The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-01-28
Observations
Farm Workers TO
be Subjected TO
Close Scrutiny
BY Helen Esssry

ing within the next few months.
Heretofore considered essential
to the war effort under blanket oc-
cupational deferment regulations,
the personal records Of these thou
sands OF eligible farm workers are
going to be subjected to close scrut-
my by local draft boards.
Now every farm worker must
prove that his contribution is ABB
solutely and unquestionably vital
10 the war effort.
The reason for this. according
to draft officials. is that numerous
farms produce only for members
OF the family.
The o,erall output they say,
is Of doubtful value to the natloua.
war effort. and eligible male work
ers, who would normally be called
for military duty. remain immune
under occupational deferment
rules.
Draft officials point out that this
new policy. which applies with
equal force TO factory workers, is
the result of increased demands
by the Army and Navy for more
manpower.
Mai. Gen. Lewis B. Hershey, Sc
lective Service director, revealed
that within the next six months
the nations draft boards will BE-
asked TO provide 100000 men to
raise the Army and Navy to peak
strength by July /.
After that. however. the average
monthly call of 300 900 men will tap
er off to levels necessary to replace
men who are killed. wounded, cap
tured or discharged,
DRAFT OFFICIALS HAVE AN
NOUNCED that when most local
board physical examinations are
abolished Feb. |, registrants VIII.
pass their pre-induction physical
examinations viii get at least 81
days grace between their examina-
tions and actual induction into the
Army and Navy.
AS a matter OF fact. draft eligi-
bles can count on an extra two to
four days already because the 81
day period will not start until the
candidate receives notice from his
local board that he has passed the
examination.
The 2lday 'riod is expected to
be extended once a pool OF physi-
cally-eliyible men Is established,
from which TO fill Army and Navy
quotas.
IT is TOO EARLY for an official
report, but all indications point TO
substantial rise in household fats
collections as a result OF the plan
10 award two meat ration points a
pound for these war-important
kitchen wastes.
OPA on the basis OF checks in
Baltimore. New York and Boston
estimated collections may have
increased 81 per cent since the
plan went into effect December
13. Housewives began boarding
used fate after November 90 when
they learned thep were going TO
get ration stamps for them in De-
cember. Hence, collections fell Of
sharply.
The points fats scheme was
begun TO double collections from
10 million pounds to 220 million
pounds a year
RESIGNATION OF ROY HEN.
ERICKSON. former chief Of the
Food Distribution administration
Uncle Sans agency which tells
civilians how much food they can
haye-has the Agriculture Depart
ment in other OF speculation as
TO his successor.
Mentioned as top notchers" in
the race are Ashley Sellers( pres
ent assistant War Food admins.
traitor, and Wilson Cowen, young
Texan. also appointed by Marvin
Jones as assistant VIA director.
MANY COMPETENT OBsERv.
Frs consider WAS endorsement
OF some sort Of bill 10 bring back
the old food stamp plan as a COM
promise on the hot subsidy fight in
Congress.
Grover Hill, first assistant WA
administrator. in a letter 10 Sen.
stor Aiken (R) Of Vermont. esti.
mated the cost OF the senator's food
stamp plan would entail at about
three billion dollars yearly against
the Administration roll.back sub.
sidy program of about one and a
half billion annually.
Hills comparison was taken as
a shrewd move to point out the
low cost OF the present subsidy.
program compared with the food
stamp plan.
Best guess Is that the Admins
tration would like to see both pro-
grams used.