The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-01-05

Production Board. NfB lllleu re-
siIictions limiting manufacturers
TO IS per cent of the patterns they
offered in September. 1871. or "a
patterns, whichever was greater.
SELLS. Ariz. -AP- Two more
desert weary German prisoners OF
war have been captured. They
were among the - who tunnelled
TO freedom from the Papaso park
Camp near Phoenix Christmas Eve.
A couple of Indians caught them
While they were sound asleep.
WASHINGTON Up War Mo-
Utilization Director James +. Byrnes
is preparing to impose a ban on
virtually all wartime national CON
yentions in an effort TO relieve the
strain on the nations transporta-
ton facilities, it was learned TO-
day. Issuance of the ban was I'M
derstood to be imminent.
ROME-UP- Phil Aunt, 80, OF
LeGrange, ILL.,, was appointed man
eyer of the London Bureau OF the
United Press today by Virgil NJ.
Pinkley, vice president and gen
eral European manager. Ault join
cd the United Press at Chicago in
1898. He attended Depauw Uni
yersity and gained his early news
paper training on the LAGRANGE
citizen and its affiliated newspap-
er. The Downers Grove (lll) Re-
porter.
] WASHINGTON-AP - Despite
announced Anglo-American agree
ment on sending increased supplies
to Italy, it may be weeks or months
before the Italian people have
more to eat. The shipping prob
, lem, said officials reporting this, is
1 the main trouble.
Y CHICAGO-AP- Bob Hope, one
} Of radios top comedians, has sign
1 ed new 1C year contract with his
first and only sponsor. Charles
Luckman. president OF the Pepso-
dent division of Lever Brothers
Com any, announced today.
GONDON-AP-The Rt. Rev.
Godfrey Francis Fisher, an ex-
schoolmaster with only IL years
OF active clerical service, has been
nominated by King George VI as
the next archbishop of Canterbury
and 9Sth primate OF all England.
Fisher. lord bishop OF London, will
succeed DR.. William Temple, who
died Oct. 26 after a heart attack.
WASHINGTON-AP - Four-Fs
and non-essential workers, spurred
by talk of stringent new manpower
controls, were reported today ap-
plying for war work by the thous-
ands. Employment agencies clock
ed the heaviest stream of Job APP
plicants in. months as labor and
farm spokesman continued to blast
War Mobilizer James F. Byrnes'
manpower recommendations.
ATHENS AP-Further discus.
sions with leftwing Elias leaders
concerning their political grieyanc.
es were barred by the new Greek
government today pending Elias
compliance with the military terms
OF 1t Gen. Ronald NJ. Scobie. Brit
ish commander in Greece. Scobie
whose troops are now fighting to
drive Elias forces from Athens. has
demanded that the leftwingers lay
down their arms and leave the cap.
ital,
ALGIERS-AP- Dissolution OF
the British-American Joint Econo
mic Mission in North Africa was
announced today, but the members
are expected to remain as attaches
at their respective consulates.
WASHINGTON -AP- Describ-
ing the lumber situation as crit
ical", the War Production Board
today sharply frightened its con-
nols over sawmills. Henceforth
the mills will be permitted to ship
lumber only on credited orders or
on specific WPB authority.
NEW YORK-INS-Three aged
women tenants persisted and %
other persons including II fire.
men, were overcome early today
when flames and smoke enveloped
the two uppermost floors of sew
en-story uptown Manhattan apart
nent house Most of the uncon-
scious smoke victims carried by
firemen from the building. at
broadway and West Goth Street,
were elderly women.
NEW YORK-INS-F Focusing at
tcntion on the grave shortage OF
nurses in the armed forces, Maj.
cen. Norman T. Kirk, surgeon gen.
eral Of the Army, predicted today
that women may be drafted for this
particular assignment unless some
thing is done shortly. He declared
that the Army's last emergency an
neal. in which $1,000 nurses vera
contacted personally, resulted in
"ptfully inadequate response
with only 227 enlistments despite
the fact that the war manpower
commission said all we're available
fer duty.
LANSING-AP- Governor Kel.
Tvs message to the legislature
caused varied reactions among its