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The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-05-05
Board Two
Calls Men

The following registrants from
Washtenaw County Local Board No
. will report for induction in tho
Navy at the New Federal Building.
Detroit, May II.
David Vernon Aronson, Chelsea !,
Howard Erwin Barrett. Milan; Thee.
dore Raymon Bailey, Ypsilanti. Ed
ward William Beissel, Chelsea /;
Jamees Lyman Calhoun, Kalama-
zoo. Jacob Raymond Cunkle. Milan.
Robert Beach Devine. Dexter. How.
ard W Dieterle. Milan. Oryai Oar
win Harden. Ypsilanti, Willard
Earl Hops. Ypsilanti. John Klohs
Saline; Erwin Dicer Koyle. Milan !:
Joseph John Miller, Ann Arbor.
Bernhart Carl Muntz, Romulus /.
Stanley Brewer Rice. Ypsilanti.
Karl Emerich Senser. Ypsilanti.
Stephen Chester Slsne. Chelsea
Lonnie Lee Smith, Ypsilanti. Jack
A. Suggitt. Ypsilanti; Robert Ray.
mond Taylor, Dexter. Phillip Eug-
enc Tompkins, Chelsea Lionel Ev-
eertt fowler. Ypsilanti; Chester
Edward Weeks. Milan.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-05-05

Lansing, May 5-AP-Plans for
more concentrated local commln-
ity campaigns against juvenile de.
linquency were organized Thurs
day by the State Youth Guidance
Committee.
Instructed by Governor Kelly
that now We are ready TO move
on TO the most important part Of
the OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES for
taking the program into local com
munities." the committee endorsed
a proposed series OF local institutes
throughout the state 10 dissemin-
ate youth guidance plans.
Kelly urged that the radio. NOV
les and parent-teacher organiza.
tons be used to instruct parents in
"hild problems and controls and IN
strengthening family life in Mich.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-05-05
Penicillin to
be Available

Chicago, May sap - Thirty
seven Michigan hospitals have been
designated as depots for making
available to civilians an increased
supply OF penicillin.
DR.. John n. Mcdonnell, direc.
tor OF the Office o. civilian peni-
cillin distribution, said here yes.
terday that the supply of the drug
previously reserved almost eA-
clusiyely for military use, was not
plentiful, but added that any hos.
pital would be able TO apply 10 a
depot hospital and get what was
needed.
The depot hospitals were select
ed by an advisory panel composed
OF representatives Of the War Pro
duction Board, the L. S. Public
Health Service, the American Med
ical Association, the Office OF Sci.
entific Research and Development
and the National Research Council.
Michigan hospitals in the group
include 10 in the Detroit area.
Harper, Grace, Receiving, Henry
Ford, Charles Goodwin Jennings.
ST. Joseph's, Highland Park Cen
eral, Eloise, Woman's, St. Mary's,
Mt. Carmel Mercy. Evangelical Dea.
coness and Providence.
Others in the state are General,
Alpena; st. Joseph's and Universe
ty, Ann Arbor; Leil Y. Post ano
Montgomery. Battle Greek; Mercy,
Bay City; Mercy. Benton Harbor;
Mercy, Cadillac; Hurley. Flint;
Blodgett Memorial. Butterworth
and st. Mary's. Grand Rapids.
Grand View. Ironwood; w. A.
T ote Memorial, Jackson; Bor-
CESS, Kalamazoo: Edward ".
Sparrow and st. Lawrence. Lam
sing; st. Luke's Marquette; St
Joseph's, Menominee: Pontiac Gen.
er ' and st. Joseph's, Pontiac; Sa-
ginaw General and st. Mary's. Sa.
giraw: Chip wa Memorial. Sault
Ste. Marie.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-05-05
See PRoWLER Page 5
Names


The Placement Department OF the
Civilian Defense Volunteer Office
has been busy for the past 'No
weeks assigning volunteer workers
to two important survey commit
tees. These committees. like sim
liar volunteer committees in every
city throughout the nation. are de-
signed to assist restaurant, gToc-
cry and meat market proprietors
and managers in interpreting and
complying with rules and reguls-
tons pertaining to the posting or
various, bits OF information OF in
terest 10 the buying public. Such
postings include store ratings &C
cording 10 the volume Of business
per year. community ceiling price
lists, whic hshould be placed In 4
spot for comfortable reading; tags
on meat showing grade and selling
price. While general ceiling prices
are changed but three or four times
a year. the fresh food and Vegets-
BILE lists vary weekly
Chairman Of the TWO committees
are: restaurants. Mrs. Fred Older.
groceries and markets, Mrs. Mary
Delaforce. Those working under
them are: Fred Eisenlord, Mel
Johnson. Mrs. Ben Burbank, Mrs.
Andrew Smith, Mrs. Joseph Greene.
Mrs. August Wilshusen, Mrs. Rich
ard Warner, Mrs, A. r. Graham.
Mrs. J. II. Owens, Mrs. Chester
Powers, Mrs. Lorenz Kisor. Mrs.
". W. Barenow. Mrs. Gerald
Schultz. Mrs. Erich w. Heurich.
Mrs. Lloyd Barnes, Mrs. Harold
Campbell, Mrs. Arnold Lenneri.
Mrs r. f. Burke. Mrs. Scott Sturte-
want. Jr.. Mrs. Harry Hoy and Mrs.
T.. K. Schill.
Identification badges reading
Volunteer on duty" will be fur
nished by the CDVO in the City
Hall. The committees will act on
call.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-05-05
Observation-Disclosures
onCrin1esof "7he Prowler',;
Fir1gerprints Said to Check
Attacked
82-Year-Old
Resident

4 man. now being questloned
Ia connection with crimes attriD-
uted 10 Ypsilantfs original "proVl-
er'. was arrested Thursday By
state and city police officers. and
is being held for investigation IN
the breaking and entering OF
farmhouse southwest OF ipsilsnti
in which n IL charged he crimin-
ally attacked an 81 year old WON
an
Ernest Brockman IS. 632 Arm
strong Court. was arrested by
Trooper Joseph Chaput. Of the To-
cal post OF the Michigan state po-
lice. and Detective Sergeant VIII
liam +. Reiman. OF the city police.
at his home. after he was traced
there by tracks OF the tires OF his
automobile. and through his auto
mile license registration. Accord
Ing to the officers. the state polio,
were called 10 the farm home when
II was reported that a prowler had
entered demanded money. and
then attacked the elderly woman.
The woman's sonin-law awOke in
time to hear the prowier leave
the house. and pursued the man To
his automobile, in which he es-
capped,
Shoots at Car
According 10 the story which
the sOnin.law told officers. hs
had grabbed his rifle and shot at
later found In the fender OF Brock
mans automobile The prowler
was seen by several persons when
he was obliged to stop and change
tire about mile down the road.
and Il was through them that the
license number was obtained
When Sgt. Reiman and TOR.
Chaput went TO Brockmans home
after tentative Identification had
been established the man attempt
ed an escape. they stated He IAN
from his house across fields 10
The new Super Highway. but WAS.
headed of by the Officers VINO
took him In custody, bringing him
TO the police station
pom being questioned Brock
man denied any crimes. statihs
that he had never been near the
neighborhood nor the house VIII n
he is charged with entering He
claimed that the bullet hole ia
his automobile had been there for
several months, although officers
declared that there were no signs
OF rust there
Check finqerprints
According 10 chief Of Police Dan
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-05-05
BULLET TIN

Detroit, Mich, May 5 ms
Ceilings on all male employees at
feeting 100000 workers and over
1000 employers in the Detroit in
dustrlsl area were announced to-
day by the War msnpower Com
mission.
The program, II was announced.
10 designed TO force more women
into war plants. principle objects
Of the program" said e. L. cush-
man. Michigan state director OF
the War Manpower Commission"
is to allocate male workers In se-
eordanee with war production
The order becomes effective May
IS and means employers cannot
60 beyond the present quantity 81
employees without special permits
sion by the War Msnpower Com
mission. Il covers all firms en-
ploylne 200 or more workers while
similar ceilings on employers Of Sd
or more will go into effect July I.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-05-05
Suicide Seen
in Death of
Jap Official
1Ry Assoe!ated Pr.sN

The eommander-of-chief OF ia
pans battle-reluetant navy, Adm.
Mineichi Koga, is dead. Tokyo ra-
do says he was killed while di-
recting general operations from an
airplane at the 'front.'
Those are virtually the same
works Tokyo used a year ago TO
announce the death OF Koga's pred
ecessor, Adm. Isorotu Yamamoto.
the man who boosted he would die
tate the peace terms in Washing
ton.
Whether Koga actually was kill
ed at the fighting front or dispos-
ed OF himself by hara-kiri because
the japanese navy has been I'M
Sble or unwilling TO stop the
steady Allied march toward Tokyo,
the world probably will never
know. Certainly. Tokyo would
dress up Koga's demise in the
most face-saving terms.
Toyoda Elevated
Koga's death, which Tokyo said
occurred last March, elevated IS
year old Adm. Soemu Toyoda to
command of the combined Japan
csc fleet. Emperor Hirohito has
been prevailed upon to honor
Koga posthumously with the hon
orary rank OF fleet admiral and
award him the first class order
OF the golden kite and the Gordon
OF the rising sun with paulawnia
flowers"
Koga's regime was distinguished
by its consistent avoidance of bat
tie. During his time, Allied forces
swept through the Gilbert and
Marshall Islands in the Central Pa
cific, cleaned out virtually all of
the Solomons and most OF New
Guinea and the Bismarck archipel-
ago in the South Pacific-all with
out serious japanese naval opposi-
ton except for the battle Of Kula
Gulf in the Solomons last July 5
and s, where Japan lost at least
nine cruisers and one destroyer.
Nearing Vitals
As the new naval chief, Toyoda
may find 1t even harder to avoid
battle. Forces under Adm. Chester
w. Nimitz in the Pacific, Gen.
Douglas Macarthur in the South.
west Pacific and Adm. Lord Louis
Mountbatten in Southeast Asia
are nearing the vitals OF Japan's
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-05-05
Arrest Made
in Ward

Chicago. May 5-AP-Employes
OF the government controlled Mont
gomery Ward and Company's Chi
cago properties, under new regu.
lations contained in a federal pos
ter. may not be dismissed by COM
pahy officials without government
approval.
The new rules posted in the big
mail order house were disclosed
yesterday after the arrest OF a
company official as he was remo,-
ing one OF the placards. They set
forth that dismissals OF employees
since the government took con
troll April &c were voided and nine
would be valid without approval or
federal officials in charge OF the
facilities.
Agents OF the Federal Bureau o.,
Investigation arrested the com.
pany executive. Paul d. Sowell as
sistant mail order operating mana
ger. Arraigned before L. s. Com.
missioner Edwin X. Walker on b
charge of taking, purloinins,
stealing or injuring property of the
L. S. Government" Sowell plead
ed innocent and was released on
$3.50 bond pending a hearing
May II.
The notices. addressed to com
pany executives, said that under a
temporary restraining order issu-
ed by Federal Judge William NJ.
Holly April q, they were enjoined
from interfering with federal opera
ton Of the facilities. They said
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-05-05
u. S., Britain
Over
Spanish Issue

Washington. May Sins An
unhappy family quarrel developed
today between the American and
British governments over the trou-
blesome question OF Spain.
The British are irritated that
the Americans should have laid the
blame upon them for failure TO
get a 100 per cent stoppage OF
wolfram shipments in the agree.
ment with Spain.
The agreement. announced this
week by the State Department. car
ried a provision that Spain was
still permitted TO ship the small
quantity OF wolfram (9s0 tonsl TO
Germany during the rest OF the
year.
This action was taken" the
formal statement declared. Ito OBJ.
tain immediate settlement on the
urgent request OF the BRITISH gov
eminent"
The statement added that,
though this government would have
preferred to stop shipments alto
gether, it must act in concert with
the British Allies.
The opinion was freely express
ed 10 Spain, the negotiations would
this was an unsportsmanlike state
ment calculated TO blame them for
something they regard as a high
ly satisfactory agreement.
British officials pointed out that
IL a compromise had not been OFFER
ed TO Spain. the negotiations would
have broken down completely, thus
releasing not $50 tons OF wolfram,
but 1900 tons which the Germans
already had bought and which was
ready for export.
Therefore it was reasoned, IL the
State Department was obliged 10
find a scapegoat for expected at
tacks in the American press, let
it be some other scapegoat than
the British government.
British Ambassador Lord Hall
fax called at the State Department
yesterday morning at the unusual
hour of $50. II was believed he
expressed to Secretary OF State
Hull his governments displeasure
in the matter.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-05-05
Seanen Seek
Invasion Duty

London, May JAP A large
number OF American merchant sea.
men assigned to homeward bound
vessels are pleading daily with War
Shipping Administration officials
TO allow them to transfer to craft
scheduled to take part in the in
vasion and some even are jumping
ship to remain here.
AN awful Tot OF the boys have
been pleading with us to take them
off the ships bound for home" de-
clared Charles A. Hogan of San
Francisco. United Kingdom repre-
sentative OF the Recruitment and
Manning Organization OF the VISA.
The average seaman doesn't want
to miss the greatest show OF all"
Hogan said some sailors jumped
ship when their pleas were no,
needed. while others feigned Ill.
ness to keep from sailing.
The difficulty OF granting their
requests. he explained. is that not
only are men needed TO take empty
ships home for more supplies but
il is impossible to tell them what
ships are going to be used in the
invasion.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-05-05
Ford Employees Win Recognition

The work OF The Ford Generator
Plants 1909 employees in the pro
duction OF war materials was for
mally recognized Thursday after
noon at ceremony al the plant
in which the ArmyNayy r. Award
was received. An estimated 1900
persons, including employees, Fora.
Army and Navy officials attended
the ceremony, which was broadcast
over Michigan network. The 10.
cal plant is the first OF the Ford
Village" plants TO have received
the award, which is given for ser
vice on the production front. and
for outstanding production records
The program, which opened with
martial music played by band
under the direction OF Graham r.
Oyergard, continued with the an
dience singing America the beau
tiful". led by Edward Luce. Rails.
ing Of the colors was by the f2Sth
Military Police Battalion from
Camp River Rouge. Detroit. Harry
Wismer served az master OF cere-
monies for the program, and the
invocation was given by Lieut.. Ray
mond f. Coppenger. U.SNR..
chaplain Naval Training Station.
Dearborn.
Praises Morale
Presentation Of the Army Navy
F. flag was by Lieut.. Col. William
s McDuffee. area representative
for the Central Procurement Dis
trict Of the Army Air Force Lieut.
Col. McDuffee praised the high
morale OF the plant employees, stat
ing that they are ahead OF their
production schedule. and are
splendid example OF American
production overcoming many oh
stacles" Speaking Of the excel
lent way In which the plant ac-
complished the changeoyer TO air
craft generator production. he
stated that there has never been
rejection OF the Ford-built P1
generators
Accepts Flag
Henry Ford. II, executive vice
president OF the Ford Motor Com
pany, accepted the flag for the con
pany. expressing his appreciation
10 the employees for the splendid
job" which they have accomplish
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-05-05
Lend Lease Bill Virtually
Certain of Passage Today

ing house TO keep track Of over
seas OUTLAWS OF various government
agencies
Mr. Roosevelt ordered the &C
counting agency set up in the for
eign economic administration head
ed by Leo r. Crowley. and said II
would develop comprehensive and
consistent reports on foreign tran
sactions. so essential TO the plan
ming and operations Of our govern
meut in the future
Applauding this step, Appropria
lions Committee Investigators said
in their report they had been un-
able in six months OF work TO com
pile complete and accurate figure
on United States aid and reverse
lend lease. partly because OF the
lack OF a central reporting agency.
1T is strongly recommended"
said the report. that the clearing
house begin to function without
delay, 80 that at the earliest pos
sible date complete and detailed
reports may be made 20 the Appro-
priations Committee and TO the
Senate on a quarterly basis
Although Senator Bridges fR
MD said the report was compiled
by committee investigators without
consultation with the committee
itself. and that its their report
not ours" the lend lease extension
measure was expected to encoun-
ter comparatively little opposition
in the Senate.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-05-05
Fire Closes
Telegraph Rd.

Monroe. Mich. May 5-AP-Fire
fighters battling a gasoline blaze
after a break in the Toledo-Detroit
line OF the Detroit Southern Pipe
line Co. halted traffic on Tele.
graph Road for eight hours before
the flames we're extinguished a.
8 m. today.
Fire hose lines were spread
across the highway.
Monroe firemen fought the flames
al the Plum Greek bridge, a mile
south OF this city. The gasoline
seeped along sewer line TO an
emp;y.ng point I'm Plum Greek
where it became ignited.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-05-05

LANSlNG-AP-The State Il
gu r Control Commission announc-
ed today that effective May Is all
alcoholic beverages excepting
whisky will be unrationed. The
commission said that it had been
able to build up its stock OF all
other liquor items and recalled its
promise made when rstioning was
inaugurated that restrictions
would be relaxed when beverages
became available in larger quaint
ties
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-05-05
Need Of Fresh
Men Stressed

Washington. May SAP - The
Republicans appeared today to have
developed a new campaign theme TO
offset Democratic claims OF Eek
perience' by proposing to put
younger and fresher men in nation
al offices from the presidency on
down.
Although national committee off
Gals said it was mere coincidence
that three nigh ranking party mem
bers have sounded this note re-
Gently. an influential Republican
declared there was no doubt that
II President Roosevelt and Gov.
Thomas +. Dewey OF New York be-
come the opposing nominees much
more will be said on the subject.
Dewey himself brought the mat
ter up theoretically in his April %
speech on foreign policy in New
York when he blamed tired war
leaders for the failure TO make a
lasting peace after the last war.
There has been every indication
that the Democrats will stress the
experience Of their officeholdeIs
as one OF their major campaign
points.
National Chairman Robert F.
flanagan has advanced this argu
meRt in several speeches, asserting
that the Republicans were offering
'untried" men for positions OF
great responsibility in wartime. He
added at Chicago this week that his
best information was that President
Roosevelt. who has been in the
South resting after an attack OF
bronchitis. is in splendid health.
Bruce Barton, advertising execu.
tive and former member OF Con
gress, joined the COP chorus in a
Newark speech this week, declar-
ing that Republican presidential
victory next fall would give the
country brains that will not be
old and worn down"
He said that President Wilson.
SO, and Colonel House, 81, were "old
and tired and sick" when it was
time 70 make the peace and had
let the golden threads Of fate slip
through their fingers because the
flesh was weak
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-05-05
at
in Plots

Many Ypsilanti victory garden
ers have already taken possession
Of their plots at the Huron River
tract located Immediately west OF
the Penninsular Paper Company
on the south side OF the Huron Riv-
err DR..
All gardeners securing their 50
by so foot plots at the Board ~
Commerce for the Huron River
tract have taken advantage OF tho
cultivating service rendered by
the Victory Garden Committee at a
total cost Of less than $3.50 for the
entire season.
Plots are still available on appli
cation at the Board of Commerce
office at the Huron and Ecorse
tracts whereas all vacancies are
filed at the Prospect tract.
AS special service the Office OF
the Board OF Commerce will be
open from $3.50 to nine o'clock this
evening to handle the expected
rush by the public to secure plots
for victory gardens.
The committee also advises that
list of farmers who do blowing IN
neighborhood plots Is still AVIAN.
able and can be obtained by call
ing the Board OF Commerce.
This message was given today
by Mayor Ross X. Bower in pro-
nouncing the opening of the garden.
ing season in Ypsilanti:
Ahead OF the in aston Of Con-
tinental Europe by the Allied Ma
tons lies far-sighted planning
on a gigantic scale.
Behind the invasion Is the will
OF the American people TO swing
the bat for the home run.
AS a large scale planning as
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-05-05

Washington. May SAP The
Senate took up the lend lease eX-
tension bill today with what
amounted TO an assurance from
President Roosevelt that the Ad-
ministration intends TO tighten its
bookkeeping on the program.
Along with report that lend
lease and other forms OF United
States expenditures abroad, includ-
ing Army and Navy spending, had
reached s30,362. 6s7 1862 as of April
/, The Senate Appropriations Com
mittee made public letter in
which the President ordered the
establishment OF central clear
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-05-05

igan as basic approach 70 the
problem.
He declared that adequate school
buildings and sufficient teaching
personnel were necessary to de
velop good citizenship among
youngsters, and urged greater com.
munity use OF school buildings AZ.
ter class hours and in vacation
times.
Local communities. the governor
ss.d. must exercise greater police
control over dance halls. .tayerns.
pool rooms theaters and other
places OF public recreation.
The committee recommended
Increased facilities for training
handicapped children. especially
special recreationsl progrsms
Greater emphasis on intelligent
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-05-05
State Urges Local Drive on Delinquency

enforcement OF juvenile laws. in
GLIDING the distribution OF guide
manuals for local Law enforcement
officials. juvenile court workers
and visiting teachers. as well as
instructional Institutes for local
police conducted by-county prose
cutors.
Stricter control OF tourist camps
and required registration OF occu-
pants
Greater public willingness 10 re
port and demand action against
conditions contributing 10 delin
quency.
More frequent and strict inspec
ton OF public recrestional estab-
lishmente and more restrictive IL
censing OF those places.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-05-05
TO CONTINUE PREVENTION

Lansing. May Jap Still anH-
ious lest the presence OF war vet
Grams from overseas al Percy
Jones Hospital in Battle Greek may
create a malaria hazard the State
Health Department today reported
plans to continue antimalaria con
trolls in that area this summer.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-05-05
U. S. WEATHER FORECAST

Lower Michigan-Partly cloudy
tonight and Saturday, colder to-
night and continued cold Saturday
Highest temperature yesterday
SIS lowest last night 81.
Highest temperature one year
ago today So: lowest IS.
Highest temperature this date
in last II years 30 in 1895: lowest
20 in 1891.
The sun sets today at s:35 2. m.
and rises 6;23 a. m. Saturday.
The moon rises today at SIS
2. m. and sets 527 a. m. Saturday.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-05-05
Congress Today

by Associated Press
Senate
Takes up lend lease extension
bill meets az noon Eastern War
Time).
judiciary Subcommittee invests
eating liquor shortage recalls WIPE
Chairman Nelson G0l.
Banking Committee considers
OPA extension bill (10:3ol.
House
Seeks vote on tax simplihcatIon
bill (meets al noon).