This Week In Defense
Dr. Will Alexander of the OPM,
speaking in Atlantic City, said de
fense industries will need 4,000,000
more workers by January. He said, as
examples, the San Diego, San Fran
' cisco and Vallejo areas of California
will need 31,000; Detroit, 66,000 to
88,000; Philadelphia, 70,000; northern
New Jersey, 80,000; Dallas and Fort
Worth, 17,200; and Wichita, 7,000. He
asked employers not to discriminate
' against persons with necessary skills
because of race, religion or color.
Labor Secretary Perkins . reported
824,000 workers will be needed in the
shipbuilding industry, 408,000 in air
craft, 291,000 in machine tools and
ordnance, and 384,000 in other de-
fense industries. She said the great
est single need is for 156,000 skilled
- machinists and . 139,000 semi-skilled
assemblers.
War Secretary Stimson announced
that skilled workers in the Army will
: be released, if required in key civilian
jobs, upon the request of former em
ployers. Sidney Hillman, OPM Asso
ciate Director General, again appeal
ed to all unemployed, all persons not
in defense industries, and all persons
who can do more highly skilled work
than required by their present job, to
register at local public employment
offices so they may be trained and
placed in defense work.
Prices
Bureau of Labor Statistics report
ed food prices increased for the six
. th consecutive month and are now
about 6.5 percent above last Novem
ber." Prjes of all foods moved upward
bufcne latest increase resulted from
fresh fruits, vegetables, pork and
Iamb, the Bureau said.
The Department of Justice ' an
nounced Federal Grand Juries in San
Francisco, New York, Philadelphia
Hartford, Denver, Dubuque and
Washington have indicted 300 firms
. and individuals in a nation-wide
: drive to prevent unwarranted
creases in food costs.
Agriculture
V Agriculture Secretary Wickard
,t,.J i.u:j : :
. iugu u a viic-wmu : increase in
Cheddar cheese production and a one-
fourth increase in evaporated milk.
He said an increase in total milk pro
; duction, asked several weeks ago, has
been made, but the milk supply must
, increase in areas surrounding cheese
: and evaporated milk plants. He said
prices would be supported by Govern
ment purchases for lease-lend activi
ties. ,
' Priorities .
- The OPM added coper, . cork and
steel to vital defense, materials under
priority control to give defense needs
, and essential civilian needs first call
on the materials. '
L. Edward Scriven, Assistant
Priorities Director, speaking in Chica-
go, said "you can walk through any
large retail store today and see all
around you commonplace objects
stoves, toasters, vacuum cleaners,
typewriters, cameras, tools, and lots
of other things which cannot escape
being hit by the demands of the de
fense program."
Consumers .
The Office of Price" Administration
and Civilian Supply suggested that
local consumer ; groups aid the t de
fense propram by establishing , local
market radio news service, analyzing
prices rises, and establishing con
sumer information centers to advice
on buying problems and check quali
ty, grading and labeling of consumer
goods.
Prospective Oil and Power
V Shortage
Secretary of Interior Ickes, Defense
Petroleum Coordinator, said a tem
porary restriction on the use of gaso
line and oil on the East coast may
become necessary because of the
shortage of tanker transportation. He
said a proposed $70,000 000 pipe line
from Texas to ease the situation
would require 12 to 15 months to
build..- ',
The Federal Power Commission be
gan a series of conferences with
electric utilities officials regarding'
rapidly expanding defense needs for
power, aggravated by a drought in
the mid-Atlantic and Southern areas.
President Roosevelt asked Congress
for $285,000,000 to' complete the
Great Lakes-St. Lawrence seaway
and power project to permit ocean
going vessels to reach the Great
Lakes and make available an ad
ditional 2,200,000 horse-power of
electric energy. i
Home Defense '.
New York's Mayor LaGuardia,
Director of the Office of Civilian De
fense, reported it will take at least
a year to obtain equipment to pro
tect the nation's cities during bomb
ing raids. He said it would cost about
$43,000 each to equip the permanent
fire companies in the country, and in
many places auxiliary fire companies
would be needed.
Foreign Affairs
Secretary of State Hull, said
French-German collaboration threat
ens seriously to alter French rela
tions with the United States. The
President told his. press conference
rumors of German-English peace dis
cussions were Nazi-inspired and not
true.
'" . Ships
President Roosevelt authorized the
U, S. Maritime Commission to take
over foreign ships in U. S. ports. The
Commission announced it has arrang
ed with Britain for American ships
to take over services from Canada
and the U. S. to Australia and New
Zeland to relieve English vessels for
war work." The' Commission also an
nounced purchases of 28 merchant
ships- for use as Army and Navy
auxiliaries and ordered Atlantic and
Gulf Coast line ship operators to
make available 50 percent of their
tonnage between 60 and 70 vessels,
totaling 375,000 tons for the 2,000,-
000 ton emergency shipping pool for
Broughton Endorses
June As 'Dairy Month'
THE FAMILY QUIZ
(Free) July CumoftlHn Xii
competitions would be worked out to
speed building of ships by awards to
the fastest workers and the fastest
shipyards.
. . Navy
Navy Secretary Knox announced
the launching of the 35,000-ton battle
ship South Dakota five months ahead
of schedule. He said he hoped the
warship would be ready for service
by January although : this normally
takes a year after - launching. Mr.
Knox said the Navy's 35,000-ton ships
far exceed in power, guns and armor
the sunken German warship Bis
marck. The Navy announced that all
Atlantic bases acquired from Great
Britain are now available for limited
operations and will be completely
finished within a year.
Army Air
The War Department announced
high school graduates without suf
ficient education to become officers
may enlist in the Air Corps for train
ing as pilots. Applicant between 19
and 22 wilt receive prefer vre. The
Army , said eventually 20 r ent of
its pilots may be enlisted t erf who
will be trained to fly and given ' the
rating -of flight sergeant with pay of
$108 to. $207 per month, depending on
length of service. , ' ; ,
The War. Department also anno. .,o
ed Army Air Corps aviation Leasts
noyf receive the same pay . and al
lowances as Navy and Marine flyers
and receive a $500 bonus for each
year or fraction of a year of active
duty and $10,000 in insurance. - ,
Selective Service
Selective Service Director Hershey
asked Congress to approve legislation
authorizing -deferment of all men 27
or more yeas old last October 16th.
SS He
tiona t ) i
tion at ;
The Budg
Federal del
would be $7
viously estinu
higher tax colleen..
defense expenditures.
s - amended : . regula
i .-view of - classifica
ior to induction.
' ancing
i estimated the
' a current year
'ess than pre
ise of the
cuts in non-
FATHER
1. Which bridge first spanned the
East River in New York City?
2. What was the name of the first
. steamer to cross the Atlantic T
3. What is the highest denomina
tion of U.S. paper money!
4. What one state in the United
States has two official lan
guages T - .
5. What president was born west
of the Mississippi?
MOTHER
1. If a friend said he was going to
see the Pearl of the Antilles,
where would you look for him?
2. How many teeth does an adult
have? , .;
3. Who was the "Blind Poet"?
4. Who was the only bachelor
President of the U.S. ?
5. What is the normal temperature
of the human body?
BROTHER
1. What is the common name for
the country of Hellas?
2. What in war slang is a "Q
boat"? ,
3. What is the largest city in area
in the world! .
4. What four cities have been the
national capital? '
8. What is the smallest indepen-
ucin oi.au, ia we woria (
SISTER
X. What famous composer wrote
"me Blue Danube WalU"!
2. A young swan is called what?
, 8. . Who. discovered radium ?
4. How many keys on a standard
piano Keyboard 7
6. Who was Shakespeare's wife?
ANSWERS
father 1.) Th Brooklyn Bride. 1.)
Savannah. I.) A ten-thotuand-dolkr bill.
4.) New Mexico. Th Ungate ar Enslish
and Spanish. S.) Herbert Hoover, in tow.
MOTHER 1.) Cub t.) Thirty-two. 8.) John
Milton. 4.) Jama Buchanan. 5.) tt.t F.
BROTHER 1.) Greece. 1.) A mnUrr ship.
t.) Honolulu. 4.) Mew York. Philadelphia.
York, Pa., and Waihinjton. D.C. 1.1 Th
Vatican City in Rome.
SISTER 1.) Johann Straus. 1.) A era-net.
S.) Prof, and Mm. Pierre Curie. 4.) 88,
H white, (( black. (.) Ann Hathaway.
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The Brewers
and North Carolina Beer Distributors ex-onicio member of the committee,
and Edgar H. Bam of Goldsboro is
state director in charge of the indus
try's self-regulation program in this I
state.
The executive committee will meet
;. Gov. J. M. Broughton has given his
wholehearted endorsement to the Na
tional June Dairy Month campaign
says John A. Arey, Extension dairy
specialist of N. C. State College and
State chairman of the campaign. The
Governor went further, Arey said, by
advocating that 1941 be marked by a
decided increase in the number of
dairy cows on North Carolina farms.
The Governor pointed out that the
average daily consumption of milk in
North Carolina is four-tenths of one
pint per person; the average daily
consumption per person in the United
States-as-a-whole is one pint. "This
is a serious situation," the Governor
declared, "when we consider that
milk is Nature's most perfect human
food."
The fact that 98,000 farm families
in North Carolina were without milk
cows at the time of the last census
was termed "appalling" by the Gover
nor. He urged that livestock" be kept
as a supplement to row crop enter
prises, such as tobacco and cotton.
' IM- T-. W-
.ine june uairy Montft campaijrn
is off to a good start, Arey declared.
btores throughout North Carolina
have arranged attractive displays of
dairy products. Drug stores, cafes,
restaurants and other places where
food is served are featuring milk
drinks, ice cream, butter and cheese.
Arey appointed on his State Dairy
Month Committee the following lea
ders in the dairy industry: W, W.
Fitzpatrick of Rougemont; Vernon
Niven of Charlotte, L.' Y. Ballentine
of Varina, J. W. Cummings of Guil
ford College, T. F. Cooley of Elkiny
James G. K. McClure of Asheville,
K. M. Cox, Jr., of Winston - Salem
Jack McCarley of Wilmington, L. I,
Moore, Jr., of Wilson, F. L. Holcombe
of Fayetteville, L. O. Moseley of Kin-
ston, J. T. Thome of Farmville, C. L.
-Neei ot balisbury, Fred Rhyne of
Oastonia, R. R. Boseman of- Rocky
Mount, and Miss Gladys Strawn of
lease-lend operations.
Navy Secretary Knox announced the State Department of Agriculture
CLEAN-UP CAMPAIGN
ENTERS THIRD YEAR
RALEIGH, June 9.
Committee has entered upon the third
year of its "clean up or close up' cam
paign under the supervision of an en
larged executive committee.
J. P. Price of Greensboro heads the
12-member executive committee that three times a year, it was decided, I
will serve for the 1941-42 fiscal year. and the general committee will meet
a. . I ... ... i
utner members are: J. O. Ansel of annually in either May or June of
Asheville, Ed S. Yarborough of Fav- each 'ear-
etteville, . Fred Mills of Wadesboro. Since the committee was organized
R. J. Jenkins of Kinston and J. W. in May, 1939, it has cooperated with
Jackson of Wilmington, representing ,ocal authorities in the elimination of I
the distributors; C, M. Wright of Ne- 170 undesirable outlets in 51 counties,
Califcniitti Tells Of
Dust Storm In Kansas
Editor M. L. Stancil of The John
stonian-Sun received letter from
his brother. William A. Stancil, of
Los Angeles, California, a few days
ago, in response to a letter the editor
had previously written him about the
severe dust storm which struck this
section on Saturday, May 17,1 1941
We quote from his letter as follows:
"Your letters and the copy of The
Raleigh Times came through in due
time and were read and greatly ap
preciated. That must have been some
storm. I remember we used to have
some pretty dusty days in the spring
when the freshly plowed ground was
dry and we had a strong wind in
March or April, and once in awhile
an approaching storm1 would kick up
lot of dust when the wind got in
advance of the rain, but I remember
no such a dust and sand storm as you
described and as told in the papers.
"In 1935 when we were driving
through to California from Michigan,
we ran into a dust storm to the west
of Dodge City, Kansas, that was quite
a corker, but not comparable with the
one you had. I can understand, how
ever, how yours looked as it made its
approach, for the one we were in had
similar appearance as we saw it
first. We were to the east of Dodge
ity and I noticed a cloud formation
to the southwest, and it appeared to
be raining under it. We soon ran into
the rain which was quite a shower,
and after passing through the rain
area, I noticed further to the west
what appeared to be more rain clouds
but under them there was a very pe
culiar formation which was dark next
to the ground but up next to the
clouds it was lighter, with streamers
extending ; upward from the black
mass below. This was in the after
noon around 4 o'clock and, the sun
was directly behind the clouds, so I
thought that perhaps it was just
shower, and still I had not seen as pe
culiar a formation as this one before
and was somewhat puzzled. We, by
this time, had passed through Dodge
City and were heading for' Lamar,
Colorado. . About ten miles out from
Dodge City we suddenly ran right
smack into a sand storm. The sand
and dust was so thick that visibility
was hot more than 50 yards and the
storm was moving in about the same
direction as we were going and ap
parently about the same rate of
speed. BH1, my son, was driving and
he speeded up to around 60 .miles
per hour and within half aa hour we
ran out of It. As we left the storm
behind His there ; was a black bank
that seemed to extend to the sky. The
air was calm then, and we drove on
to Lamar, reaching there about sun
set, and had forgotten all about the
sand storm. We stopped at a tourist
camp and rented a cabin for the night
and then proceeded with our settling,
process, and about the time we were
ready to go out for our dinner1, all of
a sudden the storm hit us again and
there was a terrible blowing and rat
tling and the whole community -' was
enveloped in dust and' sand. We man
aged to get to a restaurant and get
Something to eat and back to our
cabin and soon went to bed. - It was
still blowing and dusting the last I
knew that night, but the next morn
ing it was clear with only a mild
breeze and the only evidence of the
storm was a layer of sand on everything.':
"And that was a dust storm right
in the Dust Bowl."
According the the Department of
Agriculture, the estimated percentage
of farm income, including Govern
ment payments, to the total national
income in 1941 will be 6.6, or less
than every year since 1933.
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