The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-05-11
Michigan in
Washington
BY Esther Van WAGNER rutty

BY Esther Van Wagner Tutty
The change in the presidency OF
the General Federation OF Wom-
ems Clubs Will not disturb IFS
policy towards greater global coop
Grafton between nations 10 affect
peace. The new president, Mrs
Latcll Dickinson. keene. New
Hampshire. made that clear in her
first network broadcast.
The president OF the 2ia million
member federation says the great
Welding force that a accomplish
this aim is the womanpower OF
America, Her predecessor. Mrs.
John L. Whitehurst. blaZed the
trail for this continuing policy.
That Michigan club women will
he active in promoting global CO.
operation through the federation
is see in the appointment OF
Michigan women to head three OF
the standing committees. State fed
GRAFTON president, Mrs. Rex Seeber.
Htughton. will head Credentials
and Elections; former state presi-
dent. Mrs. r. /. Prout, Wakefield,
IN Finance committee; and Mrs
clyde Bickel. Highland Park, is TO
be Co-chairman of Radio.
The Washington federation
headquarters gave high praise to
the Michigan president for her &C
tive work in arranging certain pro-
grams of the federation, especially
nursing. and the Buy a Bomber
project
Now that a limited amount OF
penicillin is possible for civilian
distribution, the War Production
Board is determined that the dis
tribution will best serve public
needs. WPB was assisted by the
L. s. Public Health service and
the American Medical Association
in selecting 1000 hospitals in var
ious parts of the country.
Some 81 were in Michigan, In
Guiding hospitals in Alpena, Ann
Arbor. tile Greek della Y. Post
Montgomery, Grand Rapids (Blod-
gett, Butterworth, st. Mary's). Ian
sing sparrow and St. ~Lawrence),
Pontiac pontiac General and st.
Joseph's-, Sault Ste Marie( Chippe-
Wa County War Memorial.
The 81 depot hospitals will be
expected 10 supply the requests or
other hospitals DESTROYS OF purChas-
ing p|euicillin TO the best OF the
depot hospitals ability in consio-
Grafton OF its own limited supply.
Architect David Lynn IS the
only man walking around the Halls
Of Congress worrying about inau-
guration instead of election.
In his portrait-hung Office under
the west Terrace or the Capitol,
the specifications are being writ
ten for grand stands. platforms.
benches, in preparation for the
letting OF bids. A thorough man.
Mr.. Lynn is starting with a survey
OF all other inaugurations to estab-
fish "a trend, about weather. tenn
pcraturc. ana even wind velocity.
Since lumber is more war-scarcc
than Il was four years ago, ana
Congress even Lore economy
minded. it's safe to predict that
Inauguration expenses will again
raise a Juror. after election
or the Republicans win, the Dem
ocrats will raise a howl about tho
cost, and visa versa II the Demo
Gratis remain in power.)
Michigan members NJ the Ma
ttonal Small Business Mems Asso-
citation 90 TO the seventh annual
meeting in Chicago on June / and
>.
Here in Washington, II IS said
that more steam is TO be concen-
trated on the Wagner-Murray-Dl DIN
CELL bill ITO Socialize medicine.
rather than on issues of more direct
interest to members OF the NSBM,
such as price control, a iye-year
postwar tax plan, disposal OF sur
plus goods, etc.
Members OF Congress always try
to be on hand for major votes. SO,
Congressman Fred Bradley told