The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1941-09-04
THIS WEEK in DEFENSE

World War Navy flier, was appoint
ed Assistant Secretary of Navy foI
Aeronautics. Twenty-eight new Ar
my Air Corps units were formed
including 26 school squadrons of 200
men each. The Army Air Forces be-
gan tests of the P-40F, latest of l
series giving excellent performan-
ces abroad" and sent Maj Gen
Brett, Chief of Air, To Africa and
the Mediterranean area with a mis-
sion to study planes in action and
"eeds Of the British.
Civilian Defense
The Army announced it will test
the air defense and air warning sys-
tenn of the northeastern U. S. in
maneuvers October 8 to 16. Approx
imately $4,000 volunteer civilians in
the system will participate. A pre-
liminary report of the mission sent
to England by the office of Civilian
Defense recommended fingerprinting
of every U. S. citizen for identified
ton Of casualties and that necessary
civilian defense personnel, including
police and firemen, be exempt from
military service.
OCD Director LaGuardia reported
incomplete returns on the aluminium
collection campaign showed $4,000
600 pounds of scrap, yielding 1O,500,-
600 pounds of aluminium or enough
for 1880 fighting planes, has been
collected
Prices
Associate Price Administrator Ell
lott suggested women can help check
price rises by writing the Price Ad-
ministration's consumer division in
Washington of unreasonable advan-
ces in costs of living, by consulting
city and county officials to see
whether increases are justified; buy
ing this winters coal now; reporting
rapid rises in rents to state ard local
housing agencies; buying defense
bonds instead of new cars, refriger-
ators, washing machines or other
household appliances. The Office of
Price Administration set ceiling pri-
ces on animal hair used in mattress
ses, rayon grey goods, dimities, wolfe
and combed broadcloth-thus cover
ing almost all textiles required for
women's dresses, mems shirts, under
wear, coat and suit Innings. handker-
chiefs, sheeting and other items of
cotton and rayon.
Conservation Of Materials
OPM requested bicycle and furni-
ture manufacturers to conserve ma
terials by simplifying models and de-
signs, eliminating brass, chrome,
nickel, copper and metallic finishes.
white side-wall tires, an3 using re-
claimed instead of raw rubber. The
Division of Consumer Supply asked
consumers to take special care of
their cars, cut down on consump-
ton of tires, gas and oil and offered
checklist to aid in conservation.
W "A AhA"S uiobSu pAOSAdH 70 Sal
wage steel from abandoned publicity
owned street car rails. The War
Department reported it had found
recapped and retreaded auto tires
gave 80 percent of the service Of
the new tires and costs so percent
less.
Doctors, Dentists, Nurses
Federal Security Administrator
McNutt announced an agency will be
set up to mobilize physicians and
dentists to meet special demands for
medical care arising from the de-
Tense program. Plans will take into
account distribution of doctors and
dentists in relation to population,
training and experience and their
availability for service. Red Cross
Headquarters and the OCD announc-
ed plans to train 100000 volunteers
as nurses aides with the help of To-
cal hospitals. Volunteers must be be-
tween 10 and so, graduates of high