itt 43 We.1ather Colder VOL LII No. 141 ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN, SATURDAY, APRIL 17, 1943 PRICE FIVE CENTS Allied Planes Sink 2 Ships In Jap Convoy Merchantmen Hit as U.S. Airmen Forestall New Guinea Landing By The Associated Press ALLIED HEADQUARTERS IN AUSTRALIA, April 17 (Saturday)- The Japanese convoy of nine ships which attempted to land at Wewak, New Guinea, has fled beyond Allied bomber range after two of the mer- chantmen were sunk, the High Com- mand announced today. An 8,000 ton freighter was deliv- ered mortal blows at the outset of the attack at dusk Thursday and yesterday two 1,000 ton bombs, loosed from low altitude, skipped along the waves and sank a second 8,000 ton vessel. Two Direct Hits Two other ships were rendered un- seaworthy by bomb hits in the initial attacks by Flying Fortresses and Lib- erators. The communique reported that the remainder of the convoy, presumably two other merchantmen, together with the escorting light cruiser, de- stroyer and gunboat, were sighted steaming out of Allied bomber range near Manus Island to the northeast of Wewak. Despite the devastation wrought on the Wewak convoy, it was considered possible the Japanese may have landed some supplies and troops since the convoy was in the harbor area for the space of a night. Japs Lack Planes In contrast with the air-sea fight of last month in which a 22-ship Japanese convoy was destroyed in the Bismarck Sea, the Japanese af- forded no aerial umbrella to the smaller Wewak convoy. The bomb- ers carried ou, their deadly work without any Japanese fighter inter- ception. Religious Group To Hold Meeting Here Monday Annual Conference Will Be Opened by Hillsdale Professor The ninth annual state confer- ence of the Religious Education As- sociation will open at 10:15 a.m. Monday in the Rackham Building, with Prof. J. Mason Wells of Hills- dale College speaking on "A Philos- opher Looks at the War." Prof. Leroy Waterman, chairman of the Department of Oriental Lan- guages, and Rabbi Leon Fram, pres- ident of the Michigan REA, will lead the general discussion following Prof. Wells' presentation of the prob- lem. Prof. Ernest J. Chave of the Uni- versity of Chicago and president of the National Religious Education Association, will speak on "Religion: Realistic and Forward Looking" at the luncheon held at the Michigan Union. The Religious Education Associa- tion, as organized in Michigan, in- cludes religious education directors in churches and synagogues, minis- ters, settlement workers under reli- gious patronage, and professors of religion in the universities and col-I leges. A survey report on religion in uni- ver sities and colleges in Michigan with comments on changes, prob- lems, and facilities will be presented by Dr. Edward, W. Blakeman, reli- gious counselort for the University. The final meeting of the confer- ence will be a panel discussion on "Supervision of Religious Education in Community and Church." Spring Snows Stun Students April showers yesterday morning took a turn to the wintry side and gave Ann Arbor a 21/2 inch record snowfall. By afternoon the crystalline mois- ture had disappeared and Ann Ar- borites, having forgotten this latest weather freak, were playing golf and tennis in the best summer tradition. 'Tank to Door' War Bond Service Dr. Leland A ddresses Conference 726 Honor Students Lauded in 20th Annual Academic Convocation Pointing out the high position scholars-now hold in government and government activities, Dr. Waldo Gfiford Leland addressed more than 700 honor students at the 20th an- nual Honors Convocation held in Hill Auditorium yesterday. "A logical consequence of the growing tendency to turn to schol- arship for service in government is that those who are educating them- selves for careers of scholarship will find their opportunities . . . in the vast and rapidly expanding organi- zation of public administration," he said. Stresses Scholars in Government Dr. Leland, who> is Director of the American Association of Learned Societies, emphasized that scholars have become an integral part of democratic government and declared that "they have thus come to exercise a larger, though less spectacular, in- fluence in national affairs than most of those who have come into public life through political channels." Reflecting the contribution of scholars in post-war planning, he pointed out the value of their efforts U.S. Heavy Bombers Hit Nazi Submarine Bases in Around-the-Clock Raids I A merican Japs Get A rmy Instruction William M. Fox, Rock Island, Ill., arsenal worker, and his daughter, Edith May (both on tank), buy four $100 war bonds from a tank driver who clanked up to the Fox home in Davenport, Ia., to collect and get Fox's signature during an unusual "tank to door" bond campaign. Fox, honorably discharged from the Army, works a day shift-and his wife ai night shift-at the nearby arsenal. Neighborhood children (left) get a closeup view of the mechanized monster. * 'M'Bond Sales Mount; States, Cities Aid Drive University Praised; National Sales Total Washtenaw County Is Nearly $150,000,000 Over Halfway to Goal In Second War Drive "The University is doing a mag- WASHINGTON, April 16.-(P)- nificent job selling war bonds," War- preliminary survey conducted by t ren F. Cook, county director of the Treasury today Indicated that a to drive, said yesterday. of nearly $150,000,000 had been i vestedrin government securitiest Highly pleased with the drive up state and local governments since t to date, Mr. Cook said that his com- beginning of the second War Lo mittee was going to have an Army Drive April 12. jeep in Ann Arbor to help with the The Treasury listed purchasest sale. Besides publicizing the War 22 subscribers, and it was assum Loans, the jeep will do door to door that the eventual total in this cat soliciting. gory would be higher. Purchases were In the three trea Washtenaw County passed the ury issues, consisting of 7/8 per ce halfway mark by collecting $510,012 Treasury certificates of indebtedne yesterday. This means that $3,328,- due April 1, 1944, two per ce 899 of the county goal of $6,380,000 Treasury Bonds due in about sev has beenreached. years, and 26 year 2% per cent bon hasrbeen rchd hThe Treasury provided no brea Gordon Griffith, who is in charge down on the amounts purchasedI of the University Drive, explained each type of bond. yesterday that stamp books need not New York City was the larg be filled with stamps. The deficient buyer. It took 25 million doll amount may be paid with cash and worth. The State of Michigan invel the bonds will be issued. hd $1,750,000 in the three issues. All students who have been filling _d$175, ____hethesue_ their stamp books are urged to com- plete them and turn them in so that Forensic the amount will be included with orensic Title the University's quota. "Yesterday we noticed students 1atu ed b buying bonds at the bank. If they will tell the bank to credit the amount to the University quota we Cr aubrook Iligi would get credit for the amount and it will help us meet our goal," Mr. World Peace Proram Griffith said. Discussed by Debaters Share Sm okes' Debatersfrom Bloomfield Hi ICranbrook,captured the Michig D rive Begins on High School Forensic champions last night in Hill Auditorium befo an audience of 1,000 persons. Camp us Monda Hugh Neals and Merrill Hun represented Cranbrook on the a MacArthur's R t firmative side. The losing team wv . crh Rs composed of Bill Hanley and D Spurs Union, Daily Redburn of Lansing Eastern Hi To Set Goal at $500 School. Statistics Sighted Five cents contributed to the The topic for the debate was "Rl "Share your Smokes" drive to be solved, That a Federal World Go conducted Monday through Friday ernment Should Be Establishe by the -Union and The Daily is all Neale, first affirmative speak that it will take to send a pack of pointed out that technological d cigarettes to a service man overseas. velopment has far outgrown Tomorrow the Union Student offi- political thinking. In order to achie ces will distribute to all fraternities, permanent peace, he went on,v sororities, and dormitories coin con- must bring our international polic tainers for nickel contributions. Thbra of teaeres- For those students who are not aThe Cranbrook team asserted t Frhdths m ns, students warethafederal world government is t reached by this means, studen with only logical method of maintaini containers will be posted beginning an enduring peace. They cited st Monday along the Diagonal, at the tistics to prove that the public, t Engineering Arch, and in University business men, and the labor uni Hall to receive contributions, are behind the plan, With'the aid of a tobacco cor- Regent Alfred B. Conable. J1 pany which agreed to relinquish its chairman of the event, was inti profits, every nickel given will mean duced by Dr. Arthur Secord, ma twenty smokes to some service man ger of the Forensic Association. M abroad. Connable expressed appreciation Cartoned in fifty package lots, the the Detroit Free Press and the U cigarettes will reach our fighters by versity Extension Service, cospi being turned over to Army and Navy sors of the debates, for their co service departments at ports of em- bined work in arranging the co barkation and from there they will tests. be forwarded to our armies overseas. Semi-Finalists Rewarded With its goal set at $500 or one Representatives of Traverse C million smokes, the Drive will call and Marshall High Schools, the l -~ ~ ~~-_ __ ---- - - -* ad arhal ig Shols4te- -A he aal by the an by ed te- as- nt ss,' nt en ds. tk- in est ars !st- h lls an Lip re ter af - vas ale gh Ie- V- d.p er, de- Dur eve we ies at he ng ta- he Dns Jr., r - aa- Mr. to ni Im- n- 'ity 'os- A complete list of all students cited in yesterady's Honors Con- cation will appear in tomorrow's Daily. in connection with the recent "cradle to grave" post-war blueprint present- ed to Congress and states "it repre- sents one of the most comprehensive efforts ever made by any government agency to approach the future with an understanding of the problems that will have to be faced." (Prof. William Haber, on leave from the economics department, was chairman of the committee of the National Resources Planning Board which prepared the report.) Analyzing the position of the stu- dent in the present distressed world, Dr. Leland pointed to the increasing influx of scholars in the government as a hopeful sign for all students. "It is a sign of promise for the future," he said. 726 Honored In all 726 students representing all schools and colleges received official recognition for their high scholastic achievements. Of the 726 students cited, seniors in the upper ten per cent of their class comprised the largest single group; 209 seniors were honored. In the junior class 71 students were in- cluded who had attained a half A half B average. Eighty-four sophomores and 125 freshman students had their aca- demic work recognized while 210 other students received special awards. British Smash SavageGer man Counterattack ALLIED HEADQUARTERS IN NORTH AFRICA, April 16-(R)-In- fantry units of Lieut.-Gen. K..A. N. Anderson's British First Army, hold- ing the ten strategic hills they cap- tured in the Medjez-El-Bab sector in less than a week, hurled back savage German counterattacks today and improved their positions on those heights overlooking Tunis and Bi- zerte. Supported by artillery, the infan- try has pushed steadily eastward in the area north of Medjez-EI-Bab and now holds Djebel Ang, a 2,000-foot peak from which both the capital and the naval base to the north can be seen on clear days. British and American artillery now command the vital Tebourba Road Turn to Page 2, Col. 6 Spanish Official Pro poses Peace BARCELONA, Spain, April 16.- (P)- Count Francisco Gomez Jor- dana, Spain's Foreign Minister, "'Education as usual' did little to prevent this war or to prepare us to meet it," Charles Scott Beery, Di- rector of the Bureau of Special and Adult Education, said yesterday be- fore the Schoolmasters' Club. "If we are to win the peace as well as the war," Dr. Beery said, "the schools must teach the children of all grades and ages the impossibility and undesirability of isolation." Dr. Esther Lloyd Jones of Colum- bia University decried the lack of concern as to whether our spiritual resources are sufficient to meet our neqds. She stressed the three out- standing difficulties as lack of care- fully planned notions of the kind of world we want, lack of understand- ing as to,,what education should be, and low priority rating given to edu- cators, deans and educators. Two other speakers yesterday pointed to the renewed need for practical education. Captain Ralph C. Wenrich of Washington, D.C., speaking for the Civilian Pre-induc- tion Training branch of the Army, said it is the job of the schools to teach the prospective soldier to be physically, intellectually and emo- tionally fit. "He should know for what he is fighting and should have a will to fight," Captain Wenrich said. "Great changes in the field of vo- cational guidance and training are necessary immediately," Montague Pay-As-You-Go Tax Deal Seen Compromise Using '411 Rates Gains Support WASHINGTON, April 16.-(A)- A Republican - Democratic conference seeking a Pay-as-you-go compro- mise received tonight a proposal that 1942 individual incomes be taxed by the much softer 1941 rates and ex- emptions, under a plan that would freeze present income tax rates for the duration of the war, with no further increases. The night conference reached no decisions, but Chairman Doughton (Dem.-N.C.) of the tax - framing Ways and Means Committee said "We made progress" and leaders of Shortly after their arrival in Camp Shelby, Miss., at the end of a 4,000-mile Journey from Hawaii, these Japanese-Americans get their first lesson in being American soldiers. One of their officers, Lieut. Richard Betsui, shows Pvt. Noburu, Seki the proper way to salute. Educators~oc Stress Need For Practical Education Beery Hits 'Education as Usual' olicies in Discussion Before Schoolnasters' Club Clark, State Chairman of the War Manpower Commission, said, urging teachers to develop in youth an early capacity and marketable skill. "In order to meet the manpower short- age young people must be trained in some field, not at the age of 18, but at 16, if war production is to be maintained," he declared. In the international vein, Dr. Hans L. Leonhardt, formerly of Danzig, emphasized the need for an "inter- national society implemented by clarified jurisdiction" ."There must be the installation of a world so- ciety," he said, "for the regulation of all economic, military and civil rights." Dr. Charlotte Whitton,. edi- tor of "Canadian Welfare", further emphasized the task of Allied schools to preserve the unbreakable faith and self-discipline of free men while temporarily forfeiting many rights in order to hold them eternally. Stressing the absolute necessity of educating the public as to the dan- gers and preventative methods of controlling poison gases, Prof. Leigh Anderson of the Department of Turn to Page 2, Col. 5 'Cuban Senorita, Tumor Cured, Journey%,s Home The tiny Cuban girl who was rushed to Ann Arbor for a vital tumor operation is going home. Her exciting trip from Havana by clipper to Miami, then by plane to Detroit and ironically enough by bus to Ann Arbor was necessary to save her life from the tumor which had been pressing against her brain caus- ing tumbling spells and headaches. The little senorita was discharged from the hospital, April 6, butshe needed the Government's special pri- orities to return home. The priorities came and she will leave today, still afraid to walk for fear the old spells will return. She will be flown home. Dr. Max Peet, University Hospital brain specialist, said last night that the operation coupled with X-ray treat- ments will hold the tumor. After a Lorient and Brest Bombed in Day Attacks; British Stop Axis Radio By The Associated Press LONDON, April 17 (Saturday)- American heavy bombers pounded Axis U-boat bases and harbor instal- lations at Lorient and Brest by day- light yesterday, and the steady round-the-clock Allied bombardment of strategic targets continued early today with another RAP thrust across the channel. By moonlight British heavy bomb- ers took off for the continent last night after their American comrades had completed their smashes. For a full hour the roar of the British planes could be heard cross- ing.into Europe and Axis radio sta- tions abruptly went off the air. Four Fall To Return Four of the big American bombers and two of their Spitfire fighter escorts failed to return from yester- day's strike against the Axis-held French ports. A communique issued jointly by the Air Ministry and the U.S. Army's European Theatre Headquarters said bomb bursts were observed in the target areas. The attackers encountered some fighter opposition, the communique said, and the bombers' gunners shot down several enemy planes. It was the first heavy bomber ac- tion by the 8th U.S. Army Air Force in 11 days and, because of bad weather, only the third American raid in the European theatre this month. Battle Lasts Over Hour Fliers returning from the sixth American bombing attack of the war on Lorient reported that the fighter opposition was not as Intense as in the previous raids on that port and that the flak was relatively light. The running battle with enemy fighters lasted over an hour. The Germans picked up the bombers as they crossed the coast and stuck with them to the target-even ploughing through their own flak-and on the way out until the bombers hit the coast again. French Leader, Robert, Plans To Fight Axis By The Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico, April 16- Admiral Georges Robert, French Commissioner for Martinique and Guadeloupe, told the Associated Press by letter received here today that fulfillment of the following three conditions would induce him to join the struggle against Ger- many: 1. "That this act would not mean the necessity of rebellion against the French Government. 2. "That the Allies 'permit the French who are fighting-instead of constituting two factions, one dom- inated by Britain and the other by the American government- to form a unity under one single authority vested with sovereign rights. 3. "That this act safeguards the in- terests of the French Antilles such as I have been able to conserve them up to the present." Seven Fleets Now in Action Knox Reveals Scope Of Naval Operations WASHINGTON, April 16.- (P)- The Navy now has seven fleets oper- ating against the Axis, Secretary Knox said today, but that does not necessarily mean there is a fleet for each of the seven oceans. Knox told a press conference one fleet, the seventh, is operating in the Australian area, while another, the third, is in the South Pacific. He