The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-06-09
Michigan in
Washington
BY Esther Van Wagner Tufty

Earl Michener, or ADRIAN, mas
asked the House committee on
Banking and Currency to remedy
through pending OPA legislation
conditions outlined in a petition
signed by a great many farmers
and citizens in his Michigan dis
trict.
Briefly, the unreasonable" OPA
regulations which are asked to be
eliminated concern the public sale
OF used household goods. a farm
ers tractors and other implements.
Ceiling prices as applied to these
articles are called unfair" and
'impracticable" II is contended
that the Congress did not intend
that the price control act extend
TO auctioned goods but rather Ito
apply only 10 sales by merchants,
dealers and retailers, and whole
salers engaged in the buying and
selling of merchandise"
Petitioners maintain that II
causes undue hardship on the
American citizen in the disposal
OF his own used personal property.
Congressman Michener agrees.
Maryland is the next state to fol-
low the lead OF Michigan. New
York, and California in encourag-
ing local governments to blueprint
needed public works. Part OF
state fund OF two million dollars
will be available after June 30
TO Maryland county and municipal
goYernments-on a matching basis
for plans to contract projects.
some long postponed because OF
the war.
Michigan among other states has
been asked the question: How and
to what extent is the State Depart
ment OF Education using radio?"
High on the list were Michigan's
radio activities. according to the
state-by-state resume given by
Dabney Lancaster, of Virginia,
who made the survey for the U. S.
once of Education's Federal Ra-
do Education Committee.
Under the direction OF Eugene B.
Elliott, superintendent OF public in
struction. weekly broadcasts are
given on department policies and
educational trends. Looking ahead
to a more ambitious program Sup
erintendent Elliott in February
called a meeting OF 40 teachers of
city schools and teacher colleges
to discuss a statewide use of FM
for educational purposes.
Joseph f. Maddy. University OF
Michigan and director OF Inter-
lochen Music Camp, heads a steer
ing committee OF seven to map
Michigan federation OF FM stations.
l.. j. Tidrick, chief Of the division
of research and publications, is
in charge of the development OF
education by radio.
One individual example OF educa-
tion-by-radio is on exhibit right
now in Mexico City with the coop
Grafton OF the Department OF
State. Grand Rapids school sys-
TEN is one of four represented by
photographs, radio program logs,
and examples of art and other work
done by children as a result OF ra-
do broadcasts. Grand Rapids has
had an active radio educational pro-
gram in operation for some time.
So have the other three cities
Cleveland, Chicago and Fort
Worth.
Congressman Jesse P. Wolcott,
Of Port Huron-the man who in the
House has headed the fight against
ubsidies-obJects TO the Bankhead
amendment to the Senate price
control bill because of its "infla-
tionary tendency" in respect to tex
tiles. Whatever special standards
are made for textiles will start the
ball rolling for special treatment
for other products such as petro-
leum. The House has nothing com
parable to the Bankhead amend
ment which ties the price OF raw
cotton to finished textiles and as
sures textile manufacturers OF
large profits.
Shorn OF the Bankhead amend
ment. the Senate bill has less
merit. according to Wolcott who
prefers the House version.
The Senate bill, he says, Is not
a victory for antisubsidy forces be-
cause the introduction OF new re-
quirements are postponed to July
I. 1915. The House bill would
freeze all subsidies where they are
right now and prohibit expansion.
Gross inequities" or Hardship
cases" are handled differently by
House and Senate. The new House
measure permits the complainant
to plead his case at any time As