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The Ypsilanti daily press., 1944-04-11
Dewey Votes
Seen as $50

Washington, Apr. 1l-lNS-Sen.
John Thomas Cd Idaho. said to-
day a careful nationwide survey
reveals a minimum strength OF
$50 votes for Gov Thomas f..
Dewey as the Republican presi-
Dental candidate on the first ballot
at the forthcoming COP National
Convention. This is more than a
majority.
The survey was made by com
petent persons and is based on In
structed delegates and upon unin-
structed delegates who favor
Dewey" said Thomas.
Thomas refused TO give the
names of those in charge OF the
surve~. He indicated it was an
organized effort made on behalf
Of a group Of political leaders Of
importance who favor Dewey.
"Dewey's strength on the first
ballot stands at $50 to 76o dele
gates. and this does not include
either Pennsylvania or Illinois y
said Thomas
ne survey Is accurate anu was
made by responsible people. The
instructed delegates do not num-
ber more than i25 to $50, but the
uninstructed delegates favorable
to Dewey assure him Of the nomi-
nation on the first ballot.
The list does give the bulk o.
the New York delegates TO Dewey.
and do not think this would he
disputed.
a majority OF the delegates TO
the convention will be uninstruct-
ed. but actually favoring Dewey.
Many delegates TO be chosen today
in Illinois will favor Dewey
The Ypsilanti daily press., 1944-04-11
No Java, No Overtime
UItimatum Of Workers

Hoboken, y. J.. APR ll-tNS -
Let's have another cup of coffee.
was more than a song today 70 5000
employees Of the Bethlehem S'ee,
Company Of Hoboken who walked
off the Job because. they said. 'he
company no longer would permit
them 10 drink their 4.30 p. m lava.
Thomas J. Flaherty. president of
Local l.. Industrial Union Of Mar
inc and Shi0building Workers, Go.
said the demonstration was rot A
strike. asserting that the men sim
ply refused 10 work overtime after
4:30 unless they had their accus-
toned coffee.
And n Brooklyn iJo employees OF
Bethiehem's shi1yard claimed
the company refused 20 negotiate a
union demand for a f-.minIto -esf
period for coffee drinking each az
te-noon.
The Ypsilanti daily press., 1944-04-11
RepriisaIs in
Rome Feared

Washington. Apr Tins =
Word reached Washington today
that high officials Of the Vatican
are alarmed over German reprisals
in the Rome area.
The repTisals take the form Of
shooting all persons suspected OF
giving aid to the Allies. Myster-
iogsly and without warning, ltali.
ans are rounded UP. taken to a loca.
ton outside the city by the truck
load, and shot by machine gun fire.
SO common has this procedure
become that Italians have a spe-
oial word for THE "Redada". or
draRuet. The word implies that
II draws together the guilty and
the innocent alike.
Victims OF such reprisals haze
disappeared by the thousands. it
was stated. Thus far the victims
have been civilians for the most
part. But L is feared the next step
OF the Nazis may he a violation
OF the Vatican itself.
Word has reached the State De-
rartment that high officials OF the
Vatican have given directions for
the disposal OF their property, in
case Of death.
Church officials keep strictly
within the territory Of the Vatican.
save for an occasional trip to the
Pope's villa located AZ Castel
Gandolfo One OF the Vatican Of
ncials is reported to have said 20
another. II am going TO Castel
Gandolfo tomorrow. I don't know
where 7 shall eat my dinner. or
whether I shall eat any at all"
The Ypsilanti daily press., 1944-04-11
Artillery Required For huasior

Washington. Apr. 11-UP-The
War Production Board has author
lied an overriding priority plac-
ing heavy artillery on par with
invasion landing craft as the most
urgent items in the entire war
production program, it was reveal
ed today.
The action was believed by many
observers here to reflect u high
command re-evaluation OF the ef-
fectiyeness Of artillery as result
of battle experience in Italy where
air power failed to live up to pre-.
dictions of its most ardent propon.
epts as a means. of preparing the
way for ground offensives.
In terse message declaring
that recent developments have
made imperative a sharp accel-
Grafton in the Army's heavy ar
tillery program during the next
80 days, the WPB advised manu-
facturers that artillery-cannon,
ammunition and more motive
pO"ti ullA0 AOl 100 vi VI guns y
inch Howitzers, inch guns and
240 NM Howitzers-now has the
right Of way over all other arm
aments except landing craft.
Landing craft ranked heretofore
as the unchallenged No. I item
in the entire production picture.
Artillery. used heavily in World
War l to prepare the way for in
fantry advances, played a secon-
dary role TO air power in the first
stages Of the recent Allied attempt
to dislodge the Germans from Cas-
sino. Huge flights of heavy bomb
ers plastered Casino in one of
the heaviest air attacks in history
but failed to drive the Nazis out.
|. S. forces on the Casino front
are now reported using 240 NM
Howitzers.
There have also been reports
that American 1O5's have proved
inadequate on the Anzio beach.
head and that even the 155's have
not had sufficient range even
when moved to the most advanced
Allied positions.
One OF the big guns now at the
The Ypsilanti daily press., 1944-04-11
Troops
Change Night

Drill nights OF Co. r. Of the
Michigan State Troops have been
changed, and beginning next week
will on Wednesday instead Of
Monday evenings, company mem
bers learned at their meeting Mon
day. Non commissioned officers Of
the company will meet Monday
nights hereafter.
Six men in the company are to
be chosen soon to take a coarse in
use OF the Thompson sub-machine
gun, under cpl Edward 5. Spen-
Ger The work is 10 begin Wed.
uesday Apr 26 Cpl Spencer re-
ceiyed his training at Camp Grayl-
Ing.
Five OF the company's members
have completed their three year
enlistments. and have signihed
their intention OF reenlisting They
are Capt. Daniel T. Quirk, com
manding officer OF the company,
Sgt Herman G. Holtz and Sgt.
Mark Rust, Cpl Robert H. Cooley,
and Pfc. Leslie Grannis.
Wednesday evening - men. in
Guiding officers and non-commls-
stoned officers are TO complete
their National Rifle Association in
struction. The following week
they viii receive their awards.
Plans are being made for the
men Of both local companies TO
take part. with 1000 other men Of
the Michigan state Troops. in
weekend maneuvers AZ camp
G-ayling
Persons interested in joining the
state Troops have been invited
70 visit the Arm0-y on any Of the
meeting nights Of the organization.
The Ypsilanti daily press., 1944-04-11
Of 4-F
Men Unlikely

Washington. Apr. II ms o.
Chances for any actual iF labor
draft legislation were set back 10.
day, with Rep May fD) Ky, chalr
man Of the House Military Affairs
Committee, declaring that ~ don't
think He will amend the Scloc'iye
Service Act any more
~ We take up anything 80 viii BE-
the Acknowledgement uatonal
serviceJ BILL he added
II feel Ike calling my commit
toe or and letting tho agencies
work this th.ng oui for themEsiyes. %
Meanwhile. Rep costello ID.
Calf, chairman o. a House Military
Affairs Subcommittee on draft de
ferment said plans were going for.
ward for formulating some pro.
posed legislation 20 permit drafting
into some form of labor units any
rs who fail 20 ge' INTO any wa
work.
A. The same time f. became in
creasiugIy evident that. II such leg.
l5lation is drawn mp. Seioctiye Serv.
Ice rather than the armed forces
would administer tho labor units.
Costello said tbe units proba bly,
would be on the ordee of oonscien
tious obicc'or groups
He renewed his contention tha.
few f-I"s only 'recalclt-ants"
would actually be iuduc'ed. With
the vast majority following guild.
ance by Se.ect,ye Service into es
sential Industry
MAY charged thai Se,ecti7c Srrv
Ice ignores what ue do anyway
and asserted that "i' took one and
a haf years before they adhered
10 the kl'iay b'.'" The kiiday
measure. which pa ssod lu The House
but not .a the Senate called for
deferment of pre-. Pearl Harb0r .ath.
ers urN. reserves OF other class rs
wore asF1uessG
The Ypsilanti daily press., 1944-04-11
Selective Service Head to
Provide New Deferment List

al" list was necessitated by the
new policy banning deferment to
all men in the 1926 group unless
they are virtually irreplaceable in
their jobs.
Critical Occupations
The draft chief also was expect
ed to announce a revised list OF
other critical occupations TO be ap-
piled in measuring the essentially
OF men in the $3.50 age category
as well as a revision Of the WINGS
o. list OF 50 broad activities which
are considered essential to the war
effort. The latter presumably
would be employed 10 determine
the defermcnt status of men S0-3S.
Selective Service headquarters
previousl yinstructed local draft Of
ficials TO halt the induction OF men
over 26 in essential activities until
induction Of men in the younger
age groups have been completed
The new list will enable boards 10
accurately determine just which
registrants are entitled TO this
postponement because Of their
work in war or war supporting IN
dustries.
Respite Uncertain
Draft officials in Washington
we're unable to foretell accurately
how long the stay Of induction
would last for the older essential
workers. II was pointed out that
some boards would have only
handful OF men under &c, making it
possible for them to 90 through
this group quickly and then INT
the ban on other inductions 4 Nir-
inia board for example, reported
only l3 men on It's rolls under IS
Y ars of age.
Eleven Of the activities on the
super critical list have been en-
dorscd by the interagency com
mittee. while two others-highly
productive coal mines and pre-
medical and pre-dental students -
were added by McNutt The COM
mittee rejected both Of the latter
lups although McNutt and Her
shey favored limited number OF
deferments for such worker and
have the authority TO override the
committee.
Other activities on the list in
clude the manufacture OF high oc.
tame aviation gasoline. synthetic
rubber. landing craft, combat air
craft. radar. rockets. critical com.
nonent for trucks. maintenance Of
Navy vessels. const ction of tank
ers. cargo and transport ships. and
limited Jobs n the transportation
industry.
The Ypsilanti daily press., 1944-04-11
INVESTIGATE FIRE

Detroit. Apr Tins Detec-
tiycs OF the ar.on squad today We're
-tizafng q $4,000 FIRE that
destroyed the box factory az the
Braun Lumber company In Detroit.
he company is the largest lumber
plai in rho state The spectacular
fire In the hop which produces
boxes for shipment Of auto parts
20 war areas was fed by tins OF
creosote IN which the finishes boxes
were dipped
The Ypsilanti daily press., 1944-04-11
INVESTIGATE WORKERS

Detroit Apr - ms Dr. Bure
u Douglas. health commissioner
and othe- authorities today were
inyestigafing the possibility that
food handlers may have been re-
sp0rsihIe for an nItbreat OF food
po s0n.uF cases To war plants Tho
uyestiga followed discovery Of
microscopic germs In rorusfarch
pudding eaten by g. worker vic
Tins a. rho WesfinghoIse Naval
Ar,enai plant 10 Ceufnrllne
The Ypsilanti daily press., 1944-04-11
See ARTILLERY-Page .
New Guinea
Men Return

After an absence Of over two
years 1t. Col Frank Lidke is back
in Ypsilanti to spend a % day
leave. having just returned from
New Guinea where he has been for
the past nine months. Returning
with 1t. Col Lidke were four 9th
er Ipsilanti men, Master Sergeant
Robert Carter. Sgt. Jesse Cobb.
Master Sergeant Bruce Cox. and
Stat, Sergeant Harr Sinclair. The
group arrived in San Francisco
Mar. 80.
Although he was last home in
January OF 1912. 1t. Col. Lidke has
been on active duty with the Army
for the past three and one-half
years. In october. 1910, he left
with the Ypsilanti contingent.
which is the 32nd Signal Co.. for
maneuvers in Louisiana Follow
ing training there he left the
company TO attend the signal
school at Ft. Monmouth. y. j. He
was transferred back TO the 32nd
Division and shortly after left with
them for Australia.
When they left Australia the
company went to Port Moresby.
They were flown over the owen
Stanley Mountain Range TO Buna.
and we're in New Guinea for nine
months before returning home
II is expected that all men in the
32nd Signal Company will be home
by August. 1t. Col Lidke stated,
The Ypsilanti daily press., 1944-04-11
Pigeon Pie Suggested
Even Though Not Legal

Chicago. Apr. Tins a read
or who wrote a Chicago newspaper
asking II there was any legal way
10 avoid Interruptions 10 his sleep
caused by pigeons lodging on the
window sllls of his bedroom. was
told by the papers law depart
ment today the situation did not
seem 10 he covered by ordinance
This cautious observation was
added. however.
We hear that some persons
pursue. with apparent satisfaction.
under such nrorocation. the non
legal remedy ~ quietly catching
and eating enough Of Tho m1raud-
Ing fowls 10 balance their dam
ages"
The Ypsilanti daily press., 1944-04-11
Fifth W ard to
Have Contest

A contest In the Republican party
Tor the primary election April ~.
do'cioped today as a result Of he
filing Of petitions for tho position
OF FIN ward Alderman by three
men Of that party. Albert r Ess.
llnger. 3li ~ Park St. James
Waite. 3l7 S Grove s.. and C,ar-
eHce SandersOn. 200 l.. CROSS ST..
have an submitted petitions 20 City
clerk Harvey Holmes. Deadline FOR
the filing Of petitions is Wednesday
al p. m
The special election Is necessary
to f.il a post vacated by the rcsig-
nation o. Alfred =. DeOtte.
The Ypsilanti daily press., 1944-04-11
MAY CONSOLIDATE SCHOOLS

Detroit. Apr. 'f-fSS-- s Plan
was under consideration today to
consolidate five Dearborn school
districts into one .r't so The hene-
FITS % tax revenue from the Ford
Motor Company may boo shared.
The request was made ly the Dear
born Committee fo- school ronso-
lidotion after survey revealed
a. l206 % the s.tv's 5000 pu-
pills lived outside tho city lin rs
and attended West Dearborn
schools while 200 inside the cty
attended town hip schools.
The Ypsilanti daily press., 1944-04-11
Young Ford
Now Second

Detroit, APR. l1-ISS- Henry
Ford II. eldest son II the late
Tdsel Ford. today assumed the sta
tus o. second in command 20 Henry
Ford. founder and president Of tho
firm W. his election 20 the eEecu-
tivr vice presidency a. meeting
Of the board OF directors.
Ford was first elected a direc-
8 OF the company last July In
January he vas voted vice presi-
dent in charge of -a'es
Ford, q years old. is on the
inactive list as a Lieutenant fJG)
in the I. s naval Reserve
Also on the % ,ard of directors
are Benson Ford. HIS brother. and
their mother. Mrs Fdsel Ford.
The Ypsilanti daily press., 1944-04-11
AWAITS AEARING

Detroit. Apr 1l-INS - pete
Guastella Detroit gas station
operator. todav was awaiting exam
ination April II on charges OF sell.
ing gasoline coupons Last March
s. Guastella was placed on bond 70
await action 10y the grand jury for
a similar onense.
The Ypsilanti daily press., 1944-04-11
Reds Neariin,
Nazi Escape
Route

Try international Sew. service)
Gen. Douglas MacArthurs victd
ious Army and Marine diyision
now controlling major portions
New Britain Island. herded red
nants Of tho japanese garrison I
day toward bomb. battered Raba(
where the enemy Is expected
make his. last stand.
The steadily advancing America
troops. who I'm lcss than fot&
months have been responsible 4.
the deaths OF approximately 1000
Japs on the island. ousted the cd
emy from tHo vital strongholds 1
their northeastward drive. Gasma
IA. recently one OF the biggest sui
ply bases and plane depots In III
area. was occupied by seaborn|
forces cape lloskins also was tai
en by the Japs
An estimated 10000 Japanes
troops remain on the islayd. mosti
on the Gazelle Peninsula, which
tho site OF the once proud Rabs
basiion. American naval and acrla
units. operating constantly aRainx
Jap supply routes, have ylrtuallY
blockaded these enemy forces.
Pummel Base
While the Allied ground forceI
pressed toward Rahaul. Gen. Mad
Arthur's airmcn pummeled tha
base again when so tons OF bombl
sent flames shooting 800 feet int(
tho sky. IalUni Airdrome and
Township and two nearby area
bore the brunt OF the assault. and
Wewak on New Guinea was hiI
with i2s tons Of explosives. whIl(
the Ilansa Bay sector reeled undel
i3l tons OF bombs.
Bomb Europe
Tremendous aerial blows an
peared in the making over north
western Europe. too. vast fleets o
Allied warplancs carried the non
stop BON bardmcnt OF the continent
into the fourth successive day. and
The Nazis said the raiders ranged al
far as the Baltic coast Of the Reich
The German DNB agency said
the raiders. Identified as American
heavy bombers. attacked Bruins
wick. Hanover and the Baltic coast
shortly after the British air minis
try revealed another night assault
by the RAF The Royal Air Force
craft blasted unspccifled targeti
within Naztuccupicd lands.
That the daylight assaults were
on grand scale was indicated by
English coastal observers who said
that for two and a half hours vast
aerial armadas swept overhead
continuously Huge formations
Of T.. $. Mprauders escorted by
fighters passed over the Ramsgate
area toward the French coast
MAJOR development on the east
eru front was the victorious often
siyc OF large Soviet forces threat
eniug an estimated 100000 Nazl
troops in the odessa neighborhood
and in tho Crlmea. Following up
tho capture OF the vital Black Sea
port ~ odessa. which for 80 months
had been In German hands. the Rus
slams drove 10 within three miles
OF the cnemy's last overland escape
route. the Red Army thus menaced
Approximately 200,00e IIitlerites
fleeing headlong toward the Dnies.
ter River mouth and the Bessara
bian border.
In the Crimea. Soviet mobile col
umns pressed a multi-pronged OF,
fensiye against an estimated 100.
600 10 10000 German and Ruman.
The Ypsilanti daily press., 1944-04-11

about RADIATOR REPAIRS. See
Ypsi Body shop. IS z. Michigan.
Phone 1896. ADV. Al
The Ypsilanti daily press., 1944-04-11

WASHINGTON-INS 49, Social
security benefits for farmers, hired
hands and other agricultural work
ers was advocated today by Agri-
culture Secretary Claude A. Wick
ard as a postwar move TO bolster
social conditions on American
farms. Wickard explained that So
cial security operations fail to in
clude farm workers. He maintained,
however, that farmers should have
adequate old age protection on a
par with city and industrial work
ers.
The Ypsilanti daily press., 1944-04-11

LONDON-INS-Col. Donald J.
y. Blakeslee's fighter group, whose
pilots include top-ranking ace Capt.
Don Gentle OF Piqua, Ohio, was
credited today with the record
breaking destruction of 405 enemy
planes. A recheck of headquarters
figures, which yesterday had listed
403 Nazi planes on the groups
list, showed that two others also
have been destroyed by Blakeslee's
men. OF the 405 planes destroyed,
105 were bagged on the ground ana
800 in the air.
The Ypsilanti daily press., 1944-04-11

SANTA ANA. Cal.-INS- Mrs.
Romelle Schneider Roosevelt. %.
daughter-in-law of the President
was in receipt of a police citation
today for speeding Police said
that Mrs. Roosevelt. wife of 1t.
Col James Roosevelt, was travel
ing 80 miles per hour in % mile
zone.
The Ypsilanti daily press., 1944-04-11

DES MONIES, Ia.-INS A quar-
rel over a divorce action was be-
lieved today to have preceded the
gunshot deaths of WAC Pvt. Byrl
Babcock, A. and her husband, Roy,
both OF Biggs, Cal They were
found shot TO death in Des
Moines hotel room last night. A.
Z. Shaw, Polk County coroner,
said Babcock apparently killed his
wife and then shot himself.
The Ypsilanti daily press., 1944-04-11

HOLLYWOOD ms 49, Muriel
Morris, sweater girl model. said
today that the man for whom she
Tilted Comedian Red SHELTON is
"a wealthy business man in Mexico
City. She declined to give mis-
name, but said she met him during
a recent vacation trip TO the South
ern Republic.
The Ypsilanti daily press., 1944-04-11

HOLLYWOOD-INS-A munich
raj court judge put the bite" on
Film Star Wallace Beery to the
tune Of $3.50 today. Beery was or
dered TO pay the sum to Bennett
Fairchild, 10. delivery boy who
sued the actor for $1,000. charging
that Beery's dog bit him in the
leg.
The Ypsilanti daily press., 1944-04-11

See WAR Page .
The Ypsilanti daily press., 1944-04-11


WASHINGTON-UP-The Unit.
ed States will discuss petroleum
problems with Russia. the exiled
government Of the Netherlands and
oil-producing Latin-American ma
tions upon conclusion Of the forth
coming petroleum conferences with
Britain, a State Department official
said today. Initial Anglo-Ameri-
can oil talks. intended ultimately
to clear up such problems as pos.
sible conflict of national interest
in the proposed American pipeline
across Saudi Arabia. are schedul-
ed to begin next week.
HCLLYWOOD-UP- Capt. Dan
Topping Of the L. s. Marines had
firm grip on the one.punch box
ing championship Of the celebrities
today by virtue Of a quick and al
most uncontested victory over
Errol Flynn, who lost his last de-
Cision to a movie columnist's wife
when she pinked him in the ear
with a fork in defense OF her mate.
Topping's quick triumph climaxed
an Easter birthday party for his
bride, the queen Of the silver
skates-Miss Sonia Henie. The
pre-war sportsman shot a quick
iab to the screen hero's cheek az
Miss Heni S Beverly HIS home.
Ringsiders said Flynn hit the
deck. Flynn said he Just reoled
bit. Topping was awarded a tech
nical knockout.
The Ypsilanti daily press., 1944-04-11

OMAHA. Neb.-UP-With Wen
dell l.. Willkie out Of the race for
the Republican presidential nomi-
nation. 1t. Comdr. Harold E. Stas-
sen had an opportunity today TO
pick up Is delegates to the COP
National Convention in the Ne
braska preferential primary. Two
full states of delegates were enter
ed on the Republican ticket, one
pledged TO vote for the former gov
ernor Of Minnesota on the first bal
lot only, and the other pledged TO
fayorite son Gov. Dwight Griswold.
The Ypsilanti daily press., 1944-04-11

PEARL HARBOR-INS- Admir-
al Thomas C. Hart, former comman.
der in chief of the L. S. Asiat!c
Fleet. has arrived at Pacific Fleet
headquarters Of Admiral Chester W.
17Nimitz, overall commander of Pa
cific ocean area forces. There was
no official comment concerning Ad-
miral Hart's presence at Pearl Har-
Dor. hut observers deemed it sig
nificant in the light Of his thorough
knowledge of the Pacific and Chi
mas seas.
The Ypsilanti daily press., 1944-04-11

See SIGNAL COMPANY Page 6
The Ypsilanti daily press., 1944-04-11

LITTLE ROCK. Ark ms An
informal opinion by the state at
torney generals office held today
that the recent L. 5. supreme
court decision that negroes can
vote in the Texas primaries also
applies in Arkansas.
The Ypsilanti daily press., 1944-04-11

CHICAGO ms Union Off
cials predicted today a large vote
fayoring a strike against the Hin
ois Bell Telephone Company in a
referendum to be conducted Fri
day by the National Labor Rela-
tions Board under the Smith Con
nally Act.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1944-11-17

There are 263 Wild life refugees
IN the United States. aggregating
1872 million acres.
Early experiments in dive
bombing were conducted by L.
5. Marines la Haiti in 1921.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1944-11-17
Moss Point
Church News
DANTZLER MEMORIAL
METHODIST CHURCH

a
Observes Thanksgiving and pre-
pares for Annual Conference,
Nov. 1926.
Sunday, November 10, is our
last worship day before Annual
Conference, which meets in jack
son, Miss, Nov. 22-26. Church
school Sunday at GAS am;
Thanksgiving Sermon at II am,
from subject, Thanksgiving a
Time OF Rejoicing: monthly
meeting, Board of Stewards, at
2 pm. Youth Fellowship Leagues
meet at $50 pm. Sermon at 1880
pm, from subject, "A Call To
The Christian Ministry"
Woman's Society, Monday at
$50 pm. The pastor. his family
and the delegate to our annual
conference leave for Jackson,
Wednesday, Nov. %.
Church school Sunday, Nov. 26,
at GAS am, but all preaching
services called in on the 10Th,
for the Annual Conference.
If for any reason you have not
made your pledge to our l945
budget, be sure to complete this
by Sunday, Nov. 10.
Let US make Nov. 10 a banner
Go To Church Sunday.
You will find a welcome at all
our services.
Andrew J. Boyles, Pastor;