The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1942-02-19
Straight From
Washington
BY STEPHEN NJ. YOUNG
Congressman at Large, Ohio

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tatives has unanimously recommended
| the bill of COngreSswoman Rogers OF
Massachusetts, and they may be before
the House of Representatives within
the next ten days. Women may shortly
be given an opportunity to enlist. This
bill provides Il Women'S Army AuXil-
iary Corps for non-combat service with
the Army. 1t provides that this Wo-
mems Army Auxiliary Corps shall be
governed by Army regulations. 1t is
contemplated that this will be Il dis
! cipIined force, duly officered by wo-
men. Pay of twenty-nne dollars Il
month for privates for the first four
months, and thirty dollars per month
thereafter is provided in the bill.
Suggestion
There is an acute housing shortage
in Cleveland. Dayton, Ravenna, Co
| lumbuS and other areas. y great many
people are unable to obtain proper
homes at reasonable cost. Vice PreSi-
dent Tom Marshall once said what
America needs is IL good , cent cigar.
The facts are what this nation needs
right now is about one million addi-
liOnal homes to rent for about twenty
five dollars per month. In connection
with this housing shortage attention
of War Department officials is called
| to the fact that ut Indian Lake i'll
| Western Ohio, there are four thousand
rental cottages. Practically all of these
cottages. if not all, are habitablc
throughout twelve months of the year.
In this war emergency our Army Off
GERS should give considerations 10 the
| establishment of Il munitions plant,
arsenal or cantonmcnt close 10 Indian
Lake. Here are four thousand homes
Immediately available for as many
| Army officers, workers and their 1ami-
| lies. There is an economic waste in
using these cottages only two or three
months i'm the year aS is now the case.
Any Government asSembly-plant, ar
senal or cantonment, if established in
this vicinity would be able 10 90 into
full operation weeks, if not months,
sooner because of the fact that ample
| housing for Officers and employees is
already available
Pensions for Congressman?
Members of Congress are permitted
| to participate in The Government Re,
! lircmcnt Fund under the RnmSpecli
Act recently signed by President RooSe,
welt. This is similar to the Ohio Teach
crS' Retirement Fund. Members par
tcipating must contribute five per cent
of their salaries, and after attaining
the age of SiXty-two, if no longer il
| Congress, they receive annuitieS accord
ing 10 the amount contributed. This Is
not Il pension. The only possible excuse
for this bill is there may be Il few
elderly Members, who no other means
of support who could retire and b,
cared for. Most Congressman will not
join this retirement fund. We have t,
maintain homes in Washington in addi
tion 10 our real homes and buying this
annuity costs too much. Retirement
does not interest most members. Fur
thermorc 1t would h" difficult for tn,
average Congressman 10 spare Five
Hundred Dollars for this additional eX
pcnSe. Elective officials should not ht
permitted to participate in II retire
ment fund. This law is likely to be
repealed.
Another Enemy
Here is additional trouble for UncIt
sam. Thailand (SiHm when W" studio,
geography has declared on the Cnite'
States. Some of these days when Con
grcsSiunnl leaders have the time IN,
haven't anything else 10 do, they vii
offer Il resolution declaring that
state of war exists between Thailalt
and the United States. Probably :
couple minutes will be given TO this
momcnlollS matter, and the resolution
brought up under the unanimous con
sent rule.
Less Painful
Months ago il was advocated in thi