The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-02-26
Observations
War Agency Heads
Know Publicity;
War Loans Slated
By HELEN EssARY


Especial to Central Press
War agency heads are extremely
anxious that they and their agen-
cies get proper publicity-aud
thus, credit-wheu a news story
breaks in their favor The other
day wire services carried from
Allentown, Pa, the story that man
power ceilings were being placed
on non-essential plants 10 force
workers into war industry
Allentown appeared to be get
ting credit for introducing the man
power ceiling plan and there was
Hades to pay in VINO headquar-
ters in the capital Someone had
Numbered. The original plan, IL ap-
peared, was 10 let cities like Allen
town announce imposition of cell
ings, but II did not work SO well.
VINO heads hurriedly called in
their chief publicity man and told
him TO get busy explaining that the
ceiling plan was strictly a Washing
ton idea. The press agent found
difficulty selling the explanation to
newsmen and it's q safe bet that
VINO won't let such q story slip
away from it again
Secretary of the Interior Harold
L. Ickes also knows the value of
publicity about his dozen or more
war agency titles.
Ickes has news ground out for
him on publicity releases and an
announcement from his Petroleum
Administration for War Office IS
TYPICAL OF their nature
A PAW release usually starts
with an announcement by PAW
Administrator Ickes and a couple
of paragraphs later his deputy,
Ralph X. Davies, takes up the mar
ratiye. backing up whatever lckes
has said. The ickes name, however.
always is first, although most Of
the story usually is told by Davies.
LOOK FOR TWO WAR LOAN
CAMPAIGNS in 1915. The first
will begin in May or June and the
second in the fall, perhaps opening
in October. Treasury officials ex-
pect them TO be the toughest Of
all drives because prospective buy.
ers are the same So million per
sons who regularly buy bonds and
have bought heavily since the open
inr OF the war
JAP PLANE PILOTS have that
"far.away" look In their eyes these
days. They're not so eager to
commit suicide for the greater
glory of e'empire. The Nip pi-
lots. impressed by American marks
manship. are keeping at respect
full distance during their attacks
on American warships.
As a result, the Navy has virtual
ly been forced to discontinue pro-
duction of 20mm. anti-aircraft guns
and shells and concentrate on the
manufacture Of the much longer
range 40mm. anti-aircraft weapons.
Compared with 1912 figures. the
production of 40mm. gun mounts
in 1914 was 10 times greater. with
similar increase in output OF all
types OF 40mm. ammunition. In
1915 the trend will continue.
FOLLOWING. THE CEREMON.
les OF Frances joining the United
Nations at the State Department,
Salvador Duhart, first secretary OF
the Mexican embassy, was discov-
cred wandering through the fourth
floor corridors OF the old depart
ment building brandishing an ap-
psrently significant piece OF paper.
Dunhart was Mexico's represen-
tatiye at the United States rite
which was attended by all the Unit
ed Nations ENJOYS IN Washington.
The diplomat ran into a group
OF reporters who, equally lost in
the mazes OF the fourth floor hail.
ways OF the State Department,
were in search OF an elevator. He
explained that the piece OF paper
in his hand was a check which he
was trying to present 10 the Me1i-
can division as final settlement pay.
ment Of the United States Mexican
claims agreement.
How big Is the check someone
asked
Dunhart, without pausing for
breath, waved the check and said
that II was for S44so2o14.