Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1941-08-22
CONFERENCE Held
ON BATTLE SHIP
BETWEEN NATIONS

Prime Minister Churchill held a series
of secret conferences at sea and joint
ly issued a declaration of national
policies calling for:
No territorial "aggrandizement"
no territorial changes not in accord
with the will of the people concern
ed, right of all peoples to chose their
form of government, equal access to
the raw materials of the world needed
for prosperity, international coopera-
ton for improved living standards,
safety to all nations within their own
borders from fear and want, freedom
of the seas, disarmament and other
measures to tighten "the crushing bur
den" of ornaments.
Assistant Secretary of State Berle,
speaking in Washington, said cit is
the plan of this Government, when
the tides of barbarity shall be rolled
back, to turn the full measure of its
economic strength to bringing help,
relief and sustenance to the many
countries, now cold and hungry.
OPM Director Knudsen, speaking
in New York, said that by next July
defense production will be at its peak
and "after that America can write
it's own ticket on war materials and it
can be twice anybody else's ticket.
To do this, however, small commune
ties and manufacturers must be will
ing to band together to seek defense
work, he said.
William Bait, deputy production di-
rector, speaking in New York, said
the Government and large corpora
tons are more anxious to give work
to small contractors now than a few
months ago because of the great
pleasure of work today.
Agriculture Secretary Wickard an
nounced there is no prospect of food
rationing Gin the foreseeable future
although the nation may have to de-
pend more on some foods than 9TH
ers. He said there are II per cent
more cattle ON feed for market in the
IL cornbelt States than year ago
and the corn crop will exceed last
years by nearly 15O,O00,0O0 bushels.
In a letter to Mr.. Wickard, the
President said increase in the produc-
ton of vital foods and feeds is re-
assuring (because) food is a weapon
against Hitlerism just as much as
munitions"
The CCC agreed to furlough en-
rollees so they might help harvest
where labor shortages exist. The
work would be voluntary and the en-
rollees would receive the prevailing
wage. Congress passed a measure
forbidding the Government to dispose
of any cotton or wheat now in its
bins except for domestic and foreign
relief, export or lease-lend aid. The
bill also permits farmers to use excess
wheat for feed or food without pen
atty and extends IS per cent parity
loans to peanut growers.
The OPM announced 1,46O military
planes were produced in July. War
Under Secretary Patterson, dedicating
a new plane factory, said the monthly
output of combat planes, increased ia
per cent in the last nine months and
production of other military planes
increased 105 per cent. Speaking at
the same ceremonies, Chief of Army
Air Corps Brett said that American
planes abroad have had "great sue
cess"
Congress approved an 18-month ex-
tension of service for selectees, re-
serve officers and National Guards
men and voted to increase by $40 the
monthly basic pay of all except Off
GERS after the first year of service.
The Senate committee investigating
the defense program issued report
stating that costs of the Army's ST.
O00,O0O,000 camp construction pro-
gram were "unduly and unnecessarily
high" because of lack of planning.
War Under Secretary Patterson re-
piled that despite cold weather, labor
and material shortages and other cal
most insurmountable difficulties" the
camps were ready before the time set
for troop arrival and the American
Army "is now the best housed Army
in the world"
The Economic Defense Board, COM
posed of Vice-President Wallace and
ranking Cabinet officers, met for the
first time and outlined two undisclos-
ed projects to coordinate and strength
en- the nations economic defense. The
National Resources Planning Board
issued a booklet, after Defense
What?", calling upon public and pri-
vate agencies to start immediate plan