The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-05-06

many OF 'em have started in at il
already. calling would-be profiteers
severely to account and fling for
nal complaints against EN- if they
prove 10 be balky. Many Of the gals
are quite clamorous for official rec
ognition OF their seX's Importance
IN the campaign.
Mere men have to boss our war
supply buying, but that's compare
lively an easy assignment along
side the ladies problem.
The war buyers figures are tire
mendously higher than the ones
their wives, sisters, feminine eous-
ms and sunts have to deal with,
but precious little room for judg-
ment is left, in connection with an
armament OF munitions purchas-
ers' calculations. Exactly what he's
got to have, he's GOT TO have. He
can't economic here and there.
And he can't shop around. II
housewife finds the price Of some
domestic commodity out of hand,
she can cut that item out, and
serve a cheaper substitute.
Legitimate Help
Wartime industrial production.
has a reasonable excuse for hiking
prices, also.
Suppose that factory, hitherto
engaged in supplying tncans or
bottletops or some such thing, is
required TO transform itself, over
night, into plane, gun or munitions
making. II can legitimately plead
that it hasn't the equipment or per-
sonnet for its new function and,
unless helped, will 60 bust and no
longer be good for ANYTHING.
That outfit isn't necessarily graft
ing.
But suppose a guys product is
irrevocably in the peacetire class
unchangahly so, as with groceries,
meat and fuel for kitchen stoves?
The wartime drain gives HIM a
chance to boost his figures, making
him a sure-enough protteer.
Well, OPA, the agricultural de-
partment and various other agen-
cies can keep an eye on HIM down
10 the point where he ceases to
classify as a wholesaler, but retail
merchants are pretty hard to su-
pervise. They're too numerous and
scattered to supervise from central
headquarters. They're the birds
the womenfolk are relied on to hold
in line-irst by warning EN-, then
by reporting 'em to Uncle Sam.
The girls are at il today.
Ny wife says, "Oh gee" when
the grocer names his terms. She
brings our edibles home on our
kids own express wagon, TO save
delivery tires. She does most of our
own laundrying She orders my
pants and shirts and shoes. I don't
like TO admit that she's more pa
tr1otic than am, but she's a more
100-percenter.
I've heard reports Of wonen's
advocacy Of restrictions on tobacco
consumption-higher prices, any
way.
That Noble Experiment
It's fortunate thing for aleo-
COLES that we had the prohibition
experience back in the 1905.
Otherwise we unquestionably would
be having a perfect rampage Of it
right now. Taking a drink the
other day with Or. J. NJ. Doran,
our last dry enforcement oficer.
the doe ssid II was a blessing-or
our intsmperance would be Grip
ping our war effort today.
! do hear complaint from the
ladies' relative to proposed restric-
tons on ice cream.
The volume OF the stuns sale
Isn't SO much criticized. but its IA
vors are nesdlessly numerous, It's
said. Vanilla, particularly, is de-
scrib-d az too shy. The children
don't especially care II suppose
they think they can bootleg what
they need, but their mothers Do.
Apropos temperance there's this
story OF record in print;
A customer came into the Ma
tional Press club srd sad, "Clmac
a ssrsaparilla.' Sorry said the
bartender. Due 10 wartimes, we
haven't got any" "Oh, we'll" said
the applicant Gimme a coca.
cola Haven't got any" replied
the dispenser Then a lemon
squash mo lemon squash on
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