The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-03-21
Observations
Success Pushes
Pacific Schedule
in Advance
BY Helen Essary

Pacific put General Douglas Mac
Arthur's forces weeks il not
months, ahead OF schedule in the
war against Japan.
NacArthur'S forces were Set Tor
Il strong reconnaissance IN force,
and undoubtedly would have with
drawn 10 try again later II the
japanese had been alert and had
nut up SITTER initlal resistance
As 1t was. the laps were caught
asleep and lost The vital alrttid
before they knew what had hap
pened The clever maneuver out
lanked the key base al Rabaul and
Kaviene. which now may fall
within a comparatively short time.
once Rabaul with its.eNcellent
harbor is taken by The Allies, you
can look TO- even greater strides to
sweep the Japs OUT of the entire
Central and Southwest PACING
areas
The Central Pacific offensive
also appears to b. well on schedule
as the result OF the Weakness dis.
PLAYED by the Japs in the carrier
raids on Truk and Sairan Anoih-
or Pacific advance a, great As tho
one that was made when the Mar
halls were invaded would pun
American forces within fairly Gasp
striking distance OF the Philip
pines and the coast of China.
IT, no wonder the Tokyo radio
has had the jitters lately.
VETERANS OF WORLD WAR
II will fare much better than
their buddles OF the first world con-
dict as a result OF q - o-pronSed
drive in congress 70 provide re-
turning servicemen and women
with ample bonus payments and
A sveeEing rehabilitation program
A major fight Icons on, Capitol
Hill over the amount OF adjusted
service compensation 20 De paid
veterans. but there will probably
he compromise over the two
pending bonus bills 10 forestal an
other bonus. march on Washing
ton. ,
Senator Robert Reynolds Cd Of
North Carolina, chairman ef the
Senate Military Affairs Committee.
and co-sponsor OF one measure
with Senator Edwin Johnson CD
Of Colorado. has demanded imme-
diate enactment OF their bill 70
provide seryicemen With bonuses
totaling about 50 billion dollars
Another bonus measure by Sena-
tors Mcfarland 3D. OF Arizona
and Maybank o. OF South Caro-
lima calls for a federal outlay OF
between five and II billions.
American taxpayers can find the
result somewhere between the hs-
ures in the two measures. The
reason. as senator Johnson pointed
out. is that modern war costs
money-lOts OF il. %
THE CAPITALS SOCIAL and
political cocktail party hosts are
beginning 10 feet the pinch en-
the liquor shortage The man who
rounded up the spirits for one re-
ception held recently complained
that he had n "scour' Washington
and New Y6rE 70 obtain the ti1toi'7
Somehow he said. he managed %
scrape up-l09 bottles OF Scotch,
bourbon and rye,
And then there is the ;arsighted
member OF Congress who is fOrti-
fed for any dry future with 40-odd
cases OF bonded kentucky burbon.
LOOK FOR AN INTENSIVE
rheckup campaign by OpA yolun-
teers throughout the nation begin
ming and day now. Volunteers
of $500 local war price and ra-
tioninz boards are 10 launch the
drive to see 10 what extent retail
food stores are keeping their prices
in line with OPA ceilings
OPA Chief Chester Bowies. who
estimates that price control saved
consumers % billion dollars in
1913 in the cost OF good. and SER
vices alone. Is strong for his biz
stan Of volunteer workers in the
field
Bowles declared that OPA has
est each American man. woman
and child only $114 a year. but
that the cost would have been much
higher Z Patriotic citizens had not
come forward TO do much. OF the
OPA field work without recon-.
pense.
II you aren't in some war work
already" he says. land want 10
make a patriotic contribution 20
he war. contact your local ration
ing board and ask for a volunteer
lob