The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-01-18
Observations
U. S. Will Still
be Fighting Japs
Year From Now
BY HELEN EssARY

be the year of decision against Ger
many. But Washington military
circles are generally agreed that
the next 70 months will not see the
defeat OF Japan.
However, you can look for some
important new military develop.
ments this year in the war againdt
the Japs which will virtually put
thu air offensive against Germany
TO shan e.
one new feature will be the intro
duction OF the b-32 super-bomber
which will take its place alongside
the giant Superfortresses.
Details OF the B-32 are still a
closely guarded secret. But you
can bet that this new model com
bines all the features Of the B-29-
and then some. Army aviation eN-
perts instantly revise. reyamp and
remake plans to conform 10 the
needs OF mass bombing and fighter
plane operations
Another thing the homeland Japa.
nese can ponder between Bog raids
is the fact that United States
forces are moving closer each day
TO Tokyo and before long air bases
at Sapian and in remote Chinese
provinces will be outmoded.
There is also the possibility that
If Germany is beaten this year. Rus
STA may grant the use of her 81
berian bases to the United States
Premier Josef Stain Is generally
believed TO be reluctant TO commit
Russia to a twofront war. But
when Germany collapses he may
break the SOyiet-Japanes neutrali-
" treaty to permit United States
planes TO operate from bases north
OF Mukden.
THERE Is LITTLE PROSPECT
consumers should be glad to know
that either coffee or more canned
vegetables will go under rationing
in the near future following the re,
cent Christmas week end tighten
ing of food controls.
Coffee supplies have reached the
best levels since last October when
there were both a serious shortage
and an imminent possibility that
rationing might be restored on this
item.
Now, however, there is a three to
four-month supply OF coffee ahead
and the producing countries recent.
ly agreed TO step up their exports
to the United States. There are
two reasons for this:
1-EconC mic Stabilizer Fred w
Vinson has fatty refused to grant
South and Central America higher
prices for coffee, to get which thew
were ready to stop shipments 20
US last autumn.
2-The changed war outlook has
convinced producing countries that
world markets will not be open to
them soon and that they had better
stick to United States shipments.
AS for canned vegetables, OPA
is satisfied that all that need to
be rationed at the present are the
tomatoes, corn, peas, wax and
green beans, asparagus and spin.
ach now under blue points
There are comparatively plenti-
ful supplies of such other canned
vegetables as beets, carrots, pump
kin. squash and lima beans, which
have a rather limited sale anyway.
OPA's TOUGH CRACKDOWN
ca1celing housewives food ration
coupons, which left plenty Of the
good women sorely peeved at Ches-
ter Bowles, Is likel yto result in
congressional investigation OF the
whole food setup. Now the new
18th Congress is in session in the
Capitol. many Of the legislators are
fresh from home where they have
heard the rumblings over return Of
meats and other food items to the
ration list plus the cancelng Of
many coupons the housewives
thought good indefinitely.
From Car oil Hill come new de
mands for n food cara man who
would handle food from "A to Z"
and have complete authority over
its production, distribution and
pricing. This move. says Rep. Jen-
kins (R) Ct Ohio. chairman OF the
COP congressional food study com
mittee. would eliminate the confu-
sion in food problems now caused
by too many cooks handling the
broth.
And at the War Food Admins.
tration. many officials may believe
the OPA'S food bomb" was I'M
necessary. and maintain the OPA
indicated TO the nation lar9e food
shortage is In existence-which is
not wholly true. Agricultural crop
production in 1914 was the greatest
in history and while there are some
shortages Of various items, the
overall picture is satisfactory.