them
over financial straits, made out of
moral considerations and without
understandings regarding repay
ment, are frequently held to be in the
nature Of gift rather than a loan
and consequently no deduction
would be allowable for non payment.
However, when a loan is made to a
relative in bona fide business
transaction deduction may be
allowed because of uncollectibilitv
Evening star., 1943-02-07
BY BERNARD S. O'HARA,

Associated Press FINANCIAL Writ5r
NEW YORK, Feb. 6.-The stock
market ended the week on an irregu-
lar note today although selective
buying put many issues in the plus
column.
Further profit cashing impeded
progress here and there. Closing
gains and losses of fractions to a
point or so were pretty we'll divided.
After a comfortable advance Mon
day, based mainly on war optimism,
investment demand and initiation
psychology, the technical correction
which analysts had been predicting
got under way Tuesday and put the
market down on balance for the first
time since January 20 The decline
continued through Thursday. Con-
servatism was inspired by secrecy
surrounding developments in the
SolOmOns. but this was later off
set to considerable extent bv Rus
sian battle successes Prime indus
trials, led by steels and motors.
came back Friday, while rails and
utilities failed to get anywhere. VOL
ume slackened after million share
sessions Monday and Tuesday.
Average Up Slightly.
The Associated Press average of
60 stocks today was up OIL of a point
at AL and was ahead OIL on the
week, The composite also was only
O.1 under its peak since July, 194l.
established Monday.
Transfers totaled 5O0.250 shares
against 612,l0l week ago. Low
priced stocks accounted for much of
the turnover.
In new high ground for 1942-43
or longer were General Motors, Con-
tinental Motors, Montgomery Ward.
Sears Roebuck, Standard Oil IN. JD
and Standard Oil Of California. Mod
est advances were retained by Amer
lcan Telephone. Kennecott, WOOL
worth, Westinghouse, General Elec-
trio, Loew's. Warner RIOS and In
ternational Paper.
Liquor Shares Down.
Schenley, National Distillers. Hi
ram Walker and Distillers Corp.
dipped as proposals were made at
Washington for sharp curtailment
OF liquor consumption. A reduced
dividend cut down Sylvania Electric
Products. Wage-rate questions still
lmpeded the rails. On the downside
were U, S. Steel. Bethlehem, Santa
Fe, N, Y. Central, Western Union.
Dow Chemical, Allied Chemical,
Philip Morris, Du Pont, U. S. Rubber,
Anaconda and U. S. Gypsum.
Gulf Oil, Standard Oil of Ken
lucky and Niles Bement- Pond edged
forward in the curb. In arrears were
Brazilian Traction, Phoenix Securi-
ties and Electric Bond & Share. The
aggregate here was 1925 shares
versus l30,380 last Saturday.
Bonds were uneven.
Evening star., 1943-02-07
Further Hearings Indicated
On Southwest Power Pool
BY the Associated Press.

BY The Associated Press.
LITTLE ROCK, Ark, Feb. 6.-The
Federal Power Commission investi-
gatlon-hearing here of rates charged
the Governments Lake Catherine
(Ark) aluminium plant by the
Southwest Power Pool closed last
night amid indications that the al
ready voluminous record would be
expanded before a decision was
made
Pool counsel was granted permis-
sion to argue the case orally before
the FPC in Washington prior to is
suanCe of a decision
Chief Trial Examiner Frank A..
Hampton said he would make a
recommendation, accompanied by
the record and all exhibits, to the
FPC, and FPC Attorney Lambert
McAllister announced he would seek
to have the case reopened for the
purpose OF admitting evidence from
the commission itself and the De-
fense Plant Corp. owner of the
plant, if such information were
needed to complete the record.
j. E. Flanders of the Arkansas
Utility Commission testified that the
utility regulatory groups in Arkan-
sas, Kansas. Missouri and Oklahoma
had asked the National Association
OF Railroad and Utility Commits
sioners to enter the case Ito pro-
tect the several States from such
an illegal invasion of their rights. :"
This reference was to his agencys
contention that rates between DPC
and the Arkansas Power and Light
Co. were matter of exclusive State
jurisdiction.
Evening star., 1943-02-07
G.E. Workers Get S158,943
For Time Saving Ideas
BY the Associated Press.

SCHENECTADY, N. Y. Feb. g.
Production ideas that saved 1850 900
man-hours of work in General Elec-
trio plants last year meant $l58943
to employees, the company announced
today.
OF 53945 suggestions, the COM
pany said 16,204 were adopted.
Besides the time the suggestions
adopted saved more than a million
pounds of steel as we'll as large
quantities Of aluminium. copper.
stainless steel, tin, chromium and
other vital metals" General Elec-
trio statement said.
Jerry BuccuZzo Of Lynn, Mass. and
Joseph Mizak of Bridgeport, Conn,
took top honors with awards OF
81 200 each for time-saving ideas
which also conserved materials and
tools. Buccuzzo's plan cut the warm
up time in testing airplane super
charges while Mizak made one ope-
ration Of what had been three.
These were typical:
Two thoughts of Spencer Frede-
rick, Schenectady. netted him $1,O25
and saved $4,000 pounds of steel.
l.. E. Mckinney of Lynn got $3.50
for another steel-saving idea Maui
rice Ward. Bridgeport, won $3.50 for
method OF reusing wax.
Evening star., 1943-02-07
United Stotes Treasury Position
Philip Morris, Ltd, Votes
$3.50 Extra Dividend

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. Feb. 6.-Phihp Nor
ris & Co., Ltd, Inc, has declared
an extra dividend of $3.50 a share
on the common stock as we'll as the
regular quarterly of IS cents share
payable April Is to holders of rec
ord March 20. An extra Of 81 a
share was paid last year.
Regular quarterly disbursements
of $l06l4 a share on ~ cumulative
preferred stock and of $l.l2l2 a
share on An cumulative preferred
were ordered payable May ! to
holders of record April Is.
Sylvania Electric.
Sylvania Electric Products, Inc,
reduced the quarterly disbursements
on common stock in declaring a divi-
dend of Is cents a share, payable
April to holders Of record March
10. Dividends totaled s1.25 in 1912
and consisted of four quarterly pay
ments of 31A cents each.
Evening star., 1943-02-07
u. !. Must ENCOURAGE
Competent Citizens,
Prentiss Declares
Former Head Of NAM
Says They Are Bosis
For Democracy
BY the Associated Press.

SF the Associated Press.
PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 6.-H. w,
Prentiss, president Of the Armstrong
Cork Co, and former president Of
the National Association Of Manu-
facturers. told midyear graduates
of the University of PENNSYLVANIA
today "it is high time for believers
in American liberty to raise their
voices in behalf OF the two-thirds
OF our citizens who have proven
competent to take care of them
selves"
Speaking at commencement exer-
cises at which record class of 673
men and women was graduated.
Prentiss referred to the plight OF
the one-third of our population who
are allegedlv i'll nourished, Ill
housed and i'll clothed
who but the competent" he
asked, can help that situation? OF
course, Government can tax away
the savings of the competent of
this and past generations and dis
tribute them, but eventually when
this accumulated fat is gone. where
is new productive wealth to come
from in a free society, if not from
the ingenuity. initiative and enter
prise OF the competent"
Prentiss declared the way to free
dom has always been a rough and
arduous road. 1t Is not for weaklings
only competent people can
build the temple of self government.
And only competent people can
keep 1t standing.
TO preserve itself. a representa-
tive democracy should, therefore,
guard and encourage individual
competency with every means at its
command. For only intellectually
competent men can fully discharge
the sponsibilities of citizenship,
weigh new proposals Of government
against the lessons of history and
vote intelligently."
Prentiss received the honorary
degree Of doctor OF laws, as did
Comdr. Mildred H. McAfee, director
Of the WAVES. The degree of doc
tor Of letters was conferred on Will
liam L. Bait. vice chairman of the
War Production Board. and Jan
Struther MRS. Anthony Maxtone-
Graham of London, author OF Mrs.
Miniver."
Evening star., 1943-02-07
Wheat Edges Higher,
Buying Credited 10
Elevator Interests
Other Grains Follow
With Small Gains
At Weeks Close
Rv WILLIAM FERRIS.
Associated Press Market Writer


CHICAGO, Feb. 6.-Wheat prices
maintained a. firm undertone today
on buying credited to elevator in
terests and closed with small gains.
Other grains followed wheat, finish
ing slightly higher
Trading was light, as customary
in the short Saturday session. and
no important news developed to in
fiuence price trends
At the close wheat was 1,-l,
higher; May, sl4Qls; July. S13974 ::
Corn was unchanged to u higher,
May. 97a4 Oats were unchanged to
Il higher and rye unchanged to i
higher. There was no trade in soy
beans
A report quoting an Office of
Price Administration official to the
effect that no boost in the bread
price ceiling was contemplated had
some influence on the market at
tho start, when prices were lower,
but it did not bring out much SELL
ing. 1t was considered possible CELL
ings on pastries. cakes, pies and
other luxury products might be
raised.
Grain range at principal markets
Evening star., 1943-02-07
Dividend Meetinos

NEW YORK, Feb. e tspecisu Among
me important companies which will hold
dlvldend meetings this week arc American
Machine & Foundry Co, Continental Can
Co. inc Reliance Mfg. Co and Seaboard
Oh Co, OF Delaware A list of the meet
lnes Of companies definitely scheduled is
reported by Fitch Investors Service as
follows:
Monday. February g.
s. Joseph Lead Co tcom III ann
spencer kellogg & Sons, Inc. tcomD I'll
am.
Tuesday. February g.
Columbia Broa dcastlrg system, Inc (Cl.
"A and b l1.15 ann
Columbian Carbon Co. tcoml 90 ann.
Newberry - j. Co fcomt &&l IN
Proctor & Gamble Co. 81 pfdD u As
Reliance Manufacturing Co. MlA t7rs
Spear & Co. $3.50 Is, and md ptd. }
tlI am.
"wednesday, February 40
American Machine 4 Foundry Co (com }
% pm }.
a M.
Eastman Kodak Co Of N. j. (en, ptd
and conn 80 am,
Kaufman Dept Stores, Inc t5Te cum
conV. pref '3 pm
THURSDAY. February IL
Coneoleum -Nalrn, Inc. conn @ 30
pm
Jov Manufactur,ne Co. ,coml 90 am
seahcard OIL Co. Of Del CcomJ ego
m !.
Evening star., 1943-02-07
Supplies Inadequate
For Metal Needs
Under WPB Plan
First AlIotments Show
Some Requests Will
Not Be Met
By he Associated Press

By he Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Feb. 6.-Over-all re-
quests in the controlled materials
plan which got under way this week
greatly exceeded supply.
First allotments covering tonnages
available for the 1e43 second quarter
showed these anticipated percentage
increases over supply in requests
from IA claimant agencies: Steel,
II for ordinary carbon grade and IS
for alloys; copper, is, and aluminium,
IA.
The agencies, including armed
services, lend-lease and domestic
civilian economy, were allotted
available supplies comprised of l5.-
100000 tons of carbon steel, 1000 900
tons of alloy steels, 100000 tons of
copper and 100000 tons of alumni
mum.
Steel plate demand would indicate
mills might have to establish record
production to take care of all needs.
Tin plate makers, however, re-
portedly have been disappointed
over the slow rate OF incoming busi-
ness.
The 100000 tons of refined copper
sent up for distribution in the sec
ond quarter-indicating a monthly
supply of about 100000 tons or
yearly Of 2,400, ,OO0-was about in line
with trade expectations.
Lead releases for February distri-
button of Government owned for
eign metal to domestic users was
smaller than In January. Zinc trade
sources reported there was likely to
be a sized tonnage Of prime
Western grade metal added to Gov-
ernment reserves.
Evening star., 1943-02-07
Textile Trade Is Restricted
By Scarcity Of Supplies
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Feb. 6-Textile trad
ing was reported light this week,
held down by the small amount of
goods available rather than demand.
Mill releases were confined chiefly
to print cloths and related items
Osnaburgs for the agricultural trade
and sheeting to flll Army raincoat
orders were eagerly sought, but most
producers we're reluctant to offer
material since they were booked
through the second quarter.
Uncertainty of future labor supply,
the current fuel problem and con-
Germ over renegotiation were cited
as reasons for hesitancy.
Trade reports said cancellation OF
some orders for bandolier materials
involved only a small amount of
goods which probably could find
other buyers.
There was discussion also of plans
for additional output of 200 ZOO, 900
yards of certain types Of goods.
Woolen goods markets were quiet
although there was rising volume
of Government and lease-lend COM
mitments. A similar situation pre-
vailed in the rayon markets.
Evening star., 1943-02-07
Anthracite Output Rises;
|ckes Scores Da||yinq
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Anthracite production was 1922
900 tons in the week ended January
30. largest output since the fall of
1881.
Solid Fuels Co-ordinator Ickes, re-
porting that yesterday, said produc-
ton approached the rate his office
had estimated could be attained by
working full time under the six-day
week adopted in mid-January.
Mr.. Ickes reported bituminous coal
production for the same week at
II 10000 tons. an increase of 100000
tons over the preceding week, but
said a large part of the soft coal
industry continued on fve-day
week
Mr.. Ickes described as "intoler
able" what he called continued
"dallying over technical details be-
tween producers and miners instead
Of getting seriously down to the busi-
ness of digging enough coal to fight
the war"
Evening star., 1943-02-07
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Evening star., 1943-02-07
Cotton Decline Laid
To Uncertainty Over
Parity Program
Liquidation Accompanied
By Light Trade and
Mill Buying
Ry tie Associated Press.

Ry the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. Feb 6.--Cotton fu-
lures prices declined 25 to so cents
bale today. liquidation meeting
light trade and mill buying.
The close was near the lows OF
the short session.
The downturn accompanied dis
cussions of trade perplexities over
the final disposition of the parity
price question. A factor also cited
was belief that the expansion in
oil-producing crops, such AS peanuts
and soybeans. might extend to hike
cotton planting, since cottonseed
also produces oil
Evening star., 1943-02-07
F oreien Exchange

NEW YORK FEB 2 Closing torelFn
exchange rates follow Great Britain IN
dollars. others ID centsl
CANADA - OflCal Canadian Control
Board rates for United States dollars.
buying, - per cent premium, selling il
per cent premium; cquIraienl 20 discounts
on CANADIAN dollars IN New York oi buy
Ing HHl per cent selling. q 0H Der c-nt
Canadian dollar in New York open
Tf1lsrSeI f1 ~ per cent diScoln. or "".I2's
ENTope-Grcst BrlIa4n. oficial tBanE-
ers ForelGn Exchange CCmmltte, rates.
buvir2 ( o. selling o.
Latin America - ArEeuuna cnlc.aL
H2 -. free. . So. rp l-gu cent. Brazil
off al IS 6u5n. free ON Mexico % GGn
H4tsS In spot cables unless otherwl lse
irglCsIed
r Nominal
Evening star., 1943-02-07
Listed Stock Values
Highest Since 1941
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
NEW YORK. Feb. 6.-The New
York Stock Exchange reported the
average price Of all stocks listed
was s2816 share on January 30,
the highest since September /, l941.
A month earlier the average was
s26.39 share and on January 81.
1912, it was s24.70 a share.
The exchange reported that at
the end OF January 1.240 stock issues
were listed, aggregating 1,47O. 1863 1853
shares for total value OF s4l,4lO-
585, ,O43. On December 81. 1942. there
were 1888 issues, or 1,470502 $50
shares, for a total market value of
s38,8l1, 728, ,666.
Evening star., 1943-02-07
$1.72 q Share Earned
By P. LoriIIurd Co.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Feb 6.-P. Lorillard
Co. and subsidiaries reported today
net income for 1912 was $3,9l4,702,
equal to SLIP common share, COM
pared with 1888, 168 or $144 a COM
mon share in the preceding year
The company reported gross sales
exceeded 100000 900 for the first
time in the company's history.
Evening star., 1943-02-07
United Cos HEARINGS
To Reopen Tomorrow
By the Associated Pres.

by EHt hSSOclaled Press
PHILADELPHIA, Feb. Shear
lngs on the voluntary liquidation
plan filed by United Gas Improve
ment Co. will resume next Monday
at 2 pm. (E. w. T.), the Securities
and Exchange Commission an
nounced. The hearings have been
adjourned since January 10.
Evening star., 1943-02-07
Magnesium Production
Boosted 100 Times
Ry the Associated Press.

NEW YORK, Feb. 6.-To meet
wartime needs, production of mag
nesium has increased 100 times in
three years and by the end of 1943
seven times as much aluminium will
be produced as in 1899.
This was the report Of Philip D.
Wilson, chief OF production, alumni
mum and magnesium division of the
War Production Board, in an annual
review written for Mining and
Metallurgy Magazine published to-
day.