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The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1946-03-18
Ten Killed
in inCrashes
(By the Associated Pressl

(By the Associated Press)
Ten persons died In Michigan
traffic accidents over the week
end, three OF the fatalities occur
ing in the Detroit area.
Two OF the victims were struck
down by hit.run drivers. They
were Emery Stankwitz, %. and
Trussel Hilgendorf. 50. OF Crosse
Pointe Farms. Alfred J Skidmore,
81. the third Detroit victim, died
in a five-car collision in Wyan-
dotte.
At Grand Rapids, victims were
George VIM. 81, his sister, Mrs.
Leona Ball, %. and Lou Sexton,
81. all OF Grand Rapids.
Vim and his sister were passen-
gers in a car which skidded and
hit a tree. Sexton was killed
while crossing a downtown inter
section.
Leon ]. Jolly, 2S. OF Grand Blanc.
died in Hurley Hospital. Flint. or
injuries suffered Saturday night.
He was found lying in a ditch on
road outside Flint, apparently
the victim Of hit-run driver.
Killed in Midland were Mrs.
Beryl Suplinger, 81, and Mrs. Paul
r. Juckiess, SO They were pass
engers in cars driven by their hus-
bands which collided near the Dow
Chemical Plant. The men were
injured seriously.
Mrs. Clyde n. West was killed
near Lapeer when she was struck
by one automobile and run over
by another.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1946-03-18
Farm Bureau Wants Change
or DiscOntinuance of OPA

bureau said today, Copies ot the
report are being mailed TO Mich
igsn senators and representatives
in Washington.
Tit board said It Is opposed to
OPA extension after June 80 I'M
less:
! Price ceilings are prevented
from defeating increased produc-
ton OF farm products.
Extension or QPA is accom-
panied by rigid restrictions TO pre-
vent OPA through "iniudici0ls
price ceilings from defeating
fair parity price relationship be
tween industry, labor and agrlcul-
ture.
3 Consumer food subsidies and
the consequent dictatorial controls
over the people Of our nation are
abolished
The directors in their report in
sisted that Congress limit the au-
tocratic powers OF OPA on price
ceilings by restrictions and def
initions to prevent interference
With the natural production pro
gam of agriculture. The board
also asked that it he made com
pulsory that price ceilings be abol-
ished in all cases where produc-
ton Of product closely approach.
es the demand
Full production by agriculture
to meet demand is essential II the
consumer is to have sufficient
quantity and variety OF healthful
food the report stated Ample
production OF all goods is the
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1946-03-18
Miller Unhappy With Grinding Headache

Happy is the Miller isn't so
any more. The new flour order has
spread a grinding headache. Ac-
cording to one small operator, the
headache can be divided into the
following localized pains: boiling
silk and other mechanical changes;
brand difficulties and he bag
shortage: increased production
costs and resultant price problems.
Mills which produced only white
flour now must change their boiling
or Sitting silks. The white slour
silks were so fine they would pre-
vent even water from passing
through. The new coarse flour
would never make il.
Then come brand troubles. Some
mills are using their old brand
names. but printing on the bags
that they contain the new emer.
gency. government-specified flour.
Others don't want to risk giving
their old. established brands a bad
name, so they're putting the new
flour on; under different brands.
That means their supply Of pre-
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1946-03-18
Training Course Started
in Boy Scout Leadership

be March "a. in the same place.
Highlighted on the program will be
Advancement policies. discussions,
and dramatization; camping and
hiking, including an opportunity for
the leaders TO plan an overnight
hike; troop budget and financial
record; and a summary OF what
makes a good troop
AS in the first session, a dinner
Will be served to those in attend
ance at 6 p. m.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1946-03-18
Local Fifty
Officers to
Serve Again

Officers OF Local so, UAW-CIO,
were reelected without opposition.
They are Brendon Sexton, presi-
dent; Glen Brayton, vice presi.
dent; John Bateman, financial sec.
rotary: and Mrs. Louise Stabler,
recording secretary.
Contests developed for only two
minor Offices, sergeant-at-arms and
guide. For the former, John
Shures was elected over Ed Henry
Paul, and for the latter. 10y NJ.
Bond emerged the victor over Rob-
ert Shorty" Morris.
Three trustees were elected on
this ballot. Gene Wilson was
named for the three year term;
Judson Packard for the two year
term; and Gordon, DeBilzan, for
one year.
Ordinarily but one trustee Is
elected each year to serve for &
three year term. Due to the resig-
nation OF the three elected trus-
tees since the last election. tenn
porary appointees were named 10
serve until this election would
decide upon duly elected replace
ments.
The slate headed by Mr.. Sexton
has promised the membership that
the figh- for seniority and Job
rights for former Bomber Plant
workers at the Willow Run Plant,
under Kaiser Frazer operation,
will be carried to the information.
al UAW-CIO convention. scheduled
to convene in Atlantic City. n. J.,
March %. The officers have as
serted their intentions of support
ing those candidates for internu-
tional officers who are sympathetic
TO the figh. being carried on by
Local 80.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1946-03-18
Canada Will
Watch Food

Ottawa. Ont. Mar. 1S-AP 49, A
nine point program was laid before
the Canadian people by their gov
eminent today in an effort TO step
up this country's shipments OF
food to the needfer areas Of the
world.
The new program Is directed in
general at increased efficiency in
handling OF food rather than at
increasing production. An increase
in wheat acreage. urged strongly
in some quarters as a means Of aid
ing the hardest-pressed regions OF
the world. was not recommended.
The program. as announced nv
Prime Minister W, L. Mackenzie
King calls for:
I. A reduction OF so per cent
over.1945 figures in the amount VI
wheat for distilling.
2. A reduction OF 10 per cent
over 1915 amounts in wheat made
available for domestic milling.
3. A campaign to encourage
saving by consumers in the use Of
wheat and wheat products. and 10
encourage planting Of home gar
dens.
4. Farmers are urged to plan
production 10 obtain maximum
yield Of foodstufs over the next
four years-all OF which Is seen as
T. period OF crisis.
Reduction of inventories OF
wheat and wheat products.
s. Modification OF wartime
shipping regulations to permit
smaller amounts to be delivered.
thus cutting down stocks OF wheat
and our which have been standing
In storage.
:. Priorities for rail shipment OF
wheat to rush It to ports.
s. Increased shipments Of No. {
(low grade) wheat and oats for
foreign consumption
o inducements 10 market i'm
mediately wheat now stored on
farms.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1946-03-18

viously printed bags with the old
brand names are useless. And the
cotton bag shortage now is about
the highest it has ever been. and
getting worse. Some bag factories
have been involved in strikes and
others simply are still feeling the
wartime textile pinch.
According TO our small city mill.
er. making the new flour will cut
production 20 per cent-automati-
cally increasing the cost. There V
also the Norry about sales based
on reports that Americans already
have dropped from a 22j-pound an
hual per capita consumption OF
-four in 1850 to 157 pounds In
1886. where will the millers's mar
kets be. after we quit feeding the
orld. II Americans have lost their
taste for bread he asked
Nope. the millers aren't 50 happy
any more, but they still have a
cynical sense Of humor. They say
Washington ignored the industry
and listened 10 foreign diplomats
in fixing the new flour regula-
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1946-03-18
Views Given
by Veterans

Two veterans o; he University
Of Michigan giving divergent opin-
ions OF what these men should ex-
pect to give and to receive pre-
sented an interesting program for
the Rotary Club this noon. The
two speakers were Forrest Camp
bell and Charles Weikel, students
in the department OF speech as
presented by Dr. Charles Tomas
az the department
Mr. Campbell spoke of what the
veteran has a right to expect. He
expressed commentator OF the CT
Bill OF Rights and the cost OF the
education which the veterans were
receiving under IT, lie thought
The government might continue the
low-eost insurance which had been
provided during wartime lie also
suggested interest free loans by
the government.
MI. Weikel disagreed emphatic
ally with his associate and said hat
all that shogld be asked was the
same treatment as accorded other
citizens. lie believed that yeter-
ans groups should not become
pressure srNlps BOO trying 10 Sc
cure special advantages.
Both students agreed as being
opposed to a bonus TO veterans. In
an informal question period after
the tabs. President John VI. Nun
son OF the Normal College said that
college veterans during the first
semester had a schoia site average
considerably above The average
for all students.
Visitors included Elmer y. We
team, Worthwhile; Corp. Harry Disc,
Milan. DR.. George 5 Sayre At
wood r. McAndreV Dr. and Don.
aid Foster, all Of lpsi5uu.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1946-03-18
See STRIKES Page 5
Press, Public
to be Barred

Paris, Mar. 1s-AP-American,
British and Russian delegates
charged with drawing up plans for
the European Peace Conference to
be held here in May have decided
that the press and public will he
admitted only to the opening and
closing sessions, according to
French source.
The remainder OF the sessions
will be held behind closed doors in
the Luxembourg palace, this
source declared The one chance
for changing this policy is that the
American press will become arous-
ed and create enough pressure Of
public opinion TO see II changed"
h said.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1946-03-18

Twenty-four leaders. represent
ing eight district troops. attended
the first OF two leadership training
course sessions, sponsored by the
Ypsilanti district OF the Boy Scout
organization. at Ypsilanti High
School Sunday.
The training course Is designed
to give leaders already in Boy
Scout work an opportunity to be-
come better fitted for the work or
10 brush up on certain phases OF il,
and TO offer initial training for
those desiring to enter the work.
The training course is under the
direction OF the Ypsilanti District
leadership training chairman, How.
ard Fanslow. Members OF the fac
ulty included Walter MacPeek.
Scout executive for the Washtenaw
Livingston Council; +. II. Chapelle,
superintendent OF Ypsilanti Public
Schools; DR.. r. Clyde Ford. dis
trict commissioner; Duane Cham
berlain. seoutmaster troop 81;
Donal Burns ASSISTANT Scout execu-
i've; Daniel Ling, leadership train
ing chairman for the council; and
Mr.. Fanslow.
Training was brought TO the lead
ers and potential leaders through
addresses by members of the facul-
ty. discussions, educational motion
pictures. exhibits and actual actiy-
lty periods.
The speakers included f. II.
Chapelle, who spoke on the topic,
The Boy in Scouting" He stated
that boys like scouting because it
offers them an opportunity 10 do
things for themselves, and it is the
responsibility Of the leaders TO
guarantee the boys this opportun-
ity.
Scoutmaster Duane Chamberlain
spoke on troop leadership, its or
ganization and the part each troop
officer plays in successful troop OPP
Grafton.
MIR. MacPeek followed with a
talk on the local council program,
pointing out that the growth OF
councils throughout America as
answer enough to express the need
for keeping troops stable and in
operation.
He discussed the various serv-
ices OF the council showing how
each individual troop can best
make use OF these services.
Discussion periods followed each
talk.
Two motion picture films were
shown. one' THE Patrol Method, ~
depicting the working principles oil
the successful patrol within the
troop. the other, Three Assist
ants showing methods OF finding
program material for Scout mee.-
ings and other programs.
In the halls OF the high school
were exhibits OF scouting litera-
ture, scout craft. much OF which
was contributed by members OF
local troops, and scouting equip
ment.
The activity periods offered a
chance for the trainees TO get act
ual experience in crafts. Included
in the activity period agenda was
Boy Scout craft games, knot tying,
and fun games.
The second and final session OF
the leadership training course will
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1946-03-18
Auto Models
to be Same

Detroit, Mar 1S-AP-The ma
tons automobile industry. prepar-
ing for the biggest production drive
in its history. does not plan TO
take time out this summer for
model changes.
Having produced not more than
250.00 passenger automobiles in
nearly nine months of reconversion
effort II will press for volume dur
ing the remainder OF the current
year with the models already in
produc ton.
First OF the manufacturers to
definitely announce there would he
no 1947 cars this year was the
Ford Motor Co. In statement
Sunday, the company said any
new models will have TO wait un-
I'll after the first OF the year. This
announcement is expected TO be
followed by disclosure Of similar
plans on the part Of other car
makers.
Since the industry began it's ef-
III last Juiy 10 get Ud0h INTO
peacetime automobile manufacture
Ford has assembled about 100000
passenger units: Chrysler has turn
ed out about $4,000 and General
Motors $4,000, the latter being
halted by the prolonged strike jus
as II got all its assembly lines into
operation.
General Motors probably will be-
gin shipping cars again around
April J..
Chrysler, apparently I'm anticipa-
ton OF production difficulties has
not referred to any Of its new cars
as 1916 models. Instead it has
designated them merely as new
modeIaf -
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1946-03-18

Lansing. Mar. 1S-AP-The board
OF directors Of the Michigan Farm
Bureau is unanimously opposed TO
extension of the Office of Price
Administration after June so "un-
less rigid restrictions and correc.
tive measures are definitely es.
tablished by Congress- report
or p recent board meeting of the
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1946-03-18
Leaving Germany

London, Mar. Russian
troops were reported being with
drawn today from eastern Ger
many which they have occupied
since We Day.
The report came from the Berlin
correspondent OF the London Sun
day Observer, who quoted well in.
formed Allied and German sources
as saying that rs per cent OF the
original Russian occupation force
already had been Withdrawn and
that the remainder would he re-
placed soon by small force OF
Soviet military police.
The dispatch said the withdraw
al began in mid December and
originally was scheduled to be COM
pleted about March 5. but had been
delayed by transportation Difficult
ties. All large German estates on
which Soviet troops have been
quartered are being transferred to
German communities and will bs
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1946-03-18
Red Cross Total
Reaches S2,574

Red Cross subscriptions total
S2.57I up TO this morning according
to S. f. Fagerstrom. chairman Ia
addition TO this amount organiza-
lions have pledged Sl66 from
kiwanis. Rotary. Thrift Shop and
the Woman's study Club.
Contributions being received at
the banks are an important factor
and add TO the daily total II is
believed that contributions from
schools and the college will in.
crease the fund total o; the present
week.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1946-03-18
State
iinRaeCase

Assistant Attorney General Har-
~ Jackson will arrive in Ann Ar.
Dor Tuesday morning TO take over
the case against John W Rae. pros.
ecuting attorney OF Washtenaw
County, il was announced today
by Sheriff John Osborn.
The assignment of Mr.. Jackson
10 the case was disclosed TO Sheriff
Osborn in a telephone call from At
torney General John Dethmers this
morning
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1946-03-18

WASHINGTON-AP-- President
Truman is nominating Bernard NJ.
Baruch as United States represen-
tative on the Cnited Nations Atomic
Energy Commission. White House
Press Secretary Charles G. Ross
said the nomination of the elderly
fnancier and presidential adviser
will 20 TO the Senate tomorrow.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1946-03-18
U. S WEATHER FORECAST

Lower Michigan-Slightly colder
with rain south and central por-
tions tonight. Tuesday partly clou-
dy with little change in tempers.
ture.
Highest temperature yesterday,
So: lowest, a. Highest temperature
one year ago Today. So: lowest. 81.
Highest temperature this date
since 1872. " in 1903; lowest. in
1915.
The sun sets today at sac and
rises Tuesday at 6:SS. The moon
rises today at 7:4l and SEES Tues
day at 1850 a. m.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1946-03-18
Congress Today
tBy Associated Press!
Senate

CBy Associated Press!
Senate
In recess until Tuesday.
Labor committee considers case
strike control bill at closed ses.
sion G0:30).
Atomic energy committee con-
tinues drafting control bill l0:5o'.
Appropriations committee con.
siders War Department civil func'
tons bill Gl).
House
Routine session moon.
Banking committee continues
hearings on OPA extension legisls.
ton GO:30l.
Supreme Court
In recess until March %.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1946-03-18

WASHINGTON-AP-A group OF
CIO officials came back from a
trip to Russia determined to pro-
mote closer cooperation between
Russian and American workers
for enduring peace and world
prosp 1rity and progress.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1946-03-18

tons. And they considered the sug-
gestion that company brands be
eliminated in favor OF one national
name for all flour, slightly Com
munistic. So. they've nickhsmed
the new flour:
"Joe's Finest"
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1946-03-18
Local Issues
Stand IN Wav
of GIN Work


As General Electric employees
went back to the job OF building
refrigerators and other consumer
goods today, local issues stood in
the way OF the return OF General
Motors workers in about a third OF
96 GM plants.
Announcing its 62-day strike had
ended. the CTO United Electrical
Workers Union said last night its
100000 members would start re-
turning to General Electric plants
in states today.
Settlement of the GE dispute was
on the basis of an 1871 cents hour
ly wage increase. the same raise ac-
cepted overwhelmingly by So OF
Sc Clio United Auto Workers units
which approved a national settle
ment with General Motors Corp.
The lone dissenter among those re-
porting was a local at Baltimore,
Md. which turned thumbs down
on the national settlement.
Ten Reluctant
However. 10 of the locals voting
decided not TO enter GM plants
until local differences have been
settled General Motors has indi-
Gated 1t would begin calling back
to work this week employees from
those locals which have APPROX
ed the national settlement
Besides the General Electric
workers, todays back-to-work
movement included $4,000 made
idle for 90 weeks by a strike OF
machinists in San Francisco; $4,000
employees of Thinker Roller Bearing
Co. in Ohio. and $500 employees of
the Oliver Corporation. equipment
concern with plants in South Bend,
Ind. and Charles City, la.
These settlements cut the total
OF idle in labor disputes 10 $4,000,
with the prospect that another
$4,000 could be Topped off when
the $4,000 General Motors en-
s8,loyesfretuan.
To Get Answer
But with the solution OF old labor
problems, a new one doomed. john
l.. Lewis today was TO get the
mine owners answer 10 Lewis
AL United Mine Workers con-
tract demands.
Charles O'Neill, a former officer
of Lewis union. now chairman vi
the operators negotiating commit
tee, will speak for the mine owners
at the wage conferences in Wash
ington. Only two weeks remain
before expiration OF the UNIV con-
tract with the operators March
81. Lewis has taken local steps
required to call a strike April II
a solution to the dispute is not
found
approximately $50 Bay area ma
chine shops and shipyards were
scheduled to reopen today. The
Bethlehem Steel Company ship
yards, employing 5000. will remain
closed, Bethlehem officials announc-
ed. because the government has
not yet given assurance the EN-
ployers will be reimbursed for the
wage raises agreed upon.
To start Negotiation
Thinker workers returned under
their 1913 contract which had been
in effect until last January q,
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1946-03-18

PARIS-UP-Dr. Marcel Petiot.
40. a swarthy man with hypnotic
eyes who claims he killed to help
France, went on trial in the Paris
assize court today for at least 26
murders. He claimed credit for So.
A 6i-page indictment was read
charging that Petiot killed his VIC
times in his fashionable Rue De
Sueur home during the German oc-
cupation. then burned the bodies
I'm a basement furnace or dumped
them in quicklime in the backyard
sewer.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1946-03-18
AUCTION CALENDAR

TUESDAY, MARCH t9-1:oo o..
clock. From Milan 3 miles south
TO Cone Road. then ga miles
west, then "a mile south at 1882
Far Rd. or 6I2 miles N. z. Of
BrItton or 9 miles N. w. OF Dun.
dee or "a mile south Of Cone.
Frank kanitz and Sons, Props.
Guy 2. Thompson, Auet. Adv.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1946-03-18

G.. +. sun Lamp. rug. furn. ladies'
clothing. SOS Emmett 10 p. m.
adv.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1946-03-18
Flashes of
Late News

MONTREAL-AP- TTygve Lie,
secretaIy general OF the United
Nations General Assembly. whose
plane was grounded here by bad
weather Sunday on a flight from
London. planned TO continue on to
Washington today.
STAMINA, ua.-AP-Vote-swap-
ping between nations-with the
results virtually prcdictable-was
completed today as 3S countries
prepared to choose the powerful
executive directors OF the World
Bank and currency fund in a global
election.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1946-03-18

WEDNEsDAY-MARcH a.. 100
o'clock. miles East OF Saline
on U. S. tt2 or 4Ja miles west Of
Ypsilanti on v. s. ti2, turn
South on Warner Rd., first farm,
6725 Warner Rd., farm known as
Warner Farm. Jacob Lutz, Pro-
prletor. Guy =. Thompson, Aue-
tloneer. Ben simont, Clerk. adv.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1946-03-18

WASHINGTON-AP-The idea
OF six-week compromise extern
sion caught the fancy OF some SEN
ators today as pressure grew for
keeping the draft alive. Selectiye
Service now is due to expire May
Is. The six-week period would car
ny IL 20 July /.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1946-03-18

LOS ANGELES -UP-A 43-year.
old woman. rescued by the Coas,
Guard after two weeks no an un-
inhabited island OF the southern
California coast. today told OF a
shlpwreck In which her husband
and a friend presumably persisted.
Mrs. Bernice Brown, Van Mugs,
Cal, was rescued yesterday by a
Coast Guard crash boat.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1946-03-18

SEOUL APP DR.. Syngman
Rhee, who came out OF p years OF
exile, % work for Korean independ-
ence, announced today his decision
TO resign as chairman OF the Amer
lean supported representative dem
ocratic council OF South Korea. The
surprise political development In
complicated Korean political si.ua-
ton came as the ten-man Russian.
American Korean commission pre-
pared 10 hold its first meeting,
aimed at unifying the nation with
a view % ultimate self-rule.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1946-03-18

MOSCOW-AP-The communist
party newspaper Pravda, only
morning newspaper published IN
Moscow Monday, today reflected
none OF the tenseness shown IN
other capitals OF the world concern
ing the present international situs-
ton.