MARCH 11, 1943. TOTAL WAR MAKES HUGE DEMAND FOR MORE MANPOWER Army. Industry and Farms Claim More Recruits For Growing Ranks: Declare Longer Work Week to Cut Labor Shortages: Seek Form Labor in Towns. Four million more men for the ar? ray! Two and a half million mnro men and women for war industry alone! At least a million more hands for 1 arm labor! There you have a brief, overall picture of the great problems of manpower which is confronting the IJnted States today. The siutation will become acute ay this summer. Then, the draining of men tor the armed forces; the beginning of operations, or swing into full production, of new war plants . nd most important, the cultivation ,nd harvesting of crops will create I - uch a demand for help that some > :orm of positive action may be nec- t essary < There have been suggestions from t II sides to cope with the manpow- t cr problem, even down to the sugges- i tion of prohibitionists who ask that < the 300,000 people employed in grape production for thf wine industry be ' ' nmed to essential agriculture. I A block of influential senators. < ~ed by Burton Wheeler (Mont.). John H. Bankhead (Ala.), Edwin C. John- ( . on (Colo.) and Elmer Thomas of ; Okla.. are in favor of pegging the < size or the armed forces at about i * million men by the end of this < year instead of the 11 million plan- < yed by the military chieftains. ' They have received indirect support from Donald Nelson, the War Production Board chairman. Al- < though Nelson has refused to take a 1 positive stand on the question, he < told a Senate committee recently: "I am deeply interested that no con- l uition should be created which would withdraw any large number ; Of men from the stream of production in 1943 that can be effectively lilized in the combat forces.'' Meet Able Bodied Men From 18 to 38 May be Drafted. Just how deeply the military draft would cut into manpower reserve has been shown by Major General Lewis B. Hers.\ey. selective service director. Because of the require mcnts of the armed services, he said, -nly 2.500,000 able-bodied men of the nntion's 22,000.000 male population between the ages of IB and 33 will be deferred for essential jobs in industry and agriculture. However. Hershey pointed out, about 35 per cent of the huge number will have been found unfit for service. In a move designed to induce labor to fill in the gaps in essential industry caused by the departure of men to the anned services, the War Manpower commission issued its stratling "work or fight" edict. The commission directed that draft deferment would not he based upon dependency but rather on essential employment. Therefore, a father of children employed in what has been classified an unnecessary industry , would be subject to military service before the single man engaged in | war production. The commission's dictate has ar-1 oused a considerable storm in con-. gress, and Representative Kilday of) Texas and Senator Wheeer have in troduced bills for continuation of ihe policy of deferment for dependents supported before Pearl Harbor. 48 Hour Week. Meanwhile the government has issued an order calling for a 48-hour week for industry in those sections throughout the country where there is a labor shortage. Time-and-a-half however, is to paid for the extra eight hours over the 40-hour week. This, move to increase production by a lengthening of the work week is equivalent to adding to the manpower of the nation. It follows a line being advocated by Capt. Eddie Rickenbacker, who has been crusading up and down the country since his return from the Pacific war zone, for more and more production on the home front for the supply of our fighting men throughout the world. Speaking before a joint meeting of the New York legislature recently Kickenbacher said: "Wiping out the provisions of the wage and hour jaw would give us an increase of 5,500,000 extra workers among the 16.500.000 now employed in manuTUNE IN fwn Ik V \ Toughening Up ^Ilffflwi f iv'^ " ^vi>- gEnjjEHVf | Steve O'Nril. former manager ol the Cleveland Indians anti ne\. pH*>t for the Detroit Tigers, is pictured til a Vict claim cyrca;'s'r:m pi ->.i i!iR himself fu? a hectic bsselail season. Eacturing. This increase in productive manpower hours would not only lake care of the estimated 2,100.000 employees that will be needed to lake care of increased war production. but would leave free 3.400.000 nen now 011 the payrolls, for farms! tr other essential services." It has been pointed out that ex-; iension of the 48-hour week with I the time and a nail' for overtime un- j ier the present 40-hour week, works; * hardship on war contractors, who i :an pass the extra cost of time and a half on to the government. But nther forms of industry not engaged in war production object to it bemuse they cannot pass the extra cost un to consumers because of government price ceilings. Soldiers To Help Harvest. The government has moved in twoj directions to get barly needed labor lo the farmers who are being call- i a upon to produce the record crops | io keep this country and its allies i ?oing. In the' most positive and what From Im COLVA ? ,U. % AT THE FRONT-With the I wherever they go, are Red Cros Directors, equipped with cigaret comforts, prepared to aid in the p problems of the service man. EMERGENCY-In Honolul tions have met sudden di equipment have been on t ing quick relief. RESCUED-Refugees fio.il to port on every coast are i Cross workers. Hoc food, < ter for the vicunas. /ATAUGA DEMOCRAT?EVER appears to be the most effective of the moves, permission has been givin for til use of soldiers in planting and harvesting in areas suffering from labor shortage. The soldiers arc to be selected from stations closest to the affected areas, are to work under army discipline, and be paid by the government. Whatever the farmer will pay for their use will be remitted to a spe cial fund in Washington. The other step to be taken was announced by Secretary Wickard, of the Department of Agriculture. It calls for the recruitment of 3Vz million older inen, women and boys and girls of high school age from the towns, villages, and small cities of rural counties. They will assist the farmers in their regions pressed for help. Representative Hampton Fulmer. from South Carolina, is working for provisions to halt the induction ol farmers and furlough farmers on army duty in this cour *ry for field tasks. HEREE HOW TO BEAT THE MEAT SHORTAGE? Housewives who are worried over the shortage of meat can learn tc make the best of a bad situation with new recipes in which meat plays ? small role. The whole family will enjoy the ""down on the farm'' recipes to he found in the March 21 is sue of the AMERICAN WEEKLY the big magazine distributed with the BALTIMORE SUNDAY AMER ICAN. Leave an order with your newsdealer. Try BISMAREX for Acid Indigestion. Insist on genuine BISMAREX and refuse other so-called Antiacid Powders, recommended to be "just as good." BISMAREX is sold in Watauga county only at BOONE DRUG CO. The REXALL STORE lid to Icelai u, in Manila, wherever civil populaisastcr, Red Cross organization and he spot saving lives and administer sea disaster brought SAVING IIVE the special care of Red needed as our Jry clothing and she!- lection of blo< the Army-N: Your Dol ?AM ERIC BOONE TRAIL CAFE SMITHEY'S STORE iRD TIRE & OIL COMP Y THURSDAY?BOONE, N. C. Silvarstone Items. I T\>. George Danncr was in Bconc: ! Monday. Mrs. Blanche Culler has returned j home after spending two weeks with] Miss Vcrlcc Miller in Hickorv. N. C. Mr. I*ewis Williams is in Richmond, Va.. where he has employment. ] Mrs. Blanche Culler and Miss Mattie Lane Isaacs were in Boone Monday shopping. Mr. Arnie Isaacs will leave for the army soon. Mr. Conrad Dacey is spending a few days with home folks. He has employment in Cleveland, Ohio. ' 1 I . J . j ! 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As the agency for tl >d donations, the Red Cross has been av ivy "E" for more than meeting the q lors help h make posj IAN + RED THIS SPACE CONTRIBUTED B 'ANY REINS BEANS A number of farmers reported a much higher per-acre income from BOARD OF EQU1 The Board of Equilizatiori wi I on Monday, ft l B??rd Of Coum; ~ w- c- GREE* w9^fS^?yKyiVw wnaKMMMODaMBMMMMnrj^^QH ot serve you properly, under :onditions, you will undoubtby getting a late model used HW mmander or President Eight, horization to purchase one of udebakers. And thanks to its J ne excess bulk, a Studebaker or President Eight conserves * kably. j le used cars of other popular c odcl used Studcbakers. i 21 1 . , mm* mam u m. * ? W lay Alaska to A IED CRO !nji& Working to what war t< ?< WAR PRISONERS-They know thei when they get that box from ho American smokes. A message of h Red Cross organization. 31 A PEOPLES' P/ SpH Bringing relief in !?, -j working with oui wherever they are gives everyone an favJl serve. jpP? In this second y needs increase. M J jX Fund month. Yot time and money. srna is Enlist with your he col- work that lies ahe? warded [uotas. tible the El Y NEW RIVER DAI W. R. WINKLER kSTURDIVANT FUNER PAGE THREE beans than from tobacco last year, .-ays F. H. Crouse, county agent of Ashe county. I IT A minikj . nrrr-m I i tun 10 mile. 1 ill be in session ai cur office larch 15, 1943 y Commissioners JE, Chairman. 8 ; .;; ; ...... on't wait till trouble starts. Let us hcck your car regularly and "keep : rolling" for Victory. Boone, W. C. ustralia ss. ten! build up jars down ; have not been forgotten, me. Warm clothing, food, ope made possible by the VRTNERSHIP allied countries, r armed forces , the Red Cross opportunity to ear of War, the arch is the War i can help with Chapter for the id. X AL HOME