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Detroit evening times., 1945-09-22


rector of the COM
pany since Dec. 19,
1888. He became vice
president on Dec. Is,
1943, and advanced
to the executive vice
presidency In April,
1914.
Once before Henry
Ford relinquished the
reins of his vast manu-.
featuring enterp rises.
He was succeeded in the
presidency of the com.
pany by his only son.
Edsel 3. Ford, on Dec.
81, 1918.
EdsePs death in June, 1943,
forced his return to the post,
however.
Young Ford became one Of
the youngest industrial execu-
tives in the country. His
father, however, was only rs
when he took the Ford presi-
dency. Henry Ford Is 81.
Henry Ford ii, a naval
lieutenant, became his grand
fathers right-hand man upon
his fathers death and his own
subsequent discharge from
the service. Young Ford is
married and the father Of
two small children.
Ford's letter of resignation, ef.
fective at once, said he felt free
to take this step at this time
because the critical period during
which / again assumed office has
passed"
PERSONAL INTERESTS
As you know Ford wrote
his directors, II have many per-
sonal interests TO which / now
desire to devote most Of my
time
He retained his seat on the
board of directors and agreed to
assist his grandson lin an at.-
visory way"
Ford Motor Co directors, In ad.
dition to Henry Ford and Henry
Ford ii, are a second grandson,
Benson Ford; Harry II. Bennett,
B. J. Craig, M. l.. Bricker, r. r.
Rausch and Frank Campsall.
LETTER RESIGNING POST
Ford's letter of resignation read:
II hereby resign the Office Of
president of this company, to
take effect upon acceptance.
II feel free to take this step
at this time because the critical
period duri ing which I again
assumed office has passed. As
you know, have personal inter-
ests to which 1 now desire TO
devote most Of my time.
II shall be glad to remain on
the board, and to assist I'm an
advisory way.
MAY recommend to the
board that IL cons d er the
appointment Of my grandson,
Henry Ford III, as my successor?
ITO the officers and directors.
I extend my thanks for the cor
dial cooperation always given
me and to VII C h Ia due 80
greatly the success of the COM
many
Detroit evening times., 1945-09-22
Trapped in Arctic,
Michigan Man Safe

NARSARS s UAK. Greenland.
Sept. y CUP)-Two rescue ships
have rammed through the thick
pack ice along Greenland'S east
coast and contacted IL American
soldiers maroohcd there since a
snowSlide wrecked their isolated
weather station almost nine
months ago.
Those rescued included r
Ralph n. Clark OF Benton Harbor,
Mich.
DR. G. TooLE. DENTIST
Detroit evening times., 1945-09-22
THE WEATHER
HOTRLY ILMPIRAIIRIS

The sunsvirl set A. ~ m today and
rise tomorrow at T.I0 a m
=T't4c- lanan gi}} rise 81 - N trGty
and set tomorrow a. 8 a m.
Detroit evening times., 1945-09-22
Keeping NlikadO Saved Lives

Macarthur said this boodless occupation was impossbe
without retention of the for purposes and
declared that maintenance of the emperor during the dsar
proceedings had resulted untold saving of Amr
Detroit evening times., 1945-09-22
BOY ONLY BRUISED

He suffered only a few minor
bruises, according 10 Mrs. Edward
p. Hammond of 3S9 Lincoln,
Crosse Polnte, Mrs. Steensma's
mother. The daring rescue oc-
CURED Sunday.
Once considered Americas most
noted hOrSewoman. Mrs. Steensma
has had one adventure after an
other.
The high spot in her adventu-
rous career came early in the war
after her husband. Rommy. men,
Der of a famous Dutch family and
a Dutch flier, was killed in action
off lava
Detroit evening times., 1945-09-22

Can lNtS' HlOIty anu tIIIlt'
Macarthur vigorously batted
down various reports regarding
Continued on Page Five)
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saved her son :.

Mrs. Viola Steensma, widely
known horsewoman and one of the
last persons to escape from the
Netherlands East Indies prior to
the Jap invasion, saved her small
son from drowning when she made
a daring plunge into a gravel pit,
1t was revealed today.
As Mrs. Steensma drove with
her son, Carl, 3ia years old, near
Oxford, her car was nicked by a
truck. When Mrs. Stee IN
stepped from the car TO survey
the damage it rolled down an
embankment into a gravel pit
which contained water.
Mrs. SteenSma, the former Viola
Hammond. half ran and half
plunged into the pit and managed
to extricate the boy who was
trapped.
Detroit evening times., 1945-09-22
HENRY FORD RESIGNS
- Henry II Heads Co.

Henry Ford turned the helm of the automobile founded %yearo
Ford himself his
Ford Motor Co. The board directors the complied with the Young
Detroit evening times., 1945-09-22

DR. = G. TOOLE DENTIST
il6 " Lafayette. A. Michigan 900 City
Hail. Hours. %. Tel. ca 6ssa - Adv
Detroit evening times., 1945-09-22

Ford's letter of resignation. ef-
fective at once, said he felt free
to take this step at this time
because the critical period during
which / again assumed office has
passed"
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-08-08
Asks
Money

London, Aug. s-AP-A new
UNRRA levy OF s1,516,906.150 upon
participating nations was recon-
mended today by Herbert H. Leh-
man, director-general Of the relief
organization, with the warning that
the winter ahead may be "one OF
the grimmest in history"
The recommended levy is ex-
elusive OF a Russian request for
$500, 100000.
Solemnly Lehman told the dele
gates OF 43 member nations that
the UNRRA would have only $751;
100000 uncommitted by the end of
the year, and declared that unless
contributing countries supplement
their aid "the name Of the United
Nations will be a mockery in
Europe this winter"
OF the original total OF $l,S62,-
6S7 ,59S pledged to finance UNRRA's
activities, the United States auth
orized expenditure OF ~ per cent.
There was no change proposed In
the plan for financing, so presumab-
ly Congress would be asked to ap-
propriate the same proportion Of
the new levy.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-08-08
See TRUMAN-Page 5
ALL. Chides


Chicago. Aug. S-AP-The Amer
lean Federation of Labor chided
Congress today for recessing with
out action on "vitally important
legislation" dealing with imminent
reconversion problems.
Congress has been remiss In
its duty to the American people"
said the Federation's 15-member
executive council, in quarterly SEES
sion here.
1.-THE powerful and progressive
speech made by Senate Majority
Leader Barley (D-Ky) just be-
fore the senate adjourned indicates
that the leaders of Congress, at
least. are somewhat conscience
stricken over the neglect OF the
lawmakers to deal with human
needs during the postwar period"
the council said.
II hoped" that members of Con-
gress would study the pending leg
islation during the recess, schedul-
ed to continue until October s. and
that President Truman would Eek
ert his leadership in this critical
situation and send a special mess
age to the returning Congress urg-
ing immediate action on we'll
rounded program of postwar and
social justice legislation"
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-08-08
Var in Brief
tBy Associated Press)

tBy Associated Press)
Japan - Americas first atomic
bomb destroyed so per cent of the
Japanese city OF Hiroshima fpop.
343,000) the Strategic Air Forces
announced. Tokyo radio added
that practically nothing escaped
the soaring breath of the explosion.
Superfortresses struck the Japa-
nese steel center OF Yawata, on
Kyushu, in 225-plane sweep, dump
ing 1900 tons of demolition bombs
while Tokyo reported 80 other Sup
erfortresses raided the Tokyo area.
The American Navy warned that
Admiral Halsey's mighty third
Fleet had returned to japanese
waters ready for new attacks.
Philippines Americans gained
slowly against strong Japanese
defenses in the mountains 55 miles
north OF Baguio on northern Luzon
Island.
chlna-Chinese troops occupied
Kukiang Island at the mouth of
the Min River, driving out Japa-
nese and removing only remaining
obstacle to invasion of Chinese
coast In the Foochow area.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-08-08
Crewmen Tell Details of Atomic Bombing

ual shock was apparent from sew
eral miles.
my God"
THAT was the first indication |
had that the bomb worked. Each
man said a My God"
What had been Hiroshima was
going up in a mountain OF smoke.
"FiTst could see a mushroom
OF boiling dust-apparently with
some debris in it-up to 10000
feet. The boiling continued three
or four minutes as watched.
Then white cloud plumed up
wards from the center,to some 49,
900 feet. An angry dust cloud
spread all around the city.
There were some fires on the
fringes OF the city, apparently burn
ing as buildings crumbled and the
gas mains broke.
II knew what the Japs we're in
for. but felt no particular emotion
about IL.
Last month in the New Mex
leo desert, when we set off fac
smile bomb suspended from a
tower. II fused the sand for quite a
radius because II generated heat
like something in the stellar re-
gions.
THE heat flash in New Mexico
was felt for 20 minutes
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-08-08
Gag Mayor
Given Votes

Dearborn, Mich.,-AP-Mayor Or
Vile l.. Hubbard. who recently at
tracted nationwide attention when
a city commission attempted to
gag" him, got hearty endorse
ment from the electorate In Tues
days municipal primary.
Hubbard polled 1855 Notes.-The
biggest number of his political
career-as he won denomination
for a third term. James Thomp-
son. who will oppose Hubbard in
the November election had 1888,
while Ralph Guy got 1892.
Hubbard termed the vote "a
demonstration by the citizens as
to how they feel about any effort
to curb free speech and conscien-
tious conducts"
The mayors difficulties with the
city commission began several
weeks ago when 1t adopted an ordn-
ance forbidding Hubbard to make
any public statements or greet OF.
ficial visitors.
Hubbard carried the case TO
court, but the commission rescind-
ed the ordnance before the court
ruled on the case.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-08-08

Guam, Aug. s-UP-Here are the
eyewitness stories OF the men who
dropped the first atomic bomb on
Japan:
Col. Paul W. JIbbets, Jr.. ss. of
Miami, pilot Of the Superfortress
Enola Gay.
I'VE selected Hiroshima as the
target when we made the land.
fall. There was no opposition. con-
ditions were clear and we dropped
the bomb usually at s;l5 a. m.
Only Captain Pars ems. Bombar-
der Mai. Thomas wAFerebee Of
Mocksville. N. C.. and myself knew
what dropped. Others only knew
II was a special mission.
We knew Immediately that we
had to get the hell out OF there
and made a sharp turn In less
than 30 seconds to get brssdside to
the target.
Hard to Believe
"Then-it was hard to believe
what we saw.
Below us. rising rapidly. was a
tremendous black cloud. Nothing
was visible where only minutes be-
fore the outline OF the city with its
streets and buildings and water.
front piers we're clearly apparent.
1T happened so fast we couldn't
see anything and could only feel
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-08-08
Restaurants
May be Aided

Washington, Aug. SAP After
witnesses from several states test
flied hundreds" OF restaurants
had closed or would close. Office
OF Price Administration officials
agreed last night to restudy red
point rationing for restaurants.
Surveys in Detroit indicated
eight out OF every ten" restaur-
ants would be forced to close soon
unless point ALLEGATIONS are re.
stored to the pre-July basis. Lynes
d. Boomer OF the Detroit Board OF
Commerce told OPA officials.
Meanwhile, in Detroit, NJ. r.
Clark. district OPA rationing ex.
ecutive, declared any increase in
red point allotments to restaurant.
would mean decrease In red
point allowances TO household con.
sumers.
Points are divided TO cover the
available, supply Of any rationed
item" Clark explained. Unless
the supply increases. a boos. for
any one group would mean that
other groups would be forced to
take less"
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-08-08
Grand Jury
Holds One,
Frees Trio

In a session OF Grand Jury lasting
from early morning to late Tuesday
night, Circuit Judge James R.
Breakey sentenced another witness
to jail for contempt and released
the remaining three witnesses pre-.
viously sentenced on identical
charges.
William z. Mahaley, proprietor of
the Northern Lights Tavern, 80
Harriet St., was sentenced to serve
so days in the county Jail for con.
tempt Of the grand jury by evading
questions.
The grand jury Is in session again
today, investigating gambling in
this county, after late SESSION last
evening. During the proceedings
Tuesday, Mann Petties, Ypsilanti,
Leroy Reyeling, and Nicholas Var
ackus both OF Ann Arbor, were re-
leased from county jail where they
had been serving so day sentences
for contempt. They purged them
selves by testifying before the jury.
In the past ten days Judge
Breakey, ina, stepped up investiga.
ton OF gambling, estimated TO have
Melted racketeers over 100000
yearly, has sentenced eight men to
jail for falling or refusing to an
swer questions put to them by
Prosecutor John Rae In the jury
Seven are now at liberty having
purged themselves during the last
four DAYS.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-08-08
Petain Plays
Trump Cards

Paris, Aug. S-AP-Marsha
Petaln's defense, after playing its
trump card with two highly-placed
witnesses who said there had been
a secret British pact with the Vichy
government, is expected to reveal
the rest OF its hand before the
week end.
Jacques Isorny. OF the battery OF
defense lawyers. said he and his
colleagues planned to complete the
testimony OF their remaining Is
witnesses by Friday night and be.
gin summing up on Saturday. The
case may go to the jury next We'd
nesday.
Existence o. London-Vichy
agreement, keystone OF the defense
claim that Petain was playing a
double game" unknown to the
Nazis, was affirmed yesterday by
two Vichy ministers. Jacques Chew
allier' and Admiral Jean Fernet,
with supplementary testimony by a
third, Marcel Peyrouton. The Brit
ish foreign office has denied any
agreement with Vichy.
The question was likely to be one
Of two main points OF disputed tes-
timony 10 he weighed nv the 24-man
jury, consisting OF hand-picked par
liamentary and resistance move
ment representatives.
Another important issue to be
settled was raised Saturday by the
testimony of Pierre Laval. who
said Petain was the real author o.
a broadcast statement by Laval
that Il desire a German victory"
Petain maintained that, on the
contrary, he had opposed Lavaps
use OF the sentence.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-08-08

the heat from the flash and the
conclusion from the blast.
There were a couple Of sharp
slaps against the airplane. II felt
like close bursts Of flax. yelled a
warning to the crewmen, but we
were all okay."
Capt. William Parsons. U.S.N.. OF
Santa Fee, n. NJ. one OF the de.
signers OF the bomb, who went
along as "weaponeer repairer" to
see that the bomb worked:
"The bomb resting In the bomb
bay looked like the final test one
we exploded less than month
aFo-July 16-in a remote corner
Of the Alamogordo. n. NJ, bombing
range.
Personal Interest
Il had a very personal interest in
the mission. We knew when we
started that success could only be
measured in the first battle dellv.
cry on Japan.
we knew it was worth a lot in
terms Of shortening the war When
the bomb fell away, we began to
put as much distance between us
and the ball Of fire which we knew
was coming, as quickly as possible.
There was a terrific flash Of
light-even in the daytime. Wis
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-08-08
Children Put
in inQuarantine

Trenton, n. j., Aug. SAP A
modern Pied Piper with reckoning
tune and promises OF happy land
beyond the horizon would find
many willing followers today
among the children of Trenton.
Confined TO their homes, porches
and backyards by a citywide quar-.
antine invoked by the city com.
mission last Saturday to halt the
spread of infantile paralysis, Tren.
tons residents under 16 years OF
age are a generally unhappy bunch.
They can't go to the movies,
browse In the library, play in the
parks, swim in public pools or guz-
zle a soda in an ice cream parlor.
They can't go to church or Sun
day School either.
Signs on store windows every.
where say no children allowed
inside.
The quarantine was invoked after
DR.. William f. Mountford, city
health officer, said the outbreak
was reaching epidemic proportions.
The city commission busted of a
1918 ordinance which allows Tren.
toms governing body to ban chill
dren from theaters. stores, restau.
rants, and all other public places
as long as deemed necessary. Par
ents Of violators as we'll as nom
Geo nTrApANTTNrE paoo
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-08-08
Strike Total
at New Low
CIV Associated Press)

10y ASSOtldNtu F-TtSsl
The nations strike total dropped
to around 1900 today. the lowest
In week. as some $4,000 war
workers at the Wright Aeronauti-
cal corporation in Cincinnati end
ed a five-day walkout over Job
classifications.
The striking workers at the big
plant engaged in the production OF
engines for B-29s last night voted
to go back to their jobs on today's
first shift. The vote came after
stormy three-hour session and fol-
lowed a War Labor Board back-to-
work directive and an appeal by
Governor Frank ]. Lausche Of Ohio.
George Meyer. president Of To-
cal SAT. CLIO United Automobile
Workers, announced the decision
to end the stoppage.
Workers in. two other plants also
voted to end stoppages today. At
jamestown. N. Y, 900 employees of
the worsted mills, on strike since
Aug. /. agreed to return to their
jobs OF making uniform material
for the Army. They ratified an
See STRIKES-Page S
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-08-08
Bomb Outdates
Potsdan1 Plans
CBy Associated Press)

Military experts in London pre-
dicted today that American. Rus.
sian and British leaders would
hold new consultations on the stra-
tegic implications and methods OF
control OF the atomic bomb which
they said ALREADY may have out
dated certain Big Three decisions
at Potsdam and earlier confer
ences.
They pointed out that such a de-
structive weapon alters the i'm
portance OF the control OF certain
frontiers, ports, rivers and noun
tains and places an entirely new
aspect on many matters OF strategy
and security.
Members OF Prime Minister Att
lees new cabinet conferred at
length last night with military
chiefs who were closest to the di.
rection OF. Britain"s war effort.
The meeting was believed to have
revolved around discussion OF the
effects OF the dropping OF the first
atomic bomb on Japan.
First accounts OF the use OF the
atomic bomb were published In
Moscow, but we're not headline
news pieces. The Soviet Union
has two scientists-Peter Kapitsa
OF Moscow and Abraham Joffe Of
Leningrad-who have done re-
search in atom splitting.
Trials Approach
While the world speculated on
the implications OF the atomic
bomb, a master plan for the APP
preaching major war crimes trials
neared completion.
II was disclosed that top ranking
Nazis held as prisoners Of war at
Mondorf. Luxembourg. and else.
where. would be moved soon to the
Nuremberg Jail. where they will
close their status as war prisoners
and be held without bail as civil
criminals.
A source close 10 Justice Robert
Jackson, chief United States war
crimes prosecutor, said those to-
be tried probably totalled between
20 and so.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-08-08
BonnbSecret
Causes Split
in Congress

Washington, Aug. SINS Sharp
division of opinion developed In
Congress today over the question
OF whether the secret OF the atomic
bomb should be kept from the rest
of the world.
Some senators predicted that II
would have to be made public ulti-
mately, and suggested that the Unit
ed Nations organization, charged
with keeping the peace, be made
the custodian.
Sen. O'Mahoney CD Wyo.. said
that the world could not permanent
~ be deprived OF the benefits OF
the discovery, especially as to its
use for peaceful pursuits.
Urges Secret
Sen. Capper (R) Kans., ranking
minority member Of the Senate
Foreign Relations Committee. urged
that the United States keep the
secret. at least for time.
1--WE ought not to give 1t away"
he said. 1T is In better hands in
the United States than any other
nation. We would go further TO
preventing 1t from being used by
irresponsible nations
Sen. Ball (R) Mimi, said that
the future will determine who
keeps the secret.
Monopoly on Vlrtue7
at is an extremely dangerous
secret to let loose" he added. "On
the other hand 1t would be danger
out -for-the United States and
Great Britain to take the position
that they have a monopoly on vir-
tue.
But until we have some expe-
rience with the organization Of the
United Nations, think It would be
better to hold on to It,"
Some senators believe that dis
covery OF the bomb will destroy
the possibility OF a clash in Con
gress over division OF forces TO be
supplied by nations under the Unit
ed Nations charter to meet the
peace. The bomb. 1t was said. may
make unnecessary maintenance OF
large armed forces.
"The principal effect" said Ball.
will be to convince everybody
that we cannot have another world
war and II may eliminate the need
for a security force
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-08-08

Washington, Aug. S-AP-Pres.
ident Truman will report to the ma.
ton on the Potsdam conference at
10 p m, eastern war time Thurs
day in a 80 minute speech.
Presidential Secretary Charles G.
Ross said today the speech will 20
into greater detail than the com.
munique issued by the Big Three
at the close OF the meeting July
rs.
Associates OF the President indi-
Gated that his report on the Pots
dam Conference probably will men.
ton the new and revolutionary alto.
mic bomb used for the first time
against Japan.
These assistants said they did
not know however II the preiden-
tial address would go into any
greater detail on the Pacific War,
a phase that was ignored in the
Big Three conference announce
ment because Of Russia's neutral.
ity.
MR.. Truman scheduled a meet
ing with his cabinet Friday and de-
cided to withhold any news confer.
ences until he has given his public
report on the Big Three meeting.
Requires 80 Minutes
AS tentatively drafted aboard the
cruiser Augusta, in which Mr.. Tru-
man made a l25-hour return voy-
age from Plymouth. England, the
address will require 80 minutes to
deliver.
1t Is expected to cover every
phase OF the historic agreements
the President signed at Berlin with
'Generalissimo Stain and Prime
Minister Attlee.
Mr.. Truman stepped ashore at
Newport News, Va, yesterday,
shortly after the presidential ship
d ,cked at 4:54 p. m. (EWT). 1t
averaged 26I5 knots on the west
ward crossing, a record for a cruis-
err.
Session Friday
Arriving in Washington at 1850
p. m, the Chief. Executive found
members OF his cabinet awaiting
him at the White House. They
talked with him about As minutes.
and were summoned to a formal
Cabinet session Friday.
The President indicated he
would hold his first news confer
ence next week.
John w. Snyder, director OF war
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-08-08

relief workers were unable to even
distinguish the dead from the in
jured much less identify either.
Disastrous Ruin
The city was LEFT in disastrous
ruin" with houses and buildings
crushed, Tokyo reported. 1t added
that authorities could not estab-
lish the extent of civilian casualties
and had their hands full giving
every available relief possible I'M
der the circumstances"
Destruction was so heavy that
even emergency medical facilities
were burned out and relief squads
were rushed from surrounding dis
tricts. the broadcast disclosed.
Text of the Tokyo English.lang-