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The midland journal., 1946-08-02
PATRONAGE REFUND FOR
SOUTHERN STATES MEMBERS

Farmer members of Southern
States Cooperative in this area will
share in the estimated $949,00 pa
tronage refund which the association
will return to its thousands of men,
bers and patrons in proportion to the
amount of supplies which each pur-
chased comparatively during tie year
ended June 80, it was announced last
week at the cooperative's Richmond
offices.
This total is exclusive of the thou
sands of additional dollars to be re-
turned by the many local indepen-
dent cooperatives throughout Virgin
ia, West Virginia, Maryland, Della
ware and Kentucky which are affilia-
ted with Southern States. The refund
rate of 1870 was set by the South
ern States Board of Directors at a
recent meeting in Cincinnati, Ohio.
Southern States closed its 1945-46
fiscal year on June 80 with a total
volume of business, including bust
ness of it's affiliates, of about $685.
100000 in it's five-state territory.
This represented an increase over the
previous years volume of about Sill
100000, with half the increase COM
ing in expansion of marketing ser
vices on dressed poultry, eggs, can
ned peas and corn.
Although total volume was up, the
total net savings for the cooperative
remained about the same as in 1914
As, due primarily to the associations
policy of sacrificing savings and alb
sorbing out-of-pocket losses in order
to furnish supplies to farmers during
periods of abnormal supply shortages
particularly livestock feeds and seeds
during the last few months.
The patronage refund, together
with $377,000 paid in regular divi-
dends on Southern States common
and preferred stock to the 100000
common stockholders and the 5000
persons who own preferred stock,
represents the entire net savings for
last year. No ALLEGATIONS of any saw
ings were made to reserve funds this
year.
Although official figures will not
be available until final auditing is
completed, it is definitely certain that
despite shortages of supplies ingre-
dients and materials, Southern States
manufactured and distributed to
members more supplies-feed, seed,
fertilizer and miscellaneous supplies
than in the previous year.
The net worth of the organization
what members have invested in
their cooperative-ha reached a fig
ure of more than 81, 100000 at the
years end, an increase of about ST.
100000 over June 80, 1945.
The patronage refund paid annual
ly at the close of each years business
reduces the cost of the supplies
which farmer-members and patrons
have purchased during the year and
represents an adjustment on the ten
tative price which they paid for their
supplies at the time of purchase.
Savings achieved through large scale
purchasing, processing and market
ing thus are returned to the farmer
members in proportion to the use
which each makes of the coOpera-
tive's purchasing and marketing ser
vices.
The midland journal., 1946-08-02

That farmer cooperatives contri-
butte to the public good is the opinion
Godfrey N. Nelson, taxation editor of
the New York Times, who discussed
cooperatives in his column for June
2.
'Unquestionably there is legiti-
mate need of cooperative business
ventures, such as those made up of
farmers and livestock growers, !"
writes Mr.. Nelson. "Their existence
inures largely to the public good"
The midland journal., 1946-08-02
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE SERVICES

Love" will be the subject of the
Lesson-Sermon in all Churches of
Christ, Scientist, on Sunday, Aug. a.
The Golden Text will be from III
Cor. 13:11-"Be perfect, be of good
comfort, be of one Mind, live in peace
and the God of love and peace shall
be with you"
Among the citations comprising
tke Lesson-Sermon will be the follow
ing from the Bible-Mark 2:16-
And when the Scribes and Pharisees
saw Him eat with publicans and sin
ners, they said unto his disciples,
how is it that he eateth and drinketh
with publicans and sinnesr?"
The midland journal., 1946-08-02

and co measures for control of
weeds and cleaarnce of land for plow
ing and pasture.
The department said more than
100000 farms are participating in
similar program this year.
The midland journal., 1946-08-02


Ask ten why they put up fruits vegetables, jams
etc. and you get different but they all
add up to economy and flavor
At present. high living costs forcing persons,
cuary members class
merchandise of inferior quality do without but almost
body have vegetables superior quality and flavor for there
The Ypsilanti daily press., 1946-02-06
Says
he Ordered
Death March

Manila, Feb. 6-AP3Lt Gen.
Masahau Homma admitted under
cross examination at his war
crimes trial today that he issued
the order for the Bataan march OF
10000 American prisoners OF war
and added:
81 am morally responsible for
anything that happened under my
command"
Seventeen thousand Americans
and Filipinos died on that march.
Homma made the admission in
replying to a series OF questions
by 1t. Col. Frank Meek. Caldwell.
Ida. chief OF the, prosecution staff.
You knew You bad Feseee% pris-
oners OF war at the fall OF Ba-
taan?' Meeks asked.
Yes" replied Homma,
you knew you had issued an
order for them TO march from Ba.
langa 10 San Fernandez"
yes"
did you inquire the physical
conditions OF the prisoners of war;"
81 did not"
Did you consider the condi-
tons at Camp O'Donnell your
responsibility, as commander-in-
chief?"
After a pause. Homma replied:
II am morally responsible for
anything that occurred under nv
command"
The Ypsilanti daily press., 1946-02-06
Outlook For
Fuel Better

- aHf
Ypsilanti's fuel outlook is bright
er today as most OF the local yards
have enough TO fill current orders.
The present hold up Is due to lack
OF delivery facilities.
Several dealers stated that the
warm weather was "godsend'
and that II probably allevisted to
great extent the fuel shortage
noticed a few days ago here.
Most of the yards report enough
soft coal to fill needs of their
customers with prospects OF ac-
quiring better grades in about two
weeks. One local dealer reports
that he has any kind Of coal from
poor to the best graoes available
in sizeable quantities.
The general opinion among coal
dealers is that the influx of fam
lilies into Willow Village housing
project and the need for fuel there
continues to be a burden.
One dealer asserted thai -HS-i-
lanti residents ought 20 be thank
ful for what coal they have as
one city in Michigan has recently
cut down trees In parks to fire
their stoves. Grand Rapids and
Mount Clemens are currently fac
ing a much more acute shortage
than this city.
Coke continues to be unavail.
able due to the steel strike.
The Ypsilanti daily press., 1946-02-06
Production Date
Still Unsettled

Production OF the Graham Paige
Rototiller will begin sometime in
February although definite date
has not been decided, a company
spokesman stated today. The steel
workers strike. unless prolonged.
will not affect the production Of
the Rototiller, he added. The com
pany is receiving sub-assemblies
from suppliers. and considerable
stock pile has been built up. An
extended strike in the steel in
dustry would cripple the long
range production program. he said,
by stopping the flow OF parts.
The Ypsilanti daily press., 1946-02-06
George Arliss Curtain Down

London. Feb. 6-AP-George Ar
liss, II year old star OF the stage
and screen, died at his London
home last night. He had been
suffering from bronchial ailment.
The son Of London printer. Ar
liss began his stage career at the
age OF Is. During his long career
h portrayed such memorable roles.
both.ou the stage and in motion
pictures. as Disraeli and Rothschild,
and scored one Of his greatest sue.
cesses in The Green Goddess.
lie first came to the United
States with Mrs. Patrick Campbell
in 1901 to appear in The Second
Mrs. Tanqueray'
The Ypsilanti daily press., 1946-02-06
Lions Told Of
Part iinPeace

District Governor. Bert Reynolds,
Ann Arbor. addressed the Lions
Club Tuesday evening, s.ressing
the part that all Lions Clubs and
similar organizations must play In
establishing permanent peace.
Good fellowship and friendship will
help greatly and the Lions Clubs
are organized first, last and always
for service to their community and
country. the speaker said. Through
such International organizations as
the Lions Clubs much can be ac-
complished TO help form an endur-
ing peace. Every local club, whe-
ther in the United States or in some
foreign land must be prepared to
meet this challenge. he asserted.
MIR. Reynolds announced hat new
clubs have been formed in Dear
born and Redford. and also stressed
the importance OF everyone attend
ing the state convention, June 9,
10. IL in Grand Rapids.
Richard Warner OF lpsilanu was
presented a pin by President Cres-
ton Myers as the 53rd member OF
the YpsilanH Lions Club.
Guests of the evening we're DR..
Lyle Frost. Ypsilanti, and Cecil
Creel. Won Bush. Stanley Loveland,
Harold Staebler, Ann Arbor.
II was announced by Harold Patt,
chairman OF the social committee
that he annual Ladies' Night would
be March 10.
The Ypsilanti daily press., 1946-02-06
Paqley Might
be Withdrawn

Washington. Feb. SAP The
battle over Edwin W. Pauley's ap.
pointment as undersecretary OF the
Navy went into a temporary lull
today amid indications that some
Administration leaders wanted the
nomination withdrawn.
Pauley had been scheduled to
bring before the Senate Naval Com
mittee this morning a record of
political contributions made by
oil men while he was Democratic
national treasurer.
But chairman Walsh u. D.Mass)
suddenly called off the session sf-
ter comforting for. some time In
his Office last night with Pauley.
Senator Tobey (R.N.H), who had
been leading the fight against the
nominee, said his next witnesses
would not be available until Thurs.
day.
The Walsh-Pauley conference
followed a return appearance be-
fore the committee by Secretary
OF the Interior Ickes.
The cabinet officer asserted -
and read from memoranda he said
he had prepaIed at the time-that
Pauley had approached him on
Sept. 6. 1944. with The rawest
proposition teet has ever been
made TO me-" II was. lckes said,
the suggestion that 100000 in po-
litical contributions could be rails
ed from oil men II they could be
assured that the government
wouldn't try to win title to off-shore
oil lands in a proposed suit.
The towering Pauley, who return
ed recently from trips TO Moscow
and Tokyo as President Truman s
reparations commissioner. arose
behind Ickes to deny this
II still say that Mr.. lckes is mis-
taken--that he got the wrong i'm
preston OF any conversation We
had about raising money the
nominee said
Well" snapped the cabinet
member without turning around
then ! don't understand the Eng
lish language.
The Ypsilanti daily press., 1946-02-06
Rev. Hoza to
be Missionary

Rev. Father Rudolph HoZa. an
ST. John the Baptist Roman Cath.
olic Church since August 81. 1913,
left today on the first leg OF jour.
ney that will finally reach the goal
toward which he has looked for
Is years. He is going 10 the Phil
ippines where he will be stationed
at one OF the Missions conducted
by the st. Columbian Missionaries.
FIR. Hoza returned to Ypsilanti
Tuesday from ST. Joseph's Mercy
Hospital. Ann Arbor. where he has
been for the past week recovering
after an operation for appendicitis.
Today he left for his home in
Uniontown, Pa, where he will visit
his father and regain his strength
before continuing his trip.
Father Hoza was trained for the
priesthood in the ST. Columbian
Seminaries In Silver Creek, N. ",
Omaha, Neb.. and Bristol, r. /.
After IL years OF study he was
ordained in the Cathedral OF st.
Peter and Paul. Providence, r. l.,
by Bishop Keough.
FIR HoZa has always had the am.
bition TO become a foreign mis-.
sionary and in going to the Philip
pines he will join a group OF work
ers who are well known TO him.
Some were fellow students. and
have been over there since before
the war and have won great praise
for their work from American as
well as native sources.
Father 1oEs has three sisters
who are in the Sacred Heart Order
OF Nuns. two are Sisters OF Chari-
~ and a brother. Fr. Francis Hozs.
has been in charge OF the st. Co
lumbar Mission for natives OF the
Far East which is located in Los
Angeles, Calf. for several years
Fr Hoza will visit his brother be
fore he sails for Manila.
The Ypsilanti daily press., 1946-02-06
Nearly Fiue Hundred SdUed From
Yukon, Wrecked on Alaskan Rocks
Task Formally Ended For
Civilian Defense Groups

Work Of the Ypsilanu Civilian
Defense Volunteer Organization
was completed. Tuesday, when the
final report was submitted TO Cap
tain Don S. Leonard, director OF
the State Office OF Civilian De
fense by the director OF the local
office, Mrs. Mabel Stadtmiller. and
the local chairman OF volunteer
placement, Mrs. A. ]. Whitmire
The report will be kept in a per-
manent file in Lansing.
The final report OF the local
group disclosed that five persons
earned special rewards for donat-
ing over 1000 hours OF their time
to the work. The five are: Mrs
Owen ]. Cleary. Mrs. Jesse Man
gus, Mrs. Daniel T. Quirk. Mrs.
Carl Johnson. and Mrs. A. ]. Whit.
mire.
In addition to these, 46 persons
received special awards for CIV
ing over 1000 hours to the work
and 81 received special awards for
over 500 hours hours service. The
report indicated that 3S2 persons
earned official membership in the
Ypsilanti Civilian Defense organ.
ization by serving so hours or more.
In the local office files, as OF
September /, 1945, total of 900
registrations were listed. or these
75S were active citizen registrants.
II were students of Ypsilanti's two
colleges. Eighty five names were
removed either by death or be.
cause of moving from the city.
For the 366 members listed in
the file, September l. 1945, it was
indicated that 145.309 hours had
been given. Another 4,717 hours
was donated by persons who had
been registered in the file but had
not acquired the necessary so hours
to become official members. These
figures exclude the work OF stu
dents because OF constant shifting
and irregularities. It was impossi-
BILE to tabulate the number of hours
they donated.
Each person registering for the
The Ypsilanti daily press., 1946-02-06
.M'Kay Will
Ask Verdict

Jackson, Feb. 6-AP-Special
Prosecutor Kim Sigler planned to-
day to complete his case against
Frank d. Mckay OF Grand Rapids
and four associates. accused OF
conspiring to corrupt the state H.
quor law between 1898 and 1910.
Sigler has only one more witness
to call, Ida Patricia Andre. former
hearing stenographer for the State
Liquor Control Commission. before
he rests his case in the trial which
enters its fourth week today.
Eugene l.. Carey Of New York.
counsel for Mckay, said he would
ask Judge John Simpson for dl.
rected verdict OF acquittal immedi-
ately after Sigler presents his last
witness. He Is expected TO argue
that the state has not SHOWN that
any crime was committed.
II Judge Simpson denies the mo-
ton. then Carey and Fred R. Walk.
er, counsel for the other defend
ants. plan to ask the judge to have
stricken from the records sections
OF the testimony presented by the
80 prosecution witnesses.
Unless the jury is directed TO &C.
quit the defendants, attorneys pre-.
dict the trial will not end until
some time next week Carey and
Walker are not expected to produce
defense witnesses.
The Ypsilanti daily press., 1946-02-06

work, in the early days OF the war
was catagoried by their qualifica-
tions or by what they especially
liked TO do. Some OF the catsgories
were artistic work. musical and
literary work, entertainment, gen
eral clerical, and light physical
work. The latter attained the larg-
est list with 153 registrants list
ed The work included such ac-
tivitles as rolling surgical dress
ings.
In commenting on the work of
the CDVO in Ypsilanti, Director
Stadtmiller commended the work
of Mrs. Whitmire, who was most
instrumental in completing the fl
nal report. in addition to placing
each registrant in the proper cata-
CORY when the organization was
active.
The Ypsilanti daily press., 1946-02-06
Britain NAV
Ration Bread

London. Feb. g Britain
may be forced 10 ration bread -
a measure avoided even in the
darkest days OF the war-unless
wheat consumption is greatly de-
creased says Food Minister Sir
Ben Smith.
Meanwhile. Sir Ben informed
Britons, their bread will revert
10 the dark type they ate during
the war years. He said there was
"50-50' chance that American
bread also would have to be dark
ened. perhaps as much as BritaIn's,
because OF world wheat shortage.
He took to the radio to urge the
people to save every scrap OF
bread" and Agriculture Minister
Tom Williams called on all Britons
to spade up their backyards again
and plant gardens to help feed
themselves.
Sir Ben said reduced livestock
feed also would mean lowered
British supplies of bacon. poultry
and eggs and declared consump-
tion OF fats would be reduced by
Topping an ounce OF every persons
weekly ration OF lard.
He said that 100000 tons Of
barley promised to distillers for
whiskey would be withheld be-
cause food must come before
whiskey," but that 10000 tons al
ready delivered would be permit
ted 10 go into liquor manufacture.
The one bright spot I'm the food
minister's forecast was an an
nouncement that rations OF Jam,
milk, suet and canned foods would
be increased slightly.
The Ypsilanti daily press., 1946-02-06
Rev. Siiple
Given Life

Grand Rapids, Feb. 6-AP- The
Rev. Frank +. Siple, So, was SEN
fenced To life imprisonment today
for the 1899 poisoning of his 1S-
year-old daughter. Dorothy Ann.
The charge was first degree mur-
der.
Circuit Judge Leonard ID. Ver-
dier pronounced sentence on the
former pastor OF Southlawn Church
OF God after declaring from the
bench, you have sinned not only
against the Jaws OF man, but the
laws OF God"
The pastor his face grim. made
no comment during the court pro-
ceedings.
Referring to Siple's recent ex-
PLANTATION that he had given the
girl poison rather than see her con-
fined to an asylum as mental
case, Judge .Verdier asked who
are you to Judge II she was 10
spend the rest OF her days In the
asylum"
The Ypsilanti daily press., 1946-02-06
DESTROYS
Trucks
After Crash

A truck load OF penicilin and
other medicinal drugs was destroy
ed when fire consumed one truck
and seriously damaged another
following a collision st the inter,
lsrhtion OF US-112 and M-1l2 early
Tuesday evening The fire began
when a gasoline tank. ripped open
by the collision. exploded.
Drives Of the trucks escaped in.
Jury by leaping from the cabs.
Firemen OF the willow Run VII
lsgo fire department battled the
blaze for over - hours. terminal
ing their task at 7 a. m today.
Ten tanks Of water were used by
fire fighters in quelling the fire
intensified by the load OF valuable
highly inflammable drugs
The semi-trailer type truck load.
ed with the medicine was owned
by the Trans American Freight
Lines. Detroit. and was being driv-
en- by Amos Fine, Chicago. The
other. also Of the semi-trailer type,
was owned by the Universal Die
Casting Co. : limerick St, and was
being driven by George Spicer,
Gregory.
The cause OF the accident was at
iributed to poor visibility caused
by the heavy fog which engulfed
Ypsilanti and vicinity throughout
Tuesday afternoon and evening.
The Ypsilanti daily press., 1946-02-06
HundredRemoUed
by Breeches
Buoy

Ketchikan, Alaska, Feb. SAP
Removal of all of the 1876 per-
sons from the wrecked liner Nu-
kon, which broke in two in a VIC
ious gale on the rocks OF John.
stone Bay, was reported early to-
day by the Ketchikan Chronicle.
About 100 were landed on the
nearby beach by breeches buoy.
the Chronicle reported. and the
rest are in Seward or aboard the
various vessels which overcame
the Northland gale in tedious but
successful rescue operations. The
report said the rescue ships were
presumably taking all of the sur
vivors to Seward. where 50 had
previously been landed.
Breeches buoys will be / gged,
the Coast Guard said. to traL sfer
the survivors on the beach at he
scene OF the wreck to rescue yes
sells.
Sea cslmer
As the wind died and the sea be-
gan to calm. 'rescuers fought with
power boats, life RATS and the
breeches buovs. and last night
Brig. Gen. Harry Johnson flew
over the scene and reported the
survivors on the beach were hud-
died around bonfires.
Apparently no lives had been
lost. The Coast Guard cutter On
ondaga took off the first IS wo-
men and children by power boat
Monday night.
Again and again the rescue craft
messaged that there was no known
loss OF life and one report from
the scene expressed confidence
that sll aboard were safe.
The Yukon, which struck the
rocks In tombstone Bay Sunday
night after sailing from Seward.
broke in two Monday night, the
after part wallowing in the seas.
Three men were washed overheard
when the liner broke, but tug saw
ed them.
ne hufNlNOTA were Dtink ldhNu
to Seward. where medicines and
doctors and nurses were rushed by
plane and train. All Seward open
ed its doors to the shiyering. shock
ed arrivals and the steamship Alas
ka was moving in from Kodiak To
provide additional housing space.
Terse messages from the scene
told of carrying terrified children
down cargo nets from the fractur-
ed Yukon to the power boats bob
bing in the 20-foot waves.
The three crewmen washed over
board said they believed 30 or more
others were missing, but no re-
ports from the vessels standing by
verified the belief
When the 165-foot OnondsRa took
its load Of 4S survivors TO Seward
the Coast Guards lighthouse ten
der Cedar took charge OF the op.
erations. with Army vessels and
merchant ships aiding In the work.
The Onondago was back before
nightfall.
The Ypsilanti daily press., 1946-02-06
Strike Halts
Trailer Work

Production at the Mechanical
Handling Systems plant at Willow
Run Is being delayed by the lack
OF few tons OF steel. a com
psny spokesman stated today.
Installation of machinery in the
plant, located In the north end OF
number one hangar, is 81 per cent
compiete, he added, but the rest Of
the work cannot be completed with
ous stesl.
The compsny. makers OF cranes,
conveyor lines, and other carriers
for automotive factories for many
years, recently leased a portion OF
the building for use in the manu-
.facture Of haulaway trailers for
transporting cars from factories TO
distribution centers The trailers
are made mostly from stamped
and shaped sheet steel. The parts
are assembled in sections aud riyet-
ed and wei ed together The com
pany expects 10 employ between
three and four hundred work ers
in two shifts when full production
is attained.
The Ypsilanti daily press., 1946-02-06
She Was Ready;
Clerk Was Gone

Detroit, Feb. 6-AP-Mrs Harry
Lutomski, engrossed in shopping
for furniture in a downtown store
late Tuesday. told a salesman:
When | see something | want,
I'll call you"
She did-an hour later, The
salesman had gone home and so
had everyone else.
Mrs. Lutomski telephoned her
husband who kept her company
by making comforting signs
through the stores window until
an emergency call brought the
manager with the front door keys.