The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-05-26
Observations
Washingtonians Most
Easily Discovered
in New York
BY Helen Essary

All the bull-dozers on Capitol Hill
are being put 10 work these days
10 break the legislative log-jam
which must be broken II Congress
hopes 10 adjourn June 90, as plan.
ned, 10 permit COP members TO at
tend the national convention in
Chicago, June 26.
Congress has only begun 10 whit.
tie away at the formidable pile. In
four and one-half months, only one
r. Tular appropriation bill has been
enacted. = dozen others must be
passed before the July l deadline.
In addition. other highly import.
ant legislation is waiting TO be
moved Price control and wage
sterilization laws and the lend.
lease act must be renewed before
their expiration date, June 30. Dis
'russion OF the price control act is
currently being held up in the Sen.
ate and House Banking Commit
tees
Other vital legislation requiring
immediate attention includes the
40 billion dollar Army. bill. the con.
troversial national war agencies
bill, the second deficiency meas
ure, and the District OF Columbia
bill
Congress cah blast the logiam,
but il will have 10 work overtime
This means Saturd y sessions and
lonrer hours daily.
PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT'S RE.
TURN from Bernard NJ. Baruchs
23,000-acre "Hobcaw Barony"' plan
tation in South Carolina provides
significant tip-off that the Allied
invasion OF western Europe may
be near at hand
Washington observers were
aware that the Chief Executive
would make II a point to be in the
White House at the hour Gen.
Dwight D. Eisenhower. Allied SUI
pr commander. gave the signal
for the about assault on Adolf
Hitler's Festung Europa.
Mr.. Roosevelt will follow every
move Of the drive, when it comes,
in the secret map room in the
White louise. In this room. there
are detailed maps so complete that
every movement OF Allied troops
can be watched.
SKEPTlCS WHO BELIEVE that
American Army fighter pilots might
pad their score OF Jap planes
shot down should talk TO some NJ
the returning flyers. Maj. Richard
!. Bong. OF Poplar. Wis. South
west Pacific ace with q planes
GofflcialJ TO his credit set Wash
ington newsmen right recently.
Higher pilots must either photo
sraph the Jap plane crashing or
disintegrating in the air. or an
other pilot must see the action ana
back up the claim. In one cass,
Bong shot down a Jap and follow
ed him nearly TO the water. He
thought his wing man saw the ac-
ton and neglected to photograph
H.
Later, he learned the wing man
was on the other side Of a cloud
and didn't see the action. Bong
got credit for probable. Thus.
Army pilots say the score against
the Japs should be much greater
than official records reveal
Jokingly, United States pilots
say they must bring the .enemy"s
helmet back before they can
prove a kill. Bong has eight
probables, half OF which were I'M
doubtedly kills, thus bringing his
score at least TO 30 or more Japs.
MANY CAPITAL OBSERVERS
now believe the administration was
scared out" in the Montgomery
Ward case.
They site the sudden. surprise
release OF the Chicago plant from
government control and the alb
sence OF any further War Labor
Board orders in support OF their
thesis.
Secretary OF Commerce Jesse
Jones was directed to take over the
arm TO enforce the WLB order re-
quiring extension OF Wards con-
tract with the Clio pending q coll
lective bargaining election and
any further WLB' directives
Immediately upon conclusion OF
the election. which the union won.
IN government released the mali
order house. But-that still left
the union high and dry without a
contract since the old one was ex.
tended only through the election.
II is congratulated WLB policy
never never TO allow a contract 10
lapse in such manner. but to re-
quire its extension until new