The chronicle-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1920-1941, 1941-07-25
Retention on selectees In Training
Camps

Camps
General Geurge G. Marshall the
Army's Chief Of staff. d uraing q
Z revision Of the Selecttye Service Act
10 permit an extension Of the FF-
vice OF selectees. Guafdxmen. ard
ReseryistS for the duration OF the
emergency The War Department
has officially requested That such
legislation be enacted In q letter
from Under Secretary OF War Pat
terson 20 House Speaker Rabun
saying thar German successes have
resulted from the launching a ian
overwhelming force against an
unprepareG army Mr.. Patterson
further Said that when the Seleetive
Service Act was passed last year,
providing for the release Of trainees
al the end OF the year. ~tsle inter
national situation had not assumed
the very grave aspect Of today
General Marshall testified IN sup
port Of the Army'A proposal IN q
closed session OF the Senate Mill
tary Affairs Committee last week
Much ~of his statement was off
the-record but Ia the portion that
was released for publication he was
quoted as saying that failure 10 pass
the proposed legislation would mean
that practically all military units
would break down and that the
Army would largely melt away
President Roosevelt. IN expressing
ms approval Of the War Depart
ments proposal declared that the
Army will d~lsintegrate II CongreSs
docs not extend the service o.
selectees. Reserve officers. and
National Ouardsmen; and he has
declared thar the responsibility Is
squarely up 10 the Congress.
In spite OF the inSistenee Of the
War Department and the presioent
that such legiIlatson is desirable and
nacse1arv. theirs M mnaa opKsa&fttnn
70 IA proposal, especially IL Lte
House Senator Georve. Chairman
OF the Senate Foreign Relations
Committee. has announced his In
tention Of introducing a compro-
mise measure which. though not
making continued service eoEnpul-
sorry for the SelecteeS. would offer
certain Inducements which he feels
would keep many OF the boys In
vi AIlE NEAHALE AU AA GANTAAAtA NJ
iod OF their own yolition.
The legislation presented by the
War Department also would renove
the present 10000 limit Of selectees
In uniform az one time. There has
been nothing said Officially as TO
what size Army the Wa Depart
ment plans IN this connection, but
General Marshall has indicated that
a 2.300. 00O-man force or larger
might be IN view.
Daylight Saving Time
President Roosevelt has asked the
Congress for authority 10 establish
regional OF national daylight saw
ing time for all such parts Of the
year as he deems practicable. The
President has said that the need
for saving electrical energy in the
defense program varies from section
TO section and that a flat year-round
national daylight saving time would
work unnecessary hardships on the
investments IN power After con-
sultatton with several Governmental
agencies-the Office Of Production
Management. the Federal Power
Commission, and the Interior De-
partment-the President sent letters
10 the Governors OF Alabama, vfr-
Rinia, Tennessee. South Carolina.
North Carolina, Mississippi Georgia,
and Florida. suggesting that II fe-
gally possible they proclaim the
, necessity OF establishing davlioht
saving time IN their States and take
appropriate executive action to
place Il IN effect
L. 5. Planes To Give British Gen.
:. troll Of the Air
American fighting plane within
the next few months viii place Brit
! ain IN a dominant position for the
rest Of the war. ACCORDING 10 the
newly issued Aircraft Year Book for
1871 IL Is said that American and
British production l ALREADY Suuer-
for 70 Germanys IN such hlehlv i'm
portant cAteSories as fast uursttft
. planes long-range and MEDIUM
bomoeFS, and patrol flyinR boats
and should shortly end German air
supremacy This publication rssintx
out nat American Industry this
> year WAL turn our 1900 planes and
E mat next year. under present mo-
q grams 5000 VIII b. prodaoed. the
Year Book forecasts that Air uow-
er Rli play ar even more deciSiVe
part Ia the European War from now
on than Y hiss during the past wear
Thus far. Germany has the advant-
age Of having many more diane
than the British and has tsan ahie
70 aeienc her own bases while using
AR power 70 the fullest extsnt II
e attack on England: but Il Is
thought that with continued snd in
creased Salpmenr ~ -