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The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-04-17
Death Toll
in Tornado
at 80

Atlanta. Apr. LAP Weary
rescue workers, digging into the
wreckage left by a tornado that
roared over a 100 mile strip in
northeastern Georgia and western
North Carolina early Sunday. fixed
the death toll today at IS, with
more than 800 persons injured.
Twenty one deaths were report
ed in Georgia-12 In the Royston
area and nine In the Nuburg com
munity OF Hart County. Seventeen
persons we're killed in South Car
DINA.
American Red Cross representa-
tives said that at least 147 homes
were destroyed and l03 homes
damaged.
Striking around midnight, Sun
day, the storm was likened by
many as a gigantic, death dealing
ball. which bounded from one coun-
munity to another. leaving I'M
touched spaces between. Others
said that 1t "roared like an express
train" and was accompanied by
heavy rain and electrical display.
The first area hit was in the
vicinity OF Gainesville, in Hall
County, Ca. where IN 1885 another
tornado killed 1873 persons and in
jured more than 200. The storm
then rushed on across the Geor-
gia line into South Carolina. strik-
ing at least seven places with re-
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-04-17
Industry Has
LetDownDue
to Cut Backs

Washington. Apr. 17-AP-Rum.
ors or outbreaks in war production
plants cause "a definite decrease
IN productivity" the ONCE of War
Information (OWD reported today.
by adversely affecting workers
morale.
Contract cancellations and other
production adjustments are espe.
cially significant in connection
with employment OF women. owl
said in a report based on field sur.
veys by the Bureau Of Labor stats.
tlcs and reports from the
United States Employment Ser.
vice (USES).
Industrial areas checked were st.
Louis. western New York and Penn
sylyania, northeastern Pennsyl-
vania and Tennessee and Virginia.
After contract cancellations cut
shifts, plants generally released
workers for other employment, in.
stead OF reducing working hours
The report showed that one plant
in the Wilkes-Barre, Pa. area
found Its workers adversely affect.
ed by loss Of overtime pay when
cut back to a 40-hour week.
Usually laid-off workers in all
sections find other jobs quickly.
the report laid, although many
have had to accept pay rate cuts
ru ming almost 80 per cent below
war plant wages.
Some workers were reported to
prefe' jobs with postwar possibil.
ties, even at lower rates OF pay.
but "conside BILE dissatisfaction"
with lower pay in transferring was
r. ported evident among workers
in Williamsport, Pa
Thousands of women have drop
ped out OF the labor market when
released from employment because
OF plant Gu backs. Owl said. and
in the case OF women at a st. Louis
ordnance plant. less than one
fourth responded to offers OF other
: BIS paying the same high wages.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-04-17
Milan Resident to
Oppose Kitchener

Milan. Mich. Apr. l7-Donald y.
VI. Gay, local truck and dairy
farmer and frequent critic OF poll
cies OF the Michigan MIX Produc-
ers Association. announced over
the week end he would seek the
Democratic nomination for Con
gress in the second Michigan dis
trict Rep. Earl C. Kitchener. Ad-
rian Republican, is the incumbent.
Gay, IL, said one plank in his
platform would be opposition 20
monopoly control and rugged mar
kets for farm products" and add.
ed that he would fight for open.
competitive markets. with strict
government supervision 10 prevent
control Of the food supply by mono.
poles"
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-04-17
Sole Ambition to Help Win
War Gen. MArthur Explains

Allied Headquarters. Southwest
Pacific, Apr. l7-AP-Gen. Douglas
Macarthur today replied TO public
questions stirred by his letters TO p
congressman on the presidential
campaign with the statement, II
have not sought the office nor do |
seek H." and said his "sole amoi-
ton" is 10 help win the war.
His statement also declared that
his letters to the Nebraskan. Rep.
A. l.. Miller. released for publica-
ton by the congressman who is
active in the draft-MacArthur cant
paign, were never intended for
publication" nor were they intend
ed as criticism OF any political phil
osophy or Of any parsonage In high
office.
The correspondence, made public
by Miller last Thursday. included
letters in which the Congressman
urged that Macarthur permit the
people OF this country to draft
YOU" Miller sharply criticised the
Administration and said that there
was what he termed "a tremendous
ground swell In this country against
the New Deal"
In one reply Macarthur said he
"unreservedly" agreed with the
complete wisdom and statesman
ship OF your comments" In another
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-04-17
Lend Lease Settlements at Issue

Washington, Apr. Tins The
House prepared today for fight
on another white House VS.. Con
gress issue whether final settle
ments OF lend.lease accounts snail
be subject to congressional approx.
al.
The issue will be brought up
when the House considers today or
tomorrow a bill extending the Lend
lease Act which expires June 30.
Rep. Schiller (IO W. Va. plans
to offer on the floor an amendment
10 curb 1.-The Presidents power TO
wipe the slate clean on accounts
which he ASSERTS might reach sixty
two billion dollars.
Schiller predicted strong Repub.
lican support for his proposal TO
require congressional approval OF
final settlements He also forecast
some votes on the majority side
possibly quite a few II the mem
bers understand the difference be
tween my amendment and the
Wadsworth Amendment"
The West virginia congressman's
proposal was discharged IN com.
mittee in favor of the Wadsworth
amendment which bars the chief
Executive from making new post
war economic or military commit.
ments in connection with lend-lease
settlements Schiller declared this
only restates existing law" and
asserted there Is nothing IN Il 10
keep the President from wlping the
slate clean OF any or all obligations
owed us under lend.lease."
Meanwhile, Democratic leaders
on the Foreign Affairs Committee
prepared to fight the Schiller
move Rep. Luther Johnson Cd
Texas, ranking majority member,
declared It would result In tho
world uncertainties ira; followed
the first World War"
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-04-17
Gas Picture
More Gloomy

Washington, Apr. TAP The
shifting gasoline supply picture
now it's good, now it's bad-was
back on the gloomy side today,
but there was some cheer for es-
sential motorists who need new
tires.
Tabulation of March gasoline
consumption figures shows,
spokesman for the Office Of Price
Administration said, that an in
crease in the "B" ration is mot
warranted In any part OF the coun-
try"
The figures, he added, have not
been presented yet to Col. Bryan
Houston, OPA rationing chief, for
a final decision but he said there
seemed to be little doubt that an
increase would have to be ruled
out.
Houston Is known to have felt
that on the basis Of preliminary
surveys the prospects for an In
crease In the "B" ration were good.
But complete statistics reveal, the
official said, that consumption
was just about equal to quotas In
the East and Midwest last month.
No ration increase can be con-
sidered, he asserted, until con-
sumption is running several thou
sand barrels a day under alloca-
tions.
Any increase now on the West
Coast lis definitely out Of the
question:" he said.
Meanwhile II was learned that
the ration quota of new synthetic
passenger car tires will be boosted
in May, probably by about is per
cent over the $4,000 allocated this
month. Indications are that near
ly all of the larger supply will go
to meet the needs of highly es-
sential drivers, with few IL any
new tires available for non-pre-
ferred "B" book drivers and none
for "a" card holders.
Tire quotas are being increased
because manufacturers and deal
ers' inventories, dangerously low
few months ago, are not at a
safe margin. To build them up for
any emergency. only three quarters
Of monthly production OF new syn
thetics has been rationed thus far.
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he said that Miller's description OF
conditions in the United States lis
a SOLDERING one indeed and is calcu'
lated TO arouse the thoughtful con
sideration Of every patriot" He
warned that 1--WE must not inadvert.
emily slip into the same condition
internally as the one which we
fight externally"
Macarthur said in his statement
today that perusal OF his letters
will show any fair minded person
that they were neither politically
inspired nor intended to convey
blanket approval OF the congress
mans views"
His letters. he said. were writ.
ten merely as amiable acknowledge
ment to member OF our highest
lawmaking body OF letters contain.
ing flattering and friendly remarks
10 me personally"
Miller said. in his first letter 10
Macarthur, Il am convinced that
you will carry every state in the
Union and this includes the solid
South"
Macarthur said today he had not
received Congressman Miller's
third letter in which he is reported
to have advised the general to state
that he was available for the Re
publican nomination.
The high constitutional process.
es OF our representative and Re.
publican form OF government, in
which there resides with the people
the sacred duty OF choosing and
electing their Chief Executive, are
or so imposing a nature as TO be
beyond the sphere OF any individu.
ais coercion or decision" MacAr.
thurs statement said.
Il can only say. as | have said
before, / have not sought the office
nor do seek II. have devoted my
self exclusively to the conduct OF
the war. My sole ambition Is to as
sist our beloved country to win
this vital struggle by the fulfillment
OF such duty as has been, or may be,
assigned to me-"
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-04-17
Car Manufacturers Plan For Transition

Primary reconyersion to be eI-
plored at today's meeting will be
that OF "retooling" the industry for
peacetlme production. Automobile
plants have been so completely
converted 10 war that many OF It's
old machine tools are no longer
available and much OF the present
equipment is single-purpose mill
tary machinery. unsuited for build
Inc cars.
Indications are that the indus
try soon may be authorized TO
place orders for new tools TO be
used in peacetime operations Al
though the equipment would be
stored for future use. its produc-
ton now would reduce the time
Ia between the end OF hostilities
and the day when new cars come
- the assembly lines.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-04-17
Forty Nine
Men Called

Washtenaw County selective ser
vice board number two today is
sued a call for 40 more men to
serve their country.
The following 7registrants report
for induction on the date and at
the place indicated.
At Fort Sheridan, III, on April
10 for ARR service:
Ivan Gordon Alder. Chelsea;
Howard Jay Bush, Ypsilanti; HUI
bert Coleb Curtis, Dexter; An
thony Michael Elwartowski, DE.
troit; Frank Allyn Everett, Dear
born; Richard Howard Fisher,
Berkeley; Howard Taylor Fanslow,
Ypsilanti; James Alvin Graf. Ann
Arbor; Kenneth Richard Hoover.
Milan; Duane Dale Leslie, Ypsi.
lanti; Gordon Walter Manner, Ann
Arbor; William Scott O'Neal. Jr.,
Ypsilanti; Stanley George Papusy-
nski. Ypsilanti; Robert William
Peasley, Midland; Ray Joshua Pres
ton, Ypsilanti; ROLAND Whitmer
Spaulding. Chelsea; John Edward
Spiers, Ann Arbor; James Freder-
lex Taylor, Dexter; Hazen Tavern
Thompson. Ypsilanti: Joseph Tor
res. Blissfield Edwin Charles
fowler. Ypsilanti: Noble yelling
ton Ward. Ypsilanti; Dale Glen
wood Whelsn. Manchester; Eugene
Charles Wood, Ypsilanti; Selin
Junior Young, Detroit.
Registrars who will report at
the New Federal Building. Detroit,
for Naval service on April 20 are:
Woodrow Lloyd Bowen, Saline;
Ellsworth Pauldean Conrad. Gin
cinnati: Carl Ward Crankshaw,
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-04-17
REMAIN AWAY

Detroit. Apr. flap Produc-
ton OF bomber plane turrets at
the Briggs Manufacturing Com
pany's outer drive plant was halt
ed again today as approximately
$500 employees remained away
from work in a dispute over the
dismissal OF a steward. The work
interruption began Saturday when
20 inspectors left their jobs. A
company spokesman said the ste
ward had refused TO observe plant
rules. The men are members OF
the United Automobile Workers
(CIO). There was no immediate
statement from the union.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-04-17
Articles of
Faith Given

San Jose. Calf, Apr. flap
Ten articles OF faith ION which we
can base the course OF our coun.
try's future" were enumerated to
California Republicans last night
by Governor John w. Bricker OF
Ohio, candidate for the Republi-
can presidential nomination.
Bicker spoke at a meeting OF
the California Republican assemb-
ly. an unofficial party organization.
Back OF all our endeayors there
must be a mighty faith" said Brick
er. then enumerated the 10 articles
in which, he said, we believe, as
follows:
/. The strength OF our returning
soldiers as 'one OF the greatest as
sets this country will have after
tn war"
2. The dignity OF the average
man.
3. The principles OF our Repub-
lican form OF government
4. The right OF every man to
earn his own living as he sees
At.
5. Divine Providence and the
right Of each one OF us TO worship
as we choose.
s. In the economic strength and
plural resources OF our country.
Z. In the honesty and loyalty OF
labor; the ingenuity and capabili-
ty Of management and the unself-
is and tireless effort OF agricul-
ture.
S. The bill OF rights. free speech
and free communications.
9. In the traditions OF the past.
%. In America: "Our country
80. Is at the threshold OF its great.
est era"
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-04-17

Washington. Apr. 17-INS-Lead-
els OF the nations automobile in
dustry, engaged for more than two
years in the output OF planes,
tanks. guns and other munitions.
assembled in Washington today
to start planning the transition
on an unforeseeable date-from
W IT to peace.
Top-flight executives Of nine
companies producing passenger
cars when such manufacturing
was halted by the government two
months after Pearl Harbor attend
ed the initial session OF WIPES new
a omobile industry advisory com
mittee.
WPB Chairman Donald NJ. Mel.
son and his executive Vice Chair
man Charles f. Wilson were sche-
duled to outline government poll
+, on reconversion which. at pres
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-04-17
Consumers to
Take Stand on
Issue

Washington. Apr. 17-AP-With
Senate and House Banking Com
mittees working to bring price
control legislation to the floor
early next month, a group OF SELL
styled "victory-minded' congress
men arranged today for a mass
meeting this week of consumers
opposed to discontinuance Of the
consumer subsidy program.
Rep. Thomas e. Scanlon (D-Pa0,
chairman of an unofficial congress
sional committee for the protec.
ton OF the consumer, said the
meeting, to be held Wednesday
and Thursday, would be attended
by 400 representatives OF farmers,
labor, war veterans. educators, re-
ligious groups and consumers.
They will come, he said, from IL
linois, Iowa, Kentucky, New York,
Arkansas, Virginia, Michigan, In
diana, Ohio and Tennessee.
Speakers will include Rep. Pat
man (D.Tex), congressional cham
pion of the Administrations sub
sidy program, and individuals OPP
posed to what Scanlon described
as a move seeking "emasculation
OF the price control program
Scanlon charged that proposed
amendments to provide more jul
dicial review OF OPA orders and
to curb the subsidy program would
throw our economy into chaos,
While Scanlon and his group
went ahead with plans for their
mass meeting, the banking com
mittees continued hearings started
earlier this month. Secretary OF
the Navy Knox and Mayor f. II.
LaGuardia OF New York were call
ed before the Senate group, while
the House committee met TO hear
OPA officials.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-04-17
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Rubber Story
Told In Film

Freedom Rides on Rubber" wa,
the subject OF a film shown TO Ro-
tarians this noon. presented by the
Flrestone Co. After tracing the eat
ly history OF rubber for tires and
improvements In tire design and
construction. the interest OF Nj.
Firestone (soon shared by Henry
Ford and John Burroughs) in the
discovery OF other sources OF rub
Der so that this country might not
be so dependent on the Orient was
depicted. The film then showed the
manufacture OF synthetic rubbe..
stating that this country has
achieved better type Of synthetic
rubber than any other country In
the world, not excluding Germany.
Prior TO the program. the Rotal-
ians selected delegates TO coming
national and district conventions.
and voted 10 support the esta hlish-
ment in Ypsilanti OF a Chndren's
clinic. This clinic would be in
charge Of a trained psychiatrist,
and would be available without
cost TO the public for diagnosing
and suggesting remedial work for
problem children.
The following we're visitors for
the day: from Belleville Russell
Price and r. c. Whicheil: from Ann
Arbor william c. Hoad and DR..
Dean W. Myers: from Battle Greek.
John T. sherman: from Marquette
DR.. Joseph c. Dewey: and from
Ypsilanti John W. Gill, Larry
Shaifer. william G. McCsndless,
Donald Susterka, Conrad Noll, Jr..
Clayk Tibbitts. and Walter o.
Geske.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-04-17
COP. To READ
BETWEEN LINES

Washington. Apr. 17-AP-Re.
publican party leaders heading for
a pre-convention session in Chicago
sought today to read between the
lines OF Gen. Douglas MacArthur's
disayowal OF presidential ambitions
IN an effort TO determine whether
ne sun could be regarded as
"draft possibility. Most OF them
were inclined to think he could be.
Inc Republican arrangements
committee will meet Tuesday and
wednesday to complete plans for
the nominating convention there
beginning June &c.
National Committee officials de-
ciared the choice OF a temporary
chairman, who makes the keynote
address. still is "wide open" but
supporters OF Gov. Thomas f.
Dewey of New York sppaared TO be
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-04-17
Ready
For Addition

Plans are being completed for
the new four-room addition TO Har-
riet School. and work is expected
TO begin the first week in June,
r. S. Gerganoff. architect. said to-
day
a special meeting OF the Board
of Education Is TO be called in
order that members may view the
plans, after which the plans will he
sent TO Detroit for approval OF the
Federal Works Agency. The date
for submitting bids Is May 10.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-04-17

When the third anniversary OF
groundbreaking at the Ford Bomb
err Plant is observed tomorrow, The
production goal Of one huge four
engined 'Liberator bomber every
working hour will have been main.
tanned for more than two months.
Announcing the eopher.an hour
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-04-17
1t. Rackhan
Wins Honors

A U. s. Fighter Base in Eng
land, Apr. 1I-AP-Seven decora-
tons were awarded Saturday to
1t. Edwin J. Rackham of Ann Ar.
Dor, Mich. a Ninth L. S. Airforce
fight pilot formerly with the RCAF.
They were the Air Medal and six
clusters.
1t. Rackham Joined the Canadian
, Force when he won his wings
in 1912 and has been flying opera
tionally with the L. s. forces since
mid-January, flying 25 missions
during March alone.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-04-17
Congress Today

CBy Associated Pressl
Senate
May take up legislative appro-
priations bill (meets noon, EWTl.
Banking Committee calls Secre-
I y OF the Navy Knox and other
witnesses on extension OF price
control (i0:30).
House
Begins debate on lend-lease en-
tension (meets noon).
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-04-17
Flashes of
Late News
The WEATHER: Tonight:
Rain, Warmer

LONDON -AP-The London Dali
ly Mail said today in an Istanbul
dispatch that Germany made peace
overtures last December to the
United States and Britain through
a neutral diplomat. The newspa-
per said the information was OBJ
ta!ned by It's correspondent. Noel
Monks. direct from the diplomat,
who was quoted as saying that
Baron Manfred Won Killinger. Ger
man minister TO Rumania. present
ed an eight-point program to him
With the request that It be for
W 'ded to Washington and London
but not to Moscow.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-04-17

SAN DIEGO, Calif.-AP- Con.
solidated-Vultee Aircraft Corpora
TONS prototype Of its first postwar
airplane, a 4s.passenger CONNER.
cial transl ort, was test-flown over
San Diego Saturday night Known
as Model 80. the craft. was design.
ed 70 replace the standard air.
planes of today on continental and
long-range transoceanic routes.
The company said the plane would
cruise az 240 miles an hour.
SYDNEY. Australia-AP- Cen.
sorship authorities today suspend.
ed publication OF the two Sydney
evening newspapers. The Sun and
The Daily Mirror, for carrying ar
tcles criticizing political censor
ship and left this city without news
paper servi'e. Two morning news
r-pers had been suspended earlier
by censors for the same reason.
BOMBAY-AP- Mohandas x.
Gandhi. aging Indian Nationalist
who has been under arrest in the
AGA Khans palace at Pooma since
September. 1912. Is suffering from
an attack OF malaria incurred ser.
eral days ago. A communluue yes
terdav said that Gandhi was weak.
but that HIS general condition was
ss satisf Glory as could be expect
ed.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-04-17
RuMMAcE SALE

st. Luke's Church House basement.
100 y. Huron. 9 a. N. to 5 .. m
APRIL 10, 20. ADV. 417S
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-04-17

NEW YORK-AP- Wayne
Lonersan was sentenced today
TO IS years to life in prison for
the blu eon-stranaulation slay-
ing last Oct. "a OF his 23-yesr-
old heiress wife, Patricia Bur-
ton loneraan.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-04-17

LONDON-AP-Finland has re-
jected revised Russian peace terms
but in a note to Moscow has sought
TO keep open the door to future ne.
gotiations, It was learned today.
Both the United States and Britain
were believed informed OF the de-
cision.
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The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-04-17

CINCINNATI-AP Illness OF
1t. Col. Frank Greulich OF Detroit,
one Of the ithree defendants in a
court martial involving inspection
practices at the huge Wright
Aeronautical Corps, plant in near
- Lockland. O., will not delay the
trial any further, it was ruled to-
day. Col. Phillip ]. McCook, law
member OF the 11-man tribunal, de-
clared proceedings can be held
without 1t. Col. Greulich's pres
ence.
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The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-04-17

MARTINsBURG. W. va.-AP-
The early freeze will cost southern
peach growers an estimated 10. 000..
600 bushels OF production. Score
tary Carroll R. Miller OF the Ma
tlonal Peach Council, said today.
he reported the cold weather Of
april As, coupled with earlier
n ezes in Arkansas, Oklahoma and
Texas, has reduced the expectable
crop in 10 southern states to an
estimated 100000 bushels.
LAKE GENEVA, Wis.-AP -
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-04-17

LAKE GENEVA, Wis.-AP -
Adolph Frederick Carte, Jr., grand.
son Of r. T. Crane. founder OF the
crane Company. was found dead
Sunday, apparently the victim of
Self-inflicted bullet wound. the
sheriff's office in nearby Elkhorn
reported. An inquest will be held
today.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-04-17

NEW YORK-INS-The Daugh-
tiers Of the American Revolution
will open their 53rd national con-
vention today with three candi-
dates for the presidency for the
first time in their history. The
three contenders for the highest
OAR office are Mrs. Samuel J.
Campbell Of Mount Carroll. ILL.,;
Mrs. George d. Schermerhorn of
Reading. Mich. and Mrs. julius
y. Talmadge of Athens, Ga.
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