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The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-01-08
No Danger to
P. Unity

Washington, Jan. S-INS-House
Republican leaders predicted con-
fdently today there will be no
"blow-off" to endanger COP cam
paign year unity at next weeks
meeting of the Republican Nation
al Committee in Chicago.
Rep. Martin (R) Mass. minority
leader in the House, said he saw
no prospect Of anything like a
scrap" during Monday and Tues
days deliberations over party pro-
gram and selection OF time and
place for the 944 Republican con-
vention.
I'VE have a sense OF unity within
our ranks which will overcome am
little differences which might
arise" said Martin. There is too
much at stake this year for any
thing but harmony"
Rep. Knutson (R) Mimi, ranking
minority member Of the important
Ways and Means Committee, view
ed the party's presidential year
outlook as very good provided we
don't nominate the wrong man"
And then. answering the ques-
ton OF whom he would tag as a
wrong" candidate. he added:
IT hope the National Committee
will select midwestern city where
the convention again will not be
blitzkrieged."
His "blitzkrieg" obviously refer
red to the 1910 Philadelphia con-
vention in which Wendell Willkie
was nominated through what anti
Willkie Republicans charged was
a gallery stampede.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-01-08
Republicans Cool Toward Tax
Plan to Halt Boom in Farms

has most often applied 10 gain so
cial reforms and inflict punitive
measures. II Is bad government
and the country has come to real
ize il.
THE power TO tax should be
confined solely TO raising revenue.
Mr.. Wickard is not proposing that
we raise revenue; he is advocat
ing that We stop something which
he sees in the terms OF economic
evil His vision may be excellent.
but his remedy Is as shortsighted
as most New Deal panaceas."
Rep. Carlson (R) Kan, another
member of the committee. joined
with Knutson in questioning the
wisdom OF the Wickard proposal.
IL think we ought TO hold hear
ings, but IL the situation in other
states Is the same as in Kansas,
we don't need such a tax" Carlson
said.
1T is true that in my state farm
values are M, but moBt OF tae
purchases are being made in cash
and re-sales are few Many peo-
pie are buying land as a cushion
against initiation. Obviously they
are not buying TO speculate or to
sell
We are a long way from cond-
tons which listed during the last
war. Then, a man would put a
few hundred dollars down and buy
farm and sell II for a big profit a
few days later. | don't think that
condition exists now"
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-01-08
Incorporation
Delay Sought
by Residents

A petition has been formulated to
be submitted to the Washtenaw
County Board OF Supervisors asking
that they postpone definite action
at their regular meeting January H.
with respect to the incorporation OF
the Willow Run area until such
time as the residents can have a
reasonable amount Of time to &C
quaint themselves with the prob
lens involved in Incorporation.
Action on such a petition was
planned by group OF residents In
the proposed incorporation area
west OF Harris Road. The original
proposition to withdraw from ths
proposed area was TO deal only with
those residents but petitions nov
are being distributed throughout
the entire area which includes five
and one half square miles one-hali
mile east OF Ypsilanti.
The petition submitted to the res
idents and property owners Is de-
signed to show the danger to public
welfare for residents OF a commun
ity to vote without knowledge oil
the type OF government. plans for
health and schools. and other fac
tors which determine whether a
city is to be a blighted area or a
credit to the community, state and
nation.
Other matters which should be
taken into consideration by the ci:
liens in the area. according to the
petition. are such studies and plans
for Ypsilanti Township as may
have had consideration by the state
and federal governments, the coun
ty government and the Huron Gin
ton Parkway Authority.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-01-08
Death Takes
Mrs. Hoover

New York, Jan. S-lNS-Former
President Herbert Hoover remained
in seclusion today following the
sudden death OF his wife last night
in their apartment in Waldorf
Towers. She was 6S.
An acute heart attack which
came with shocking suddenness
shortly after I O'Clock caused her
death. She had Just returned TO
the apartment from concert, and
seemed in good health and the best
of spirits when stricken.
The former president. who had
been preparing to leave for a din
ner appointment at the time, was
at her bedside when she passed
away. Their two sons. Allan. a
California rancher. and Herbert,
Jr., a radio engineer. were nett
fed Immediately.
Her physician, DR.. Ralph Boots
responded promptly to the emery
ency call last night. but medicinal
administrations were TO no avail.
Mr.. Hoover remained in seclusion
after announcement OF her death
was made in a brief statement by
a spokesman for the hotel.
The passing Of the wife OF the
nations 3lst chief executive left
only Ave surviving wives Of form
er presidents They are Mrs. Ben.
iamin Harrison. Mrs. Theodore
Roosevelt, Mrs. Woodrow Wilson,
Mrs. Cal in Coolidge, and the form.
or Mrs. Grover Cleveland, now Mrs.
Thomas ]. Preston.
Mrs. Hoover, the former Miss
Lou Henry, daughter Of Charles ID
Henry. a Waterloo, Ia. banker, was
endowed with many and varied tai
ents. and followed her husband $
star from the plains OF Iowa 10
some Of the fsrtherest corners 81
the globe. before becoming mis-
tress OF the White House.
she circled the world several
times, spoke five languages and
during the "a years OF her married
life was a liaison Officer between
her husband and the rest Of the
world. As FIRST lady OF the land,
she left a vivid memory Of a grac-
ious. gray.haired woman, emin-
emily fitted by nature, personality
and education TO serve as the White
House hostess.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-01-08
School Board Votes
For Harriet Funds

At the special meeting OF the
Ypsilanti School board. Friday al
tcrnoon the members approved \
contribution OF Sl7,277 for the add
ton OF four new rooms TO the Har-
riet School. This is about 40 per
cent OF the total cost for the add
ton which is estimated to be si7,6s0
By the Chicago Office Of the FEEDER
al Works Agency. The plans will os
processed in Chicago and sent d.
rectly TO Washington for final ap-
proyai
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-01-08
Big Fortune Left to
Residents of Poland

Winsted. Conn. Jan. S-INS-lf
they have survived Mani occupation
and terror, somewhere in Poland
today are three unsuspecting heirs
TO a million dollars.
BENJAMIN Epstein. a junk dealer
OF Winsted. Conn. left a million
dollars OF an estate valued between
a million and a million and a half
dollars. to a brother. sister and
niece who last we're heard from
living in Poland. Epstein was born
in Kiey.
Epsteins will was the largest
ever probated in Winsted and also
provides generous requests to his
landlady, Mrs. Eva Goldich. her
daughter, Mrs. Sanford l. Zieye.
Washington, d. c. and local chart
table institutions.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-01-08
Rail Labor
will Oppose
Wage Freeze

Washington, Jan. S-INS-Rail-
road labor demanded today that the
government drop all plans for
wage freeze in view Of its dem
onstrated inability" to hold down
the cost o. living.
Opposition to such a "freeze"
constituted the major obstacle to
settlement OF the dispute OF the
three operating rail brotherhood
Conductors, Switchmen and Fire.
men-who thus far have rejected
presidential arbitration.
Chiefs Of the is incorporating
unions also were concerned about
the freeze" although their main
worry was whether the wage board
reconvened by President Roosevelt
would reopen their entire pay dis
pute or confine itself 10 considera
ton OF their claims for overtime.
1t was understood that the exc
cutive order reassembling the three
man panel, gave the board complete
authority to proceed as 1t sees fit.
The first hearing will be Monday
at 10 a. m. with both the carriers
and the incorporating brotherhood
officials invited to attend.
Few new developments on the
prolonged rail labor controversy
appeared likely over the week end.
The stalemate has now lasted IL
days with the termination Of Army
control OF the railroads not yet in
sight.
A subcommittee OF nine officials
has been selected by the three
operating brotherhoods to prepare
a report on their wage situation.
Issue Statement
After a second long session Of
their general chairmen, the three
"holdout" unions issued state
ment charging the government with
abandoning established processes
of the Railway Labor Act; attempt
ing to freeze rail wages for the
duration OF the war and "foreclos-
ing any agreement between the
carriers and the brotherhoods while
the railroads remain under Army
operation.
There is apparently a complete
absence of any single satisfactory
authority with whom we can dis
cuss the pending wage problem
the statement said. "At least we
have been unable to discover any
and none has been officially sug-
gested to US"
The brotherhoods declared that
the government was endeavoring to
freeze" railroad pay, "proposi-
ton heretofore not even preached
to other classes OF workers who
have been more successful than
railroaders In obtaining increases. y
The unions said 1t was proposi-
ton unique in wage matters.
War Mobilization Director James
B. Byrnes previously stated that
the overtime portion OF the arbitra-
ton award made to the Brother
hoods OF Railroad Trainmen and Lo-
connective Engineers was frozen.
The award consisted OF a four
cents an hour increase in basic
wage rates plus Ave cents for over
time beyond 40 hours.
Confronted as we are with the
governments demonstrated in
ability to prevent 4 rise in prices
OF the commodities which our mem
bers must purchase to live. with
their already inadequate earnings.
we feel justified in our WEAKNESS
Of any proposal which calls upon
US to accept the fixation OF wages
at existing levels for an unpredict-
able period" he three "holdouts"
asserted.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-01-08
Jr. Red Cross Will
Meet in Ypsilanti

The county Junior Red Gross
meetings for the month o. Janu-
airy are 10 be held in Ypsilanti n
stead OF Ann Arbor on Monday
and Tuesday. The Monday meet
ing for the younger members will
be in the auditorium at Roosevelt
School at ( O'Clock and on Tues
day the high school members will
meet in Ypsilanu High School au.
ditorium az the same hour The
meetings have been brought 70
Ypsilanti because OF the enthusi-
asm shown by the members from
here. All Junior Red Cross mem
bers may attend.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-01-08

NEW YORK-INS-- The Swiss
radio at Bern said today that more
than one million Frenchmen have
been made homeless by Allied air
attacks and about 10000 others
were killed and 10000 wounded.
Heard in New York by CHS, the
Bern broadcast quoted a list OF
French casualties supposed to have
been published in Paris. The
Swiss commentator said 1t was the
first compilation OF such figures in
three wears
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-01-08
New Russian Offensive Likely
To Ensulf Important Rail City
Another Soviet
Army Near
Sarny

Moscow, Jan. s-INs-A new
Russian offensive. the fourth in
less than four weeks. threatened
today TO engulf the vital German
held rail junction OF Kiroyograd
and deep within pre-War Poland
another Red Army spearhead stood
but nine miles from the key COM
municationa center Of Sarny
Kirovograd. southwest OF Ina
menkA In The huge Dnieper Bend,
was already completely surround
ed"-according to the official So
Wet midnight communique-after
the second IIkralnian army leaped
to the attack. The forces OF Gen.
Ivan 8. Koney swept forward Is
miles through a SO mile-wide gap n
the Germans defense lines. occu-
pying more than 100 inhabited
places.
Meanwhile. the key junction OF
sarny on the Vilna.Lwow Odessa
lateral railroad was ;mperilled by
the Cossack cayalrymen Of Cen.
Nikolai Vatutins hrst Ukralnisn
army which captured the rail town
OF Klesov. about &c miles west OF
the old Polish frontier.
In their drive on the Polish rail-
junction. vatutin's men overran
more than IS additional localities.
including ~: district centerr they
also killed an estimated 5000 Ger
man troops. and destroyed or cap
tured vast quantities OF war ma
terials.
To Close Trap
Some Ave German divisions wers
routed" as KoneyA tanks. infan-
try and cavalry units swept for.
ward To close n steel trap around
the rail-lndustrial center which IL
the key 10 Nazl dsfenses within
the Dnieper Bend
ENLIGHTENMENT Of Klrovograd was
effected as Soviet troops forced the
lngul River north OF the city and
cut the rail lile to Noyoukralnba q.
Developing their success, the OF
fetal bulletin said. they captured
| the station OF Lelekovka and then
moved south to Join troops adyano-
ing southwest OF KirOyograd
"By this Operations our troops
completely surrounded the town OF
Kiroyograd and the German units
that are defending this town the
communique added.
Make Junction
Meanwhile. the nOrthwcste y
flank OF Koners force made -
/ junction with Natutin's sontheas.-
ern flank in move that may have
I caught as many as 100000 10 lo',-
I 600 German troops in a wise.
The second Ukraininn army o'-
cupied Bukrin. desrcribed by the
communique as military base
so miles southeast Of kiey, then
these troops moved northwest.
meeting Vatutin's forces adyanc-
ing from captured RzhischcheN.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-01-08
AUCTION CALENDAR

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY t2- at
1900 noon. Premises located on
Bunton Road. Il mile directly
south OF willis, 9 miles southeast
Of Ypsilsnti, IA miles southwest
Of 6elleVille. IL miles east Of sa-
line, II miles east Of Milan. VIII
liam N. Heston. Proprietor; Earl
Wright, Auetlonesr, o. e. vedder,
Clerk. Adv III
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-01-08

WASHINGTON - ms - Sen.
Frederick Van Nuys (D) Ind. said
today that a determined battle
will he launched in the Senate
soon for passage OF the anti-poll
tax bill, but he admitted it prob
ably win be killed by a southern
senator's filibuster. 1T would be
logical 10 call up the bill after the
tax and subsidy issues are dis
posed OF in the Senate, and that
is the plan" Van Buys said.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-01-08

HOLLYWOOD-INS - Charging
that her husband was a chronic
night owl" screen songstress Shir
ley Ross today held a divorce from
Kenneth r. Dolan. actors agent.
Miss Ross was awarded one dollar
per week alimony-plus $50 weekly
support for their two sons. Russ. 6.
and John. 2. She also obtained own.
ership OF real estate.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-01-08

. LONDON ms The German
underground radio said today that
Ludwigshafen, important Rhine in
tustrial city. received its death
blow yesterday and now looks
'lattened out" The broadcast. &C.
,ording 10 Stockholm dispatches,
attributed the devastation to an
American Flying Fortress raid.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-01-08

PHILADELPHIA ms Seven
teen thousand striking workers
of the Cramp Shipbuilding Com
pany today continued their def
ance Of the Navy Department, the
War Labor Board and their own
national union president by refus-
ing to return to their Jobs. In
answer to pleas OF Secretary OF the
Navy Frank Knox and John L.
Green, national president OF the
Industrial Union OF Marine and
Shipbuilding Workers OF America.
clio. to cease delaying the day OF
victory. the union members coun-
tered with charges OF collision be-
tween the Cramp management and
war agencies.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-01-08

WASHINGTON-INS- A War
food administration official said
today the farm labor picture will
be fairly bright in 1914 and pre-
dicted industrial reconversion will
put more men back in agricultur-
al employment. At the close OF
1913. the spokesman said. $780,
900 farm hands of draft age were
deferred from military service
comprising more than half Of the
total deferments granted by selec-
tive service.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-01-08

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The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-01-08

WASHINGTON-INS-The Urea
sury Department aimed a new
blow at the whisky black market
today as the entire liquor manu-
featuring industry was brought I'M
der government scrutiny. Secre-
tary of the Treasury Morgenthau
ANNOUNCED that wholesalers must
now present daily instead of
monthly reports on liquor consign-
ments.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-01-08

NEW YORK-INS- AS far as
Wendell L. Willkie Is concerned.
he has no personal objections to
the selection Of Chicago as the site
OF the 1914 Republican National
Convention. The former COP
presidential candidate made that
point plain today in a statement
issued from his law office here as
members OF the Republican Com
mittee converged on Chicago for
next weeks meeting to name the
time and place for the nominating
convention.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-01-08
Flashes Of
Late News
THE WEATHER: Tonight:
Clear, cold

LONDON-INS-Fifty to 60 mem.
bers OF Adolph Hitler's staff were
reported killed in the Royal Aif
Force assault on Berlin last Sunday,
according to a Stockholm dispatch
today TO the London Daily Tele-
graph. In addition, the newspaper
added. Nazi Secretary OF State
Meissner was wounded as he sought
shelter from the bombs in the Chan
cellory cellar.
Evening star., 1944-01-02

stoned O second ieutenent in October, 1912
Despite his close brushes with deoth bottles
with the ops It. Woh you he kddnq when he soys
tho ongne with Zero ond shooting down greatest sport
me world Seems to be Of succeeding the thing he likes
And tor thot the foct tho he more
Woh gives lot OF credit who hove flown ond more
tho" once probably pulled him through unequo fight his
cue" o" seveo occasions he hos speco pose for qhtino
auotes OF It. Bill Johnston Of Birmingham Ao Flying wnomon
hos been Bill who hos picked off the Zero Wo
PIone thot might have been just bod
This Of O Of portro of decoroed wor heroes bx New
mon Sudduth Of The Stors stoh
Evening star., 1944-01-02

Twenty plone Of the Corps Poetic dir oher L.
Woh returned home to Washington recently with box
included four Jop pones probo shot bront
eombot record tho close the rs kills. Of Fo
the Mo"es Twice shot down. managing onne his
pon bothered BY Jop bullets three other come THROUGH
~ weeks OF eombo flying the Poetic without injury He the
Distinguished Flying Cross
Waiting congratulate It. Wosh and to hear more
ooout those deeds the Poetic skies his wife Beo keeps their
home here at 222 Newton street Me- Born Brooklyn NJ It.
come to Washington his youth ond the as
its o~" comparative o|dtmer the Mone Corps
served " yeos he his enlisted
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-02-07
Mastering Out Pay

When he signed the bill providing muster
Roosevelt in effect presented the American
people bill for 50, 0O0, zoo, 900.
It might be supposed that with the ma
ton so heavily in debt and the tax load
over this additional burden But it is safe
to say that no tax payer in the United States
will grunble. On the contrary, they are more
likely to welcome the opportunity thus af
forded to do something for the men who have
been unfolding the cause of our national ex-
istence on the battle fronts of the world.
The money they will receive is small
return for what they are doing, while the
rest of us live comfortably at home. The
Congress cannot do its full duty toward them
without putting into effect as speedily as the
legislative mills can move with full mea-
sure of public approval other provisions for
their welfare which Mr. Roosevelt has made
It is but right that they should have chance
to continue their education with governmental
financial help that they should have social
security credit for the time they have been in
the service, and that in addition to muster
ing out pay they should be helped during any
period of unemployment if they fail to find
work before their little bonus is used up
Any addition to the public debt such ex-
penditures as these might involve would glad
ly be shouldered by taxpayers.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-02-07
The Literary Guidepost

Adano a. general with a two syl-
liable name came bully-aching
along. A mule cart was in, the
way and it Infatuated the general.
He forced his aides to throw the
cart off the road and to shoot the
peasants mule. When Joppp1o
came out to investigate he was
not in correct uniform - which
the general did not notice, then.
The General ordered all mule
carts kept out of Adano, but this
threatened the town with starva-
ton and continual thirst, so re-
luctantly the Major countermand-
ed the order. A report on this &C.
ton is started tor headquarters,
and the action is played out while
this report is delayed by good fell
lows, but finally reaches the Gen
eral, and precipitates the inevi-
table end. 50
Mr.. Hersey's Italians. are. per.
feet. Keith Circuit Italians, per.
maps deliberately, since these may
be made to fit an easily handled
pattern, and can be counted upon
to amuse the average American
The parallel between Mr.. Her
sey's General Marvin and Gen
eral Patton is developed, inesca-
pable, and sure fire because it
gives the reader a chance to sym
pathize blindly with the underdog.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-02-07
RecOnversi0n Boss

It seems now that WPB Chairman Donald
M. Nelson is going to be the man to boss our
industrial reconversion job. The general as
sumption is based on various statements and
decisions affecting reconversion which Mr.
Nelson has recently made in the course OF his
present job.
Mr.. Nelson undoubtedly is good man for
the job. But it seems that it might lend more
aid and comfort to perturbed public if he,
or whoever gets the position, were to receive
a definite appointment from the President
complete with a clear definition of powers
and duties.
The problem of reconversion is second only
to the winning of the war, and its answer
isof vital concern to everyone Various groups,
in and out of government, are shaping up
plans to find this answer Other groups are
concerned with the problem of relocating many
war workers and finding jobs for returning
service men. Neither group can 20 much
farther until chief is appointed with the
wisdom and authority to coordinate their ef
forts and start the wheels turning.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-02-07
Those Righteous Japanese

1t was to be expected that the Japanese
would deny the Bataan atrocities, but who
could have expected them to go to such
lengths as to claim that their treatment of
war prisoners 'is too lenient in comparison
to that given our prisoners by other nations?"
Yet that is what Kimachi Yamamoto, the
vice minister for occupied areas told the
Japanese diet last Thursday according to a
Tokyo radio broadcast
That goes the Germans one better when
they resented being called Huns after attack
ing an Allied hospital ship. And the Tokyo
radio outdid the Germans still further when
it proclaimed japanese military forces "are
at all times carrying out war OF moral
principles which uphold righteousness and
humanity and never mistreat prisoners"
The little yellow devils of the Orient have
strange idea of righteousness and hunani-
ty.