The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-05-12
Michigan in
Washington
sy Esther Van Waooner Tufty

neries, the Michigan Gamers
are demanding a Is cent hour in.
crease for their workers. If the
National War Labor Board refuses
the request. already turned down
by the regional WLB authorities.
they are prepared to appeal direct,
iy to Economic Sterilization Direc-
tor James Byrnes.
To date the National Labor
Board has reported their "hands
tied" under the Presidents hold
the line" order. But some compro-
mise may come out of hearings on
wage freezes before the House Az.
ricultural Committee expected to
start soon.
Declaring they cannot compete
with industrial and agriculture
wages. Gamers claim their prevail
ing wage rates are too low to at
tract sufficient labor for the spring
crop. They are particularly con-
cerned over the asparagus crop
due for canning in approximately
two weeks.
Among the Michigan Gamers
who are expected to storm Wash
ington il the National War Labor
Board doesn't cooperate are: Dan
Gerber, Gerber Products, Free
mont; Harold X. Royal, Oceana
Canning Company. Shelby; a, J.
Rogers. Cherry Growers Packing
Company. Traverse City; Chester
Ray, New Era Canning Company,
New Era; Parker Hobbs, John c.
Morgan Company, Traverse City;
w. c. Andrus, w. r. roach Com
pany, Grand Rapids; and vii
liam Kinnaird, secretary-treasurer,
Michigan Gamers Association,
Traverse City.
Prominent in fostering the can
ners' interest is Congressman AL
bert j. EngeL. Traverse City, who
has been in constant touch with the
National Gamers Association.
Representing Michigan's motor
vehicle interests, State Senator
Jerry" Logi. Bay City. and Man
fred Burleigh, president OF the
Great Lakes Greyhound Bus Lines,
we're among delegates attending
the National Convention of Motor
Vehicle Administrators held re-
Gently in Baltimore. Senator Logi,
along with Secretary OF State Her
man A. Dignon, were slated for
convention addresses to explain the
Michigan laws on motor vehicle
traffic.
Senator Logl. a member OF the
Senate Public Utilities Committee,
and Mr. Burleigh made a quick
stop over" in Washington to call
on Senators Arthur II. Vandenbers
and Homer D. Ferguson.
They happened to arrive Just at
the time the President Of Bolivia
was addressing the Senate. Mr..
Burleigh was impressed but could
MT resist commenting that the
South American looked like Mus
solini'.
Congressman William W. Black
ney. Flint. and his staff expect the
Connally "anti-strike" bill to start
an avalanche of mail from war
workers in Flint and Lansing
favorable mail,
Although Congressman Roy o.
Woodruff says one cant tell what
the Senate will do, he is certain
that Congress will get a good tax
bill and hopes the President will
approve" The Bay City Republi.
can is frankly happy that at long
last the hill is through his COM
mittee and the House.
IT'S nice to see Michigan men
gain recognition with the War Pro-
duction Board but we wonder how
much explaining BENJAMIN Laikin,
Detroit. does about his new title
is a member Of the "Wiping Cloth
Manufacturers Industry Advisory
Committee OF the War Production
Board.
A Lake Erie ferry service for
truck.trailers. designed to save
manpower. equipment, and more
than $4,000 commercial tire miles
a day. is now open. the Office OF
Defense Transportation announced.
The new ferry service is expected
to ease part OF the burden on hard
pressed truckers operating in the
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