The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-01-16
Michigan in
Washington
BY Esther VanWaaoner Tufty

Washington, d. c., Jan. l6-First
Michigan request for Lanham Act
funds for war nurseries under the
new FWA program has been re-
ceiVed and is under consideration.
The Highland Park Board OF Educa-
ton has petitioned $172,271.50 of the
funds to set up IS wartime nursery
centers. Unofficially, | am told the
applications chances OF approval
are very good.
With the upsweep in the number
Of working mothers, especially in
the Detroit area, the Highland Park
Board has worked out a plan OF
public child care which is in line
with the federal pattern. Plans call
for the Lanham Act funds to set up
10 nursery schools each OF which
would serve 35 pre-school children.
Ten before and after school care"
centers, also accommodating 50
children, are likewise slated
The program is being pushed be-
cause already the Detroit area is
expecting the employment Of $4,000
women workers within the next six
months. A total Of $4,000 is antici-
pated as the war industries reach
peak production.
Under the Highland Park plan
TO provide care for younger chill
dren more women will be released
for war jobs. The program has even
been set up so as to accommodate
women working on odd shifts. The
nursery schools would operate IL
hours a day. six days a week; the
centers for grade school children
would be open six hours a day. five
days a week as well as u hours Oh
Saturdays and school holidays.
Although this application is
Michigans first, Mrs. Florence
Kerr, assistant FWA administrator
has approved ten similar plans for
other states. To date the fund is
caring for 5000 children in war
areas. Mrs. Kerr said at Mrs. Roos-
evelt's press conference, this morn
ing, that the badly needed program
was Just getting under way.
The Michigan petition calls for
funds TO cover a years operations.
However, II is expected to pass with
sufficient appropriations to carry
the program until the federal fiscal
year. July !. The state can then re-
quest additional funds.
The new Junior Senator. Homer
Ferguson. has with one exception
an all-Michigan secretarial staff.
The executive secretary is Douglas
G.. Mode, his campaign manager In
the recent election. Others are:
Earl T. Chamberlin, secretary from
Detroit; Mrs. Elsie Gould, a stenog-
rapher from Hastings; Miss Eva
Kostinen, a stenographer from Bar
aga. The one exception Is Miss
Frances Egan, a Washington stem
ographer.
When the Pontiac Chamber OF
Commerce petitioned the Secretary
OF the Navy, Frank Knox, to have
one OF the new cruisers named
Pontiac" only the Navy knew that
Pontiac was already q the Navy
list.
The city's fair name was already
on a storeship. which the Army
had transferred to the Navy. &.
when that is stricken from the list,
then It will be proper for the name
to be submitted for use In naming
a cruiser.
Congressman George A. Dondero
who endorsed the suggestion to the
Navy, now says that II Pontiac
cant have cruiser then the next
thing to do is to glorify the store
/ ship.
As the 18th Congress begins, Con
gresham Roy o. Woodruff, dean
OF the Michigan Republicans, says:
at is clear from declarations OF
both Republican and Democratic
leaders that the Congress will move
to take back its prerogativ's.'