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The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-10-07

work and usually succeed. You
are quiet and reserved. do not like
social life except in your own cir
Gle. With your friends you are af-
fable and entertaining. Benefits
through novel or uncommon busi-
nesses are promised you in the
next year, but do not indulge in
doubtful speculation. A threat ex-
lists OF disagreements with part
ner and Tor elders. The child born
today will crave excitement and
may suffer through the lure of
the senses. especially IL he or she
is born early in the morning. The
late afternoon or evening Is more
propituoiD.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-10-07
Christian and Missionary Alliance

% South Prospect ST.
NJ. S. Amstutz. minister.
10 a. m.-Sunday School.
II a. m.-Worship hour and
Bible message.
6 .. m.-Prayer meeting.
$50 p. m.-Young Peoples So.
ciety.
1880 p. ma service OF song and
praise and a Bible exposition.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-10-07

Minute Test Answers
1. From Boston, England.
2. From Mars. Roman god Of
war.
3. North
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-10-07
Your Health
Military Training
in Summer Vacation
Period Feasible
~ nd.n EIan "A tna Az n
BY Logan Clendennlns, NJ. o.

THE REPORTS Of the medical
selective service boards on the
physical condition of American
youth and the findings of some Of
our universities to the effect that
a large percentage of youths in the
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-10-07
Words of Wisdom

Give me love and work-these
two only-William Morris.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-01-20
Edgecombe
And Nash In
Control Area

Raleigh. Jan. 2O.-CNP)-T. S.
Johnson. Ralcigh district OpA drcc-
tor. said n"r" today that EdgCcombc
and Nash counties would bc placed
uudcr rent control February and
that rents i'm tho area must be rolled
back To- the level of March |. 1919.
The new rent control area VIII DC
known - the Rocky Mount defense
rental area. johnson said. and will
be under the supervision of the
G0ldsbprO rent control office which
Is directed iIy Icnu G.. HollowCll.
Johnson SAID that rent clerks. with
tWo assistants, will bC stationed in
Rocky Mount and TarbOro with u
temporary CNaminCr-inSpcctor op-
Grating in the two counties. Another
C%aminCr-insDCCtOr Will bC stationed
in GOldSbOrO.
Rent attorney for the Rocky
Mount defense rental area will be J.
Frank MClnniS. of GOldsboro. who is
also rent attorney Tor the Goldsboro
area, Johnson said.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-01-20
Three Ships Sunk,
F1ve Damaged By
Allies at RQbauZ
Heavy interrogation
And Anti-Aircraft
Fire Is Encountered

Advanced Allied Headquarters,
New Guinea. Jan. 2O-(AP)-F0rty
Allied torpedo and dive bombcrs
covered by 90 fighters smashed
through heavy japanese plane inter-
ccptiun and nti-aircraft fire To sink
three big merchant ships and damage
five more in Sampson harbOr al RAJ
baul. New Britain.
More than 100 enemy planes tam
gIcd with the raiders in the assault
Monday. General Douglas Mac
Ar,hur'S Communiquc sid today.
Eighteen OF the japanese planes were
knocked down for sure and probably
fifteen more. Allied losses were ten
fighters. one DIVE bomber DESTROYED
by attack and one torpedo plane.
Besides the three ships which were
sent 10 blow apart and sink. two
others were LEFT burning and prob
ably sinking while three more were
seriously damaged. the rommuniulc
SAID. some returning pilots expressed
belief six ships were sunk.
The planes came from fields re-
Gently completed at Bong inyilIc IN
the SolomunS. and pilots described
the assault rs the most dcyas'mc
air blow ever made by land-bascd
planes on shipping at the cncmy's
big base
~ Cape Gloucester. on the north
western coast of New Britain. Amer
lean Marines who captured sfrafcpic
Hill Goo fr.d V. hurled back an
enemy countCrattaCk before dawn
Monday, adding 126 moro Japanese
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-01-20
Governor Is
Happy Over
Rate Case
In the Sir Waller Hotel.
Daily Dispatch Bureau.
BY LYNN NTSBET

Raleigh. Jan. 20.-GoV. Broughton,
back at his desk after two days III
Washington where with other south
ern governors he pressed the freight
rate situation before congressman
ana talked politics With the PrcS.-
dent. was happy today over the
whole situation.
He said this was the first time the
freight rate muddIe had been placed
directly before senators and reprcS-
cntatireS. and their reaction was en-
thuSlaStic. BrOughton is chairman of
the freight rate committee for the
southern governors conference and
was spokesman for the group. Every
member OF Congress from this State
was present at the conference, en-
ccpt Senator Reynolds and Rcprcs-
cntativc Clark. Clark was detained
In his home district.
The governor laughed when re-
portcrS told him they were more in
tCrcsted in the political aspects of
tho trip than in freight rates. and
said the Washington newspapers iClt
In" same way. On that point he said
the southern governors all expected
their states Ia support the Democrat
tic national ticket. and then fight
Oh, their differences within the
party.
One Washington reporter asked
MIN how he rcConcilCd that position
with the TACT that $50 many southern
candidates were getting elected on
an'i-NCw Deal platforms. Tic gov
crnor said he reminded the question:
Cr that they were running as Dem
UCraiS. and tho South would vote for
an antI-NCw Deal Democrat but
would not support 81 antl-Ncw Deal
Republican. The governor SAID some
northern and western folks might
not understand that, bat he felt sure
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-01-20
Seek Compromise
In Payments Bill
For Armed Forces
Two Billion Dollar
Difference in House
And Senate Allowance

Washington. Jan. 2O-(AP)
Senate and House Military
Committees undertook today to
compromise Il $4,000, 900 900
difference of opinion over dis
charge payments to members
Ct the armed forces.
The House cut Senate allowances
by approximately that total ycstcr-
dag IN ..Oisv SeSSiur IN which adj
vocatcS Of even higher payments
were shouted down at every turn.
Despite the Upruar. The final House
action WIS unanimous 33T to q.
Where the Senate previously vot-
cd discharge pay running from 5000
10 $500. the House voted 500 for
men and women with less than 80
days service. and $500 for those
discharged after long period. 1t
also eliminated payments Tor Off
Gers with more than $500 monthly
base pay limiting allowances To the
rank of Captaiu). where the Senate
mad approved payment through the
rank OF lull co!cnrl.
Senate Majority Leader Barklcy.
Kentucky Democrat. told the re-
pOrtcrS that the House minimum al
l"WauCc was too low. but another
senator who asked that his name
not be used nj this time. said he
Thought the House mad better
bill"
Il think timer" vii. bc Strnrg sup
port for the lower allowances in
view of the fact that the higher nav
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-01-20
Senate Ready
For Tax Bill
Final Vote

Washington, Jan. 2C.-(AP)-Thc
Senate was set for Il IN. vote OF r.ic
S2,255. 6uO,O0U 1IN bill today, prOVid-
4 ~" ri"anCc conmittcc can get to-
gctncr ON a compromise plan 10 re-
wise the war contracts TcncgotratiO
law.
Virtually all other phase, Of the
bill have been disposed uf. and three
ui the Tour members of special
fin, nee Subcommittee Wore agreed
on the rcnCgOtIatIuu amendments.
Senator Taft COMO Republican, ask
ed additional time 10 study them.
Senator Walsh (AlaSs. Democracy
another mCmbCr OF the Sub-cDmmit-
tee. said he and Senators George
Georgia DcmocraD. and LafOlIcitc
WISCONSIN ProgrcSSiVc) h. q agreed
tentatively TO recommend striking
an amendment which would exempt
standard commercial articles from
rcncgotiat!on proceedings. and ano-
thCr which would rcdcfinc the term
Sub-ContractUr 50 as 10 exempt pro-
fits ON articles not physically incur-
pOratcd in a contract item.
The machine tool industry would
be specifically exempted as il speed
cd up production progra m was re
gardcd as having dimmcd lis postwar
practice.
y termination date of nest Dec
cmbcr 81 would be written into thC
rcncgot alton act. subject To- six
months extension If the President
thought that desirable. No contract,
made after that date would be sub
irf.i tp ytn,p,. ,.'ipD
Cont. ctors dissatisfied with the
rcnCgotiation Of their contracts would
be given the right to appeal 10 the
courts
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-01-20
Last Effort
ToSaveFood
Subsidy Bill
Senate Debate Opens
Friday for Program
Recommended by FDR

Washington, Jan. 2O.--(AP)--Ad-
first fight Ia save President Ruusc-
volts 81 j00.0OO.00O food price sub
sidy program today with the opening
OF Senate debate set tentatively Tor
tomorrow.
The administration absorbed Il pre-
lminary setback yesterday when the
b; mixing committee approved a bill
by Senator BankhCad (Ala:,D.) yes
tcrday, ten to nine, to liquidatc the
present subsidy system by June 30.
but the measure faces flood ul
amendments from the floor To cancel
and modify the ban.
Democratic Leader BarIllcy OF Ken
lucky said the start OF the debate on
The Legislation is contingent on dis
posing OF the revenue dill by tumor-
row.
Prospects were that the admnstra-
ton leaders would throw their
weight behind an amendment by
Senator Maloncy Conn, d. 10
strike out tho subsidy repeal section
of the Bankhcad bill-S!milar To the
ban vote overwhelmingly by the
house two months aGo-aud sub
StItutc Il provision giving the Com
modify Credit Corporation and other
Federal agencies authority 10 spend
up To 81 0,O0O.000 for food price
sterilization in 1914.
This amendment was defeated nine
to ten by the banking committee but
Maloncy announced he would offer
II without change in the Senate.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-01-20
Wife of Attache
Shot AIysteriousIv
In Chicago Hotel

ChiCHug. Jan. 20. -(AP)- Mrs
Frank Starr Williams. wealthy and
socially prominent wife of an at.
t"che of the State Dep rtmcnt in
Washington. was reported near death
today following mysterious shoot
ing in hcr Drake hotel apartment
last night.
Mrs. Williams. %. was shot in the
head by an unidentified woman she
described as middle. gcd and well
dresser.
There WAS no apparent motive for
the shooting. said police and states
attorneys Investigators. Officers OBJ
tanned accounts from Tic wounded
woman before she lapscd into a coma
and from her daughter. Mrs. Patricia
GOOdbOdy.2&. also q, target of the as
salient.
Police said the members of Mrs.
williams family. including her first
husband. Edgar Il. Born. wholesale
clothing company executive. and a
second daughter, insisted they knew
Of no person vino would want &c
harm her. Williams. commercial at
tachc Of the United States embassy in
Tokyo from 1893 10 1912. arrived in
Chicago from Washington carly TO.
day.
Examination OF Mrs Williams a,
81. Lukc's hospital. said DR.. Thomas
!. CnOEan. showed a bullet had gone
through the right side Of her head
fractured her skull and became inn
bcddcd in the back of her head.
Shortly liter Mis-. Williams and
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-01-20
Walker Resignation
Does Not Affect
Dinner Attendance

Raleigh, Jan. 2O.-(AP)-DrCctor
Joe Blythe said today that the anti
cipatCd resignation of Frank {. Wal
kCr as postmaster general would not
affect attendance at the State Jack
son Dav dinner here January 81, AT
which Walker viii be the principal
speaker.
Already. Blythe said, II counties
have mot their quotas and has" con-
tributcd about nnC-thrd of the SD
325 quota for North Carolina.
Money raised by tho dinner goes
into the Democratic party funds.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-01-20

The Russian publication de-
clarcd that recent Moscow and
Tchcran Conferences had fore
doomed German attempts 10
SOW disunion. hut added that
the peoples Of the countries
allied with us and their rcspOn-
Siblc leaders must understand
the effort being made by Nazi
elements"
The article appeared on its face
to bc an attempt to dispcl the i'm
preston created by the com
mlInist organ Fravda which on
Monday published a rumor that
the British had secretly been
discussing possible peace terms
with German Foreign Minister
Ribbentrop.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-01-20
FAMILY BLOOD Runs DEEP

dump EUINCf, JAN. ZO.-N Gail
came in Ia the Rcd Cross II Camp
ButnCr from Il Durham hospital re-
Gently. The wife OF u soldier, dcs-
9CratCly i'll. was in need of Il blood
Transmission. Her blood type was It
rare nu". and no one could be found
oi the same type. NJ Camp Butncr.
records were checked and rcchCCkCd.
Finally man was found who could
supply the tr.nslusiou-Tcch. SGT.
Russell j. Gual'inn Of the station hos
ptHl medical detachment. Sergeant
Cuarinu's home is III (yOu guessed
IL Durham.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-01-20
Lewis and Green Meet,
Possibly Reconciliated

be disclosed. II cannot be called 4
reconciliation. at least not yet Green
refuses 10 discuss IT. This much is
known: tho meeting was held in
Washington recently. strictly on an
off !hc-rCcOrd basis. The confer
cnCc was not sought by Green. II
was proposed either by Lewis or
by an NFL intermediary who was
Interested in cXpcditing the return
of Lewis to the federation. II IS
one evidence of great pressure be-
ing brought To bear in Lewis favor.
not only by his friends on the Af'L
executive council but by leaders OF
AF'L unions who arc presenting .hc
C.uHll.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-01-20
Warming TO Britons of
Nazi Peace Propaganda

London. Jan. 20-(NP)-Bri-
tons were warned today To he
on guard against Il wave of in-
sidiOus peace talk propaganda
inspired by the Germans as ru-
mCrs printer earlier i'm the week
by Pravda continued 10 have
rcpcrrussions in both London
and Moscow.
The warning. voiced by the
London press. conceded with a
similar admonition by the Mos
COW magazine "War and tIlc
Working Class" which called for
cleansing of the political atm0s-
phcrc from poisonous gases
spread by the Nazis in an ef-
fort to split the Allies.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-01-20

Allied HEADQUARTERS, Algicrs. Jan.
20 - (AP) British troops of the
Fifth Army have enlarged their
brIdgehcadS above the Garigliano
river TO three miles in depth a;
places, capturing three villages. and
al last reports today were Storming
the outskirts of MintiIrnO.
Headquarters announced the nd
vanclng forces had cnvclupcd tho
villages of Argcnto. Tufo and Suto,
The capture OF Tufo carrying the
thrust across the Appian Way-an-
cent road 10 Romc-and within :,
miles and half OF Minturno itscl,
a battle was reported raging Tor
Mlnturno.
German opposition was reported
%eNcrc all along the front of at lcas,
seven miles where the British &C.
gan their drive with a night attack
Monday.
In the area north Of Casino. nOy
under fire Of American artillery
Iank patrols again crossed tho RAJ
pldo river To probe out German de-
lenses there. Still farther inland
French troops Of the Fifth Army
no ocI2iIS were announced.
made contact with the enemy, BIZ:
Tho British crossing Of the Garin-
FIho, the iirS, action on tins sector
IN ;Wo months. was achieved under
over Of a smoke screen. and ,y,s
Sr2portrd by an amphibious op"ra-
ION IN which some troops wri.,
m"fcd by sea TO a point on tho
lyrFhcnlan coast just above the III
vcrs mouth.
H"to. seven miles inlard from thr
coast. and Argcnto, almost on Tho
coast Itself. lie just beyond the
stream. Two of the three bridge
headS won i'll the British advarc,
early Monday night were forced
across the river at these points.
t"caT's c&:.'1JA;qut reported "a
troi actions elsewhere on the F','h
and Eighth Army fronts.
American forces are Smelling Cas-
sino' presumably in preparation T,r
direct assault on this central Ger
man bulwark.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-01-20
WEATHER
FOR NORTH CAROLINA
Fair and slightly colder TO-
night. Friday, fair and mild.

Miami. Fla. Jan. 2O--(AP)-Ai-
Ter an cight-ycar cStrangcmcnt,
John l.. Lewis and AFL President
William Green have met secretly
on the question Of rcadmitting Lew
IS United Mine Workers 10 the
NFL, it can be- revealed today.
Green and Lewis parted company
when Lewis founded the Go in
1898. The break was confirmed =
year or SO later when Lewis had
Green expelled from the miners
unino. AftCr that. their speaking
terms were cpithctS at long range.
The ultimate results. and the de-
Tails, OF their meeting reInaiHed 10
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-01-20

Marshal Josef Stain announc-
ed in an order OF the day today
the capture of Novgorod at The
northern tip OF Lake linen in
the sixth day Of the Russians
Leningrad offensive.
Moscow. Jan. 20 Cap -
General Lconid \. GovoroTs
offensive, rolling across fields
wet with January thaw, today
threatened with enlightenment L
great German siege army of
perhaps 250,000 mcn-dug into
4 vast hOncyc0mb of dcfcnscs to
hold the eastern tip of Sazi
lines which formerly embraced
the landward approaches To the
city of Peter the Great.
The northern Red army grabbed
the bulk u! the specially designed
lpng-.angc guns which had hurled
steel and death ana destruction into
The former cIarist capita. of Russia
Tor more than two years OF siege.
The troops joined forces after
striking out IN two powerful prcugs,
tHIj ct LcninGrad AID from Dram
IcnbIum. the Soviet bridgchcad On
the Gull o. Finland to the Yves, OF
the city.
tIhS jUnctu"C. closing u scvcn-
mile gap between the two spear
heads. either trapped Germans who
had held a narrow stretch of the
Cult OF Finland coast just west of
Leninerad, or drove them outD
At the same time third thirst
just north Of Lake linen. 100 niles
southeast OF Lcni-grad. had VIZ
tually Isolated the German base
city of Novgorod.
(The German communicate an
nounccd that NaZi forces had cvac-
uated NoVgoTod.)
The Red army units. which car
RED through one OF the bsct ml-
neuNerS of the war. drove TO within
Is miles OF The caSt-WcSt railway
from TalIin in the Baltic state Cr
ESton!" 10 NolOgda. junction On
the Moscow LcNlngrad lire.
Except for one highway this rail-
way was the only communications
line available 10 the Germans hold
ing the German salient reaching to
within few miles of Lake Ladopa.
east of Lcningrad.
Troops on the Nolkhov front I'M
der General X. y. Mcretskov. for
mcr chief OF the Russian general
staff. made swift progress through
some Of the cncmyS strongest for
tiiicatIonS. Closely coordinatcd with
the l.cnngrad thrust. this drive was
reported to have advanced NOR,
than 10 miles through a 3O-miln
wide gap north OF NoXgorod II
StraddIcd three strategic railway
lines, one running from NovcoroI
north to Lcningrad. another con-
meeting NovGorod. Chudoyo and
LcnnIgrad to the csat. and third
running southwest from Novaorod
TO Shimsk.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-01-20
Homes After
War Will Be
Much Better
New Type Houses,
Improved Planning,
Definitely Coming
BY ROGER w. BABSON,
Copyright 1914. Publishers
Financial Bureau, Inc.

Babson Park. Fla. Jan. 2O.-Thc
pan ON residential building has 70
SuItcd III Il pCnt-Up demand for nov.
houses that is unprecedented Potcn-
iidl markets exist fr at least one
million units. Housing is still critical
III many loCglitIC,. Real estate dealers
arc hard put To- find small homes. In
cooperation with builders. however.
lhcy can look forward To- mCrChan-
diSlng The greater residential crop of
their careers. Aided by lar-sccing CITY
ana suburban pianning and by new.
tcchnIquCS in construction. home
owners can also look ahcad-in then,
ms. ncc--to lower costs and greater
COnvCniCncics in living.
A Word Of Caution
Much of the shortage OF city dwell
lungs Is largely caused by The war.
In some defense areas the peak dc
mand has passed. There present scar
city may turn INTO anovCr-SuDDlv.
But not so everywhere. Many migrant
war workers from farms have or.
cuplcd new. ana dttraCiiVCiy fitted
up, government housing homes. Once
back on the farm they arc not going
to be content with their old way
of living. Those who have saved =
few thousand dollars will want Ia
invest in Il new homo. This may bC
a decided factor in boosting both
building volume and land values in
smaller and rm,l communities.
New residential building totals will
Continued on Page TypD
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-01-20
FEDERAL SEWER FJ.SDS

Richmond, Va. Jan. 2O.-Thc 70
g.onaI office OF tho Federal Works
Agency has forwarded to Mayor For
rest Lockey al Aberdeen. n. C.. =,
check drawn on the United States
Treasury for S2.7OG73. payable TO
the TOWN. 10 help dCfray the cost of
constructing additions TO the towns
sewerage system. Regional Director
Kenneth MarkwCll announced.
every suuthCrnCr would, and 50 he
expects n" serious party DETECTION
III the South.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-01-20

her daughter returned TO their apart
mcnt carly last night. Il woman.
about Is years old. emerged from be-
hind Il bathroom door and pointed u
gun at Mrs. Guodbody.
81 became pctrificd." Mrs. Good
body related 10 1t. John Quinn. Il
duckcd. covering my face with my
hand. Then she fired. The bullet hit
near me"
The gunwOman then ran into the
living room and fired two shots AT
Mrs. Williams. Mrs. Goodbody ran
into the hall 10 summon help.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-01-20
Minturno
Evacuated
ByGerrnans
British Bridgeheads
Enlarged and Three
Villages Are Taken

London, Jan. 20 (AP) -
The German radio announced
today the evacuation of Min
'urno to the Allied Fifth Army.
driving up the Appian Way 10
ward Rome.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-01-20
Encirclenent
OF Germans
Threatened
Red Offensive Pushes
Forward With 3 Main
Thrusts in the North

London, Jan. 20 - Cap -
Marshal Josef Stain announc-
ed in an order OF the day today
the capture of Novgorpd at The
northern tip OF Lake linen in
the sixth day Of the Russians
Leningrad offensive.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-01-20

Continued on Page Two)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-13
MUNSON-CRANDALL

Rev. Warren Ashby, pastor of the Grace Methodist church, Southing- ington officiated at the wedding Sat- urday afternoon at 2 o'clock of Miss Claire Elizabeth Crandall, daughter of MT. and Mrs. Harris Crandall, Plantsville, formerly of this city, and Walter W. Munson, NM 3-c of the Seabees, son of MT and Mrs. William Munson of Mar ion, former local residents. Chry- santhemums and ferns were used for altar decorations. The wedding n1u- sic was played by Miss Lois Laribee.
 The bride was attended by her cousin Miss Ethel Parker, Plants will, maide of honor; Mrs. Raymond Munson, Marion, SiSter-in-law of the bridegroom and Mrs. Arnold Co., vain, Wolcott, the brides cousin bridesmaids; Arnold Govain, best man; Private First Class Edward N, Stewart, U. s. Marine Corps, Hiddle- bury, home on furlough after Serv- ing in the south Pacific, and Fred Megin, Wolcott, ushers; and Mar ion G. Stewart, the brides cousin, flower girl MT. Crandall presented his daughter in marriage.
 The bride wore white faille gown with Chantilly lace inserts and ruff f1es, styled with a circular train, a fingertip veil held with orange blos- som clusters, her bouquet of white roses and gardenias. The maid of honor wore a yellow lace gown with bouffant skirt, a matching ribbon poke bonnet, her bouquet of bronze chrysanthemums. The bridesmaids had pale blue taffeta gowns similar in style, and the flower girl was ir white taffeta, Malines poke bonnet and carried a nold-fashioned bou- quet of chrysanthemums in pastel shades.
 A reception followed at the Mill dale Community hall for about 20( guests. The brides mother wore g ciel blue wool dress with darker blue accessories, and Mrs. Munson wore a wine velvet dress with matching accessories, both wearing gardenis corsageS.