The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-01-30
Observations
'Selective Service
Pattern For Nurse
Draft Probable
BY HELEN EssARY

President Roosevelts proposal
thar nurses be drafted would. II
carried out, necessitate induction
procedure along the same pattern
as that for men. Details would
have to be provided IN legislation
registration. age limits, exemp
tions, deferments and penalties for
draft lodging.
Perhaps local draft boards would
be used Another possibility IS
that the Red Cross would contin-
ue procurement of nurses.
II is likely that If this first draft
of women in United States history
gets under way, women called will
be those possessing qualifications
that now are requires for Army
and Navy nurses-eraduation from
schools RECOGNIZED by the surgeon
generals office with rigid physi.
cal qualifications.
Navy nurses are single and 81
TO 40; Army nurses may go in Oh
graduation and up to 45. Army
nurses have to meet less rigid
physical requirements, and may
be married but have no children
under IA.
The Army has $4,000 nurses and
wants 10000 more Immediately;
the Navy has 5000 and wants 1000
more.
IN ~ nav
morning in WASHINGTON. a well
dressed gentleman of mature years.
strobe down rain-swept Pennsyl-
vania avenue toward the White
House and stopped at the north
west gate.
Il want to see President Roose-
Welt" he told guards.
Have you an appointment" he
was asked courteously.
NO" said the gentleman.
Then please step this way said
the guard with all the respect
which might have been accord
ed a visiting ambassador The Wis
itor entered the gate house. A
few minutes later reporters saw
him leave and walk down Pennsyl-
Vania avenue in the rain once more.
Housewives can expect even less
butter in 1915 than they had last
year, WA officials declare, and
chances are It will cost them more
than the present % red ration
points per pound.
During February and March the
government will buy, to meet
higher military demands. 20 to %
per cent OF the butter output, res.
pectiyely. That alone will cut
deeply into civilian supplies. Last
year the government didn't buy
butter until April and then took
only about 10 per cent Of the out
put.
A good bet: OPA will boost but
ter ration points from % to either
IS or IS during February.
This year will see another sugar
shortage after a year or so OF
relatively sufficient supplies OF
that food item. There are sew
eral reasons for the impending
lack Of sugar. one being the lack
Of a large government carry-over
Of last years stocks. Also the
Cuban crop isn't too large this year
and shipping Is still tight. The
sugar will be rationed very care
fully" this year as a result
For the first time in history, four
woman have won seats on a con-
gressional committee-the import.
ant House foreign affairs commit
tee at that. To the two Republi-
can women members already in
tho group-Mrs. Edith Nourse
Rogers of Massachusetts and Mrs.
Frances P. Boulton of Ohio-the
Democrats added two first.to-mers
OF their own: Mrs. Helen Gahagan
Douglas OF California and Mrs.
Emily Taft Douglas OF Illinois. =.
Although It attracted very little
notice. President Roosevelt laid
down in his budget message the
fundamental principle that Inter.
national cooperation cannot sue
coed unless the United States is
prosperous"
In other words, II this country
should be caught in paralyzine
postwar depression all machinery
for International cooperation, in
+ GLIDING the proposed world securi-
~ organization, would fall into
disuse or be discarded entirely.
Thus a double premium is placed
on full employment for the United
States and smooth.running econ
omy. secure from the sharp-pointed
peaks and valleys Of previous dec
AIDES.
The Presidents statement throws
new light on his emphasis in both
the budget and state OF the
union messages on full postwar
employment, and on his statement
that the government will have to
undertake to provide so millio,
jobs II they are not available IN
private business.
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A pelican can hold more food l.
its mouth than in its stomach