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The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1946-01-05
Old Chancery
Case at End

Ann Arbor. Mich, Jan. 3 With
an order approving the final nc.
count Of Eugene J. Stephenson, re.
ceiver, signed by Judge James r.
Breakey. Jr, IN chancery Friday,
litigation which began in Washte-
nav. County in 1907 is virtually end
ed today.
According TO Mrs. Luella Smith,
county clerk, the order states that
the receiver pay to the treasurer
office Of the county all claims of
f. Be Perry. Miranda \. Lukins,
William ". futile. Sidney c. East
man and C. VI. Hubbard. II the per.
sons listed. or their heirs. do not
claim the money, then within the
time allowed the funds will revert
to the state as escheated property.
The case has been pending dur.
ing the terms OF three circuit Wdg.
es, Judge Edward Kline. Judge
George W Sample and Judge Btea
key. John r. Reed is attorney for
the receivers. According to' Judge
Breakey this was the oldest case
pending before the circuit court I'm
the'county and il may be one of the
oldest in the State Of Michigan.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1946-01-05
Charter Will
be Explained

Plans for the formation OF citiz-
ems committee for the adoption Of
the proposed new city charter were
established at the joint meeting OF
the local government committee Of
the Junior Chamber OF Commerce
and the municipal affairs commit
tee of the local Board Of Com
merce, Friday evening.
The two groups met with several
members OF the charter revision
commission for the purpose of
hearing an explanation OF the pro
posed new charter. II. Y. Wilbur,
member OF the charter revision
committee, explained fundamentals
OF the city government under the
new charter.
Members OF the two committees,
which met jointly Friday evening.
agreed [ meet the first part OF next
week to prepare a slate of names,
broadly representative OF all inter
ests in the city. 10 be presented TO
the various organizations OF the
city. Final decision OF the mem
bers OF the proposed committee will
rest with the organizations them
selves.
The tentative date for the special
election Tor the adoption OF the
new charter has been set. pending
approval OF the city council, for
March IL.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1946-01-05
Frazers Have
Dexter Home

Mr.. and Mrs Joseph Washington
Frazer are planning to move GU to
their country home near Dexter As
soon as the remOdeling Of the house
has been completed Mr. Frazer is
president Of the KaiserFrazer Cor
poration. and has purchased the
farm formerly owned by Mrs.
Anna Philip.
The house on the property is an
attractive one aud has grea- pos
sibil.,ies and both Mr.. and Mrs.
Frazer are most enthusiastic about
the outcome. as is also Joey
great pal OF his grandfather, Mr..
Frazer
Young Joey" is the son Of Mr..
and Mrs. Frazer's daughter. Mrs.
Michel strut. formerly Of London.
England. who lives now at her home
on the st. Lawrence River, near
Mt rremblaut. Quebec Joey
father. the Hon. Michel STRUT VINO
was personal secretary and friend
of the late Luke Of Kent. brother ot
King George VI, was Killed n he
same plane crash thas took the
life Of he Duke.
Mr. and Mrs. Frazer have sold
their home on Roosevelt Place
Detroit and are spending their
time between their New York Ciiy
home and their apartment III Ann
ArbOT
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1946-01-05
Finding
Report Near

Detroit. Jan. 5-AP- Both sides
today awaited the report Of Presi-
dent Trumans fact finding board
on the 46-day-old General Motors
strike. with latest word that the
report would he ready Monday.
Meanwhile. company officials de-
clined comment on charge hat
the corporation altered plans for
40-hour week to evade paying a
30 per cent wage increase.
As top CIO United Auto Workers
conferred in Washington. Detroit
interest centered on unsuccessful
attempts of he company to secure
snti-picketng injunctions against
the union.
Victor Reuther. director Of the
TAW-CIO full employment division.
asserted that the company proposed
a longer work week as solution %
union demands for maintenance OF
wartime take-home pay.
Earlier Friday, Circuit Judge JOS
eph A Moynihan declined a TEN.
porary restraining order prohibit
ing what the corporation called IL
legal picketing at the Detroit trans
mission plan where an estimated
900 pickets Thursday blocked en-
trance to the offices.
Show cause hearings were post.
poned until Jan. II on GM petitions
for permanent iniunctions against
pickets at the Fleetwood and Diesel
plants IN Detroit The court refused
company requests for temporary re-
Straining orders.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1946-01-05
Miss Waters
Run Over by
Machine

Miss Hannah Waters, 3, 4SS20
Chase Rd, Belleville, was killed
when she was run over by her own
car shortly before ( o'clock Friday
afternoon, at the intersection Of
the Expressway and Belleyille Rd.
Miss Waters was driving north on
Belleville Rid, and collided with a
car driven east on the Expressway
by Harry V. Myers, 507 Benjamin
St. Ann Arbor.
According to Witnesses Miss
Waters fell out OF her car through
the right door, and rolled and skid
ded across the intersection for
nearly 80 feet. Meanwhile the driy-
erless car Careened on Belleville
Rd, and cutting across the high
way, struck Miss Waters and drag
ged her to the ditch.
Miss Waters is survived by two
brothers, William. POP \. River st,
Ypsilanti, and Walter, Pontiac; one
sister, Mrs. Lucretia Price, st.
Louis, Mo. and one niece, Mrs.
Zelma Forster. Yphilanti.
Born 4 Belleville in April, 1872
she was the daughter OF Walter
and Frances Waters. She was
graduated from Belleyille High
School and from the Harper Hos
pital, Detroit, and resided in Belle
Vile most OF her life, except when
her nursing took her elsewhere.
Mr.. Myers made a statement at
the Wayne County prosecutors Of
fce and was released.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1946-01-05
Recreation Will be Resumed
in City Schools Next Week

At the High School Monday eve
ming will he the regular meeting
OF the adult swimming group from
To 3 p. m. and from 1880 10 $50
p. m. in the gymnasium will be the
weekly games OF the city bask ethall
league, held Monday this week due
to the II School game which Is
scheduled for Tuesday. Play. the
ensuing week. will be on the regu-
lar Tuesday night The adult gym.
naSium group, which regularly
meets in the gymnasium on Mon.
day evenings will be resumed one
week from Monday after this
weeks suspension
At Woodruff School the Boys
basketball group which regularly
meets each Monday and Thursday
from p. m. To 9 p. m. Will be re
sumed next week as scheduled.
Harriet School will resume its
every night operations with girls
basketball games each Monday and
Wednesday, Z 10 p m, and men 8
basketball each Tuesday and
Thursday at the same times Satur.
day morning $3.50 TO 1870 a. m.
the boys gymnasium group will
meet.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1946-01-05
WAYNE Seeks Use of WlZow Run

Detroit. Jan. Jap Gov. Kelly
was asked today to authorize use
OF l6 vacant dormitories at Willow
Run to relieve congestion in the
psychopathic and INDECENT wards at
Receiving and Wayne County Gen
eral formerly Eloise) Hospitals.
The plan, presented by Wayne
County auditors Jacob P. Sumer-
acki and George o. Cornell, pro
poses transfer OF INDECENT county
patients at Eloise to Willow Run.
The state woald agree to pay
ment OF $4,000 for remodeling az
building at Eloise as a mental ward,
receiving in return transfer OF $500
INDECENT county patients there to
the Willow Run dormitories.
Wayne County is to lease the dor
mi,ories without charge from the
Federal Government. Mental pa
tents at Receiving Hospital would
then be transferred 10 Eloise.
Sumeracki said the plan could go
into effect within so days" il ap-
proved at a meeting scheduled Mon
day between representatives OF the
State Mental Commission and the
Wayne County Board OF Institutions
and Board of Auditors.
A report from Al Hargreaves,
secretary OF the Board OF lnstitu-
lions. said mental patients at Re-
ceiving Hospital are forced to
sleep on the floors and in aisles
and corridors. The situation is un'
healthy and proper treatment is i'm
possible"
The Willow Run dormitories con
tain excellent lavatory facilities,
kitchens. and central heating facili.
ties. he said, and will need little
work. TO be put into readiness for
INDECENT occupancy.
The plan was designed by DR..
Thomas X. Gruber, medical super
intendeht Of Wayne County General
Hospital. and proposes to relieve
Wayne County OF carrying the fin
ancial burden for safe mental pa
TENTS" by putting them in the state
leased dormitories at Willow Run
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1946-01-05
Requirements Lacking, Army
Slows Rehabilitation Plans

100000. On July / the War De-
partment plans to have an Army OF
1850, 900. distributed as follows:
Europe, $4,000; Pacific, $4,000;
other non.continental areas, $1,000:
Filipino troops in training. $4,000;
Continental United States, 100000,
including 100000 operating person,
mel and $4,000 training. in transit,
or held as a strategic reserve.
The Department intends to trans
port 500 war brides and children OF
soldiers TO the United States in
January. mainly from England and
Continental Europe. This trickle
will intimate a movement OF about
$4,000 by July. including $4,000
from England. 10000 from the con-
tinent and 5000 from the Pacific.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1946-01-05
Nearing
End Of Strife

Chungking. Jan. s-AP-Chinese
Communists and government lead.
ers tonight reached an agreement
on procedures for ending hostilities
and restoring communications in
strife-split China an official an
nounCement said.
Individual representatives OF the
two factions have been appointed
to confer on steps TO carry out the
cease.hre procedures.
Gen. George e. Marshall. l. s.
envoy. had conferred in swift sue
cession earlier today with leaders
OF both delegations.
From Shanghai. 1t Gen. Albert
c. Wedemeyer, commander OF L. s.
military forces in China. mean
while announced that American
ships would begin moving $4,000
Chinese government troops into
Manchuria within 10 days.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1946-01-05
School Fund
to be Asked

Lansing Jan AP- DR.. Eugene
r. Elliott. state superintendent of
gublic instruction, said today ne
would meet with legislative lead
ers soon 10 discuss chances of APP
propriating a public school build
ing fund to aid local school dis.
triots
81 will talk with them as soon as
they have time TO get clear pic
ure Of the states financial situa-
ton Elliott declared.
Elliott said S59,oOO,0OO worth nf
public school building projects have
reached the point where architects
are being hired. but that a le2isla.
tive grant OF 5000. GOO 10 10000
600 would permit a good start on
a iougdeiayed building program.
There probably are many ways
il could be handled" Elliott said.
but personally ! would favor a
system like that proposed in a
bill submitted 10 the last legisla-
ture
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1946-01-05
MarSden Suspect
May be Trooper

Detroit. Jan. 5-AP-Police In
spector Charles f. Searle said to-
day that the man in uniform.
sought as a suspect in the staying
OF Mrs. Gladys Marsden. 40-year-
old Divorce. may have been a MEM
Der OF the Michigan State Troops,
rather than the L. 5. Army.
The description OF his uniform
tallieS with that worn by state
troops. the officer reported
Searle also revealed tests on
Mrs. Marsden's strangled and beat
en- body discovered that she had not
been raped before she was left 20
die in a schoolyard near a Detroit
tavern early Sunday.
The police Inspector said this led
him 10 speculate that she may
have jumped from car and that
her unknown assailant may have
struck her down and dragged her
into the yard
Witnesses said a man in uniform
Joined Mrs Narsden's party in the
tavern and later left with her sew.
eral hours before her body was
found.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1946-01-05
East Texas Tornado Takes
Fl Lives; 137hjured When
Wind Whips Across State
Relief Workers
Search For
Victims

Palestine. TeN, Jan AP The
toll of East TEXAS tornadoes rose
to p dead, l37 injured and one
missing today as rescue teams toll.
ed through mud and heavy rains
in search OF additional victims.
Twisters left trails OF wreckaEe
last night In at least -four east
Texas counties. Scores were home
less and many communities were
without power. one was isolated
from outside communication
In the lashing rains that accom-
panied and followed the twisters,
damage was impossible to estimate.
Fourteen persons were dead here.
% injured, and one missing East
ward at NaDogdoChes four were
dead and al least * hurt Police
there said the toll OF injured prob
ably would reach 100 and that the
condition Of several was critical.
Near lufkm, south of .Nacogdo-
ches two We're killed and 81 in
iurrd
George W Hawkes.. acogdo-
ChDS UeWapapermdu. said there
We're reports that a tornado had
caused casualties at Appelby. Tex.
Do miles northeast Of NaCOgdOChes
but all communication lines with
that community were down.
Buildings Destroyed
Northwcstward, in Hunt Coun-
tv a score OF business and resi-
dental buildings were destroyed at
Pencil near Greenville.
The tornado cut a lOO-yard swath
across Is miles of Anderson Coun-
~. passing three miles south and
east Of this city
State police aided local author
tiles and the Palestine unit OF the
Texas State Guard I'm relief work.
The dead and injured We're still
being brought in at an early hour
today. The injured were in three
local hospitals and twolhirds Of
them were reported seriously hurt.
Homes. filling stations and small
stores suffered heavily. South
view, suburb Of Palestine, was
hard hit
Telephone and power lines were
| down outside this city. Trees were
uprooted cars were blown from
highways in this area and some OF
their occupants We're injured.
Homes Collapse
The Palestine area was struck az
$50 D. m so miles to the south
east. in Clawson community. seven
or eight miles northeast Of Lufkin,
tornado dashed down Al 3 y. m
Mrs. VIII Dunn and Mrs. Ed Smith
we're Killed when their homes col
lapsed In all, eight or 10 homes
we're demolished. Twelve Of the
Injured were brought To Lufkin
hospitals. CIawson was left with
ont power.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1946-01-05

Washington, Jan. 5-AP-- The
Army slapped the brakes on de-
mobilization today with declara-
ton that requirements would be
insufficient to maintain necessary
forces abroad at the present rate.
BY full use OF available shipping,
all OF about l,553,000 overseas
troops who are or will become elig-
ible could he returned TO the Unit
ed States In three months. a War
Department official said at a news
conference.
Instead, the Army plans to spread
the returns over six months.
This slower rate combined with
requirements will reduce total
overseas strength TO planned
minimum OF $4,000 by July /. 1t.
Gen. J. Lawton Collins told re.
porters yesterday.
He declared. however. that no
man should be held in a foreign
theater more than three months at
ter he becomes eligible for dis
charge.
"Our overseas forces would be
dangerously understrength in occu-
plying countries II all eligible men
were to be returned before suffici-
ent replacements arrived the War
Department information chief said.
He estimated 100000 men had
been recruited for the regular Ar
my since the wars end, but re-
marked there was no guarantee en-
listment would continue at that
rate.
Expected More Men
Selective Service. he added. has
furnished an average of only $1,000
men a month since VI Day. The
Army expected 10000 a month.
Discharges already total nearly
5000. 900. Collins said and the next
six months will bring another g..
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1946-01-05
U. s. WEATHER FORECAST

Lower Michigan-Cloudy with oc.
casional showers tonight and Sun
. day. Continued mild.
q Highest temperature yesterday.
43. lowest. SO. Highest temperature
one year ago today, IS: lowest, 81.
Highest temperature this date in
last 20 years, 81 in 1893; lowest 6
in 1884.
The sun sets today at 5:14 and
rises sunday at sol. The moon sets
TODAY a. rs p m. and rises Sun
lday at 1925 a. m.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1946-01-05
Cat Jumps, Man
Injuries Himself

Detroit. Jan. 5-AP-If cat
doesn't have nine lives. Carl Roehm
wants to know what he's doing in
the hospital.
7oehm took the family cat, which
had been injured in an accident.
out into the alley last night 70
end its suffering with his revolver.
Boehm took bead the cat
Jumped and Boehm put the bullet
through his right leg.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1946-01-05

Activities at the local school com.
munity Centers. sponsored by the
city recreation department will be
resumed next week after being sHs-
pended through the holidays, How
ard c. Harrison, superintendent OF
recreation announced today
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1946-01-05

BERLIN ZAP Adolf Hitler. al
ways law unto himself, appears
to have been married to Eva Braun
in an irresy ar manner by Il man
who was not a professional mar
riage clerk. A search OF official
records faik d to turn up any real
clue concerning Walter Wagner.
who. according to documents found
by Ameri, ar intelligence officers,
officiated = the ceremony.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1946-01-05

MEXICO CITY-AP- Mexico's
final installment OF 100000 on her
100000 debt to United States
citizens for DISCS during the MeXi-
can revolution has been paid. the
foreign Office announced last night.
Payments to France and Great Bri-
tain covering their losses also will
he completed this year, the an
nOuncemnnt said
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1946-01-05

DETROIT-AP-Chained 10 his
hospital bed. Cass Zakerski. s.. Fri
day was sentenced to life imprison-
ment by Recorders Judge John =.
Sca'len under the habitual criminal
act Zakerski suffered fractures OF
both legs Dec. 81 when he jumped
from a second-foor bullpen at rec
orders court in an escape attempt.
He had been awaiting sentence as
fourth offender.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1946-01-05
Court Given
Battle

Detroit. Jan. 5-AP-The three
cornered fight OF the city OF De
troit versus the CLIO and the Office
of Price Administration over the
City's new l0-cent street car fare
moved back to the courts today.
The Wayne County CIO council
Friday filed a second circuit court
petition asking a temporary re-
strainlng order against continue
ton OF the Faised fare.
The Clio already has asked for a
permanent injunction against the
fare boost. Hearing on both petit
tions was set for next Friday.
Detroit's Street Railway Depart.
ment put the uniform 10-cent fare
into effect Jan. against vigorous
opposition. from the clio and the
OPA. Streetcar fares were form
erly six cents with bus fares rang
ing from FIVE to 10 cents.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1946-01-05

LONDON AP Canadian mill
taTy authorities announced today
they had rejected a petition Of Nazi
Maj Gen. Kurt Meyer for mitiga-
tion Of a death sentenced imposed
following his conviction on a charge
Of being responsible for the shoot.
Ing Of Is Canadian prisoners Of
war.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1946-01-05
Flashes of
Late News

LONDON-AP - It. Gen. Sir
Frederick Morgan. head OF UNRRA
in Germany who was asked TO re-
sign because OF a press conference
statement on Jewish refugees, has
been instructed to return to Lon
don. a spokesman for the interna-
tional relief agency said today.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1946-01-05

NEW YoRk-AP-Frank J.
Fit1simmonS, president OF the
independent Western Electric
Employees Association, said to-
day the three-day.old strike by
his union against the Western
Electric Company was 'juSt
about ready 10 explode" into q
nationwide telephone workers.
walkout.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1946-01-05

WASHINGTON -AP- Bond sales
Asn the Victory Loan campaign al
most doubled the quota. The Treas
ury's final figures for this eighth
and last war loan showed sales
reached S2Il44OO0.O 900, or 1872 per
cent OF the 900 600 goal
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1946-01-05

WASHINGTON -AP - Twenty
one House members declined to ac-
u ept the 81. 500 voted each represen-
tatiye for expenses during 1915.
Kenneth Romney sergeant-at-arms
announced the unused money has
been returned TO the Treasury.
PHILADELPHIA-AP-Th ma
tons sleeping car business will
k.9on belong lock, stock and bar
Tfel TO a combine OF 43 American
railroads In its Anal decree. a
special threeiudge federal expedit-
ing court approved sale OF the 1900
Pullman. Inc-owned sleeping cars
TO the railroads
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1946-01-05

BATAVIA. Java APP - Amir
Sjarifuddin resigned today as min
lister OF information in the cabinet
Of the unrecognlzed lndonesia gov
Asrnment and was replaced by Mo
manned Natsir, former member OF
the ldonesian National Committee.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1946-01-05

HEREFORD. Germapy-AP- Six
American soldiers were held today
.hy military authorities on charges
sof conducting large.scale train
thefts and black market opera
tons during the past Is months.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1946-01-05

LONDON-AP-A resolution pro-
posing the creation Of an atomic
control commission was hled with
the United Nations Organization
Just before midnight. the deadline
Cor submitting resolutions for the
general assembly session opening
Jan. II,
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1946-01-05


CHEYENNE. Wyo.- AP- Ar
rested on a westbound transcontin-
entail train as II neared Cheyenne,
- man identified by Police Chief
| r. b. McVicar as Elmer Maddox.
was held today for questioning by
New York officers in a $4,000 Man
haitian jewel robbery.
WASHINGTON-AP- Price in
creases recently granted to manu-
fscturers OF low-cost children's and
A.ufants Rnklets and other hosiery
will have no effect on retail prices,
OPA said today.
STOCKHOLM-AP- Maj. Eric
Carlson. an executive OF Swedish
1ntercontinental Airline, said to-
day that some Americans had
asked the company IL it could ar
Sange for he transportation to Swe-
den Of about 1000 persons in Pol
and. Carlson said the air passage
apparently was sought for rich
Jewish families" whose American
relatives were interested in getting
them out OF Poland.
u ME-AP-One OF the is Pol
ish leaders spirited away to Mos
COW last year for trial on charges
OF sabotage asserted yesterday that
he and his companions each were
Intercepted a minimum OF 800
times before they faced the Soviet
court. Zbigniew Stypulkowsh
would not say how he arrived in
S1taly. but admitted that the Jour
rney was unofficial" and hat 1t was
made because conditions in Poland
today are such that it is impossible
for me to work there
LONDON S-Nuernberg dis
patches said today hat Admiral
Nicholas Horthy. former Hungarian
n egent, was re-srrested at the re
fquest Of the Iugoslay government
which is pressing war crime charg-
es against him. Horthy was re-
leased several days ago from the
Nuremberg prison whore he had
been under questioning by Allied
authorities handling the Nuremberg
trial Of major Nazi war criminals.
J
LONDON ms A Buchares.
dispatch said today that L. s. Am.
bassador W. Ayerell Hartman and
British Ambassador Sir Archibald
Clark Kerr conferred with Roman
fan Premier PetTu Groza last
night. The two ENJOYS to Moscow
are in Bucharest as members OF
sthree.power commission to help
King Michael broaden his govern.
ment as agreed to during the recent
Moscow conference.
RICHMOND Na.-AP-Fred W.
Fletcher and Guene Kenaga OF Mid
land. Mich, this week were granted
Ia patent by the L. s. Paten. Office
for a fumigating method for treat
ing insect.infested grain stored in
bins.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1946-01-05

\ SANTIAGO. Chile AP 80 An
earth tlemor lasting half a minute
shook Santiago early today awak.
ening residents in many parts OF
the city.