The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-04-05
Michigan in
W ashlngton
BY Esther Van WAGNER ruftv

The hens OF the country have
shifted spring making the egg pro-
auction reach such dizzy heights
that the War Food Administration
Is In surplus-dither Buying
eggs frantically to support the
market, the War Food Admlnlstra.
ton VIII probably be urging all OF
us as our patriotic duty TO stop
in for an extra dozen eggs every
tine We pass a grocery.
Officials hope that mothers will
Indulge their children in the ira
ditional desire to color too.many
eggs for Easter. Food editors ara
asked to rush out and pun up the
recipes for ll-egg angel food cake.
other experts publish ways 10
store eggs In the average homo
by dipping the egg IN mineral oil.
Since the spring rush, the gov
eminent has bought more than
$4,000 cases OF eggs. but never
has been quite able to keep up with
the hen. Until recently the WA
bought only from drying plants.
but the abundance overwhelmed
these plants. caught short from
lack OF labor.
The reasons for the surplus are
three fold. To begin with. there
were more layers than usual LEFT
over from the previous year--sone
llyo per cent. Then the weather
was favorable and storage facill-
ties. packed to the roof with war
goods. was not available
Others blame the poor old OPA
mot the hens or anything else.
II seems po .itry men are protest.
ing OPA price ceilings on chickens
and In some arens have stopped
sending chickens to market. Farm.
ers are keeping their chickens be-
cause 1T doesn't pay to kill 'em
Whatever the cause, the surplus
Is serious. In Michigan alone tho
Increase In egg production during
the first two months OF the year
was 25 per cent above last years
similar total. tThe national in
crease is Is per cent?
This wouldn't seem so funny to
our friends In Great Britain who
get two eggs month and are so
grateful for our dry eggs which
they scramble and relish.
&c
Senator Homer Ferguson is be
ing congratulated as the winner Of
the annual distinguished Virginia
service award OF virginia Chamber
OF Commerce. The only trouble IN
It's a different Homer Ferguson =.
the president OF the Newport News
Shipbuilding and Drydock Com.
pany.
This isn't the first miXup. Tho
first time came during the senator's
campaign for election to the Sen
ate. lie subscribed to a clipping
service and found many clippings
about the activities OF another
Homer Ferguson.
The only difference in the spell
Ing OF the name Is in the initial.
The Vlrginian uses a middle ini-
tial OF 81" The Michigan senator
none. although. In the days before
former Governor Fred Green ap.
pointed him circuit Judge In 1929,
he used the initial IS" for Samuel.
ahead of the rest OF his name
The two Homer Fergusons have
met. 81" ator Byrd OF Virginia ar
ranged { nner one day for that
very purpose Now they are
friends and enjoy the miX.ups
which occur.
Following a settled OPA policy,
each new problem as It comes
along is not disposed Of until the
industry affected is consulted. This
Is done by setting up advisory
groups from experienced men who
can tell them II the Washington
policy under consideration will
help or urt that particular pric-
ing and marketing problem. Today
there are some 400 such advisory
committees working with OPA.
Two Michigan men we're selected
To serve on new advisory commit
tees this week. They are: NJ. {.
Hutchinson. OF Benton Harbor. on
a canned fruits committee; and
Donald Morgan. of Traverse City,
on a similar foods products com.
mittee.