The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-11-05
Michigan in
Washington
IL EsTmER \. III. TLTTl

By ESTHER Y. ". TUFTN
Many "a Michigan soldier will
come home With ID surprise whiDn
has nothing 10 do with his souvenir
collecting proWess one out OF
every two seryicemeu has been
taking classes in something.
Sometimes he Just brushes up on
his college algebra. But many are
going to startlc their women folks
by coming home a French chef,
hairdr esser, Acknowledgment or
even an expert in pertume-mak,ng.
When the boys sweat II out wait
ing ion return home and disCharg',
they are enrolling in classes rang
ing from high school and junior
college TO highest university level
Fifty thousand are learning such
civilian occupations as hairdress-
ing. dressmaking French cookery.
Danish and British dairying, French
agriculture.
Major General Frederick W. Os.
born, head OF the Army's education.
al program said nearly half OF the
100000 els in Europe on VI day
were enrolled. land liked the idea.
General Osborn said the already
established Army education pro
gram was stepped up with wars
end. partly to MI in time while
waiting for return.
Anticipating this period, four mil
lion Army textbooks (the combin-
ed GRANDCHILDREN Of leading educa-
tors) were shipped over last spring.
Some "a American teachers have
been sent over TO instruct in the
classes.
The rumors mount that Senator
Carter Glass, 81, will resign his
seat as senior senator from Viz
ginia or January l. He is never
seen on the floor OF the Senate any.
more and the Tumblings OF disCon-
tent from the people OF the "one-
senator state of Virginia are get
ting louder every day.
-Four Detroit women, represent
ing church, labor. and consumer
groups. came to Washington to a.
tend a rally for the abolition OF the
poll tax.
Mrs Clara Vincent and Mrs,
Devera Stocker find little opposi-
ton to the anti-poll tax in Michi-
gan rather apathy because
Michiganders don't realize this
issue affects them directly"
Yet othe: legislation for which
Michigan may be fighting may Ia
ieopardized because poll tax repre-
sentatives control One-half of 10
major committees in Congress, they
contend.
With the other two women. Mrs.
Corrine Murray and Mrs. Sarah
Vaughn, they see the time absorD.
ing move for constitutional
amendment as an evasion move
on the part Of Southern members To
postpone the granting OF voting
| privileges TO the three million ne
groes and seven million white peo-
pie in the poll tax states.
Now that the war is over. Michi-
ganders ca" look forward TO more
/ and much less expensive air travel
"Spring 1876 will see trebling
OF our airline business and the r.,
| actiyating of our service from De
troit via the Tri.Cities to the 500. q"
said Howard Kennedy, assistant to
President e. Bedell MoDro OF Penn
sylvania Central Airlines, in Wash
ington this week.
To prove II, President Monro,
Kennedy, vice president J. II. Car.
michael. and peas senior pilot
Capt Trow Sebree, -are spending
several days on an air trip north
ward In Michigan. comforting with
civic leaders on airline expansion
plans
On this skyway voyage, said Ken
needy. the group intend stopping at
the Tri-Cities airport for lunch NJ
the Saginaw Club as guests OF the
mayors of the three cities. Harold
Stengleln OF Saginaw, NJ. X. Ra-
bedloux ~ Bay City, and Phelps
Vigelsan- of Midland.
In Sault Ste Marie, John p. Odds
as chairman OF the aviation com
mittee OF the Chamber Of Com
merce has arranged a dinner for
the TCA officials.
After inspecting the enlarged
Emmett County Airport. the final
stop will be at Traverse City where
Mayor Ben Koenig will preside at
a luncheon with other guests in.
Guiding State Senator James T.
Milliken and State Representative