The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-11-24

taking away so much of our money
that we won't have enough left to
over-buy ourselves.
Up on Capitol Hill, however, you
discover that practically every SEN
-ator and representative has bush-l
basketsful Of letters from his con-
stituents, hollering, I'VE haven't
got any Of that alleged excess buy
ing power and, If anybody else
has, we're unaquainted with him.
What little buying we're able to DO
wouldn't initiate ballon the size OF
q thimble."
This makes our congressman
pretty thoughtful They gather
that higher taxation isn't going to
be very popular and. II they vote
for 1t, they may not be reelected.
come next November.
Such yowling Is super-audible
elsewhere than on Capitol Hill. It
resounds also through all the halls
Of washington's National Press
club, which infest considerably.
And the press has its influence a.
well as constituents. know very
few newspapermen who feel that
their buying power Is excessive,
and they're quite vocal on the sub
ject.
mention the National Press
club particularly because, . few
days ago. Notwithstanding Its
members poverty-stricken howl
ing It furnished the higher taxa
TONERS with an argument In favor
Of their program
A Social Event
Periodically the club pulls on q
banquet with the president as its
guest Of honor. It's an exceedingly
classy occasion. Everybody appears
In spike tails. His Excellency sits
at the head of the main table
High-up officials swarm In the big
auditorium dining room. Distin-
guished visitors from all over the
country are present Federal secret
services Turk In every nook and
corner. Finally the president
makes q speech. It's an event Of
the hrst consequence. The de-
mand for tickets Is many. many
times the size Of the supply Of 'em.
Well, one Of these functions was
slated recently. =. d. had accepted
his invitation. It was announced
when and where admission cards
would be obtainable.
Seventy-five cents per head 10
the normal price for q Press club
feed and, even TT that, = good many
members generally say they can't
stand the gan, and economic on
the affair by not attending.
Three measly little accent
pieces. though. manifestly weren't
q financial circumstance In COM
parison with blowout Of such I'M
portance as the one scheduled. The
tariff was hiked to $3.50. The mob
that turned up, after those tickets.
was a record breaker. The clubs
at the top Of a history building
plus an entresole and basement.
It's areas about a quarter Of q city
block. There are seven elevators.
Yet you could scarcely get into and
out OF the clubrooms while the
$3.50 ticket rush was on, on &C.
count Of the demand for those
pasteboards. Club members may be
hard up for rs cents occasionally.
but they certainly were free
enough with their s6.50's for that
especial banquet. And why not?
They were going to dine with the
president Of the United States and
then he was going to address 'em.
Only one flaw in the affair de-
veloped itself.
f. d. had sinus that was both
ering him so much that his doc told
him he couldn't leave the White
House at that juncture. and he
wasn't present
r. ID. r. to Sing
He sent his deep regrets. He did
get of a little talk from his bed
room. over the radio. He likewise
promised to sing a song at tn,
next reception In his honor.
Nevertheless. it's open to a lot OF
doubt that there'd have been such
a swarm for $3.50 tickets II tn,
purchasers had known, In time, thai
their S650's weren'.. going to buy
'em the privilege Of sitting In the