The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-02-23
Michigan in
Washington
By ESTHER V. W. TUFTy

~ ell NlSAtTs OF Etudlol al tuul
IA. yandenberg are divided as 10
the political value of his selection
by President Roosevelt TO sit AT
the United Nations peace. confer
'euce I'm san Francisco in April
Some Of his colleagues say its rec
ignition that he is the Republican
weatheryaue on Senate ratification
Of the forthcoming peace treaty
and therefore the tap by the Presi-
dent is political asset Others
I view with alarm saying no man
ever became president via the coali-
ton route. All agree you can't
/ turn down an invitation TO help
make peace.
one Michigan man vii be able
10 tell his grandchildren. once
was adviser to the king Of
| kings
Perry 4 Fellows. assistant chief
engineer OF Foreign Economic Ad-
miuistration. is Just back from
Equatorial Africa. As chief OF a
technical project Fellows who
built the Detroit Airport admits
be set out on his adventure wond-
eriug how he would Ike using
camels for transportation His first
happy surprise was TO discover
that automobiles with familiar
Michigan. names were 10 be the
back bone Of transportation facili'
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bush
The king Halle Selassie. gave
him a surprise. too His kingship
did not elevate him to a pyramid
top out OF touch, with his people.
He knew his people and Fellows
speaks with feeling about their
"selfreliance- Independence, cour-
age and courtesy" and would re.
name the King Of Kings as the
King among kings
Fellows sees a bright future for
Ethiopia devastated by two wars
and a long interim OF patriotic re-
sistance The spirit OF the people
Is not broken and they not only
want TO help the Allies but to ad.
Just their ways OF living 10 the ac.
cepted standards of the most ad-
yanced nations
Two things Fellows didn't men
ton. although he may 10 his
grandchildren in the future About
hat did he advise the King And
what about the highest citation
turned down by this former stu
deut of Albion and University OF
! Michigan because Of a FEA prohibi-
tive ruling
The most authoritative "Michi-
gan in Washington personality
/ died here few days ago HIS
name was James \. Councillor. who
/ left Marlette for the capital in
/ 1906 As permanent historian OF
/ the Michigan state society (the
/ first in Washington, he probably
knew more Michigan folk than any
! other man He was the head OF a
/ firm OF prominent accountants.
-
One Of the Eve states way out in
( front with a post war program for
public works construction, Michi-
gan has a special stake In the ap-
populations bill to provide the
money for advance planning.
Hearings will begin next week
before the Senate Appropriations
Committee The House has cut
the Is million request Of EVA to
a mere five million That means
Michigan would receive sl69,3S7
rather than the expected 50 646.67j.
In such a state as Michigan.
which has made 40 applications for
more hospital beds for civilians,
the need for rationing nurse power
is urgent.
So said Surgeon General Thomas
Parran Public Health Service. in
an exclusive interview Never an
alarmist Dr. Parran did not hest
tate 10 say that the shortage OF
nurses for both military and civi-
Ian services is potentially dang
erOus"
In Michigan. where the shifting
Of population has increased the
F l4DN llLdl lbbAH many VI Nl4'HE dhl.I-
cations have been approved and ad-
ditional beds provided Two new
hosuitals. for example were built
in Ypsilarti tSo beds and Mid
land go hedsD and additional ia
cilltiee in ansing 20 hedsI and
Sau1t Ste Marie t25 beds
Dr. Parran's solution Is ''to bud
get wisely" our sunnly Of nurses.
LUXURY nursing would no longer he
purchased with mo0av but de'erm-
med hv need Private nurses
would be assigned ~ hospital The
surgeon General would increase
the use ~ visiting nurses so they
cou'1 serve more patients Retain
punt. health nurses 70 keen en-
well"
As ha testified on the hill Dr
Parran favore The drafting ~
nurses r aurlied IN such way
that tho r1av mum ~ essential care
is realized he does not believe II
wise 10 draft teachers ~ nurses.
who generate uursnnower. because
IL ioopardlzes me future supply.
ference with War Mob.lizer James