The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1941-10-02
THIS WEEK IN E

He said plane production at TINS
time is still not satisfactory as a re-
suit of shortages in manufacturing
facilities and essential raw materials
but it is coming up He said several
U. s. planes far exceed any others
in the world.
viorities
Priorities Director Nelssn limited
oG.ction Of spare parts for pas
niger automobiles and light trucks
r the period September Is -
december 81, 1941 to 60 percent
the numloer sold during the first
IL months This year. SPAB said it
Vill extend to American industry
assistance in obtaining repair parts.
He said the army has its full a.
mount Of the fundamental weapons
rifles, bayonets, machine guns, ar
tillery, grenades but does not
have is full equipment of light and
medium tanks, anti-tank and anti
aircraft weapons. He said there is
sufficient equipment for training but
heavy production will not come until
-s14S Na~,. o. ac@ spIiag. lie said
the Army has much to learn about
the tank-plane and anti-tank-plane
combinations and 1--WE still have a
'crg way to go in u coordina-
ON between air and the ground but
we are beginning in earnest in Lou-
'eiana now"
Anti-Axis Black List
The State Department added 800
South American firms and indivi-
duals to the original Anti-Axis "Black
List" Of 1900 names and deleted 65
names where corrective action had
been taken since July II. The new
additions included" Air France" and
"Lati", a French and an Italian air
line, and the German news agency
"Transocean." Firms placed on the
blacklist are automatically deprived
of American oil and gasoline and
ether supplies from this country.
Agriculture
Agriculture Secretary Wickard told
Northeastern farm leaders and agri-
cultural workers Britain will need
between now and June 80, 1912
.heese, evaporated milk and dried
skim milk that will require pro-
cessing of more than 4 1-2 billion
pounds of milk; a billion and a halt
pounds of pork and lard; about soc
million dozen eggs; Is million pounds
% poultry meat, and quantities Of
tobacco, vitamin-rich fruits and vege'
tables. He said the British need {
| minimum of $1,000, 0OO. 900 in foos
between now and February 20, 1912
SPAB announced special atten
ton will be given provision Of eq
uipInent necessary for expanding
dairy production to meet domestic
and British requirements The Agri
culture Department said total in
come from farm marketings vii
reach $1O,00O.OOO,OO 900 in 1941.
Prices
Labor Secretary Perkins said foo
prices continued to rise during tn
first half of September with big
gest increases in pork chops, lard
eggs, and milk. Price Administrato
Henderson said eviction proceeding
had been begun by "unscrupulous
landlords in various parts of tn
country against tenants who com
planned or threatened to complain o
rent increases to their local Rem
Committee.
Initiation Control, Taxation
The Federal Reserve Board in
.reased reserve cash requirement
for member banks by about one
seventh, to the present lawful limi
The Board said the action will no
prevent credit for defense needs an
al legitimate requirements.
Treasury Secretary Morgentha
announced his staff has started wor
on legislation to limit corporatio
profits to six percent of investe
! capital for the duration of the emel