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Evening star., 1944-05-25
Interference Charged
In Paper Salvage

Salvation Army officials withheld
comment today on charges made by
area chairmen Of the District Sal
wage Committee that weekly news
paper collections sponsored by the
committee had met with interfer-
ence.
The salvage chairmen, represent
ing 40 areas, met last night at the
Washington Gas Light Co. audi
torium, where they charged their
collections had met with interfer-
ence by the Salvation Army and also
by itinerant waste paper collectors.
At the Salvation Army headouar-
ters Maj. James Longino said he had
no authority to comment in the alb
sence of Maj. Arne Lekson, director
OF the Army's social service unit.
who is in Cleveland, Ohio, but that
he felt certain any differences be-
tween the two organizations could
be adjusted.
EXECUTIVE Chairman Horace Walk
er OF the Salvage Committee issued
a statement In which he said the
committee had received assurances
OF cooperation from the Salvation
Army when the paper collection pro-
gram was initiated last August, but
that the agreement was abrogated
later: Recently, he said. Chairman
James E. Colliflower and Vice
Chairman Charles A. Appleby di-
rected that letter be sent to the
Army requesting the latters CO.
operation to the extent of making
paper collections on regular days
when the committee has men and
trucks for that purpose.
Evening star., 1944-05-25
WPB Official Offers
To Quit After Truman
Inquiry on Leaks
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Allen E. Norman told the Senate
War Investigating Committee late
yesterday he thought it would he
quite inappropriate" for him to
continue as assistant director of the
War Production Boards printing
and publishing division and chief
OF the magazine section.
He made the statement in re-
Sponse to question after a stiff
cross-eXamination about published
story which committeeman said i'm
piled that his private employers had
the inside track" at WPB.
Pressed by Hugh Fulton, commit
tee counsel, Mr. Norman conceded
that 1t was possible for him to assist
his employer, Fawsett Publications,
and hinder competitors through his
WPB position, though he said he
had not used his connection for that
purpose.
do you think, under the circum-
stances, that it is appropriate for
you to continue?" inquired Mr..
Fulton.
II think, under the circumstances,
it would be quite inappropriate for
me to continue as administrator" !"
Mr.. Norman replied.
He added that he advised Arthur
Treanor, director of the printing
division, in April that he would be
compelled to return to Fawcett Pub
locations at the end of June. Later
he told a reporter that that still
was his intention.
Mr.. Norman, former secretary of
Fawcett Publications, which pays
him $1,333.33 a month while he
seryes the WPB as a dollar-a-year
executive, agreed the story con-
tanned lawful Implications" but
added that he divorced himself from
the Fawcett firm quite completely"
when he went with WPB.
The story, which appeared in the
March issue of a house organ OF
the Fawcett organization, and which
was distributed among publishers
and prosective publishers, referred
to "Fawcett foresight" $and careful
planning which aided us in getting
the most possible from our paper al
lotments."
Evening star., 1944-05-25
Two Given Jail Terms
In Delinquency Case

Two carnival employees charged
with contributing to the delinquency
0 2 asl7-year-old girl were given, jail
sentences by Judge James r. DUN
can IN Alexandria Police Court yes
terday.
Pasquale N. Dalesandro, 30. of
Elizabeth. N. j.. was sentenced to
year in Jail, while his companion
Jerry S. Accardi. rs, also OF eliza
beth, received a six-month sentence.
Both are held under $1,000 bond
pending an appeal to Alexandria
Corporation Court.
The men were arrested Tuesday
by Maryland State police near
Savage, Md, in company with the
girl, who, according to her parents.
disappeared from Alexandria on
May 6 when carnival, which had
been IN the city for a week, closed.
The men said they were on their
way to Trenton, N. j., to rejoin the
show.
Evening star., 1944-05-25
Ordnance Plant Damaged
By S2,0OO,O 900 Fire
Nv the hsxoc,atsd pras.

By the Associated Press
TEXARKANA, Tex, May 25.-Fire
which swept through a large vehicle
storage warehouse of the Red River
Ordnance depot near here caused
damage estimated unofiicially at
$1,000, 900 before 1t was brought
under control yesterday.
The Army Ordnance public rela-
tions officer said damage was chiefly
rubber stock"
Col. Robert M. Bodine, command
ing officer of the depot, said an
Official estimate OF the loss could
not be made until . detailed IN
ventory had been completed.
Col. Bodine described the FIRE as
of Undetermined origin" The
building was 100 feet wide and 500
feet long.
Evening star., 1944-05-25
CoIored Troops Confined
After Exchange Of Shots
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
MOBILE, Ala. May 25.-Brig.
Gen. James A. Mollison, command
ing the Mobile Air Service Com
mand. ordered all colored troops at
Brookley Field confined to the mill
tary area today after an early
morning exchange of shots between
white military police and colored
soldiers there.
The general said a white soldier
suffered serious gunshot wound.
Gen. Mollison promised impartial
justice" after an investigation.
A white civilian had complained
to military police that he had been
robbed by colored soldier and the
military police took him into the
area where colored troops are quar-
tered in an effort to identify the
robber.
Gen. Mollison, unarmed and ac-
companied only by two aides, went
to the darkened barracks in the
midst of the affray and ordered the
Negroes to surrender their arms.
This is not the conduct of good
American soldiers" he told them.
Evening star., 1944-05-25
Swimmer, IS, Aids Nav,
In Saving Pilot in Sea

By the Associated Press.
SAN DIEGO, May 25.--A l5-year-
old swimmer teamed up with the
Navy yesterday to rescue q fighter
pilot whose plane had crashed OF q
San Diego beach.
The pilot, an ensign whose iden-
tity was withheld by the Navy, was
suffering from bruises and shock
and was being held afioat by two
Navy swimming instructors, Michael
Cronin and Robert Hufer, wren
Robert Gosnell, is, SWAN out with
a paddle board on which the pilot
was placed.
Then Catalina flying boat
dropped q life raft, to which the
pilot was transferred, and shortly
afterWard Navy crash boat reached
the scene and took the pilot, Mr.
Cronin and Mr.. Hufer aboard.
Young Gosnell swan back to
shore.
Evening star., 1944-05-25
Fly Urges Merger
OF Communications
To Meet Competition

James L. Fly, chairman of the
Federal Communications Commits
sion, last night said legislation was
badly needed to permit or require
merger of American international
communications facilities to meet
competition from Governments
owner or boosted mo-
nopolies abroad
He spoke at a telegraph centen-
nial dinner at the Statler Hotel.
which climaxed a day of commem-
Grafton Of the sending of the first
message by the inventor, Samuel F.
B. Morse, which was repeated earlier
in the day in ceremonies at the
Capitol.
Other speakers at the dinner were
Secretary of Commerce Jones, Rear
Admiral Joseph r. Redman, direc-
tor OF naval communications; Mai.
Gen. Harry G. Ingles, Army chief
signal officer, and Roy B. White,
president of the B. g. O. Railroad.
Legislation Is needed still more,
Mr.. Fly said, to place this country
in position "to take the lead in
enunciating and making effective a
democratic program assuring the
unfettered flow of intelligence to
and from all points of the world"
Mr.. Fly offered a flve-point plan
which, he said, is needed in inter-
national communications and in
cluded uniform rate for all mes
sages throughout the world; a rate
of few cents word to any COM
munications gateway; instantaneous
radio communication between all
important areas on the globe; uni
form and low press rates, and COM
plete freedom for all peoples to
communicate directly with each
other.
Mr.. Jones, calling for freedom of
communications, said this point
should rank high on the list Of any
proposed peace plans.
Admiral Redman and Gen. Ingles
stressed the Importance of speedy,
reliable communica tions in military
operations, while Mr.. White traced
the railroads part in the develop
ment of the telegraph.
A telegram from President Roose-
welt to A. N. williams, president of
Western Union, In which he paid
tribute not only to Mr.. Morse, but to
"the wisdom and foresight of the
Congress" that appropriated the
$4,000 for demonstration Of the
apparatus, declared that "tl1e mod
ern improvements of the old instru-
ment which Prof. Morse created will
continue to play its part in binding
together the nations of better
world in Cooperative peace"
Evening star., 1944-05-25
W. F. WhittIe, Lawyer,
To Be Buried Tomorrow
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
KENNEIT SQUARE, Pa, May Is.
Funeral services will be held to-
morrow afternoon for Wilbur F.
Whittle, senior partner Of the law
firm of Whittle, Scarlet and Hoff-
man, who died at his home here
Tuesday night. He was SO.
Mr.. Whittle, who was born in
Anne Arundel County, Maryland,
was associated with the legal de-
partment Of the Maryland Casualty
Insurance Co. for 27 years, serving
in Philadelphia, Baltimore, Chicago
and Buffalo.
Evening star., 1944-05-25
Strike Halls Delivery
|0f Bread 10 Detroit
Stores and Cafes
By the Associated Press.

DS hiic Aoo0ttdtEu AcoS.
DETROIT, May 25.-Bakery truck
drivers went on strike in Detroit
today and their leaders in the AFL
Teamsters' Union said deliveries of
bread and other baked goods to
stores and restaurants had been
halted.
Effects of the walkout, in which
1000 drivers of as bakeries were said
to have joined, we're not immediate
ly apparent, although Sam Hurst,
president of Bakery Drivers Local
81, said 80 per cent of Metropoli-
tan Detroit's bread was cut off.
The war-swollen population of the
metropolitan area is about 1,750, 900.
Mr.. Hurst said arrangements had
been made to continue deliveries to
the armed forces, hospitals and
other institutions. The strike in
volved only wholesale drivers and
did not include drivers delivering
to homes and small neighborhood
bakers.
Mr.. Hurst said the strike was
called at the insistence of the rank
and file of Local 81 over delay by
the War Labor Board in acting on
a dispute on higher base wages and
commissions. Mr.. Hurst said union
heads opposed a walkout, but were
forced to accede" to membership
demands.
A contract dispute already months
old went to the WLB last January
Mr.. Hurst said. He said the drivers
demand $40 week base pay, COM
pared to the present $3.50, and a
IL per cent commission on sales,
compared to the current 10 per cent.
Elsewhere on Detroit's labor scene
300 employees of the Parke-Davis
Co. drug firm carried their strike
into a third day. while a Chrysler
Corp. local of the CLOS United
Auto Workers experienced discipline
from the unions Executive Board.
The UAW-CIO board, acting in
connection with the recent strike af-
fecting nearly l2,000 Chrysler war
workers, suspended President Will
liam Jenkins and 13 other officers
Of Local 400 and called for a new
election in the local. Leo La Motto,
UAW regional director. was placed
in temporary charge Of the local as
administrator.
Evening star., 1944-05-25
Swancutt Is Declared
Sane by Army Court;
Enters Innocent Plea
BY the Associated Press.

CAMP ANA, Calf, May 25.-
Declared by general court-martial
to have been sance March when
four persons we're slain and four
wounded, Army 1t. Beaufort G..
Swancutt may learn before night
fall whether he is to escape death
on the gallows or before a firing
squad.
The 31-year-old officers sanity
trial did not convince the IL high
ranking officers who compose the
court that Swancutt is suffering
from form of epilepsy or is subject
to periods of amnesia, as three de-
fense psychiatrists testified.
Swancutt Immediately entered a
plea of innocence to all four murder
charges, and the prosecution last
night began offering testimony from
witnesses to the Staying of Miss Dor
othy Douglas and Miss Lourdine
Livermore, both 10, fatally wounded
In Camp ANA officers club; Capt.
Aubrey G.. Serfling and a Riverside
police officer, Arthur D. Simpson,
who accosted Swancutt afterward in
nearby Arlington.
Pistol Missed Fire.
1t. Harry j. Light. who identified
himself as a close friend of Swan
cutt, testified that the La Crosse
(Wis) officer suddenly got up from
his chair in the club, shot 1t. Light,
the two young women and then
turned the pistol to his own head.
1t. Light said the gun either was
jammed or out of ammunition and
that Swancutt then ran from the
clubhouse.
Asked on cross If
later he had said: Il hope he
hangs!" 1t. Light replied, II did,
SIR"
1t. Elizabeth G. Klein, Army
nurse, told the court she was dane
ing with 1t. Aldace w. Minard when
she heard several shots and then
saw Swancutt point the pistol at
her and 1t. Minard. A bullet struck
1t. Minard in the knee.
Appeared Very Calm.
"SWancutt appeared to be very
calm when he was shooting" 1t.
Klein testified.
She said she saw him again when
he was brought to the camp l1ospi-
tai with bullet wounds inflicted BY
Ernest Cole, Riverside (Calif.) DO
liceman who arrested him.
Capt. Julius Temke, chief surgeon
at the camp hospital who performed
two operations on Swancutt,
testified:
"Swancutt asked me several times
how Miss Douglas and Miss Liver
more were getting along. Finally
I told him they were dead. and I
asked him why he shot them. Swan
cutt said he was in love with Miss
Douglas and didn't want to 20 over
seas and leave her behind. I told
him that Capt. Serfiing, who had
two bullet wounds in his abdomen.
had a good chance to make the
grade. swancutt's reply was, That's
too bad"
Capt. serfing died a few days
later.
Evening star., 1944-05-25
Two More Ballots
VIII Complete COP
State Delegations
By the Associated Press.

~ tne ASSoclated Press.
Only Indiana and Nevada now
remain to choose State delegations
TO complete the roster Of the Re-
publican National Convention. In
diana's % will be picked June / and 4
and Nevada's six June 10.
Five more delegates also must be
chosen. one in Tennessee June / to
complete that States representa-
ton of 10. and two each to repre-
sent Puerto Rico and the Philip
pines.
North Dakota Republicans elected
a slate of uninstructed delegates
yesterday but an informal pom of
the II delegates and IL altcrnates
showed almost unanimous senti-
ment favoring Gov. Thomas z.
Dewey of New York.
State Representative Fred
Graham. Glendale. was elected ma
tional committeeman and Mrs.
Chris Linnetz, Minot, national COM
mitteewoman.
California's so delegates, nominal
ly pledged to Gov. Earl Warren,
Republican keynoter, were released
by Mr.. Warren yesterday IN letters
to each delegate asking them not to
present his name for any position"
at the national convention and not
to cast their votes for him.
Despite his statement, Gov. War
rem is still considered in some WASH
ington political quarters as subject
to draft" for the vice presidential
nomination.
Representative Gearhart, Repub-
lican, Of California, however. said
California Republicans believe Gov.
Warren would denote himself by
giving up the goyernorship for the
vice presidency. They feel that Gov.
Warren Is presidential timber and
II he remains as governor will ''be
in the running for the presidency at
the proper time--four years from
now, or even eight" Mr.. Gcarhart
added.
Evening star., 1944-05-25
Bridges Says Early
Confirmed Cruiser
Transfer 10 Russia
By the Associated Press:

os thc hSoOCidtcu TTcsS.
Reports that the United States
has transferred the cruiser Mil
waukee and perhaps other fighting
ships to Russia still lacked ofiicial
confirmation today, but Senator
Bridges, Republican, of New Hamp-
shire, who told the Senate Tues
day that such a transaction hao
been consummated, asserted that he
interpreted a statement by Presi-
dental Secretary Stephen T. Early
as confirmation" of what he hao
said.
Secretary Of the Navy Forrestal
told press conference that mill
tary security prevents any informa-
tion being given now"
In response to a query as to his
reaction" to Senator Bridges Tues
day statement, Mr.. Early said yes
terday that certain" unnamed per-
sons were making public through
members OF Congress military in
formation which otherwise would be
suppressed under the censorship
code.
He added, however, that it's a
development of the statement the
President gave you some time ago,
in any event." the reference being
to President RooseveIt's announce
ment that an arrangement was be-
ing considered under which Russia
would get a third of the seized
Italian feet or its equivalent in
tonnage.
/, Advised Of Mr.. Early's attitude,
Senator Bridges said there was nc
question Of safety involved. I felt
1t was something the American
Congress and people were entitled
to know. If the administration
would show a greater frankness in
dealing With Congress and the pub.
lic, it would promote a greater de-
gree of unity behind the entire war
effort"
The name Of the Milwaukee was
injected into the discussion by Rep
resentatiye Hoffman. Republican,
Of Michigan.
Evening star., 1944-05-25

yesterday at his
residence, 2020
r street NV.
after an illness
of m ore than
three years.
Son of DR.. Ar
thur Mathewson
and H arriet
Bill a 6 d en- Ma
t h e W S on, Mr..
MathewSon was
born in Brook
lyn, N. Y. His.
father. was once
president of the
National OPP
Evening star., 1944-05-25
ThoHund Banker Suicide

NEW YORK, May Is (P.-Nai
Want Pananon, chairman of the
Board OF Directors of the Bank of
Ihailand, who was arrested with
four other directors of the bank onn
January 7 for engaging in illegal
transactions in gold bullion" COM
mitted suicide in his prison cell last
Sunday, according to Tokyo broad
cast reported today by United States
Government monitors.
Evening star., 1944-05-25
DoiIies Sqve z Per Cent
In Classified Ad Spoce
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. May 25.-The Amer
lean Newspaper Publishers Associa-
tion reported today that a checkup
Of AL daily newspapers indicated 54
had changed classified advertising
pages to nine columns from the nor
NAL eight in order to print more ad-
vertisements without using more
tewsprint paper.
The ANPA noted that a printing
machinery concern found net saw
ing of space from such change ap-
parently was approximately 2nper
cent,
Evening star., 1944-05-25

the District Bar Association and the
Metropolitan Club.
He Is survived by his widow, Mrs.
Grace Randolph Mathewson of
Washington.
Burial Is to be private.
Evening star., 1944-05-25
w. W. Mafhewson,
Estate Manager, Dies

William w. Mathewson, 81. man
ager Of Argyle, the famous old
Blagden estate, part OF which was
donated to Rock Greek Park, died
Evening star., 1944-05-25

maturity.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-07-28
Suburban PROPERTY

EAST SIDE I ROOM bungalow,
furnace. Price $4,000. Terms $3.50
down. Near L. Michigan Avenue.
II. Peet, Realtor, 1ls Pearl ST.
Phone 1871.
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Real Estate
Houses FOR SAFE
Real Value For
Your Money

20 ACRES; S miles southwest OF
Ypsi. ] room house and chicken
coop on property. but both are
old and In need OF repair. Level
land. Price $500, with only
$500 down.
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Blbta SehooI CIoRea

The Dixboro Bible School ended
It's two weeks study Friday with
a picnic at Rivarside Park. Plym-
outh. TO which the community was
invited. About 80 were present.
Sunday morning a program was
presented by the Bible School Stu
dents at the regular hour OF church
services,
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Frains Lake
W. 9. c. 8, ENTERTAINED

W. y Z. D ENTER TANNED
Frains Lake, Mich. July 2s -
Mrs. Ivan Galpin entertained the
w. s. c. 8. Thursday. Mrs. Donald
Staeblers division served the
luncheon. The Society voted 10
buy more new records for the
amplifier in the church belfry. Rev.
Wilson and the music committee
were named 10 make the selec-
tons.
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APPOINTMENT or ADMTsIsTaE

APPOINTMENT or ADSfTNIsTRA-
No sIO57
STATE OF MICHIGAN Tn. Pro-
tenaw.
At a session OF said Court. held at
tbs Probate office In the City OF
Ann Arbor,. IN said County. on the
lTth day OF July A. y. iest.
Present. Hon. Jay q. Pray. Judge
OF Probate.
In the Matter OF tho Estate OF
Clara 4. Moore, Deceased
Enrol w. Moore having filed in.
said Court his petition praying that
the administration OF said estate 10
granted TO Enrol w. Moore ana
Lewis X. Moore or TO some other
suitable person.
II 10 Ordered. that the 18th day
or August. A. ID. 1874, at ten o.
clock in the forenoon, at said Pro-
BATE office. be and is hereby ap-
pointed for hearing said petition
IL Is Further Ordered. That pub
lie notice thereof be given bY pub
LEGATION OF a copy OF this order. once
each week for three successive weeks
previous 10 said dAv OF hearing. IN
The Ypsilanti Daily Press. II news
PAPER printed and circulated In said
County.
JAY q. PRAY. JudE. of Probate
A trus copy
bate,
Adv. $500.
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Legal Notices
FINAL ACCOUNT or
QUAMpIAHA

No. 29i27
STATE or MtcHIdAN. Tn. Pro-
bate Court for tho County OF WASH
tenaw.
At . session % said Court. held At
the Probate office in the City Of
Ann Arbor. ia said County. on the
18th day OF July A ID. i9ll.
Present. Hon. Jay q. Pray, Judge
OF Probate.
In the Matter Of the Fstais Of
CLARA L. Moore, rnoompstsnt
Lewis X, Moore and Errol w.
Moore having filed in said Court
their Final Account as guardians
or said estate and their petition
praying for tho allowance thereof.
IL IL Ordered, that the 1tth day OF
August, A. ID. iot4. at 10 o'clock
In the forenoon. AT said Probate Of
flee, be and In hereby appointed for
examining and allowing said account
II IN Further Ordered, That public
notice thereof be given by pubiica.
ton OF COPY 81 this order. for three
successive weeks previous 10 said
day OF hearing in the Ypniianu Daily
PresE, q Newspaper printed and cir
oulhtei In said County
Jay q. Pray,
Judge OF Probats
A true copy
Nora -. Borgert.
Register OF Probate.
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office, Ypsilanti. Mich.
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b. Mail. one year In Spsilant
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PAINTERS WANTED. union or non
union. Norwayne Project, Merri-
man Rd and Michigan Ave See
Robert Miles. superintendent for
Joseph Schsfer Co. at Project.
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