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The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-03-24
Stone Train
BOOST CIVIL AVIATION

NEW YORK-INS-The Civil Air
Patrol League. Inc. a national or.
ganization to insure Americas SUI
premacy in the air for all time.
has just been formed. Primary func-
ton of the league IS TO support and
aid the nationwide Civil Air Patrol
cadet program. under which funda.
mentals of aviation are being
taught to young men and women OF
pre-draft age, and to secure civilian
backing for aviation development
in every community.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-03-24
JOBS MUST BE FOUND

PHILADELPHIA ms Business
men should plan now for the post.
war period. according TO Dr.. Robert
l. Johnson. president OF Temple
University. Declaring that the pic
ture OF America depends on the sue
cess OF industry. Dr. Johnson EN-.
phssized that good jobs must be
found for the returning war yeter-
ans. II only to keep up purchasing
power,
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-03-24
soT.s FOND OF HIS HUT

BOISE. lda.-UP-Master Sgt
Jack Ellis has become very much
at home in India. In recent letter.
Ellis said that. after seeing so
much dirt and thousands OF starry.
ing earthquake victims he was
glad to get back to his basha - a
hut made Of pressed fertilizer. He
added that the natives wear big.
black umbrellas and nothing
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"any further curtailment OF farm
labor will vitality affect the amount
OF food to be produced in 1874"
and added that 1--WE are already
producing at maximum rate"
The grain.rich areas Of the MID
die West farmers. said Sen. Butler
(R) Neb.. are acutely feeling the
pinch in manpower.
Sen. Aiken (R) VT. directed at.
teniion to the wholesale movement
of farm labor to higher.paying in
trial Jobs.
1--WE will have a tight situation
In farm labor" he stated. This is
true not only because OF the draft
but because those who left the
farms last fall 10 60 to work In war
industries cannot now 90 back
without losing their draft status. !"
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-03-24
SEAGoING PRIVATE

CENTRAL FALLS, r. Up
Pvt. Raymond Lebeau is wondering
whether he is a soldier or sailor.
Last year he spent eight months
at sea and only four months on
land Pvt. Lebeau Is medical
soldier attached to ships hos
pital aboard an Army overseas
transport And he's been at sea
so much he even uses a sailors lin
IN
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-03-24
Vegetables

NShNheS'Ss
TURNIPS Topped. bu.. $i25.l50.
RUTABAGAS No. /. bu., sl-l 20.
CELERY CABBAGE - no. !. bu
$l.5O.2.00.
BETS Topped, bu.. No. /. $40.
200.
BROCCOLl-No. I. bu. $50.
CABBAGE--No. !, bu. Sl25175.
CARRoTS-Topped. No. bu,
Sl.50.200.
CAULlFLOWDR Blu, No. !. s2.3
ONIONS Dry. Ne. medium (ccil.
ingl SO lbs. S269.
PARSNlPS No. /, S3,50400.
POTATOES-No. /. 100 lbs. s. %
$50.
Fruits
APPLES Mcintosh No. /. t5.i0
S.75: Northern Spies No. /. 50 30
3.75: Greetings. No. !. S3.00-3 80.
Steel Reds. No. I, S3.50.3.75.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-03-24
WATCHED cALENDAR

W I'm rs BNRKt, Fa.--INS =
Anita 4. Golya. of Du Font,
watched the calendar carefully so
she could observe her 10Th birth
day the right way. The WAC re-
cruiting office at wilkes. Barre dis.
closed that she Joined the Women's
Army Corps on her birthday, the
earliest possible date for Their to
iOin
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-03-24
Rural Events
TODAY

TODAY
Wills
Community Night, Z ?. m. In
church annex Scouts present pro-
gram. Refreshments.
Salem
Girl Scouts meeting. : 30 3 2. M.
at Town Hall
Whitaker
Church Might Ut Evangelical
Church, Adult Class In charge.
futile Hin
Christian Endeavor Social OF
Friends Church, g y. m. with Mrs.
Martin Hcarl. 7i55 Willis I'd.
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SPONSOR DANCE

Tho Triple Trio Ia sponsoring
their Second Benefit Dance at
Local 90, East Michigan Avenue.
Saturday. March %. Dinner and
dancing will be the main features
OF tho evening.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-03-24
YpsiLdnf Briefs
Car Stripped

Car Stripped
Clarence Brooks. sos Jefferson
Ave. reported to police Thursday
evening that three tires and wheels
had been stolen from an automobile
parked at his gasoline station.
Stone Train
Police were unable TO locate a
group OF boys reported throwing
rocks through the window of a
passing train at the Park 81. New
York Central crossing Thursday
afternoon. The otfense vas not
reported until the train reached
Detroit. consequently the boys
were gone when police arrived
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-03-24

Los ANGEL SINS - Mrs.
John Roosevelt, wife OF the Presi-
dents youngest son. was In Los
Angeles Thursday but declined
upon her arrived TO disclose whers
she was going or the purpose OF her
visit. With her we're two OF her
three children. Haven and Anne.
Young Roosevelt is a naval lieu
tenant.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-03-24
MRS. LILLIAN E. GREEN

Mrs. Lillian f. Green, wife of
John a. Green and mother of Mrs.
Hazel Dean. Mrs. Grace Judd, Mrs.
Annie Mcleod. Mrs. Doris Nc
CURE, John. Arnold and Lauretta
Green, died at thu residence. 1871
Stoepel Ave, Detroit, Thursday.
She was a former Ypsilanti resi-
dent The funeral service at her
late home Saturday at $50. will be
followed by internment in High
land Cemetery.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-03-24
Detroit Cash Grain

WHEAT No. "a Sl70A.
OATS-No. >. white. Susie.
MATING BARLEY range. Slii
l,52. barley needles. $l.26.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-03-24
GEORGE ALEXANDER mALLIof

George Alexander Mallion, son
of the late William and Clarinda
Fox Mallion. died at his home. 1873
Florence St, Highland Park, this
morning after a long Illness. He
was born in Npsilanti, July 1, 1873.
and when still young man went
into business with his father in
a bicycle and gun shop. After
his father died Mr.. Mallion took
Charles Horn into the business,
but thirty years ago, Mr.. Mallion
moved to Detroit. where until a
short time ago he operated a gas
and oil station.
He married Miss Cora Max. sis
ter of Matthew Max. Dec. II, 1918,
and she and one daughter, Miss
Maxine Ruth Mallion. survive him.
Funeral services will be at the
]. f. Moore Funeral Home. Tues
day afternoon at . with Rev. W.
r. Shaw conducting the rites. Blu
rial will be in Highland Cemetery.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-03-24

GEORGE AoELsERr WARNER

Relatives have received word Of
the death OF George Adelbert War
ner at his home in W. Palm Beach.
Fla. Mr.. Warner was born near
Ypsilanti in 1868 and lived in this
community many years. For he
last 20 years Mr.. and Mrs. War
ner have resided in W. Palm
Beach.
He is survived by a sister. Mrs.
Robert Renton, formerly OF Wal
lace Blvd, a brother, Herbert
Warner, Cal. and q son. Clare G..
Warner. a daughter, Mrs. Harriet
Widell. both OF W. Palm Beach,
and three grandchildren.
Funeral services and burial Will
be in W. Palm Beach.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-03-24
New York Stocks
wv YORK STOCK EXCHANGE

tBy Waiting. LeEchen & Company
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The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-03-24

Son: To Mr.. and Mrs. A. Condo.
Willow Run Village. Tuesday at
Boyer Hospital. Weight six pounds,
1919 ounces.
Evening star., 1944-02-17

New York Herald Tribune wrote that
the Allied air forces few several
flights" during the morning, but that
rain prevented aerial activity in the
afternoon.
Had 1t not been for the reporters on
the spot the error, which was rectified
by Algiers q few hours later, might not
have been corrected and the people in
this country would have remained under
the impression that the air umbrella
was once more active in force. Many
people would have wondered why, under
such conditions, the 5th Army still was
stymied on the Nettuno-Anz beach,
head.
The War Department is now looking
into the situation and is querying Gen.
Clark for details
According to reports from Reuters
British news agency the decision to
centralize all war news at Algiers, some
500 miles from the battle front, was
taken by the American commander be-
cause he became annoyed at some of
the reporters comparing the situation
on the Anzio-Nettuno front with
Dunkerque.
The principal responsibility for con-
tinuing to enforce the ill-advised ruling
rests, OF course, with Gen. Sir Henry
Maitland Wilson, commander in chief
OF Allied forces In the Mediterranean,
and Gen. Sir Harold r. L. G. Alexander,
commanding the Allied forces In Italy.
Whether Gen. Clark has submitted
his decision to his superior officer or
Evening star., 1944-02-17
Frank K. Kent

The natural consequence Of this re-
fusal should have been the firing Of
Mr.. Sherwood. But either Mr.. Davis
did not have that much authority or did
not care to exert it. Anyhow, the. whole
business was put up to the President,
who sustained" Mr.. Davis on the re-
moval of the Sherwood aides, but Mr..
Sherwood, the defiant subordinate, re.
mains. Mr.. Roosevelt could not have
done less without creating chaos This
has been called triumph" for Mr..
Davis, but it does not seem the sort Of
triumph over which one might rejoice.
Certainly 1t has not raised the prestige
Of Mr.. Davis either inside or outside
his organization.
Since the Presidents decision In this
matter the Bricker incident is the only
reason any one has had to question the
correctness of Mr.. Davis direction. But
most observers think it is only matter
of time before other incidents will
occur. The Davis record seems to make
this fairly certain. Some of his mis-
fortunes as head of the Owl have been
his own fault. But some of them have
not. An able and upright man, yet he
appears to have more internal and ex-
ternal trouble than any other wartime
administrator in Washington. Though
steps have been taken to rid him of re-
sponsibility for the transmission Of
political news to the soldiers during the
coming campaign and place RESPONSE
bility on the Army special service, in
all probability he will not escape criti-
cism. Something will happen to put
him on the spot. 1t always does. His
Is such thankless job that one wonders
why he holds on.
Evening star., 1944-02-17

A few months after he assumed Of
fice, feud broke out in his organiza-
ton, resulting in the resignation of
number OF men who had revolted
against one of his aides. A short time
later the aide also resigned. Very early,
too, Mr.. Davis got in bad with Congress.
He was severely criticized for the some
what indefensible output of his foreign
division and forced to defend the activi-
ties and size Of the domestic division.
In the end, Congress heavily slashed
his domestic appropriations and reluc-
family left the foreign appropriation in
tact. The failure of the President to
take him along to the Quebec Cairo
and Teheran conferences was generally
accepted as meaning that his White
House relations were neither close nor
cordial-at any rate nothing like as close
as those of Mr.. Sherwood. His absence
from those conferences was-widely COM
mented on and certainly did not
strengthen his position.
Last year he delivered a speech in
Boston in which he rather patronizingly
lectured the American newspapers on
their duty. Naturally that did not
endear him to the press And he is
notoriously unloved by the Army and
Navy public relations divisions, which
rightly but vainly, he has tried to have
adopt more liberal policy in giving out
news. Finally, Mr.. Davis fell out"
with his most important aide, Mr..
Sherwood. In this controversy he had
justice on his side and certainly was
well within his rights when, as chief,
he ordered Mr.. Sherwood, his sub
ordinate, to fire certain men. But Mr..
Sherwood fatty refused.
Evening star., 1944-02-17
Constantine BrO1Vm

not Is not yet clear. The matter will
be elucidated as soon as replies to the
War Departments queries have been
received in Washington. It Is assumed,
however, that II Gen. Clark consulted
his superior officer, Gen. Wilson gave
him free hand to handle what the
military regards as relatively un.
important matter.
1t is doubtful whether the War Depart
ment shares this viewpoint. After two
years of war 1t has become obvious to
all concerned that concealing or color
ing of news from the battle front is much
more damaging to morale at home than
telling the blunt truth.
That the campaign In Italy has not
been as successful as originally had
been expected is obvious to all But
there has been little if any criticism of
the conduct of the operations. The
people on the home front have conf
dence that the best available COM
manders have been chosen to lead the
American forces and that setbacks are
inevitable.
So long as the unauthorized truth Is
given without revealing military in
formation to the enemy, the home front
will accept the good and the bad news
with equanimity. But when commando
ers in the field begin to interfere with
legitimate reporting q serious suspicion
arises that the local commander wants
to conceal the real facts from the
public. Such a policy has repercussions
that are not helpful.
Evening star., 1944-02-17
Gould Lincoln

choice OF permanent chairman this
year is not so important, since it is
generally believed that President Roose-
velt is again to be nominated, and the
selection OF a running mate for the
President will await his nod.
The Republicans have not yet agreed,
1t Is said, upon a keynote" speaker for
their convention. Former Gov. Stassen
OF Minnesota, now a lieutenant COM
mander in the Navy and unannounced
candidate for the presidential nomina-
ton, was keynoter In 1910. He caused
considerable annoyance at the time by
stepping down from the Office Of tempo
rary chairman of the convention to
become floor manager for Mr. Willkie.
In picking keynote speaker this year,
the committee may bear this in mind
Mr. Wilkes formal announcement
that he Is candidate for President, as
ne commented, was scarcely necessary.
He has been candidate for renomina-
ton ever since his defeat in 194O He
MADE good run then and has believed
he was entitled to another try. Yhe
Wlllkle supporters undoubtedly will
seek to have voice in the selection of
the officers of the national convention.
A number of Willkie men are members
OF the Arrangements Committee. He
will be anxious to have a keynoter, for
example, who will voice his own atti-
tude on foreign policy. 1t does not
seem likely he will oppose Mr.. Martin
for permanent chairman-but whether
he does or not will make little difference,
since Mr.. Martin seems destined for
the lob
Evening star., 1944-02-17
Single Tax View of Slums

TO the Editor OF me St@:
1t looks somewhat as though our real
estate dealers, intent on speculative
profits and our benevolent minded
summers were in cahoots to keep our
slums as a basis for bilking the tax
payers with futile and costly palliatives
and filling press columns with shockers
about the rnsanitary conditions they
disclose
Slums are result of our methods of
taxing land improvements and every
thing involved in, their making in
preference to taking over for social use
the ground-rent values of land, which,
as social values due to the presence and
activities Of the people, are earmarked
for such use, and are the only equitable
sources Of public revenue.
In communities abroad where the
switch from improvements to land
values in taxation has been made, slums
have disappeared, and real estate
brokers who were violently opposed to
the change now uphold it. The reason
is that it accelerates land transfers with
the shifting of population, there being
no profit in landholding for other pur-
poses than USE
We would learn a lot by looking
abroad and the signs are that we will
need to if we wish to maintain and
improve upon our so-called American
way of life.
WALTER N. CAMPBELL.
Evening star., 1944-02-17

Republican arrangements committee
this year. Democratic National Chair
man Hannegan has still to name his
party's committee.
In at least one Democratic national
convention the election of a permanent
chairman was of great significance.
This was in 1882, when President Roose-
velt was trying for his first presidential
nomination. The pro-Roosevelt forces
In that convention centered on the late
Senator TON" Walsh of Montana-the
same man who had ruled over the tur-
bulent Madison Square Garden conven-
ton IN 1924 when John w. Davis finally
emerged as the Democratic nominee for
President-after 103 ballots had been
taken. The anti-Roosevelt Democrats in
1882 wanted Jouett Shouse, former
Representative and Assistant Secretary
OF the Treasury. The election of Walsh
was the first victory of the Roosevelt
hackers in the convention. Senator
Walsh held the convention in session all
through the night and the next day
came the famous "break" to Roosevelt
Mr.. Martin is regarded as an essen
'AoAAy "AoC CiAoACc 1oi tIlc CIldlI IuldIlSIlp
of the coming Republican convention.
He was chairman when Wendell L.
Willkie was nominated in 1910, and he
later became chairman OF the Republi-
can National Committee and campaign
manager. This year he is not grinding
any axes for the various potential presi-
Dental nominees. He has the conf
dence Of the Republican forces in and
out Of Congress. So far as the Demo-
cratic convention is concerned, the
Evening star., 1944-02-17

the other Eastern MarshaAs. They are
cut off from their base and can be left
in Vice Admiral Turner's expressive
phrase-"to wither on the bough."
But something more than this has
been accomplished by the advance to
the Green Islands. We have there OBJ
tained an advanced air base only l35
miles 6rom Rabaul itself; this is much
closer than we have previously been. At
Empress Augusta Bay and at Cape
Gloucester, we were in both cases,
though in different directions, about
$50 miles from Rabaul. Now we have
almost halved that distance, and dis
tance is vitality important factor in
the efficiency of air operations.
More than this, we are now only about
60 miles from the eastern end Of New
Ireland, that long. narrow strip Of land
some 200 miles in length which lies like
q protecting shield athwart the ap-
proaches to Rabaul from the north and
northeast. The Green Islands would
form an admirable covering position for
an amphibious attack against New
Ireland. and If New Ireland were in our
hands, Rabaul would definitely be
untenable.
Here, however, note of caution Is
required. The conquest of New Ireland,
which is heavily garrisoned by the Jap
anese, will not be easily or quickly ac-
complished. If attempted, it probably
will produce the most extensive land
fighting Of the whole Southwest Pacific
campaign.
Thus Gen. MacArthur's right flank
Is advancing toward q possible battle
Of decision as far - the Rabaul area
is concerned: his left flank, meanwhile,
Evening star., 1944-02-17
Sir Johns Contribution

AA1 ACSC1V11lS CIlc dOWldnQ Me-
mortal Prize from Yale University,
Field Marshal Sir John Greer Dill
has won a becoming and well-earned
honor. The prize. the most distin-
guished of Yale's special awards,
goes only to those who have
achieved something particularly
outstanding in literature, the fine
arts. government or politics, and
under this broad heading. as chief
OF the British Joint Staff Mission
to the United States, Sir John has
certainly. made a contribution
meriting the widest possible recog-
milton.
Up to now this contribution has
been more or less overlooked by the
American public. since it is not the
sort OF thing that stands out dra-
matically like some great personal
record in battle. But it is nonethe-
less brilliant and significant-a fact
emphasized by General George c.
Marshall, our Army chief OF staff,
who was among those doing honor
to Sir John at New Haven yesterday.
In General Marshall's opinion. "the
greatest single Allied achievement
OF the war" has been the frustra-
ton Of Hitler's effort to SOW discord
between Britain and the United
States and the creation of genuine
harmony and co-ordinated COM
mand between the armed forces of
our two countries. This achieve
ment is unique in history, for, as
President Seymour of Yale declared
in making the award, "only those
who have studied the difficulties
and the weaknesses of coalitions in
the past will be able to appreciate
the Importance and the historic
grandeur of the joint and Coop
erative effort which has been welded
by the British and American
peoples effort so vital to vic
tory over Germany that General
Marshall does not hesitate to de-
scribe 1t as being more decisive even
than "air power, ground power or
naval power"
Through his warm personality
and his ability as a top-fight,
battle-tried soldier, Field Marshal
Dill has played an immensely i'm
portant role in making all this
possible. And although General
Marshall, his good friend and close
working associate, has made an
equally striking and historic con-
tribution, it is fitting that an
American university has chosen to
single out this Briton for it's highest
special award. The event SYM
bolizes the very real unity now
existing between Britain and the
United states-a unity which Is
Evening star., 1944-02-17
The Unconquered

AS President Roosevelt suggested
IN transferring it to the French
Navy, the new American-buil de-
stroyer escort Senegalais is not only
a symbol of the ancient friendship
between France and the United
States but additional direct evidence
that despite the surrender of June,
1910, Frenchmen are still very much
IN the war and are, in fact, playing
an ever-increasing role in it.
In the Presidents words, "The
land OF France fell to the enemy,
but not so the ships Of France"
And although a great portion OF
the French Army continues to be
held captive by Hitler, a powerful
new French Army-equipped largely
with American material and trained
IN North Africa-has been brought
into being under Generals de
Gaulle and Giraud, with some of it's
elements already in the thick of the
battle along the Allied line in Italy.
To quote the President again, "The
Nazis on the Italian front know only
too well that France is not out of
this war" They know it from the
French soldiers who are helping to
beat them back there and from the
French ships which have bonn
barded them at the Nettuno-Anzio
beachhead.
From the military standpoint,
from the standpoint of shattering
a nations armed forces and occupy
Ing its soil. no victory could have
been much more complete than Hit
ler's victory over France. Yet,
though he defeated them in this
sense, he failed to defeat F'renchmen
N their souls. With the exception
Of the traitors and the weak -willed
and the collaborationists. he failed
to bend them to his will or make
them betray their traditions. In a
word, the 'land" Of France fell to
him but not the spirit of France.
The people Of France, In their
darkest hours, never quite lost Ill
hope. and now, at long last, they