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PAGE TWO j The Week In Washington A Resume of Governmental Happenings in the National Capital Washington. April 22?"This nation is beginning to produce as no other nation in the world has produced." This statement by Donald M. Nelson, chairman of the war production board, coupled with other similar evidence oi the fact that war production now is soaring toward records, has spread a feeling of optimism here despite the disaster in the Philippines and other disturbing war news. The general feeling here is that allied morale and ingenuity of planning is great enough to win the war i! given materials equal to those oi our enemies?and it now appears certain that we will, before tibt too long, establish an imposing leadership its ri-,.- production of arms. Many em i ing n ports about tr caliber of ou; aaiprmnl have beep made recently. The Bvilisn. to: :. - stance, have rcpo: led tha 1 . S. built bombers are a peri or to any thing taev have an i anything the Germans have1; rcC'.nt invest! gat ion of bomb-sights have pro v. i that the Germans don't even know the principals ol our Norb.cn bomhsight which is far superior to any other: and othei reports conn.- in regularly from our allies praising the equipment which we are sending to them. Actual figures on production of various types of equipment, which might be 'if un to the enemy, are not being made public but enough figures are releaser! to make it apparent that our production is nowgoing at a terrific pace The government permitted General Motors corporation :o release general figures in pmduetior. of war supplies, which show that one corporation alone snipped over a quarter of a billion dollars' worth of war products during the first three months of i p42. This was almost five times as much war equipment as Genera! Motors shipped during the first quarter of 1941 The General Motors report states that it has contracts for rnon than 10 per cent of all war materials fabricated from metal including one-third of the machine guns, more than onethird of the army trucks, more than half of the nation's diesel engines, two-fifths' oi tin aviation engines and more than one-fourth of the * l_ _ rni. - . - - - tuiitv;-. ini:s clit progress ot l.idnerai The smoke of slower-burning Camels contains 28% LESS NICOTINE than t he averace of the 4 other largest sctlinc brands tested ?less than any c thern ? according to independent scien tiflc tests of the tmote itself ! CAMEL fXaitinaJL Bn Skats WALK AWAY , rate A in looks. and comfort, tool Sboe* axe sclent I- ^^9HHr i relieve strain . . . >*.^P5 to Iccep feet j^L^guP^1^ young-IooLlng. Xm^.h 0^^ BELK Motors gives a good cross-scctior picture of the progress of our tota war production. If General Motors is producing !( per cent of all metal equipment and if other producers are keeping pace with General Motors, it can h* 1 assumed that our war production ! approaches the. thrce-bilhon-dollai j mark for the first three mouths o this year. The figures also shoo that the production rate is being m creased greatly each month. Although the first concern of ilu government and of the people i: with production, there is a wide spread effort being made to see t< it that no company gels exorbitan profits on its production of war material Consequently, the Presided recently issued an order giving sb government agencies the right tc audit the books of firms which havt 0 verm neat orders to prevent thi accumulation of unreasonable profits. The agencies which were given this authority are: the v. ar production board, the maritime commission. the Reconstruction Finance corporation and tile departments ci ear, navy and treasury. The White House has shown particular! concern recently ore: the i m-ni.;. . mi; - ... . i v.- * ' ' - iJiing agreed by alt authorities; here that the war program can cost us many billions moi'L J ban it should . unless stringent steps .are taken to Kt cp prices from soaring higher. The proposals to freeze w ages, salaries, rents and prices are only part ot' the plan now being considered to stem inflation, a major part of the planning being armed at the capture of many more billions oi dollars from the people. With purchasing power getting far ahead oi supplies available for purchase it is agreed that this surplus money will cause rapid inflation unless channeled back in the treasury. Several proposals have beer made for increasing taxes to even more than the S7.l500.000.000 requested by the treasury several months ago. Other proposals call for enforced savings, but. except in the treasury department, the majority of administration leaders seem tc favor draining the surplus off ilu public purse by taxation. The office of price administration had been the most active department i:i efforts to curb inflation Leon Henderson, chief of that office estimates that the la.sl war cost us $i 3.500.000,000 more than ?t shoulc have because of inflation and he warns that this war might cost us an extra 100 billion unless furthei inflation is prevented. "In every inflation in history,' ; said Mr. Henderson, "wages and sal lanes have lagged behind Hie ger. GRAND CHAMPION C ^8 ALL-*ROUND COWBOV THE OF COSTLIER TOBACCOS 4fc ' .?V:3 P $4.95 Pair fyEJJ M-CufSion for /v/ />2k Mtlitarwl I LVvy /v' Arch PN/^b M*-Cw?hion for inest \S?v^[ M**< lazed Jjt/A ~%ff*'" J cut- A-Bo?l? rnM*fa. tions. v" " ; WHITE COMPANY BOONE, N. C. WATAUGA DEMOCRAT?EVEI WIMKI EMBLEM OF PATRIOTISM.? given otic of these striking blu> all-out War effort. Be sure you regularly when you are approacl I _ FARMERS ARE ELIGIBLE FOR NEW TIRES. RECAPS Farmers can qualify for new or recapped tires, providing they use i their trucks or cars to haul proi dticv to and from the market. Dean I. O. Schaub. director of the State > College extension service, said in discussing the tire-rationing system. "The farmer who uses his truck ' exclusively to transport farm pro1 ducts and food to market, and to ' carry needed homo supplies to the farm, is eligible for new tiros and \ tubes.' the agricultural leader ex plained. "This includes the trans poriation of fuel for farm machin.. . ?*... i ?u?? - j V. . . IVI >.uu.\ I.-, tit iv* H.iua ill l in: : farm. On the other hand, no now tires will be sold to farmers for 11neks that are used to carry prod ; acts to housewives or other ultimate consumers." Dean Pchaub said that tile term J "truck" includes pick-ups. Farmers " .are also eligible to gel new tires for When tractors and other farm tie.pit . >.tents. providing they are not changing from steel wheels to rubber tiros. Turning next to the eligibility of farmers to receive recapped tires, the extension director said: "Farmers who use their passenger cars to haul produce to and from market because they have no other practical means of transportation, are eligible to have tires recapped or to buy recapped tires. This eligibility also applies to farm workers and technicians who use their passenger cars to travel within and to and irom farms essential to the war effort." Dean Sehaub said that farmers' who use their trucks for important purposes other than those that make them eligible for new tires, also may qualify for recaps. "For instance," ne stated, "a dairy farmer who delivers milk to consumers in an isolated area not having access to other sources of milk might establish eligibility if the local rationing board considers it vital." ! MacARTHUR TOLD TO PREPARE FOR OFFENSIVE U. S. Army Headquarters, Australia, April 19.?Gen. Douglas Mac i Arthur was under orders tonight ! from the united nations to prepare to take the offensive against the Japanese as commander-in-chief of all land, sea and air forces in the Southwest Pacific. Headquarters of the hero of the Philippines announced that the United States, Australia, the United Kingdom and the Netherlands had agreed on the scope of the command and had conferred on him the new title of "commander in chief of general headquarters of the Southwest Pacific area." The official announcement did not mention New Zealand, but Australia's prime m'nister, John M. Curtain, in a congratulatory letter to MacArthur said the general was assuming command by charter of the four governments, plus New Zealand. eral rise. That is the deadly danger. Wages seem to be more; there is actually more money in the pay check. But that increase is more than offset by the rise in prices. So in reality the wage-earner's standard of living is lowered." Those who favor higher taxation as a means of preventing inflation fear that they cannot get the cooperation of congress in an election year. Already some members of congress have suggested that the tax proposals are too high and it is evident that a good deal of administration pressure would be necessary to > boost them still higher. tY THURSDAY?BOONE, N. C W EMBFEM FOR ? -Every person signing the pledge to b e and white stickers to display as evi qualify for one of these emblems by p ?eu by one of the Modem Minute Men! 2 DESERTERS CONVICTED OF SLAYING F. 3. T. MA Abingdon. Va.. April 17.?Two 21 j year-old army deserters were cor | victcd of first degree murder by ! federal district court jury today the slaying of F 13. I. Agent llube ITreacy, Jr., here March 13, and wer ! sentenced tr> life imprisonment. Judge A 13. Barksriale pronounce 'sentence upon the two, James K | ward Testerman. Glinchburg, Va and Charles j. Lovelt of Phikuio ; phia. mmediately after the verdh | was returned by the jury, whic ! recommended against capital punisrj ment. i iv-otj Old 111 til ,ll? /\ll!liyiUI (cafe as ho and u fellow agent, Cha L. Tignor. sought to arrest them deserters from Fori Oglethorpe, tl Tignor was wounded. Cm I m M *?? IRS if# H ??? If the tires j Then follow the life, so chat the 8 1 DRIVE I By setting more than up to IK out TWIC A LET US m three-fount M pumps has can iacreas ^H?B AVOID J| These wast can proloa Jj UtnESSl fl switched b Am tire balanc moval of o log. can ad STAND ARI < LE?<iOItS (C i t uy Savings IVmds regularly will he Jencc of participation in America's lodging to bur U. S. Savings Bonos J. 5. AGAiN CUTS M SUGAR ALLOTMENT Washington -Sugar sales will be : i- limited to a half-pound a week per person during thr- first two months of government rationing, the CPA '! disclosed Friday. '' Decisions as to future allowances will depend largely upon the supply d picture, officials indicated, leaving 1 'he entire program flexible and subject to prompt alteration by the I- office of price administration. . When plans to ration sugar wore " announced originally. Ol'A said the weekly allowance probably would he 12 ounces. Since then, inorcasn ing shortages of supplies forced a s. reduction to eight. a. Mount MeKinley National park in Alaska embraces 2.300 square miles. YEAR TIRES t RRIEYEAR Til ir Esse Dealer will hel| get that extra mileag oy are now driving would last abo sc simple rales to add an extra 24 months of t rubber may serve both you and your count UNDER 40 MILES PER HOUR <10 miles per hour as your maximum and not 30 miles per hour as your usual speed, you can 12 months' extra wear. Remember?tires wear E as fast at 50 as they do at 30! I __j r.HFCK INFI ATlflM FUFPVWKK : is 30% below proper pressure will last only hs as long as it should. Your Esso Dealer's air e been checked for accuracy. Proper inflation c tire life by as much as COWBOY STARTS AND STOPS e rubber and cut tire life. By taking it easy, you g tire use up to I i D DEALER CROSS-SWITCH TIRES , using spare rery six months, have tires scientifically crossy your Esso Dealer. Use all five of your tires! regular attention to wheel alignment, wheel and e, quick repair of small cuts and bruises, refl and grease from tires, and avoidance of scuffd extra service up to I D OIL COMPANY (IF NEW JERSEY "X I TOTAL SSO) Care Saves We SEALER JF APRIL 23. 1942 ; O P CHAIRMAN URGES SUPPORT OF WAR EFFORT Chicago, April 19?JReprestotativr oscph W. Martin, chairman < ;' ihe tepublican national committee. delared today that free constitutiona: overnment was "going to be r.tasttaincd and perpetuated regardless of 11 political conspirators who may urn their brains and their hands to cherries to try to liquidate all cities." At a woman's Republican club unchcon in honor of members of he Republican national committee, flartin said: "Jf and when the day eve comes hat all criticism, appraisal, evaluaion. and suggestions can be supiressed, and the bi-party system of loveinmenl operation l>q lidated. onstitulional government n the initcd States of America wili be at n end." Martin called for "an end to ail ttempts to inject partisan politics rito the war effort," and called ipon party leaders to "conduct the orthcoir.ing camp; ,as loyal, pariotic Am- i icans. ' INCREASE Fain, real estate values for the ountry as a whole rose about 5 per en during the 12 months - ding Jn.v". A, reports til U. S. oepartaent of agriculture. Boone Flower Shop Our Aim is to Pioare You. Cut Flowers, Potted Planis. Funeral Designs 5hone 189-V/ 417 Grand Blvd. Watch Repairing Your watch needs the very best attention, if it is to'give you the dependable service you should expect from a modern timepiece Drop by our store, and let us check up on your watchand put i! in first class condition. Wc use only the best materials and our workmanship is guaranteed. WALKER'S Jewelry Store US! I [) yoti j| ut 12 months |}S ^ 12 months |B y -?m |j| ) 3 months IS ^ 3 months 8 J 6 months i
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