The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-01-25
Observations
Rocket Planes Not
Outmoding Other
Fighter Types
BY Helen Essary

Announcement by the War De-
partment that a new pTopellerless
plane operating on the rocket prin-
clple has been perfected and will
go into production soon does not
mean the early end OF conventional
fighter planes.
On the contrary, both Army and
Navy experts and the aircraft in
dustry are working constantly 10
improve such well-known fighters
as the Hellcat navy and the
Thunderbolt and Lightning Car
my.
Even II the new rocket plane
goes into 'lass production immc-
diately, large numbers of pilots will
have to be trained TO fly il, and
1t has not been tried in combat.
MANY GOVERNMENT ECON
OMIC CHIEFS rue the day that the
Administration decided 10 bargain
a settlement of the miners wage
dispute with John l.. Lewis
They believe that the ultimate
result was the plethora of wage de-
mands coming in today from all Of
the labor front Lewis got nearly
all of his original So a day de-
mands, albeit the miners work
longer.
The public did not quite under
stand the technicalities OF portal.
to-portal pay and the belief pre-
walls that the willy Lewis pulled a
fast one. The governments hold
the-line program thus suffered as
a result OF the mine wage settle
ment.
DESPITE PLEAS from sections
of the dairy industry 70 put butter
on a separate rationing plan and
thereby distribute it more equally.
OPA says, 1T can't be done"
Spokesman for the agency points
out it would take whole new ra-
tioning system and upset the ra-
tioning applicant in general.
AMERICAN FARMERS. faced
with another big production year,
should have plenty OF labor to car
~ them through the season. a
VIA official says. There are $50
600 farmers occupationally defer
red from military service-more
than halt the total l. deferments
granted by selective service.
This number is expected to re-
main at present levels during the
next year and may be boosted by
ey-farmers returning TO agriculture
from war plants during industrial
conversion.
DESPITE WHAT THEY CON-
SlDER i'll treatment by the Ad-
ministration. chiefs OF the railroad
brotherhoods have not abandoned
their traditional friendship for
President Roosevelt.
The railroad workers probably
will 20 down the line again for
the President II he runs for a
fourth term.
Rec on is that the rail unions
blame Jimmy Byrnes and Fred
Ninson, home-front assistants to
r. d. r.. for all their troubles.
They firmly believe F. D. R. was
Influenced in his decisions by
Byrnes and Vinson.
THE RAPID ADVANCE OF the
Russian troops arcross Poland has
brought into sharp focus what may
well be the most perplexing dip.
lomatic problem that the Allies
will have to face as the outgrowth
Of the war.
DisregarGing historical argu.
ments on both sides OF the contro-
versy, pro-Russian factions are
quick TO argue that Stains posi-
ton is sound-that the Russian
people. after their valiant fighting
which played an overwhelming role
in turning the tide OF war. are ell
titled TO buffer states TO their
west as assurance that they will
never again be overrun by a Euro
pean army.
With her armies already in Po-
land. there IL no doubt Russia will
have much 10 say about boundary
lines when it IS over.