The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1941-05-29

supervision OF n Red Cross. The
ships will sail under Irish registry
18th Irish crews.
Civilian Defense
President Roosevelt established
on office of Civilian Defense and
appointed New York's Mayor la
Guardia as Director to carry out pro
grams for the protection of life and
property in an emergency with the
volunteer help of men, women and
children throughout the nation. Dir
ector LaGuardia said volunteers
would be organized to protect vital
utilities in the even of an attack,
carry on first aid and deal with
problems of welfare, evacuation
housing and food.
FBI Director Hoover announced
that 100000 local law enforcement
officers are being enlisted in a vol
untary plan to rout fifth columnists.
Cost of Living
Labor Secretary Perkins announc-
ed a 80 percent rise in the cost Of
living in larger cities above the
1935-1939 average and 81 percent
above August, 1889, just prior to
the European war. She said food
prices were up 5 percent over last
autumn, rents up 0.3 percent in the
last moath, and clothing up %
percent. The Labor Department re-
ported, however. the earnings of
workers in the manufacturing in
dustries advanced to new high le-
vels-5.4 percent more than March,
1910, with average hourly earning at
69.7 cents, or $29.1l a week,
Selective Service
Congress amended the Selective
Service Act to exempt from service
under the Act former regulars and
reservists of the Navy, Marine Corps,
and Coast Guard. Deputy Director
Hershey announced that although
the Army has sufficient dental and
veterinary officers, dentists and
veterinaries and students in these
professions should be deferred to a.
void a civilian shortage.
The OPM informed Selective Ser
vice Headquarters there will soon be
a shortage in the Woodworking trade
ard urged deferments to avoid this.
OPM pointed out that when a skilled
worker is indicted, the plant loses
not only the individual but also
the time of a skilled man needed
to train a replacement.
Labor Disputes
OPM Associate Director Hillmau.
speaking in New York, said "there
are no insoluble problems in mama
gement-labor relations only
some prejudices +. that must be
eliminated" to create the mutual
trust which must animate any sound
labor policy" Cooperation will re-
suit, he said, when labor problems
are treated not as a nuisance" but
worthy of serious study and consid-
Grafton
Public Attitude
William Bait, Deputy Defense
Production Director. speaking in
Washington, said OPM, Wan and
Navy officials are not satisfied with
defense progress.
~ do not want a single man or
woman to feel we are right on the
verge of becoming the arsenal OF
democracy" Mr.. Bait said. eve
cannot produce and preserve
our standard of living in terms of
electric conveniences and leisure
hours. A radical change of attitude
must take place if we are to make
good our promises to the defenders
of freedom
Mr.. Bait said business must be
willing to expand without immediate
regard for individual futures, labor
must forget its differences in de-
ference to more work, and Govern
ment must not allow politics or
bureaucracy to interfere with de-
Tense.
Foreign Affairs
Agriculture Secretary Wickard,
speaking at Hutchinson, Kansas, said
a" in Latin America many
countries are watching to see whe-
Their we will make good our promise
or simply talk and gesture
Millions of Britions are watching US
who can't go on unless u help IS
made effective. The Nazis and
Fascists are watching US. and every
sign of INDIGESTION and division fills
them with JOY. If we simply talk
they'll rule the world
War Secretary Stimsor and Navy
Secretary Knox told their press con-
f~erences the Neutrality Act, which
prohibits American shipping in com
bat zones, should be repealed AID the
u. S. should return to the former
policy of freedom of the seas Adj
dressing the Society of Naval Ar
chitects and Marine Engineers, Mr..
Knox said the U. S. must be pre-
pared to make sacrifices "that will