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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-18
Variety!
States Defense Products
Number in Thousands


Illustrative of the wide variety
of goods necessary to equip a ma
ton for defense. here are some of
the items ordered from Michigan
firms: Metal chairs. steel bath
tubs, milk cans, assault boats,
torches, bronze castings. army
bugles, curled hair, drugs, tent
poles, limestone. knitted goods.
pneumatic screwdrivers, dental
supplies, tape measures. bedstead
card holders, compressed cork.
lambs1nS, resin. science equip
ment, plastic fins. collets, photo
graphic equipment. profiling ma
chimes, helmets, house trailers,
anchors. nitrate dope. parachutes.
and thousands of others.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-18

plies. That pre-
die tion will
come true.
l do not like
to prophesy but
1 shall m a k e
one more pre-
diction in order
to help you Wis
ion I h e I a S k
ahead.
Before tn i s
year of 1914 l
e n d $. I h e
m o n I h ly pro-
duction of pow
der big as 1t
is now is
must a n d will
again he trpbleC
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-18
10000 on Defense

Within the coming few weeks,
at least 80, 900 men will be work.
ing on the automobile industrys
defense jobs alone. For virtually
all these men the work will be
new.
Hundreds of foremen, thousands
of production workers, were in
training several weeks ago, with
many more to follow. The peak
of training, plant by plant. will be
reached as initial production units
are made ready and machines In
stalled.
While these preparations are be-
ing made, many plants have &C.
tually been in production, turning
out army trucks, airplane parts,
ammunition, marine engines, arms,
chemicals. uniforms, and hundreds
of other items USE by a modern
military force.
Michigan's well known mass
production principle is already be-
ing applied to the manufacture of
shells; trucks have been coming
off assembly lines for m any
months, and quantity production
of machine guns is getting under
WaV.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-18

is caled upon TO De the macnlne
shop of that arsenal.
We are the focal point of the
entire schedule for bombers and
tanks, guns and shells. engines and
military vehicles.
Of some 600 primary con-
tracts let thus far, Michigan holds
one-third of the national total.
Over 40 per cent of our factories
are taking part in fabricating over
billion dollars in ornaments.
And yet, our race with the
Nazi war materials production ma
chine cannot be won unless we step
up this pace.
The office for production
management has announced that
American industry and labor must
double its defense work if we are
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-18
Praises Fine Start
Made by Industry
Production Chief of OPM
Asks United Effort
BY JOHN ID. BIGGERS
Production Director Of OPM

I am glad to give a brief
progress report on our national
defense effort, first because good
progress has been made and sec
ond.1 because American industry
deserves a large measure of the
credit for the success so far.
In early April, 1 testified before
the House military affairs COM
mittee that we were within 100
days of the beginnings of real
mass production. Evidence multi
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-18
II :. WORKING
On Biggest Job
Of All Time
By WILLIAM y. kNUDSEN
Director Of OPM

The modern machinery of that
criminal violence, war. now threat
ening the very dignity of man.
kind, is enormous, complicated
and swift in its scientific develop
ment. We are engaged in building
a defense which our President has
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-18

p r o. ! a | m ed
shall be able to
prevail against
any poSS b lie
C o m b ination,
and we will do
ii.
Our program
was started last
June. Previous
to that time
8 m IL quaint.
ties OF British
and French or
ders had been
placed in the
limited States.
but mostly for
aircrAff- ma
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-18
CarboIoy Boosts Tool
Output by 4N Pit.

Production of tantalum-titanium
carbides. used as cutting edges for
machine tools. by Carboloy Com
pany Inc. General Electric Com
pany subsidiary. increased 459 per
cent in the first quarter of 1911,
compared with year ago.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-18

to help the democracies overseas keep war from our
Shores and if to build defenses strong
enough and fast enough.
The nation looks to Michigan to take the lead in this
stepup of defense production We probably will face
curtament of much of peacetme output and serious
labor and materials shortages,
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-18

who did n o [
have jobs a year
ago a r e now
employed. More
over, most OF
those who did
have jobs then,
instead of work.
ing three and
four days
week are today
employed n OF
only full time
but. in many
cases, overtime.
The hours of
employment per
w eek in the
manufacture n z
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-18
Il Billion in Orders to 500 Plants Here
Sets Pace
For Entire N alton

Detroit and Michigan industry today is working defense
orders totang than 500 including primary
from the and departments orders from other
countries and subcontracts from firms in other states
America show its recognition of this gigantic
center of the world the spark plug of American industry
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-18
Let Us Have Faith. Says Gov. Van Wagner

America is dedicated today to degree that per-
mits turning back, to program which calls this
nation to be the arsenal of democracy. And Michigan
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-18
Work Together

Only if we of labor accept these
responsibilities and carry them
through. will il be possible for US
here TO meet again when this
tragedy is over and help to build
that security which should be and
will and must be the outcome of
democracy's triumph over total
itarianism.
Tanks. guns, planes, ships. in an
ever greater number, and all that
they signify-theSe must be the
evidence of American labor'S- sense
of its responsibility and American
labor's answer to dictatorship.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-18
A Late Start

We are today in the position OF
having gotten of to late start.
We didn't have enough time when
we started and the track had to
be cleared first.
Now that the President has told
al of us to get going full speed
ahead, 1 feel we will all get up
more steam to help us get to our
last stop, which is "the arsenal OF
the world" and on time.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-18
Biggest job

This is the biggest job ever un-
-rfrrtzkt.t>- ll,s--f4F4r- country In-lhat
length of time and it viii require
the maximum cooperative effort
of every man and woman in the
limited States 10 get il done on
time.
Everybody knows that America
IS the greatest mass producer IN
the world. Not everybody knows
that mass production inevitably
takes time 10 get started.
We are mass producers OF peace
time products and it is a big shit
20 defense materials. II requires
many new plants. hundreds of mil
lions of dollars of machine tools
and complete retooling in nearly
every case.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-18
Faith IN Michigan

Evidence Of Washington's faith
in Michigan's defense effort Is seen
in these comparisons by production
specialists in the Office of produc-
ton management:
Amounts being spent on new
equipment for the manufacture OF
engines and parts In
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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-18
Time a Factor

Time is the great factor. 1t Is
the one thing we never have
enough of when we are well. and
always too much of when we are
sick.
on how we use the time when
we are short depends the success
of our undertaking. Trains run on
time against schedule. Sometimes
they get away late and catch up,
but they only catch up if all the
factors which made them late in
the first place are eliminated. A
clear track and lots Of steam are
the only remedy.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-18

tine of national emergency.
For many peacetime years the
leader in industrial progress, Mich
igan industry now retains the
spotlight as the fountain-head OF
the arsenal of democracy"
Upwards of 500 Michigan plants
now are working under the pres
sure of constantly growing as
Signments and are meeting de-
livery headlines on a great vari.
ETY. and quantity of special prod
uctS.
The task of gearing up Michi-
gan's machinery to the production
point, plus the added problem OF
training men to handle these new
and different production problems,
has been the prime task faced
during the past L months.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-18

chine tools and base materials.
With the American defense pro-
gram instituted IN June It was
possible to place ever si2' Gee
600 worth Of contracts promptly.
Congress giving final authority In
early September.
We have placed today pracu-
cally all the equipment required
for 100000 men and heavy
eouipment-meaning guns, tanks
and planes-for 100000 additional:
This we hope 10 have finished
by the end OF 1912. The addi-
tional load caused by the lend
lease bill and the British orders
still untitled adds 60 per cent TO
IN, total so that we are faced with
a production job, the approximate
size of which is 5000 DOC, 900 man.
hours TO do in p months.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-18
Threat to Labor

I do not need to tell you Of the
Importance of an efficient national
defense program in coming TO grips
with that t<Sttt4-- YET know what
has happened elsewhere.
The resistance to the surge of
totalitarianism over Europe is no
ordinary conflict.
The future of mans freedom
today in large part depends upon
the hands. the skillS. the resource
fitness OF American labor. These
must be modified for our supreme
effort today. The time is growing
short. Every minute counts.
l know that American labor will
neither fail nor falter in the
months ahead.
Labor. as always. is rising fully
~ tie our, raSrsonCihilifi0c
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-18

industries of the country have
risen in all industries. In the heavy
goods industries. where defense
orders predominant, working hours
have increased by 10 per cent. The
increase in average hourly earn
ings. together with the greater
employment available. has i'm
proved the weekly income of our
working population.
No American worker needs TO be
reminded what is at stake for
labor in the present world crisis.
Everything is at stake: the right
10 speak and think and act as free
men; the right TO bargain collec-
lively: the right 10 worship as we
choose: the right TO have a voice
and vote in determining our own
destiny. The real issue at stake is
whether free labor or slave labor
shall nrpyail
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-18
Counting on Us

President Roosevelt is counting
on the bomber program particu-
larly to turn the war tide. This Ia
where the Michigan motor indus
try is expected TO shine. Although
the huge size Of the big bombers
makes the ordinary automobile
look like kiddie car, conferences
between army officials and Ford,
General Motors. ChrySlerr Hudson
and others have convinced Wash-
ington that the men who make
automobiles are the men on whom
the country must count--and on
whom I can most safely count--to
see the defense program through
to a successful conclusion.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-18
Rush to Produce

Airplane engines, tanks and
bombing plane parts should be in
actual production before the end
of the year. 1t is these items with
which the government seem5 to be
most concerned at the moment.
Guarded expressions by WASH
ington officials charged with the
procurement problem indicate that
Michigan's motor industry alone
will be asked to supply as its share
of the enlarged defense program:
Four-fifths of the new heavy
bombers (four-motored, equipped
with cannon and machine guns),
on the speedy production Of which
may depend the final outcome Of
the present conflict
At least half of the army tanks
now on order and to be ordered
later in event the emergency war
rants it.
All the aircraft and marine en-
gines 1t can produce from now un-
til the emergency ends.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-18

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The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1941-04-03

cans as are still willing to follow his turn
coat leadership into Roosevelt's camp. Next
he went to Canada to declare for union"
not exactly "now", but as soon as the war
is over.
Willkie, who can never again be a pre-
sidential candidate, is not worth considering
in his own capacity or in any other than his
canacitv as a Roosevelt tool. But the Pre-
sident. whose trial balloons Willkie obedient-
ly sends up for him, is vastly to be consider
ed. If Willkie spoke for him in Montreal,
what he said gives us Roosevelt's attitude
toward the "Union Now" idea. 1t may be,
Indeed, the. subject which he was sent to
England by Roosevelt to breach to Winston
Churchill.
In Wilkes phrases there are the usual
weasel words, for instance his phrases about
a union" of the great democratic states"
There are no great democratic states except
the British Empire (concedlng that that en-
pire is democratic, which it is not) and the
United States. ITO see that this menace may
never come again" means that the Empire, Il
rejoined by the United States, will be strong
enough to furnish forever a standing army
that will keep Germany in a permanently
servile state. What Willkie himself thinks
is of no importance, but now, as a spokes-
man for Roosevelt, his utterance on such
subject take on great significance. The SEN
fences quoted promise to the United States.
first a return to its status as a colony Of
England, and second the job of forever polio
ing Germany with an immense standing
army for England's purposes. If that is
what the President intends, it is unfortunate
that the effort spent in freeing ourselves
from England in 1776 was effort wasted.
Better never to have made it. In the words
of an old saying IT it was so soon to be
done for, ] wonder what it was begun for
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1941-04-03

Supervisors and the First National
Bank. He practiced in the state and
Federal court up until his last i'll
ness.
He was a member of st, Mary's
Episcopal Church of which he was
senior warden and was chancellor
of the Episcopal Diocese of Missis-
sippi. He was a charter member
and also a past president of the
Lexington Retary Club and Lexing-
ton Country Club and Mississippi
Society of Sons of the American Re-
volution. During the World War
oae he was chairman Of the legal
advisory board and Government ap-
peal agent for the local draft board.
Civic Work Leader
Mr.. Pepper was interested in So
eial and civic work and was a pio-
neer in obtaining better highways
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1941-04-03
Veteran Duront :
Continued from page one,)

Continued from page one.)
VIII Melms, Mrs. Sanford Miller,
Toledo, Ohio; and on brother, Bert
Il. Phillips, Toledo, Ohio. Also Is
grandchildren and one great grand
daughter survive him.
The out-of-town persons who at
tended che funeral were, Mr.. and
Mr.. and Mrs. Mrs. c. E. Barum and
Mrs. Ralph Magee, Mrs. Rip Magee,
son, Ralph, Mr.. and Mrs. V. S. Tur-
ner and son, Vodie, Memphis, Tenn
essee; Mr.. and Mrs. Billy Horn,
Winona; Bill Hand, Harvey Camp
bell, Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Melton,
Mr.. and Mrs. Lamar Bowie. U. L.
Springfield, West; E. L. Stanford,
Jackson; Mr.. and Mrs. Eddie White,
Mrs. E. A. Turner, Claude Hardin
Mrs. B. B. Hardin, Miss Daisy White,
Grenada; Leon Kennedy, Kosciusko
Mrs. Joe Heskett and children, An
drew Heskett, Helena, Arkansas; Mr..
and Mrs. Marion Mcclellan, Mr.. and
Hrs. Ohio Bradley, Miss Pauline Her
man, Miss Ella Mae Malone. Miss
Ruth Johnson, Lexington and Mrs.
Gladys Garden of Pickens, Mrs. W.
A. Oswald of Lexington.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1941-04-03
NOTICE TO BUILDING
CONTRACTORS

Sealed bids will be received by the
Mayor and Beard of Aldermen o.
abe City Of Durant, Mississippi, up
to and until 1880 pm, April 1874.
1941, for all skilled and semi-skilled
labor TO be used and eXpnded n
the installation of a heating system
for the Durant High School and
Auditorium, with all common labor
to be supplied by the W. P. A.
All material to be used in such
installation, as provided for, en-
umerated and described in the plans
and specifications of the said build
ings and the installation of said sys-
TEN nov on file in the office Of the
City Clerk Of said Durant and in
the office Of N. w. Overstreet,
Jackson, Mississippi, the architect, to
be furnished by the City Of Durant.
The said plans and specifications
may be secured and or examined in
the said offices. The said insta!la-
ton to be in conformity with said
plans and specifications. The right
to reject any and all bids is re-
served.
BY order of the Mayor and BOARD
Of Aldermen of said Durant.
MRS. C. W. CRESSWELL,
City Clerk
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1941-04-03
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and the Third Field Army-will de-
monstrate their peculiar ability with
heavy artillery, with taNk defense,
with handling the wounded.
Every facility will be developed to
get civilians through the camp to
spots of interest TO points of man.
euvers in the field. School children
Of Hattiesburg and Forrest county
will be given a holiday. The popula-
ton of the entire state is invited
20 attend.
The whole program is being work
ed out now under supervision Of
Major-General Rober. H. Tyndall
who is commanding general at Camp
Shelby, and who commands the 38th
Division. Major-General Robert S.
Beightler. commanding general of
The 37th Division and commander
of all tie Other units in camp, are
arranging plans Tor their units.
"Specia! emphasis has been placed
on the educational phase which the
program embraces, and school chill.
dren and teachers throughout the
state of Mississippi have been invit.
ed to visit Camp Shelby and avail
themselves o. the opportunity OF
seeing the army and its equipment
on April 7th," State Superintendent;
Of Education j. S. Vandiver said to.
day.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1941-04-03
De1tu Council
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ing Fork, president, stated, in urg-
ing the membership to enew early
in order to avoid an expensive CAM
paign.
Most outstanding feat was en-
actment into law the Bankhead-Mc-
Keller Bill providing against re-
concentration of government-owned
cotton. The Delta Council carried
the interior farmers fight in this
instance to every committee hear
ing, providing information concern
ing great heardships on interior far
mer if government cotton was NOV
ed to the ports in increased costs
to him on free cotton.
Nv. T. Wynn, Greenville; Frank
Harbert, Robinsonville; Howard Sto-
vail Of Stovall; and Read Dunn, Jr.,
secretary on leave, filed briefs and
appeared before both House and
Senate Committees in support of
the Bankhead-McKeller Bill, as re-
representatives. of the Delta Council
and interior farmers. 1t was es-
timated that removal Of government
cotton from warehouses would raise
rates materially, causing increased
storage cost in the Delta alone Of
near a million dollars annually.
The Council has fought the Over
ton Bill, providing "levees only
protection of flood control, and has
asked recognition of principle of div
ersion with retain of three foot diff
ferential in Mississippi's favor or
main river as securing diversion ir
time Of high water. Recognition Civ.
en- backwater ares in nor adequate
protection with operation of fuse
plug levees at government expense
have been asked by the Council.
Health drainage and tenure stu.
dies, forestry Investigations, soil an
alyses for optimum utilization OF
Delta land, encouragement of live
stock improvement with support o.
Delta livestock show, are all includ
ed in record on which Delta Council
asks support in 1941-42.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1941-04-03
Why Many Small Businesses Fold Up

Many men start in business, often risk
ing all their capital and do SO with the
sincere belief that Everybody knows
that l am in business"
Everybody does not know you are in
business. In fact, few do.
They start with the idea that every
body knows what articles of merchandise
l carry, and that everybody is familiar with
the prices of the nationally advertised pre-
ducts carried in stock"
Everybody does not know what you
carry in stock. Everybody does not know
the price of your goods. In fact, few do.
It would surprise many merchants who
have been in business for Is years or more
HOW LITTLE many people know of the
stock carried and of the prices Of articles.
People of the present time depend large
ly Upon advertising to guide them in their
choice Of store and in their choice OF pro-
ducts. Nearly everyone living even modestly
subscribes to one Of the Memphis daily news
papers. Nearly everyone living even modest
ly has a car. Reading attractive advertise
ments in the Memphis newspapers and seeing
nothing in the local newspaper, they nat
urally conclude one of two things. both OF
which may be erroneous conclusions, first,
that the local merchants do not stock the
article or articles, or, second, that II stocked
the local prices are enormously higher than
the Memphis prices. 49,
The moral of this tale is this, unless Gre
NADIA merchants wish to. suffer the disastrous
competition Of Sears and other mail order
houses and of the Memphis retail merchants,
they will have to fight the devil with fire
ink for ink.
Grenada County Weekly.
The same thing applies to Durant and
every other small town. Newspapers, ra-
dio, good roads and good automobiles are
making it harder than ever for the small
business man in the small town to make
much more than a living. It is going to get
harder all along and unless each business
man makes up his mind to make the most Of
every opportunity to promote his business
through a well-organized advertising effort
he is liable to find himself out Of business
before long.
Stores in small towns who stock good
merchandise, keep a clean and attractive
stock at all times at reasonable prices, and
then let al the folks in the territory know
what they have through the medium Of good
newspaper advertising are not yelling about
bad business. Their business is good.
There are perhaps plenty of folks so
contrary they will go to Jackson, Memphis,
or elsewhere to buy something out of town,
when they could get the same thing here at
same or better price, But you, Mr.. Merchant,
have to let those folks know you carry what
they want and at the best price possible.
You have to sell them on the idea of trying
YOUR STORE FIRST. You can do this only
by advertising regularly.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1941-04-03

for Holmes County. Although pro-
minent in all phases of public life
he held public office. He was
rendered both Circuit and Chancery
judgships under Governor Noel, but
declined the honors.
Nj. Pepper and Miss Lillian Boothe
Of Sardis were married April IA,
1897. Their only children, two sons,
died in infancy.
Funeral services were held Tues
day afternoon, April /, at the Epis-
copal Church at 3 o'clock, conduct
ed by Bishop Mercer Green of Jack
SON, assisted by Rev. Elnathan Tart
Of Canton. Burial followed in the
Lexington Cemetery with the Horrell
Funeral Home in charge.
Besides his wife, he is survived
by a brother, Louis d. Pepper Of
that city.