The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-05-29
Michigan in
Washington
E.ther Nan Maeoner Tufly

by a Michigan general Florence
]. Hall call to arms has been
sounded Tor more and more women
to enlist in the vital battle OF war
food production.
Secretly, General Hall is hop
ing that Michigan's regiment viii
lead the country maybe even eA.
coed the total of l2,0oo women and
girls who last year aided farmers
and orchardiSts to harvest their
crops.
This season the appeal is the
same. 1t is vital war job. The
need is the same only intensified
because more men have left the
farms for the fighting fronts.
MichiGau's 1874 Land Army will
have to exert itself considerably
to top its last years record, 1t
isn't forgotten in Washington that
they did man-sized job Without
referring 10 any notes, We were
told that VIA helped say, the
cherry crop on the old Mission
| Peninsula when IS women sol
diers poured in and picked Loco
Tugs OF cherries in 10 days.
| MANY of these women were right
out OF the Detroit offices and had
never seen an orchard in full fruit
At Allegan. other Land Army Wo-
men picked II tons of snap beans
and topped 1916 crates Of onions
in q days.
As last year, Ruth Peck, direc-
tor of the Michigan Land Army,
expects her volunteers to come
from every walk of life...house-
wives, retired business women.
teachers and Librarians, riyeters
and grinders. salesgirls and office
workers. school girls and grand
mothers alike.
Miss Peck found many Of the
younger recruits enjoyed this kind
of war time vacation Enrolment
in the VIA. however. may be for
Year round labor doing genera farm
work or seasonal harvest work.
Two Librarians from Shiawassea
County. who spent the whole sum.
mer doing farm work. are often
cited as a shining example.
Michigan fish will have no Sc.
crets from then Congressman
when the Department Of Interior
finishes its exhaustive survey just
being launched.
Actually much of the data ha,
been available but far flung in var.
ious states or buried in files. This
will constitute the first compre-
hensiVe review Of the nations fish
cries made since 1871.
The authorizing resolution pass.
ed both houses and was signed by
President Roosevelt whose Interest
in conservation Of resources is
h~ell known.
On the Fish and Wildlife Bureau
report can be built a broad scien.
tlflc fishery program for develop
ing both recreational and CONNER.
cial fish resources.
The survey viii he headed bv a
man long identified with Michigan
conservation. Dr. II. !. Deason.
special assistant to the director.
came 10 Michigan TO attend the
nlNersity, and remained in the
state for Is years.
Says DR.. Deason, "Michican has
heen outstanding among the Great
Lakes states in protecting and con.
serving fisheries. Little uniform.
ity exists in fishing laws especial
" on Lake Michigan, although leg.
lsIation has improved some Of the
/ discrepancies. Such Tourist
state naturally has a great inter.
| est In recreational fishing hut
/ Michigan has an even greater IN.
terest in commercial fisheries.
threatened by the decline Of Ger.
tain species OF fish. notably the
white fish in Lake Huron.
Michigan has two hatcheries. 49,.
one at CharleNoix and the other AZ
Worthwhile 4 third at Alpena was
/ closed in 1884 because of the poor
water supply, its old buildings. and
to conform with a federal ccono.
my program.
Watching with special interest
Is the Michigan member Of the
, House Merchant Marine and Fish
cries Committee, Fred Bradley OF
Rogers city.