~ _ ', ° 41P .4titr t an it Weather Cloudy VOL. LIV No. 74 ANN ARBOR, MIC1mOAN, TUESDAY, FEB. 8, 1944 PRICE FIVE CENTS a Reds Trap 75,000 azis in Dnieper Area MESA Dispute Ends; 25,000 Back at Work 4-Day Dispute in War Plants Is Temporarily Terminated Resolution Is Adopted To Allow Union To Use Full Economic Strength To Defend Interests By The Associated Press CLEVELAND, Feb. 7.-The National Administrative Committee of the Mechanics Educational Society of America "temporarily" ended a four-day strike today, sending 25,000 members back to war jobs in some two-score Ohio and Michigan plants. The committee, a 110-member executive board, adopted a resolution by a vote of 102-to-8 in which it said the union "reserves the right to defend its interests by the full use of its economic strength." The group named a delegation of 10 members, including President George White and Secretary Matthew Smith, to "wait on" the National Labor Relations Board and the War Labor Board at Washington tomorrow. Feller Stars in South. Pacific Game Nikopol Drive Severs Enemy Escape Roads Hitler Reprted Ordering German Troops To Hold Essential Manganese Center By The Associated Press LONDON, Feb. 7.-Russian troops fought their way to within three miles of the heart of Nikopol on the lower Dnieper River today and pro- ceeded with the slaughter of 75,000 pocketed German troops who were re- ported ordered by Adolph Hitler to hold the manganese center at all costs. With the Germans' rail escape route severed and the highway leading out of the city raked by Soviet artillery, the Russians were on the verge of reconquering one of the biggest military prizes still held by the Germans along a turbulent 1,000-mile front. Nikopol's mines are said to be the source of half of all the manganese the Nazis -now are getting. The Germans must have it to keep producint steel. Two hundred miles to the northwest other Russian armies bored five miles deeper into a closing circle where the survivors of more than 100,000 -+ trapped Germans were being killed or captured below the middle Dnieper U.-S. Toops River. The two big Soviet traps in the Dnieper Bend threatened to collapse Push Germans the entire southern front. Moscow's communique said Gen. Back atAnzioMarkian M. Popov's Second Baltic Army had captured more than 80 Powerul N zi Frces villages north and northwest of No- Powerful Nazi Forces vosokolniki. This puts the Russians Prepare To Launch only 60 miles from the Latvian bor- Smith and White have been served with War Labor Board subpoenas directing them to appear. "Long and protracted discussion," said the resolution, "resulted in a de- cision to temporarily call off the work stoppage pending a report from Washington as to whether there is any disposition on the part of gov- ernment agencies having to do with labor matters to give adequate rep- resentation to unions not affiliated to the AFL and CIO." Smith, prior to the committee ses- sion, said MESA was determined to fight "a situation in which independ- ent unions are tried by our enemies" in federal labor agency procedure. He referred, he said, to CIO and AFL representation on the War Labor Board. . The committee decided to remain in session here "until further notice," since the Washington delegation was not authorized to act in MESA's be- half. Washte naw Bond Sales Stepped Up University Still Needs $45,000 To Achieve Its Goal of $160,000 Washtenaw County bond sales are "going splendidly as far as total bonds sold are concerned," Chair- man Warren Cook said yesterday, but he added, "it is questionable whether we will make our E bond quota." The sum of all type bonds sold throughout the county now stands at $5,749,802.50. This leaves some $1,- 727,197.50 of the $7,477,000 quota to be made up within the remaining week of the Fourth War Loan Drive. Auditor Dana Seeley reported a gain of $109,565.75 over Saturday's total1 in the audit taken yesterday., Although the Ann Arbor quota for types of bonds other than the E series has been passed, only a little more than 50 per cent of the $1,500,-1 000 Series E quota has been filled.1 According to Cook, the committee is "vitally interested in the E quota from now on." At the close of business Tuesday, R. Gordon Griffith, chairman of the University War Bond Drive, reported that $115,350 worth of bonds had been bought through the University up to yesterday. Thus the University has1 approximately $45,000 to go toward its goal of $160,000. Cook urges any resident who has1 not yet been contacted to order bondsj through a bank or other appropriate agency or to call the war bond office at 9404. A University "bond belle" may bet contacted bya call to the Michigan League, 23251, extension 7. Mischa Elman To Give Concert Mischa Elman, noted violinist and a favorite of concert audiences for1 almost 50 years, will present the Ninth Choral Union program at 8:301 p.m. Thursday in Hill Auditorium.1 First heard in this country when Oscar Hammerstein brought him from triumphs in Europe to play at the old Manhattan Opera House in 1908, Elman was trained at the St. Petersburg Conservatory by the fam- ous Professor Leopold Auer. He was the first student admitted to this great teacher's classes without pre-l World News In Brief... Soldiers' Vote Postponed WASHINGTON', Feb. ;7.-(P)-In a last dtch move to beat a federal war ballot, its Senate opponents got the House-approved states rights bill to the.floor today and so entangled the Senate in parliamentary red tape that further consideration of service voting legislation was put off until tomorrow. - - Helsinki Is Bombed LONDON, Feb. 7.-(I)-Thous- ands of Finns fled from Helsinki today, their capital still smoking from a Russian bombing, which wrote for their government a fiery notice to get put of the war now. The 'crisIs for Finland appeared nearing a' shewdon. , Wallace Assures 4th Term SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 7.-(A)- Vice-President Henry A. Wallace said today he was confident President Roosevelt would run for a fourth term, but would not say he, himself, would be a candidate for a second term as Vice-President. cSwin' Ticket Sales Continue Servicemen Can Buy In Quads Tomorrow Featuring a special sale for service- men in both the East and WesQuads during the noon mess tomorrow, the general ticket sale for "Symphony and Swing" will continue today in the corridor of "U" Hall, the League and the Union. Michigan's latest sensation-Sym- phony and Swing-will feature a two-part program highlighting the; Michigan Concert Band and Earl "Father" Hines and his entire musi- cal organization. Tickets will be sold throughout the school day in "U" Hall and will be sold during the afternoon at both the League and Union. Known for his "trumpet style" of' piano playing "the Father" will pre- sent a symposium in swing doing many of the old favorites that have' made him famous with his modern' rendition of boogey woogey style. Michigan's Concert Band, long recognized as one of the outstanding collegiate concert organizations in the country, will present a program of varied classical and light classical1 numbers. William D. Revelli, who has be- come a tradition on the campus for his band and orchestral work, will conduct the 80-piece orchestra. All proceeds from the afternoon musical production will be given to the Bomber Scholarship Fund. Ar- rangements for the program are be- ing handled by a central committee representing the Union Council, The Daily, the band organization, and the Bomber Scholarship Committee. Dr. Park, VU Graduate, Dies NASHVILLE, Tenn., Feb. 7.-(A)- Dr. Robert Ezra Park, 80, sociologist, Robert Feller (at bat), former star Cleveland Indians hurler, waits to take a cut at the ball during an all-star camp baseball game at a base "somewhe re in the South Pacific," according to information ' sent with this picture to John Carmichael, Chicago D aily News sports editor. Feller is now aboard a battle- ship. During this game he struck out 15 men and d rove in three runs. Play Production To Dramatize Greek Farce Comic Roles Portray Confusion Occurring in 'Comedy of Errors' Marcia Nelson and Barbara Hol- bert will portray utter comic confu- sion as the two twins, , Antipholus of Syracuse and Antipholus of Ephesus, when Play Production of the speech department gives the first perform- ance of Shakespeare's "The Comedy of Errors" at 8:30 p.m. tomorrow in the Lydia Mendelssohn Theatre. The second set of twins, the two Dromios, will be played by Zeta Bar- bour as the Dromio of Syracuse and Frances Sacks as the Dromio of Eph- esus. The role of the Duke in all of his grandeur will be taken by Jean Westerman. May Chosed will play Adriana and the role of Luciana will be taken by Miriam Ruge., "The Comedy of Errors" which consists of one series of farcical situ- ations after another is being pro- duced in the most elaborate style possible. The costumes are those which were used in the New York production of "The Boys from Syra- cuse," the musical take-off of "The Comedy of Errors" by Eddie Albert. Following the motif set by the cos- tumes the entire production of the sets for the comedy, designed and di- rected by Herbert Philippi, are on the Greek order. A harp ensemble directed by Lynn Palmer, of the School of Music, will provide the music for the overture. and the incidental music throughout the play. This is the first time in the history of campus dramatics that such an ensemble has been used. Also a unique feature of this pro- duction is the matinee performance1 which will be given at 2:30 p.m. Sat-7 urday. By yesterday reservations had been made for it by school groups from Milan High School, Ypsilanti1 Lincoln Consolidated School, Uni- versity High School and the Bach In- termediate School. Judging from these and other sales, it is expected many will attend thet performances. Tickets for the comedy may be ob-J tained at the Lydia Mendelssohn boxoffice. ENEMY SURPRISED: Navy Attacks Japanese Isle in Home Territory By NORMAN BELL Associated Press Correspondent ABOARD A U.S. DESTROYER IN THE NORTH PACIFIC Feb. 4.- (Delayed)-The first United States naval force to attack Japanese home: territory is steaming safely home- ward, leaving the flustered enemy on Paramiishiro Island's Kurabu Point firing harmlessly into the air- and sea and aloi their own beaches. Our task force poured shells for 20 minutes into harbor and land installations on the east and south side of Kurabu Point today, causing fires and explosions ashore, damaged WSSF Drive. For Textbooks Continues Here The campus campaign for text- books to be sent to prisoners of war all over the world has swung into its second day with receptacles placed in the League, Union and International Center. Sponsored by Pan -Hellenic, As- sembly, the Union, Women's War Council and the International Cen- ter, tl e local drive is under the aus- pices of the World Student Service Fund, an organization created by American students as a means of ex- pressing their solidarity with their suffering fellow students all over the world. The WSSF book campaign is de- signed to create a stockpile of text- books for students who are crowded in prison or in internment camps, or who are living a strange life in a strange land as refugees. They may be starving in occupied lands whose universities have been closed, but they continue to study privately as long as their energy lasts. College text books which are in current use are requested. Language study books for any language, and books for professional subjects such as law, medicine and theology are al- so needed. a small merchant ship, and departed without.suffering at scratch. (Paramushiro, lying at the north- ern 'extremity of the Kurile Islands, which include Japan itself, is ap- proximately 1,200 miles north of Tokyo.) The Japanese, unpleasantly accus- tomed to United States air attack, must have been looking skyward, for warships in the task force command- ed by Rear Admiral Wilder D. Baker should have been visible as dark shadows as they steamed in bright moonlight within five miles of shore batteries. To add to the Nipponese confusion planes of Commodore Leslie E. Gehr- es' fleet air wing four-the "Tokyo Short Line Express"-did hit Para- mushiro and Shimushu tonight strik- ing in two sections shortly after the naval bombardment. All planes re- turned safely. Three Officials Resign OWI Settlement of Wrangle Is Victory for Davis WASHINGTON, Feb. 7.-P---A month-long undercover wrangle in the Office of War Information cul- minated tonight in announcement of the resignation of three top-ranking New York officials of the overseas di- vision headed by Robert E. Sher- wood. The settlement was plainly a vic- tory for OWI Director Elmer Davis, for the dispute originated with his demand that the three be dismissed in the interest of better coordination of psychological warfare.tSherwood had refused to carry out the order. Sherwood, it was announced, will continue as director of the overseas branch, but will leave shortly for a brief trip to London to make final ar- rangements for "an intensification of psychological warfare against the enemy." Attack South of Rome By The Associated Press ALLIED HEADQUARTERS IN ITALY, Feb. 7.-Slammed back by American troops in their latest at- tack on the Anzio beachhead, power- fully reinforced Nazi divisions re- coiled today and prepared to launch still heavier onslaughts against Allied Holdings south of Rome. "Each local- attack that has been launched by the Germans was a feel- ing-out blow for a real test of the beachhead's security," wrote Daniel De Luce of the Associated Press. Pointing out that the beachhead consisted ~of low, rolling hills and oultivated plain unsuited fo- defense, De 'Luce added 'that, "The beach- head's security depends on its men and guns." Reinforced by elements of the 715th motorized infantry division from southern France, the 'Nazis rammed through the American lines west of Cisterna to a depth of about 500 yards early Sunday morning, but were driven back by a counterattack shortly after dawn. Prosecutor in Pontiac Dies Coroner Sys Wilson Committed Suicide PONTIAC, Feb. 7-UP)-Associates, alarmed by a telephone message that "this is it," found Oakland County Prosecutor Charles L. Wilson dead in his office of a bullet wound tonight, his 38-caliber revolver beside him. Dr. Leon F. Cobb, Oakland coroner, said Wilson had killed himself. His death came on the eve of the scheduled filing of a petition, which he announced recently that he was preparing, to have the Circuit court set aside the life sentence of Allan Livingston, now 58, who has already served 25 years on a charge of mur- dering a 10-year-old Ferndale girl. While some of Gen. Rodion Y. Ma- linovsky's third Ukraine front units were breaking into Nikopol from the east, other Soviet formations west of the city had only an eight-mile gap to close between them and the Dnieper River below the city. That would firmly seal the Russian trap on the five Axis divisions in the area. Allies .Deliver Hard Blo'ws pat Rabaul Airfield By' The Associated Press ALLIED HEADQUARTERSi n the SOUTHWEST PACIFC, Feb. 8. Tue$- day.-Allied fighters and bombers delivered two hard blows Saturday against Lakunal airdrome at Rabaul on New Britain, meeting strong anti- aircraft fire but again weak Japan. ese aerial resistance, Gen.. Douglas MacArthur announced today. More than 150 planes participated in the attacks, all from Solomon Isl- ands bases in the South Pacific. About two score Japanese planes attempted to intercept the attackers. Seven of them were shot down and four more probably destroyed. The Allies lost four aircraft. Re-zoning Plea Still Unsettled No decision was reached at the ci- ty council meeting last night on the proposed re-zoning of the lot on the northwest corner of Washtenaw and South University to permit the con- struction of a gas station. A decision on the question will be reached at the council meeting which will be held in two weeks. Re-zoning would put the lot from B zone, a residential section as it now is, to C zone which would permit the construction of a station. SWEET ADELINE: Collegiate Barber Shop Quartet To Compete on Night of V-Ball The I-M Building will resound with echoes of "Down by the Old Mill Stream" and "The Bird in the Gilded Cage" when collegiate barber-shop quartets compete the night of V-Ball. Servicemen on campus who have TO DISCUSS RECREATION: Michigan Workshop Will Hold Panels Saturday drawn here from across the country are invited to form "Barber Shoo Quartets" to represent their origin colleges. Elimination competition to select the three finalists-quartets which will appear as part of the V-Ball will be held Sunday afternoon in con- junction with the Symphony and Swing Program. From the entries that sing Sunday afternoon the judge will select those who will appear in the final round at the V-Ball. All quartets participating are ask- ed to prepare one of their college songs and one traditional "barber- shop" number. All entries must be filed on or be- fore 5 p.m. Friday either in the Stu- Volunteer and professional workers will have an opportunity to hear dis- cussions on phases of recreation prob- lems when the Southeastern Michi- gan Recreational Workshop convenes at 9 a.m. Saturday in the Rackham Building. will be led by Hans J. Schmidt, dir- ector of the Willow Run Area Rec- reation Project. Other members of the panel will be Dr. Margaret Bell, William S. Good- ell, associate regional executive of the United Service Organizations; Cath- cuss narrower phases of the question. Section meetings will be held on re- cruiting and training volunteer lead- ers, Dorothy Cline, director of the Project Services of the Detroit Area Federal Public Housing Authority, acting as chairman; music with Dr. recreation as an aid to community or- ganization. Other discussions will de- velop fainting, sketching and sculp- ture; industrial recreation and dram- atics. Operational problems in youth centers will be the topic of a round