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The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-07-15
BAsY E~LEcTRocUTED

Marlette, Mich. July 151-AP-
Two year old John William Muir
ray was electrocuted yesterday
when trying TO crawl through a
homemade electric fence on the
farm OF his parents seven miles
south OF here. The child's mother,
Mrs. Andrew Murray. found the
baby's body hanging from the
charged wire two feet above the
ground. The fence encloses the
barnyard.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-07-15

LONDON-INS- Reports today
said that Turkey is angling for a
treaty with Russia. but that no
agreement has been reached be.
tween the two countries, A dis
patch from Ankara said that the
Soviet ambassador had twice seen
the Turkish premier and acting for
eign minister, but that the results
OF their conversations were not en-
Couraging.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-07-15

IoNlHUk
NBC-7-American Story finale;
S;00-Abie's Irish Rose;
9:00-Barn Dance:
9:3O-Can You Top This;
:30-Grand ole Opry.
CBS-7-It's Maritime:
S:00-Kenny Baker show;
9:00-Sinatra, Hit Parade:
9:45-Jessica Dragonette;
10:15-Correction Please.
BLU-7:30-1Music America Loves;
S:00-Early American Dancing;
S:30-Boston Pops Concert;
10; 00-Guy Lombardo;
10;30-Army Service Forces.
MBS-7-American Eagle Club;
s:30-Cisco Kid;
9:00-Chicago Theater, peer
Gynt';
10:15-Victory Auction finale
1O:45-Talk. Legion Commander
Anterior.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-07-15
Await Action

Celesta Losey. Willow Village,
charged with reckless driving, and
Barry f. Rossi, 6317 Denton Road,
Belleyille, charged with being in
~toxicated and disorderly. were ar
rested by state police and held over.
night in the city Jail. They were
TO be arraigned before Justice John
Mokersky, lnkster, today.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-07-15

MARIANA FIELD, AriZ.-AP- A
court martial. board met to delib-
crate today the fate OF Second 1t.
Howard f. Stittsworth, 81, Wake
field. Kans., flying instructor charg
cd with murder by airplane In the
death OF Earl w. Nepple, Los Ange'
les Hotel man. Conviction would
carry a mandatory penalty OF death
or life imprisonment.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-07-15
YpsiIanti Briefs
Showcase Smashed

A glass showcase IN the Ypsi.
lanti Art Shop was smashed Friday
about S p. m. when an intoxicated
patron leaned on the case and ran
his knee through the front panel.
Police we're called. but the man had
left before officers arrived.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-07-15
Board Meetlnu Held

Official Board meeting OF the
day evening in the annex OF the
Methodist Church was held Tues
church. Plans for the conference
year were laid. Thirteen members
were present.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-07-15
Girl MIsslna

Mrs. Frank Greenleaf, 322 E.
Cross St.. reported to police Friday
that a roomer In her house, Mona
Egan, 90, formerly OF Grand Rap
ids, had not returned to her-room
for several days. The girl had been
employed in a local restaurant.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-07-15

GREAT LAKES. III APP -
Mickey Cochrane hasn't lost his
batting eye-although he doesn't
see much service IN games by his
however, the one time American
League manager and star catcher,
started IN the game against Kansas
City and got two Of the Sailors 70
hits and scored a pair Of their 20
runs.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-07-15

PAWLING, N. Y.-AP-Gov. Tho
mas f. Dewey retired today to the
quiet seclusion OF Dapplemere, his
Paving farm, for two days OF com
plete rest after an exacting week OF
state work and conferences on
presidential campaign strategy.
Since leaving here last Sunday
night, the COP presidential nomi-
nee has talked over national prob
lens and issues in Albany with Re-
| publican members OF Congress from
three New England states, discuss
ed campaign plans with various par
ty leaders. including national Re-
publican Chairman Herbert Brown
ell, Jr., and disposed OF a volume
OF routine state business.
LOS ANGELES-AP-An eight
year marriage sometimes referred
to in Hollywood as Ideal or per
feet" was ended Friday when Ac-
tress Joan Blondell divorced Dick
Powell on cruelty grounds. He told
me he didn't care II | did get a
divorce" she testified, "and that
as far as he was concerned ]
could get the hell out OF the
house"
CflCAGO-AP - The Chicago
Stadium. the e OF the Republi-
can national convention last month.
is getting a few bright touches for
the Democratic national conclave
opening next Wednesday. Fifty
six huge Illuminated "" for vic
tory signs, pictures OF the IL Dem
ocratic presidents and two nve
donkeys are the principal changes
In the stadium scene for the Demo
crats.> The donkeys will be allow
ed 10 Craze outside the stadium
until convention time.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-07-15
Scouts

Continued from Page One)
plete patrols and camp activities
will be on a patrol basis with com.
petition between patrols. The at.
tempt will be made TO keep present
patrols intact as much as possible
under the leadership Of Senior Pa
troll Leader Bruce Poster and OF
Junior Assistant Scoutmaster Jack
Spencer.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-07-15
BIHfold Stolen

Norman Rychlisk, Detroit. report
ed 10 police Friday evening that his
billtold containing SIS and papers
had been stolen from his automobile
parked near Recreation Park.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-07-15

Sunday
NBC-12;30-Paul LaValle con
cert;
2:OO-Church in action, postwar
plans;
30-Army Hour:
5:00-NBC Symphony:
6: 30-New series, Men at Sea
S:00-Gracie Fields;
9:30-Familiar Music;
10:30-Les Tremayne show.
CBS-3-N. Y. Philharmonic;
4:3O-Percy Faith concert;
6:00-K. T. Stevens in Home
Again;
7:30-Eddie Carr revue;
S:30-Crime Doctor;
9:00-Conrad Nagel Theater;
10:00-Phil Baker quiz;
10:30-We the People;
BLU 30-Sammy Kaye sere.
made:
3:00-Listeh the Women;
5:00-Mary Small Revue:
6:00-Paul Whiteman music;
7:30-Quiz Kids from Omaha
9:15-Basin Street, Marlene Diet.
rich;
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-07-15
Settled In PARSONAGE

Rev. Percy Tomas and wife who
came to Willis Methodist Church
from Iron Mountain are now nicely
settled in The parsonage. Owing to
a general overhauling and redec'
Grating they were unable to move
in when they arrived. The house
hold goods had been stored and
they were boarding with Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Bodell until Wednes.
day.
Bruce Smalley and sister, Elean.
or Claire Flower and Shirley
Staebler spent the past week In
Adrian at the Methodist Youth In.
stitute held in Adrian College.
They will make a report in Sunday
School.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Sherman
and daughter, Beverly, Ypsilanti
were supper guests Wednesday
evening OF Mr., and Mrs. Wilbur
Sherman.
Janet and Patricia Bastian and
baby brother, Alan, spent the pas
week at the home of their grand
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Eugenf
Staebler.
Mr.. and Mrs. Micah Crawford re
turned Wednesday from a weel
spent in Bulah, Mich.
Donald Simons is picking cher
| ries near Traverse City, Mich.
Eugene Staebler and family at
| tended the 22nd annual Staeble
family reunion Sunday at the hom'
OF Albert Staebler, Trains Lake.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-07-15

LONDON-AP-George Msndel,
g. a French leader who tried 20
establish a government in North
Africa TO carry on the war against
Germany after France fell IN 1910,
was reported by the'Nazi-controlled
Vichy radio last night 10 have
been killed while being trans
ferred from one prison 70 another.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-07-15
Monday


NBC-l2 noon-Words and Music;
$3.50 p. m.-Pepper Young;
6:15-Serenade 10 America.
CBS-S:l5 a. m.-Sirg Along;
3:l5 p. m.-Jubalaires quartet;
5:00-Fun with Dunn;
BLU-l0 a. m.-New time for My
Story drama;
1890 p. m. Farm and Home
Makers;
2:30-Ladies Be Seated:
MBS-12 30-Aberdeen Band;
2:45-Jane Cowl;
4.30-Music for Halt-Hour.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-07-15

THE BIGGEST SEARCH undertaken by police In the eastern U. s.. since
the famed IAndbergh baby kidnapping IL years ago is being conducted
for the abductor Of six-month-old Barbara Anne Goggin, taken from
her crib, shown above by the open window, in the New York Found
ling hospital, between the hours Of 2:1o and SIS g m. The baby was
not a founding, but had been kept there while her working mother
was preparing to undergo an operation. TnteInationa)
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-07-15
Pick of the Air Today

10: 00-Life OF Riley.
MBS-l2 mountaineering stand,
"Our Relations with France;
. p. m--Sky Rider Quiz;
3:00-Fort Dix;
:30-Roosty Of AAF, new time;
6:OO-New quiz, Quick as a
Flash;
STANDARDIZATION Board;
:00-Walter Hampden drama;
10:l5-Good VIII program.
Evening star., 1944-03-16
Raids
Continued From First Page

NSollolilOCo TlOlli L IL St TdSC.j
capital of Bulgaria. This attack on
Sofia was followed by raid in force
by RAF Wellingtons which rained
two-ton blockbusters on that main
junction in Hitler's Balkan rail net
work-now doubly vital for the Ger
man forces in Russia.
Railway Believed Cut.
Dispatches from Naples said 1t
was believed that the railway was
severed, at least temporarily.
The record load on a single target
-2,800 short tons-which was drop
ped on Berlin on February Is, may
have been exceeded in the ham
mering of Stuttgart, although the
Air Ministry did not specifically say
that a new mark had been set.
The force of 1000 heavy bombers
was exceeded by the United States
armadas during the first of the all
out bombing assault the last week
in February, but it was doubtful If
the Americans bomb load was as
great as last nights, considering
that the 9th Air Force was making a
long haul to Eastern Germany.
The German Air Force also was
out during the night, dropping
bombs at several places in Southeast
England and the home counties and
giving London another alert, but no
bombs fell in the capital, and the
British Press Association said only
two enemy planes reached the city's
outskirts.
Evening star., 1944-03-16
Farm Help Questioned
In Virginia Sayings
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CLARKSVILLE, Va, Mar. 49,
County officers today were investi-
eating the Staying of Allan P. john
son, sr, County School Board men,
ber and dairyman, and his sister
in-law, Miss Laura Dutro, whose
bodies were found late yesterday
bound and stuffed in living room
closet.
The discovery was made by Mr.
Johnson's wife, who had just re.
turned from visit to Norfolk.
Commonwealth's Attorney F. C
Bedinger of Mecklenburg County
said Mr.. johnson had been bludg-
eoned to death, while Miss Dutro
had been shot. the bullet passing
just below her heart.
Mr.. Bedinger said colored en-
ployes at the johnson farm, on the
outskirts of Clarksville, were being
questioned and a fifth colored per-
son. who had worked for the John
sons until recently, was being sought
by authorities.
The commemorative attorney said
Mr.. Johnson's wallet was not on his
person, although no other items ap-
peared to be missing from the home.
In addition to his widow, Mr..
Johnson is survived by his son, Allan
P. johnson, jr., OF Hilton Village,
near Newport News, and daughter,
Mrs. George Roper of Norfolk.
Evening star., 1944-03-16
Two D. Flyers Down
Nazi Planes in Fights

Capt. Michael j. Quirk, q. ace
fighter pilot Of 3718 Livingston street
NV, and 1t. Robert J. Rankin, Is,
of 1902 s street Sc, each were
credited with shooting down two
German planes in air battles over
Europe yesterday, according to an
Associated PTess report from London.
Capt. Quirk was portrayed in The
Stars Heroes of the Washington
Area" series February 81. He holds
the Distinguished Flying Cross with
Oak Leaf Cluster and the Air Medal
with three clusters and, according to
reports received by his family. now
has 13 enemy planes to his credit. A
former Catholic University, student
ne has been overseas a year.
1t. Rankin, son of Mr.. and Mrs
C. G. Rankin, is a musician and
played with a number of orchestras
here before entering the Army in
194l. He received his wings at Luke
Field, Ariz., last year. He holds the
Distinguished Flying Cross with
Oak Leaf Cluster and the Air Medal
with three clusters. A native of
Washington, he attended Eastern
High School. His wife, Mrs. Louise
Rankin, lives at 1901 Eighth street
Sc.
Evening star., 1944-03-16
Two Gun Cooper Raised
To Defective Serqeant

Detective George E. 1.-TWO Gun
Cooper was sworn in today by Mai
Edward J. Kelly, superintendent of
police, as a detective sergeant as
signed to the robbery squad.
Sergt. Cooper achieved the soubri-
quet Two Gun" several years ago
when he arrested two thugs on rob-
berry charges. The men flashed re-
volvers and disarmed the policeman.
Sergt. Cooper, however, had another
gun in his pocket, and pulled the
weapon on the surprised pair and
succeeded in disarming them.
In 1888 he was instrumental in
apprehending gang of housebreak-
ers and thugs known as the Forty
Thieves" For the past several years
he has served with the Police De-
partment's public relation squad.
Sergt. Cooper is SO years old and
has been a member of the police
force for the past IA years. He is
married and resides with his wife
and two daughters at Gil Tucker
man street NV.
Evening star., 1944-03-16
5timson Admits Flyers
Sometimes Are Fe||ed
By Own Forces
~ the Associated Press.

~ the Associated freSS.
Secretary of War Stimson
acknowledged today there have been
instances in the war of American
forces mistaking their own planes
and shooting them down.
Asked at a press conference about
q statement by Sergt. Jack Foisie,
correspondent of the Army news
paper Stars and Stripes, that Navy
gunners in the Sicilian campaign
shot down 20 American CAT trans
ports by mistake just after the naval
forces had undergone a heavy Nazi
bombing, Mr.. StimSon said:
There have been instances, in the
hurry and confusion of night opera
tlons. of one set of our forces mis-
taking our flyers for the enemy"
He commented that he did not
recognize the figures mentioned in
the incident described by Sergt
Foisie, but said, however, there was
similar instance in Sicily "a long
time ago"
Asked If he would request re-
port on this incident, the Secretary
replied that it probably had been
reported some time ago and added
that he could not TASK about what
every soldier tells about when he
comes home"
Sergt. Foisie in a talk before the
Commonwealth Club of San Fran
cisco yesterday attributed the shoot
ing down of the 20 planes to misun-
derstanding because of the lack of
experience.
Evening star., 1944-03-16
By the Associated Press.


On the authority of Thomas Rhea
of Russellville. KY, sub. President
Roosevelt doesn't choose to run-or
does he?
Mr.. Rhea, who has done lot OF
electioneering in the Bluegrass
State, conferred with the. Chief Ex-
ecutive yesterday and told aston
ished reporters afterward:
He says he doesn't want to be
candidate"
Just like that-no Ifs, ands or
butts.
Since Mr.. Rhea is no stranger to
political maneuvering. having been
a delegate to the Democratic Ma
tional Conventions in 1882 and 1910
and having had finger in getting
Senate Majority Leader Barkley
elected three times, White House
correspondents believed they had a
real story--until they asked whether
the Chief Executive really had said
that
Now wait minute" Mr.. Rhea
replied. Il don't know that he said
that
rs 1t your impression that he
doesn't want to be a candidate?'
Well, my impression is that he'd
Evening star., 1944-03-16
Il. Hartman Denies
Personal Feeling
In Maghan Case

1t. Earl Hartman of the seventh
precinct, who filed charges of in
toxication against Policeman Robert
j. Maghan, jr., last December which
resulted in the latter's suspension
from the police force, told a civilian
board trial today he did not have
the slightest" personal feeling in
the case.
1t. Hartman testified that
Maghan was given special consid-
Grafton after his arrest because he
was fellow policeman. He said he
had permitted Maghan to remain
in the captains Office of the pre-
cinct station for some time after his
arrest because he hated to see any
officer placed in a CELL"
He testified that he had received
considerable abuse" from Maghan
at the time.
Defense Attorney James j. Laugh
lin has contended that Maghan, who
recently was acquitted of the intoxi-
cation charge in. Municipal Court,
and 1t. Hartman had been bitter
enemies for years"
1t. Hartman testified that Maghan
wasn't staggering drunk" while he
saw him in the station house, but
was inSno condition to drive car"
when he was released. 1t. Hartman
was questioned on why there was
delay of several weeks before he got
a. signed statement from Miss Juliet
Bridwell on her testimony that
Maghan backed into her car shortly
before his arrest.
He replied that he wanted to
protect the witness and did not
want her statement to get into
hands which I understand some of
the other statements got into to-"
He also said that Miss Bridwell
had had mysterious telephone
call from an unidentified woman
who stated that she understood Miss
BridWell had been in an accident
involving policeman He said the
woman told Miss Bridwell that she
did not have to testify at the
Maghan trial.
1t. Lorraine T. Johnson, of the
trafflc division, testified he saw
Maghan at the police station about
7:50 am. and that he was not bel
ligerent, disorderly, profane or vul-
gar" He declared, however that
Maghan's eyes were bloodshot and
his face was flushed at the time
Prosecution witnesses Yesterday
included Sergt. Benjamin r. Camp
bell of the traffic department, who
did not testify in the Municipal
Court proceedings; Sergt. j. C. Pip
kin. whose name was listed on the
police blotter in connection with
Maghan's arrest, and Policeman
Roy c. SchWab who was in the
scout car called to the parking lot
where Maghan was picked up.
Attorney Paul B. Cromelin is
chairman of the board which in
cludes another attorney, Henry !.
Quinn, and Fred A. Smith, real es-
tate dealer
Evening star., 1944-03-16
Newsprint Use Reported
Down 1873 Pct. in February
By the Associated Press,

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Mar. 16.-The Amer
6an Newspaper Publishers Asso-
citation said yesterday newspapers
reporting to it used 1873 per cent
less newsprint in the first two
months of this year than in the
comparable period last year and 16
per cent less than in 1941.
Newspapers representing rs per
cent of aggregate use consumed
l82,487 tons in February, against
208, ,143 in the 1943 month and 219.-
S62 in the 1941 month, decrease of
12.3 per cent from last year and of
16.8 per cent from February of l941.
Evening star., 1944-03-16
By JOSEPH MORTON,

aScotldttu IICeS w WAT CORRESPONDENT.
ON A HILLTOP OVERLOOKING
CASINO, Mar. 16.-Bombers of the
United States 18th and 18th Air
Forces pushed long way toward
the goal of perfect air support yes
terday when they laid the most in
tense aerial barrage of all time
against mile-square, enemy held
Casino, keystone in the German de-
fense Of Central Italy.
Seeking only to attain one simple
goal-to batter the German gar
rison and gun positions to bits-the
flyers ran through their performance
from overture to final curtain as if
they had been playing Just such a
dramatic role every day.
The first bombers showed up right
on schedule at $3.50 am. Other
formations followed at regular inter-
walls throughout the morning and
into the afternoon.
At exactly 1:25 pm, while ABS
flghter-bombers were working over
the southern or least-damaged por-
ton of the town, the first American
tanks entered the northern out
skirts.
Clark and Eaker Watch.
From hill 5000 yards away from
the doomed strong point, l watched
the electrifying spectacle until the
airmen called it day and the
ground forces took over.
On a rooftop nearby 1t. Gen.
Mark Clark, 1t. Gen. Ira C. Eaker
and Maj. Gen. John K. Cannon
kept an eye on the operation. At
other vantage points were nearly
a dozen additional British and
American generals, including Gen.
Sir Harold Alexander, Allied COM
mander in chief in Italy.
Their remarks left no doubt that
they felt Casino, a thorn in the 5th
Army's side for nearly two months,
soon would be securely in Allied
hands.
1t was precisely noon when the
last of the heavy and medium bomb
ers completed their task of dumping
more than 1,40O tons of bombs into
the city and the heavy artillery took
over. A furious barrage that lasted
nearly three hours cleaned up what
was left.
At midafternoon the heart of Cas-
sino was nothing but pile of smok-
ing ruins. In the same manner, the
Germans escape route was syste-
matically hammered.
Airmen Cheered Wildly.
AS one general put it:
1T is impossible to see how there
could be living thing left there"
In the warm sunshine which
chased away the ground haze in
plenty Of time to afford the first
bombers a good view of their OBJ
lective, soldiers of more than dozen
United Nations drank in the big
show. They probably never will see
it equaled in their lives.
Nearly every rooftop, hill and big
rock on the sides of the natural
amphitheater ringing the city on
three sides held spectators. The air
men were cheered as wildly as if
they were a favorite football team
in the Rose Bowl.
There was lot of betting on how
long this building Or that building
would survive the bombardment.
For morale value, the operation was
worth thousand shows.
Blow by blow, here is the story
OF Casinos destruction:
$50 m.-Thirty-six BPS Mitch
ell bombers are heard high in the
eastern SKY. They're over the target
lour minutes. The first few bombs
lall short. The rest flash squarely
in the heart of the city. A New
Evening star., 1944-03-16
Does President Choose to Run?
Kentuckiun Gives His Version

like to get out of the whole thing.
Now don't misquote me-the Presi-
dent never made that statement.
Il think he'd like to go home. II
he could, If conditions would justify.
I didn't talk politics with him, just
a personal matter"
The Kentuckian was sure of one
thing-that he would like to see
the President run again, and II he
did, hell carry Kentucky"