Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1941-08-15
AIRPLANE FUELS
PLACED UNDER
EXPORT CONTROL

President Roosevelt placed airplane
fuels under export control, limiting
shipment to points in the Western
Hemisphere, the British Empire and
unoccupied territories of countries
resisting aggression. Secretary Hull
told his press conference any move
of Japan into Thailand would be
matter of concern to the United
States. Treasury Secretary Morgen-
THAI announced the lend-lease admin
istration has ordered 100000 yards
of cotton grey goods to make uniforms
for Chinese soldiers.
The State Department announced
extension of the trade agreement be-
tween the u. S. S. r. and the United
States until August 6, 1912, to insure
continuance during the emergency
period of our established commercial
relations with the Soviet Union on the
basis of the 1887 commercial agree
ment." Russia will pay cash or will
earmark gold for all materials bought
the Department said.
The Office of Production Manage
ment "froze" all silk supplies in the
country because minimum require
ments of the Army and Navy for silk
powder bags and parachutes will con-
sumo total stocks. Price Admins
traitor Henderson said the action
should not result in retail stocking
price increases for stocks on hand.
OPM formed special commodity Sec
ton to handle problems of obtaining
substitute materials, allocating rayon
yarn and manufacturing capacity.
Federal Security Administrator
McNutt called for immediate registra-
tration by State Employment Services
of the approximately 175,0O0 silk in
dustry workers being forced out of
work by the raw silk shortage. The
Department of Agriculture reported
more than $50 different cotton stock
ing designs are available to the hos
iery industry, and stated 80 percent
of the 10000 knitting machines can
knit cotton as we'll as silk.
The War Department announced a
campaign to convert to armament
production thousands of consumer
goods factories facing eventual shut
down because of diversion of raw ma
terials to the defense program, and
said it already has list of 500 such
plants.
The Department expanded it's Off
Ger candidate schools to provide op-
portunities for one in each 100 sol
diers to receive commission. Advance
ment during the first year will be
available to about So percent of all
trainees, the Department said. It re-
ported 100 Canadian officers and IS
junior officers from the Latin Amer
lean Republics are now enrolled in
various courses with the U. S. Army.
The Senate passed legislation au-
thorizing extension of service of Sc
lectees, Guardsmen and Reserves
from IL months to 80 months, and of
enlisted men from three to Az years.
The legislation provides for a salary
increase of $40 a month for every
month served in excess of one year.
Congress also approved legislation de-
ferring from military service all men
who had reached their 18th birthday
July 1, and authorizing resignation
of men already indicted who became
% before July 1 and whose discharge
is not found contrary to the best in
terests of the Army.
Petroleum Coordinator Ickes said he
was satisfied with first results of the
nightly blackout of East Coast gas
oline stations, but asked motorists to
redouble efforts to cut motor fuel con-
sumption voluntarily. He made recon-
mendations for operators of commerce
ial vehicles which he said would cut
gas consumption about 80 percent,
and announced the oil industry will
give it's patrons windshield stickers
pledging the use of one-third less gas
oline than usual. He said 80 insur-
ance companies have contributed to
the "share-your'car-campaign' by re-
vising underwriting rules to enable
motorists to carry paying passengers
to and from work.
Federal Security Administrator
McNutt urged immediate registration
at State employment offices of all
automobile service station workers
who lose their jobs as a result of the
drive to cut gasoline consumption,
in order that they may "be transfer
rad as ranidlv as possible to other