THE MICHIGAN-DAILY FRIDAY, NOV. 17, 1944 _ . _ _ Agencies To End Shortages of War Materials 0 By The Associated Press WASHINGTON, NOV. 16-War Mobilization Director James F. Byrnes tonight ordered four government agencies to concentrate on ending critical shortages of some war materials and weapons which if continued might prolong the war. Byrnes said that if necessary to overcome these lags he would take "drastic action" and disclosed that one suggestion he has received is that he should "completely suspend resumption of production of civilian sup- plies." But in a letter to war procurement agencies he said he had decided to member of the Federal Communica- defer "such drastic action for a reas- tions Commission, and the nomina- onable time" in hope the deficiencies tion of Brig. Gen. Frank T. Hines to could be ended without it. be Retraining and Re-employment "Much of the manpower trouble Administrator for the war veterans is. due to the mistaken belief on the program Hines is head of the Vet- part of some people that the war erans Administration. Taxes To Increase. , At the Capitol, Speaker Rayburn expressed doubt that Congress will halt the increase scheduled Jan. 1 in Social Security payroll taxes. They are due to go up from one to two percent on both employes and em- ployers. Senator Vandenberg (R- Mich.) has proposed that the tax be continued at one percent. The leg- islative requirement that tax bills must originatein the House will bar Vandenberg from offering formal legislation, however, unless the House sends to the Senate some tax meas- ure to which he could attach his pro-' posal as an amendment. Admini- stration fiscal leaders want the tax to go up. To Probe Franking.... A study of use of Congressional free mailing privileges during poli- tical campaigns was ordered by the House Campaign Expenditures Com- mittee. Chairman Anderson (D-NM) said the committee had received com.- plaits that millions of pieces of campaign literature were mailed free ;in the recent campaign. He said hearings would be held next month on plugging "loop-holes" in the elec- tion laws. Oh, What Yol Said Mr.FDlI GLENDALE, Calif., Nov. 16.-(1)- The Glendale Ministerial Association said today it had sent a letter to President Roosevelt asking him to apologize for what it termed his "shocking profanity,' while using a voting machine in the booth on Election Day as reported by a news magazine. (Time). In describing President Roosevelt's visit to the polls on Election Day, the news magazine said in last week's issue: "From the green-curtained voting booth came a clank of gears as the main control lever jerked irritably back and forth. Then a voice, fa- miliar to all of the U. S. and to most of the world, spoke distinctly from behind the curtains: 'The Goddamn- ed thing won't work.'" Boake Carter Dies HOLLYWOOD, Nov. 16.- (4')- Boake Carter, writer and news com- mentator, died tonight shortly after he was admitted to Hollywood Pres- byterian Hospital. Hospital attendants declined to reveal the cause of death. Eighth Army Nears Faenza On Italian Front Montone River Reached In Drive Northward By The Associated Press ROME, NOV. 16-Eighth Army for- ces at the Eastern end of the Italian battleline reached the Montone River on a wide front north of Forli and drove to points less than five miles from the important highway town of Faenza, the Allied command an- nounced today. British troops were within five miles of Faenza in the region of San Martino Di Villafranca and also southward, where they captured the town of Petrignone, lying below high- way nine leading from Forli to Bolo- gna. They made other important gains in this region near the import- ant hill feature Monte Poggiolo. There was considerable clearing out of strong enemy rear guards be- low highway nine near the village of Villagrappa, after which the Allied troops pushed 1,000 yards north- westward to the road along the west bank of the Bolzanino River. Farther westward Polish troops improved their positions north of the Flrence-Forli road and won complete control of the important road. There were few developments on the Fifth Army sector, where activity was limited to patrol action, and there was little change in the Allied positions along the Adriatic coast in the drive on Ravenna. N ewan Club To Give Dance Dancing will be the order of the evening at the Newman Club party which will be given from 7:30 to 9:30 p. m. today at the clubrooms in St. Mary's Student Chapel. The early time was arranged in or- der that Navy personnel would be able to attend. Entertainment is planned during the intermission and refreshments will also be served. A. F. Vanderhaar, USMCR, is on the entertainment committee and will be assisted by Uditta Marrow and Jeannette Drouillard. Local OPA Offices Will Move Friday All local OPA offices are being moved to 319 S. Main St.. site of the former Starbuck College Inn and will be open at the new address next Friday, John E. Swisher, Washte- naw's chief rationing clerk said yesterday. Due to the scheduled move, all OPA offices will be.closed next Tues- day, Wednesday and Thursday, Swi- sher added. International Center To Hold First Tea Today International Center will hold its first tea dance of the year from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. today. Tea dances, to which all foreign students and their American' friends are invited, will be held regularly throughout the year. Club Elects Officers Officers of "Le Cercle Francais," elected at the first meeting of the semester Tuesday, are president, Mrs. Sara Maycock; vice-president, Made- line Levenberg; secretary, Evangeline Shempp; and treasurer, Georges Pet- rossian. SERIES TO BEGIN DEC. 4: Prof. C. Beeker Will Deliver Annual William Cook Talks Prof. Carl Becker, eminent American historian, will deliver the annual series of William W. Cook Lectures on American Institutions Dec. 4 through 8 at the Rackham Building. "The American Political Tradition" is the title ,of the first of Pro- fessor Becker's series entitled "Freedom and Responsibility in the American Way of Life." The initial lecture will be delivered 8:15 p. m. Dec. 4 in the Rackham Amphitheatre, all others being given at 4 p. m. in the Amphitheatre. The other lectures are "Freedom r of Speech and the Press," Dec. 5; "Freedom of Learning and Teach- ing," Dec. 6; "Constitutional Gov- ernment," Dec. 7; and "Private Ec- onomic Enterprise," Dec. 8. Professor Becker, a member of the Cornell University faculty, was grad- uated from the University of Wiseon- sin. He taught at Pennsylvania Col- lege, Dartmouth, Kansas and Minne- sota before going to Cornell in 1917. The lectures were provided for in' the will of the late Mr. Cook, who was graduated from the University. Bequests by Mr. Cook provided for both the Law Quadrangle and Mar- tha Cook residence hall for women. The William W. Cook Foundation created a University lectureship on American institutions. Past president . of the American Historical Association, Professor' Becker. has written "Eve of the Revo- lution," "Our Great Experiment in Democracy,' and "Modern Democ- racy." His'latest volume, published a year ago, is "How New Will the Better World Be?" Movies, Talks Planned by Post War Council MOST RECENT PICTURE OF HITLER TO REACH STOCKHOLM- The most recent picture of Adolf Hitler to reach Stockholm, the caption of this German photo serviced by the Swedish picture agency Pressens Bild described it as "Fuehrer (left), at his headquarters September 25 greeting Leon DeGrelle (right), Belgian Rexist leader who received the Knight's Cross to Iron Cross." Man at center was not identified. (A. P. Wirephoto via radio from Stockholm.) Stalin "Sets Stage for Reunion' with Roo.etcvdL Churchill Soon k c t 1 3 f i Ic t + A series of educational movies to be presented twice a month and alternating with bi-weekly panel dis- cussions centering on issues of the Dumbarton Oaks conference were tentatively planned at a meeting of the Post-War Council, it was revealed yesterday. Students are urged to affiliate themselvqs with the council and to attend the panels, Gloria Rewoldt, temporary chairman, said. An invi- tation was also exteflded to dis- charged veterans to take advantage of council activities. The Post-War Council, instituted in 1941, has, as its main function, the encouragement of thought and dis- cussion on post-war issues. Besides, frequent public panels and seminars, well known speakers are brought to the campus by the council and polls are conducted to sample student and serviceman opinion on current issues. Mail Christmas Cards WASHINGTON, NOV. 16--(A)- Christmas cards to soldiers overseas should be sent at once to get there in time, and must be in sealed enve- lopes, the Army warned today. r; .1 WASHINGTON, Nov. 16.- (AP)- Russia appeared today to be setting a friendly stage for the forthcoming meeting of Marshal Stalin with Pres- ident Roosevelt and Prime Minister- Churchill. At the same time, new Moscow statements on the hitherto hush- hush subject of Japan may indicate a psychological preparation for Rus- sian participation in the second stage of the war-in the Pacific. Latest Russian assurances that the Soviets aim to consolidate the Wash- ington-London-Moscow front after the defeat of Germany came in the official Soviet Embassy Bulletin. The expected meeting of the big three leaders was not mentioned, but <+> Churchill said recently that the time' has come for such a conference. It is. anticipated before Christmas. Some recently returned officials have pointed out that only a shortI time ago, Moscow appeared painfullyI upset whenever Russia's possible en- try into the Pacific battle was men- tioned in the United States or Brit- ain. Now pointed references about Japan are coming from the Soviet capital. A questionnaire intended to cut down the number of government questionnaires is being circulated by the Budget Bureau. 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Available to selected tenants re- gardless of occupation. Open daily 9 a. m. to 5 p. in. Sundays, 3 p. m. to 7 p. in. CHICAGO, Nov. 16.--iP)-Remark- ing that "nothing succeeds like suc- cess," CIO President Philip Murray today said, "It is a reasonable as- sumption" that the controversial Po- litical Action Committee will be con--' tinued. Dissolution of the committee, head-' ed by Sidney Hillman, president of the Amalgamated Clothing Workers Union, had" been, reported in the cards following the Nov. 7 election. Its fate is up for discussion in tomor- row's meeting of the CIO executive board. Murray, howeva., would not com- mit himself definitely at a press conference following the opening board meeting today. Hillman will present his report tomorrow.C Members, declining to be quoted by name, were jubilant over what they termed the "smashing success" of the PAC, intaiding President Roosevelt's reelection. "It is the first time labor has been politically potent," one said, "it's not likely that the board will toss. that out the window." Murray convened the board this morning to lay 'groundwork for the CIO's annual convention starting Monday. France... (ContAued from Page 1) A front dispatch said the First Army chose the first break in the weather to attack, and Hodges was pictured as confident of success de- spite the mire and muddy roads. For days convoys had splashed up the roads with food and supplies, guns had been switched to new posi- tions, and tanks plowed up through deep mud, ready to support the in- fantry. The U. S. Ninth under Lt. Gen. William H. "Texas Bill" Simpson slammed against Hitler's homeland defenses after springing literally from nowhere into the fight for the West Wall. 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