The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-04-07
Michigan in
Washington
BY Esther Van Wagner Tufty

BY Esther Van Wagner Tutty
or the 81 organizations regis
tered with the Secretary Of State
for the solicitation OF money to be
used in belligerent countries for
medicine. food and clothing TO re
lieye human suffering. 10 are in
Michigan. Amazingly, Sc such or
CARNATIONS are sending aid to Ger
many. One is IN Detroit Polish
Relief Society. which sends aid to
Poland, Scotland, Hungar:. as we'll
as Germany
Congressman William Blackney,
OF Flint. foresees meat rationiug.
already under serious consideration
as supplies are needed by Russian
troops fighting on short rations.
Probably one OF the most moving
speeches for the sale OF Defense
bonds was made by the late world
famous pianist. Paderewski Ger
tainly Congressman John Dingell
thinks so. and had 1t put in the Con
gressional Record the other day.
The Polish artist, a former premier,
urged the American people to Buy
share in America as a national
necessity and moral duty
Roy Woodruff, Of Bay City, who
as a member OF the Ways and
Means Committee is spend ng long
hours drafting the tax legislation,
says. Save your money because the
next tax bill will be an individual
sacrifice Also. it's retroactive.
Probably many a Michigan wom-
an would be amazed II she looked
across the border into Canada where
40 per cent OF the employees in ma.
chine gun plants are women.
The extent to which Michigan
women suffer in the toll OF indus
trial injury is disclosed in some
iust-released data from the Wom-
ems Bureau OF the Labor Depart
ment. In one year some 1,400 WON.
en- workers were compensated for
industrial injuries-s2 OF them for
permanent partial disability. OF
the injured Michigan women, sos
had one or more dependents.
One hears on all sides especially
IN WPB offices-praise for the
speed that has been put behind the
conversion OF Michlgan's auto in
dustry into war production. 1t is
sad, bad news for Hitler is roll.
ing off the assembly lines ahead of
schedule" Someone else. coined a
phrase, Victory FOB. Detroit"
Senator Arthur II. Vandenberg said
following a published progress re-
port that It was a splendid and
well deserved tribute to both man
agement and workers in the great
Detroit arsenal to which is the final
hope OF embattled democracy"
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Former Governor Chase Osborn
has a long memory. Longer than
that of the War Department. which
is frowning upon naming the new
500 locks for the Michigan states
man because OF the tradition not to
honor living men OF distinction.
Writes Osborn, zone Of the locks Il
named for Louis c. Sabin. who lives
in Cleveland this moment" Sabin
is vice president OF the Lake Car
riers Association.
$50
The first war nursery for chill
dren 70 be in Detroit. will be the
model Of others that are TO dot
every industrial area in the United
States.
Strangely enough this news comes
from the Childrens Bureau, al
though the No. l nursery Is the
achievement OF the Save the Chill
dren Federation Rich in nursery
experience OF Great Britain caring
for child victims OF air raids and
for children from two TO five OF
mothers working in war plants. this
group has already raised $4,000 to
launch their project
Cooperating 10 make Michigan s
first war nursery set a high stand
ard. are other agencies including
the Defense Council. the Merrill
Palmer School, Social Welfare
groups, and the Board OF Educa-
ton.
Other industrial areas in Michigan
Flint, Pontiac. Ypsilanti Grand
Rapids, Lansing. Battle Creek -
NAV also establish the need for