The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1946-01-02
Observations
Prayed Shirts to
Stay For at Least
Another Year

Civilian production Administra-
ton officials believe that the short
age OF wearing apparel viii be with
us for about another year. so hang
on 10 that shirt even II It is frayed
little around the collar.
The main reasons reported for
the situation are the scarcity OF
labor in textile mills and the In
creased demand for fabrics.
There may be a let up in clothing
after the FIRST Of the year hut
not enough to meet demand. Some
manufacturers are believed TO be
boarding goods TO escape excess
profits taxes.
Reports are general in this direc-
ton and a good many other items
IRE expected to appear on the mar.
ket after Jan. when the tax eX'
pires.
PRESIDENT TRUMAN'S batting
average in Congress on major leg
Islation is close to zero, The law
makers have not hesitated to tram
pie on the Presidents recommend
tons whenever they chose.
He asked for unemployment COM
pensation legislation. It was pass
ed by the Senate and shelved by
the House Ways and Means Com
mittee. He recommended the full
employu ent' bill II was passed
by the Senate and torn to shreds by
the House.
He appealed for fact-hnding dis
putes legislation. II has been kill
ed for all practical purposes by the
House Labor Committee.
The fate of his proposals for a
merger OF the armed forces and
for universal military training will
rest with the next session of Con-
gress. But the chances are that he
will have TO step in and fight 10
get either one through.
LABOR DISPUTES legislation Is
dead. And there is little prospect
that 1t will be revived in the near
future.
The Norton Ellender bill embody-
ing the Truman tact-hnding pro-
posals was not merely pigeon-holed
by the recent action OF committees
in Congress. II was killed.
The final demise occurred when
the House Labor Committee voted
1916 to postpone hearings on the
measure until next season. and
then to broaden the hearings to
embrace the entire management
labor situation.
The broadening action meant
abandonment OF the bill. 1t meant
that II there is bill It will not be
the pending one, but new legisla-
ton drafted after protracted hear
tngs.
ASS matter OF fact, members do
not expect the House committee 10
report any kind OF legislation. The
Senate Education and Labor Com
mittee has agreed to four weeks
OF hearings on the pending bill
But any action It takes will be Iona
delayed.
UNLESS YOU'RE EXTREMELY
LUCKY. you might just as well
forget about that dream house for
at least another year-and per
haps longer.
Practically all experts agree that
only 100000 homes at the NEST can
be built this year. This is q mere
drop in the bucket compared with
public demand.
Government officials emphasized
that the order to channel so per
cent Of scarce building materials
into the construction OF homes OF
$4,000 or less is an emergency
measure.
Building materials are the critic
al bottleneck and until their pro
duction increases many fold, there
is virtually no chance that home
building will increase TO any appre
ciable extent.
THE CONSUMER can nourish
little hope OF having more butter
for his bread this winter. Opa''
pricing policy is blamed by some
producers who say It is not enough
10 encourage stepped up produc
ton. AS long as the situation per
sists, winter production will re
main low. Metropolitan areas will
continue to suffer and eat jam
The first hope for relief lies "
the coming OF spring when stepped
up butter fat production will drive
3. into the churns.