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The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-03-29
Craft, Nurse
Bills Before
State Solons

Lansing. Mar. cap Backers
OF proposed constitutional amend
ment TO bar from public office for
ever any governmental official or
cmploye involved In crime ar
fccting his office said today il has
the blessing OF Circuit Judge Lee
land w. Carr, whose one man grand
jury is investigating graft in gov
rrhinent
Declining 10 he quoted directly.
the legislators said the Judge saw
no reason 10 quarrel with the fact
the measure would apply TO those
who took graft. paid graft or were
involved in other official crimes
prior TO the time the amendment
would become effective. Oppon.
cnts have assailed II as "reiroac.
tive" penal legislation
House members debated heated
ly bill to license practical nurses.
Rep. Jack Ellstein. Detroit Demo
Graf. objected that It might throw
nurses serving overseas out NJ Jobs
when they come back" He said
also that once the practical nurse
IL licensed. nursing care will cost
the poor man more"
Rep. Joseph r. Warner. Ypsilan-
Il Republican and sponsor Of the
bill, said that when the war IL
over. there won't be enough nurses
TO Ec around" because Of the lars<
number Of wounded veterans.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-03-29
New Offices
For Veterans

Members OF the executive com
mittee OF the Council OF Veterans
Affairs decided to move the Refer
raj Center from the second floor Of
the City Hall to the Legion Build
ing on Huron ST, until suitable
quarters uptown can be found at
their regular monthly meeting
Wednesday evening at the Board
OF Commerce. This decision was
made because the Center, begun
February ], under the directorship
OF Bayard Buchen, veteran OF this
war. did not have sufficient privacy
In the City Hall. The office in the
Hall had to be shared with the
Welfare office and general condi-
tons were found TO be unsatisfac-
tory for such a center.
Mr.. Buchen reported that during
It's first month IS seryicemen or
members of their families had been
served. Out OF that number, SO had
appeared at the office more than
twice. lie reported that his tasks
ranged from answering simple ques'
lions to placing OF extremely nerv-
Gus cases in hospitals.
The committee decided TO hold
future meetings every second Mon
day OF each month and to have tho
entire Council meet at least every
30 days. These meetings are held
In the Board OF Commerce office.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-03-29
CITY CHURCHES TO OBSERVE GOOD FRIDAY

Npsilanti will be reminded OF the
dark hours before the resurrection
at several church and school sery-
ices here Good Friday.
As has been the custom in the
past stores will cease to barter
goods during the three hours an
nually given to commemoration Of
the suffering Of Christ. During that
time there will be union services in
St. Luke's Church and in individ.
ual churches OF the city.
St. Luke's Church will have
union service with the Presbyter-
ian and Congregational Churches
for the IRE Ore period. II to 8
o'clock. The speakers will be Rev.
Gordon Speer, Rev. Raymon Bair,
and Rev. Robert L. Dewitt. Music
will be provided by the combined
choirs of the three churches.
Services will open at the Baptist
Church at 1880. The four speakers
will be Rev. Bair. Rev. George Jer-
ONE Rev. Gordon Speer and Rev.
William Shaw. The church choir
and special soloists will provide
music.
The Lutheran Church will have
Rev. George Daschner as speaker
The junior and intermediate choirs
will provide special music.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-03-29
Legion Gives
to Red Cross

A hundred dollar donation was
given TO the Red Cross by the Amer
lean Legion Post 2S2 at their meet
ing Wednesday night. The Legion
aires voted TO entertain the four
veterans who are coming here to
aid in the seventh war loan drive
next Tuesday and Wednesday. The
veterans are coming from Percy
Joney Hospital at Battle Creek.
Vern Kelly will be in charge Of
The Legion will support a boy
baseball league this year, with
Larry Hutchinson, Npsilanti High
School baseball coach directing the
program. All boys under seven
teen may enter the league, which
may include at least six teams.
The Fourth OF July celebration
committee was appointed and in
Guided Fred Battelle. DR.. J. II. Nc
Culloch. Harold Magee. Harold
Lonsky, Robert Willoughby, Ed
ward Arnet and Joseph Day.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-03-29
Coal Miners
F avor Strike
by 81 Ratio

Washington, Mar. 29-UP- By
the overwhelming ratio of to J.,
the nations 100000 soft coal min
ers advised the government today
that they are ready to strike If
their new contract demands are not
granted in the next two days.
The strike notice, expressed in a
countrywide poll conducted by the
National Labor Relations Board,
sharpened prospects for early gov
eminent intervention in the dispute
to prevent a work stoppage when
the present contract expires at mid.
night Saturday.
The NLRB announced that com.
plete returns from the poll showed
that POSTS miners favored a war
time strike, and 25,156 opposed 1t,
as a means of enforcing their wage
demands.
A total Of 311,2S1 miners were
eligible for the balloting. or that
number, 2S6,41S voted, with 1918
ballots declared void and 1,026
challenged.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-03-29
Oscoda Again
on Verge Of
Forest Fire

The little village of Oscoda
which has remained unincorporat-
ed since it was virtually wiped out
by a forest fire in 1911. was spared
a similar fate late Wednesday for
the second time in 20 years when n
threatening blaze was halted in
the outskirts of the settlement
Although several small buildings
in the northwest corner of the los
co County community were DESTROY
ed, backiircs started by forest
rangers. state conservation depart.
ment firefiGhters. soldiers from the
Oscoda Army air base and other
volunteers checked the flames be-
fore they reached the business dis
trict The diminishing OF strong
winds also was an important factor
in Quelling the blaze.
Many villagers. still mindful OF
the disastrous fire that laid waste
both Oscoda and the neighborinS
village of Au Sable 50 years ago.
prepared TO eyacuate their homes
as they did in 1925, but the precau
ton proved unnecessary. Planes
were removed from the air base.
but hangers and ether equipment
also were saved.
The Michigan Bell Telephone Co.
was forced to set up emergency cir
cults bypassiuG the fire-swept area
after long distance lines from Al
pena to Bay City were burned out.
Five fires were spotted almost
simultaneously in scattered areas
in the Huron National Forest about
1880 p. m. and others were reported
short time later Flames reach
ed height OF 90 feet in some plac-
es as they spread through scrub
land and jackpines and sparks ig-
nited timberland across the Au
Sable River.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-03-29
Bitter Fight
Looms Over


Washington. Mar. 29-lNS-Con-
gressional approval of American
participation in 44-nation bank
for postwar reconstruction and
development appeared assured to-
day. but a bitter fight doomed over
L. S. acceptance of the proposed
international sterilization fund.
Both are part of the Breton
Woods agreements drawn up at tn"
New Hampshire summer resort
last July and now under consider
alton by the House committee on
banking and currency.
Rep. Spence CD Ky. commit
tee chairman, and Rep. Wolcott (R)
Mich. ranking minority member.
agreed that there was a general
acceptance OF the nine billion loo
million dollar bank. but both fore
saw a lengthy dispute over Amer
lean acceptance of its companion
agency, the eight billion 500 million
dollar fund.
Wolcott expressed the belief that
some kind of compromise could
be reached on the fund by its sup
porters who favor acceptance with
out change. and its opponents.
chiefly the American Bankers AS
ISOLATION, who favor scrapping 1t
entirely.
Spence indicated, however, that
the Administration would attempt
to defeat any major revision Of the
Breton Woods agreements WITH
the contention that the fund is
more important than the bank and
other nations will not accept the
hank alone
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-03-29
Ypsilanti Junior
in State Contest

The state finals in the American
Legion Oratorical Contest will be
at 10 a. m, Friday, in the audi
torium OF the Ypsilanti High
school. There will be four contest
ants. one from Detroit, one from
Petoskey, one from Midland, and
Mary Rsgan from Ypsilanti High
School
American Legion officials who
will be present are: Department
Commander c. j. Gray, Petoskey;
Department Adjutant Lyle Alexsn-
der. Detroit: and Mrs. Edna Al
bers, Department President Of the
American Legion Auxiliary in Ann
Arbor.
The winner OF this contest will
compete against the winner in 9th
or states for the national cham
pionship.
The public may attend.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-03-29
Depot Back on
Angle parking

In view OF the number Of com
plants made by both patrons and
merchants in the depot shopping
area over the parallel parking rule
the police commission decided
Wednesday to return TO angle park.
ing in that locality. The excel.
lent safety record OF the district
also was considered in making the
decision. ALFRED +. Weber and
DR.. VI. =. O'Hara acted in spe-
cial meeting in the absence OF
Paul Burrell. commission chairman.
Mr.. Weber. who still believes
that the parallel parking is the
better OF the two. said that the
lack Of OF the street parking in this
area. as in other shopping districts.
was a definite inconvenience to mo-
florists. and that angle parking does
allow more cars 10 park in a given
space.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-03-29
Hunter Will
Face Charge

Detroit. Mar. % -AP-Richard
Stabenow. 90. OF Romulus, Mich.
stood mute in the Allen Park jus.
tice cour. Wednesday when ar.
raigned on charge of manslaugh-
ter languishing in connection with
the fatal shooting OF Thomas Stef-
fens, IS, OF Romulus. who died
Tuesday in University Hospital.
Ann Arbor.
Plea OF innocent was entered for
him by Justice John X. Labadie.
Examination was set for April .
and Stabnow was freed on $1,000
bond
DR.. Walter Stryker, Of University
Hospital. who performed an autop-
sy on Steffens. said the boy died
OF a brain hemorrhage. Steffans
was shot in the head Sunday while
canoeing OIL the Huron River.
Police said Stabenow told them
he was walking to ard the river
and freq mis- rifle at what he
thought was a duck.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-03-29

At ST. John Church. beginning a.
IL O'Clock. the Mass OF the Pre-.
sanctified will be followed by med.
itations on the seven last words
Of Christ, together with congre-
gational prayers.
Evangelical churches WI have
special services in the Salvation
Army Citadel from 70 8 p. m.
Seven Last Words
THE Seven Last Words OF
Christ" by Dubois will be sung by
the adult and high school choirs az
the traditional Good Friday Serv-
ice In the First Methodist Church
from 1880 to O'Clock. The solo
lists assisting the choirs are Miss
Lorna Storgaard. soprano; Charles
Taylor. tenor: and Worth Mallory.
baritone. Mrs. L. J. Wilson vii BE-
at the organ.
Ministers in the community viii
speak on each OF the Seven Words.
Those participating and their sub
iects are. Reverend William r
Shaw, First Word 'Fath-r. FOR.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-03-29
Residents Will be Reminded of Dark
Hours Before Resurrection

give them for they know not what
they do; Reverend George r.
Jerome Second Word-"Today
shalt thou be With Ne in para
disc; Reverend Harvey {. Col.
burn, Third Word Woman. Be.
hold thy Son" Reverend Walter
Z. Heyier. Fourth worldly God
why hast Thou forsaken Me-; Rev
erend Alfred Knowles. Fifth Word
Il thirst, Reyetend Walter +.
Heyler. Sixth Word-"lnto Thv
hands commend my spirit. Rev
erend Gordon e Speer, Seventh
Word 1t is finished.
On Friday morning az 80 O'Clock.
Central War Time. he Roosevelt
High School Chorus will present
It's seventh annual Good Friday pro-
gram. u will consist OF music ap-
propriate TO the Lenten season
sung by the chorus and Scripture
passages read by Rev. Robert De
Vote YES" on Charter Revision, 70
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-03-29

OF present operations. BY
last field reports British and
American tanks north of the
Ruhr had punched ahead 20
miles in a single day through
gaping holes in the disinte-
grating German lines. Under
orders TO strike hard and
deep. the British Second Army
hammered forward at a rate match.
ing Patton's spectacular drive.
Hodges armor at Amoenburg
was IS miles southeast OF Mueuster.
in a position to throw an iron ring
ar6und the ouiflanked Ruhr basin
and trap its defenders
The First Army had pierced Bell.
nhausen, 70 miles cast OF the ..
Rhine In n -AWifL advance from
Giessen. II seemed likely that the
First and Third had Joined in the
hl'ds 'NpHlHk nuk' Hd'h On bfi
mans trapped In the rear. after
bursting through all fixed defense
lines
Score Successes
Russian troops scored successes
on the Northern and Southern
ends OF tho long eastern front.
while. according 10 Moscow, the
Russian supply systcm worked 10
prepare for the spring offensive on
the central front toward the fearf
OF Germany. where the NAILS have
reported Red forces across the
Oder due east OF the capital So
Wet forces OF the Second and Third
Ukraine armies cracked Danube
VALLEY defenses and reached the
Austrian frontier which Is JS miles
from Vienna. On the Baltic IN
the north other troops had occu-
pied Gdynia. Polish naval base.
and entered Danzig. ten miles
southeast.
Clear Frankfort
Hodges troops were 1863 miles
west OF Leipzig. Germany's fifih
city. and 255 from Russian lines
Patton's men had all but cleared
Frankfurt on the Main. The fourth
armored division crashed along the
Frankfurt Leipzig highway.
Patton's Army, also under a news
blackout. was reported to have
been Joined by strong armored
column from the First Army. unit
ing the two armies in powerful
front for the drive toward Berlin
The Thirds 4th armored division
has reached Gutenberg. II miles
east OF Giessen in a ISmile al
vance, after the two armies linked
in three places west OF Frankfurt.
Hanan and Aschaffenberg were
captured.
In Italy, the Germans attacked
British positions six miles north Of
the Bologna-Rimin highway strong
hold OF Faenza and were repulsed
The rest OF the Italian front was
quiet.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-03-29
New FIJI in
War Foods

Washington, Mar. 29-AP-A
miniature "FBI" has been estab-
lished within the War Food Admin
istration. Its purpose: to help pre-
vent speculation. profiteering and
fraud in connection with WA
transactions and regulations af-
fecting food and farm commodi-
ties.
Named the Office of lnvestiga-
tory services by Administrator Mar
win Jones who ordered its crea-
ton. the new agency also has the
power to check up on violations in
all phases of WA food production
rd distribution programs and TO
look into sales and storage OF
foods bought by VIA.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-03-29
Fire Ladies' Pile
Out as CurfeW Rings

Scobey. Mont, Mar. pap -
City authorities recently decided
TO help the. entertainment curfew
along by ringing the town fire bell
every midnight-but one group Of
citizens was not informed.
The bell changed loudly.
About 80 volunteer fremen leap
ed from coy beds and hurried to
their apparatus. buttoning and zip
pering on the way.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-03-29
Mystery Will be
Begun Saturday

4 gripping murder-mystery
will be started in Saturdays
edition OF the Ypsilanti Daily
Press entitled "Corpses at In
dian Stones" by nhilip WYlie
A thrill packed mystery Is
wrapped into this story Of
young Agamemnon (Aggie)
Plum. a young archeologist. on
vacation. Don't miss this stir
ring story
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-03-29
Eager Boy Hit
by Automobile

Raymond Schanz, seven. 1851
March Rd., was struck by a car
driven by Harold Wright. 1900
March Rd., when he ran around the
back OF the Lincoln School bus.
Wednesday afternoon. He was
only bruised and scratched as Mr..
Wright was travelling at low
rate of speed. The boy was taken
TO Boyer Hospital for treatment.
then released.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-03-29
AUCTION CALENDAR

tuesday,, APRIL 3-f2:oo o'clock
EWT at 1897 Stewart Road, fst
house off Doty 3D., 3 miles South
east from Maybee; 8 miles north
west from Monroe. includes IS
cattle, 80 hogs, tractor. Mrs. Mel
lie Jennings, Administrative;
Guy =. Thompson. Auetioneer;
Norman Jennings, Clerk. Adv. 4O2
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-03-29
New Point
Y alues Set

Washington. Mar. p9--INS--The
ONCE of Price Administration to-
day announced increased point
values for canned peas and aspara-
gus and reductions for canned
sweet cherries, plu s, prunes and
tomato juice for the ration period
beginning April /.
OPA said consumer point values
for other processed foods during
the April period will remain un-
changed.
Point values for the canned
goods are: peas, No. ? can, 80
points and asparagus, No. 2 can,
20 points. both up 10 points; sweet
cherries, No. pa can. 40 points,
down 20: plums and prunes, No.
2l5 can. 20 points. down 10. tomato
Juice, No. can. 10 points, down 10.
and 46 ounce can, 20 points. down
10.
May Be Higher
OPA also boosted values for
pork. lard. shortening margarine.
salad and cooking oils from one TO
three red points from April ]
through %, and indicated that
higher meat ration values may be
expected in May and June.
Values for beef. lamb, veal. but
ter and most rationed cheeses will
remain unchanged next month.
The announcement, which fol
lowed the governments disclosure
that cilivians will get II per cent
less meat in the second quarter,
served to emphasize that the prin
cipal shortage will be in pork.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-03-29
Red Cross Fund
Nears $4,000

The Red Cross fund continued -
climb with the addition OF $i03
from Yrsllanti High School and
theater collections OF $924.5l t.
make totals OF s22,s95.75. Manager
Z. A. Retallick turned In 5000 for
the Butterfield Theaters in addition
TO the collections as indicated. The
Student Council War Fund remit
ted in addition to individual mem
berships and Home Room collec.
lions accounted for $405 from Npsi-
lanti High School. Remittances are
continuing TO come in at the Red
Cross office and it is evident, &C
Cording to Laurence Thomas,
branch chairman, that the total may
reach $4,000.
Central Specially Company
brought in a final total OF SS2S.S)
and is already preparing 70 make
an equally fine record in the com.
ing bond drive.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-03-29
Tire Inspectors
to Meet Tuesday

A tire inspectors meeting witt
be held for all tire inspectors in
the Ypsilanti area on TUESDAY.
April 3, at S O'Clock,
Detroit District Tire Executives
plan on showing two sound pictures
including the War Department
"Highballing TO victory.
Meetings are being held through
out the thirteen county Detroit
OPA District 10 acquaint tire in
spectors with a new tire program
made necessary by the acute tire
shortage.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-03-29

NEW YORK -AP- The Iarief
bankruptcies. introduced for the
first time to the delights OF birth
day cake. are one year old today.
With -FOUR identical birthday cakes
also went new shoes as gifts for
Ellen. Benjamin. Elaine and lisa.
dora, whose father, Harry Iarief, is
concert master for a symphony or
fheslra
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-03-29
U. S. WEATHER FORECAST

Lower Michigan: Occasional
showers and scattered thunder
showers extreme south portion to-
night. Partly cloudy Friday. Lit.
Tie temperature change.
Highest temperature yesterday
50: lowest So.
Highest temperature one year
ago today. As: lowest. IS.
Highest temperature this date IN
last q years, 70 in 1905; lowest 7
IN 1887.
The sun sets today al 1884 and
rises Friday at 7:1S.
The moon rises today AZ S.53 ..
m and sets Friday at $50 a. m.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-03-29
NewRoLeForGen.M,Art
Hnted as Navy Pushes
Ryukyu Attacks

Coming as the Navy intensified its campaign against the
strategic Ryukyu Islands and with but major Philippine
Island still to be invaded by liberation forces promotion
to full generalshp of two of Gen. Douglas MacArhurs
of Bataan'
The U. s. Senate confirmed yesterday the nomination to
four-sar rank of Lieut. Gen. Walter Kruger brilliant
Sixth Army Commander, and Lieut.. Gen. George c.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-03-29

Kenney, sagacious chief of
the far eastern airforces.
This action, in addition to
recognizing the great work
Of these military luminaries
during the historic return of
Mac Arthur from Australia
to Manila, indicates the war against
Japan obviously is entering a new
and more-important phase.
Moreover. it might be a move TO
relieve Macarthur for the post of
directing the forces in the forth
coming battle of Japan, task
which Fleet Adm Chester w. MINI
itz indicated would be job for
the Army because of the large land
mass involved.
May Mop up
Kruger, thus, might be in line
for overall command of those fore
es entrusted with mopping-up by
passed Jap garrisons in the East
Indies and Southwest Pacific Is
lands. Kenney, on the other hand,
well could be slated for dictatorship
Of a powerfully augmented air
force which would duplicate over
Japan the air war waged against
Germany in recent months.
That such campaign against
Japan is scheduled was fatty
pledged by General of the Army
H. II. Arnold, commanding the T..
S. Airforces generally and the Goth
airtorce in particular.
Just Beginning
The Army Air Force is just be.
ginning TO do its job on Japan. e"
Arnold told a press conference in
Washington.
What We did to Germany, We
will do 10 Japan, and the ray-ofr
will be the same. Japan will get
no, rest and no relief" the air
chies added.
Meanwhile, indication that Mac
Arthur's strategy and tactics still
arc battling the Japs came in an
official communique from his head.
quarters. The bulletin revealed
that Cebu, capital city of the Phil
ippine Island of the same name.
was captured the second day after
that isle was invaded by units of
the famed Amer'cal division.
Cebu Occupied
Cebu, second largest city Of the
Philippines, was occupied by the
Ianks who by a two-way envelop-
ing action Of acknowledgement"
defense positions forced the Jap
garrison to evacuate the city and
II other TOWNS.
Declaring that the Americans on
Cobu were pursuing the Japs who
retired north of the town, Mac
Arthur's communiuue said I. s.
casualties were light. Tho capital
city, meantime. was found TO be
badly-damaged by the enemy, but
IFS vital port area was virtually
intact"
Japanese resistance. though still
strong in northern Luzon, was OF
ficially described as "abated" and
becoming disconnected and spor-
adic" on the southern and central
sectors of the island
I'm all sectors and fronts. the
enemy seems unable to grasp our
technique Of attack the communi-
que declared, pointedly.
Strike Mainland
The Pacific fleet, meantime. was
reported in enemy broadcasts to
again be striking at the Japanese
mainland. After declaring that
some 80 carrier-based planes
launched two attacks yesterday at
Kyushu, southernmost of the Jap
home islands. the Tokyo radio
said that more of the aircraft
bombed the Kure naval base on
Honshu as well as kyushu this
morning.
The Japs claimed that their
planes and surface units sank or
damaged 80 American ships of the
invasion force i'm the Okinawa
area OF the Ryukyu chain between
Monday and Wednesday. adding
that the Nip units ARE at present
launching attacks on me invasion