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
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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
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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.
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RECOVERY?In the convalescent hospitals,
dreary hours are made brightci
by the cheerful, understanding helpfulness
of the Red Cross Gray Ladies
S?More and more miracle working Pla
casualties increase. 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
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THIS SPACE CONTRIBUTED B
'ANY REINS
BEANS
A number of farmers reported a
much higher per-acre income from
BOARD OF EQU1
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getting a late model used HW
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horization to purchase one of
udebakers. And thanks to its J
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or President Eight conserves *
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American smokes. A message of h
Red Cross organization.
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wherever they are
gives everyone an
favJl serve.
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time and money.
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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.
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<eep your car up to par
with Stucfebaker service
Drive in frequently and have your
ar inspected, no matter what make
t is. Expert mechanics will do your
?'Ork quickly and at moderate cost.
>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
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