The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-11-30
Michigan in
Washington
BY Esther Van Wagner Tufty

II the Senate outlaws subsidies as
did the House and the President
vetoes the bill, it is expected that
Congressman Jesse Wolcott, OF
Port Huron, will be the man OF the
hour in the House. He will have
to battle Majority Leader McCor-
mack who believes that he can raj
ly enough votes to support any We
to, although subsidies were defeat.
ed by vote of 27S-117.
Anticipating that anything may
happen, the Michigan Republican
Is thinking in terms of compro-
mise agreeable to other members
OF the House Banking and Curren-
cy Committee, where the bill orig
mated. It's likely that such a com
promise measure will set up a sys-
tenn OF limited restricted subsidies
for a limited period OF time.
Incidentally, the Michigan dele
cation voted on party lines-the
five Detroit Democrats staying with
the Administration and the u Re
publicans opposed.
In a postwar resolution to Con
gress, the Holland Chamber Of
Commerce asks that the profit sys-
TEN OF free enterprise, free compe-
tition private initiative, and pri-
yate financing in every worthy line
Of industry, trade. and commerce
be maintained after the war
Bartel Jonkman, OF Grand Rap
Ids, inserted the resolution and an
explanatory letter, in the Congress
sional Record. The Holland group
has also solicited the aid OF both
Michigan senators and Congress
man Clare Hoffman, OF Allegan.
That war correspondents "also
serve" will be recognized in the
decision of the L. S. Maritime Com
mission in assigning II names,
made famous by correspondents
who lost their lives covering the
present war, to Liberty ships to
be launched in December.
Michigan has two men on the
list. Famous United Press Ace
Webb Miller, OF Dowagiac. whose
by-line was known from coast-to-
coast for coverage OF both World
Wars. Bryon Darnton. known as
the All-AmeriCan rewrite man, who
was sent to Australia by the New
York Times early in 1912, was a
native OF Adrian.
Most people know there are FIVE
women to every man in Washing
ton. But few seem to know there
Is a manless city within the city
known as Girls Town. More than
900 OF Uncle Sans stenographers
and secretaries live there on a gov
eminent project spread over rs
acres between Arlington Cemetery
and the Potomac River.
A Michigan-born stenographer,
Lillian Wright, OF Dearborn. = says
the girls like to live in this mo
Mans Land. ut makes living in
Washington more fun" said Miss
Wright, who works in the Penta-
gon War Building so close 1t casts
its shadow in her room at Kansas
Hall.
les easy to understand why these
government girls don't find 1t neces-
sary to cross the Potomac to find
recreation or even to shop. Every
sport is encouraged from tennis to
bowling and the facilities
are modern and fine. As for shop
ping. some OF the Washington de-
partment stores have small shops
with specially selected garments
to delight the feminine govern
ment worker.
Hearings before the National La
Dor Relations Board OF the Nash
Kelvinator Corporation, OF Lansing
brought members OF the union and
the company to Washington to ties
tlfy. No decision has been reach
ed yet.
Company representative who ap
peared before the Board are Grant
l.. Cook. counsel; Don G. Hulo, di
rector OF industrial relations; and
Campbell Wood, general manager
Union men who testified are Don
aid Falor. international representa-
tive UAW-CIO; John Haruska
president OF the local JAW; Ned
Smorler. attorney for the union
and r. J. Thomas, president.
The hearing was held at the re
quest OF the union which seeks
reconsideration OF the decision o.
the Detroit board on a lock-ou
which occurred Nov. ~. 1912.
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