The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-02-10
Observations
Crucial Stage in
Production of
Planes Near
g. Helen EsSsry

President Roosevelt gave the tip
off this week that American air
craft production is entering its
most crucial phase.
The hint came when Charles E.
Wilson, War Production Board vice
chairman IN char e of aircraft pro-
duction. said after a 45-minuts
White House conference that he
would remain in Washington for
a while"
Wilson is regarded as one OF the
industry's most successful repre-
sentatives in the high councils OF
Washington war production. Presi-
dent Roosevelt's intercession caus-
ed the WPB official TO tear up his =.
intended resignation, which would
have let him return TO his Job as
president Of General Electric.
With the war in Europe and the
Pacific due to fare up with greatly
increased intensity shortly, the
President wants Wilson to remain
in Washington TO insure the 1874
aircraft production program.
With this years program calling
for 100000 planes. and so per
cent increase in combat planes over
last year. Wilson may still be con
fronted with some headaches.
Present production is approx
mately 5000 planes a month, but
Undersecretary Of War Robert +.
Patterson, in urging national serv'
ice legislation, has already warned
that labor shortages in ballbear-
ing plants. the l00-octane gasoline
program and military radio detec-
ton plants. may be reflected in
overall plane production figures.
REPRESENTATIVE CELLER
(Dl of New York discloses that
Prime Minister Winston Churchill
is now smoking Americanmade ci-
Sars. Churchill. seldom seen with
our a big, black cigar. was given a
few Havanas,, American-made,
when he visited the United States.
the congressman revealed. The
British prime minister smoked
them. liked them and ordered sew
eral thousand sent him in London.
Celler disclosed further that the
cigars-all of them-were X-rsyed
by the FBI before they were ship
ped to Churchill.
FEDERAL OFFICIALS frankly
are not sure whether they will have
20 resort at long last TO rationing
milk in some J depressed areas
of the nation The decision rests
partly with consumers and dealers.
H. VIA says, they keep their
consumption within present limits,
there should be no need to ration
milk anywhere this year. Quota
estriction% oifSmilk deliveries nave
been fixed in 1l2 areas so far.
including most cities OF 100000 po-
pulation or more. and Il larger
communities just under the 100000
mark. Other areas are 70 be added
TO this list
Meanwhile. farmers have prom
ised to increase their dairy herds
by two per cent II this can be done.
VIA sees milk production IN 1914
reaching an all-time high OF l22
billion pounds. But II present
trends in milk production continue.
only about 116 billion pounds will
be turned out this year-l.sO0, 000,-
900 pounds. under the preceding l.
months period.
WASHINGTON CORRESPOND
ENTS are wondering why United
States participation 10 the tune of
1850. 900 900 in UNRRA didn't win
greater public interest. This ma
ton, for the first time in its his
tory, contributed very heavily TO
back an international Organization
for relief and rehabilitation OF war
torn foreign countries.
House galleries during the de-
bate were surprisingly shy OF on
lockers despite the fact that auth
orized United States contributions
to the fund nearly equal the reve-
nue. from the new tax bill.