The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-04-08

war machine, American and Brit ish producers were limiting their production in order to make high CT prices, plus bigger and better profits. The Department has evi- dence tpat to accomplish higher prices, U. S.-British interests ac- tually dismantled plant facilities now 50 desperately needed for de- fense purposes.
 The upshot is that by the end of this year, zinc production in the U. s. even with the new plants being erected, will total not more than 100000 tons--far under civ- ilian and military demands for ourselves and Britain.
 MERRY-Go-ROUND
 The ladies of Virginia have @ unique way of raising money for Britain. The colonial gardens of virginia, including those of Jef- ferron, the Lees, the Byrds-prob- ably the oldest and most beautiful in America-will be open from April 28 to May 3. All the funds will be donated to Britain |. When Morehead City, N. O., re- tained ex-Secretary of Commerce Dan Roper to help secure a ship yard, 1t didn't help itself much with Admiral Land of the Mari- time Commission. Land still re. members the day when he used to work under Roper Paulo Hass- locher, Brazilian commercial att tache and ardent disciple of good neighbor relations, has returned to Rio after half a lifetime in this country. There, he will promote good-neighboriiness as a member of the Council for the Defense of the National Econamy Clar- ence Marshall, veteran United States News editor, Is now apply ing his many talents to handling the Commerce Departments press relations Virgin Islanders are up in arms over the efforts of high-minded Governor Harwood to uplift their morals through leg islation. According to Alton Adams, editor of The St. Thomas Bulletin: we must say to our would-be moral guides: Set us the examples Thou hypocrites, cast out first the beams out of thine own eyes, and then thou shalt see clearly to pull out the notes that are in thy brothers eyes," DEFENSE OKIEs
 Representative John Tolan's committee Investigating mass mi- grations of defense workers got an earful from Federal Security Ad- ministHator Paul McNutt on the country's growing boom town headache.
 McNutt said that Surgeon Gen. eral Thomas Parran, just back from studying English civil de- lenses, told him that sanitary conditions in air raid shelters were better than those in some U. s. defense centers.
 McNutt gave an example of @ village of 500 population which is expected to expand to over 5000 with the establishment of an army camp nearby.
 The towns public water sup
 ply was inadequate even for its
 normal population; it doesn't
 have sewer system; there is no
 pastcurized milk in the area;
 and no hospital facilities within
 40 miles. In addition, exten-
 sive mosquito control will be
 necessary to prevent malaria.
 McNutt declared that the chief cause of the vast social problem stemming from defense is the con- centration of industry. He point ed out that 73 per cent of prim- ary defense contracts are located in 20 centers, while only 19 per cent of WPA employment was in these areas last December.
 Defense employment is crowded into the Northeast, requiring the bringing of workers clear across the continent. A total of 2,355,- 900 are employed in defense inc dustries in the Northeast. as com pared to 985. 900 in the South and Southwest: 000.000 in the Pacific and Mountain states: and 770.00O in Great Lake states.
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