A WEEK OF
THE WAR
Great Britain’s Prime Minister
Churchill arrived in Washington
for a meeting of the “United
States-British War Council” which
includes the heads of the two na
tions and their ranking naval and
military advisers. The White
House announced the primary ob
jective of the conferences as the
“defeat of Hitlerism throughout
the world.”
The statement also said “It
should be remembered . . . the
present conferences in Washington
should be regarded as preliminary
to further conferences which will
officially include Russia, China,
the Netherlands and the Domin
ions . . . the other interested na
tions will be kept in close touch
with this preliminary planning.”
In a side-by-side press confer
ence, the President and Mr.
Churchill said they were working
out a broad development of strate
gy to be turned over to the mili
tary for execution in cooperation
with all anti-Axis countries.
Speaking nerore an iniurmai
session of Congress, the Prime
Minister proposed that following
the present war the “germ cen
ters of hate and revenge” should
be constantly policed so “the pes
tilence can be controlled at the
very beginning ..."
The War Front
The Navy Department reported
during the past week 14 enemy
submarines were sunk or damaged,
one enemy transport and one mine
sweeper were sunk and an addi
tional transport and one seaplane
tender were “probably” sunk. The
Department said enemy subma
rines had sunk three merchant
ships and shelled two others. Wake
Island, with its 400 officers and
men and 1,000 construction work
ers, was reported captured. The
War Department said an Ameri
can Army bomber sank an enemy
submarine off the California coast.
There was heavy fighting in the
Philippines and Manila was de
clared an open city.
Other Foreign Relations
A special House Committee in
vestigating air transportation re
turned from a tour of the Ameri
can Republics to report the Axis
controls airports within easy
bombing distance of the Panama
Canal, strategic airports in Bra
zil just across from Africa, vast
stocks of aviation gas and oil in
Brazil, and “no less than 14”
shortwave radios in Guatemala a
lone and others in Mexico which
have informed German authorities
abroad of U. S. merchant vessel
departures from the United States.
The committee also reported find
ing the Nazis have perfected plans
for the sabotaging of all utilities
in Buenos Aires “and that in a
crisis they could probably estab
lish an operating base in Argen
tina ...”
lilt; OLoie i/cpai tiutuv
a new trade agreement with Cu
ba and an accord with the Vichy
Governor of French Martinique to
continue the “status quo.” Secre
tary Hull issued a statement that
seizure of the islands of St. Pierre
and Miquelon near Canada by the
Free French was “contrary to the
agreement of all parties concern
ed and certainly without prior
knowledge or consent in any
sense of the U. S. Government.”
The President wrote Prime Min
ister Curtin of Australia “we
give you our assurances that we
consider the safety of your great
Commonwealth as a definite essen
tial in every plan of defense ..."
Production
The President approved a plan
for combining the productive re
sources of Canada and the U. S.
and removing barriers such as tar
iffs, import duties, customs and
other regulations. The American
Section of the Joint War Produc
tion Committee was asked to in
vestigate what legislative action
was necessary to fulfill the plan.
Canada has already approved.
Parts of the OPM were reorgan
ized to “speed up war production,
to quicken the conversion of ci
vilian industry , to war output and
to widen the participation of man
agement and labor.” OPM Con
tract Distribution Divison announc
ed the three special “contract”
trains which toured the nation to
exhibit the type of war work
small manufacturers might handle,
uncovered 11,000 factories able to
do some of the work. Among
them are a fish hook manufactur
er who can make springs for the
Army and a beer-can concern
which can make hand grenades.
The first of 48 “department stores
of subcontracting” was opened in
St. Louis. The “stores” will ex
hibit samples of needed war e
quipment to prospective producers.
The OPM issued an estimate that
nearly $4,000,000,000 in war mate
rials could be produced by civilian
goods plants in 15 industries if
they are converted to war work.
Prices
The Labor Department reported
its check of 18 foods in 19 cities
showed little net change in retail
prices during the first half of De
cember. Price Administrator Hen
derson moved to stabilize prices of:
leather, sugar, reclaimed rubber,
soles and heels, cotton “fine
goods,” glycerin, ethyl alcohol, and
dry colors. Mr. Henderson also
asked manufacturers cf china,
glass, lampshades, watches and
silverware to hold prices at not
more than December 1 levels.
Priorities
The OPM announced war pro
duction demands will necessitate
electrical power rationing and
pooling for the Southeast, South
west, Pacific coast and part of the
Middle West during 1942 and 1943.
The Priorities Division ordered
owners of privately-financed de
fense housing projects to make
definite statements on prices at
which they will sell or rent the
properties they construct. The Di
vision also issued new orders lim
iting uses of lead and tinfoil, steel,
burlap, wool, manila cordage, re
fined sugar, wire and wire prod
ucts, spare times, passenger cars
and light trucks.
Labor
The President’s industry-labor
conference to plan uninterrupted
war production agreed: (1) There
shall be no strikes or lockouts; (2)
all disputes shall be settled by
peaceful means; (3) the President
shall set up a proper War Labor
Board to handle these disputes. The
President accepted the plan with
out reservations and said he
would act at once.
The U. S. Conciliation Service
reported settlement of 28 labor
disputes. Labor Secretary Perkins
anounced that during the past year
hourly earnings of factory wage
earners increased 14.7 percent;
hours rose 4.8 percent; and average
weekly earnings of both full and
part time employment rose 20.6
percent.
Manpower For Industry
The OPM Labor Division said
the U. S. has the manpower to meet
1942’s need of at least 3,000,000 ad
ditional persos for war industries,
but there is a shortage of indus
trial plant supervisors and skilled
workers in some war crafts and
occupations. The Division said
war industries now employing 4,
500,000 will need 9,000,000 by June,
1943. These additional workers
can be raised without serious eco
nomic disruption by utilizing all
existing sources—women, Negroes,
foreign born, older workers, and
those displaced from civilian jobs,
he said.
Agriculture
The Agriculture Department an
nounced a favorable economic out
look for agriculture in 1942 despite
entry of the U. S. into war, due to
the expanding war effort and
prospective accompanying rise in
industrial activity, employment and
wages. Agriculture Secretary
Wickard said 1942 production goals
call for more milk, eggs, pork,
beef, canned vegetables, peanuts
and soybeans, a cut in production
of wheat, cotton and tobacco. Mr.
Wickard also said the millionth
ton of American food shipped to
Great Britain under the lend-lease
system has arrived safely.
Civilian Defense
OCD announced Youth Auxiliary
Committees will be put in operation
about January 1 for participation
in the work of local and state de
fense councils. OCD Director La
Guardia said he may ask Congress
to approve funds for 50,000,000 gas
masks for civilians in the three
coastal areas. He reported some
manufacturers were selling World
War 1 masks no longer approved
by the Army. The FBI announced
civilian defense courses will be
conducted for police on the West
Coast and later will be expanded
to include 260 cities and 30,000 reg
ular law enforcement officers in
'ural and metropolitan areas.
St. John's
Catholic Church
(Rev. Peter M. Denges, Pastor)
Feast of the Holy Name of Jesus.
Sunday Masses, 8 and 10 a.m.
Week-day Mass, 7 a.m. Sat. Mass
for Children, 8 a.m.
Confessions daily before Mass;
also on Saturday at 7 p.m.
Catechism in Weldon on Monday
at 3:30 p.m.; in Roanoke Rapids
after Mass on Saturday.
Ladies of Altar Society will meet
in rectory on Tuesday at 3 p.m.,
Miss Nannie Gary, of Halifax, pre
siding.
Novena Devotions, in honor of
Mother Perpetual Help, will be held
on Friday at 7:30 p.m.
Study Club will convene in rec
tory after services bn Friday night.
Tuesday, Jan. 6, is the great
Feast of the Epiphany, or the Fes
tival of the Three Kings, styled
“Little Christmas”. Mass of the
Magi will be offered at seven o’
clock.
Next Sunday will be Communion
Day for the Ladies of the parish.
Father Denges extends a hearty
welcome to all to attend Catholic
services.
Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Tarken
ton of Edenton returned home
Sunday after spending the holi
days with Mr. and Mrs. B. W.
Harris.
Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Taylor
and daughter, Patricia, of Wil
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