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The Ypsilanti daily press., 1946-04-01
Traffic Box

Don't let the traffic cop April
fool you with a ticket today be-
Gauss spring is here and they
have busted off their motor
cycles.
The police are not interested
in issuing traffic tickets or in
traffic revenues: but they are
interested in your cooperation
observing traffic regulations.
Therefore they are stressing
a campaign of traffic education
which will appear daily in this
traffic box.
This educational program
will call 10 public attention the
things every driver should
know and observe to avoid the
embarrassment OF that unpopu-
lar summons to appear for a
violation.
Chief Of Police Dan F. L.
Patch extends greetings Of
good will drive slow and see
our city, drive fast and see our
jail.
The Ypsilanti daily press., 1946-04-01
Chairrnanship
Started

Washington. Apr. 1--AP-Rep.
Carroll Reece OF Tennessee and
former Senator John A. Danaher Of
Connecticut headed into a wide
open race today for the Republican
national chairmanship.
Overnight conferences OF party
leaders failed to develop enough
sentiment of any single candidate
to preclude an expected floor battle
over the position being vacated by
Herbert Brownell. Jr. The New
Yorker has led the Republican or
ganization since Gov. Thomas +.
Dewey was nominated for president
In 1914.
As a prelude to today's meeting
Of the 106.member national COM
mittee, a party policy subcommit-
tee last night released the text OF
suggested resolution deploring
THE incoherence and the inefci-
ency OF administration handling Of
foreign affairs"
Noting with regret" what II
termed a growing tendency to pay
lip-service to the United Nations
and inter-American organizations,
the proposed resolution called for
a reorganization OF the State De.
partment and the employment only
Of persons loyal 10 the American
government"
II also demanded that this coun-
try demonstrate "in behalf OF such
nations as Poland the same zeal
which is now so evident with re-
spect 10 oil-rich Iran"
As the chairmanship battle head.
ed into the home stretch OF both
Reece. 56, and Danaher, a.. voiced
confidence Of victory.
The Ypsilanti daily press., 1946-04-01
Interest IN
Due
toCarniival

City wide interest in the carnival
issue was eyiden: today in early
voting. there being 5si votes cast
at 2 p. m. The polls will be open
until 8 thi sevening.
Residents today are deciding
whether the American Legion will
be allowed to have a carnival to OBJ
tain funds for other features OF
their annual Fourth OF July cele-
bratlon which this year Is planned
as a city wide welcome home for
veterans of World War II.
There are but two contests. may
or and first ward alderman. Mayor
Ross X. Bower is opposed by Law
renee Oltersdorf and Alderman W.
C. Durant by John II. Burton. Mr..
Bower and Mr.. Durant are Repub-
licans and Mr.. Oltersdorf and Mr..
Burton. Democrats.
Heaviest voting appeared in :he
first ward where the contest for
alderman is being waged. The first
count disclosed that so votes had
been cast, with 176 in the first pre-
cine: and ia in the second.
Ward two was second highest In
the balloting with a total OF 109
votes cast at o'clock, AZ In the
first ward, 81 in the second. Ward
three figures were IS In the frs.
precinct and 80 in the second.
Wards four and five had 49 and Sc
votes. respectively, at the p. m.
count.
Ballotlng is being carried on IN
the usual places, with the first pre-
cinct Of ward one voters voting In
the garage at the rear Of the police
station, and precinct two voters
going to the Park House, ,1015 Con.
gress st.
Ward two voters. precincts one
and two. will cast their ballots at
the GAR. Hall. l10 Pearl St.. and
the garage at the rear OF 1929 N.
Congress St. respectively.
Those voters in Ward three, first
precinct, will find their booths at
the city hall, on North Huron St,
and in ward two, at Welch Hall, on
W. Cross st. Ward four voters are
to tgo to the City Storehouse, 4l0
N. River ST., and ward five to
Woodruff School.
The Ypsilanti daily press., 1946-04-01
L. S. Abandons
Cavalry Unit

Washington, Apr. 1--AP-Mili.
tary men heard with sentimental re-
gret today that the War Depart
ment has decided to abolish the
cavalry as a separate branch OF the
Army.
\ There was no official confirma-
tion, but service publications re-
port that a general army reorgan-
ization proposal awaiting Presi'
dent Truman's approval calls for
merging the horse outfits with the
armored force.
Trends in World War II were all
in that direction Fast moving
cavalry reconnaissance outfits
fought colorfully on several fronts.
but they travelled in light tanks
and ssmored cars rather than on
horseback.
The Ypsilanti daily press., 1946-04-01
Detroit Left
Without Bus,
Car Services

Detroit. Apr. 1-AP-Nearly two
million Detroit workers many
employed in industrial plants
were left stranded on street corn.
ers today as $500 AFL Motor
Coach and Trolley Operators
struck In a wage dispute.
The walkout began as scheduled
at 4 p. m. (ESTl although repre-
sentatives OF the Amalgamated AS
sociation OF Street Electric Rail.
ways Department met until 2 a. m.
in an attempt to find a last minute
solution for the unions demand.
A union official reported the two
sides "deadlocked" after the long
session.
Nearly all vehicles we're back in
the barns an hour after the strike
began, DSR officials reported. A
contingent OF 70 Detroit police Of.
flcers and 10 from suburban High
land Park were on duty at car
barns, but no incidents or picket
lines were reported.
Police Superintendent Edwin
Morgan said the department was
"functioning normally" and added
he expected no difficulty unless an
attempt was made to move equip
ment.
No such effort will be made. ac-
cording TO DSR General Manager
Richard A. Sullivan, until public
opinion forces IT,"
A thunderstorm and heavy rains
further hindered efforts of thou
sands Of early shift workers TO
reach their Offices and plants via
the taxicab or routes. Taxicab
companies reported exceptionally
heavy trade, but said no extra
vehicles were available for the ad-
ditional load.
The union members, asking an
IS cents hourly raise, yesterday
turned down the DSR's last-minute
offer of a 15-cent boost Some 1000
operators who attended mass
meeting yesterday voted for the
walkout ignoring international un'
ion officials who urged postpone
ment OF action for a week.
Myron Rutherford. district super
intendent OF the DSR's huge car
barn at Highland Park. stated so
per cent OF the early shift drivers
had reported for work. However
he added, no equipment waE being
taken out.
Meanwhile, attempts TO brinf
about a quick settlement were un'
derway as Mayor Edward J. JEFF
fries asked the unions vice presi-
dent. Robert Armstrong, to meet
him today.
The Ypsilanti daily press., 1946-04-01
Senate Back
on WageBin

Washington. Apr. - AP -
Whether to bring 100000 more
workers under the wage-hour act
puzzled senators today as they re-
turned to work on the veto-threat-
ened minimum wage bill.
The 3,500,00O are employees Of In
dustries affecting interstate
commerce. Their addition would
bring about 23,50O.O of the ma
tion's 100000 workers in In
dustry and agriculture under the
law, the Senate labor committee
reported in recommending their
inclusion.
Senator Hatch (D-NM) has NOV
ed to strike out the broadening
section on the ground that there
would be confusion over who goes
in and who stays out. Senator
Pepper (D-Fla) denied this. say
ing that similar language was used
in the National Labor Relations
Act.
Hatch lodged his motion Friday
few minutes after the Senate
added an amendment TO the mini
mum wage bill establishing a re-
vised farm party formula which
would take into account the cost Of
agricultural labor. t.
The parity amendment went in
by a vote Of 43 to 81. despite the
fact that majority Leader Barkley
told the Senate President Truman
had notified him he would be
compelled" to veto the wage bill
II II came to the White House with
the parity provision.
The Ypsilanti daily press., 1946-04-01
US. Staying Out of Mine Strike
Health, Welfare
Fund Asked bv
Lewis

Washington, Apr. 1-AP- The
White House said today that Pres
ident Truman has no plans for in.
tervening in the bituminous coal
mining stoppage.
Press secretary Charles G. Ross,
asked at a news conference IL the
President will do anything abou.
the walkJut, replied: THAT Is in
the hands Of the Secretary Of La
bor."
President John L. Lewis OF the
union. said there would be no pick
citing. Rationing of coal was start
ed no government orders 10 insure
supplies for urgent uses. The stop
page in production, II prolonged.
threatened TO disrupt the country S
reconversion program. Already, one
major steel company announced f.
would have to bank 20 blast fur
naces.
The beginning o. the work stop
page found members OF the union
ready for a holiday anyway-their
annual celebration OF April in
honor OF John Mitchell, one OF the
unions earliest presidents. and to
commemorate the 4Sth anniversary
Of the eight-hour day. Actually.
the effects Of the strike therefore
will not be felt until tomorrow.
Demands Fund
President Lewis principal de-
mand from the coal industry is the
establishment OF a health and vel
fare fund for miners, to be created
from an assessment on each ton
of coal produced. and to be admin
istered by the union. The operators
balked The National Coal Associa-
tion said such royalty payment
levied for the benefit Of the union,
would make Lewis "a dictator more
powerful than any America has ev-
er known"
The unions demand for a vel
fare fund is not new. A year ago
Lewis asked a 10 cent royalty on
each ton Of coal mined for this pur-
pose. Operators estimated this
would have netted him. on the ba-
sis Of last years production, ap-
proximately $57.50O,000.
The industry offered to raise
miners pay in line with the wage
increases already granted in steel,
oil and automobile industries, or
about 1914 cents an hour. The op-
orators. In reply to Lewis demand
for a welfare fund, proposed a
joint study by the UNIV and :he
industry Of plans to create a fund
TO care for hardshlps resulting
from mine accidents, and also sug-
gested he union administer funds
collected from miners for medical
and benefit purposes in cases
where UNIV locals are dissatisfied
The Ypsilanti daily press., 1946-04-01
Sexton Youth
Wins Oratory
Contest Here

Robert Carsons, Sexton High
school, emerged winner OF the
state finals OF the American Lc-
gion Oratorical Contest. conduct
ed at Charles McKenny Hall, Satur-
day evening.
He outpointed Robert McDougall,
Ypsilanti High School, and Mar
lene Incl, Northern High School,
Detroit. to become the Michigan
representative to the regional elm
ination, to be In Milwaukee early
in April. Winners OF the four re-
gional contests TO be conducted
in the United States will compete
iH the nationals at Grinnen Col
lege. Grinnell. Iowa. later in April
to decide the national oratorical
champion.
Winner of the nationals will be
awarded $4,000 scholarship to an
university or college OF his choice
in the United States. The contest
is an annual activity OF the Amer
lean Legion and Is open only to
ulkH htuOOl bluutulH.
State Winner Carsons spoke
on the theme, The Foundation
Stone" Ypsilantlan Robert Nc.
Dougall GRATED on the theme, "An
American Citizens Rights and PRIV.
.leLcs under the Constitution" and
Miss Incl spoke on "The Consti.
tuition in a Changing World. In
line with the requirements, all
speeches were based on the con
stitution.
Presiding over the contest, which
was presented before a capacity
audience in the Alumni Room OF
Charles McKenny Hall, was Pro.
fessor Joseph Kelly, Michigan State
Normal College. who served the
Legion as this years state orator.
ical contest chairman.
Judges were Paul f Cairns,
Charles w. Lumas, and Upton d.
Palme~.
In attendance Saturday evening
was American Legion Commander
for Michigan, Carl Metheny: Adju-
tant for the state, Lyle Alexander;
Commander Of local post 2S2, Jo-
seph Doc McCulloch; and chair
man of the Americanism commit.
tee Of the local post Carl Johnson.
The Ypsilanti daily press., 1946-04-01
Army Deactivated
in Chinese Area

Shanghai, Apr. 1--AP-Deactiva-
tion Of the United States Army in
the China theater May 1 was an
nounced today by 1t. Gen. Albert
G. Wedemeyer upon instructions
from the joint chiefs Of staff in
Washington.
This will leave 5000 to 1000 L.
5. Army personnel in China to
carry on with the military advisory
group headed by General George
c. Marshall and to serve on the
cease fire truce terms and aid with
repatriation and similar residual
duties
Wedemeyer Is scheduled to cave
Tor the United States Thursday but
whether he would return TO China
was not disclosed.
The Ypsilanti daily press., 1946-04-01
Young Will
SeekOffice

Ann Arbor. Apr. Leonard
Young after announcing his resig-
nation from the office Of chief as
slstant prosecutor. asserted today
that it stands despite refusal of
Prosecutor John Rae to accept II.
Rae's refusal to accept the resig-
nation was due to several cases
pending" requiring the assistance
OF Young. who has held the office
Of assistant for two years"
The resignation was offered in
order that Young could oppose Rae
for nomination to the office OF
prosecutor in the June Republican
primaries.
The Ypsilanti daily press., 1946-04-01
Crew Called
to Ship

San Francisco, Apr. -AP-The
merchan: shin Oneida Victory.
which reported she was in sinking
condition last night after colliding
with the tanker W.L.R. Emmett off
the California coast. early today
messaged for her crew to be re-
turned aboard.
The crew left the stricken vessel
last night in boats and boarded the
Emmett. with the captain. a radio
operator and two injured men re.
naming aboard the Oneida Vic
tory.
Mackay radio reported that a
message from the Oneida at 70 36
a m. (P.S.T) requested the Emmett
TO return the crew and asFed the
tanker to stand by.
The Ypsilanti daily press., 1946-04-01
SCHOOLS MAY MERGE

The school boards OF the Macon
and Tecumseh Village schools are
considering the adyisability Of a
merger, following an announcement
that Henry Ford's Edison Institute
will withdraw support of an e'ab-
crate school program at the end OF
the school year The closing of
some Of the schools Is under con
sideration, as we'll as the merger
OF schools which will be without in.
stitute support, June 1.
The Ypsilanti daily press., 1946-04-01
Town Meeting
Small Gathering

A small attendance featured the
annual town meeting OF Ypsilanti
Township at the town hall, this af-
ternoon. The statements of the
treasurer and clerks records were
d.stributed showing a balance OF
Sl02, ,414.1S. Fifty dollars for prem
iums for the All Clubs as has
been done since the county fair
ceased business, was voted. The
secretary was directed to notify
the schools OF this action. The
other appropriation voted was OF
500 each toward the upkeep of
the Alban and Udell cemeteries.
The Ypsilanti daily press., 1946-04-01
AUCTION CALENDAR

SATURDAY, APRIL 6, 100 p. m.
place known as the kiefer
place. 1884 TalIaday Road, cor
ner Bunton Road, IA miles east
Of Whitaker and 2Ia miles south
Of willis, Mike 8uunb, Prop- Earl
Wright, Auetloneer. o. z. Vedder.
Clerk. adv.
The Ypsilanti daily press., 1946-04-01
Education in
Hands

Authority for public education
in Michigan rests with the State
and not the school district. Presi-
dent John NJ. Munson Of the Nor
NAL College. told Rotary Club at
Hotel Huron this noon. Pres.
Munson explained that what was
frequently referred to as state
aid" was in reality the rightful
assuming OF authority by the state
and the district contributions were
in reality district aid.
The difference between Michigan
and such states as Ohio and lndi-
ana was clearly explained by the
speaker as he quoted from the
Ordinance OF 1857 for the North
west Territory that Religion. NOR
ality and knowledge being 70. eter
necessary for good government,
schools and the means Of education
shall forever be encouraged It
was also a matter OF comment that
John D. Pierce had been the indi-
yidiual who had seen to II that
every 18th section OF land in the
state. furnished the income rpon
which was oased the primary
school fund OF the state. In Ohio
and Indiana the income went to
the districts while in Nichioan.
being administered bv the state
II enables the state to stand back
of the education OF every child. In
1894 the primary school fund en-
abled the state to provide ? so per
student. In 1880 this had in re" "Sed
to $1,000 per student. At the
present time the State is providing
between $50 and so million dol
lars for school support
The Normal College was the 'rst
in Michigan ard one OF the first in
the country where both young men
and young women were given the
means for an education where they
might be trained in the theory
and art OF teaching. The nrmHer
of children in high schools has
increased enormously. President
Munson pointed out. In 1850 there
were only 5000 enrolled in the
high schools Of the state In 1880
it had risen to 10000. Nowhere
in the world is there anything to
compare with out system Of public
education such as Is found in Amer
lea. he observed The armed ser
vices train men to defend our coun
try from enemies without but the
public schools race the complicated
responsibility OF enabling our citiz-
ems TO defend themselves rom
within and to safeguard or form
OF government.
Visitors included Elmer II. VII
son. Worthwhile. Emory .Seestedt
James Dixon. Romulus ohm IT.
Ashburn. Lester Appel, 0si'a"ti
The Ypsilanti daily press., 1946-04-01
Library Association
Will Conduct Meeting

The annual meeting OF the Lib
rary Association of the Ypsilanti
Public Library will be at 1880 p. m.
Tuesday in the Library Building.
All members OF the association
are entitled to attend.
The Ypsilanti daily press., 1946-04-01
U. s. WEATHER FORECAST

" .. WEN HEN FOh6SRol
Lower Michigan: Partly cloudy
and warmer tonight. Tuesday: con-
tinued mild.
Highest temperature yesterday.
a.: lowest. 32
Highest temperature one year
ago today. 81; lowest. 40.
Highest temperature this date
since 1872, g. in 1945; lowest, Il
in 1874.
The sun sets today at 6:57 p. m.
and rises tomorrow at 6:14 a. m.
The moon sets today Il 6:2S p.
m. and rises tomorrow at 6:51 a. m.
The Ypsilanti daily press., 1946-04-01
Flashes of
Late News

LoNDON-AP- Field Marshal
Viscount Gort. SO. former chief OF
the British Imperial Staff and
distant cousin OF King George vi,
died Sunday In Guys Hospital after
a long illness.
The Ypsilanti daily press., 1946-04-01

KENT, O.-AP- Former Gov.
Martin L. Dayey. 81, one OF Ohio's
most colorful politicians. de OF .
heart attack while rutert lining
guests at his home sunday Death
came as he added up scores OF a
bridge game.
The Ypsilanti daily press., 1946-04-01

ISHPEMING-AP-The United
Steelworkers OF American (CIO)
has filed formal charges with
the National Labor Relations
Board against the North Range
Mining Company. Inland Steel Com
pany and Cleyeland-Cliffs Iron
Company, claiming unfair labor
practices and asking that proper
steps be taken for protection OF
members OF the union.
The Ypsilanti daily press., 1946-04-01

MEXICO CITY-AP- Preslden.
Avila Camacho OF Mexico formally
opens the International Labor Or
ganization's third Inter-American
Conference today.
The Ypsilanti daily press., 1946-04-01

WASHINGTON-AP-The Army
eignaled its intention today to push
the development OF rockets as an
atomic age weapon by scheduling
a series OF tests with reassembled
German W. missiles.
The Ypsilanti daily press., 1946-04-01

TOKYO-INS - Gen. Douglas
Macarthur declared today that
there is absolutely no truth" in
reports that he or his staff officers
are engaged in Philippine CONNER
cial enterprises.
The Ypsilanti daily press., 1946-04-01

HELSINKI-INS- Former Pres
ddent Herbert Hoover, honorary
chairman OF President Truman's
famine emergency commission, was
greeted by Finnish officials and
the Finnish people today on his
arrival in Helsinki.
The Ypsilanti daily press., 1946-04-01

FRANKFURT. Germany-AP -
NO casualties have been reported
by the 1000 Allied combat troops
and counterespionage agents who
smashed a powerful underground
movement by rounding up about
1000 German suspects in raidfs
over the week end.
The Ypsilanti daily press., 1946-04-01

GIBRALTAR-AP-The U. S.
battleship Missouri left Gibraltar
this morning bearing the body OF
the late Turkish ambassador TO
Washington, Mehmet Munir Erte-
gun, back to Istanbul. The Missouri
was escorted by the destroyer
Power.
The Ypsilanti daily press., 1946-04-01

Recommendations Won
Ribbentrop, former Nazi foreign
minister. testified before the Inter-
national Military tribunal today
that Prime Minister Stain greed
dn Moscow in August, 1889, that he
would never accuse Germany Of
aggression because OF her actions
in Poland" The agreement was
that 'fs aggression we're spoken Of
both parties would be guilty" Won
Ribbentrop said.
The Ypsilanti daily press., 1946-04-01

PORTLAND. Ore.-INS - Milk
bottles clinked in Oregon and
Washington again this morning as
dairymen accepted the small OPA
price increase against which they
went on strike a week ago. There
were signs, however, that the milk
dispute may crop up again in the
near future.
The Ypsilanti daily press., 1946-04-01

TEHRAN-AP-A U. s. Embas.
sy spokesman said today reports
from Tabriz indicated that the
Russian army was making "ostenta.
tious" preparations to eVacuate
that city. capital OF the semi-auton-
omous lranian province OF Aver.
baljan.
The Ypsilanti daily press., 1946-04-01

SOFA-AP-Prospects thai the
Bulgarian cabinet might be broad
ened to include two opposition par
ty leaders as suggested by the
United States and Britain faded 20
day with the formation by Premier
kimon Georgiev OF a new govern
ment which left the political situa-
tlon virtually unchanged.
The Ypsilanti daily press., 1946-04-01

NEW YORK-INS-Labor cir
cles looked for a break today in
the 1l-week-old strike OF $4,000
Westinghouse Electric workers.
Their optimism stemmed from a
one-hour meeting in Pittsburgh be-
tween CIO President Philip Muir.
ray and Gwilym A. Price. Westing
house president.
The Ypsilanti daily press., 1946-04-01

ToKYO-INS-Joseph B. Keen
an, chief prosecutor for the Inter
national War Crimes Tribunal, con-
ferred today with General Mac
Arthur. Keenan,, who recently re-
turned from China, held a full
meeting of his prosecution staff be-
fore going to see Macarthur.
The Ypsilanti daily press., 1946-04-01

BRUSSELS - AP-Achille Van
Aoker Is back at his post as pre-
mier OF a coalition government,
which he formed yesterday at the
request OF Regent Prince Charles
after unsuccessful attempts by So
cialist Paul-Henri Spaak and Social
Christian (Catholic) party leader
Auguste de Schryyer had resulted
dn a standoff.
The Ypsilanti daily press., 1946-04-01

LONDON-INS - The British
cabinet mission TO India. bearing
full authority to work out means
OF achieving Indian independence
commenced discussions with In
dian political leaders in New Delhi
early this morning.
The Ypsilanti daily press., 1946-04-01

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The Valley settler., 1946-09-26
LOCAL. NEWS

Mrs. L. P. Rorri son, who spent tho sumner in the States, has returned to the Valley. Mir. Ed Ueeck, who has been tn tho Ala ska Road Cormni ssion at Bri sto1 Bay, arrived in Palmer this week. hr. Uoock said that tho weather has been pretty rugged recently
 in that aroa, but ho had q very nice
 plane trip back arriving in Anchorage four hours after leaving Bri stc1 Bay.
 Amer J. Peterson was in Palmer this week with Oscar s. Gill on a campaign tour. Lee Marshall vas in Palmer recently to look after his farming intero sts here. Mir. Morshal1's s family is still in the States.
The Valley settler., 1946-09-26

Mrs. L.C. Stock and Mrs. Roy Brock arc in the Restaurant bus mess while thoir hus- bands take care of the crops and othor necessary fall work on the ir farms. Mir. and Mrs. Don McKochnie mado trip to Valdez this voek over the Gl onn-Richordson Hi ghNoy.
 Tho spankin' now rod Internal iofal pickup in town belongs to Mir. & Mrs. L. Hamby.