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The Ypsilanti daily press., 1946-02-21
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SOME FRANK ADVICE
We need many more homes Tor
sale to supply our demand, III I
We do not ADVISE YOU to sell Tor
the sole reason tuat you see a
chance to make a profit. IL you
have to buy another home, you
viii find tuat your 'pToGlt was
on paper only. However, " you
are leaving town. need n different
size or style OF house, desire to
move to another location, or have
some other special reason for
selling, II may be wise for you TO
sell nov. Ne have many buyers
waiting, especially for " est side
city or Supur ban = and bed
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reliable advice regarding the sale
of your property, call
The Ypsilanti daily press., 1946-02-21

SOME ATTRACTIVE Building Sites,
college Heights Sub. NJ. B. Rogers,
7G3 oxford Rd Phone l4ls.
Evening star., 1946-08-12

the May company finally decided
not to buy but gave no reasons.
Before the hearing opened, Mr..
Wise disclosed that a dismissed
employe of the Philadelphia WAA
regional Office will be questioned
about assistance which Fields re-
portedly received in obtaining the
bronze screening.
Philadelphians o. Hand.
WAA officials revealed at the same
time that certain Philadelphia peo-
pie" were on hand to testify II
called. They refused to say whether
these possible witnesses were dis
missed by WAA for any connection
with Fields.
The only Philadelphia office wit
ness ofiicially listed by name was
Anthony j. Flood, commodities spe-
cialist. The identity OF the employee
who recently was discharged and
who will be questioned by the COM
mittee sometime in the course of
the day" was not disclosed by Mr..
Wise
Evening star., 1946-08-12

~ =,
Survey Shows How Billions !,
Were Wasted on War Work

years have assisted the Government
in getting its moneys worth were
eliminated in the war production
program. One was the statutory
provision that settlements of con-
tracts should be accomplished moi
by the contractors and contracting
Officers, but by an independent
agency of Government. The other
was the requirement for competitive
bids. OF course, when the tremen-
dous demand for war production
arose there was no possibility OF
letting contracts on competitive
bids.
The job of the Government was
to find somebody, or anybody, ready
willing and able to make what was
needed, and price was not always a
major consideration. After all, q
man dying of thirst would give ali
his treasure for drink OF water
when he wouldn't pay a nickel a
gallon for it in other circumstances
What We paid for a drink OF
water" when We were dying of thirst
will be set out in subsequent articles
of this series. They will name names
dates, places and amounts.
tCopyrieht. 1946. BY st. Louis
Post -Dispat tch
Evening star., 1946-08-12
Father Divine and Bride
Feted on New York Visit
Sy the Associoisd Press

NEW YORK. Aug. 12-Father Di-
vine and his 2l-year- -old white bride
headed back to Philadelphia early
today after series of heavenly
receptions rendered by the colored
evangelist's followers in Tarrytown,
N. Y, and New York City. The
Harlem reception included a din
ner at which Is varieties of meat
and fish. including fricasseed turtle,
were served.
In recent years Father Divine has
come to New York only on Sundays
when legal papers cannot be served.
One of his former angels" has
charged that she gave him $4,000
and was unable to get back the
money.
AT news conference after the
Harlem banquet, Father Divine re-
peated that he and his bride, the
former Edna Rose Ritchings OF
Montreal. are married in name
only and escorted reporters on a
tour Of the living quarters at the
peace center.
Father Divine also denounced
some newspaper stories about him
and objected to use of the word
Negro which he said is incrim-
inatingly vulgar and is distinct
distortion concerning me"
Evening star., 1946-08-12
Electrical Workers Group
Calls for Custer Of Reds
By the Associosed Press

PITTSBURGH, Aug. l2-Harry
Block. international vice president
of the CIO-United Electrical, Radio
and Machine Workers of America
yesterday said delegates from 10 of
IL electrical workers districts
throughout the Nation had voted
to call on the union rank and file
to oust all officers of Communistic
ieanings.
Mr., Block said the action was
taken at two-day convention here
by delegates representing the "UE
Members for Democratic Action"
A statement issued by the group
said the union had reached q
crisis in its affairs" and that the
choice before the membership is:
Il. Returning the UE to ranks OF
respectable CIO unions with sound
union objectives. or
2. Allowing the UE to hurry
along to its own destruction as q
front for the American Communist
party and its program"
There is no middle road" the
statement said.
A delegate said all the union S
districts in the Nation, with the
exception of California. attended
the weekend convention. He said
the total membership of the union
was about 100000 and that the
delegates represented a majority.
Evening star., 1946-08-12
BIitz Expedients Return
In London Gas Strike
Ry the Asxocia,ed Press

LONDON, Aug. l2.-As the un-
official strike by maintenance work
ers in ii branches of the Gas, Light
h Coke Co. went into Its fifth day,
Londoners were forced to revert to-
day TO the improvisations of the
blitZ in order to cook their meals
and provide heat for vital services.
Many restaurants served cold
breakfasts. Laundry services were
stalled. In millions of homes gas
stoves emitted only a. faint flicker
Last night partial blackout condi-
tions returned to 1,400 miles of
streets
Thousands of gas consumers
switched over TO emergency air raid
equipment, but there was a sharp
reduction in production throughout
metropolitan London, where it was
estimated that 10000 industrial con-
Sumers were affected.
The giant Becton works, which
normally produces half of I.ondon's 4
gas. ceased production.
Approximately 1900 maintenance
workers, idle since Thursday, are
seeking wage increases of four pence
{3 cents an hour.
Evening star., 1946-08-12
Unfair Rate Slash Charged
10 Pan American Airways

A Waterman Steamship Corp. Of
f1cial today accused the Pan Ameri-
can Airways of "monopolistic prac-
tices" In cutting the round-trip fare
between New York and Puerto Rico
from $235 to $3.50.
The Waterman Airlines, a subsid-
larry of the steamship company, has
been offering round-trip nonsched-
uled passenger service between New
York and San Juan for SAIL.
Bon Geaslin, vice president and
general counsel Of the steamship
company, asserted the Pan Ameri-
can company's rate cut was designed
to eliminate the slight competition
and ultimately to hike the fares
back UP. He said rates should come
down but as q result OF efficient
and economical operation rather
than at the expense Of the tax
payer" a
Evening star., 1946-08-12
Fother-in-Low JoiIs
Youth, Then Frees Him
BY the Associated Prsss

NEW YORK, Aug. II. - Arthur
Fleischman. IT, Navy trainee, was
jailed yesterday on an abduction
complaint signed by his father-in-
law, freed In $1,000 bail raised by
the same father-ln Law. and then
set out with his in-laws to visit his
bride OF two days, the former Lydia
johnson, Is
Young Fleiscnman and Lydia, his
high school sweetheart, told police
/ they were out together last Friday
night and stayed out so late they
were afraid to face Lydia's par
ents. Instead they eloped to Mary
land and were married.
sWhen they returned to New York
| they were arrested and the youth
charged with abduction and Lydis
with delinquency. They will be ar.
raigned today.
! Meanwhile the two sets of parent.
lare trying to decide whether they
are for or against the marriage.
Evening star., 1946-08-12

bronze screening to c. B. War;, an
Oklahoma City home, builder.
Fields said he made Z "a 900 COM
mission on the sale.
The committee, headed by Rep
resentatiye Slaughter, Democrat. of
Missouri, who was defeated for re-
nomination last week in the Demo-
cratic primary. heard Fields admit
that he told one IT the prospective
purchasers OF the screening to make
out the check to him instead of to
the War Assets Administration be-
cause we didn't want to reveal
what the merchandise cost"
Asked by. Mr. Wise how his office
knew ahead of regional WAA sales
forces what surplus property was
becoming available. Fields said at
first that he didn't remember and
later asked the counsel II he had
ever visited the Richmond ware
house. He indicated that trip
through the warehouse, combined
with telephone calls to various de-
partments asking about inventories"
gave him all the material he needed.
Made Trip to Richmond.
the witness said he went to Rich
mond to make an inspection of this
material when he found it was
avails BILE. but said he couldn't re-
member who had gone there with
him.
Pressed for an answer, he said it
was probably one of the boys"
adding 1T was some little fellow"
Likewise, he said he didn't know
exactly" the date of this trans
action. but thought it was before
May 90
Mr.. Wise wanted to know how
Fields Or his associates found out
the exact quantities that were avail
able at Richmond, and Fields said,
II think we called the War Assets
Administration to find out" The
WAA is in charge of the disposal
of surplus products.
He said the call probably was
made by Dies or one of the girls
it was some something we did all
the time"
Deal Fell Through.
As to the materials sold to the
Oklahoma contractor. the commit
tee counsel asked Fields If the order
for the screening first was placed
with him by the New York Arm OF
Bauman G Bros. When Fields ex-
pressed uncertainty about details,
Mr. Wise brought to light a photo
stat of the order and Fields identi-
fed the statement.
When Fields was asked why the
deal with the Bauman company fell
through, he explained that the
company told him it was too late
In the season" for the item by the
time the ALLEGATION came through.
After the Bauman deal fell
through, Fields said, he didn't want
to send the ALLEGATION back and
Evening star., 1946-08-12

DS~' Dt~U ftSecs
leave the stuff on the hands of
WAA,' so he tried to sell it to
various sources.
Il think perhaps I contacted some
brokers In Washington and told
them l had the ALLEGATION" he tes-
tilted.
Attorney Paid Commission.
When Mr.. Wise started mention
ing the names of brokers, Fields ad-
mitted contracting them. In the
final deal, he testified, Howard
Payne, an attorney, was paid s4OC
out of the overall commission oil
$4,000 Fields made ON the deal.
Asked about a deal with the May
Hardware Co. of this city, which was
not consummated. Fields said that a
man from that firm came to his
office with 4 man named Gerald
Stack and another man. He said
the May representative told him he
had been informed Fields had an
ALLEGATION for wire. Fields said he
believed he quoted price of cents
square foot.
Fields said the hardware man
wanted to know if his company
could send truck to Richmond to
pick up the screening. but Fields
told him he didn't thing it was pos
sible.
In answer to question, Fields said
Evening star., 1946-08-12
Oklahoma Police Pen
Hungry Bank Bandits
In Rugged Mountains
BY the Associoisd Press


ATOKA, Okla, Aug. 1.-TWO
tierd, hungry bank bandits, relent-
lessly pursued for four days, were
penned up In the almost inaccessible
Kiamichi Mountains today as more
than 100 officers beat the heavy
underbrush in an effort to flush
them.
The pair. who robbed the First
National Bank of Walters. Okla. OF
nearly $4,000 last Thursday, had
the advantage of the rugged terrain
in the southeast corner of the State
long haven for bandits but officers
were so hot on their trail that once
they could hear their voices.
Bloodhounds picked up the scent
Saturday and closed in. Although
the outlaws escaped, their hideout
was found and they were forced to
abandon their food and a canvas
water bag in their flight. Officers
are positive the bandits now are
without provisions.
The bank robbers trail was picked
up by three officers Saturday when
they found their car tracks leading
from small country road into
underbrush..
Two officers stayed to cover the
spot while the third went for REIN
forcements. The posse found the
robbers stolen car hidden deep in
the woods a mile from the road,
camouf1aged with limbs They could
hear the bandits talking but because
of the dense growth could not see
them before they fed, leaving be-
hind their provisions
The hunt for the two shifted Sat-
urday from Walters in the SOUTH
west corner of the State across
Oklahoma to the rough, mountain
GUS southeast corner which in other
days has harbored some of Okla
horna's most notorious badmen.
Evening star., 1946-08-12
Newport News Policeman
Killed Making Arrest
BY the Assoe;oisd Pres.

NEWPORT NEWS, Va, Aug IL
A 3l-year-old patrolman was shot to
death here yesterday after he had
arrested two colored persons while
investigating robbery report.
Acting Chief of Police w. F.
Peach said the patrolman, Charles
Nelson Doughty, had responded to
a burglary call on the waterfront
here and had stopped colored man
and colored woman wearing mems
clothes.
Mr.. Doughty. the police chief
stated, was shot after he had placed
the two in his patrol car.
Mr.. Peach said Margaret jackson
20, colored. was being held on a
charge OF larceny and accessory tc
murder. He said an intensive search
was under way for the man, who
fed after the shooting.
Evening star., 1946-08-12
Montgomery Livestock
Show Set for Saturday

The second annual Montgomery
County Livestock Show will be held
Saturday at Choppers, near Gath.
ersburg.
In addition to the regular show
ing and judging OF cattle. the *.
hibit will include horse pulling con-
tests and the showing OF teams OF
four and six horses.
Special All Club prizes will IN
clude United States Savings Bonds
given by the Montgomery County
Angus. Maryland Hereford and
Maryland Shorthorn Breeders.
Entries must be made at the Of
fice Of the county agent in the So
cisl Agencies Building, Rockville,
by Thursday.
Evening star., 1946-08-12
Administration Is Unable
10 Cut Tax, knutson SAYS
BY The Associated Press

Representative Knutson. Repub-
lican, of Minnesota said yesterday
that appropriations and taxes will
never be reduced by this admins
tration."
Election of a Republican Con-
gress In November would mean a
40 per cent cut In individual income
taxes In I947, Mr.. Knutson con-
tended in a statement distributed
by the Republican National Com
mittee.
After the appropriations have
been made and the money turned
over to the bureaucrats, the Prcsi-
dent comes forth with much fan
fare and pleads with the heads Of
departments not to spend the money
they have been given for the next
II MONTHS Mr.. Knutson said.
Instead of ordering drastic re-
ductions in the budget and appro-
priations. he offers this belated and
idle gesture as evidence OF the So
called determination of this ad-
ministration to economize."
Evening star., 1946-08-12
Mail Bronch Reopened

The Riverdale Md post Office
will reopen its branch Office tomor-
row at Riyerdale road and Edmon~
ston avenue, Postmaster A. Frank
lin Bowers announced today. Mail
will be collected twice day from
the Office, which was closed during
the war.
Evening star., 1946-08-12

Nothing 10 Work With.
Here again, if the controller gen.
eral knows OF fraud, he can make
an audit. But how can he, on the
basis OF these two sheets of paper,
discover whether there is fraud in
the settlement? The Mead Com
mittee asked him that question and
he replied: That's a joke, what
is transmitted to US Only an
accident, he says, could bring to
the attention Of his Office evidence
of fraud.
/ The reason. OF course, for the
wartime enactments which circum-
scribed the powers Of the controller
general in examining contracts was
the urgent need for speed, and the
decision that the way to get speed
was not to tie down procurement
officers with too many restrictions.
There is something to be said for
that point of view, and Mr.. Warren
recognizes 1t. But he doesn't think
1t is wholly valid. He points to the
system evolved in auditing cost plus
fixed fee contracts, where GAO
auditors were stationed in factories
doing their work as production
progressed. and with not the slight
est interference with productions.
So far as contract examinations
are concerned. he pleaded with Con-
gress for q law which would at least
permit representative Of his office
to sit In on the settlement negotia-
tions- shaving no voice, no powers
no duties, except to serve like Z
policeman on the beat" He thought
that would have salutary effect
since many of the terminations were
worked out between the contractors
and the Government ofNcials who
had originally entered into the con-
i tracts.
Two bulwafks which through the
Evening star., 1946-08-12
DAV to Hold Annual Drive

The annual Forget-Me-Not cam
paign of the Ernie Pyle-Silver
Spring Chapter, Disabled American
Veterans. win be held Wednesday
through Friday, covering Montgom-
cry and part of Prince Georges
counties. Funds will be sought to
aid disabled veterans.
Evening star., 1946-01-04
BY DORIS FLEESON.

The new Army Chief of Staff. Gen
Dwight D. Eisenhower, is strug-
Cling with a problem-he says its
his greatest-to balance American
commitments all over the world
with the forces available to imple-
ment them. The commitments grow
greater all the time as Congress
legislates this country more firmly
into the United Nations frame
work.
The vast spread of American
power is before Gen. Eisenhower as
he works-our share in the occu-
patton of Germany, the occupa-
ton of Japan and of Korea, the
manning of Pacific outposts pend
ing final decision regarding them.
the disarmament of Japanese forces
in China, etc. It's an impressive
picture, this side Of the generals
mathematics.
Demobilization Saps Strength.
The other side has pernicous
anemia. The bring boys home
pressures of the grass roots are
thinning out the forces to do the
work with a rapidity which the
Army finds appalling in the light
Of its duties.
Nor is the end in sight. Daily
the plug is being pulled in countless
ways by lowering the points for dis
charge. by demands that fathers
be brought home, that students be
Evening star., 1946-01-04
Thatcher Discovers
Secret Room in Fall

George Elston, thatcher, fell sey-
en- feet through hidden hole while
repairing the roof of the 300-year-
old York Inn at Churchinford
England.
Unhurt, he found himself in a.
secret chamber, feet by 10, con-
cealed for hundreds of years. On
the floor was an ancient rapier and
In the wall thieves cupboard.
Long ago, the inn, near the Lon
Con Exeter road, was the haunt of
highwaymen.
Evening star., 1946-01-04
Eisenhower Sees Forces DwindIe
As World Commitments Grow

returned to the classrooms. Gen.
Eisenhower is sympathetic with
Congress, which is the chief Of
fender. He knows the public opin-
ion to which they are responding
the postmaster brings him stacks
of mail, too, from fathers and moth
Iers and sweethearts who want Elmer
home and no back talk.
General Ike reads his mail SYM
pathetically. The only correspond
ents who make him mad are those
who accuse him of not caring. what
happens to the ordinary soldier. To
be charged with indifference to his
men hurts.
But facts are stubborn things.
The United States is committed to
the peace as deeply as to the war.
Her words, her legislation, her de-
mands to have her opinions needed
grow in volume, only to be followed
by the stark figures laid daily be-
fore the Chief of Staff and showing
the ever-dwindling actual military
force. The famous genial Eisen-
hover grin grows dim as he watches
the scales tilt further and further
out of balance.
Makes Opponents Bold.
American commanders overseas
have been warned that they must
cut their coats to fit the shrinking
cloth allowed them by the American
people. In Germany alone, Gen.
Eisenhowers successor, Gen. Joseph
T. McNarney. has clipped 10000
from the Eisenhower estimate of
proper strength for the job.
Nobody here hints we mean less
than We say. Abroad, however, they
fear and even say it, letting it be
known with varying degrees of
politeness that they have eyes to
watch America military strength
sinking to prewar levels. 1t makes
those who oppose us more bold:
those who would prefer to side with
us necessarily more timid.
Evening star., 1946-09-18

ran, DR.. Jack Haldeman, DR.. John
P. McGiboney, and DR.. Vane M
Hoge of the Public Health Service.
Participating In the discussion were
members of the council, and its
general advisory committee of Is
members.
Groups to Be Named.
Tomorrow a set of council sub
committees is expected to be ap-
pointed to study several problems
concerning proposed regulations
under the act. Another session
will be called later by DR.. Parran
to take final action on the regula-
tions. which, he said, would stand
for two years under the law.
DR.. Claude w. Munger of New
York, whose recent survey of the
Washington hospital situation for
the Metropolitan Health Council
was sharply critical, is a member
of the advisory council.
Asked If he had any recommended
tions as to how the funds allocated
to the District OF Columbia for
hospital surveys and construction
might best be used, he was hesi-
tant to make any specific sugges-
tions. He emphasized. however, the
needs for facilities for chronic and
convalescent patients, and also for
more Improvements at Gallinger
Hospital.
He had no comment on prospects
for the future fate of the Health
Security Agency here, which his
survey sharply criticized. He said
its future was up to the decision
of local health leaders.
Parran Still Waits Letters.
DR.. Parran told the conference
the District Commissioners had not
yet replied to his letter asking
them to designate an agency to-
handle the problems of a survey
and hospital construction under the
Hill-Burton act. About half of the
States already have replied to his
letter DR.. Parran said.
District officials plan confer
ence next Monday afternoon to
study the prospect of getting funds
under the Hill-Burton Act. Among
those who will meet at 2 pm. at
the District Building are Commits
sioner Guy Mason, Engineer Com
missioner Gordon r. Young, Health
Officer Dr. George C. Rutland, AS
sistant Health Officer DR.. D. L.
Seckinger, Municipal Architect M.
A. Coe and others.
The District tentatively allocated
$19,145 for survey and planning,
Evening star., 1946-09-18

Heat bacon fat, add rice which
has been washed and drained.
Stir frequently and cook until
brown. Add onions and continue
cooking until brown, then add
soup stock and salt. Simmer 25
min. Mound rice across center of
platter and bank each side with
Chilli Con Carne - which, of
course, you don't make yourself.
Simply open a can of HormeIs
Chill Con Carne, heat and serve.
Evening star., 1946-09-18
New Hospital Council
Studies Program Of
Survey and Building

The new Federal Hospital Coun-
Gil and its advisory committee to-
day began consideration of opera
ton and administration of the Hill
Burton Act for fve-year national
program for hospital survey and
construction.
Under Craftsmanship of Surgeon
General Thomas Parran of the
United States Public Health Serv-
ice. the eight member council, rep
resenting leaders in health and hos
pital fields, today continued con-
ferences which opened yesterday.
Among the speakers were Dr. Par