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The union times., 1945-05-19

sugar Oligarchy in Hawaii.
 The story being related to the pub lie is that vast domestic sugar beat acreages are being plowed under be- cause growers cannot get help, and that shipments from Cuba and Hawaii will be low this year.
 Senator Abe Murdock (Dem., Utah), declared that sugar beet growers have had manpower prob lens, but insisted that production has not been reduced to a point where ii would seriously interfere with domes- tic supplies.
 Murdock recalled that during normal times the annual per capita consumption is 100 pounds.
The union times., 1945-05-19
R.R. Brotherhoods
 Announce Series

The Railroad BrotherhoodS Post War Committee of New Haven, Conn.,, announces series of discus7 sions of interest to all railroad em- ployees to be held the End and 4th Thursday of each month at the Rail road Y.M.C,A, South Orange Street, at 500 PM, starting Thursday, May 24th.
 The topic for the first discussion, May 24th, will be Labor Manage ment Committees. A representative from the Labor Management Comwit- tee of the Electronic Corporation of America, New York City, will ad- dress the group.
 All railroad employees and others interested are welcome and urged to attend.
The union times., 1945-05-19
SugarBaronsAre PrepariingToCive Consumers Ride
Back Of Cry Of Shortage Is Drive To Force A Boost
 In Price

Sugar barOns are preparing to do what they did after the last war take the consumer for ssride.'
 Lobbyists for the industry are fill ing the newspaper and airwaves with predictions of serious shortage this summer. This is always the prelim-
Detroit evening times., 1945-03-11

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The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-01-04
THREE FIRES OVERNIGHT
Women Flee Flames
ST. CLAIR SHORES

ST. CLAIR SHORES - Two
women, one an invalid. escaped
injury in one of three fires which
broke out in Shores homes Tues
day night and early Wednesday
morning. causing approximate
ly $500 damage, according to
Fire Chief Philip Eckhout. The
only injury involved Fireman
Fred Platte who hurt his right
shoulder when he fell on an icy
stairway.
At 7:1O a. m. Wednesday fire
started in the basement of the
two story stuccO home OF Harold
Christensen, of 90 Bayview
drive. Christenson's wife and
another lady, whose name was
not given and who was handi-
capped by an injured back, man.
aged to walk outside, and es-
capped injury, Eckhout said.
Christensen himself had fixed
the furnace fire at 6 q. m. and
left the house.
The blaze was believed to have
been started by spontaneous
combustion in rubbish in the
basement, or by hot ashes, Eek
bout stated. About $4,000 dam
age was caused to the home
which was valued at $4,000
mrs. Christenson saMteS. Exr.
hout added, and was treated by
a doctor.
Tuesday at Sis p. m. approx
mately $500 damage was caused
by fire at the two-story frame
home Of Chester Davis, of 21335
Erben drive. The fire was due to
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-01-04
Auto Industry
Facing Another
Years War Work

DETROIT-U.p) - With the
tempo of war increasing on all
fronts the automobile industry
the nations number one produc-
er OF fighting weapons-is pre-
pairing for anothex SeaS, Sc aueoin
war production. Jnsr,Nn !, x Ks =, - -
Ger: chairman OF Graham Paige
Motors. said today in year-end
statement.
Although the new year finds
the industry with definite plans
for reconversion," he said, Gin
creased demands for such Weap-
ons as heavy artillery shells,
trucks, alligators and tanks has
made it necessary during the
past month to withhold any es-
Inmates on when we will return
to peacetime production.
Naturally. we hope that be-
fore the end of the new year
the war will be overland the
changeover will have begun
but we are not counting on it.
81 am confident that when
the time comes, the industry
can build 5000, 900 new cars in
the first IL months of unrestrict-
ed production, and 25,000,000
in the first five years. This
should provide 10 600 600 iObS
in the industry and relate
fields, 100000 more in the
peak production year of 1941,"
Frazer concluded.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-01-04
Car Submerges
in IS Feet of
Lake Wafer

CENTER LINE-Arthur Cox,
%, of 6815 11-Mile road, Center
Line, has found out that six
Inches of ice on Lake St. Clair
will not support a heavy 1940-
model sedan.
Cox made his startling CD dis
covery between 5 and 6 p. m,
Saturday about on e-quarter
mile off shore at the foot of the
Cotton road, near Selfridge
Field.
he was towing his fishing
shanty out for winter s spor,
when suddenly the rear wheels
Of the car went through the ice.
Cox wasted not moment leav.
ing the machine. as the front
wheels cracked the ice and L
settled-fish shanty and all -
in IS feet of water.
About that time friend of
Cox, who had gone to the lake
with him but had decided to
walk out on the ice, rather than
ride, showed up. Cox was stand
ing glumly near the huge hole in
the ice.
. well, What did I tell your"
was the friends comment, or
words to that effect.
Anyway. esa
he escaped ). a ,>1.e.Nng ana M
mediately called Priehs wreck
err, Mount Clemens, which I'M
dertook the huge task of bring
ing the car and shanty to the
surface.
Service manager Bill Wool
colt and mechanic George Stroh
worked all day Tuesday and
were still at it Wednesday -
even TO the extent of saving the
ice for hundreds of feet to bring
the car TO the surface.
Late Wednesday they removed
the car, thankful that it=was not
necessary to tow it under water
to land, as they did once when a
car sunk in Is feet of water a
half-mile out.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-01-04
Five County
Men Are War
Casualties

Names of five Macomb Coun-
/ ty men-four of them from
South Macomb-were added this
week to the nations honor roll
as casualties in the European and
Mediterranean theatres of war
according to notifications re-
ceived by their families.
The list, all wounded men,
contains the names of men we'll
known in Van Dyke, Center
Line. St. Clair Shroes, Roseville
and Memphis.
Those wounded in the Euro
pean theatre are:
Pfc. Edward F. Whitmore, son
of Mrs. Elizabeth M. Whitmore,
2l909 Stephens street, St. Clair
Shores;
Pfc Wilfred Minda, son of
Mrs. Caroline Minda, 4874 Nine
Mile road, Van Dyke;
Pfc. Walter c. Wetzel, hus-
band of Mrs. Walter c. Wetzel,
of 2844O Jahns Drive. Roseville;
Wounded in the Mediterran-
can area:
Pvt. Cecil H. Alexander. hus-
band of Mrs Virginia Alexander,
iso.s jt3SrG EaAi 4-si.sttxst l.x. -..er. !,
Center Line;
Pvt. Frederick E.. Reno, hus-
band of Mrs. Elizabeth Reno, of
Memphis.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-01-04
Spud Shortage
is Predicted

CHICAGO U.P--America got
by on its 1914 potato supply
without too much skimping. but
it appears that there's a short
age, perhaps acute, ahead in
1945.
Government crop experts here
are reluctant to say definitely
that there will be shortage, but
those in the trade make no
bones about it. They say that
as things stand now, there un-
doubtedly will be a dearth of
potatoes in the spring, probably
next March and April.
Adverse weather conditions
are mainly responsible, while
the blight took heavy toll of
northern stock. Labor and box
car shortages and heavy mill
tary demand round out the an
swer to the shortage.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-01-04
Hazen Breitmeyer
IS Killed in Action

Word has been received in
Mount Clemens of the death of
Pvt. Hazen Breitmeyer, Jr., 18.
who was killed in action in
France on Dec. -, according to
the War Department dispatch to
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Hazen
Pvt. Breitmeyer was in service
just four months, in the infantry.
He was well-known in Mount
Clemens, having visited the city
frequently.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-01-04

find a place for him. The bird
had suffered a broken wing. En-
route TO Gully cages, the hawk
died. Gully attributed death 70
shock-apaprently induced by
a train ride of. approximately
500 miles from its native haunts
in Texas.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-01-04
Cow Brings the Cops

FORT WAYNE, Ind. - UP
A bawling COW, left cramped in
a small truck, in front of Main
street tavern. received the at
tention of a police squad, a city
councilman and a humane Off
Ger when its bawling of more
than six hours became more in
sistent and pitiful and the near
by residents could no longer
stand the cries.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-01-04

KANSAS CITY - W.P) - A
train from Texas steamed into
the Kansas City union station
recently with prairie hawk
perched atop the engine. The
bird had a our-foot wing spread
and Director William T. A. Gull
ly of the local zoo was called TO
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-01-04

wooden wall being up against
the furnace, Eckhout said. The
home was valued at about ST.
900.
Slight damage was done, Eek.
hout said when a fire broke oul
in the chimney of the frame
home of Joseph Allor, of 236ls
Allor boulevard. at 9:28 p. m
Tuesday. The blaze was confin-
ed TO the chimney.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-04-26
Packard Has
USES Post

After handling the local office
Of the United States Employment
Service for the past month on a
temporary basis. Gordon Packard
has received notification OF his
appointment as manager.
Faced with the complicated prob
lens necessitated by cut-backs at
Willow Run. Mr. Packard and his
staff are making referrals TO other
plants needing help. Representa-
tives OF the State Civil Service
Commission are present 10 inter.
view applicants desiring TO work
in one Of the states institutions
such as the Ypsilanti Hospital
Referrals are also being made TO
the BONN Aluminium plant. at Nd
rian. the Alcoa plant at Monroe and
the Goodyear Aircraft plant Al
Akron. Ohio.
Mr. Packard has been associat.
ed with Ypsilanti employment prob.
lens since 1899 He has served
both AT the local office and az
the USES office at Willow Run.
He brings TO this problem knowl.
edge Of War Msnpower regulations
affecting war time employment.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-04-26
See EUROPE Page 8
Going
to Face Trial

Paris. Apr. &c Up Marshal
Henri Philippe Petain started for
France today to face trial as "A
traitor TO his country.
Swiss dispatches reported the
aged Marshal and his party left
the Swiss mountain town OF Wees
en- at a. m. for the frontier town
OF Vallorbes. where his eXtradl'
ton will take place at 2:3O o'clock
tonight.
Petsin's secretary said he would
he arrested by French authorities
at the border.
The secretary also said that Dr..
Walter Stuck, former'Swiss minis
ter 10 Vichy. would be Petains first
defense witness. Stuck arrived at
Weesen Yesterday empty handed.
and left with big portfolio OF doc
uments.
Petains encourage en- re d
France yesterday, but he remained
in Switzerland for orders from the
French government.
The s9-year-old hero OF Nerdun
was penniless. The Swiss Fedora
Council was paying his bills at tho
old Hotel Mariahalden in the town
of weesen. overlooking the dark
waters OF the Walen see.
Inspector Louis Sarrasin. Pc
tain's guard and former member
OF the Paris police, said the Mar
shaTs flight from Germany was
made din7cult BY the amending col
umns OF refugees and Nazi soldiers
choking the roads.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-04-26
lmnunlZatIOn to
be Doubled If
Rate Continues

After having covered half OF the
schools in Washtenaw County, the
Washtenaw County Health Depart
ment and Medical Society VhO are
sponsoring immunization OF chill
dren in public schools with the co.
operation OF the schools report this.
the number OF children immunized
will be doubled over the number
last year If the present rates con
tlnue
So far 2,3I9 children haze been
yaccinated. OF these. 1872 were
yaccinateed for smallpox and 206C
for diphtheria In Woodruff and
Harriet Schools in Ypsllantl $50
children have been treated and OF
that total. 302 have been yaccinat-
ed for smallpox and 253 for diph
iberia. Some OF the children re-
ceived both vaccinations. This cam
paign is made possible througA
cooperation OF the teachers in the
schools who contribute their aid as
well as their school rooms for the
vaccinations.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-04-26
See CONFERENCE.-THE S
Club Topic

Some OF the problems and diff
culties confronting delegates to
the peace conference opening today
in San Francisco were outlined
for Kiwanians by Professor f. W.
Waugh OF the Michigan State Nor
NAL College.
Prof Waugh likened the action
taken at the conference as more
of a beachhead for lasting things
to come. He was careful TO
point out that the conference is
in no way delegated TO settle boun-
Diary disputes arising out OF the
present war or to assist in shap.
ing peace treaties between nations,
hut to lay the framework for a
United Nations organization as out.
lined by the Dumbarton Oaks pro.
posals.
He then proceeded to clarity such
things as voting powers and vot-
ing procedure, and showed the
distinction between the proposals
and the security council carrying
out the proposals. He pointed out
that. while the permanent seats
Of the peace council would be oc
cupied by the five great powers OF
Russia. United States. England
France and China. that there were
to be II seats at the council with
six OF the remaining 81 countries
which the members at the present
time. alternating in turn for repre-
sentation.
lie emphasized that the peace
conference could only be the be
ginning Of a tremendous task tc
unite the entire world. but that II
would actually be years before hu.
mainly. as a whole. would be sui
fciently mentally and psychologist
ally prepared to accept 1t.
Guests at the meeting included
Alex Hiscox. Trenton: Earl Trowl
er. Ann Arbor; +. T. Mitchell and
William Ovens, Ypsilanti.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-04-26
Bribed Legislators
Serving Sentences

Lansing. Apr. 25-AP-Fiye Of
the six former legislators convict
ed late Yesterday OF graft conspir-
acy during the 1871 legislative ses-
sion had begun serving their pris-
on sentences today.
The six, found guilty by an Ing
ham County circuit court jury az
ter only 80 minutes elaboration.
were former state senators. vii
liam G.. Birk, Baraga Republican
and Leo J. Wilkogski. Detroit Dem
ocrst and former State Representa-
tives William Green. Hillman Re
publican. and William G Buckley.
Francis J. Nowak and Edward J..
Walsh. Detroit Democrats.
They we're accused by Circuit
Judge Leland ". Cars one-man
grand jury Of accepting brides 10
influence their action on an unsuc.
cessful bill 10 recognize and reg.
ulate the healing art Of nature
patty as medical science.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-04-26
New Ann Arbor
Radio Station
Starts Today

The new Ann Arbor radio sta
ton. WPAG. began broadcasting at
ZOO this morning and is located on
the 10th floor OF the Hutzel Build
ing. II will feature among other
programs news hourly on the hour,
and all OF the Detroit Tiger day
time baseball games. For the
interest OF residents OF Washtenaw
County, local news will be given
along with the war news and
there will he a farm program from
ll.3 10 1900 noon every day.
The Washtenaw Broadcasting
Company was founded three years
ago and received its license TO oper.
ate last fall. the delay being caused
by wartime shortages OF materials.
The president OF the corporation
is Arthur Greene and the general
manager OF the station. Theodore
Baugn. The company is making
arrangements for an Ypsilanti stu
do to be located in the Unity
Building with Theodore Turner in
charge. All three men are from
Ann Arbor.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-04-26
Patton Sn1ashes to Within
Eleven Miles of Austrian
Border; Nazis Flee Italy
War In Brief

tRy Associated PreSsD
The Western Front: Third Army
drove to within II miles OF the
Austrian frontier. - Of Berchtes
gaden; Seventh and French First
moved 10 encircle Munich; Brit
ish battled in Bremen. advanced
on Hamburg. Canadians four miles
from Emden. Americans IN center
awaited iuncture with Russians.
The Russian Front: Soviet troops
sWarmed ACROSS the Elb eRiver at
point 20 miles or less from Amer
lean positions on the Nude; bat
tie for Berlin ragged on as encircle.
ment was completed by two Soviet
armies; 100000 Nazls believed in
side ring.
The italian Front: Parma. Reg
gio DEmilia fell; Germans report.
ed fleeing in confusion toward
homeland redoubt with Allies In
swift pursuit,
The Pacific Fronts; Americans
have broken into second defense
ring on southern Okinawa: battle
ragged for Baguio on Luzon; Min.
dinao drive neared decisive stage,
Superforts bombed Shikoku. home
japanese island Tor first time.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-04-26

4 resolution requesting govern
mental units OF Wayne and Wash
tenaw counties to communicate
with their Washington represen-
tatives asking for an early deter
mination of the future OF the viii
low Run Bomber Plant was adopt.
ed al a meeting Wednesday after
noon in Charles McKenny Hall and
attended by more than 40 city,
county and township officials. The
conference was called by Local 50
UAW-CIO. to determine what aC-
ton, if any, could he taken with
regard to the future Of the Bomber
property.
Pres. Brendan Sexton, president
OF the local union, presided and
said that lay-offs we're proceeding
at very rapid rate Seniority was
cited as a principal concern. He
stated that employees hired since
June !, 1913. in the riyeting and
wing assembly departments we're
being laid off Employees OF all 9TH
err departments hired since Janu-
are I, 1913, we're being laid of.
Predicts Absorption
William 4. Comstock, member Of
the Detroit City Council and chair
man OF the Wayne County Board
of Supervisors, said he was in.
clined to believe that the many in
dustries needing men would quick
ly absorb all people laid of. Com
missioner Glenn Richards OF the
Department OF Public Works. De
troit, said they were badly in need
Of men for garbage collection and
that the Department of,Street Rail
ways was similarly needing help.
Mr.. Richards was confident that
all Detroit employees could be rapid
ly absorbed.
Glad OF Progress
Mayor Ross Bower OF Npsilanti
said he was glad 10 know that the
progress of the war was such that
the Army Air Forces FELT that they
could safely close down this unit
OF war production. we knew Il
was coming although il may have
taken place sooner than we
thought he said Mayor Orville
Hubbard OF Dearborn was conf
dent that as soon as the Army Air
forces knew what steps could be
safely taken. they would proceed
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-04-26
Legislature Ending Dull Session

Lansing. Apr. 26--AP-M Members
OF the 1945 legislative. ending lG
weeks of inconsequential legisla
ton. last night and today loosed
flood Of favorite measures in an
attempt to beat today's adjourn
ment deadline.
In session notable for its dull
ness, the lawmakers had felt the
depressing effects of world war
overshadowing their activities, on
the Carr grand jury probing into
stories Of legislative bribery, ami
of the murder last January OF one
of its members. Senator Warren U.
Hooper. a grand jury witness.
Highlight OF lengthy but unin-
spired windup was the unanimous
approval by the House of a revis-
ion Of the unemployment compen-
sation act and the defeat of bill
TO make employers Of six or more
persons subject 10 the workmen $
compensation act.
With only three dissenting votes
the House passed and sent to the
governor a bill sponsored by the
Detroit delegation as the result
of the violent 1913 Detroit race
riots. II authorizes the governor
to proclaim state of emergency
either ION his own volition' or on
the request OF a mayor Of CITY.
sheriffs. or the commissioner o!
tho Michigan state police, and to
have broad powers during periods
Of impending or actual public
crisis.
Commission Form
The state department of agricul-
ture will be completely revised
under terms OF a bill passed by
both houses which establishes a
five member commissionform OF
supervision. similar TO that now IN
effect in many other state depart
ments.
A long fight between social work
ers and the state Association Of
Supervisors ended quietly Wheh
both chambers accepted and sent
TO the governor a bill combining
the offices OF state welfare direc-
tor and state supervisor of social
security.
Another welfare bill libe-akzir~
substantially present old age as
sistance laws. especially as, 10
length of residence and hos:ital
care also passed quietly.
A last minute fight to save the
Michigan State safety commission
from extinction failed in the Sen
ate finance committee, when IT re-
fused 10 replace a $4,000 appro-
priation eliminated by the House
House members have expressed op.
position TO its director, Maxwell
Halsey. nationally known trat'
fic expert
Goes TO Governor
A measure TO permit referends
every four years in cities. villages
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-04-26
Legion Plans
to Bring War
Show too

Post 2S2 OF the American Legion
will pay expenses involved in
bringing to Ypsilanti the Seventh
War Loan combat team which has
been presenting the spectacle This
is Your Infantry.
This demonstration OF an actual
attack upon a pillbox takes place
In the open, with the use OF real
combat weapons flame throwers,
machine guns, rifles. grenades, ba
zookas, mortars. and all other IN
fantry equipment.
In addition to the demonstration,
there Will BE an exhibit of infan'
try materials. The outdoor show
will be staged May l6.
The committee appointed 10 plan
for the show is made up OF Lor'
enZ Kizor. chairman, Fred Lam
bert, Professor Joseph Kelly,
Lester Miller. in charge of pack
ing the used clothing TO be sent
overseas, designated tonight as
American Legion Night at the
packing headquarters. and asked
for 80 volunteers. He told the
members that 30 tons OF clothing
had already been shipped.
Mr. Kizor told~the DICTIONARIES
that by next fall the ROTC unit
being organized at Npsilanu High
School will be firmly established
with a competent instructor
Adjutant Willard Shaw reported
that the membership OF post 2S2
numbers 3SG and reminded them
of the dinner for the new members
to be held at the Legion Home,
April 80. lie urged all legionnaires
to be present, since plans for ex-
tending the program Of the post
to care for the veterans OF World
War . will be discussed.
Vice Commander clifford Reyn-
olds presided in the absence OF
Commander Thomas o Dea, who is
i'll
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-04-26
Effort Being Made to Find
Out Future of Bomber Plant

10 negotiate for the future Of vii
low Run. -a
Resolutions addressed to Michi
gan's senators and the representa-
lives in the area affected we're
asked for by the governmental
units in this area. BY this &C,
ton, it is hoped that the Govern
ment will announce its program.
Judge Fred Vinson is in charge
OF the Reconversion program for
the Government. representatives
Of nearby townships, in addition
to the Village OF Manchester. the
City OF Monroe. Wayne and the
Washtenaw County Board of Super.
yisors were present in addition to
the localities named.