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The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-01-13
vpsLANr DAILY PRESS vpsLANr MICH THURSDAY JAN 49,

Stories OF his experiences as a
professor in Oslo University. and
Of changes in University life fol-
lowing the German occupation OF
Norway were told an Audience Of
Normal College teachers and stud
ents Wednesday afternoon by Dr..
Ragnor Nicolaysen. who came TO
this country in Dec. 1912. having
been forced to flee from his coun-
try through the Norwegian under
ground.
For a time after the occupation,
life in the University where Dr.
Nicolaysen was a nutrition expert.
went on as usual, the speaker said,
and the Nazis did not attempt inter
ference because they realized il
would be taken as a fundamental
issue by the Norwegians. The first
move Of the Germans was TO In
stall in the University four new
professors, appointed by the Quis-
ling government with the consent
Of the Nazis. he continued. The
next move was the dismissal Of
the entire administrative body. Dr.
Nicolaysen stated, as a measure
Of German protest against the pro-
allied views Of faculty members,
and the sending of several faculty
members to concentration camps.
In 1912 the student governing body
was dissolved, and new one form
ed on advice OF the Quislings.
which consisted OF Qulsling stu
dents, and organizations which pro-
tested this move were also dis
solved.
Teaching and res earch at the
University became increasingly diff
fcult, Dr. Nicolaysen stated. as
supplies, materials. and apparatus
were harder [ procure Because
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-01-13
BOOSTERS Not to
Grow in Los Angeles

Los Angeles Jan. 13-INS-It's
a misdemeanor now for a rooster
to crow in Los Angeles within 100
feet Of a neighbours house.
The city council passed the ordin-
ance earlier in the week but Mayor
Fletcher Bowron vetoed the meas
ure on the ground il might prohi.
bit chicken raising on small lots
Yesterday the council passed the
measure over his veto.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-01-13
Municipal Court

For speeding George Bradley, De
troit, and William F. Erickson
each paid SO when arraigned We'd
nesday before Justice A. NJ. Van.
dersall.
Total receipts in municipal court
for Wednesday were S3O227. At
the police station minor traffic
hnes yielded a total OF SAT.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-01-13

closed, at that time some 1900
students and teachers were arrest.
ed, about 0 being sent 70 Ger
many and others to concentration
camps.
1t is certain, however. Or. Nico-
laysen assured his audience. that
the Norwegian teachers will never
yield and will never give prefer.
ence to the Nazis, for to Norwe.
gians decency and honor are more
dear than life itself.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-01-13
FALSE TEETH
That Loosen
Meet Not Embarass

Many wearers of false teeth
have suffered real embarrassment
because their plate dropped. slip
ped or wabbled at just the wrong
line. Do not live in fear Of this
happening to you. Just sprinkle
| little FASTEETH, the alkaline
non-acid) powder, on your plates.
Holds false teeth more firmly. so
hey feel more comfortable. Does
not sour. Checks plate odor"
(denture BREATH. Get FAS-
TEETH at any drug store.
ldy
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-01-13

formations and the tricks they
have been saving up.
The Army experts said that an
analysis of these new methods will
be highly important for the Eighth
Airforces future operations.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-01-13


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The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-01-13

SPECIALISTS CHOICE Us. ointnent sent
Us By Thornton 4 Minor Clinic. Relieves
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The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-01-13

UNREST AND REVOLT reported
seething under the surface in
Nazi-allied Bulgaria have been
given fresh impetus by heavy
bombings by American and r. A.
F. planes of the capital, Sofia
There also are reports of a pos
sibls outbreak of trouble between
Bulgaria and Turkey as Russian
armies plungs headlong toward
the Balkans. (IuteruatiouaD
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-05-21
~~~~~ The Detroit Times
Honor Roll
r~um- Official
W Casualty
~ List

List for Michigan as issued
by the government after the
next of KIN have been notified:
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-05-21
Mrs. Hopkins
Rites Sunday
Ypsilanti Resident
Died Friday Night

A memorial service Is being
conducted at 8 p. m. Sunday IN
the Geer funeral home In Ypsi-
lanti for Mrs. j. II. Hopkins, IS.
who died Friday evening. Mrs.
Hopkins was the wife Of J. III.
Hopkins of The Hopkins-T'homaS
Insurance Agency. Ypsilanti, and
the mother of N. w. Hopkins, De-
troit public relations man. and
J. +. Hopkins, president and gen.
eral manager Of station WJBK.
She was the last surviving child
of the late Capt. j. N. Wallace
and Ellen Davis Wallace. a de-
Scendant Of settlers who reached
YpSilanti in 1884.
She was active for many years
in the First Church of Christ
Scientist. serving as reader anc
in other capacities. Besides her
husband and her sons in Detroit
three other children survive.
They are Mrs. L. M. Thomas
and Mrs. l.. T. Wilcox of Ypsi
lanti. and 1t. ]. II. Hopkins Of the
u. S. Army Air Forces. stationed
at San Bernardino. Cal. Ther'
are also one granddaughter anC
nine grandsons. three Of whom
are in the armed forces.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-05-21
Boost Ordered
Gear Grinding

A 4-cent-an-hour increase TO
certain employees of the Gear
Grinding Machine Co. was ordered
Saturday by the regional War
Labor Board.
In other decisions the board
ordered.
An income tax diSallowance Of
Sc. 232 SO against the "A" Tool and
Gauge Co. Detroit, for paying
eight employees wage rates 5 10
.25 cents above the permitted
rates.
Inclusion Of A voluntary check
of IN the bargaining contract he
tween the UAW-CIO and Me.
Laren Screw Products Co
Vacation pay Of one week for
employees of one 70 five years
service al McLaren and two weeks
pay for FIVE years or more service
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-05-21
Fist Fight Adds
To WLB Worries

Among all its other worries, the
regional War Labor road Satur-
day was called upon to settle an
incident arising from a fist fight
between two employees at the Mid
land Steel Products Co.
The incident involved Samuel
Chalton who was fired after he
punched fellow worker who had
been verbally abusing woman.
The fellow worker was fired, too.
UAW-CIO Local S35 went 10
bat for Chalton and so the board
ordered him reinstated with full
seniority rights and one half back
pay providing he did no other
work during the period he was
fired. Both the union and man.
agement were chided for lack of
shop rules governing employe
conduct.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-05-21
; |nnprisOned
|nChelk Theft
Fourth Defendant
Put on Probation

Three men were given prison
sentences Saturday by Federal
Judge O'Rnen for stealing bond
redemption checks from the mails
and = fourth was put on five years
probation
Otha Woods. 20. OF g649 Jay.
who admitted forging signatures
on so stolen checks, was sentenced
20 FIVE years
Tdo-year sentences were giver
RAYMOND Tidweu. So of 1863
Grand River. and Joseph Dimitri-
Gus. %. of 63S Howard. for Stellng
a SIS check.
Reen Berhelle. -. Of 3725 T.
Lafayette. substitute mail car
rier, was put on probation after
admitting he stolen two checks
totauing Sl3l.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-05-21
ARNY-KILLED IN ACTION

CAsIATIC Area
LUSARDI PVT NORMAN II Mrs
Lucy N Lusardi. mother Iron Mountain.
ROBINSON. PFC WAYNE Mrs Grace
Robinson. mother. 1923 Rosela~n ST.
'''''' EUROPEAN AREA)
BREITHAUPT. STAFF SGT. HERMAN
A. JR Mrs Ida s Brclthaupt mother,
1898 Kentucky, Dearborn
DAHLfN. 2D 1T AXEL Mrs Irene
FISHER. IN 1T WILLIAM AIRS
Carey L. Fisher, mother. 7ai University
PALMER. TECH SGT. ARvo o Mrs.
Impl 8. Palmer mother. Herman
Catherine A. sonags, mother, Iron
TYNpELL, slsGT FRANK Mrs
Mary Tynden. mother, 1855 Wagner De
MEDITERRANEAN AREA)
COOK PVT RICHARD Mrs. Pay
r Cook. mother. Muskegon
pEWINTER. PFC. FRANK J.--Louis
Dewinter. father. NORWAY
GARDNER PVT. EUGENE Mrs
Marie Gardner. mother. Wells.
Rernette NJ Graves, mother Flint
HooN. PVT, RAYMOND Henry
Wheaton cousin Burt
MAKINEN. PVT RENO Emil n
MESQUITE. PVT. FLORFNClo-Mrs
Patricia MESQUITE. wife. i0l55 Morley. De
trott.
O'coNNoR. IN 1T ROBERT X Mrs
Florence O'Connor Giles, mother Plymouth.
PARKS. PFC. REX Mrs Winons
n Parks. mother Sherwood
PHELPS PFC JIM M.Mrs. -Delma
Martin. sister. $40 Farnswor,h At. De
troit
sCHwINDL, cpl JOHN Mrs
Katherine NJ Schwiudl, mother. 9isS
Boleyn st. Detroit
SMITH. PVT. VICTOR Mrs Edith
smith. mother. Saginaw.
VRABLE. PVT MICHAEL Mrs
sara Vrable. wife, oakley
(sOUTH PACIFIC Area
GALLUP. isF 1T. WAYNE B-Mrs
sally r Gallup wife. Grand RAPIDS
SOUTHWEST PACIFIC Area
GREEN. I'D 1T. FILLMORE n IT. -
Mrs Adslyne r. Green. wife Boyne CITY
HUM. 1sT 1T ROBERT " Mrs
Phyllis NJ HUM. wife. Ann Arbor.
PAUL. PVT. ADOLPH Mrs AIMS
Paul. mother. Ossineke
RATHs. PFC EM1L-Mrs. Josephine
wick mother Saginaw
ROBBINS. IN 1T. ROBERT A Mrs
Aura NJ Robbins. wife Niles
~&-~---M May 20, 1914 ~~-~~~,
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-05-21
7 Michigan Veterans
Given Purple Heart

BATTLE CREEK. May 20
CUP)-Two Michigan veterans OF
the war IN Italy received cita-
tons during ceremonies yesterday
al the Percy Jones General Hos
pltal.
Brig. Gen. Joseph r. BaStlon,
commandant, awarded the Purple
Heart to 1t. Charles +. Bolton
Dowagiac, and Pvt. Willard L.
Paollln. ReXtOn
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-05-21
F0rdson District
Would Increase Area

The Fordson school district Sat-
urday adopted a resolution where
by IL viii absorb the portion OF
Dearborn School District No. z
lying within Dearborn.
II was understood that the
Dearborn school district is willing
to agree but an official meeting
will be held next week 10 discuss
the situation.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-05-21
Double Check!
War Worker Tipped Up
Getting Pay Twice
Times Photo

w. ]. Wilson. Packard worker,
found a simple means of doubling
his income. he cashed his pay
check-that was $5712. Then he
got another $57.l2 by persuadine
Nance Jones, proprietor of a bar
at 99l0 Conant, to cash the I'M
pressive looking stub that came
with the check
Police brought him before Re-
corder'S Judge Brennan today fol-
arrangement on a charge Of OBJ
tanning money by false pretenses
Wilson. who is AZ and lives al
20447 Wyoming. pleaded not guilty
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-05-21
1850 in VIEW
In State, Report Shows

Michigan Veterans of Foreign
Wars number 22,500 a. compared
with 17l0O year ago, the an
nual report Of Arthur J. Thomas,
state adjutant. revealed Saturday.
Since Jan. | the WV has or
gained eight new posts. bringing
the total 10 la, OF which As are
IN Wayne County.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-05-21
B-4GdsCoupons
Valid al Once

Originally scheduled to he valid
June l, B-4 gas ration coupons
issued by local price and rationing
boards are valid Immediately for
the purchase of gasoline, the De-
troit District OPA office an
nounced Saturday.
The order was issued due TO the
depletion Of B-3 coupons. The
CA stamps will not be valid until
June /.
b., CO. B-3 and ca coupons
are valid until further notice. Issu-
ance Of Cas- is scheduled for June
|. All p and c coupons remain
valid for 5 gallons each.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-05-21
1,4OO Buick Workers
Back on Jobs Monday

FLINT. May 20-With their
strike settled, 400 Buick alumni
mum foundry employees Saturday
were notified by the company 10
report for work at the usual times
Monday. The strike started when
"a metal pourers asked that the
number Of pouringS per shit he
reduced To lS They were re-
fused and eight pourers have been
-dtSehafged -----
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-05-21
0PA Asks $4,000 4,
Saws Beer Too Hiqh

BAY CITY. May 20-The OPA
Saturday demanded $4,000
judgment from the King Brewing
Co. of Flint, contending il sold
beer at $l.59 a case. plus federal
tax, whereas the ceiling was only
S1.24 without tax. A hearing will
he held Nav 81
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-05-21
Counterfeiter Sentenced

Lemie Pace. ~. Of Ypsilsnti,
was sentenced 10 two and one-half
wears in a federal penltentiary
Saturday by Federal J u d 6 e
O'Bnen for counterfeitIng.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-11-19
INDUSTRIAL US0
LISTS PROGRAM

Featuring the program this
week of the Industrial USO club.
223 Princess street, will be a
Thanksgiving dance to be held to-
morrow at pm. Virgil West and
his orchestra will furnish the rnu-
sic.
Two new activities will begin
this week. A dancing class for be-
ginners will be held Wednesday
evening and a sewing class for
women will be held Wednesday at
ternoon The sewing class is be-
ing conducted for women interest
ed in making Christmas gifts this
year, and samples OF some articles
will be on display at the club
Monday. The class will be instruct
ed by Mrs. Lilly Bell Brummit.
The schedule for the Industrial
USO club follows:
Sunday: Open house.
Monday: Thanksgiving dance.
Virgil West and his orchestra, 8
pm, admission, so cents.
Tuesday: Women's Physical Fit
ness class, pm. Finger painting,
70 pm.
Wednesday: Sewing class 2 pm.
Dancing class for beginners, 7:30
pm.
Thursday: Square dancing, 8
pm.
Friday: Sewing class, pm.
Saturday: Informal dancing and
games
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-11-19
7 PENDER COUNTY
MEN TO Be CITED

s.ven pender county men who
.aved the life of the pilot Oh 9
P.47 Thunderbolt plane when II
shed near Rocky Point, Oct. o.
will be cited by Major General F.
Cd. Hunter, commanding officer
IT the First Air Force, at appro'
nriate ceremonies at the Bluethen'
thal ARMY Air Base this afternoon
~ o'clock. Presentation OF the
citations will be made by Colonel
e shively, commanding officer
of the air base.
The pilot was unconscious, but
was rescued by the first seven
men to arrive on the scene OF the
crash. Those to be honored are
Ivev MCGEE. Ted Kalner, Edward
Raynor, J. S. Raynor, Pete Braak,
Raw Criffon and W. F. Shaw.
They rushed into the burning
wreck, disregarding the dangers OF
exploding gas tanks and machine
gun ammunition, and opened the
nlane's cockpit to pull the uncon-
scious pilot to safety. The heat
from the fire was so intense that
the men had to take turns at the
dangerous task.
The citations from General Hunt
or reads:
my attention has been called
10 an act of heroism on your part
which resulted in saving the life
of a pilot of PAT airplane which
crashed near Rocky Point, N. C.,
on Oct. 6. /
1.-The courage shown by you and
your companions in breaking into
the burning airplane, cutting the
pilot free and removing him to a
point of safety was outstanding
That this action was taken despite
the threat of exploding ammuni-
ton and the acute danger OF burst.
ing gasoline tanks, makes it all
the more praiseWorthy.
SOLDIERS received medals for
similar acts Of bravery on battle
field. I regret that I cannot give
you one for action on our home
front, but at least I can assure
you that you have demonstrated
The best traits that we have come
10 expect from all Americans, SOL
dier and civilian alike"
General Hunter said that due to
he efforts Of these men, the pilot
las fully recovered from his in
uries and is now back on duty.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-11-19
Gilmore, CORTLAND Baker. hilton

Gilmore. CORTLAND Baker, Hilton
Finkelstein, Henry Capillary.
James H. Sloan, chairman, Da-
vid Lewis, Carl Babson, Clarence
Moore, DR.. Mike Palmer, LLOYD
Dunn, Mac Switzerland.
Troy c. Hodges, chairman, Ed
Goodwin, Jr., Bill Herring, Linwood
Shore, Ed Ward, Marvin Newton,
Claude Mccall.
e. 2. Lee, Jr., chairman, Win.
ston Gray, Lewis Harrison, Dan
Jones, Patt Pattrill, r. G. stokley,
Charlie Stephenson, chairman
John B. Conway. Noodie Taylor,
Lewis Walker, Carl Biggs, Graham
Russ.
Frank Jones, chairman, Carroll
Tinsley, J. R. jones, L. E. Wood
bury, Jr., Rupert Bryan, Tom
Brown.
Jack Atkinson, chairman. Jesse
Sellers, Wallace West, Bill Aver.
cite, Buster Dankerlake, JIMMY
Blow,
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-11-19
TITO, ExlLED BODY
AGREE ON REGENCY
Would Hold Vote After
War To Determine King
Peters Future

LONDON, Nov. 18-LR-Marsha al
Tito's National Committee Of Liber-
alton and the exiled Yugoslav gov
eminent in London were reported
tonight to have agreed to estab-
lish a regency in Yugoslavia in
the near future, with a plebiscite
to be held after the war to deter
mine whether King Peter returns
to his throne.
Marshal Tito himself was report
ed to have been chosen to be pre-
mier Of a new Yugoslav govern
ment of % members representing
both the national liberation move
ment and the exiled regime. Dr..
Ivan Subasic, premier of the Lon
don government is expected to be
one of the three regents.
According to this report, a min
lister of state will be named for
each of the six Yugoslav provinces,
somewhat corresponding to the
pre-war governors. Apparently Ii
to and Subasic in their recent ne.
eotiations-which resulted in com.
rlete agreement on the future ad-
ministrative machinery for Yugo-
slavia-considered it wise to pro.
vide for representatives Of Serbia,
Croatia, herzegovina. Montenegro,
Slovenia and Bosnia with high sta
tus.
| Well-informed quarters say the
new Yugoslav set-up might be an
nounced in two weeks.
Tito already is in Moscow, and
Subasic' is expected to arrive mo.
mentarily. It seemed likely that
the announcement would come
from Moscow after Tito and Su.
basic have talked with Premie,
Marshal Stain.
The two years Of crises which
have logged the exiled Yugoslay
government appeared to have
reached an end. Since Subasic be
came premier he has had many
talks with Tito.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-11-19
HALLSBORO MAN
KILLED IN CRASH
Continued from Page One)

The coroner Of Brunswick county
was notified of the death and the
body was taken to McKinsey funer-
al home in Whiteville.
j. L. Flowers, state highway pa
trolman, assisted Ferguson in in
vestigating the accident.
Thompson was the youngest son
of Mr.. and Mrs. J. E. Thompson
of Hallsboro. Besides his parents,
he is survived by his widow, the
former Virginia Ponton of Raj
eigh; one dau ghter, Sallie, 4; three
brothers, w. A. Thompson, Halls
boro, Sgt. Robert L. Thompson,
stationed at Camp Sutton, and
Jim Thompson of Durham; four
sisters, Mrs. Jack Brinkley, Lake
Waccamaw, Mrs. A. D. VESSEL,
Hallsboro, Mrs. Dick Warren,
Wilmington, and Mrs. John Dabits
of San Diego, Calf, and several
nieces and nepheWs.
Funeral services will be held
Sunday afternoon at 4 o'clock at
the Mckenzie chapel in White
vile. Burial will be in the Lake
WaccamaW cemetery.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-11-19
M'LEISH URGES
PRESS FREEDOM

WASHINGTON, Nov. 18.- Up =
Eternal vigilance is nowhere more
necessary than in defense of free
dom of the press, Archibald Mac
Leish, librarian of Congress, de-
clared today.
cit must be fought for and won
in every new generation, against
the new enemies which, in every
generation, beset it," he said IN a
statement signalling the opening
of Freedom of the Press" ex-
hibition at the library.
american history has seen nu-
merous attempts, recently as well
as in the past, to force libraries
and bookstores to remove certain
publications from circulation. Such
practices are fatal to free library
system, to a free circulation OF
knowledge and of ideas and there
fore to a free culture
The library put on display, as
typical of books which have been
subject to censorship N the United
States, these works:
The Merchant of Venice, once
banned from Buffalo, N. Y, high
schools.
Candide, once barred by United
States customs as obscene.
Tom Sawyer, once excluded from
the children's room in the Brook
Ign, N. Y, public library.
Aurora Leigh composed, accord
ing to contemporary Boston opinio
the library said, of "the hysterical
indecencies of dlsordered mind. "
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-11-19

BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT
Mr.. and Mrs. Herman B.
Long announce the birth of a
son, Herman Brantly, Nov.
Is, at the Marion Sprunt an
mex,
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-11-19
Extension OF Jobles.
Insurance Adgocd.l

WASHINGTON. Nov. I'm
The social security haas
mended today the ex.e-s.o, :. ''''
employment insurance = s1o NJ ~
in establishments having 10y
one enploye. y"
The board also reconrs,..,
lengthening benefits 10 q v..''
and an increase to SIS in nsyi, .A',
weekly benefits.
Chairman Arthur J. Aj,r.v.,
the social security boa-d. sl,..' "
ed that the various s.a,e, , ,s,s'
their laws with a lew to proyiS t.s
adequate protection during rs.a. .s
version to workers who beco1,. ".
employed" All state legjsl.sr.ia'
meet in 1945 except hose 9. w.. =
lucky, Louisiana, Miss.ss!upi AZ,
Virginia. aug
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-11-19

h oas' horse,. dolls. toys. r,m,1
In ~. ana 1 other Xmas rifts At MaeMil-
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GROUP FINDS LIVING
COSTS UP 80 PER CENT
CONTINUED from Page One)


(BLS) index did not undertake to
be all inclusive, but was aimed to
measure the prices of supplies 60
ing to make Up the family budget
of big city jewellers with an aver
age income Of S1,524, based on a
1934-36 survey.
He expressed the opinion that for
those with low incomes t h in
crease in living costs had been
higher than 80 per cent but praised
the technical competence and care
Ct those preparing the BIS.
mo substantial criticism Of the
BIS methods has survived the
searching studies presented to this
committee, he said.
It might be well, Davis conclud.
ed, to make periodic broader stud
les than are included in the BLA
statistics but he said that was
matter for study by the budget
bureau and others.
And he recommended that some
name other thar "cost of living"
index be chosen for the BIS fig
urea recommendation on which
labor and indus try members
agreed.
The report is expected to weigh
importantly in the Presidents con-
sideration of labor's demands for
a change in the Little Steel for
rnula, but the major report on that
issue is yet to come.
The War Labor board currently
is working on a general report on
wage policies growing out of de-
mands by the CIO United Steel
Workers and other CLIO unions for
increases above the limits of the
Little Steel policy. This will deal
with wages in relation to living
costs, maintenance Of future pur-
chasing power and other factors
but will not make recommended
tons. 1t is expected to be several
weeks at a minimum before it
reaches the White House.
Davis accepted, in preparing
his report. most of the findings
by a technical committee headed
by DR.. Wesley c. Mitchell, direc-
tor Of research Of the National Blu
reau Of Economic Research.
Mitchell's group agreed that
there was some substance to the
labor argument that the BIS index
failed to reflect quality deteriora-
ton. disappearance Of cheaper con-
sumption items, declines in special
sales and increased under-report-
ing of prices actually charged.
1t was on the ba sis OF such hid
den increases" that Davis conclud-
ed to 4 percentage points should
be added to the BIS index. Saying
there was evidence the increase
had been greater in small cities
than in large, he said another IL
percentage point should be added
if the index was to reflect costs
of workers in both small and large
communities.