The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-01-09
Observations
Nazi Drive Injects
if Into New L. S.
Budget
By HELEN EssARH

by HELEN ESOAh-
President Roosevelt is expected
% submit a very "iify" budget 20
he ew 18th Congress The rea-
son the budget will be "ily'-to
Use one of Mr.. RS own espresso
lis that the German counter-oIen-
,ive on the western front has dem
jn-trated that il is not poss BILE 10
set date for the collapse Of Ger
many.
Therefore, the president is ex-
oected TO tell Congress that If Ger.
many is defeated by nest Jdly l.
he beginning of the new fiscal
year, the estimated expenditures
and new appropriations required
will be such and such. but that If
he war in Europe continues indeti-
litely a higher set OF figures will
)e necessary.
One thing the budget will not
effect is oNer-optimism about the
iefeat OF Germany. The United
States high command and Wash
ngton officials are convinced by
his time that they did not help
he Allied cause by taking 1t for
granted that Germany was already
beaten and that few more shoyes
would bring about the end
DESPITE THE RETURN 'OF
FIVE CANINE VEGETABLES to
i ioning in its Christmas week end
order, OPA has no plans at pres
,nt to resume use of blue ration
okens.
OPA explains that there is no
necessity now for giving canned
products points in anything but
nultiples of TO- Thus tokens are
lot needed for change as when
.anned stuff had off-numbered point
,alues such as eight, 70, etc.
About goo million blue tokens
we're made early in 1914 for use
When the token plan became eflec-
i've last February; another 100
million were made later as a re-
serve stock.
Their use was suspended in Sep
ember when the War Food Ad-
ninistratioil ordered all canned
goods off rationing. Housewives
we're given a short period to spend
)lue tokens in their possession
md then the little fibre coins were
.tored in OPA regional warehouses
md in Cincinnati where they were
made.
A few were sent to IuroDe last
summer for use as a medium If
Exchange in one country where
var had disrupted normal curren'
y; otherwise no use has been
cund for them.
AGRICULTURAL OBSERVERS
'HUCKLED over a proposed Sen
tie agricultural investigation CT
whether Claude A. Wickard, agri-
ultural secretary, has been shorn
II power by War Food Admins
rator Marvin Jones.
1 Much like Labor Secretary
frances Perkins, W.ckard's status
has long been clear TO newsmen
oyering mis- department. They
onsider the Indiana farmer mere
y a figure-head with little If any
uthority on policy matters.
| At news conferences, Wickard
,eclines to answer direct queries
N food and farm matters, pointing
nut that is Judge Jones depart
nent". Asked why he doesn't re-
ign, Wickard says he'll stick until
h. President indicates I'm no long
needed
REPEAL OF THE CONSTITU-
rIONAL PROVISION making a
wo-thirds vote OF Congress neces-
a , to override a presidential ye-
is being fostered by Rep. John
Z. Robson (R) OF Kentucky,
;enate.House veteran. Robson has
Introduced a bill for a new amend
1ent Under his proposal. a ma
ority vote OF both houses would
,e sufficient to nulilfy a veto.
There is a great deal OF talk
bout representative government
nd that a majority should pre-
all, but YOU cant have 1t with
he requirement for a two-thirds
'ote," Robson says.
Robson, who once sat In the SEN
tie, suggests that his amendment
'e made part OF the suggested
hange in the treaty ratlfying row.
RS o; the upper chamber. under
'hich both houses would approve
reaties. by majority vote rather
han by two-thirds vote OF the
'enate alone.