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Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1941-11-14
DISTRIBUTORS
MUST INCREASE
FOOD SUPPLY

Food distributors must increase
their efficiency if the governments
Neutrality-suspicious." program is to
be a success, w. B. Scrimger of Bal
timore, Vice President in the Atlantic
Division of the Great Atlantic & Pa
cific Tea Company declared today.
Announcing the local celebration of
the Company's 82nd anniversary, ne
said present world conditions place
added importance on A & P's tradi-
tional policy of encouraging the con-
sumption of healthful foods by elimi-
mating unnecessary handling costs
and narrowing the margin between
what the consumer pays and the pro-
Queer receives.
with government nutrition ex-
perts agreed that vitamins are as vi
tai to Americas strength and morale
as planes, tanks, and guns, all food
distributors have responsibility to
move food to consumers with the ut
most efficiency" Mr.. Scrimger said,
adding that "our company is proud of
its part in meeting that responsible
ty, not only since the governments
nutrition program was started, but
in every one of its 80 years of opera
tion."
This efficiency has been maintain
ed since the company was founded in
1859, he said, when George Hunting
ton Hartford took revolutionary
step in purchasing a cargo of tea d.
rect from China, and, by eliminating
all needless in-between landings and
costs, retailed it for half the pre-
vailing prices. Hartford subsequently
applied the same mass distribution
principles to other foods, and public
acceptance made it possible to open
additional stores, thus starting Amer
ica's first chain store company.
A later major step in the COM
pany's growth was the advent of the
economy stores" through which con-
sumers demonstrated their desire to
get more food for their food dollar by
dispensing with credit and delivery
expenses. Most significant recent
trend has been the growth of the SUI
permarket which, as developed by A
& P, brings food to consumers at the
lowest "markup" ever achieved in the
retail grocery industry, he said.
"The larger turnover inherent to
supermarket operation, coupled with
self-service, means that the company
can operate on a still narrower mar
gin, passing the resultant savings on
to both producers and consumers"
Mr.. Scrimger explained. He pointed
to the fact that his company's custo-
mers this year will save over $780,
100000 on their food as compared to
the lowest prices which could have
been charged on the basis of opera
ting costs five years ago. Similarly,
growers and shippers marketing
fresh fruits and vegetables through
A & P stores now get 13 percent
greater share of the consumers dol
lar than they did only four years ago.
That these benefits to producers
and consumers have not been achiev-
ed at the employees expense is indica-
ted by the company's recent adoption
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1941-11-14
THE u. S. ARMY'S
AIR FORCE SEEMS
The VERY FINEST

The United States Army is building
the finest Air Force in the world.
This is not just talk. 1t is an actual
fact. The new planes are equal, or
superior, to any ever built in any
country. Our latest model combat
planes are faster, with greater fire
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1941-11-14
Baylis, Richard Dryden, Elmer Sharp

Baylis, Richard Dryden, Elmer Sharp
ley, Bobby Matthews, Rebecca Ad-
kins, Phyllis Doughty, Carl Baylis,
Pauline Birmingham, Beatrice Bri-
mer, Elaine Brown, Rintha Ann Hick-
man, Winston Linton, Samuel Linton,
Richard Jones, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Ellis, Mrs. Cecil Merritt, Mrs. Winnie
Shoaling and Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence
Merritt.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1941-11-14
CHORAL CLUB HOLDS
FIRST FALL MEETING

Approximately half a hundred per-
sons were present at the Manokin
Lecture Room Monday night to take
part in the first fall meeting of the
Somerset County Choral Club. Mrs.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-03-24
U. S. MARINES.
 ARE ON GUARD. IN SHANGHAI.
Are PatrolIing Information al Settlement, HeImefed
 -Wifh Fixed Bdyonets

SHANGHAI, March 24. - United States Marines with steel helmets and carrying rifles with fixed bay onets, are today patrolling the prin- cipal thoroughfares and sections of the International Settlement after 10 persons were killed and 56 injured in the terrorist bombings of two banks affiliated with the National Chinese Government at Chungking.
 The United States Marines took up guard on nearby American prop erty immediately after the blasts but withdrew after the International Settlement authorities called out the reserve police.
 The Marines then reestablished a patrol as the result of new un- certainties over the situation.
 The terrorists are said to be an organized party of Japanese, with some coerced Chinese.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-03-24
FIVE PLANES SCHEDULED TO
 ARRIVE HERE
Two Lodestars, Three Flee. trds Due 10 Land Here
 This Afternoon

Five PAA planes are scheduled to land at the Juneau airport today as two Lodestars are in the air Ju- neau-bound from Seattle and three Electras are scheduled to land from Fairbanks.
 Aboard the Lodestars for Juneau are A. M Hartford, Ken Rank Har- " Donnelly. William Murphy and Lillian Murphy.
 Electra's passengers are Frank Karabelnikoff, Arnold Crowman, Fred Yenney and Howard Thomp- son.
 Yesterday two PAA Electras left Juneau for Fairbanks with MT and Mrs. Martin Sather, Martin Sather, Jr., Paul Sather, Francis Hansen. Stephen Carey, Julius Thomas and T. Tenneson.
 Vera Ross was southbolmd pas senger on the Douglas DC-3 from Fairbanks to Juneau. The Douglas left Juneau for Seattle after half hour stay.
 Also leaving Juneau for Seattle yesterday was one PAA Lodestar.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-03-24
REPUBLICAN, COM N l
 E MEETING
Chairman Martin dkes Fling at New Deal -WiII-
 kie Makes Statement

WASHINGTON. March 24-Rep- resentative Joseph w. Martin, Jr., of Massachusetts, in the role of Chairman of the Republican Ma tional Committee, today declared the United States is staggering along in the direction of war and in the face of the possibility of na- tional bankruptcy"
 Under the circumstances, Martin further said, it is the responsibility of the Republican Party to police and audit the New Deal Admins tration to protect our country, fi- nancially, political and sociall from bankruptcy and the scandals of 1918 must not be repeated"
 Martin addressed a closed meet ing of the Republican National Committee called to discuss the or ganization and problems.
 Before the committee convened Wendell L. Willkie. Republican Presidential nominee in 1940, dis claimed the slightest interest at this time in the candidacy of any, one for office in 1922 or 1914"
 The statement occasion reports circulated on the eve of the com mittee meeting, that he is not inter ested in the 1914 nomination fol President. Speculation is now that Willkie will back Gov. Harold Stas- sen of Minnesota when the time comes.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-03-24
Advance Reported 10 Have Started Sunday Going
 Rapidly Souihwdrd
YUG05lAvlA E BEING
 FORCED TO SIGN PACT
Warning Given LittIe Ball. kan Nation 10 Be Care
 full as Revolt Spreads
(By Associated Press)

A heavy movement of German troops through the Struma River Valley in Bulgaria toward the Greek frontier is reported in unconfirmed Balkan dispatches as Yugoslavia's Prince Paul, overriding the angry protests against submission to Ger many. is prepared to join the Axis Powers.
 Military experts declare the Stru- ma River Valley is likely the portal for Hitler's expected attack on Greece.
 A Rueters dispatch from Belgrade said large formations of Nazi troops have been seen advancing rapidly southward through the valley since Sunday afternoon.
 Yugoslavia Must Act
 Official German quarters in Bel grade said Yugoslavia will have to sign up as an Axis partner, just as Hungary, Rumania, Bulgaria and Slovakia have done, rather, than merely passive member. as the lit- tie nation demands. Presumably, when Yugoslavia does sign. this will give Germany the right to march the Nazi troops through the Balkan Kingdom via the vardar Valley, which is strategic gateway for the invasion of Greece.
 Greek Warning
 Greece has sent warning to Yugo- slavia against any hostile act" in cooperating with Germany.
 The British Minister in Belgrade has also addressed note to the Yugoslavia Government appealing to the Regency not to betray Yugo- slavia in the face of rising public opinion and smouldering unrest.
 May Sign Pact
 There is an unconfirmed report that Yugoslavia Government lead- CTS, shaken by Cabinet crisis of the past four days, will entrain this afternoon for Vienna to sign the Axis pact.
 It is also said that new Yugoslavia Cabinet members have replaced three anti-Axis members who re- signed. The new members of the Cabinet are said to be already in office.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-03-24
Two Closed NavyAreas
 Designated
President Signs Executive 0rders-Kodidk Section
 Restricted Zone

WASHINGTON, March 24.-Two new Naval Defense areas in the Pa cific from which foreign shipping is banned, have been established by Executive Orders of President Roose- welt.
 One area is Subic Bay, Philippine Island, and the other is Kodiak Island, Alaska.
 Both areas are declared to be de- fense territories from which foreign ships are allowed to enter only on the express authority of the Secre- tary of the Navy.
 The orders are effective after 90 days.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-03-24
STRIKES AT
 ! PLANTS
 ARE5ETTLED
Workers Agree 10 Return 10 Their Jobs Pending
 Negotiations
(BY ASSOCIATED PREss)

The office of Production Man agement today chalked up strike settlements in two plants vital to de- fense orders after weekend of in- tensive effort.
 Striking CIO workers of the Alum mum Company of America, at the plant in Edgewater, New Jersey have agreed to resume work and con- tinue negotiations for wage increas- es and the's. overtime pay denaEds.
 The CIO strikers at the Harvill Aircraft Diecasting Corporation in Los Angeles nave also agreed to halt their 10-day old strike after reaching a tentative agreement with the management on demands for union recognition and wage increas- es. The workers agreed to continue negotiations.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-03-24

WASHINGTON = Anything can happen in the tempestuous Balkans, but it seems certain that Roosevelt diplomacy and the lease-lend bill were responsible for delaying the Nazi attack on Greece for at least ten days.
 The big thing which the lend lease bill did for the British was to permit tanks, anti-tank guns. and anti-aircraft guns to be landed at Lalonika immediately. The British had only limited supplies of these, and had to keep some in reserve for use around Suez and other vital Mediterranean areas.
 However, with passage of the lend- lease bill. they knew they could get reserves later from the United Stat es, therefore threw all their present reserves onto the Greek front
 This type of munitions is what the Turks have especially needed They have plenty of rifles, machine guns and reasonable amount of artillery; but few anti-tank or anti-aircraft guns to stop the advance of modern mechanical forces.
 NOTE = The Balkans has been getting it's American news chiefly from the official German DNB news agency, which had played up all the Wheeler-Nye speeches, gave the impression that the United States was against Roosevelt and that the bill could not pass Final passage however, could not be suppressed in the news dispatches and had tre- mendous effect upon Balkan public
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-03-24
DIM0ND URGES
 PROMPT ACTON ON ARM0RY BILL
Alaska Delegate Also Asks Legislature 10 Endet
 Revenue Measures

Urging appropriation of money for armories and prompt enact- ment of whatever fair and equi- table revenue bills are necessary" to provide for this and other Ter ritorial needs, Delegate Anthony J. Dimond today addressed radio grams to President of the Senate Henry Roden and Speaker of the House H. H. McCutcheon as fol- lows:
 Following is copy of telegram dated March eighteenth from me to Representative James V. Davis: T received your telegram seven teenth advising that serious fight is developing in Legislature over bill appropriaung half million for
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-03-24
NEGOTIATIONS
 BROKEN OFF IN
 COAST DISPUTE
Government Asked 10 Take Over Operation of
 California Plant

LOS ANGELES, Cal, March 24 Edward Cheyfitz, International Secretary Treasurer of the GIG Diecasters Union. last Saturday night announced breakoff in ne- gotiations to end an eight-day strike and said he had wired to Presi- dent Roosevelt asking the Govern ment to take over the operation of the Harvill Aircraft Diecasting Corporations plant.
 Cheyfitz said the production o1 the plant is vital to all west coast plane manufacturers.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-03-24
BILL I5 GIVEN.
 APPROVAL BY VOTE OF 67-9.
Goes Through Without Any Change : Be Flown 10
 FOR for Signature

WASHINGTON, March 24.- The Senate has passed, by a vote of 67 to 9, the British Asd Leg islation.
 The legislation is for a Seven Billion dollar appropriation to finance the Administrations all out program to aid Great Bri- tain especially.
 The House passed the legis- latiOn last week.
 The Senate approved the mea- sure without any change follow ing a two hour debate.
 Many Senators who opposed the original lend and lease mea- sure said they voted for the ap- prcpriaticn to carry out the law.
 Arrangements were lmmed- lately made to fly the bill to the President who is now cruising
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-03-24
Program for NavyProjeefs
 Going Ahead
Various Bases Will Be De. yeIoped : President
 Signs Measures

WASHINGTON. March 24.-The White House announced this after noon the President has signed two bills authorizing $34O, ,OOO, 900 for the Naval Public Works program.
 The legislation includes funds for the development of the Guam and Samoa island bases, also bases on the Atlantic acquired from Great Britain and projects in Alaska and other insular shore stations are authorized.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-03-24
STocK QuoEaI,ous

NEW YORK, March 24.-C'osing quotation of Alaska Juneau mine stock is Az, American Can 85B, Anaconda 24h, Bethlehem Steel TIE, Commonwealth and Southern F, Curtiss Wright g, General Mo- tors 42A, International Harvester AT, Konnecott 33A, New York Gen. tral 12%, Northern Pacific 6. United States Steel 563i, Pound $4.03%.
 DOW, JONES AVERAGES
 The following are today's Dow, Jones averages: industrials i22.40, rails 28.O2, utilities 1861.
 
 The average soldier in the Unit ed States Army gets .88 pounds of meat a day.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-03-24
TWO 0lDTIMERS ARE
 ADMITTED TO HOME

John N Wahl of Petersburg and Dominic Perelle of Skagway have been admitted to the Pioneers Home, according to word from Sup erintendent Filler Hansen.
 Wahl, 79, is a native of Norway He came to Alaska as a laborer in 1898.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-03-24
TYEE IN AND OUT,
 BOUND FOR SEATTLE

Steamer Tyee of the flask a Transportation Company arrived in Juneau at 9:30 o'clock Saturday night and sailed for Seattle via Sitka at midnight with four pas sengers from Juneau.
 Passengers to Seattle were Mrs. w P. Sullivan, Mrs. Rex Chittick and Mrs. Elmer Garnes. Bruce Bowers was bound for Sitka.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-03-24
By JACK sTINNETT

WASHINGTON, March "A. = I'd like to make recommendation to the historians of a couple of thou sand years from now. When they are looking for Americana" let them dig up few copies of the Congressional Record and tap the richest well of our times
 There's nothing in the world quite like the Congressional Rec- ord. It's printed by the Govern ment Printing Office, and if you subscribe to it ($150 a month) in Washington you'll get it every morning. Today it may be 400 pages; tomorrow only 50; maybe day after. it won't be published at all. Chats when Congress doesn't meet)
 The Government Printing Of flee (GPO, as it is called in Wash ington) is probably the great est publishing house in the world but that's another story. Right now we are talking about the Congressional Record.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-03-24
HOLBROOK IS BACK
 ON MOUNT McKINLEY

Wellman Holbrook, Assistant Re- gional Forester, returned here on the steamer Mount Mckinley after three months business and pleas- ure trip to the States.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-03-24
Confessional Record
 Recommended as Creai :.
 For Future Historians

man has the privilege of asking his house that what he has just said be stricken from the Record. When such request is made, it almost always is granted, for congress- men are among the first to recog- nize that, in the heat of debate, to err is common.
 Not only that, but even if a Congressional Record is printed, members may ask for corrections to be made in their dissertations and this also is almost always granted unanimously. because what man hasn't reread his statements and found in them things he wished he had said differently--or not at all?
 Still the Congressional Record is corrected very few times and the pleas for withdrawal of state ments don't crop up once in ten or twenty thousand words.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-03-24
MINUTES OF THE MEETINGS

Its main body contains a ver- batini report of everything that happens in the Senate and House of Representatives. The word "ver- batim" should be used with some reservation. because any congress-
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-03-24
THE APPENDIX"

THE APPENDIX"
 In spite of all the laws that are passed, all the debates over what is good or bad for our way of life, I don't think tomorrow's historians will be nearly as concerned about the word -for-word reports of what was said on the floors of the House and Senate as they will be in the Appendix"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-03-24

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The Hagerstown globe., 1941-10-03
FREE PRESS INDISPENSABLE
WNU Service)

Emphasis in Newspaper Week, now being observed with
less nfOmaty in all parts of the United States is
naturally being placed upon the freedom of the That
has always the buwarks of American democracy
grounded, it is in the Federal Constitution.
Thomas Jefferson observed in substance that if he
had choose between without newspapers and
without he would take the latter What
had in mind the fundamental Importance of Informed
public opinion which, by of it's very enlightenment could
not be brought under the. iron heel of dictatorship.
The reader knows that the newspaper
making supreme effort separate the
nfcant from the trivial the from the false the sincere
the hypoctica 1t is easy task but the
which being undertaken is clearly indicated in
tanned levels of circulation and in continuing demand the
part popuace for printed presentation of both fact
and opinion.
The Hagerstown globe., 1941-10-03
THE WORLD SERIES

Comes October and interest in the United
the World Series almost to the peclon all else ncud
ing This year the necknd between the bod
and the Cardinals for possession of the National League
pennant supplied the buup needed for roaring finish of
1914 season of the national pastme.
There little of national unity of the spirit may-the
win in the World Series this year. Every
baseball FAM he he IA So has been gradually conditioning
self for wild partisanship in the World Series since the
beginning of the in April He knew then which
would win the respective and in fact the World Ser
and if he has been forced adopt tenabe
the season progressed perhaps than the experience
he convinced has broaened him and made him compe
tent than perhaps any other fan in the country assay the
probabilities and arrive pure truth the merits of the
respective teams
After that, predicting the outcome remains incident
There is that about baseball which satisfying
earthly 1t possible to put in lot of time baseball without
seeing and enjoy the sport immensely baseball fan
never feels that he putting the dog that he trying
rise above the everyday of people Perhaps there
something about the game which is conducive development
of interest centeed in topic and this the baseball
family will admit If he turns to the baseball spunng
the front page, and the radio only
teams Jared he imagine anything be important
That's the way with baseball. When it he is
Indced shared
The Hagerstown globe., 1941-10-03
AUTUMN SKY
Indced shared.

"Starlight star bright, first | tonight :"
1t is be exceedingly alert these nights to de
which of the millions of that burst forth when
the sudden dusk is the first the The cooler wealth
has brought better visibility. The is between the a
vest and the hunter funess Looking instead of down al
any clear evening after O'Clock, fmamen
studded with panes of bright bold Mr. Shakespeare
said, if it Shakespeare.
Most conspicuous of all the celestial displays is the Milky
which though is hard realize this the solar system
1t nterects the heavens with its belt of misty
light coming from innumerable nebulae and But if
late enough he stars of brighter magnitude
Sirius and the stars in the constellation of Orion
Vega of is always present the ightbue body that
wander very far away from earth mans zenith until the
night is nearly done.
There is heahfu diversion in gazing beyond the minl
tae the mysterious spaces of the uni
What is that Thou mindful of him. And what
is man that mindful of Thee? Does Hitler dare
look into the sky mOoness nights is he afraid of the
thoughts impulses from silent immensity?
feeling persists that if there little of the
astronomer every Of the tbuences of the hu
m spirit would abate.
The Hagerstown globe., 1941-10-03
SHIP BUILDING
IS SPEEDING UP
Production Is High and
1912 Results Will Top
All Previous Records

Uncle Sam is turning out war
ships and merchant vessels at an
unprecedented rate, according to
the latest check-up on marine con-
structiOn.
The Maritime Commission esti-
mates that between 13O and 134
new merchant carriers will roll off
the ways this year This is far
above the estimate of 105 new
ships made last May by Rear Ad-
miral Emory S. Land, Commission
chairman.
The construction of a two-ocean
Navy is also going ahead at accel-
Grated speed. The Navy Depart
ment, in progress report, said
the following had been accomplish
ed in the period from January to
September l, this year:
The Hagerstown globe., 1941-10-03
KeelS Vessels
Laid Comp'ld.

In addition to the figures on the
number of vessels completed and
number of keels laid, it was stated
that 249 ships were launched, in
cluding one battleship, one cruiser,
eight submarines and eight de-
strOyers.
Real Admiral S. NJ Robinson.
chief of the Bureau of Ships, point
ed out that the number of workers
engaged in ship construction had
more than doubled in years
time. He added:
"The establishment of the AS
hour week and the development OF
the 3-shift, 24-hour day, involving
a tremendous augmentation Of
shipbuilding workers, is effectively
using the nations manpower.
while the use of overtime has
increased the cost of construction
of naval vessels, the increase has
definitely been compensated for
by the accelerated speed of pro-
duction which it has made possible.
Admiral Land said that in the
first quarter of 1912, the shipbuild-
ing industry will deliver more new
ships than were produced in any
year since the World War, with the
exception of 1941. He said:
'In the first quarter of 1943, If
we are able to carry out the sched-
ule we have set for ourselves, we
will deliver more shipping than
was produced in the United States
in the whole of 1918, when America
produced 100000 deadweight tons
of ships.
"These World War comparisons
are made without suggesting in
any way that the Commissions
emergency activities are beyond
criticism. The only way we will
know whether the Commission has
succeeded in it's program is if the
ships are furnished to deliver the
goods. | think that up to the pres
ent, we have used our opportuni-
ties fairly we'll"