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The Ypsilanti daily press., 1945-06-12
Okindqvd Jabs Face Annihilation
School War
Bond Sales
at $69,450

The rest OF the way in. Ypsi.
lanti's adults will have to carry the
7th War Loan by themselves for
the Public Schools have turned in
their Anal report. With Prospect
School leading the grade school list.
the total for the entire system is
S69,45O The six grades OF Ypsi-
anti Junior and Senior High
Schools sold $51,225-just about the
Washtenaw County quota OF S55 per
student.
Rome Room 3O2 in charge of
Miss Viola Milks was the most re.
cent group to achieve the distin.
guished honor Of exceeding 500 per
student, a goal set early in the
drive for the high school. Sales
by the city's grade schools were
as follows, Harriet, Sl,725, Wood.
run, $4,000, Prospect, S7,525, and
Central, s4.975, a total OF SlS.225.
The example the school people
set for us should have good re-
suits" said city Chairman, d. NJ.
Silkworth. These boys and girls
never stop asking people to buy
bonds, and that is what we need.
We must have this persistent ef.
fort or Ypsilanti is going to fail in
its "E" bond quota" he said.
The Ypsilanti daily press., 1945-06-12
Care
Not Adequate
For Veterans

Washington, June l2-INS- The
nations two most powerful veter-
ans organizations today bluntly ac.
cused the Veterans Administration
with providing inadequate" hos
pitsl care for discharged service
meh Of both World Wars.
In independent but parallel re-
ports TO the House Veterans Com
mittee, the American Legion and
the Veterans of Foreign Wars made
public the results of their seven.
week on-the-spot Investigations of
veterans hospital facilities through
out the United States.
Both organizations found wide.
spread evidence of substandard ia
cilities and theatment for men who
have been physically or mentally
injured as a result Of war.
Both organizations recommended
sweeping changes in the Veterans
Administration set up and in the
governments approach to the treat.
ment OF eX-servicemen's ills.
The investigations were carried
out by the nationwide facilities of
the Veterans Administrator Frank
The Ypsilanti daily press., 1945-06-12
South Loses
on Poll Tax

Washington. June 12- AP -
Thrown for a loss in preliminary
battle yesterday, southern Demo
Gratis dug in today for a twofront
House fight on poll taxes and the
fair employment practices COM
mittee.
While privately pessimistic over
their chances OF halting poll tax
repeal legislation on the floor, they
were more hopeful OF blocking an
FEPC bill that has been stalemated
in committee.
The poll tax bill has top priority
on today's House program. And,
II yesterdays voting that gave Il
that status means anything, night.
fall will see headed for the Senate
legislation making it unlawful to
require payment Of the tax as a
prerequisite to voting in a federal
election. Seven southern states
have poll tax laws
A 2l9 TO "a vote yesterday gave
the bill today's top billing, and
there was nothing to indicate the
top-heavy majority wouldn't hold
firm.
Poll tax hackers are pinning their
hopes on belief the Senate will re-
peat history by shelving the legis-
lation as it has several times in re-
cent years.
The Ypsilanti daily press., 1945-06-12
C. Of c. Urges
Price Control

Washington. June 2-INS-Eric
A. Johnston, president of the U. S.
Chamber Of Commerce. today urged
reenactment without change OF the
price control act for one year, or
six months after Japans defeat, but
called for flexible price policy
and improved administration.
Johnston appeared before the
House Banking and Currency Com.
mittee as administration leaders
planned an about fight in the
House against the Wherry amend
ment to the Senate-passed bill,
giving farmers the "cost-of-produc.
ton" basis for their prices.
He told the committee that the
price policy should be flexible
enough to permit profits where It
is essential to give encouragement
to the maximum production need
ed for reconversion and to counter
act initiation.
Johnson also declared that a
flexible pricing policy is needed to
encourage business to create jobs
for returning veterans and displac-
ed war workers and thereby OBJ
viate widespread unemployment"
He added, however, that these re-
suits can be secured under the
present act.
He listed the following two steps
as essential to improved admins
tration:
/. A vigorous and immediate
search should be made for a larger
number OF competent executives
to assist those now administering
the act.
2. A definite and unequivocal'
statement should be made imme-
diately by OPA that there is no
intent TO use the war emergency
as an excuse TO control or destroy
the profit system of American bust
ness operations"
The Ypsilanti daily press., 1945-06-12
State Loses
Union Curbs

Washington. June l2-UP-Lead-
ers Of organized labor today hailed
the latest Supreme Court ruling as
a victory over state efforts to regu-
late union activities. In its busiest
day Of the present term the court
Monday outlawed a Florida statute
requiring labor unions and their
agents to register and be licensed
with the state.
In another impotant decision the
high court directed the acquittal of
"a former German-American Bund-
lists convicted in New York of ad-
vising Bund members to eyade the
draft law.
The court delivered formal deci-
sions covering II cases and an
nounced that il will meet again
next Monday. three weeks past the
date originally set for its summer
adjournment.
The Ypsilanti daily press., 1945-06-12
Eisenhower Will be Given
Hero's Reception Monday

Washington, June 12-CP-Gen.
Dwight D. Eisenhower is coming
back to a hero's reception here on
Monday.
The reception will be simple,
they say. But by the time it's over,
General Ike will know he's had
one-snd so will upwards of 500,-
900 other folks including Congress,
the capitals civil leaders, the
Army high command, President
Truman and Mrs. Eisenhower.
For the man who commanded
the Anglo-American armies which
smashed Germany from the west,
the capital plans:
/. A parade through an aisle of
flags" from the National Airport
to the Capitol.
2. A joint reception by the
House and Senate, at which he will
speak.
3. A mammoth civil luncheon.
4. A press conference with Sec
retary Of War Henry L. Simpson.
5. A buffet dinner at the White
House with Mr.. Truman doing the
honors.
s. A few-mighty few-hours
Of free time" which he can spend
any way he wants to.
The plans were made yesterday
at a meeting of District officials
with Brig. Gen. Robert n. Young
Of the Chief OF Staff's Office and
Maj. Gen. c. F. Thompson, com
mander of the military district Of
Washington.
Young and Thompson were a lit
The Ypsilanti daily press., 1945-06-12
Taxpayers Select Officers,
Arrange For Paid Executive

and arrangements were made for a
paid secretary.
c. c. jerks is the president; Ray.
mond Fugate, vice president; John
Muller, secretary, and j. A. Fleu.
elling, treasurer. Charles Hill, re-
firing president, will be the execu.
tive secretary.
The officers will be installed in
September.
Objectives OF the organization
are to be continued; namely in
formative studies and tax reduc-
tions
Questions discussed during an
informal meeting involved notices
Of increased property valuations
received by some Of the members,
and higher water bills
Members we're reminded that
now is the time to make protests
against property valuations before
the board OF review.
The Ypsilanti daily press., 1945-06-12
Police to Reenact
Langford Killing

New York. June 2-INS-Police
today planned to reenact the shoot
ing OF Albert F. Lapgford at the
Hotel Marguery a week ago yes
terday to determine II possible why
his wife failed TO hear the fatal
shot.
Mrs. Langford. who was in the
bedroom OF the Langford suite. sd-
mitted to police after the shoot
ing that she heard her husband
groan and slump TO the floor. but
said she did not hear the shots.
Two shots we're fired by the two
mysterious gunner. One OF them.
a .3s caliber bullet. hit Langford
in the head, wounding him fatally.
The other. a 80 bullet. was found
imbedded in the paneling OF the
apartment.
Police theorized that the murder
ers apparently had used silencers
on their guns, but they pointed out
that even with silencers only about
IS per cent OF tho noise Of a pistol
shot is eliminated.
The Ypsilanti daily press., 1945-06-12
Parliament Authorizes
Rule by Decree to Meet
All Out Yank OHensiue
IS to 65 to
be Army
Ages


Japan's reluctant parliament has
authorized rule by imperial decree
and formation OF a spear-wielding
civilian army in answer to the Am.
erican "all-out offensive" to end
the Okinawa campaign on Nippon's
doorstep and almost unopposed
Australian advances in Borneo.
Tokyo broadcasts indicated that
every man between Is and 65, and
women between % and As, would
be expected to volunteer" Ages
will be lowered five years for fight.
ing purposes. These guerrillas are
to be armed with what grenades
and rifles the Army can furnish
Otherwise they will rely on bamboo
spears, samurai swords or any 9TH
er available, weapon.
Claim Capture
Chinese dispatches claimed the
capture of the little coastal city of
Pingyang but reported a series OF
unexpected reverses on three south.
ern sectors.
Tokyo reported the unbroken
American air attack on the home
islands was carried into the sixth
consecutive day with 20 Superforts
laying mines, liberators making
their debut over the sacred land
air fields.
only a few days more fighting
against organized resistance re-
main on 0kinawa. said 1t. Gen.
Simon Bolivar Buckner, Jr., as
three divisions of his Tenth Army
seized strategic heights penning in
the largest force OF $4,000 suryiv-
ing Nipponese. His confident state
ment was made in an air.borne Of
fer to the japanese general to ne
gotiate surrender. The offer was
! ignored.
Surprise Landing
Tokyo described the combined
/ infantry and marine attack as "an
, all-out offensive" and said 1t was
accompanied by a surprise land
ing on the southern beaches OF the
island, 325 miles south OF Japan.
This report was uncontirmed.
Such a landing would completely
| encircle Japanese cornered on a
three-mile long plateau.
In sharp contrast with the vicious
fighting on Okinawa. the Austral-
ian ninth division advanced so rap
idly through the sweltering heat OF
Borneo's jungles that even the few
Japanese defenders were confused.
None Killed
Less than 5000 Japanese were in
the area and they didn't kill sim
gle man during the landing opera
ton Sunday. The L. S. Seventh
fleet and attached Australian naval
units had lain in Brunei Bay for
three days previously preparing
the way.
Gen. Douglas Macarthur landed
right behind the Aussies. Austral'
ian dispatches said he was subject
ed to heavy sniper fire and stood
erect watching the Aussies wipe
out the sniper nest. 49,.
Already Aussies are recondition-
ing the bomb-pocked $500 foot Lab.
uan Island air field which had
been so long unused that the jun
gle was reclaiming it. The Aussies
also held the ruins Of Victoria, ma
ior city on Labuan and chief port
of Brunei Bay, and Brooketon on
the mainland.
II was a different story in China.
American Army men said Japanese
had driven back into lshan, ~
miles northwest OF enemy-held Liu'
chow, and Chinese we're clingins
only to the western outskirts.
The Ypsilanti daily press., 1945-06-12
Italian Peace
Terms Secret

Washington, June 12-INS-Sen.
Homer Ferguson (R) Mich, back
from a European trip with a SEN
ate investigating committee, urged
the United Nations to make pub
lie the Italian armistice terms.
We've got to make up our minds
on Italy" Ferguson declared. my
judgment is that conditions prob
ably are more demoralized in Italy
than any other place in Europe out
side of devastated sections Of Ger
many"
While many reports OF the terms
OF the Italian armistiee have been
published, they have never been
made officially public. Some re-
ports have indicated that the terms
are extremely harsh.
Seeks New Status
Washington, June l2- ms -
Luigi Antonini, president of the
Labor Council, IS
scheduled to see President Tru-
man today in an attempt to elevate
the status OF Italy to that OF a
full-fledged ally.
The Ypsilanti daily press., 1945-06-12

tie apologetic about the parade
plans; because there's still a war
on, they explained, it will be fairly
modest-no big military turnout
with marching men and rolling
guns
when the war is over" Young
said, I'VE can bring a division up
Pennsylvania Ave. We are EN-
phasizing now the job ahead rather
than past accomplishments. This
is a seyenth-inning stretch"
anyway. the. feeling seemed TO
BE that Eisenhower probably had
seen enough military might to sat
isfy him for a while and that per-
haps he would get a kick out Of
seeing some civilians.
The Ypsilanti daily press., 1945-06-12
on
Better

There were indications today
that the Big Three had achieved a
basis Of Understanding on the Po-
lish problem and that the situation
generally was improving.
One sign that the atmosphere
was clearing came in a Moscow
dispatch which said that a mission
assigned the task of reorganizing
the Polish provisional government
at Warsaw would meet soon in the
Russian capital with representa-
tiyes of the Warsaw regime and
Poles from outside the country.
A broadening along democratic
lines Of the Polish provisional gov
ernment was envisaged by the Big
Three at Yalta earlier in the year
but little concrete progress has
been made toward that goal. An
informant in Moscow said the Unit
ed States and Britain had swung
around to Premier Stalin's point of
view that the Soviet-sponsored
Warsaw regime should be the nu-
Cleus of any reorganiZed Polish ad-
ministration.
Members OF the Polish govern
ment in exile did not share the
general optimism These London
Poles were believed clinging to
the conviction that most of them
would be frozen out Of any Soviet
accepted plan for a new and broad
er-based Polish government.
However, member of the Polish
moderate group in London express
ed the belief that Stainslaw Miko-
lajczyk, former premier of the Lon
don Polish government would be
invited to discuss the reorganiza-
tion. Mikolajczyk is known to ia
vor conciliation with Russia
The Ypsilanti daily press., 1945-06-12
KingReceiives
Slim Margin

Ottawa, June II -AP- Prime
Minister W. L. Mackenzie Kings
government was back in office TO-
day for another term, late returns
from yesterdays general election
giving il a slim majority in the
new House Of Commons with the
aid OF As straight Liberals and
eight supporting Independently
erals from the French-speaking
province Of Quebec.
The results were based entirely
on civilian votes and may be az.
fected by the ballots of service
men and women at home and
abroad which are not to be counted
for another ten days. There are
approximately 100000 eligible in
the armed services, of whom about
500, 100 were expected to vote.
King and his party. who have
governed Canada continuously
since 1885 and for IS Of the years
since 1921 won easily over their
nearest rivals, the Progressive
Conservatives, but had their prev
ious overwhelming majority cut
sharply.
The Liberals won lis Of the new
Parliament's 245 seats and were
leading in two others. With eight
Quebec Observation-Disclosures elect
ed. this gave the government a ma
jority OF at least 126 seats. The
Progressive Conservatives won g.
seats and were leading in three.
The Socialistic CCF (Coopera-
tive Commonwealth Federation
elected 26 members, the third
largest group in the new Parlia
ment, increasing its strength as ex-
pected from the west but electing
only one candidate from the east.
The Ypsilanti daily press., 1945-06-12
Tax Review
Nears End

Wednesday is final date for pre-
senting tax complaints to the board
Of review for possible adjustment.
The board OF review will be in
session at the city hall this after.
noon and from o'clock Wednesday
morning until > o'clock that night.
The board consists OF Donald
Silkworth, Howard Dawson, Ray
Leever, and Bernard McIlhargie.
Donald Comstock, city assessor and
supervisor, is acting IN an advisory
capacity.
In Mondays and this mornings
sessions, but ten or 12 complaints
have been presented.
The Ypsilanti daily press., 1945-06-12
Last Bomber
on June 20

Ford Motor Company officials
predicted today, that at the present
standard OF production, the last
B.24 would come of the Willow
Run assembly lines June 20, bring
ing to a close a record of produc-
tion never before dreamed possible
Suitable ceremonies will be held
at the plant TO mark the end Of
three years OF operation which
reached such a peek that the plant
became the sole producer OF the
famous Liberator bomber.
The Ypsilanti daily press., 1945-06-12
.Sturrn Leads
School Vote

Walter Sturm was elected TO the
school board Monday, succeeding
Wesley Dawson. Mr.. Sturm polled
1913 votes, Mrs. Mary Cummings So.
and George Veins. 40. There were
two spoiled ballots.
Mr.. Sturm will take office July
l. The board will meet July 2 to
care for routine business and to
elect a president.
At the regular business meeting
Immediately after the ballots were
counted Monday night, the board
voted TO award the contract for mi
nor seasonal repairs OF four city
schools to r. S. Gerganoff.
Payment Of routine bills was ap-
proved and the minutes OF the last
meeting read and approved.
The planned repairs are:
At Harriet School, repair water
pipe under gymnasium floor; sand
and refinish gymnasium floor;
paint corridors and toilets; repair
roof: repair ventilator on roof;
check window shades, locks and
windows; patch plaster.
At Woodruff School, repair gym
nasium root paint six rooms In old
part, sand and finish first grade
room, patch plaster.
At Prospect School. repair roof
check locks and shades.
At High School, repair roofs,
paint rooms on third floor, replace
window shades on west side. paint
outside, windows. doors, and ven
tilators, reset blsek.boards where
needed, replace hardware on west
doors, clean and varnish window
sills. rehang fire door in shops, re.
finish girls shower room (mater-
ials orderedl. remove glass parti.
ton in library. repair or replace
stage curtains.
The Ypsilanti daily press., 1945-06-12
Tax Limits Oft
in East Lansing

East Lansing, June zap -
Voters agreed here Monday. by a
more than four to one margin. to
the board OF education's proposed
temporary lifting Of the 15-mill tax
limitation to create 100000
sinking fund TO finance school con.
struction
The voters also approved assess
ment OF three mills on property
values in excess OF the lj.m!ll tax
for the next five years TO create
the sinking fund
The Ypsilanti daily press., 1945-06-12
Flashes of
Late News

WASHINGTON ms A pros
pectiye record wheat crop in 1945
highlighted the Agriculture Depart
ments prediction today that grain
and fruit production would not suf-
fer appreciably from the adverse
weather in April and May. The de-
partments monthly crop report es-
timated that total wheat output
this year would be approximately
one billion eighty five million bush.
els, an all-time record.
The Ypsilanti daily press., 1945-06-12
Work Advancing on
South Side Center

The South Side community cen
ter is rapidly taking shape as a
full crew Of brick layers take ad.
vantage of the fine weather.
Walls in most parts Of the build
ing are at least six feet high and
the heat tunnels are all in place.
The Ypsilanti daily press., 1945-06-12
Congress Today
CBy Associated Press)
Cepase

Hears Senator Burton (R-Ohio)
speak on worlG security plan; takes
up reciprocal trade agreement eX-
tension bill Onoon).
Secretary Morgenthau opens tes-
timony for Breton Woods monetary
legislation before Banking Commit
tee Q0:3O).
Agriculture Committee continues
hearing on nomination Of Claude r.
Wickard as Rural Electrihcation
administrator 10000.
House
Debates poll tax repeal bill
(noonl.
Rules committee seeks end to
deadlock over FEPC.
The Ypsilanti daily press., 1945-06-12

When unanimous opposition de-
veloped to a plan to disband Ypsi-
lanti Taxpayers Association Mon
day night. The group was reor-
ganized, new officers were elected
The Ypsilanti daily press., 1945-06-12

WoEs5ADEN, Germany -
AP-Rurolf Won Ribbsntrop,
son OF the Maxi foreign minis
ter Joachim Won Rlbbentrop,
has been discovered riding In a
prIsoner-of.war pen In the
Third Army Sector, the Twelfth
Army Group announced today.
Capture OF Or. Baldur Won
Sehlrach, former Nazl COVER
nor and district leader In Vi
emma and former chief OF the
Hitler youth, also was announe.
ed.
The Ypsilanti daily press., 1945-06-12
U. S. WEATHER FORECAST

Lower Michigan-Partly cloudy
and a little warmer tonight We'd
nesday, mostly cloudy, with scatter
ed thundershowers.
Highest temperature yesterday
rs; lowest 55.
Highest temperature one year
ago today 50; lowest 81.
Highest temperature this date in
last 73 years "a in 1894; lowest 42
in 1906.
The sun sets today at 9:O7 and
rises Wednesday at 5:56.
The moon sets today at 11.44 p.
m. and rises Wednesday.
The Ypsilanti daily press., 1945-06-12

Kalamazoo-Dr. Alfred F. Ways,
p. public relations director for
Bronson Hospital. today had re-
tired from the Michigan Confer
encs Of Methodist Churches after
a years service.
The Ypsilanti daily press., 1945-06-12
KILLED IN CRASH

Salina, Kans.-Smoky Hill Army
Air base officials said today that
Cpl. James Cobeyou. Detroit, was
one Of a crew OF 10 killed in a
crash Of a four-engined bomber near
Chickasha. Okla. The plane was
on a routine flight
The Ypsilanti daily press., 1945-06-12

Hats. straws, summer felts, 81 s..
Campus Dress Shop, SIT W. Cross.
Adv. 612
The Ypsilanti daily press., 1945-06-12

Group spokesman said the
broadcsSts first were reported
in the Welssenburq area north
Of Augsburg. The station has
operated on various wave
lengths, but has a low power
transn1ltter, he added.
PARlS-AP-S Silver-haired Mar.
shall Petain has completed the pre-
liminsry outline OF his defense
against treason charges. ne will
contend on trial that, far from
having betrayed his country, he
saved what remained Of it for the
liberation.
CLEVELAND ms The
tWo.Week suspension on the Is
suanee Of canning sugar was
lifted today In the hve.state
region Of ohio, Michigan, lndi-
ana, Kentucky and West Vir-
onla, with individual allot.
nentS to average eight instead
OF the previous IS pounds.
WASHINGTON-AP-A S39, 9,019,-
790,474 on.to-Tokyo army budget
for the fiscal year starting July l
had a go-ahead signal today from
the House Appropriations Com,
mittee.
OPORTO, Portugal ms Life
imprisonment was demanded by
the newspaper Jornal De Noticias
today for a man who withheld the
only available penicillin supply
from a patient too poor to pay the
$500 fee asked for six doses.
NEW YORK ms There are
no hotel rooms in New York City
available for civilians, and there
won't be for months to come, due
in large part to the arrival monthly
OF 100000 European war veterans
for discharge or redeployment.
This was the warning given out-of-
towners today by President Mar
tin Sweeney OF New York Hotel
Association.
NEW YORK-INS-Nine persons
were killed during pitched bat
tie" in northwest Spain between
the Spanish Civil Guard and armed
groups opposing the Franco regime,
a French press agency Madrid dis
patch reported by the FFC said
today.
CAlRO-INS-End OF martial
law in Egypt, with restoration OF
the right of public meeting, was
announced today by Prime Minis
ter Nokrashy Pasha. Military cen
sorship remains in effect.
METER, Ga.-UP-Mayor L. c.
Anderson ordered all stores and
offices closed from 1880 a. m. to l
D. m. today so everyone could pray
for rain to end a drought which
has severely damaged the tobacco
and corn crops in this region.
WASHINGTON-AP - Legisla-
tion embodying President Truman's
appeal for increased unemployment
compensation during the reconver-
sion period will be introduced in a
few days. Rep. Dingell (D-MichJ
told a reporter today he already
has drafted a bill which also will
propose free transportation OF Job
less workers from war centers to
their homes.
LONDON -AP- Prime Minis.
ter Churchill disclosed today that
Britain was in secret negotiation
with the French Vichy government
in 1910, but asserted "Vichy was
too much under German duress"
10 be able to give concrete assur-
ances that the French fleet would
not be surrendered to the Nazis.
SAN FRANCISCO -AP A con-
tention by Senator Bridges (R-
NH that the public had been
hoodwinked" about Russias posi-
ton on the Yalta voting formula
was discussed informally by Amer.
lean delegates today but they with.
held public comment until after
the United Nations conference.