The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-09-04
Michigan in
Washington
By Esther Van Wagner Tufty

BY Esther Van Wagner Tufty
For the second time Senator
Homer Ferguson, moved by the cur
rent Jewish atrocities, has sponsor
ed legislation calling for action to
rescue the Hebrew people OF
Europe. This week. with co-spon-
sors Senators Thomas, Taft and
Murray. he backed the delegation
OF Jews and Christians which came
to Washington with the proposal
admitting into emergency shelters
in Palestine the oppressed Hebrews
OF Hungary. This is a temporary
measure, to meet the immediate
situation. The original resolution
which the junior senator also spon-
sored would make Palestine the
home of the Hebrews.
Editors Note: Why not make 1t
Berlin?
Democrat Congressman John
Dingell made one statement during
the House debate on the Senate
George bill of special interest to
Michigan.
IL pertained TO workers who pour
ed into Michigan plants making
Michigan the number one produc-
ton state of the nation. He wants
every worker to go home. come
the end of war, and is willing for
Uncle Sam to pay their railfare To
do so.
Said Dingell, ut would be eco
nomically wise to send him back to
the Corn or Cotton Belt where he
will be needed and where he Great
ed a problem by his absence"
A lot of confusion and misunder-
standing seems to exist about the
privileges and rights of the vet
eran and his dependents. One
Michigan congressman says third
of his mail concerns benefits.
Maybe John B. Bennett, of Onto
nagon, gets more mail because he
is a member of the House Veterans
Administration Committee, but all
OF the II Michigan congressman
are keeping their secretaries busy
answering queries.
So Bennett has compiled a pam
phlet with the cooperation OF the
Veterans Administration, organic
ed for easy reading, which many
a veteran or his dependents would
like to have. and can have by writ
ing this congressman.
There is no question which Ben
nett's pamphlet can't answer. II
is the appealing request from ser
vicemen to buy jeeps or trucks or
some equipment they used to help
win the war.
But Bennett did the best he could
and introduced "jeep bill'', to give
servicemen priority rights TO pur-
chase such surplus war property.
One Of Benefits constituents
wrote him from the S. Pacific this
week-"Heard about your jeep bill.
want to take a bull-dozer home
with me-" Even Bennett hasn't
been able TO arrange that.
AS the scope OF the fighting In
creases. so does the need for more
crude oil. That explains the relax
alton of restrictions to allow oil
wells in IL Michigan counties to
be drilled to a maximum depth OF
1850 instead of 400 present mini
mum. The new order applies only
to ten-acre units.
Affected by this new action are
producers in fields in Allegan, Bar
ry. Berrien, Branch, Calhoun, Cass,
Kalamazoo, Kent, Muskegon Otta-
wa. st. Joseph and Van Buren,
counties.
The Petroleum Administration
for War officials hope that the re-
Taxation of restrictions will result
in the drilling Of limited number
OF additional wells in shallow pools.
that previously were governed by
the 20-acre spacing restriction.
Some idea of the amount OF crude
oil contributed by MICHIGAN Is
found in the certification for the
coming month OF SeDtember, set at
S51.50O barrels day. An addi-
tional 500 barrels OF natural gaso-
line is also certified for next
month.
Soldiers on large installations IN
Michigan were used in "tryout'
method to reduce the number OF
men wounded" on home furloughs.
That something needed to be
done Is seen in the mounting num-
Der OF injuries received off-post,
now estimated at $4,000. Such I'M