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Evening star., 1944-04-14

B! the Associated Press.
WITH THE 5th ARMY IN ITALY,
April 14.-News that Capt. Maurice
L. Britt of Carlisle, Ark, had been
awarded the Congressional Medal
of Honor for action in Italy was
greeted yesterday with deep salts
faction by the men of his division.
The War Department announced
in Washington the award to the "a
year-old former University of Ar
kansas and Detroit Lions football
player, who now is in Lawson Gen.
eral Hospital, Atlanta, Ca, recuper-
ating from the loss of his right arm,
incurred in a battle after the one
for which he was decorated.
The action in which Capt. Britt's
gallantry figured so conspicuously
was at Monte Rotundo, where Capt.
Britt with SIS men beat off a brutal
assault by a superior German force.
Armed with only a few machine
guns and mortars, Capt. Britt's force
stopped the Germans, organized new
positions, freed captured Americans,
saved his company from annihila-
ton and prevented the Germans
from cutting off a battalion.
"Boys, Take OFF,"
He was wounded in the side, chest,
face and hands, but refused medical
aid. He killed at least five Ger
mans, wounded an unknown num-
ber, wiped out one machine gun
fired rs rounds of carbine ammuni-
ton and threw more than 80
grenades.
Corpl. John Syc, Middletown
Conn, described the feat thus:
The Germans had captured some
of our boys. We couldn't see them
but we could hear them shouting
to us not to shoot. Capt.. Britt
yelled, Boys, take off, ee% q
"The firing got hot. Mortar fire
was awful. Capt. Britt suddenly
yelled Ouch and put his hand to
his side saying he thought he was
hit, but he ordered us to fire all
the faster.
"A few seconds later 1 saw him
grab a rife from badly wounded
man and start after some Germans
who were in the woods. Bullets
were flying thick, but Capt. Britt
headed straight for them. He didn't
crawl. He just went straight for
the woods, standing up straight"
A "One-Man Army"
Corpl. Eric G.. Gibson, Chicago.
accompanied Capt. Britt into the
woods and later said:
Capt. Britt was all over the woods
that morning. He was a 'one-man
army and if he hadn't been so dar-
ing there's no doubt our company
would have been wiped out. He per-
sonally saved my life by wiping out
a machine-gun nest with two gren-
ades just as they were leveling for
me"
The corporal was killed in later
action January %.
Capt. Britt was finally ordered of
the field to have his wounds dressed
Capt. Roy E. Hanford, Standpoint
Idaho, the battalion surgeon, re-
lated:
He came in the dressing station
casually greeted me and SAT down
I was busy and paid little attention
After half an hour I asked him il
there was anything I could do anc
he said, No, Doc. just go ahead anc
finish what you're doing. I got 6
Evening star., 1944-04-14
Mexican Phone Properly
Returned as Strike Ends
BY the Associated Press.


MEXICO CITY, April IA
decree returning to the Mexican
Telegraph & Telehone Co, its prop
erty, taken over by the government
pending settlement of a strike, was
issued yesterday by President Man
uel Avila Camacho.
The subsidiary of United States
corporation and its striking emloyes
announced signing of a labor con-
tract, ending dispute which caused
Walkout month ago.
Terms call for Is per cent pay
increase, ! per cent less than the
company had offered previously. the
company to pay $4,000 for strike
costs, and to pay salaries in full for
the strike period
Evening star., 1944-04-14
Heating Cos Victims
Granted Ample Fuel Oil

An ample supply of fuel oil was
granted yesterday to Mr.. and Mrs.
William j. Burgess, 1861 Nichols
avenue Sc, the elderly couple over
come Wednesday by the fumes of
Illuminating gas which they were
using to heat their home, it was an
nounced today at the Office of Rob-
ert K. Thompson, local OPA director.
Mr.. Burgess, who is 86 years old,
remained in Casualty Hospital one
Gay for treatment. Mrs Burgess was
treated but not admitted. The couple
had not applied for Oil since Febru-
ary l5, and no delay was occasioned
oy their application for new supply
Wnen they applied yesterday, the
OPA said
Evening star., 1944-04-14
Stettinius Continues
Purleys With Britons
BY the Associated Press.

by tIIt ftssUCIaLEu FItoS.
LONDON. April l4.-The multiple
problems of the Near Eastern and
Mediterranean areas occupied the
attention of Undersecretary of State
Edward r. Stettinius, jr., today In
continued conferences with top
ranking British foreign policy off,
cials.
The discussions were understood
to have dealt with Spanish and
Portuguese wolfram exports to Ger
many, Turkish chrome shipments to
Germany. the Italian political situa-
ton and Mediterranean oil develop
.ments.
Evening star., 1944-04-14
OPA Approves Increase
In Rolled Oats Price
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The public will pay about 3 cents
more for 20-ounce package OF
rolled oats as the result of price
increase granted to manufacturers
yesterday by the Office of Price Ad-
ministration.
The producer increase, affective
April 10, is 1.3 cents a pound. 1t
was allowed, OPA said, to maintain
adequate production "in the face of
substantial increase in the prices for
raw oats" since March, 1912. At
present rolled oats ceilings are
frozen" at the levels of that period
Evening star., 1944-04-14
By the Associated Press.


PHILADELPHIA, April 14.--Sad
but resigned, five Japanese-Ameri-
cans faced the prospect of becom-
ing Government charges today
their New Jersey farm jobs gone
because of neighbors' protests.
1T looks" said George Yama-
moto, spokesman for the group, ''as
If we'll have to 60 back to letting
the Government feed us. We have
no money. We have no income
But those people didn't want us to
earn our own living"
The five were brought here by
23-year-old George Kowalick,
farmer who had employed them,
after protest signs were posted, a
shack on his farm was burned and
neighbors held indignation meet
ings.
Evening star., 1944-04-14
Driver Takes the BIuze
To Fire Department
y the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BAKERSFIELD, Calf - Flames
enveloping truck loaded with S10,-
600 worth of ether didn't catch
Driver j. johnson asleep.
Not delaying to call the fire de-
partment he drove to the station,
where the flames were extinguished
Evening star., 1944-04-14
Matthews
Continued From First Page

10 bring all documents connected
with the pleasure driving case: for
all the members of the Crisfield
'Md0 Rationing Board who had
exonerated MI. Tawes a week be-
Tore the State OPA entered the case
and for Leo H. Mccormick, State
OPA director.
Mr.. Hanson said the editor had
rendered "a great public service
When he exposed the improper use
OF gasoline by State official
He stopped the misuse of gasoline
and cars by State officials and saved
the country a considerable amount
of gasoline"
The criminal libel warrant was
originally brought against Mr.
Matthews by Prentiss Evans, then
states attorney. Mr.. Evans has
ance been inducted into the armed
services.
Mr.. Matthews had been free or
$500 bond since he was indicted last
September.
Evening star., 1944-04-14

little scratch here that you can look
at when you've got plenty of time
"FIis scratch turned out to be a
bad wound on the left side and he
had other wounds on his face and
hands. When I suggested hospital
he refused, saying No, I've got to
get back up on the hill and help
those boys
He didn't tell me he had a piece
of shrapnel imbedded in large
chest muscle and I never found it
out until we were relieved several
days later"
Promoted on Battlefield.
Capt. Britt, who was first lieu
tenant at the time, received battle
field promotion to captain from 1t.
Gen. Mark w. Clark on Christmas
Day.
Previously he had received the
Silver Star when a soldier with a
rifle and a grenade was unable to
knock out a machine gun nest, Capt.
Britt took gun personally and
wiped it out. He also has received
the Purple Heart.
Since the landing on Anzio beach,
head Capt. Britt has received a
cluster for the Purple Heart. He
was manning an observation post
under heavy fire when the Germans
got in direct hit, wounding him so
seriously that an arm had to be
amputated,
Evening star., 1944-04-14

ATLANTA.-GETS CONGRESSIONAL MEDAL-Capt. Maurice
L. Britt former football star and his wife all smiles after
the War Department announced he had been awarded the Con-
gressiona Medal of Honor for herom in Italy He recuper
ang at Lawson General Hospital here after loss
battle native of Arkansas Capt Britt a. played football at
the University Of Arkansas with the Detroit Lions
"A P. Wirenhoto
Evening star., 1944-04-14

Record Tor Last Fl Hours
From noon yesterday to noon today
Highest, 81, l2:01 pm. Year ago. "A
Lowest, 80, sos am. Year ago, 80.
Record Temperatures This Year.
Highest, so, on April g.
Lowest, / = on January 2.
Humidity for Last 81 Hours
fFrom noon yesterday to noon today.)
Highest, "a per cent, at $50 am.
Lowest, FL per cent, at $50 pm
Tide Tables.
FURNISHED by United States Coast
and Geodetic SurXeyl
The Ypsilanti daily press., 1944-06-17
PLAN FOSTER HOMES

Lansing, June 17-AP-The State
Juvenile Institute Commission
which governs the Boys Vocational
School at Lansing and the Girls
Training School at Adrian, expects
to inaugurate July / foster home
program for the care and rehabili-
tation of children. The program
will be conducted in cooperation
with the children's division of the
Michigan Social Welfare Depart
ment. and needs only formal APP
proval by the Welfare Commission
before II gets underway.
The Ypsilanti daily press., 1944-06-17
WiIlkie on The Nearo

The Republican party came into
being because of the Negro. The
Solid South exists because OF the
Negro. Historical purists will insist
that the issues were states rights.
disunion, secession rather than Ne.
gro slavery but none OF these cues.
tions would have arisen were Negro
slavery not a moral incentive for
dispute. The Republican party
therefore is historically the cham.
pion OF political equality for the
Negro. At the same time. this party
has been ever insistent upon ad.
herence to the Constitution. Here.
in lies a conflict.
Wendell Willkie in the second OF
his articles OF instruction 10 the
Republican party seeks to help the
Negro by short-circuiting the Con.
stitution. He says and upholds the
view:
The Negro people OF the United
States understandably refuse to &C.
cept the technical arguments
against cloture in the debates on
apti-poll tax and anti-lynching bills.
or even the sincere claims OF con.
stitutionalism which prevent such
just measures from becoming law.
Ana the very fact that the Republi-
can party was the instrumentality
through which the Negroes were
given freedom makes them the more
resentful that 1t should Join in acts
which prevent them from obtaining
the substance OF freedom"
But that is precisely the difficult
ty. II Mr.. Willkie wishes to abolish
the poll-tax, as he does, he should
do 1t by constitutional amendment
or join those who say that the Con.
stitution is an impediment to prog.
ress and should be ignored. 1t is an
untenable position to function with
IN the Constitution when that Is
found convenient and outside 4.
when that is inconvenient.
The misfortunes OF the Negro
Will increase the longer he permits
politicians TO use him as a political
football. He gets kicked about
while the cheering is loudest. He
listens TO praise and promises but
receives no substance. Eleanor
Roosevelt gets Marian Anderson in
to the OAR. Hall in Washington
but does not abolish Jim CroNism.
In word, the New Deal politicians
bluff the Negroes as Republican
politicians bluff them.
But that does not solve the Ne
gro problem which is serious and
important. Willkie offers no solu-
ton except TO state that they are
entitled to political and therefore
economic equally. Such recognition
The Ypsilanti daily press., 1944-06-17
Ann Arbor Teachers
Planning Retirement

Ann Arbor, Mich. June l7-Five
teachers have announced their re-
tirement from tho Ann Arbor pub
lie schools Miss Catherine Hod-
son, Slauson School. who has been
teaching for 80 years; Miss Louise
George. high school. 20 years
Clarence Newman. Tappan School
and formerly the high school. 10
years; Miss Sara Lewis. Mack
School. "a years. and Miss Sophie
Banzin, an elementary school
teacher. 2l years.
George Mackmiller. head OF the
high school commercial depart
ment. who has been teaching tor
10 years, and Francis Pope. OF
the high school. II years, are also
leaving the school system.
The Ypsilanti daily press., 1944-06-17
First Church OF Chris, selentls.

F'St SnuTCn OF Cnrlst Sclentlet
$3.50 a. m.-Sunday School
lO:45 a. m.-Morning service.
1880 p. m.-Wednesday evening
service.
rs the Universe. including Man.
Evolved by Atomic Force?" will be
the subject OF the Lesson.Sermon
in all Christian Science Churches
throughout the world on Sunday.
June IS.
The Golden Text (Hebrews I:
10) is: Thou, Lord, in the begin.
ming hast laid the foundation OF the
earth; and the heavens are the
works of thine hands"
The Golden Text (Hebrews 1:lO)
is Thou, Lord. in the beginning
hast laid the foundation OF the
earth; and the heavens are the
works of thine hands"
Among the Bible citations is this
passage Genesis 1:26): And God
SAID, Let us make man in our
image, after our likeness: and let
them have dominion over the fish
OF the sea. and over the fowl OF the
air, and over the cattle, and over
all the earth. and over every Green.
ing thing that creepeth upon the
earth"
Correlative passages to be read
from the Christian Science text.
book. Science and Health with
Key to the Scriptures by Mary
BAKER Eddy, include the following
(p. 2s5): God creates and governs
the universe, including man. The
universe is filled with spiritual
ideas, which He involves. and they
are obedlent to the Mind tha,
makes them"
The Ypsilanti daily press., 1944-06-17
WiIIkie on the Negro
TheseDays New; gs gEo' !2t'Ep;9tat3p; r sokorsxr

OF principle cannot be translated in
to fact unless there is a willingness
TO recognize it. Likes, friendships,
associations cannot be enforced by
law. AS soon as the law interferes,
passive resistance sets in. No one
has yet been able to enforce a law
against discrimination, no matter
how justified the law and how un-
justified the discrimination.
Willkie says:
.. Republicans should see to
IL that he gets them. For all OF
these reasonable demands are con.
sistent with the very principles up
on which the Republican party was
founded. All of them are a part of
the freedom for which men OF every
color and race are dying. Our adop.
tion or rejection of them will be
the test OF our sincerity and OF our
moral leadership In the eyes OF
hundreds OF millions all over the
world"
And In this he Is right, but when
he would abolish states rights in
order to accomplish these objec.
tives he raises altogether another
question. He really proposes that
the federal government 20 into the
areas where discrimination is prac.
ticed and enforce its will. How does
any government enforce its will?
BY indicting, arresting. and getting
convictions in court OF law for
those who oppose its will. Or even
more. governments, when the peo.
pie resist Its authority, shoot them
down.
Does Willkie believe that he is
truly aiding the American Negro
when he demands that the Repub-
lican party abolish all discrimina-
ton by force in the IL southern
states and in northern states like
New York, Illinois and Michigan
Mr.. Willkie will say that he advo.
Gates no such thing. Then wha,
does he advocate? Precisely how
will he enforce anti-discriminator
legislation without employing force
against those who passively resis,
it? | think the answer is that ev.
eryone in politics likes to speak on
The Ypsilanti daily press., 1944-06-17
THEY SAY

Washington-Henry L. Stimson,
Secretary OF War I'VE have estab.
lished a firm foothold in France
and we will stay there until
all France is liberated and the Ger
mans defeated"
Washington President Roose-
welt. The maintenance OF peace
and securitJ must be the joint task
of all peace loving nations"
Washington-Gen. George e.
Marshall: The attack on Japan by
the Super-Fortress B-29 from dist
ant bases introduces a new type
OF offensive against our enemy"
Washington - General H. H.
fHap) Arnold. chief Of the Army
Air Forces: The Super.Fortress
Is not going to win the war by It.
The Ypsilanti daily press., 1944-06-17
Dr.. Brundaee TO Discuss
Science After The War

Dr. P. s. Brundage OF the Normal
faculty will discuss Science After
the War" at the First Congrega-
tional Church at p. m. Sunday
evening. This is second in a series
on. the World After the War being
held for the next three Sunday eve
hings at the Church. Following DR..
Brundage's presentation there will
be opportunity for discussion and
questions.
On June 25 Or. NJ. K. Thomson
will discuss Social Relations After
the War: on July 2, Rev. George
Jerome will present Religion After
the War; and on July Q, Or. s. f.
Fagerstrom will conclude the series
with international Relations After
the War"
The Ypsilanti daily press., 1944-06-17
Half-Forgotten Days
Twenty Years Ago

Twenty Years Ago
The Womens Missionary Society Of the Methodist Church
elected officers the meeting
Sobie Mrs George Lockwood president year.
Mrs F. NJ Greenstreet first
second vice president
retay; Mrs Leon Hathaway, secretary
George Gaudy and Nellie
wrote resolutions the Resou.
tions read by Hathaway.
fpsant represented the S0h eme
exercises Of the University Michigan grad
uae students who received accomplish
ed in various schools and colleges Nathalie g.
Glover, Claude Russell, A. Cogrove Shirley l. Owens
Lawrence w Bibbns, Burtis L. CLANCY
Elsie " Andrews, Orvlle Iaidlaw Harry B Smelle Neus
Stobie and Arod Brown
.....
Birth: To Mr. and Mrs Howard Clark. daughter
Fifty Years Ago
Gov John T Rich has appeal more cen
enumeators and DeGrove shpman Hiram Baehelde
appointed
The Maccabee Band which serensded Mary stark
weather Decoration Day has received
AAt appreciation.
The Ypsilanti daily press., 1944-06-17

self. nor has anyone thought It
will do so. It will however, like
its predecessors the BIZ and B-24,
strike at the sourees OF enemy
strength and prepare the way for
ultimate decision by our well-estab-
lished team OF land, sea and air
forces"
The Ypsilanti daily press., 1944-06-17
First Methodist Church

Walter B. Heyler, Minister.
$3.50 a. m.-Church School, Jun.
ior, Intermediate, High School and
Adult departments.
1o:45 a. m.-Church School. Pre-.
school. kindergarten, Primary, de-
partments.
l0:45 a. Nursery for children
70 three years OF age in the Meth
odist Community House.
10:45 a. m.-Morning Service OF
Worship. Rev. Harvey G.. Pearce
will preach. The Adult Choir will
sing "Ho. Everyone that Thirsteth," /"
by Mac Farlane. Miss Sara King. So
loist. will sing. Babylon by Wat
son, Organ numbers played by Mrs.
L. J. Wilson will be THE Russian
Hymn" by Williams; and CLOUD
Pictures" by Wilson.
p. m.-Epworth League. Devo-
tional service: Youth Follows the
Quest" Potluck supper will be
served
The Ypsilanti daily press., 1944-06-17
BY r. J. SCOTT

ue and are eager to improve your.
self. You will have q pleasant
home life. In the next year over.
come irritating delays with pa
tience and good humor. Some
good fortune will be realized.
Avoid unnecessary changes. The
child who Ii born today will be
very obstinate and seif-w1lled. He
or she may be coaxed but never
driven. Much musical ability Is
evidenced
The Ypsilanti daily press., 1944-06-17
The First Congregational Church


21S y. Adams St.
Gordon c. Speer. minister.
Mrs. Joel Seward, associate min.
lister.
10 a. m.-Sunday School for stu.
dents from grade through high
school
10 a. m.-Cradle room for chill.
dren. Sunday School for children
from age two through Grade 3.
II a. m.-Service of worship. Ser.
mon subject: Why Christianity
Lasts. Anthem: Father Thy Chill
dren Bow in Alteration by Sullivan.
Miss Joan Bush will sing: He that
Dwelleth in the Secret Place, by
McDermott.
5 p. discussion Series, "The
World After the War, DR.. S. 2.
Brundage will speak on. Science
after the War. Open TO all inter.
ested people.
The Ypsilanti daily press., 1944-06-17

a high plane. II the Republican par
ty made any such pledge as MT.
Wilkie advocates. it would be
bluff and a fraud just as the New
Deal promises have proved to be
bluffs and frauds-for votes.
The Ypsilanti daily press., 1944-06-17
RATION FREE LIQUOR

Lansing. June l7-AP - The
State Liquor Control Commission
announced today it had granted
Michigan stockholders in Park and
Tilford, Inc. of New York, permis'
sion to receive ration-free dividends
OF liquor which the company is
distributing to its stockholders.
The Ypsilanti daily press., 1944-06-17
Christian and Missionary Alliance

20 >. prospect ST.
NJ S. Amstutz. pastor.
10 a. m.-Sunday School. An
object lesson by Edna NJ. Daugh-
erty.
II a. m.-Morning worship. Ser.
mon by the pastor.
$50 p. m.-Prayer meeting.
$50 p. m.-Young peoples So
ciety.
1880 p. m.-An illustrated gos-
pei message by Mrs. Daugherty of
Plainfield, \. ].
The Ypsilanti daily press., 1944-06-17
Baptist Tabernacle

(21S +. Forest Ave) 3
Rev. Harold Engel, Pastor.
10 a .m.-Sunday School.
IL a. m.-Morning Worship.
Subject: Growing in Grace.
1880 p. m.-Evangelistic Service.
Subject, Regeneration. or Have
You Been Born Again.
There will be special music at
both services.
The Ypsilanti daily press., 1944-06-17
Sunday in Ypsilanti Churches

Speaker. Rev. p. Varnoff.
6:15 P-m.-I.PL meeting.
Frank Waterbury. Y.P.L. secretary.
7.15 p. m.-Street meeting.
s p. m.&Einal meeting with Rev.
p Varnoff. topic and picture "l2
Years Under Dictatorship in Rus
sia'.
Capt. William Kish. officer in
charge.
The Ypsilanti daily press., 1944-06-17

Pilgrim Holiness Church
Forest Ave. at Jerome ST.
II. c. Diller, Pastor
10 a. m.-Sunday School.
IL a. m.-Worship Hour.
7:45 p. Evening service.
Daily Vacation Bible School opens
June 10.
The Ypsilanti daily press., 1944-06-17
First Baptist Church

First Baptist Church
1110 West Cross St.
William R. Shaw. Minister.
10 a. m.-Morning worship. Ser.
mon: When is Fathers Day"
Special Music by the Choir.
Anthem, Lead Kindly Light"
by Noble Cain.
Prelude: "Fughetto," by LeMai-
gre. Offertory: "Allegretto Grazio-
so" by Toure.
10 a. m.-The Junior Church.
1l:15 a. m.-The Church School.
The Ypsilanti daily press., 1944-06-17
Emmanuel Evangelical Lutheran
Church
Hugo Fenker. Pastor.

George Neiman, Vicar.
Paul Ungrodt. Sunday School SUI
perintendent. Carl Scheffler, assist
ant.
9:45 a m.-Children's Day pro-
gram. Please have your children
present at $50 a. m. The Primary,
Kindergarten. intermediate. Junior
and Senior Departments will pre-
sent a very fine Childrens Day
program.
II a. m.-Regular Divine Service.
Sermon subject: Have You a
Living Hope
The combined choirs will render
the anthem: The Unseen King.
DOM by Lane.
The Ypsilanti daily press., 1944-06-17

Willow Run Evangelical Lutheran
Church
missouri synod
25s5 (. Michigan Ave.
Arthur F Boyer, Pastor.
A. F. c. Pfotenhauer. Assistant.
10 a. Sunday School and Bi
BILE Class.
II a. m.-Morning service with
sermon.
The Ypsilanti daily press., 1944-06-17

/ 8 p. m.-Wesleyan Guild supper
and fellowship sing.
700 p. m.-Wesleyan Guild YES.
per service. Jesus and the Out-of.
Doors
The Ypsilanti daily press., 1944-06-17
Evsngelistle Mission Tabernacle e

Rev. Daniel l.. Baughey, pastor.
River Blvd. near Cross ST.
(Original Wesleyan
Note: The annual Camp.Meeting
which began Thursday at the Tab
ernacle, continues with unusual in
terest. The services will continue
every day next week, with three
meetings daily, 10 a. m, 2:G0
p. m. and 1880 p. m There is a
children's service every afternoon
at 2:30 in the basement auditorium.
9:45 a. m.-Teachers and work
ers prayer meeting.
10 a. m.-Sunday School opens
in charge OF the superintendent,
Loren McKenna
II a. m.-The morning assembly
hour, with the Rev. Paul Lucas OF
Kentucky guest speaker.
230 p. m.-The afternoon Mass
Meeting. with the Rev. j. NJ.
Hames OF S. Carolina preaching.
$50 p. m.-Young peoples pray
er service. in charge Of Mac Cole
man.
Gas p. m.-Young Peoples var
iety service, followed by a Bible
lesson by one of the Camp-Meeting
workers.
7:15 p. m.-The regular prayer
band will meet at the Tabernacle
altar.
1925 p. m.-Sacred concert of
gospel hymns.
7:40 p. m.-"Tabernacle Sing
Time. interspersed with choruses
and special numbers.
S p. m.-The sermon of the eve
ming by the Rev Paul Lucas.
Aurilia Suddeth (colored sing
err of Alabama, will be a special
feature at the services.