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The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-03-30

Lansing. Mar. so AP-Sta'c Of
ficials have sponsored two ,onsti.
tutional amendments facing the
voters at the spring election Mon.
day. one a liberalization OF the
controversial lJ-mill tax Limitation
and the other authorization for
the state to impose and control
streams.
Governor Kelly and the state
elective officials have endorsed the
tax limit liberalization as part Of
program to permit local units Of
government 10 increase taxes -
finance postwar projects designed
to relieve unemployment.
The proposal is the outgro"th Of
studies by the state planning COM
mission into methods Of storing up
a reserve OF public works projects
for the postwar era.
II would allow the l5mill limi
tation to be increased 10 three per
cent of the assessed valuation for
not more than - years 10 buy land.
erect public buildings or public
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-03-30
Likely
on Manpower
Freeze Plans

Washington. Mar. 30-INS-Sen'
ate Administration leaders decid-
ed today to make a last-ditch fight
for drastic manpower legislation
despite the fact tina, polls indicate
defeat for the bill framed by a
Joint Senate. House conference CON-
mittee.
Majority Leader Barkley, who
conferred with President Roosevelt,
said a vote on the measure may
be reached Monday.
Conceding that the legislation,
which authorizes fixing of employ.
ment ceilings and freezing" Ct
workers, is under heavy attack.
Barley claimed that there lis a
chance that the Senate Will ap'
prove il.
A combined poll made by Demo
cratic and Republican whips. how
ever. indicated that it would be
defeated by six to eight votes The
outcome may be decided by abb
sentees. approximately one-third
of the Senate was absent today as
debate was resumed.
Senators violently disagreed
upon the effect of the measure. Sen
Mcclellan (D-Tenn), charged that
the labor freeze" constitutes in
voluntary serFitude in violation OF
the constitution while Sen. Austin
(R-Vt.), sharply refuted the claim.
Sen. Taft (R-O0. contended that
the power under the bill to write
regulations is so great that War
Mobilizer James +. Byrnes could
virtually write a national service
law.
Sen. Aiken (R-Nt). declared that
terms of the measure would place
discharged service men under gov
eminent registration. This is true,
he contended. because Of authority
given to regulate hiring and rehir-
ing of employees and the freeze
of workers.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-03-30
We Day Should Bring l. S. Citizens
New Dedication to Task

port great forces Of troops 20 the
Orient. We must move endless
conveys Of supplies across the Pa.
cific- itself a titanic task. We
must send a steady stream OF
equipment.
Must Give Best
This an mean. ri rUrrSr ttiaf
the home.front must continue TO
give OF its best The fighting fore
es would be helpless without 49,
The Job Of beating Japan isn't
going 10 be- easy. The Miksdo
government j. mars haiing Nippon
reputation Of 100 11p. UuH from
old men and women 70 small chill
dren--for total Wat And total
war Is what they mean. too They
say they're preparing 10 fight for
twenty years. and longer If neres.
sarg. There's no iea on 20 doubt
they mean exactly that
We've seen them i'm battle ~fD.
les who fight to tie death Death
for Mlkado and country means q
place for them among their god
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-03-30
New Philippine Landings Made

American amphibious troops land
cd on two more Philippine Islands
while combined American and Brit.
lsh naval forces attacking the Ryu.
kyu Islands carried ON the longest
bombafdment OF the Pacific war
without an invasion announcements
The Ryuhyu attack. now presum-
ably In It's eighth day, Is the first
Joint operation OF the I. 5. and
British Pacific fleets in the west
ern Pacific. Presence of power
iul British carrier force was an.
nounccd last night. The British
contributed to a score Of - Japan
ese vessels sunk, two damaged and
more than 81 planes destroyed in
scattered actions reported by
American Communiques
Claim More Warships
Radio Tokyo said a new force Of
700 warshlps was cruising near Ok
inawa, 325 miles south Of Japan in
the center of the Ryukyu chain
screening carrier fleet built
around ten Hat tops. Five hundred
.scaborne planes raided the three
southern islands Of Japan FOR ten
hours yesterday. Tokyo reported,
to support the Okinawa opera
ton" Broadoasts said two new
task forces appeared last night and
today in waters of southeastern
Japan TO continue the attack.
In the central Philippines the
veteran Amcrical division invaded
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-03-30
Ann Arbor Boy Dies
When Cave Gives Way

Ann Arbor. Mich, Mar soap
James Ulrich. l4-year old son OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Ulrich was suf-
located late yesterday when he was
buried beneath three feet OF sand
and clay while digging into a hill
behind University Hospital.
Two other boys with whom he
was playing. John Smith, Is, and
Thomas Murphy, "a, made unsuc-
cessful efforts to dig him out, then
went to summon aid. Police re.
covered the Clrich youths body
and administered artificial respira.
ton. but he was dead on admit.
lance to the hospital.
His mother was the former Helen
easier of Ypsilanti.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-03-30
Artisans Sought to Help in
Training Percy Jones Men

of Michigan. aud three more hours
Of training at Percy Jones Hospital
these volunteers will be ready for
ward duty with wounded soldiers.
For any trained person. or skill
cd artisan who wishes 10 give tai
cnt a chance to serve at best adj
vantage. arrangements can be made
with the Washteuaw Red Cross
Motor Corps for transportation to
the hospital az Battle Creek In
terested men or women are urged
by Mrs. Cleary to enroll and fill
the Ypsilant Corps 10 its assign
ment Of p persons from the area.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-03-30
Cuts Off Ruin. Valley.
1916 Miles From Berlin
Russians Mass
at Border of
Austria

tBy the 4 otI4fed IIpsHt
- r,r c,u.,,oy II u.d.,.,
o.. ''
"'' anu! ''"'"' a'''"N'hh "oith-
ward today IN the swiftcst advance
OF the war. cut of the entire Ruhr
industrial valley from the east.
lunring 10 point within IS miles
of Berlin at a pace so rapid thai
rear communications had failed
during the night
Gen. Eisenhower has said loss Of
the Ruhr Valley would i>ndcr Ger
many incapable of continued OF.
ganizcd resistance.
The First Army last was report
ed G5 miles from "A junction win
the British Second Army, plunginr
. stWHrd rapidly under security
blachout. and may be well beyond
that point, after spearing virtually
unopposed TO the hcadwaters al
the Ruhr within. ten miles Of Pader.
B-r11-
Russian troops masscd on the
Austrian border after onc.day
2O.milc dash through Western Hun
gary. The free Austrian radio said
Marshal Fcodor l. Tolbukhln's
Third Ukraine Army hand crossed
the border The Russians an
nounccd the capture Of Kapuvar.
fortified hungarian border town g.
miles southwest Of Vienna. and an
outhanking drive by other troops
on vital Bratislaya Gap area.
-
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-03-30
Seek Agreement


Washington. Mar. Ms Meat
packers and OPA representatives.
prepared today to Try to iron out
their differences on slaughter prof
il margins-in line with the de.
mand of Sen. Elmer Thomas Cd,
Okla. chairman OF the Senate black
market subcommittee.
Wilbur LaRoe. Jr., counsel for
National Independent Packers As
ISOLATION, spokesman for zee small
er packers at Senate hearings. said
he will confer today with James F.
Brownlee, deputy price admins
traitor.
Set Aside Ceiling
At the same time, packer spokes-
men hailed as a victory two decis
ions by the emergency court of ap-
peals, one OF them setting aside,
as TO non-processing slaughttrers
the ceilings on wholesale beef That
decision was in the case brought
by Heinzs Riverside Abattoir OF
Baltimore and other slaughterers.
The other, while dlsmissing a
complaint by Armour & Co, declar.
ed that price margins are fair and
equitable when they are sufficient
to allow the recovery of 'out-ot-
pocket costs in respect to such
products.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-03-30
Management
Blamed For
Status

Washington. Mar 30-INS sen.
George A. Wilson tR) la. today
blamed the current scarcity OF civ
ilian items. including food, on poor
government management" and pre-
dicted the shortages will become
more acute during the summer
months.
At the same time, Sen. Edwin G.
johnson (D) Colo, singled out the
meat shortage as an example OF
first rate bungling' by the Office
Of Price Administration and the
War Food Administration.
There is no doubt but that the
meat shortage is caused by some
first rate bungling in the OPA.
WA and other agencies handling
the problem Johnson declared.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-03-30
Newsprint to be
More Expensive

Washington. Mar 80 ms The
OPA has announced that manufac-
turors' ceiling prices for newsprint
will be increased 81 ton. effec-
tive Immediately on all paper soil
in the United States.
The increase. meaning n return
OF approximately $4,000. 900 a
year more to producers. is neces-
sary because Of increased produc-
ton costs. OPA said
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-03-30
Commission Rejects
Wage, Hour Proposal
For State Employees

Lansing. Mar. 90 -AP Establish
meut Of a uniform io.hOur work
week I'm state employment. time
and q half for overtime work and
other pay raise proposals were re-
jected by the state civil service
commission Thursday in meeting
awaited by legislative budgei max
ers to determine whether payroils
must be boosted in the next bien.
mum.
Thomas J Wilson. civil service
director. said he considered pres
ent wage schedules reasonabIs and
Just to both the employees and the
taxpayers
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-03-30
AS Easter Gift
Mother Receives
Word Son Lives

Mrs Edith Herbsr, III Miles ST
as her best Easter gift. received
word this morning that her son
Technician Fifth Grade Harold C.
Herbst. who was reported missing
in France since November -. 194i.
is a prisoner Of war in Germany
Mrs. Herbst received form cards
that prisoners are allowed to send
their relatives. T-5 Herbst has
been in the Infantry since he was
indicted in January. 1913. Prev
ious TO entering the service. he
worked At Willow Run. According
TO the cards. he has not been
wounded and is as well as can be
expected
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-03-30
Voting Ratio
Challenged

Washington, Mar. 30-AP - \
secret Big Three voting ratio agree
ment for the proposed world peace
keeping assembly prompted de-
mand today for American ballotins
power second to none.
As now projected in the made-in.
Yalta pact the ratio would be 6-3-3
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-03-30
II. 6 WEATHER FORECAST

Lower Michigan: Partly cloudy
tonight and Saturday with little
change in temperature.
Highest temperature yesterday
&c: lowest a..
Highest temperature one year
ago today "a; lowest &c.
Highest temperature this date in
last 70 years IS in 1913; lowest
10 in 1928.
The sun sets today at 7.55 and
rises Saturday al 7:l6.
The moon rises today at 9:52 p.
m. and sets Saturday at Sis a. m.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-03-30
AUCTION CALENDAR

TUESDAY. APRIL 3-t2:oo o'clock
EWT at 1897 Stewart Road, 1st
house off Doty Rd., 3 miles South
east from Msybee; 8 miles north.
west from Monroe. includes rs
cattle, 80 hogs, tractor. Mrs. Mel.
lie Jennings, Administrative:
Guy F. Thompson, Auetioneer;
Norman Jennings, Clerk. ADV. 402
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-03-30
What Next? Query
French Officials

Paris. Mar. 30-AP-Disclosure
that the United States, Russia and
Britain had a secret agreement on
voting in the assembly of the pro-
posed world security organization
brought expressions of concern in
the French foreign office today.
What next?" asked one official.
commenting on the plan for three
votes each for Russia and the Unit
ed States in that organization. we
had thought We knew all about the
Yalta decisions, but now. obvious
ly. we do not and we do not know
what else may be forthcoming"
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-03-30

for the British Empire. the United
States and Russia.
The demand came from Chair
man Bloom (D-NY) of the House
Foreign Affairs Committee and a
member of the American delegation
to the San Francisco United Ma
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-03-30
Congress Today

t-s5ad p-IuI4ossN AdJ
Senate
Debates manpOwer bill. noon).
Small Business Committee con-
tinues hearings on prospects Of
aluminium and other light metals
G0.
House
IN recess until Monday.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-03-30

CAMP FORREST. Tenn.--AP
It. Gen. Karl Buelowins, 55, who
once served with Won Rummels Al
rika Corps. this week took his own
life in the prisoner OF war hospital
here. the camp public relations Of
flee disclosed. The German general
patient receiving psychiatric
treatment, was found hanging in
his room by leather straps from his
brief case. according to the an
nOuncement
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-03-30

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The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-03-30

LITTLE ROCK. Ark.-AP -
James W. wall, 24-year-old taxi
driver who confessed the Staying
OF his second wife and at least five
other persons. has been committed
10 the state hospital here for a men
tai examination. He was sent to the
institution on motion of an attorney
appointed for him by the circuit
court.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-03-30

SAN FRANCISCO-AP-The I'm
perial Rule Assistance Society, Jap
anese totalitarian party created
three years ago by eX-Premier
Gen. Hideki TOTO to strengthen civ
ilian support for his war machine,
was dissolved today and supplanted
by a new one party organization,
the Political Association OF Great
Japan
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-03-30

NEW YORK-INS- Prolonged
conferences between representa-
tives OF labor unions and motion
picture producers stood adjourned
today, without having reached any
agreement in the Hollywood studio
strike.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-03-30
Flashes of
Late News

LEEDS, observation-disclosures
Rowlandson. president OF the En-
gineering and ShipbuiIdIng Drafts
mems Association, told the group
today there must be no return to
international cutthrOat competition
adding tina. such a situation could
not fail 10 produce anything but
depression and mass unemploy-
ment in Britain
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-03-30

SANTA MONICA, Cal.-INS -
Leo McCarey, recent winner of the
Academy writing and directing
awards for Going My Way, the
film industry's best picture of 1914,
was to appear in police court today
for arraignment on a charge of
driving while intoxicated. The
writer-director was arrested early
yesterday near his beach front
home. Arresting officers said he
was driving the wrong way on a
one.wsy approach to the Roosevelt
Highway.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-03-30

NEW YORK-AP-The trial Of
Marshal Petain, Vichy government
head during the German occupation
OF France. will begin April "a, the
French Tress Agency said today in
broadcast dispatch reported by
the FEC.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-03-30

WASHINGTON ms - Sen.
George A. Wilson (R.Ia.), warned
today that unless the government
acts promptly, millions of bushels
of corn" in the Midwest will spoil
because of lack OF freight cars
to move the grain TO mills.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-03-30

WITH BRITISH FORCES EAST
OF THE RHlNE-AP-Looting of
German homes by German soldiers
has reached such proportions that
Hitler has ordered those convicted
should be shot. A copy of the ord
err was captured by the British at
Wesel
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-03-30

NEW YORK-INS-A big forti-
fcation' at SUoerdal. Norway,
about 30 miles northeast of Trond-
helm. is being completed by the
Germans, a Swedish broadcast re-
ported by the Fec said today.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-03-30

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The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-03-30

SAN FRANCISCO-AP-The san.
ity trial of the multi-married troll
ley conductor, Francis Van VIE.
has been continued until Monday
for final argument and submission
10 jury. Van VIE pleaded innocent
10y reason OF insanity. Three Alien
lists declared Van VIE sane. but
another termed him "psychopath-
iC.'
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-07-30
| RECONVERSION PLAN
TERMED INADEQUATE
fContinued From Page One)
BY Galbraith

the Senate Banking Committee
which opens preliminary hearings
on the so-called full employment
bill The NEE sure would authorize
the government to fill the gap with
public works projects if private in
dustry fails to create enough jobs
for everybody who wants to work.
Now's The Time
Chairman Robert I. Wagner, D.,
IN. Y, said tonight that the time
to prepare for jobs is now while
employment is high, not after a
crash comes.
IT we act promptly, transition
al unemployment can be held to
a minimum and our peacetime eco
nomy can move ahead in high gear,
avoiding both imitation and wild
boom on the one hand ard unem'
ployment and depression on the
other" he said.
1T we fail to act promptly, we
may once again be swept along on
the boom and-bust road. We may
once again be forced to use pound
of cure rather than an ounce Of
prevention"
The House has recessed and the
Senate soon will follow suit, SO &C.
ton on the bill and on measures
for unemployment compensation
and other reconversion problems
is not expected before fall.
With that delay in prospect, Sen
Ebert D. Thomas, D., Utah, CO.
sponsor of the full employment bill,
told the United Press that if the
Pacific war should end abruptly
Everything would be thrown into
great confusion (because) we have
been lax in planning demobiliza
ton"
Similar views were voiced by
Chairman Walter F. George, D.
Ca, of the Senate Finance ane
Postwar Economic Policy com
1nittees, who said that "ardentl5
as we all hope for the earliest pos
Slble END OF the war, my oplnlol
is that as we approach the end, WI
are not prepared for it"
There would have to be an i'm
mediate and hurried revision of tn
tax laws and wartime controls, will
an equitable tax readjustments TO
both individuals and business" h.
said.
No Comment
Secretary of Commerce Henry A
Wallace, most notable advocate G
''jobs for ALL" would not common
on the prospects Of reaching tn
goal of. 60, 900, 900 postwar jobs Sc
by the late President Roosevelt
His secretary said che does nc
think the situation is clarified YET
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CHINESE PREPARE
NEW DEATH TRAP
CONTINUED From Pare One)

Continued From Page One)
General Tang En.Po's Kwangsi
province forces hold Kantanghsu
7 IL miles north of Kweilin, and
Chihshow, important rail town 3:
miles to the northeast. Other rail
and road .strongpoints between
Kweilin and Hengyang have beer
cut. Hengyang is 200 miles north.
east of Kweilin. Another Chinese
column has been reported poised
for an about assault on Chuanh.
sien, most important rail city
between Kweilin and Hengyang.
Front dispatches estimated the
routed enemy force at $1,000 AMI
predicted that most of them would
be wiped out by the Chinese vet
Grams.
Approximately 800 miles north
east Of that sector, Japanese
troops captured Chishui (Kieshui)
on the Kan river in Kiangsi pro
vince IL miles northeast of Khan.
They then drove northeast, threat
ening the important town Of
Yungfeng, IS miles away.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-07-30
WILMINGTON MAN
AWARDED MEDAL

: Pfc. Harvey W. Stillman, who re-
Gently spent a soda: fur'ough
with his father, j. W. Stillman,
s12 Orange street, has been trans
ferred from Battey General hos
spital, at Rome, Ga, to the Law
Son General hospital in Atlanta,
for further treatment Of wounds
received in the European theater
of operations.
Pfc. Stillman, member OF the
44th Engineer Combat battalion,
has been awarded the Bronze Sta1
medal "for heroic service in con
nection with military operations
against the energy ON December
1s, 1914, at Luxembourg" acco-
ing to The citation.
While his company was endeav-
oring to defend town against nu'
merically superior enemy forces,
Pfc. Stillman saw the enemy at
tempting to set up machine gun
and killed the entire crew with one
burst from his gun. Still receiving
fire from another enemy machine
gun that opened up on him from
his left front, Pfc. Stillman further
depleted the force with his gun.
Although his position became COM
.pletely surrounded by the enemy,
he beat off all enemy attacks until
he was ordered to withdraw. While
withdrawing, he was seriously
wounded.
1.-THE cool, courageous and con-
scientious devotion to duty dis
played by PFC. Stillman illustrates
the highest traditions of the armed
forces and reflects great credit
upon himself the citation read.
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FRENCH REJECT
DE GAULLE PLAN
Continued From Page One)

would forge the dismissal Of some
members of the cabinet if his plan
was defeated
The assembly's actions are not
binding upon the government since
j. is purely consultative organiza-
ton.
Its plan provided for representa-
ton of French colonies in the pro-
: jected legislature.
The votes were taken during an
acrimonious session lasting until
\ nearly midnight.
; Under DeGaulle's plan, the Con-
/. stitutional Referendum would be
taken during the nations October
elections. Under the opposition
plan. Members Of the unicamera]
=: house would be selected during
these elections.
Under DeGaulle's plan, if the
electorate favored a new Consti
tuition, it would be asked whether
1t wanted the assembly to have
complete sovereignty while the
Constitution was being drafted Of
whether it preferred to have tn,
power divided between the legisla
tive and executive departments.
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It will be some time before h. /,
ready to talk about jobs"
A spokesman for the chamber a,
Commerce Of the United State,
said that business believes A IND.
den end Of the war will mes,
quite a period Of lay-offs." Busi.
ness expects this recession 10 b.
only temporary and anticipates ,
period Of great prosperity soon at.
erward, but this boom may be fol-
lowed by another depression, h.
said.
The National Association Of Manu-.
facturers was less skeptical II ex.
poets the manufacturing industry
70 employ one-third more workers
after the transition period than be.
fore the war and believes that i,
the shift to a peacetme economy
lis gradual, the employment slump
will be spread out.
Labor thinks that congress hs,
been lax in preparing for recover.
sion, particularly its human as.
poets. The CLIO meanwhile sent a
letter to all affiliated unions say.
ing:
"Cutbacks in war contracts are
causing lay-offs in ever increasing
numbers; working hours are being
reduced, and the loss Of overtime
lis eating heavily into pay envel.
opes. Millions of workers are try.
ling to live on sub-standard wages.
But there has been no attempt TO
keep up purchasing power during
the reconversion period, nor any
program for maintaining full pro-
duction in American industry"
Labor is pressing for early &C
ton on the full employment Bill
and on other measures for broadel
social security and unemploymen
compensation. One bill, introduce,
at President Truman's request TO
broader job insurance, would en-
able states to lift maximum I'm
employment compensation benefit
to $25 weekly.