The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-02-01
Michigan in
Washington

BY Esther Van Wagner Tufty
The yagueness that at first sur
rounded the ageuda for the newly
created lsmember Post War Econo-
mic Policy and Planning Commit
tee IN the House Is disappearing as
broad outlines are drawn by chair
man. Congressman Colmer. This
iallest reddest-of.hair congress
man. in his Mississippi drawl. not
only has a pretty clear idea what
will be done but what will not be
done. ono Limitation is 10 "put an
end 10 wartime RECOMMENDATION OF
the people as quickly as possible"
Michigan has a representative
on this committee astute. able
Jesse p. Wolcott, Port Huron Re-
publican.
Based on Colmers remarks. Off
clal and otherwise, Wolcott expect
ed the lineup 10 include fair term-
ination OF war contracts. disposi-
ton OF surplus war commodities
and goyernmentowned plants, new
markets; rehabilitation effect on
unemployment. and post war pub
lie works.
It's limited here and there that
the committee all salvage some
Of the work OF the National Re.
sources and Planning Board. which
Congress abolished last year.
Albert J. Engel Is working on Two
speeches. one will blister the War
department on various expendi-
lures concerning the construction
Of the Pentagon building. The
other is political says the Muske-
gon Republican, written to cele-
brate hincolns birthday with the
Republicans plymouth Mich
The date OF the banquet is Febru.
airy s, and he's been promised not
the usual banquet fare, but good
he.man food. Maybe pork and
beans or cornbeef and cabbage.
The good folk OF Plymouth better
not dlsappOlnt him as he made an
exception to his usual policy -- To
talk only in his own district.
uhihb'l VI bpNfl llulful Ellih
from Michigan C'but please don't
mention our names because va
might lose our jobs'0 are having q
war OF their own against an inva-
sion OF Waves.
The Michigan girls Ike to live
in "Glrlstown." officially known as
Arlington Farms, which vas built
especially for government EN-
ployad girls on low salaries in
Washington. They see no reason for
sttffenderlng two or more resi-
dences TO this invasion OF Waves.
since they are doing n war job too.
Without the glamour OF a good
looking uniform
The Navy has put 5000 Waves
In Girlstown and wants TO put in
1000 more.
Whether Senator Homer FerRu-
son becomes great senator or
lust another senator" will depend
largely on the kind OF record bs
makes on the Truman Committee.
The war.important Investigations
mis- committee puts on rewards tho
hard'working member with pres.
tige and headlines. That he Is a
worker, everyone agrees That he
isn't afraid OF criticism is demon
stated by his taking on the invest
igatlon OF the reconversion OF GER
tain Florida hotel properties from
War Department operation fright
In the season" Certain other COM
mittee members changed their
minds fearing a political tanning
less beneficial than the tan given
by a Florida sun.
That he Is determined 10 get all
the facts IL a we'll known policy.
But even his friends say that his
prosecuting attorney complex" in
getting some OF those facts from
witnesses Is not only antagonizing
some OF his boosters. but Is decid-
eddy not proper In a committee