The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-01-03
Observations
Price Ceilings
Likely to go
on Live Cattle
By HELEN EssARY

Watch for government action
placing price ceilings on live cat,
tle--for the first time and against
bitter opposition by the farm bloc
and cattle raisers.
This move will stem from pres.
sure by New York City retail meat
dealers who complain they cannot
make a legitimate profit the way
beef prices now stand.
Best guess is the OPA will recon
mend and Economic Stabilizer Fred
VI Vinson approve a fiat ceiling OF
about ST. per hundred.weight on
live cattle PLUS a subsidy of about
80 cents a hundred to the producer
TO induce movement of cattle to the
market
There will be increased pressure
from the cattle bloc to avert this
procedure, but agricultural observ.
ers-in view OF the attitude OF
high OPA officials and indications
WA will go along" with OPA-
believe Vinson will approve the
moye-or one similar.
No one knows what will happen
10 the New York butchers request
for alteration of retail meat ceilings
which they urge be increased.
Chances are OPA Chief Chester
BoUles would rather support the
price of cattle to producers instead
Of boosting retail prices and thus
leaking the hold-the-line' order.
HERE is A PICTURE. jut 20.
gether from various federal sources
Of what the public may expect in
rationing in l945-at least up to the
time that Germany is defeated.
SHOES-continued tight supply.
but probably no decrease in the
present rate of two pairs per per
son per year. More infants and
children's shoes.
TIRES-little hope that "A" mo-
florists will get new tires until pres
ont high demands for heavy duty
military and truck tires are met.
FOOD-slight tightening of ra
tioning. indicated by shortages late
N 1914 of bacon and sugar and
OPA concern over meat and canned
vegetable supplies.
GASOLINE-certa no increase
n ration allotments and only sight
probability that they will be cut.
FUEL OIL-probably no change,
either up or down, in ration rates
Should D-day come within the
next IL months. there will be some
ration relaxations. There should
he more gasoline for civilians, more
tires. more shoes. Fuel oil rations
NAV be relaxed. II is likely food
rationing will be curtailed even UNI
der the comparatively easy rate
now prevailing.
GIVE NE LIBERTY or give me
death" are words known to every
child. But no echo OF this fam
Gus cry was heard in Congress
when II voted to repeal legislation
authorizing the purchase OF Pat
rick Henry's home in Charlotte
County, Va. as a national shrine
to the Revolutionary hero.
In 1895 Congress authorized &C
QUESTION Of the property by dona-
ton to the government. but when
this was not forthcoming it direct
ed Secretary Of the Interior Harold
Ickes in 1870 to purchase the Henry
home for not more than 500 600.
twenty-five thousand dollars &C
tually was appropriated for this
purpose, but when Ickes requested
another s25.000 to cover a condem-
nation award of S4Tl20, Congress
baked.
Not a voice was raised in opposi-
ton when the House Of Represen-
tatives completed action prev'ou7lv
taken by the Senate in abrogating
previous acts authorizing creation
Of the memorial.
II commend the gentleman for
being able to repeal at least one
act on the statute books House
Minority eader Joseph Martin tR)
OF Massachusetts. told Representa-
tive James II. Peterson Cd Of Flor
ida. chairman of the Public Lands
Committee. which recommended
approval of the repeal bill.