The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-03-09
Food
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NOOulluucu lAOLh tabc OhcJ
err, retail stores; Dan Brooks, in
dependent stores: Mathew Sinkule,
Phil Ennis, L. A. Townley, Don
Brooks, retail meat dealers; Jack
Spratt. Donald E. Frederick and
II. Ashburne, Theodore Damesal
Head, restaurants; Donald Porter
and Ann Arbor A. & p. super mar
kets: Louis Christman and Paul
Ungrodt, publicity and advisory.
Following the naming of the COM
mlttee, a two and one-half hour
session of detailed information was
given Mr.. Vigen by the food men,
who pointed out reasons why Ypsi-
lanti should have increased food
quotas at once IL more serious
shortage OF food for Bomber Plant
workers is to be averted.
Sleep in Cars
Jack Spratt mentioned Bomber
Plant workers sleeping in automo-
biles and waiting turns to get
meals in restaurants. Mathew Sin
kule quoted customers saying in
his store, IF can't eat, I'm going
to leave the Bomber Plant and go
back home"
Several meat men added names
of national meat firms that had
withdrawn from the supply bust
ness here or had cut their supply
to a nominal and almost useless
amount in Washtenaw County.
Restaurant men told how they
fed thousands of workers a day and
that their public eating houses
were the only places where many
bomber plant workers could get
meals and said that il prompt
remedy were not forthcoming they
would be unable to stand up under
the load.
Need More Food
Other reasons why YpsilantPs
food supply should be increased
rather than cut down included
statements that residents OF other
cities come through here by bus
loads and cars on their way to work
and eat here. that townspeople
and military officers are supple
menting their meals at public eat
ing houses and that No. 2 ration
books from states as far away as
Oklahoma are being presented
showing the increased demand on
local supplies.
Manager Paul Ungrodt OF the
Board OF Commerce pointed out
complete housing plans developed
by local business and professional
men long before the Bomber Plant
housing situation was acute and
said he could not fathom 1t all be-
cause IL the WPB and other agen-
cies had extended priorities, the
housing shortage and hence food
problems would have been cared
for by provisions which local peo-
ple not only wanted to make, but
for which they had perfected de-
tailed blue prints and plans.
Workers Complain
Mr.. Sprat said many Of his Bomb
er Plant customers had told him
not once but many times that they
we're not going TO live and eat at
the Bomber Plant, and that they
were either going to eat and live in
Ypsilanti or not stay here. James
Warner of Warner Dairy, referring
to the effect on food supply here
and of failure OF different U. s.
departments to cooperate. could be
Illustrated by the fact that his dairy
alone is losing 500 or 500 pounds Of
butter fat per month because he
can't get a federal release for a
separator that lies busting away
in a display window where 1t can't
be sold.
Upon hearing from his superior.
Mr.. Vigen will inform the COM
mittee OF facts needed and then a
meeting will be called promptly to
submit facts on poundage and other
measurements OF food received and
on hand here. The information
will be submitted to the Detroit Of
fee for quick action. Mr.. Vigen
pointed out the advantages OF pro
cessing the whole problem from
local levels.