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The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-05-25
GideOnS Planning
Church Appeals

b The GideOns, an organization Of
Christian men. who for the past
so years have been distributing Bi-
bles in hotel rooms, will hold a rally
Sunday In most of the churches OF
Ypsilanti and Ann Arbor to accept
contributions for the work There
will be Gideon speakers from Port
Huron. Detroit. Adrian. Hillsdale,
Saginaw and Jackson.
D. J. DePree. Zealand, Mich.
state president. will be the speaker
at a banquet Saturday night I'm the
Russian Room OF tie Michigan
League. Ann Arbor. which will be
open TO all interested In the Bible
and Testament distribution. Since
the beginning OF World War 10. the
Gideonites have directed their ef-
forts, mostly. TO giving Testsments
10 men and women in service. hav-
ing given out about nine million
The YpsiIanti officers OF the local
Gideons are Lee BuBois. vice presi-
dent. /and Arthur Miller. chaplain.
Glenn r. Winters. Ann Arhor is
president
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-05-25
Arabs Resent
French Action

Paris, May 25-AP-French au-
thorities were reported consider
ing asking for recall of the Syrian
and Lebanese ministers today at
ter the latter issued a statement de-
claring their governments. backed
by the Arab world, were ready TO
resist to the utmost if their cur
rent differences with France were
not adjusted.
French government spokesman
said the Joint statement OF the two
ministers to a press conference
yesterday stirred official quarters
considerably, not only because Of
the contents but because the state
ment by last night still had not been
communicated to the government.
The action was regarded as a
breach of diplomatic etiquette.
Demonstration against the pres
ence of French troops Of the
dispute-continued meanwhile in
both Syria and Lebanon.
The Lebanese National Congress
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-05-25
What Price Freedom?
.Gunners Die in Agony But
Ship Survives Jap Attack

attack on ships off Okinawa, nurs.
ing serious wounds but still proud
ly afloat.
The saga OF the Laffey's two
hours OF agony will stand out
among the sea epics OF the war
along with two other great episodes
such as that OF the Franklin.
1t. was HnauestiAuabiy the most
sayage and sps1l hculAr actioh IN
which an American destroyer has
participated in the entire war.
In no other part OF the world
would the enemy hurl six scream
ing war planes in flaming suicide
dives onto a ship. This 1900 ton
can" absorbed all the Japanese
could give that day with tremen-
dous heroism and unparalleled
fighting performance.
The gallant destroyer stayed at
her post until the last enemy
planes had been destroyed by gun
fire or American planes.
When the last fire was out it was
found that there were 81 Of her
officers and men listed as killed or
missing in action. Another 90 were
wounded.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-05-25
Car Makers
Plans
inflow Gear

Detroit Nav 25-AP-Americas
automobile industry sped plans to-
day for its gradual return to car
making. strictly a lowgear propos-
ition for the time being.
After more than three years of
total effort in the war. the indus
try had the War Production Boards
authority TO produce 100000 pas
senger cars this year.
The WPB granted the authori.
zation yesterday but stipulated that
the industry must find its own
materials in the free market and
that no materials priority would
be given.
Manufacturers may place orders
Immediately for materials, with de-
livery not to be made until after
July /, and il was expected that
few new cars would roll off the as
sembly lines before October ].
Have TO Wait
In view of restrictions, the gen.
eral buying public is likely to
have to wait many more months
before new cars will be available.
Henry p. Nelson. automotive re-
conversion coordinator, said the
WPB probably would authorizepro-
duction Of 100000 cars in the first
quarter Of 1916 and 100000 by
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-05-25
Grain Crops
May be Good

Cold. wet weather has delayed
soil preparation and spring plant
ing throughout the Middle West
but present prospects indicate a
record crop Of winter wheat and
bumper yields OF most other grains.
an Associated Press survey dis
closed today.
Clearing skies and sharply high.
er temperatures this week reliev-
ed the monotony Of rain and cold.
and farmers quickly resumed oper.
ations in their drying fields.
Crop statisticians estimated that
in some sections of Illinois, second
only to Iowa as a corn producing
state, Is per cent Of the crop would
be in the ground by the end Of the
week. compared with only five
per cent week earlier.
Iowa had about one half its corn
planted and Leslie NJ. Carl. state
federal agricultural statistician.
said he did not believe the late
season would cause a reduction
of seeded acreage.
While the chief cause OF farm
ers' concern. especially in the corn
producing states. the rains have
built up a reserve OF subsoil mois-
ture that may be extremely val
liable during the summer months
and II is not too late to complete
seeding operations.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-05-25
Chevrolet to
.BuildPlant

Flint, Mich. May 25-AP-Con-
struction of a new five-unit Chew
rolet plant at Flint and expansion
of its present manufacturing oper-
ations here as soon as government
regulations permit. were announc
ced today by NJ. f. Coyle, general
manager Of the division and vice
president OF General Motors.
A 100 acre site has been purchas
ed for the new project which will
include an assembly plant with p
capacity for 500 cars and trucks
per eighthour day, with a body
building section to he operated by
Fisher Fox body division. This
combined unit will cover 100000
square feet, more than % acres.
Other new units will be a two-story
office building, enclosed loading
dock-a customers delivery build
ing and a power plant Total floor
area under roof will be approx
mately 2S acres.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-05-25
Funeral For
Hirnrnler Not
Yet Decided


British Second Army Headquar-
tiers. May 25-AP-Second Army
officials still are undecided today
whether to hold a funeral for Ges-
tapo Chief Heinrich Himmler In
the presence OF German military
and civilian bfgwlgs who are in
Allied hands.
Thirty-six hours after the suicide
death by poison OF the SIS chief his
body still lay on the bare floor of a
Luenburg villa. II will be placed in
a coffin today.
II was generally suspected that
the former Nazi minister, Joachim
Won Ribbentrop. the only high NaZi
not yet captured or reported dead,
was somewhere in the British sec.
tor in northwest Germany. How
ever. considering the numbers OF
Refugees on the move throughout
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-05-25
Citation to be
Given Mothers

The Veterans Of Foreign Wars
Post 240s will hold Memorial Ser
vices at 3 p. m. Sunday afternoon
in Ypsilanti High School audi
forum when citation will be given
to Gold. Star Mothers Maurice
Cole, department commander OF
the Veterans Of Foreign Wars, will
deliver the citation and all pa
triotic organizations, all fraternal
orders and the public are invited.
The ritual service will be con
Quoted by Fairview Post 1913 from
Detroit Mrs. Atwood McAndrew
will he the pianist and Mrs. Alice
Livingston, soloist. There will be
a dinner Sunday eevning at 500
at the Veterans Hall at $50 y.
Huron St. for all members OF the
Post and Auxiliary.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-05-25

Aboard Adm. Turner's Flagship,
Okinawa, Apr. 19-UP-(Delayed)
Brave sailors died strapped to
their gun seats in the agony OF the
United States destroyer Laffey, an.
other great ship that refused to be
sunk.
The gunners fired until they
were swallowed upsin the soaring
flames OF exploding Japanese sui
eide planes and bombs.
In two hours the 1900 ton de-
stroyer was hit by six suicide
planes and two bombs. Other bombs
came close enough to increase the
damage.
The ships rudder was damned to
the left by bomb and the vessel
sped dizzily in a circle during the
raging battle. The engineers judged
the speed needed by the sound
and intensity OF the gunfire.
The skipper, Cmdr. Frederick ].
Becton, OF Hot Springs, Ark, ut
tered these words
I'll never abandon ship as long
as a gun will fire"
And so the Laffey came through
the third mass Japanese suicide
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-05-25
Franco MAY
to Resign
tBy the Associated Pressl


The French Foreign &nairs Com
mittee recommended today that
Gen. De Gaulle's government break
relations with Spain and that
France propose to other Allied gov
ernments that means be taken to
force the resignation of Generals
simo Francisco Franco.
The recommendation OF the com
mittee. composed OF member OF the
French Assembly. termed the Span
ish regime a menace to world de-
mocracy. Among points OF differ
ence between Paris and Madrid has
been SPANS delay in turning over
to France Pierre Laval, former
chief of the Vichy government.
New Light
Further light was thrown on the
German plan for conquest with the
transcribing of stenographIc notes
the Nazis tried unsuccessfully to
destroy. The notes. brought to
BeTchtesgaden from Berlin. openly
9ehed the Nazis' excuse that they
had started the war because OF
Polish proyocations.
The most spectacular find was
Adolf Hitler's private report to Ger
man division commanders made
just before the Ardennes offensive
Of Dec. 16.
Hitler said he planned the crush
ing of Czechoslovakia and Poland.
He also declared that Germany was
"superlatively prepared" for war
and that psychologically she could
not afford to waste" the NaZi-
schooled. fana ticism among the po-
pulation which he was afraid might
die down.
Sentenced
Dispatches from Milan said today
that Attilio Teruzzi. former TIA
liam minister of colonies and COM
mander of the Blackshirts, had been
sentenced to 80 years imprison.
ment, following his convictions on
charges of political and military
collaboration with the Germans.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-05-25
Great Powers
T axe Control
in Conference

San Francisco, May 25-AP -
The big powers are reported today
to have lined up enough votes in
the United Nations Conference to
block any change in their absolute
controfof world machinery design
ed to preserve peace.
This lssue-the veto power Of
any of the Big Five over settling
international disputes or using
force TO smash an ageressor--is the
most critical remaining for this as
sembly OF 40 nations. The deci-
sion hour comes as the conference
enters its second month and Secre-
tary of State Stettinius returns
from talks in Washington with
President Truman.
Finishing Work
Many committees are striving to
wind up their work by this week
end in order to allow uublic discus
sion of their reports to begin IN
the Big Four conference commits.
sions early Anext week.
Among their latest accomplish
ments are agreements on provi.
sions designed to strengthen the
economic and social work of the
new league, and to outlaw secret
treaties. once the world organiza-
tion is functioniug.
In the veto dispute many small
nations are demanding that the
authority OF the big powers in a
projected world organization he
restricted sharply so that an IL
nation security council could try
by peaceful means to settle trou-
bles between nations even over big
power objections.
Each Have Vote
The only limitation under the
Yalta formula is that IL one of the
Big Five, or any other Of the II
members on the council. was itself
involved in a dispute, it could not
vote as long as only % investiga-
tion and (2) peaceful settlement
decisions were being made Once
1t came to a question OF using force,
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-05-25
Churchill to
Put upFight

London, May 25-AP - Prime
Minister Churchill was reported
mapping a fighting campaign with
a hard-hitting personal tour Of
various parts of Britain as the po-
litical cleavage widened today be-
tween his dominant Conservative
party and the challenging Labor.
ties.
Prof Harold Laski, speaking for
the Labor party's executive com
mittee, sounded the Laborite KEY.
Eote, indicating clean-cut lines for
a battle on the issue of whether the
British wanted a tory or labor gov
eminent.
He said the struggle would be
one between private enterprise and
monopoly on the one hand and So
cialism on the other, and pledged
that Labor would not again enter a
coalition with the Tories (Conser-
vatiyes) following the general cleo
ton OF July 5.
Churchill planned his campaign
as the possibility faded OF a Big
Three meeting on pressing world
problems before midJuly. Re.
sponsible government spokesman
said the acrimony certain TO be
engendefed by this first general
election IN ten years would rule
out any possibility OF an earlier
meeting Of President Truman. Pre-
mier Stain and the British Prime
Minister. Results OF the election
will not be known until July q
or 2S.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-05-25
Smack, Kerchoo'
Lovers Routine

Fort Jackson, S. c., May Pap
A Fort Jackson soldier found
loves pathway troublesome-every
time he kissed his beloved he was
seized with a violent sneezing spell.
After several tests the post hos
pital laboratory told him he was
allergic to the type of face powder
his girl friend used
There was no report whether she
changed her brand.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-05-25
U.S.Shipping
Raids Still
Continue
AN the Associated Press


Japanese counterlandings on the
central China coast were reported
today as Allied infantrymen swept
through five more towns and turn
ed to mopping up in three widely
separated sectors.
Sixty fast little Mustang fighters
from Two Jima and a few Super
forts swept over the Tokyo area.
still smouldering from yesterdays
$50 plane B-29 fire raid. in a day
light strike today This. was re-
ported by Tokyo radio which also
told of a Superfort mine-laying ex-
petition in Toyama Bay, across
Honshu Island from Tokyo, and
the Kanmon Strait entrance to the.
Inland Sea.
Land on Airfields
An unconfrmed Japanese com
munique said airborne Nipponese
troops landed on two American air
fields on Okinawa. 1926 miles south
of Japan, where they blew up air
craft, ammunition dumps and
installations. IL claimed the sui
cidsl raid was coordinated with
air strikes on nearby Il. S. ship
ping. Adm. Chester sw Nimftz
previously announced one more
light U. S. ship was damaged in
air raids Wednesday and Thursday
night. He admitted the raids were
continuing.
American ground troops, depriv-
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-05-25
Two More Home
Rooms Pass Goal

Two more Home Rooms Of Ypsi.
lanti High School have passed their
quota of 500 per student in the
Seventh War Loan drive, an.
nounced Miss Gertrude Murray in
charge Of the campaign. Home
Room 212, OF the seventh grade
under Mrs. Mary Boutell with a
quota OF S3,250 have sold $3,675.
Miss Murray's own room No. 80;
Of 18th Graders have secured
$3.50 in sales against a figure Of
1895.
There are several other rooms
which will meet quota soon" said
Miss Murray. Everyone in school
took time out today to assist in the
waste paper drive, another actiy-
ity OF the Student War Council.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-05-25
Has
Red Trouble

Washington. May 25-UP-Kan-
sas born Earl Browder. leader Of
American Communists, is under
hot red fire today on charges of
having abandoned the revolution
airy class war in the United States
Browder was secretary OF the
American Communist party until
last year. He then proposed that
the organization go out OF bust
ness as such. II was succeeded
by the Communist Political Asso-
citation, of which Browder is presi-
dent.
Now Browder is assailed by his
Communist colleague, Jacques Due
los, a Frenchman. Duclos wrote
a bitter indictment Of Browder in
the April Issue Of the monthly or
gan OF the Communist party in
France. He charged:
1. The working class I'm the Unit
ed States was deprived OF an indie
pendent political party when the
Communist party became the Com
munist Political Association.
?. Organization Of the OPA ac-
cepted the possibility Of long.term
class peace in the United States.
suppression Of the class struggle
and establishment Of harmony be-
tween capital and labor.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-05-25
U. S. WEATHER FORECAST

Lower Mechanically cloudy
md mild. Scattered showers west
portion. Saturday, mostly cloudy:
occasional thunder showers. Cool.
OF west portion.
Highest temperature yesterday,
70. lowest, 50.
Highest temperature one year
ago today. So: lowest, 81.
Highest temperature this date in
last 70 years, SIS in 1904; lowest,
&c In 1884.
The sun sets today at S:55 and
rises Saturday at 6:03.
The moon rises today at 1880 p.
m. and sets Saturday at 6 a. m.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-05-25

WASHINGTON -AP- A con.
gressional food investigator said to-
lay OPA is planning a drastic cur.
silment of industrial sugar which
will out manufacturers to half
heir 1871 supply, or less.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-05-25

For Rent furnished apartment. mod.
ern, rooms. electric refrigerator
fluorescent lighting, piano. excel.
lent neighborhood $3.50. 215i5
Oakwood. Phone 1858. ADV. 525s
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-05-25
Congress Today
(By Associated Press
Senate

(By Associated Press
Senate
In recess until Monday.
Banking and currency subcom-
mittee considers OPA extension
bill G0:30).
OWL. official testifies before
Joint committee on organization Of
Congress 10000.
House
Continues tariff debate HOO.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-05-25

%, Per Cent off on all colored straw
hats. Hardys, "a y. Washington
ADV. 525S
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CHAMBERLAIN ROCK WOOL In
sulation & Weather Stripping
Charles 3. Cieary. Phone 1885.
Adv. co.'s
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-05-25

NEW YORK-yAP-New York,
he city OF sophistication. finds I'M
derwater kisses even II only on a
7oster-a bit too shocking. Such
= embrace. executed in full color
y blonde with bare midriff and
] youth in swimming trunks, has
On %d fiom New York's sub
~ ears wheEa Il was. catching
4 lions OF eyes as an advertise
II M.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-05-25

For Sale modern house under con-
struction ready for plaster with
small house on rear of lot com.
pleted. Very reasonable. Owner
leaving town. 223 r. Park Ave y
Ll1ck north OF Roller Rink.
ADV. SIS
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-05-25
AUCTION CALENDAR

SATURDAY, JUNE 2, I O'Clock,
E.W.T. 7 miles west Of Saline at
t03s5 Manchester and Saline Rd.
I mile west Of Bridgewater. So
Head Of cattle. 3 Unit Mccormick
Oeering Mixer, Farm Tools.
Guy Thompson. Auetioneer. Ypsi
Phone 25fe. 4o4 Ferris Street.
Russell Schultz, Prop. Ben Sim.
ons, Clerk. Adv. 60lS
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-05-25

ROME -AP-- Milan dispatches
aid today that the Assizies court
ad sentenced Attilio Teruzzi. for
ler commander Of the blackshlrts
nd minister Of colonies, to 80 years
nprisonment. following his con
lotion on charges OF political and
Hilary collaboration with the Ger
ans.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-05-25

NEW YORK-AP-Marshal Sta
=. ia speech broadcast today by
he Moscow radio. thanked Soviet
itizens last night for their con-
1ence in the Soviet government.
I'd which, he said, had turned ont
, be the decisive force that Sc
ired the historic victory over the
nemy OF mankind-over Fascism."
WASHINGTON -AP- Rep. Ran
lin (D-Miss.) has a date at the
White House today to discuss cur
cent veterans legislation. The
hartman OF the House Veterans
committee said he hoped to OBJ
ain from President Truman a go
ahead signal for some urgent
,gislation" that ought to be enact
d now
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-05-25

MADRID -AP- Leon Degrelle,
former Belgian rexist leader. un-
Ter sentence OF death in his home
md for collaboration with the
ermans. was quoted today as ex-
pressing his belief that Adolf Hit
Ter is alive and in hiding. A Span
ard who talked with DeGrelle. at
an Sebastian. where the Belgian
is recovering from a shoulder in
Jury. said he asserted he had talk
4 with Hitler in Berlin the day
fore the Russians entered the
ity.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-05-25
Flashes of
Late News

WASHINGTON-AP-The Capt
s metropolitan police force,
ich occasionally tags a congress.
nal car heard Capitol Hill
.gestion today that it spend more
nc chasing criminals and less
40 enforcing traffic rules. The
digestion came from the House
appropriations Committee as II
INT to the floor a S64,9SS,0s0 sup
y bill TO thhaHce the District OF
lumbia government for the fiscal
ar starting July /.
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WASHINGTON -AP- Senators
day sought an informal confer
ace with House members on how
iest 10 replace s2,500-a-member
expense allowance proposal that
got too hot to handle. The alter
native most frequently suggested
in yesterdays debate was an out
right salary rise adding $500 or
$4,000 to the $4,000 members OF
Congress draw.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-05-25

1 tITZBUHEL. Germany-(D Delay
v -AP-Gen Karl Oberg. former
ef OF all German S. 5. and po-
activities in occupied France.
as arrested today through the
ombined efforts OF the l01st Air
Drne and the 42nd Divisions.
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NEW YORK-AP - A Harlem
surgeon, member Of the staff Of
Sydenham Hospital, says he was
denied admittance to fellowship in
the American College OF Surgeons
on the grounds that fellowship was
mot being conferred on members
Of the negro race at this time"
WASHINGTON-AP-The situa.
ton Is looking up for the thirsty.
Distillers have been released from
turning out industrial alcohol dur
ug July. This will mean more
IAN 5o,oo0000 proof gallons OF
everage spirits for warehousing.
hus releasing existing stocks for
etail shelves.
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ATLANTA-AP- Pacific bound
officers and men accompanying
Gen Courtney II. Hodges here from
Paris cant wait TO ply their ex-
perience against the Japanese. The
first American Army commander
told thousands OF cheering Allan
tians on arrival Thursday that this
is wonderful hu! us Just = pause
for men of the First Army There
can be no real rest until we give
the final blow to Japan"
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