The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-04-12

interference TO war output from
expanding consumer goods
manufacture. The action, TAX
en- by the War Production
Board, was believed to be only
a temporary measure. II was
understood that exceptions
would be made for certain
plants using non-vital materi-
, ais and employing help that
could not be used for war
work.
LONDON-INS - King Victor
Emmanuel of Italy today reported
" named Crown Prince Umberto
Northumberland" of that land,
\ the appointment to take effect
' when the Allies enter Rome.
Reuters News Agency told Of the
appointment in a dispatch from
Naples.
NAPLES-lNS- The Amazing
feat Of a broken-legged American
Indian who stalked and killed five
!. Germans was properly rewarded
today when the nations highest
award was conferred upoBJ4 lieut..
Ernest Childers, 1857 n. Garrison,
Tulsa, Okla.
NEW YORK-lNS-Ten thou
sand workers OF the Eastern Air
craft Division Of General Motors
/ were at their jobs with renewed
vigor today after seeing the 2,5OOth
Wildcat fighter plane they have
produced christened by singing star
Mary Martin.
NEW YORK ms - Ordinary
lifeboats on merchants were out
dated today with L. S. Coast Guard
\ approval Of new type, all-steel life
\ raft, capable OF sheltering 20 per-
sons and equipped with many days
supply of food and water. Besides
sails and oars, the raft boasts q
charcoal stove for heating food and
waterproof cushions. II was de-
signed by the Globe American Com
pany of Kokomo. Ind.
NEW YORK-INS-Roger L.
Gardner, wanted in Los Angeles for
questioning in the "Gardenia muir
der case" lost Edward V. Broder-
lex as his counsel today when Brod'
erick withdrew to fight contempt
OF court proceedings resulting from
the first Wayne Lonergan murder
trial
LONDON-AP-The German-con-
trolled vichy radio declared today
that Italian Premier Marshal Pietro
Badoglio had recognized the gov
eminent OF Marshal Josip Broz
(Tito), leader Of the Yugoslav army
OF National Liberation.
LONDON-AP-A check for
$1,000, zoe, "first installment" in
compensation for damages due in
the accidental bombing Of Schaff-
hansen by American planes on April
/. was in the hands Of the Swiss
government today. The mill:Gn-dol-
lar check was handed to Swiss Off
cials yesterday by American Minis
Ter Leland Harrison, the Swiss ra-
do said.
LANSING -AP-Directors OF the
Michigan United War Fund, Inc.
Tuesday elected A. L. Miller. pub
Usher OF the Battle Greek Enquirer
News and president OF Federated
Publications. Inc. as president for
1944-l915, succeeding Howard c.
Lawrence of Grand Rapids.
BLANDFORD, England APP -
Capt Quentin Roosevelt, son OF
Brig. Gen. Theodore Roosevelt. Jr..
was married today TO Frances
Webb, an American Red Cross
worker from Kansas City. Hundreds
OF Roosevelt's fellow officers and
many townspeople attended the
ceremony in the Church OF St.
Peter and St. Paul.
LONDON Up A German
broadcast recorded by the BIC to-
day said President Roosevelt has
left for the Caribbean to meet
Prime Minister Churchill and
make last minute plans regard
ing operations in Europe in the
coming weeks
PHOENIX, Ariz.- ms - An
Army Flight Board today investi.
gated a plane crash which claimed
the lives of two air cadets who
were to have received their wings
Saturday. The victims. who died
when their trainer plane crashed
near ella Bend. Ariz., were identi-
fed as Wolcott K. Hall, 10. OF
Wichita, Kans., and Reno J Mar
thetti. %, of San Mateo Cal. Halls
parents. 1t. Comm. and Mrs. Stand
sh Hall, had arrived in Phoenix
or graduation exercises shortly
before their son was killed.
JOLIET. Il.-INS-To the vail.
lnt assistance of 10 convicts at
6tateyille Penitentiary two guards
oday owed the fact that their home
ear the prison was only slightly
amaged by fire. When the blaze
tarted. prison officials opened the
ates and the convicts. manning
re apparatus. sped to the rescue.
lfter the fire was extinguished.
he guards, Capts. Roy Carlton and
aylor Davis. thanked the convicts
rofusely for their cooperation.