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Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-27
Special Session
Hears Wurren'S
Prison Program
Governor Maps Three Measures
For Extra Meet to Enact;
includes Taxes, Soldiers Ballot

SACRAMENTO, Jan. 27. (UP)-Governor Earl War
Thursday asked the state legislature to authorize i'm
modatey the reorganization of CALIFORNIA; prison system
to for "a tidal of crime he said would
Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-27
Wool Men Hit u. s. Control,
Ceiling on Live Animals

der of Craig, Colo, president; F.
A. Ellenwood of Red Bluff, Calf.
R. C. Rich of BUrley Idaho, and
c. B. Wardlaw of Del Rio, Tex.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-27
Senate Speeds
Action On
Soldiers Vote
Backers View
Of Bill See
Early Passage

WASHINGTON. Jan. 27. CUP)-
Administration leaders, strongly
backed by President Roosevelt in
their fight for federal soldier vote
plan, were confident Thursday of
enough votes to win senate ap-
proval of a federal war ballot for
absentee voting by servicemen.
Mr.. Roosevelt III d special mes
sage to congress Wednesday en-
dorsed the Lucas Green bill for
the federal ballot, and denounced
as fraud the substitute now before
the House. The latter, already ap-
proved by the senate, simply rec
ommends that the various states
take steps to facilitate the absentee
voting.
MAJORITY SEEN
Many southern Democrats who
voted for the state plan when it
was before the senate on Dec. 3
considered the presidents attack
on it as unnecessary and uncalled
for But it appeared that enough
of them had switched their posi-
tions for passage of the pending
Lucas-Grecn compromise.
Sen te Democratic Leader Alben
w. Barkley, Cd, Kentucky, said
he was ready to put the issue to
a test in the senate at any time
and hoped to get vote before the
week end, 1T looks pretty good"
he said
Senator Scott w. Lucas, CDD, IL
Continued on page 8, col d
Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-27
Line Forms Here

, Line Forms Here
Does anyone want to buy an alrm
clock?
"If anyone wants to buy an
alarm clock that goes off at .
O'Clock every morning M. c. Pin
nell said with a yaWn and a sleepy
Wriggle, I've got one for sale. MY
alarm clock goes off at 5 O'Clock
every morning and keeps sounding
off at intervals ill | get up and
feed it,"
What do you mean, feed it?"
Frank Raney bawled.
IT'S that orphan bantam rooster
that isn't an orphan since some
one left it on my doorstep Christ
mas Eve" Pinnell moaned. HE
wakes me up at 5 o'clock every
morning with his squeaky old crow
and keeps growing until l feed
him."
Pinnell came in for sympathy.
"Oh, don't know" he went in
with another yawn, 'all the neigh
bors had Growing roosters but since
I got this orphan, they sold them"
Any roosters in your neighbor-
hood?
Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-27

cIdllCc VI ICldIlOIlS WIFI 1clIlldIly
and paii.-----'-..- s-s- s-.--s.-
The suspension of ship departures
along with a companion order from
the merchant marine for all Argen-
tine ships abroad to remain in for
eign ports pending further instruc-
tions, was believed designed to les
sen the possibility of retaliatory
Sinkings by Axis submarines.
TO STOP ESPIONAGE
Speedy and drastic measures de-
signed to smash completely deep
rooted German and Japanese es-
pionage activities in Argentina were
expected to follop soon.
Norman Armour, u. S. ambaSsa-
dor, and Sir David Kelly British
ambassador, were scheduled to see
foreign minister Alberto Gilbert to-
day for the first time since the
break with the Axis was announced
yesterday.
NAZI STRENGTH
Mere severance OF relations, OBJ
servers pointed out, will not neces-
sarily smash the extensive Axis
spy network operating here so long
as Argentina remains haven for
Axis-controlled business firms So
cial organizations and newspapers
serving an estimated 350,0C0 Ger
mars and their children.
Scores of Axis concerns were re-
ported to have hidden interests
here, and some quarters. said Ger
man interests alone may equal or
exceed Americas Argentine inter-
eStS.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-27
, 4Ms!!xs 4.n!M!s

Whoa, Now
Things ou.e has changed around
the Ell Centre police department"
a Negro said to friend. Lolita
men done lef' dat place"
The friend agreed that there had
been changes of late.
"Yeh," the Negro went on with
a shake of the head, Jack Tack
EFT done join the prohibition de-
partment."
Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-27

This corner for daily
report on bond sales =.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-27
WEATHER

Maximum Wednesday IS, minimum
Thurs. "a; am. Thurs. SO, humid
ity ga; noon Thurs. 81, humidity
Al; pm. Wednesday 81, humid. Al.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-11-20
Teacher Retirement Fund
Reported to be Unsound

seid, would be that the teachers
and state would pay about equally
the cost OF the annuities.
They recommended that the par
ticipating teacher be allowed a
choice OF types OF benefit; that re.
fund OF 100 per cent OF contribu.
tions without interest be allowed
in event OF death or withdrawal OF
a teacher becoming eligible for
annuity: that teachers entering ser.
vice at age OF SO or later be allow
ed TO decline membership I'm the
retirement system. and acturial
study OF assets and liabilities OF
the fund at least once each bienni-
um 10 assure its continued sound
ness
Costs Not Covered
For four years. the report said,
state appropriations averaging
100000 a year, plus the three per
cent OF salary contributions by the
teachers have not covered costs
of operating trc retirement plan.
IL presented varied plans of state
contributions which II said would
make the fund sound. These would
involve appropriations by the legis.
lature ranging from a little more
than $i.000.000 to more than So.
100000 a year.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-11-20
Phone Strike
May Spread

Columbus, o.. Nov. 20-AP- A
telephone operators strike which
spread TO rs Ohio towns in three
days, will be extended. union
spokesman said. to cities in the
northeastern industrial section OF
the state today or tomorrow.
Earl Culp. editor OF the Ohio Fed
Grafton OF Telephone Workers bull
letin. said he expected operators,
maintenance men and other work
ers to join the walkout by tomor-
row in Akron, Canton and other
northeastern Ohio centers.
lie estimated 1000 operators
were on strike throughout the state,
100 OF them in Cleveland. He
said an additional 500 office work
ers were idle and that at least
1000 other Ohio Bell Telephone
Co. employees had walked out In
the northeastern third OF the state.
The number OF workers, other than
operators, participating in the
strike in the independent unions
southwestern Ohio council was not
available.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-11-20
Ypsilanti to Launch Sixth
War Bond Campaign Tuesday

lanti when a rally OF the retailers
and their employees will be held at
the Martha Washington Theater,
at Q o'clock. The retailers quota
is set at S15S,000. or this amount
they are requested to sell rs per
cent to persons outside their estab-
lishments. The committee feel
that they must be bond statesmen
as we'll as bond buyers.
The emphasis in this drive will
BE- ASK everybody to buy bond;
don't be afraid to asks According
to a survey made in Detroit after
the last drive, two out OF every
three people asked to buy, did;
while out of every five who did
not buy bond, only one had been
asked to do so.
The rally will open with motion
pictures, followed by short talks
and instructions. Jack Willoughby
and Maynard Richardson will be
co-chairmen of the retailers com.
mittee. Donald Silkworth is gen
eral chairman OF the campaign.
Many of the stores in the city
will be closed from Q until 10 o'clock
Tuesday. to allow merchants and
their help to attend the meeting
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-11-20
Taxpayers Group
to Meet Tuesday

Ward membership chairmen Of
the Ypsilanti Tax Payers Associa-
ton will meet Tuesday night at 8
o'clock at the home OF general
chairman, Andrew Smith. Work
will be reviewed and pamphlets on
membership will be distributed.
Like groups in many other
cities OF the country" said Chair.
man Smith, "the Tax Payers Asso-
citation Is a civic minded organiza.
ton. II is interested in affairs OF
both city and school. particularly
in view OF the fact that less than
200 votes were cast at the last
primary election.
f. Creighton Bath has been APP
pointed membership chairman OF
the third ward. Those attending the
organization meeting from this
ward we're: Gerald l.. .Bi1ns, Yves.
ley ID. Penman, Laurence L. Cum
mings, Mrs. Louis Polzin, Vern
Patterson. vern Hutchison. Lester
Pho and Mr.. and Mrs. A. NJ. Wilson.
A general meeting OF the execu.
tive committee, the assessment
study committee and the ward
membership chairmen is scheduled
for next Monday.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-11-20
Murray Asks
WLBChange

Chicago. Nov. 20-UP - The
CLOS seventh annual constitutional
convention opened here today with
the War Labor Board as the prin.
cipal target of criticism by Presi-
dent Philip Murray who advocated
a change in either the boards poll.
cics or its personnel.
In 73-page report to the con.
vention, Murray charged that the
WLB has "refrained from making
any contribution to the improve
ment OF labor relations or meeting
the basis wartime problems OF la
Dor"
THE only effective job that has
been done by the WLB In the past
year is to freeze wages" Murray
said.
1T is imperative" he added,
that there be either complete
change in the policies. approach
and attitude OF the board or a
change in personnel
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-11-20

Lansing. Nov. 20-AP-An actu-
arial survey prepared for submis-
sion TO the legislature declared to-
day the Michigan teachers retire.
ment fund is unsound and that its
present income would fall $75,6S6,.
295 short OF needs for paying re-
tirement income to those now con
tributing to il.
The report was prepared by DR..
c. VI. Fischer and Dr.. G. j. Nesbitt
OF the University OF Michigan math-
ematics department
DR.. Eugene II. Elliott, state SUI
rorintendent OF public instruction,
said the retirement fund board
would meet here Nov. % to consid-
er a course of action in view OF
the mathematician findings, and
that conference OF teachers and
others in the education field has
been called for Dec. Q.
Recommend Action
Fischer and Nesbitt recommend
ed prompt steps to bring the funds
income into balance by raising con-
tributions OF both the state and
the teachers. They also recon-
mended liberalizing benefits to the
teachers.
They proposed that the teachers
contributions be raised from three
per cent TO five per cent OF their
annual salaries, up TO a maximum
OF twice the size of the maximum
annuity payable: that the state
guarantee. preferably by constitu-
tional amendment, appropriation
OF sufficient additional funds to
insure payment OF the annuities in
full; increase in benefits from a
minimum OF $500 and maximum of
$1,000 year TO a $3.50 TO 81 500
scale.
Would Pay Equally
The result, the mathematicians
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-11-20
Door Closed


Washington. Nov. 20-lNS-- The
machinery OF inter-American diplo-
macy was working fast today to
close the door on the Argentine re-
quest for a formal meeting TO hear
the case against her.
Three official notes were being
cabled throughout the western
hemisphere-the notes OF the Unit
ed States, Mexico and Chile. The
first two turned thumbs down on
Argentina, but the third supported
her request for a hearing.
The State Department presented
it's case in a note handed 10 the
Latin American diplomats in Wash
ington. II expressed opposition to
any meeting for the purpose OF
hearing the Argentine case, but
added that this government would
20 along IL the other governments
desired.
This was regarded in diplomatic
circles as a polite way for Wash
ington to veto the proposal without
using the big stick. II left the door
open but nobody was expected to
pass through a.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-11-20
County Vote
Total Found

The official tabulation OF the cleo.
ton results announced today, show
that total Of 27,435 votes were
cast for the Republican party In
this county. and that 1922 were
cast for the Democratic party. The
prohibition party received a total
OF o6 votes, the Socialist Labor
party polled a total of 10, the So
cialist party received us. and the
America First party received %
votes.
The official tabulations show that
Governor Harry Kelly received
more votes I'm this county than Tho
mas Dewey: Kelly received 27.435.
Dewey, 24,740. In all OF the small
parties the candidates for governor
received more votes than the presi-
Dental candidate, with the excep-
ton OF the Socialist party.
The only county candidate TO re.
ceive more votes than the candi-
date for governor was Luella NJ.
Smith, uncontested candidate for
county clerk. She received 27,557.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-11-20
Circuit Court
JuryChosen

The jury for the December term
of the Circuit Court OF Judge
George W. Sample, Ann Arbor, has
been chosen. Members will report
for duty Dec. 4. at $3.50 a. m. The
localities and names of those called
are:
Ypsilanti, first district, Andrew
Smith, 50 So. Summit St.; Ypsilanti,
second district, Mrs. Howard Seek
ell, 219 Oak ST.; Ypsilanti Town
ship, Mrs. Florence Shuda, 92S f.
Cross St: Bridgewater Township
Albert Mahrle, Manchester; Lodi
Township, Adolph Lambarth, r. 2
Saline: Sylvan Township, Henry
Musbach. 40 E. Summit St, Chel'
sea; Scio Township, Ruth Eek, Dex'
ter; Superior Township, Beatrice
Meyer. r. 2. Ypsilanti; Lyndon
Township. Guy Barton, Grass
Lake: Saline Township, Albert
Bredernitz, r. /, Saline; Lima
Township, Frank McGuiness, Dex'
ter: Dexter Township, Hugo Otto
man, r. r., Chelsea; Augusta
Township, Grace Talladay. r. l
Milan: Saline City, Amanda Rogers
Saline: Freedom Township, Henry
Niehaus. r. !, Chelsea; York Town
ship. Clara Sangree, r. 2, Milan;
Sharon Township, Herman Meyer
r. r. Manchester; Manchester
Township. Lottie Bowins. Manches
ter. Mortified Township, Harold
Braun, r.. r., Ann Arbor; Webster
Township. Gustav Leuneberg. X
.. Dexter; Pittsfield Township, Mrs
Flora McNitt, 1924 Saline Rd., X. 4;
Ann Arbor; Ann Arbor Township
Gordon Henry, 3475 Glacier Way
Ann Arbor; Salem Township, Rho
da Mack, r. /, Plymouth.
Those called from Ann Arbor are
First ward. Mrs. Stella M. Burr
900 So. Fifth Ave. second ward
Esther Schairer. 422 Crest Ave.
third ward, Ethel Slittler, 2OS W
Ann St: fourth ward, Rose Nc
Cudden. 500 Lawrence St, NTH
ward Mrs. Maude Bury. 1926 Broad
way: sixth ward. Henry A. Sand
ers. 2O37 Geddes: seventh ward
Frieda Atwood. l411 Wells.
The calendar of the December
term OF the Washtenaw County
Circuit Court has been drawn W
and shows Ia criminal cases. There
are to be 80 civil cases heard with
a Jury. and 3S without jury. Oh
this last number there are nine
scheduled in which there have
been no progress in the past year
In addition there are AZ chancery
cases. first class; SO fourth class
and 81, no progress.
The term opens December fourth
and the jury reports December D.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-11-20
Patton Three
Miles From
Saar
lBy DE Assoclated Pressl

(By the Associated Press
French troops stood guard on
the Rhine today after a swift dash
through the Burgundy Gap, bypass
Ing Belfort. as the Allied winter Of
fensive powered by six armies
pushed the Germans back along a
i0Omile front,
The enemy line guarding Cologne
was bent dangerously by combined
American and British power.
The terrific weight OF Allied men,
armOr and nrepower began TO tell
all along the front. "lmpregnable"
Metz was falling; Pattons armor
was wheeling In Germany three
miles from the Saar River; Amer.
leans were beating into Vosges
mountain passes. the British
reached the Mas In southeast
Holland
a lightning French drive rolled
eastward below Belfort. historic
gap To Germany, then sliced up be-
hind the city. An unconfirmed
Paris broadcast said the French
already had reached the Rhine
Front dispatches placed the French
10 miles from that Guardian River.
and within less than dozen miles
OF Mulhouse. Frenchmen In direct
assault on Belfort were within
three miles OF that fortress town
In the Aachon and perhaps most
significant-sector the fanatical
German stand before the Rhineland
cities OF Cologne and Dusseldorf
had been beaten back from two to
four miles alcng i5.front under
tremendous American and BritiBh,
blows.
"A The defense hastion Of ceinth.
kirchen fell, and The Allfe6 pushed
eastward 10 within four miles OF
the road hub OF Julien and the
Roer Riyer--last natural defense
line ahead OF the Rhine. a score
e towns were seized today and
Sunday. l.. S. First Army men In
four mile advance reached out.
skirts OF Eschweller. ~ miles
northeast OF Aachen. and stood on
the Adolf Hitler military highway
TO Cologne.
n the east, L. s. and Russian
made armor increased the pressure
on Budapest. and struck toward
Lucenec. stronghold on the Slovak.
Hungarian frontier. The advance
moved forward from Gyongyos. %
miles from the frontier. and 30
miles northeast OF the Hungarian
capital Moscow reported 1900
Germans killed In the battle for
Gyongyos.
Farther north, the Russians were
but two miles from Miskolc. hfth
city OF Hungary. Berlin meanwhile
declared the Soviets had sent three
divisions into battle nj the Sworbe
Peninsula. southwestern tip OF
Saare Island. on the Baltic front.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-11-20
Twelve Deer
Hunters Dead

The death toll stood at u today,
the sixth day of Michigan's Is day
deer hunting season, and at least IS
hunters had been wounded.
Only four OF the dead were vic
tins OF gunshot wounds. Others
succumbed to heart attacks, monox-
ide poisoning and variety Of
causes.
Two deaths connected with the
hunting season We're reported Sun
dsy.
Oscar Olson, AZ, a superinten
dent in the Ford Motor Co.'S glider
plant at Iron Mountain, was fatal
ly wounded while hunting near the
Observation-Disclosures County line.
Police were investigating.
Ellis l.. Daily, As, of Flint, died
OF a heart attack soon after board
ing a state ferry at st. Ignace,
homeward bound from hunting
trip in the upper peninsula.
OF the wounded, Joseph Freer,
SO, OF Flint, was said to be in a
critical condition. He was shot
in the abdomen Saturday while
hunting near Curran.
Chester T. McCloskey, 3S. OF De
troit, was in Detroit Receiving Hos
pital with a rifle bullet wound In
his chest. He was shot while hunt
ing near Rose City, and West
Branch officers held four other De
troiters for questioning.
Officers said McCloskey had
bagged his own buck and was driv-
ing deer for other hunters in his
party. He had planned to quit in
another half hour and leave for
home.
Four deaths were reported Satur-
day. Joseph Picotte, So, of On
tonagon, was fatally wounded by an
unseen huntsman and Reno Tor
tell. 81, of Iron Mountain was found
dead of gunshot wounds in the
woods near Foster City. Jack Tig-
ner Is, OF North Bradley, died at
Grayling from monoxide poisoning
and Harry S. Carson, Sc, OF East
Tawas, suffered a fatal heart attack
soon after killing a deer near his
home.
Wounded Saturday were George
Rolfe, 40. OF Flint, shot in the neck
while hunting near Houghton Lake !:
Fred Aiken. Al, of Detroit, shot in
the left thigh near East Tawas. and
Bernard ]. Kramp. IS. OF ST. Clair,
shot in the right leg near Pruden-
vile.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-11-20
U. s. WEATHER FORECAST

Forecast for Ypsilanti and vicin'
ity: Rain with possibility OF light
snow today and tonight. Tuesday
partly cloudy and little change in
temperature.
temperature at Z a. m, 81 de
grees: humidity, 90 per cent; wind
velocity. nine miles an hour
Highest temperature yesterday
AZ: lowest last night. 81.
Highest temperature one year
ago today, as: lowest, 90
Highest temperature this date In
last 80 years. 30 in 1913; lowest, IL
In 1880.
The sun sets. today at e:07 p. m
and rises Tuesday at 1929 a. m.
The moon rises today at 1921
D. m and sets Tuesday at 1884 .. m.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-11-20
Pressure Denied
in Radio Change

New York. Nov. 20-AP-- The
National Broadcasting Company's
decision to replace News Common
tator Upton Close, says Niles Tram
nell. MIC president. does not In
volve In the slightest degree the
principle OF free speech which we
have always upheld"
Trammell said in statement
yesterday that the network decid-
ed last summer TO replace Close
and he termed completely false"
recent reports TO the effect that
Closes contract was cancelled as
a result OF governmental pressure
or outside influence"
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-11-20
Allied Winter Offensive
Rolling Germans Back on
-Four Hundred Mile Front
Goodfellows Appreciate Gifts

at gratifying to know that people here appreciate what the
Goodfelo~s doing Christmas time for needy families at
home nd for me- service overseas"
officers Of the Goodeos today
contributions through the mail for the ooodfeows Christ
mas small, that 10 all that .
all that will be meet financial require
nents, providing enough OF them come in
The amount needed previously stated 10 $500 Approx
thirds needed will raised through
the sale Of Friday, December 49, but In the
meantime there through popular
serptlon those sending contributions the Goodfeos
will special word OF and appreciation
letter bringing dollar five dollars
early mailing
the Goodfello~s getting under way.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-11-20
War Powers
to be Issue

Washington. Nov. 20-INS --
Threatened battles over extension
OF the second War Powers Act and
legislation calling for two billion
dollars in postwar public works
projects doomed today as the sew
enty-eighth Congress moved into
the second week Of its final ses.
sion.
Both houses were expected to
convene briefly today and then re-
cess until tomorrow out of respect
to Sen. Ellison ID. Cotton Ed
Smith CD S. c., who died last Fri
day. Beginning today, however,
Congress will attempt to complete
its program in time for the Christ
mas recess.
The House will tackle the con-
troversial War Powers Act and the
Coo rONEER ENCE- Page
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-11-20
War In Brief
CBy the Associated Press)

(By the Associated Press
Western Front Six Allied
armies roll Germans back all along
400-mile front; Yanks battle In
Metz. Nazis fall back two to four
miles in Aachen sector.
Eastern Front-Reds advance on
Budapest from Gyongyos, 40 miles
northeast OF Capital
Pacific - Yanks invade Asia
Islands; carrier planes raid Manila.
blast Jap battleship and cruiser.
Chinese troops capture Mangshih
and penetrate Bhamo in Burma Rd.
campaign. {.