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The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-01-18
&c" Priority

III Antioch, the Navy gunner.
Leon Leroy. told newsmen he
boarded the plane at Newark, y.
J.. after learning Of his fathers
death and had "C' priority.
He said high priority matter was
put aboard at Memphis, requiring
that some weight be left behind.
that he and two other service mein
had to get off because the Grated
dog was rated a..
Last night at Riverside, Calf
T. Sgt. Daxe AXIS. veteran Of the
China-Burma-India war. said he
was bumped Off the plane al
Memphis while on his way to visit
his wife. who is i'll.
lie said Grated dog occupied
almost all OF four seats and a
flight clerk told him II was con.
signed to Mrs. Roosevelt
Like the other two servicemen.
whose names | don't know. ] was
pretty sore TO think that we got
bumped or plane on account ~
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-01-18
City Workers
on Job
Until Tuesday

City public works employees today
had voted % to 8 to continue work
until Tuesday night, when the reg
Glar monthly meeting OF Local 269
Of the State, County and Municipal
Workers OF America, CIO, will be
ED The union Rs asking the city
for the dismissal of one city EN-.
Lloye.
Foss Baker, Lansing, s.breglonal
director of the national union
pleaded with the men to remain on
the job.
The grievance was referred TO n
committee consisting Of local union
officers william II. Hughes. Emil
w PARE. S. Jay Cazier Fred NJ.
Woolsey, and stewards. Bruce II.
warden, Leon NJ. Hammond, Floyd
W. Moore, Guy O'Key and John
Voc
The committee is TO study the
problem and 10 work out a solution
n possible. They will report back
to the membership Tuesday night
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-01-18
Three Bumped Off Plane to Make Way
For Elliott Roosevelt POOCh

d, dog. particularly since ! was on
such a short leave and vas en-
route here to see my sick wife.
he said.
Couldn't Understand
'Of course. We understood We
would be subject 20 being bump
ed to make room Tor war cargo
but we couldn't understand how
the transportation OF do2 was
gong to help the war effort"
AXIS. who boarded the plano at
Dayton. Ohio. took a train from
Memphis TO Dallas and there
boarded another army cargo plane
for Riverside.
Trip Delayed
At Granite City. III. Mrs Olo Wee
Nix said her husband. Maurice Nix.
Navy carpenters mate. who had
been home 10 visit their four ~
children. wrote her from San Fran
cisco his trip back was delayed
because he vas unable 10 board a
plane at Dallas. He said he had
a "D' priority and that the plane
carried dog. with an ~ rating
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-01-18
New Legion
Planned

A meeting to organize a new
American Legion post on the south
side was held at the Park Ridge
community building Wednesday
night. Lester Miller and Gail
Johnson attended to aid the pros
pective members in shaping their
program. The responsibility to
themselves and to the community
were emphasized in this first meet
ing OF what was tentatively named
the Huron Post Of the American
Legion. Interest in such a post
was proven by the attendance OF
II potential members.
There will be a second meeting
Sunday afternoon at o'clock to
which all honorably discharged
veterans of either World War One
a. War Two are invited. Walter
Kindschy. OF Adrian, will be here
for this meeting to complete the
organization OF the post.
The location OF the new post is
not yet determined, but will be
separate from the present home
on s. Huron st.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-01-18
Jaycee Members Conducting
Program at Home, in Service

tee has been invited by the engi-
ncering department Of the New
York Central Rail Road to dis
cuss possible renovations OF rail
road property.
Safety committee sponsored
work Jointly with Safety Council
which was instrumental in secur-
ing requirements OF stop street
signs and improved street traffic
markings, This committee has
been highly commended by the
police department for assistance
in traffic control through the use
Of tho public address system.
War front activities include ac-
tive cooperation in organizing Up
silani Veterans Council.
Honor Roll committee has kept
in active contact with each of the
forty one members serving in this
country and overseas. Christmas
packages and cigarettes are sent
to each member in the armed fore
es. A world map on display at
the Board OF Commerce Building
identifies each member and his
location on war fronts.
Blood donor registrations. achiev.
ed through the efforts OF War Ser
vices Committee have been Of aid
to the local Red Cross Chapter.
War bond auctions, sponsored
and manned by the Jaycee's. have
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-01-18
Kiwaniis Told
Balkan Facts

Members of Kiwanis at their
regular noon meeting at Hotel Hu.
ron, heard very timely and
interesting talk, relating to the
turbulent Balkan situation. given
by Ralph s. Gerganoff, native OF
Bulgaria, who was the guest speak.
err.
Using maps to illustrate his talk,
Mr.. Gerganon gave general idea
OF the types OF peoples involved.
their different customs and reli-
pions, and linked II with the cur
rent efforts OF Russia and Britain
to establish spheres OF influence.
He showed clearly the difficulties
and obstacles to be overcome, .
Russia" he stated has for
years striven to obtain control
over the Dardanelles in order TO
have an outlet TO the McditerTan-
can Sea. and the other powers on
the continent have been anxious to
prevent II. and the same reason cx.
lists today. with England's inter.
yentiOn in Greece being part Of the
plan TO prevent the spread OF Rus.
sian influence
MIR. Cerganoff showed that ma
iority of the people of the Balk-
ans. whose overall population
numbers about twenty millions. are
OF Slav descent. having migrated
from Southern Russia. some az long
as twelve hundred years ago. speak
ing the same language and having
the same religion as the Russians,
and have been more or less sympa-
thCtic to Russian influence In
fact" he pointed out, "a fedora
ton Of some OF the states. including
Bulgaria. Yugoslayia, and a few
others. has already been formed,
under Russian influence. which ex-
tends almost to the Dardanclles.
"All this" he pointed out tends
10 make the English situation in
Greece OF the greatest importance
in the game Of power politics which
is still being played by large ma
tiOns."
He stated that Balkans are
made up OF many small groups or
minoritics. making it practically
impossible for them TO govern
themselves. with the general idea
being that the large and powerful
nations will probably 20 on. as in
the past. shaping their policies and
II
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-01-18
SERVICE, MEN DONTEVEN RATEA DOGS LIFE

which belonged 10 Colonel Roose.
welt
NIX now is believed to be- some
whore in the Pacific.
Mrs. Roosevelt said the dog was
ore Of two her husband. an il
force officer now in England, has
sent back 10 start breed. She
said Blaze was delivered 10 her
i'm Hollywood by an Army major
ir truck" She made no com
rient when asked il the dog tray
eled by air
AS Stupid as That
In Sew York Mrs. Eleanor
Roosevelt. wife Of the President
commented
u can't imagine any plane dis
patcher who would be as stupid
as that No army cargo plane
would put a seaman Off for that
reason.
Her comment was made a. a time
when only Leroy had told his YER
sion
A. Memphis, fourth ierrying
group officials referred all ques-
lions TO the Army Air Force in
Wa hin-tou.
Leroy. Mrs Nix aud the War De
partment spokesman all referred
20 the date as Jan. II IN their ac-
counts Sergeant AXIS said it,was
Jan 90.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-01-18
Trio Charged
Staying

The prosecutor has author lied
warrants for Charles Miracle. Boyd
Greene. and Cynthia Greene charg.
ing them with manslaughter In the
knife staying January -, OF Lug.
enc l.. Wilson, cousin OF Greene's
and roommate Of Miracle, at Wizard
Cabin No. ].
The trio was taken to Lansing
whore they underwent a polygraph
Gle deteCtorI test. conducted by
state police Detective Wilbur Pc
termau. Results from the tests
show ed that none OF the three were
telling the truth.
Despite long questioning, no con.
crete statements have been re.
cciycd from the suspects as to
what actually happened after VIII
son and Miracle went outside. Mel
thor has the question OF how
Grcenc's knife got the blood Of the
victim on IL been answered. Mira
cle's knife vas clean. There have
been but two knives involved, yet
Wilson had one. and Miracle had
one. Both men were cut but only
one knife, Grecne's, had blood on
IL.
Greene's story has been that he
tried 10 break the argument 40
twice while the men were still in
the house, but claims he knows
nothing Of what occurred after they
went outside. Miracle left right
after the knitting, and was not found
until some time later, Greene sent
his wife home. lie tried TO get
help. he claims.
Blood in the snow proves that
Wilson started losing large
amount Of blood at a point some
forty feet from the cabin, tried to
get back inside, but fell against
the wall. No effort to stop the flow
OF blood was evident
Greene claims that he went
across the street to call the sher-
IT, when deputies arrived they
said the man must have been dead
for nearly a half an hour
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-01-18

A program TO serve "two fronts
at home and in the service, is be-
ing carried on by the Npsi'anti
Junior Chamber of Commerce.
This theme is expressed by 10
cal President Thor Marsh in an
nouncing Junior Chamber of Com
merce Week"
Home front activities include
the recommendation made by the
Governmental Affairs Committee
for revision OF city charter to
meet the demands due to growth
in population. The committee is
of the opinion that the city is
greatly handicapped by working
under the limitations of one Of
the oldest city charters in the
state. The proposal to adopt re-
vision of charter will appear on
the spring ballot.
The city Identification commit
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-01-18
Citrus Juices go
Back on RationS

Washington. Jan. IS AP-Tw5
popular citrus juices went back
under rationing today amid indica-
tions other commodities may be
added soon to the frightening point
charts.
IS housewives began paying out
blue stamps again for grapefruit
juice and blended grapefruit and
orange juice. the OPA, it was
learned. was trying to decide whe-
Their to put lard and other shorten
ing and salad and cooking oils back
on the list.
The situation was described by
one source as touch and go with
the decision dependent on supply
surveys now being made. Reduced
pork production has cut output OF
these items and contributed to
Spottv distribution
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-01-18
w anace NAV
be in Cabinet

Washington. Jan. IS AP 80
Fresh reports circulated today that
Henry 4. Wallace will he named
Secretary Of Commerce in Presi.
dent Rooseyelts fourth term cabi-
net.
They disturbed Senate friends of
Secretary Jesse Jones and led them
to seek assurance that Jones would
continue in any event as head Of
federal lending and financing asen-
cies.
The White House was completes
" silent on Mr.. Rooscyelt's inten-
tons and the principals alike made
no statements but the report that
the President is leaning 10 Wallace
gained wide acceptance in con-
gressional circles
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-01-18
House Takiine
Quick Action
on Manpower

Washington, Jan. is Up Spur
red on by President Rooscvclts ap-
peal for prompt action. the House
Military Affairs Committee today
began Whipping into final shape
the bill to force an estimatd 1880.
coo men between Is and IS into
essential war jobs.
Chairman Andrew J. May, D.,
Ky. author OF the bill. said the
committee was determined to APP
prove the measure within q day or
two so that the House could begin
work on it next week
The measure in its present form
calls for induction into Army work
battalons of all men in the ISIS
bracket. including 4-F's. who re.
fuse to get essential Jobs or stick
10 those they have.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-01-18
Xanks Pressing 7oward Manila

(By the Associated Press)
a three.pronged American recon.
quest OF Luzon Island In the Phil.
lippines today slashed into en-
trenched Japanese blocking the
road toward Baguio, pressed on to.
ward Manila and wheeled down
coastal highway leading to Bataan.
In the air. enemy broadcasts re-
ported Superforts proving the
skies over Korea. Tokyo and the
kobe-Osaka area preparatory to
new B.29 raids.
All Superforts returned to their
I China bases from yesterdays sue
cessful strike at Formosa which
Tokyo described as part of a coor.
dinated sea-borne and land based
Americsn aerial sweep over 100
miles OF the China coast from
Shanghai to Hainan Island Tokyo
reported the Third Fleet carrier
planes concentrated on Hong Kong
and Canton.
Third fleet units sweeping Japa-
nese shipping out of the South
China Sea have destroyed 100000
tons OF enemy vessels in the last
two weeks. the Navy announced
jubilantly in Washington The
figure includes only part OF the
destruction wrought in the unpre.
cedented and extended raid on
the area.
simultaneously the high com.
mand disclosed japanese trying 10
prevent last weeks invasion OF
Luzon Island caused extensive
damage to &C. s. naval vessels.
many Of which will require major
repairs
Domel, japanese news agency,
claimed Nipponcse amphibious
troops landed Tuesday night in the
rear OF American positions on Lu-
zon Islands Lingayen Gulf The
broadcast was entirely unconhrm-
ed
Gen Douglas Macarthur an
nouHced E. s Sixth Army troops
stretched their beaChhead across
the gulf 10 approximately GO miles
Tho greatest gain was made
against negligible opposition on the
flank by units OF the l4th Army
Corps which sent troops to the
northern tip Of Bolinao Peninsula
and others wheeling southwark
down Highway T. This road skirts
the coast and cuts inland across the
base Of Bataan Peninsula.
The east flank. fighting hippo.
nese well-entrenched in hill forii-
fications and caves. drove 10 within
half a mile OF strongly defended
Rosario. and cut the Mtnila-Baguio
AZ Bobonan and Pozorrubio.
Tank-led southern columns were
,onverging on Tarlac. highway
Gen DAEIL'IC- Pare
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-01-18
Most Brilliant Generals
Leading TtUo Million Men
in Gigantic Winter Drive
War In Brief


The Western Front: British in
wade Germany from Holland, eight
mics from Roer River: Americans
attack less than four miles from
ST With: Germans widen Rhine
briugehead north OF Strasbourg.
The Russian Front: Two million
russians surge forward in Poland
German Silesia already may be
invaded; radio Lublln reports Kra-
lows' fail. Nazi reel back along
go mile front.
The Pacific Front: Macarthur
forces gained right and left OF the
expanded Lingayen Gulf beach.
head main spearheads near Tarlac
on road to Manila; beachhead ex-
tended to about 60 miles.
The italian Front: Allies coun-
tcrattack German bridgchead
across Senio River.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-01-18
New Clues Probed
in Hooper Killing

Lansing Mich. Jan. lS-AP-The
killer OF State Senator Warren G..
Hooper was still at large today. a
week after the roadside Staying, but
Kim Sigler, special prosecutor for
the Circuit Judge Leland w. Carr
grand jury asserted that progress
has been made toward solving one
Of Miehigan's most sensational muir
ders. Police were probing a report
that the 40-year-old legislators life
had been threatened recently at
Bay City.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-01-18
Churchill Announces Balkan Pact
Three Crack Russian Armies Stom1ing FORWARD
Says he VIII
Continue
Policy

London. Jan. 1S-AP-In a fight.
ing speech. Prime Minister Church.
i'll asserted today that he and Mar.
shall Stain had reached an agree.
ment on dealing with the Balkans
to prevent future wars. lie said
President Roosevelt had been kept
constantly informed"
While insisting this agreement
was not intended to divide Europe
into spheres OF influence after the
war. Churchill told Commons that
Britain would pursue a wartime
policy Of. interference in Middle
Europe so long as he held office
under the crown"
Thus he challenged the House
TO another vote OF confidence II it
disapproved.
In rapid-fire order Churchill told
the House:
Britain will stay in Greece until
impartial elections can be held. The
left wing EAM-Elas factions against
which British soldiers have been
fighting are "even dirtier than the
Germans and must be considered
Trotskyite-Communists.
Tito Master
Britain has no intention Of let.
ting young King Peter stand in the
path Of q regency for Yugoslavia
He will be ploughed under by "the
march OF events" unless he agrees.
Marshal Tito must be considered
the undisputed master OF Yugosla.
via.
Italy will be free OF Germans in
a few months or soOner-they will
withdraw or be thrown out-and
the hungry weight Of vast liber-
ated territory will be thrown on
a fragile" government in Rome.
But-and this statement was not
eXplained-there is no combination
OF powers in Europe in which we
need Italy as partner"
we need Italy no more than we
need Spain because we have no de-
signes which require support OF that
country" Churchill declared.
The Prime Minister'S speech op-
ened a two-day all.out debate on
the whole world situation. At one
point he apparently warned the
House not 10 divide on his poll
cies, declaring:
Il would warn the House that il
We are going to tear ourselves as
under over all the feuds and pas.
sions of the Balkan countries which
cur armies have liberated we shall
find ourselves incapable of making
great settlements after the war.
in face Of appeals for leniency
for revolving Elias forces in Greece,
the Prime Minister warned that
whether 1T is popular or not We
shall not hesitate to rescue those
hostages Caken by Elas) and pun
ish their slaughter or maltreat-
ment'
lie complained that it had fallen
to Britain to play the hard lot
OF a leading part in the Mediterran-
can, and warned that we must take
care that all the blame OF things
going wrong is not thrown on US. y
Then he repeated that Britain
had only one principle about liber-
ated countries or repentent satel-
Iites and that was government
OF the people, by the people, for the
people set up on basis OF free
and universal suffrage election
with secrecy Of the ballot and no
intimidation
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LEASE OBTAINED

Jackson Floyd Starr, founder
and head OF the Starr Common
wealth al Albion. announced today
the acquisition OF a years lease
on the Wiley Il. Reynolds l6-room
residence on wildwood Ave. here
for use as school for boys who
have completed the 18th grade at
the Commonwealth Reynolds now
is a banker at Miami Beach, Fla.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-01-18
May Already
be Inside
Reich

Wy NNNbtl alfp lFfH"l
Three Russian armies at least ..
100000 strong and led by three Of
RussIa's mast brilliant generals
stormed forward today in Poland
In The gigantic winter offensive
which Berlin said marked the
downright decisive, phase OF tho
war.
a Moscow dispatch said the Rus.
SLAMS already might he inside rich
German Silesia. A Berlin report
to Stockholm also suggested com.
bat was possible inside the Siles.
ian border.
Advance swiftly
Led by powerful Stain super.
tanks. Soviet spoarhcads last we're
reported advancing swiftly on the
SiIesian border ms the Nazis reel.
cd back along a $50 mile front be.
fore the triumphant offensive
which topplcd ruined Warsaw and
which Lublin radio said had storm
cd through Krakow. Polands see
ond city and key 10 the Silesian
arsenal,
On the western front, British
troops In their new offensive in
vaded Germany at n now point Ia.
dry In a IL mile advance from
Holland toward the Roer River.
sweoping through four villages and
staggering the Nails with bayoneis
end shellfire.
German resistance stlffencd In
the dwindling Ardcnncs salient 10
tho south. The L. s. First Army
attacked less than four miles from
the L. S. Third Army mopped M
Germans trapped before the Sicg
fried line in Germany near Mem
ming. IL miles south of the city of
Luxembourg
Lengthen Bridgehesd
Above Strasbourg. reinforced
Germans heightened their narrow
Rhine bridgehead TO nine miles aud
captured two villages Il miles
northeast of tho Alsatian capitai
The t. s. seventh Army. however.
won Scssenheim. fought into the
streets OF lIcrrlisheim and bear
down attncks In the Maginot town
Of lIatten.
Advance units OF Marshal Ivan
s. Konev's first Ukraine army have
captured Czestowa. 125 miles
southwest OF Warsaw. and were
only 2G0 miles from Berlin at that
point
Marshal Gregory X. Zhukoys
first White Russian Army struck
ont beyond Warsaw said 10 be four
filths in ruins. captured Zrardow.
rail town 25 miles southwest OF the
capital, and advanced Is To %
miles on broad front extending
south TO captured Radon.
Plunges Ahead
Marshal Konstantin X Roknrsn-
why's second White Russian Army
by last night had plunged ahead
- miles on G. mile front north.
west Of Warsaw.
The Germans told of another Of.
fensiye assaultinE their positions
IN East Prussia. but up TO early
today. Moscow had not mentioned
ii.
Two other powerful Russian ar
mics were completing liquidation
Of tho Nazis in Budapest. whose
complete occupation seemed a mat.
ter OF hours.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-01-18
IT, s. WEATHER FORECAST

Lower Michigan-Cloudy tonight
and Friday, with occasional light
snow in north and extreme west
l.oortions. Little change in tenn
perature except not quite so cold
east and central portions
Highest temperature yesterday,
q: lowest TO-
Highest temperature one year
ago today. 40; lowest IS.
Highest temperature this date in
last 70 years, 81 in 1876; lowest I
I'm 1880.
The sun sets today at 6:29 and
rises Friday at S:56.
The moon sets today at 1853
p. m. and rises Friday at l2.3l p.
m.
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AUCTION CALENDAR

TUESDAY. JAN. 23-f2:oo noon.
miles East Of Saline on U. S.
1t2 or five miles west Of Ypsi.
Isnti on U.s.. 1t2. turn south at
csdy's Corners. first house south.
Harry w. Csdy. Administrator
Proprietor. Guy =. Thompson,
Auetloncer. Ben simons. Clerk.
ADV. liz
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Choice Northern Spy and Wagner
Apples. ] bu. or more delivered
Phone 1923. ADV. 1ls'
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-01-18

For Sale-Used cast iron recessed
bath tubs. side waste, -Four 5la IT.;
Two H., tl5 each Boyer Hospital
ADV. rs
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SATURDAY. JAN. 20-t:oo p. m.
miles south, one mile west Of
Temperance on Stems Road
Jake Strauss. proprietor. Guy r..
Thompson, Auetioneer. Dave
Nhass, Clerk. ADV. 1l9
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Flashes of
Late News

hurley, lda.-UP-Three Anal
Eamated Sugar Co. officials, miss
/ ne since Saturday, were found
eau last night in the wreckage
N a company plane which crash
kd and burned on a mountain peak
n the rugged Minidoka National
Forest near the Idaho-Utah line.
Che victims were +. NJ. Cole, Or
en-, 1t. General Superintendent Of
he company; c. Leland Eddy, Salt
lake City, public relations rep
|Fesentatiye. and b. F. Woodruff,
Ogden, company pilot.
DETROIT AP- The $40 to
be deducted in fines from the pay
Envelopes of 572 workers at the
United States Rubber Co. plant
|bCre will be turned over to vet
erans groups and charities. off
fiGls of the United Rubber Work
ers OF America (ClO) said today.
WI II mr.. u >. Mn II ARM I
IN GERMANY delayed by Cen
|ors) -AP-A mortar fragment
hat entered a cellar through the
chimney sent veteran war CORES
bondent Alton Smalley, -. of the
81. Paul Dispatch and Pioneer
Press TO the hospital as a casualty,
After an operation to remove the
|arge fragment. which hit him in
he elbow. Smalley's condition was
reported good.
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See JAYCEEs Page 3
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Congress Today

CIV Associated press)
House and Senate
Meets at noon. EWT., for routine
sessions.