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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-05-11

Its the gift Of gifts -. another step toward
bringing her fighting sons and daughters home
victorious! War Bonds are on sale in this store at
our Street Floor Bond Booth.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-10-16
Two Questioned in
Torture Staying

Pontiac, Mich, Oct. 16-AP 49,
Louis V. Thompson. wealthy De.
troit automobile dealer and his
former secretary underwent police
questioning again today as auth
critics pressed for a break in the
brutal mutilstion Staying OF his
estranged wife, Mrs. Lydia Thomp.
son.
No charge has been placed
against either the 46-year old
Thompson or Mrs. Helen Budnik,
The well-to-do business man and
Mrs. Budnik. his former employe,
admitted frankly that Mrs. Thomp.
son had resented their friendship.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-10-16
Senate Bill
on Amy-Navy
Merger Seen

Washington, Oct. 16-AP-Gen.
Douglas MacArthur's radio plea for
complete Indignation OF the nations
armed services prompted Senator
Walsh (D-Mass.) today to propose
a council Of national defense.
The chairman OF the Senate Nav
al Committee suggested the Secre-
taries OF State. War and Navy as
members with the President run
ming the show as commander in
chief
Walsh's proposal came as an
alternative to merger OF the Army
and Navy. Most legislators thought
Macarthur was talking merger Of
this kind when he told the world
last night:
1.-THE great lesson for the future
Is that success in the art OF war
depends upon a complete integra.
tion OF the services. In unity will
lie military strength"
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-10-16
Huron Valley Children's Center
Report ll72 Interviews First Year

Guided lectures, courses in schools
including the Normal College.
Needs and recommendations Of
the Children's center include an
increase in staff to handle the
larger volume OF cases and inter-
views, better equipment in the
schools to cope with special educa-
ton. and a center, or branch Of
this center, TO serve the needs o.
Lenawee and Monroe Counties.
The annual report from Treasurer
Ernest Chapelle shows total re-
receipts for the year OF $3.50 and
total disbursements OF S3.796.s0,
leaving a balance OF 500. 30. Sources
OF the receipts are mainly the
Ypsilanti and Ann Arbor commun-
ity fund, several OF the civic or.
CARNATIONS Of the two cities, Belle
Vile School district, Wayne Public
School and the counties OF Lena
wee and Monroe.
Salaries o; the professional staff
are paid by the State Department.
OF Mental Health and are not IN
cluded in this report.
The Huron Valley Children's Cen
ter opened Sept. /, 1914. Because Of
difficulties in acquiring trained
psychiatrists, the center was head
ed for several months by a trained
psychiatric social worker. DIR. J. N.
p. Struthers became director OF the
center Sept. 4, 1945
Chairman of the board OF direc-
tors Is DR.. Francis Z. Lord, who
was instrumental in the founding
Of the center.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-10-16
Profit Made
byHospitaI

Operating at a profit for the sec
ond time since the beginning OF
the fiscal year. the Boyer Hospital
monthly report showed credit
balance OF S2,006.90 for the month
of September.
The income during the month
S1s,lS1.26 was from rooms. So, $50
so: board, sS,56195; operating
room. s1.129.50; dressings, $417S4;
prescriptions, s1.539.72; nursing
fees. 'S62O.4O; X-rsy, $1,24100; lab
oratories, $1,S70Sb; gas and oxy,
gen, $9335J: telephone, 1925; bas-
al metabolism, Si35.00: light treat.
ments. $22.O0; miscellaneous.
1915.
Total expense in operating the
institution during the month OF
September was $16,17t96: and con.
sisted of: nurses salaries, $685.
81: other salaries, s5,42S.47: food,
81 .0s3.51; laundry. S267.S9: kitchen
supplies, S10257: drugs. Si1S.50 !;
maintenance, s3S662; office sup
plies, $22.5l: X-ray. s4S5.S7: gas
and oxygen. $3.50, 90: fuel gas and
water, S42744: electricity. $255.S7;
laboratory. $102.S2; supplies, $685.
81: telephone, s136.50, insurance.
s17S.33: miscellaneous, S139.66;
car. s34.s7: audit, S31 IS; interest
on bonds, s262.50.
Income in August was sl6,s25.-
10: expenditures, S17.91S.79.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-10-16

With the close Of the first year
for the Huron Valley Children's
Center, DR.. ]. n. p. Struthers. di-
rector. and Samuel Whitman, psy-
chiatric social worker, reported to-
day LIZ interviews: $50 by Mr.
Whitman and 2l6 by the clinic psV-
chologist, Jane L. Winningham.
In addition to the number OF In
teryiews conducted by the center.
23o cases were handled. OF these
12S were diagnostic, So children
received treatment, and 10 had
consultations.
Referrals by the center numbered
235, Washtenaw county accounting
for the majority-130. The sources
OF these referrals were the schools
which accounted for 1877, private
social agencies, probate courts.
medical. child welfare agencies.
and parents.
Educational PROF.. ... were he
cause OF SO per cent Of the total
number o. referrals. In this group
are the children who have diff.
Guilty with certain or all studies
Conduct disorders accounted for 80
per cent of the referrals. and per.
sonality disorders Is per cent.
Habit and neurotic disorders num-
bered four per cent OF the total.
An average OF two interviews
were given to the children lated
under the diagnostic and consults-
ton cases. Treatment cases some
times lasted as long as 30 weeks.
OF the 235 cases TO come before
the center. 1874 were given psycho!-
ogical tests. These included a yer,
bal intelligence test, a perform
ance test or both. Among the chill
dren given these tests, there were
fewer who could be classed men.
tally defective in dealing with con.
crete material than there were
those who could be termed mental
ly detective in dealing with verbal
material.
One Of the most common school
difficulties Is that Of reading dis
abilities. A research program IL
being carried on in conjunction
with the Ypsilanu Public Schools
10 determine the extent OF the read.
ing problems in a typical urban
school, causes OF actual reading
problems. and to recommend cor
receive measures.
An educational program Is car
ried on by the center to, acquaint
the public with the problems OF
normal child growth. This has In
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-10-16
Thomas Wilbur Opens
New Radio Service

Opening OF a radio sales and
service shop by Thomas Wilbur at
1913 Pearl St, was announced to-
day. Mr.. Wilbur comes into bust
ness after three years as assistant
Unit Chief in the Special Projects
Lahore tory at Wright Field, Day
ton. o. His experience has been in
the field of radio and radar.
Mr.. Wilbur is a graduate OF the
University OF Michigan with mas
tiers degree from Toledo Universe
ty. In addition TO radio sales and
service he will be prepared to give
attention TO maintenance OF sound
systems, and inter-communication
and public address systems. He
will be associated in the business
with his wife. Mrs. Velma Wilbur. n
former Ypsilanti girl. who will be
in the Office as he responds to ser
vice calls.
DelIV cry OF radios early in No
vember is expected by the new firm.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-10-16
laps Deluge
China With
Inflated Bills

Tokyo. Oct 16-AP-Printing
presses backed by japanese bayo-
nets deluged China with now-worth-
less currency adding up to about
$4,000. 100000 U. s. dollars in face
value the Tokyo newspaper Asahi
said today.
The figure was the first to be
published indicating the degree OF
financial plundering OF Japanese
occupied territories by Nipponese
militarists. II was disclosed by the
newspaper in TIA demands on the
imperial government to curb in
flation.
Notes totaling 100000. 000. 900
yuan we're issued by the Central
Reserve Bank Of China, financial
agency backed by the Japanese
militarists. the newspaper said.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-10-16
Willow. Village Needed
to Ease Housing Shortage

Commerce are asked 10 make a
request 10 Director John B. Blan,
ford, Jr.. asking Tor a change in
policies.
George A. Veins Is in Washing
ton today and will contact Mr.,
Blanford urging immediate relief
in the form OF making these nous
ing units available for use.
Kaiser-FraZer will name a hous-
ing man in charge OF an office in
the plant. His name and phone
number will be announced shortly
and Ypsilanti people are asked to
phone him giving listiRgs OF houses
apartments or rooms for rent. Until
that is done, the Board OF Com
merce will receive such listings.
Local real estate brokers will con-
tinue to handle sales OF property.
Government housing was intend
ed to serve for the war emergency.
The operation Of this plant is
clearly permanent peace-time
project and a revision OF policy is
necessary to have the FPHA hous-
ing made available for rep.si.
Thdse present Monday at the meet
ing were Clay P. Bedford, Kaiser
Frazer. W. V. Bretnlinger, FPHA,
Gordon Packard, USES, Mayor
Ross X. Bower and T. Fred Older.
City Of Ypsilanti, F. NJ. Green
street, real estate brokers, Dan 7.
Quirk, and Paul Ungrodt, Board OF
Commerce and Harry Grayson.
FPHA.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-10-16

The only prospect for immediate
relief OF the housing shortage in
the Ypsilanti area appears to be
the opening up OF the governments
FPHA housing in Willow Village.
Steps will be taken at once to Sc.
cure approval OF the National
Housing Agency for such action,
as a result OF a conference held
Monday afternoon at the Board OF
Commerce with city officials. hous-
ing representatives and Board OF
Commerce meeting with Clay P.
Bedford OF the Kaiser-Frazer Cor
poration to canvass the situation.
There are practically no houses
and few apartments available for
the Graham Paige personnel who
will soon start moving from De-
troit TO take up their offices In
Willow Run. To secure a change
OF policy with the National Hous-
ing Agency, the Willow Run Area
Planning Board. and the Board OF
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-10-16
May
be Vacated

The return of the Romulus Air
Base TO Wayne County authorities
Is expected soon, since the War De-
partment has not indicated a de-
sire 10 retain the facilities.
The War Department plans to
retain Selfridge Field indefinitely.
This action on the part OF the
War Department would greatly al
leviate the ticklish problem OF De-
troit's post war airport facilities.
Senator Ferguson will request
the War Department to release at
least one OF the local ports for pos
sible local use.
Congress is in charge OF the study
Of retention of Air Bases for gov
ernmental use. In a recent Navy
report. it was disclosed that most
OF the ports to be kept by it are
located along the seaboards. The
list published by the War Depart.
ment shows that the Air Force
plans TO keep, in addition to Sell
fridge, 20 other combat ports, eight
ATC units, II major training fields
and six technical schools.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-10-16
Buses RoIlinu


Boston, Oct. 16-AP-Buses he
gan rolling again today under state
control in virtually all the II cities
and towns affected by a three-day
strike OF 1900 eastern Massachus-
etts Street Railway employees, a
company spokesman said.
Fred z. Cummings, vice president
OF the line. reported that the buses
began moving after all locals, with
the exception Of Lynn, voted last
night and early today to resume
operations.
Cummings said that he expected
that the Lynn men also would re-
turn during the day.
Eric Johnston today had full
power TO represent movie produe-
ers in strike settlement moves.
And from strike Leader Herbert
Sorrell the new Hays office" head
had a telegram that said: "You
have a national reputation as a
man who believes in fair dealing
between labor and management
! welcome your coming to Holly
wood"
As scattered fighting occurred
between pickets and non-strikers
and several arrests we're made yes
terday, Johnston conferred for
three hours with a score Of Off
Gals Of major studios.
The nations labor disputes, num-
bering at least 1875, kept some 3S5,-
600 workers from their jobs today.
the lowest total this month, hut the
general labor picture was not bright
Although the government in 10
days OF meetings failed to get the
soft coal operators and John L.
Lewis United Mine Workers 10
agree over the recognition Of the
mine foremen's union, the labor
secretary said he still held hope
OF solving the dispute He said n
gotiations had adjourned subject
to call" and he was not going 10
recommend government seizure OF
the pits.
Meanwhile. the scarcity Of fuel
in many OF the strike areas brought
further curtailment to steel and
other industries.
Thousands of steel workers have
been furloughed and production ina
several big mills has been cut as
much as % per cent.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-10-16
FORM NEW COMPANY

Ann Arbor, Oct. 15-Five eX-serv-
icemen have formed a new electrl-
cal company to he located at 1912
n. Main St.. Ann Arbor. The com
pany is incorporated as the Maurice
Roberts. Inc, and capitalized at
$4,000 common. The company will
distribute electrical equipment in
this area, wholesale. and manufac-
ture and assemble lighting devices
Officers Of the company are: Mau-
rice A. Ronomo. president: Robert
]. Schultz. vice president; Alex
ander p. Schultz. secretary. and
John d. Gustaf, treasurer. Orville
A. Smith is to be district sales
manager.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-10-16
Sewers, Fire
Plugs Issues
at Council

Alderman Seymour, OF the first
ward raised two questions at the
council meeting. Monday night;
the lack OF adequate. fire hydrants
along Frederick. Short and Orch
ard Streets. and the fac. that house
owners in that area, as well as
many in other sections OF the city,
are billed for sewage disposal with
their water bills, although there
are no sewers.
In connection with the appeal for
more fire hydrants, Mr.. Seymour
called attention TO the fire Satur-
Gay, which destroyed the home OF
Edgar Tooson, $50 Short St. The
closest fire hydrant was in the
Federal project, he stated, and
firemen were forced to lay over
200 yards Of hose, the friction re
ducing the pressure at the nozzles
considerably. The matter was re-
ferred to the board OF public works
The Tooson family was out OF
town at the time Of the blaze, the
origin OF which has not been de-
termined
The second point raised by MI.
Seymour concerned not only tha
residents OF that area, but home
owners elsewhere in the city. Why
do householders have to pay for
sewage disposal service that they
do not and never have received
Mayor Bower replied that at the
time the city discontinued allow
ing the sewage to enter the river,
and began to process the waste
the expense was spread on a month
ly basis to all home owners with
their water bills. in order to pre-
vent an increase OF taxes. An or
dinance was passed to that effect.
A delegation from the frs;
ward attended the meeting last
night TO demand City action. Some
OF them pointed out that they had
lived in the area for the past Is or
20 years, with no sewer, and were
now required 10 pay for the service,
(which had been promised, but not
made available. They labeled the
assessment unfair. and asked thai
the council rectify the condition.
The matter was referred to the Or
dinance committee.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-10-16
Gym Groups
Enjoy Sports

Basketball, badminton. shuttle
board, and swimming were sports
partaken in by the 26 men and
women who attended the first SEES
sion Of the weekly gymnasium and
swimming groups in the Ypsilanti
High School. sponsored by the City
Recreation Department. as part Of
the adult recreation program.
In addition to the number pres
ent for activities, many persons ap-
peared TO inquire about enrolling.
Enrollments will continue to be ac-
cepted by contracting tina school or
the recreation department.
L. ii. Hutchinson, Mrs. Barbara
Borsch, and Mrs. Janet Smith, local
high school teachers, are in charge
OF activities.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-10-16


Ridenour, and Leroy Bush. keep in
touch with Scout troops and Cub
packs to help them present the
strongest possible program for the
boys.
over half OF the American serv-
icemen receiving honors in World
War II have been Scouts. Three
out OF four boys asked. have said
they would like TO be Scouts. Real.
liye-wire American boys want &C
ton and a chance to take an i'm
portant part in American life
Scouting, by its universal popular
ily with boys. has proven itsel: a.
the answer TO the American boys
needs and desires.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-10-16

boys Of Scouting age are being
reached and influenced by the out
door program OF the Boy Scouts OF
America. BY participation in com
munity service projects they are
learning responsibility in commun-
ity life.
Through representatives. OF the
- different local institutions using
the Scouting program, and other
public-spirited men. the Ypsilanti
District committee makes the pro-
gram more effective In reaching
the boys OF the district. Dr.. r.
Clyde Ford. district head. and his
staff OF commissioners. including
Herman Keller. Arthur Missy. Os.
car Smith. Arthur Howard, Glenn
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-10-16
in
Full Output

Milwaukee. Oct. LAP Top
executives of the is-Chalmers
Manufacturing Company, makers
OF Machinery and farm equipment.
report Niey now are operating in a
postwar market in which sales will
be limited only by the amount they
can produce.
Walter Geist, president, said his
company had not been able 10
foresec any saturation point for the
sale If farm tractors and heavy
machinery generally. here and
abroad.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-10-16
Council Notes

The council received a petition
from the owners OF lots number II
and IL in the Prospect Subdivision
asking that the city vacate tina,
part OF Gordon Ave. west oil
Dwight ST., and that the city make
curb and gutter improvements al
the ownerss' expense. The petition
was referred TO the planning com
mission, -
4. q. Miedman was granted per
mission to close a driveway at he
east side Of his business property
on Pearl St.. and widen the drive,
way on the west side along the
portion OF the land he recently
purchased. The city will widen the
portion OF Pearl st. along the
Wiedman property by setting the
curb four fee: north OF the present
line.
Aldermen approved the proposed
contract with the state for main.
tenance OF trunk lines through the
city for the coming year at a cost
Of 1886, a decrease OF nearly $500
City Engineer T. Fred Older stated
that the reason for the decrease
was lowered cost OF maintaining
the lines. The state pays for two
thirds OF the maintenance o.
streets in the city which are desig.
mated as state highways.
The city accepted the proposed
plat OF the Thomas property, which
is to be developed by the Home
and Gardens Corporation. Lots will
be IS feet wide, and average 100
feet in length. Two story brick
homes are to be built to sell for
$4,000. The streets are to be grav'
eled. The corporation is TO deposit
a bond in the amount of the esti
mated cost. The subdivision will be
known as Lindsay Gardens.
The Labor Relation Committee
recommended that the hospital be
included in the seniority clauses
OF the City-Unlon policy; hat sick
leave OF 10 days per year should be
accumulative up TO six months
that three day sick leave be grant
ed to employees when a member OF
the household dies. The council ap.
proved the changes.
There being no objections the
continuance OF the storm sewers
from Buffalo St. through Aims
worth Park, to Hawkins 81. was
ordered. as we're those on S. Grove
and S. Prospect Streets.
The council agreed that the city
should vacate ten feet on each side
Of Madison Blvd. from S. Huron
ST., west to the end OF Madison,
thereby narrowing the street.
Hearing Of objections to the con.
struction Of sanitary sewers along
Gordon st. from Dwight to Pros
pect Streets: along Prospect from
Gordon TO Thomas; along Thomas
from Prospect to Thomas; and
along Charles from Thomas TO
Holmes Rd., will be heard Novem.
Der 10. The estimated cost OF the
sewers is $11,is6.75.
Mayor Bower suggested that the
ways and means committee meet
in afternoons before council meet.
ings TO prepare the proper resolu-
lions and recommendations. to ex-
pedite the session OF the city body.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-10-16
THE SCOUTING PROGRAM AND
NP9tI ANTI

THE SCOUTING PROGRAM AND
YPSlLANTI
Scouting is a program for boys
prepared by the Boy Scouts OF
America and available, through the
local Council, to all youth-serving
institutions OF the community for
use as their own Boy Scou. pro.
gram. Churches. schools, P.T.A!s.
service clubs. aud other organiza-
tons make use OF the program un.
der the direction OF their own lead
ers. The local Council and the Dis
trict committee are organized TO
help community institutions make
the best possible use OF the differ
ent phases of the program.
In Ypsilanti, two out Of three
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-10-16
UNIoNlsT BEATEN

Detroit. Octo. 16-AP 49, Mrs.
Genera Dollinger, 80, former chief
steward for a United Automobile
Workers (CIO) local. and her hus-
band. Sol, Is, were beaten by uni
Identified intruders in their home
at Sis a. m. today. The intruders
turned a f1ashlight on her in bed.
awakening her, and started to
pound me on the face" Mrs. DOLL
niger said. She said she thought
they were using "blsckjacks or
short clubs"
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-10-16
SEEK FARMLAND

Berrien Springs-AP--A police
search for Ernest McMurtrie, 81
year old farmland, was intensified
today after the battered body of
his wife, Flossie, 40. was found un-
der a brush heap by a posse Mon
day afternoon. State Police Ser
geant Earl Secrist Of the Niles bar
racks said radio alarms were sent
out for apprehension Of McMurtrie
after an autopsy showed the woman
had been slain by head blows from
a blunt instrument.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-10-16
Humane Society
Needs Members

The past three weeks have
brought many calls to the Humane
Society from persons wanting pets.
reporting animals sick or abused.
or wishing to have a home provided
for pet they could no longer
keep The society cared for %
dogs and nine cats.
More members are needed To car
~ on the work OF the society, since
cold weather will bring increased
suffering unless the local Organi.
zation is able TO increase its ca
pacitv to handle the animals.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-10-16
Poor Season
Hunters Say

THE poorest hunting season in
ten years" reported one old timer
yesterday afternoon. The birds are
small about half sized, and appar-
emily the cold, damp spring per.
mltted only one Matching" he con
tinued. without a good dog, you
don't have a chance and | believe
there are just about one third the
number OF birds in q normal sea
SON.
Shells were unobtainable and a
black market has sprung up. Deaf
ers who expected shells we're disap-
pointed and as a result many were
sharing their hoardings. Neverthe-
less, some hunters who did get
their cock pheasant are: Jennings
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-10-16

Woman sLife

Flint, Oct. 16-UP-Mrs. Leona
Darling today owed her life to the
vigilance Of her pet terrier Per.
sistent barking of the dog aroused
Mrs. Darling who had taken a sleep
ing pill and was oblivious TO the
fire raging in her bedroom. The
woman awoke in time to extinguish
the blaze. She said the fire appar-
emily was started by lighted
match that missed an ash tray and
fell into a bunch of newspapers.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-10-16
Congress Today
CBy Associated Press)
Senate

In recess until Thursday.
Finance Committee hears Clio
views on tax bill.
Military Commerce subcommit-
tees hear Secretary Forrestal on
science program.
Labor Committee hears southern
witnesses on 65.Cent minimum
wage.
House
Considers airport development,
legislation
Labor Committee hears Secre-
tary Wallace on minimum wages.