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PAGE TWO THE JOHNSTONIAN - SUN, SELMA, N. C. THURSDAY, JAN. 6, 1944. BEHIND THE SCENES IN American Business By JOHN CRADDOCK New York, Dec. 27 When the ; complete story of America's gigantic war production is fully recorded into one impressive document ,,a; chapter that will undoubtedly stand out is .. the record of small business firms. It is now apparent that this nation could not have , become such a great arsenal in so short a time, were it not Tor the cooperation of thousands of small manufacturers and the lar ger producers of war materials. Although at the outset of the war some of the smaller manufacturers reported difficulties in getting gov ernment contracts, most small plants today have become vital links in the chain of war production by serving as sub-contractors for large compan ies. During the coming year, small business again will be called upon to exercise its resourcefulness and flexi bility and some quarters believe that small plants which can demonstrate efficient manpower utilization may even get a somewhat larger percent age of total war business. Moreover, as and when materials and manpower become available in 1944 for the beginning of reconver sion to civilian production, small plants may get the green light first. Ine theory behind such preference would be to compensate small manu facturers who may have been slighted in the early days of gearing up for war production. GLASS SERVES TOO A trim WAVE and a washboard with a glass working surface have no similarity in appearance, but research technicians assert they are doing identical war time jobs. Glass is serving the same home-front role as the WAVE, WAC or SPAR in freeing a man for combat : service. Already, glass has conserved hun dreds of millions of pounds of Btra ,. tegic metals for munitions, these technicians say. Glass produced for washboards since January 1, 1943, by Libbey-Owens-Ford Glass Company alone has saved more than half a mil lion pounds of zinc, brass and tin plate used in pre-war days. Vitrolite glass heat tempered for extra strength has even con served quantities of tough steel. Es timates of savings in steel for table tops alone reach 20.000,000 pounds, while another 50,000000 pounds of steel has been saved by supplanting this metal with glass in sections of air-conditioning units. How research experts stepped in to relieve the home-front shortage of metals for household tools is typical of American ingenuity in this war. Glass ridged for washboards, smooth for table-tops was design ed to replace metals in home-front service at the same time that thous ands of feet of glass went to war in plane windshields, precision ' instru ments and other wartime uses. Nitrth Carolinian Named Sperry Vice President - " ? isir JAMES EL WEBB, who to a na tive of Oxford, North Carolina, has been elected vice president of the Sperry Gyroscope Company, Ine, New York, a leading manufac turer of precision instruments for the United Nations armed forces. Graduated from the University of North Carolina a Phi Beta Kappa, Webb later studied law at George Washington University. He won his Slot's wings at the Marine Corps ght school, Pensacola, Fla., in 1931 and served on a tour of active duty. Joining Sperry Gyroscope Company as assistant to the pres ident in- 1936, Webb was elected treasurer in 1941 and secretary in 1942. blue printing. The latter half of the course will be devoted principally to marine drafting Instruction will be given on the physical qualities and uses of the most common materials required in building and engineeringl construction. The carefully-planned and concen trated courses are designed to give the student the necessary background in essential skills for war work with out frills or wasted time, Ruggles said. Thousands of "graduates" of the courses have been placed in vital in dustrial positions or given technical assignments in the armed services, he said. " - - , ' ,' ' : Full particulars may be obtained by writing Director Ruggles at State College. M arm news (P)mkmqton by JameS Preston THINGS TO COME Homes with air-conditioning units that will filter dirt, dust and pollen . . . Sterilizing lamps that will eliminate bacteria . Electric heating of the soil to force the growth of special or hot-house crops . , '. Railroads using radio-electronic devices' to prevent coIVsion, de railment and other accidents Edible fats derived from coal or pe troleum. ( quires 46 times its own weight of "air at work." Engineered air is used in making cigarettes from the time the tobacco leaf goes into the storage building where moisture-laden air hastens aging and fermentation to the final packaging of 20 finished cigarettes. To Train Women At State College POST - WAR AUTO Outstand ing engineers are dissipating those fanciful predictions of the shape of the first post-war automobiles. After canvassing 81 "leading oil and auto motive engineers of America," A. T. Colwell, wice-president of Thompson Aircraft Company, announced that people who expect the post-war car to resemble a combination of crystal 'ball and a rolling solarium' are putt ing faith in a fairy tale." And Delmar G. Roos, vice-president of Willys Overland Motors, recently told a ses sion of the Society of Automotive ' Engineers that tear-drop, rear-engine cars made of "super" materials be long to the next decade. Roos.. who cooperated with the Army in devel oping the hard-hitting "Jeep," cited these four points as an "engineer's approach" to post-war automobile design:.-" : ' (1) There will be a demand for more efficient vehicles at lower ini tial cost. (2) Radical changes will be Slow in coming. (3) Manufacturers will not gamble their reputations on "futuristic" models which can't stand the hard test of public use. (4) Plas tic bodies and curved glass surfaces, in their present form, are unsatis factory, with the latter as now de veloped presenting a dangerous han dicap to clear vision. i Raleigh, Jan. 5. Two short courses designed to train men and women for positions in war industries will begin at State College January 17, it was announced today by Director Edward W. Ruggles of Engineering Science and Management War Training at the College. Sponsored by the U. S. Office of Education, courses on aircraft in spection and architectural and marine drafting will be taught to students from all parts of the State, who may enroll for these subjects at the Col lege. Students must have ' a high school education, or the equivalent in practical .experience. The) Federal Government pays! all costs except for room, board, and textbooks. Ruggles estimates that the expense per stu dent for a 12 weeks course will be from $80 to $120. The course on aircraft inspection involves the study and practice of en gineering drawing and blueprint reading; the study and execution of aircraft welding; a brief discussion on the theory of airplane design and aircraft power plants; a detailed study of aircraft materials, processes, and inspection; and a survey of man ufacturing procedures. The study on architectural and marine drafting will include rapid sketching and the translation of these sketches into working drawings. Em phasis will be placed upon construc tion details, tracing and lettering, and Industry's plan to stave off post war depression by peacetime produc tion and employment, as outlined in the annual convention of the National Association of Manufacturers, is causing rays of hope to light up the Potomac's clouds. The convention theme of "A Better America," to be realized by greater production and a higher standard of living, admittedly depends largely up on government's adopting a coopera tive rather than a punitive attitude toward business. Industry's program calls for the fullest degree of economic security and the widest possible employment -but these are contingent, as in telligent Congressional opinion here is quick to point out, upon relaxa tion, of government wartime controls at the earliest practicable moment after the war. ; Reduction of wartime taxes and prompt payment by government when it cancels contracts are two "musts" before industry's "Better America" can be realized. .'; ' ' ' The disclosure of General Motors' "master plan" to aid postwar pros perity by spending $500000.000 for plant reconversion from war to auto mobile production further brightens the rays of hope. That program is based upon expectation of a vast backlog demand for automobiles and a hoped-for $100 billion national in come, a third more than in pre-war years. ' QUESTION: Is canned food safe to eat after it has frozen? ANSWER: State College canning specialists report that freezing in it self does not spoil canned food. They point out, however, that the food swells in f reezing and that this may cause a break in the glass jar or a leak in the can. When the seal is broken on a can or jar, spoilage or ganisms ' may then reach ' the food and result in its loss. Cans showing any such leakage should be used lm mediately. QUESTION: Can I develop a good pasture on land which is too poor to grow profitable cash crops? .ANSWER: No, says John A. Arey, Extension dairy specialist at N. C. State College. He recommends that only good land be used in developing permanent pastures. Poor land gives little grazing and the food a cow gets from such a pasture is used up in supplying the energy required to gather it. She has no food left for milk The seeding of pastures on poor land with the resulting failures has convinced many farmers that fine,, permanent pastures can't be produced in some sections of North Carolina. - should be sunk about three to four inches into the soil to keep water from washing under the boards. Un der the fumigation method of blue mold control, the plant bed should be comparatively air-tight. If the bed is kept tight, this will also help in the control of insects. QUESTION: Is it all right to use 4 to 10 inch poles as a border for the tobacco plant bed ? ANSWER: This was the old system but State College agronomy special- ista4iow suggest the use of boards about 8 to 10 inches wide, because it will be much easier to use the fumi gation method of blue mold, control under these conditions. The boards Points To Watch In Saving Tractor' Fuel Much fuel can be saved if the-tractor is kept in good condition, neces sary adjustments are made, and the machine properly operated, reports J. D. Blickle, Extension agricultural engineer at N. C. State Gollege. "In these times when national needs for fuel are great, saving is a vitally important matter," he says. To help save fuel and maintain peak tractor . operation, he offers several good suggestions. The spark plugs and ignition should be carefully checked, being-sure that they are correct for the engine and the fuel to be burned. Also, carburetors, mani folds, governors, and chokes should be set for the given fuel. In making adjustments, shut off the motor because an idling tractor i . j. i . consumes large amounts oi iuei. cor rect lubrication reduces friction to a minimum and saves on power and fuel. Overheating the engine results in loss of efficiency and also a large loss of fuel. " Correctly inflated tires reduce draft and rolling resistance, and help to save on fuel. ' A poor hitch creates unnecessary draft and the pulling of dead weight. This calls for extra power and fuel. The brakes should be, kept properly adjusted. A dragging brake is just so much dead weight, and a real fuel hog. , Accelerate the tractor slowly and steadily. A throttle which is advanced too rapidly pours fuel through the en gine faster than it can be turned into useful work. Fast speed-ups throw dangerous overloads on the moving parts of the tractor and the tools which it pulls. . Farmer Can Grind Corn For Hog-Feed In feeding pigs, it will not pay a farmer to have his corn ground at a commercial mill but, if he has his own hammer mill, he can grind it to advantage,1 says' F. H. Smith, animal nutritionist with the State College Experiment Station. . Recent tests have shown that grinding gave a better utilization of corn, with about 15 per cent less feed being required to give 100 nounds of gain. ' "Medium-fine grinding of corn gives better results than finely ground. A gritty-feeling product is superior," Smith says. He points out that wheat, barley, rye, and other such feeds should be ground because the hoc does not crush the small grains with his teeth as readily as the larger grains. Also, the animal is unable to use the food values of the whole grain because the hard, outer 'layers protect it from the digestive juices as it passes through the digestive tract. .-. Small grains ' should always be ground for hogs but with corn it only nays where the farmer has his own hammer mill. "A three-sixteenths inch screen in a hammer mill will give the correct fineness in grinding corn," Smith says. Buy U. S. War Bonds and Stamps. New Type life Raft Designed For Seamen An improvedi type of life ; saving raft has been; developed by -several, companies' throughout , the country for jthe use of, merchant seamen torJ pedoed, bombed' or shelled at sea. The raft carries a sail, berth beds for injured men, fishing tackle and may be equipped with a stove for cooking sea food, according to the American! Merchant Marine Institute. . The raft not only has emergency rations, but also carries nearly every type of first-aid equipment which might be needed after a disaster. The first-aid kit includes bandages, compresses, boric acid ointment, tour niquets forceps, eye dressings, sul fanilamide crystals, benzedrine and phenobarbital. Instruction for the use of all are printed on the pack ages which are enclosed in water tight transparent covers. BlUY WAR BONDS & STAMPS ' CIGARETTES AND AIR Man's ability to harness the resources of nature continue to baffle us from time to time. Take the simple case of air. This invisible, odorless and tasteless mix ture of gases which surrounds the earth plays an important part in the making of the more than 200 billion cigarettes we Americans consume every year. According to one leading cigarette maker, it takes about 40 cubic feet of controlled air to bring the cigar ette from the tobacco field to your Hps. One of the specialists in "putt ing air to work." the B. F. Sturte rant Company of Boston, has estima ted that to make one cigarette It re- Coat Suits And Dresses 1$ to 1S nfifi 5c to Ql.$ (Ddd-ILort Wonnena's Shoes $11 pane OPA RELEASE SI-MA, N. c. ax IMmg i mm- II January Is Your Listing Month ALL PROPERTY, BOTH REAL A ND PERSONAL, MUST BE LIST ED AS OF JANUARY 1ST DURIN G THE MONTH OF JANUARY. THE LAW REQUIRES YOU TO S EE YOUR LIST TAKER - NO HOUSE TO HOUSE CANVASS THIS YEAR. ETHERJDGE IS TH2 LIS(T TAKER FOR SELMA T0WN- SHIP. SEE HIM IN HIS OFFICE IN SELMA. YOU MUST LIST AND PAY YOUR TAXES FOR YOUR LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND SCHOOL TO FUNCTION. BE COOP j ERATIVE AND FAIR WITH YOUR LIST TAKER AND YOU MAY BE SURE HE WILL RETURN YOUR KINDNESS. J. Marvin Johnson , Tax Supervisor BI3I IGGP A M0g nrDf7Tr7) Dieina .bigot First Aid Kits With Bandages : Iodine Cotton Adhesive Tape ' for m only It cost less to keep your medicine chest well supplied than it does to pay unneces sary doctor bills! Stock-up today. High-Potency I VITAMINS ........... .. $1.00 up GOLD TABLETS, per box 25c GARGLE, 16 oz. ... 55c oodcrd : Creech D E. V. Woodard Phone 60 SELMA, N. G. rug Go. Joe A. Creech
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