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The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1941-10-09
First She'll Plant In United
State To Be Finished On
Defense Program
Continued from page One)

tify himself and gain entrance IN
side. No visitors are allowed except
with special permit and then escort
ed by a responsible official. And we
were escorted by a young and hand
some Captain! Each visitor is given
a badge with a number on it to wear
and also signs his name and business
at the ~watchman's gate.
Making los MN. Shells
Two different departments are in
volved in making .105 MN. shells
which we witnessed. They are the
forging department and the machine
shop where the forged shells are
finished.
The forging plant is located to it
self about 500 feet long. Railroad flat
cars deliver to the back door long thin
rails of solid steel called billets. Half
of this steel is made by Republic
Steel Corporation right here in Cad
sden. The other half comes from the
TCI mills in Birmingham, 65 miles
away. Electric cranes unload the
steel. A press breaks the 16 to %
feet billets into pieces about 16
inches long which are conveyed into
one of eleven red hot furnaces where
they are forged into shape.
How rapidly the shells are forged
is q defense secret, of course. But
we can tell you they were coming
out Of the furnace w one a min
ute in the time we watched. 1t is
fascinating to W a t c h the
men work with theired-hot billets as
they shoot out Of the furnace. They
handle them so easily by hand with
huge tongs conveying them along a
belt to the guage bench where they
are gagged and then sent into the
pit for cooling.
The shells stay in the cooling pit
until they are cold. Then they are
transported by electric tractor over
to the machine shop in another build
ing to be finished.
The brick constructed machine shop
is the largest and finest Of its kind
in the world. It a. be completely
BACKED out at night. It is air-con.
ditioned and contains nearly -four
miles of f~luorescent lighting. 1t has
a six-inch concrete floor and the
building is about 30Ox500 feet.
Each machine performs N opera
ton in finishing the shells. Each
shell goes through these processes
roughing, finishing, band turning and
placing, tapping and drilling, knurlins
and stamping. notching. welding
threading through the hydraulic
press, and band finishing.
After all this you have a com
pleted los nm. shell Is 11-16 inche.
long by 4 1-s inches in diameter
weighing 26 pounds empty. The
finished shell is polished to such
high consistency that it appears Il
be made of silver. The hole through
the center of it will eventually b;
filled with bags of INT in one of the
numerous bag-loading plants in the
country. The shells from the Gadsder
plant will be sent to Milan, Tennes.
see, for loading. The loaded los shell
weighs with cap 35 pounds.
l,4O0 To Be Employed
About l,400 men in two-eight hour
shifts will be in full production by
January 1, according to presen,
plans. Production can be expanded
any time if so desired.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1941-10-09

1t is well this spirit prevails. Of what
earthly use could our guns be if we
had no ammunition for them?
We believe we can safely look to
the workers of the Gadsden Shell
plant to keep the supply lines open
as long as they have it within their
power to do SO.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1941-10-09
"BEHIND THE SCENES IN
AMERICAN BUSINESS"
BY John Croddock

NEW YORK, Oct. 6. GOING STRONG
While still more tax clouds loom on the
Washington horizon, customer spending
shows no let-up Either because 0 flax out
look, or in spite of it-probably both-re-
tail store sales showed rousing comeback
from late-summer lull. Two-day rush for
luxury purchases before new tax rates went
into effect produced buying jams such as
seldom seen except just before Christmas.
Even outdid the July 'silk stocking STAN
pede' Other indexes still pointing sharply
upward Carloadings hit largest volume since
November 1880 Commercial advances
(for enterprises) by New York City banks
rose to best levels in a decade Bell sys-
tenn gained LAP, 900 telephones in September,
the biggest months increase in its history
Barron's general business index, adjusted to
long-term trends, has stabilized at around
1O3 somewhat under July peak of 1854,
but far ahead of pre-war figure of 71.8 for
September /, 1889.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1941-10-09

PLANNED ABUNDANCE - Another in
dustry entered the front line of u. S. defense
recently when the government asked seven
d~istillers to manufacture SO, OO0, 900 gallons
of industrial alcohol, needed by the new fed
erar arsenal at Charlestown, Ind. But unlike
most manufacturer doing defense work, dis
tillers were able to prepare in advance to
avoid the necessity of rationing their consum-
er stocks duying defense production. An ex-
PLANTATION of this industrial planning was
given recently by Lewis S. Rosenstiel, board
chairman of Schenley Distillers corporation,
which is cooperating in the new project.
ITO insure proper aging, this spokesman
pointed out, "the industry must manufacture
and invest its money in newly-distilled spirits
years before they are offered to the con-
sumner. As a result Of eight years careful
p~ost-repeal planning, we are now able to
provide consumers with the best liquors ever
made in this country, without interfering in
any way with industrial alcohol produc-
ton"
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1941-10-09

BITS O. BUSINESS - PENNSYLVANIA
$40, 000, 90 super-turnpike, tunneling through
mountain for 159 miles between Harrisburg
and Pittsburgh, seems to be a financial as
we'll as artistic success; it'll earn nearly
$4,000, 600 its first year, more than enough
to pay operating costs and bond interests
First plant in the country for mass produce
ton of plastics in extruded forms - to re-
place aluminium, copper and brass in house
hold materials - has opened in Norwalk.
Conn. Auto companies are considering
senGing out new cars with only four tires. as
rubber conservation move; independent tire
dealers are much in favor of it as boon 20
their sales opportunities The proposed
10-million-ton expansion in the nations steel
ingot capacity will be shared by 80 firms
China and Brazil are h~ustling to get in on
the u. S.. silk market - the latter is exnort-
ing silk fabric for the first time this year .
Portable typewriter companies are making
fewer models to save materials.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1941-10-09

all DIOlltS duONC v " \OhS IA SoRASS
ent. and Administrators proposed broad
ening of social security program h~ighlighted
the weeks developments in the cs1 ital. OPP
position of SPAB's Donald Nelson, Price Adj
ministrator Leon Henderson and others in
dicates the Morgenthau proposal has little
chance to go through, but TIC general theory
is it was made more as a lever to be used
in getting a compromise, mllder measure
than with expectation it would pass "as is"
Social security broadening would extend the
"coverage" of unemployment insurance to
just about double the number of persons now
coming under the laws provisions 100000
O0O), taking in such new classificatiOns as
domestic servants, agricultural workers, and
the self-employed. 1t also would increase the
amount of old-age benefit payments. Moth
ing definite was said at the outset as to size
Of increase in takes from employer and
employee, but estimates ranged from half
again" as much to several times as much.
1t was described as an naturalization" move,
to soak up excess purchasing power.
A
PEACH BOOM-Vitamins spelled sales
for peach growers this year. With house
wives made increasingly alert to vitamin
values of all fruits and vegetables by the
federal governments neutrality-suspicious."
campaign, total rail shipments from the ma
tons peach belt jumped nine per cent over
last year. One distributor, A and p which con-
Quoted a special drive emphasizing the
health-giving qualities of peaches and other
produce, reported it's peach purchases for
the season up 70 per cent over 1910. One
peak production week saw output of 264,-
700 bushels, compared to 95, 900 in the cor
responding week last year. There was a
boom in home canning, too; some stores re-
ported that as much as 80 per cent of their
sales were in pushel-basket lots for that pur-
pose.
Evening star., 1941-07-11
Beer Business Nets
S14,598
Profit in 7 Months
Wholesale Receipts
Amount to Sl30, ,662
In May and June

A net profit of s14,59878 from the
first two months operation of the
new wholesale beer business of the
Montgomery County Md Liquor
Control Board was announced yes
terday by the boards accounting di-
vision.
Total sales for May and June ran
to Sl3066214 with a gross profit of
S20.915. Operating expenses were
listed at s7,236O6.
1t was said that dispensary sales
by the boards wholesale beer branch
during the two-month period were
lower than would have been expected
under ordinary circumstances as the
majority of the retail dealers had
been fully supplied with beer stocks
by private wholesalers who were
forced out of business by adoption of
the county monopoly plan.
However, it was said that the
figure could be used in estimating
a yearly profit of S87.592 since pc
riods of increased sales would be
offset by off ff-season periods. A
profit of approximately $4,000 was
predicted by officials in support Of
the county beer sale plan before the
county Democratic Congress and
General Assembly.
The plan was worked out by
Ralph H. Chase, former executive
secretary to the president of the
board of county commissioners. and
now in charge of the operation of
the county's wholesale beer unit.
Evening star., 1941-07-11
Arlington Petitions
Urge Carretta Race
For County Board
Civic Leader Promises
EorIy Announcement
On Decision

Petitions urging Albert A. Car
retta, Arlington County civic leader,
to become a candidate for the
County Board are being circulated
by his friends, it was learned today.
Mr.. Carretta admitted he was
considering entering the race and
said he would make a definite an
nouncement soon.
Should he decide to run he will
oppose Basil De Lashmutt, Demo-
cratic candidate Mr. De Lashmutt
is the only member of the five-man
board whose term expires this year
If Mr.. Carretta runs he will have
to campaign as an independent be-
cause, being a Federal employe, he
is forbidden to take part in any
political convention or primary
under provisions of the Hatch Act.
Mr.. Carretta, chairman of the
Executive Committee of the County
Civic Federation, who won The Star
cup for outstanding civic leader
ship In Arlington last February, is
member of the county Young
Democratic Club. He has been a
resident of Arlington since 1886.
For independent candidacy, a Pc
tition containing the signatures of
SO qualified voters must be filed
with the clerk of the County Court,
c. Benjamin Laycock, so days be-
fore the election in November.
Evening star., 1941-07-11
Fort Meade Sets Up
New Repair Agency;
Division Plans Show
ToIent Search Begun;
Infantry Regiment
Demonstrates Weapons
Ry the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
FORT GEORGE G.. MEADE, Md.
July 11-Col. Gilbert M. Allen, Fort
Meade post commander, yesterday
announced the opening of a new post
clothing and equipage repair shop.
Commonly referred to as the &C
g. E. Shop" it functions in four units
shoe repair, clothing repair, tent
age and canvas overhauling and the
rebuilding and renovation of mat
treSSeS and pillows
In addition to the necessary ad-
ministrative and supervisory person
mel, the shop employees 20 shoe re-
palrmen, % SeamStresSes, 4 tentage
repairmen and mattress makers.
The 115th Infantry, commanded
by Col. D. John Markey. staged a
demonstration of infantry weapons
for 600 R. o. T. C. students under
going summer training here
The weapons demonstrated, be-
sides the MI rifle, we're the light
machine gun, the Comm. mortar and
the 81mm. mortar.
A talent hunt will get under way
Monday evening in the 10th Field
Artillery recreation hall, Capt. Sam
uel R. Turner, division morale officer
announced
All soldiers who can sing. dance
produce rabbits from hats or other
wise entertain are urged to partici-
pate in the talent contest. A civilian
master of ceremonies will handle the
show
Winners of regimental contests
will participate in a 29th Division
show.
Evening star., 1941-07-11
z Maryland Counties
To Furnish 79 Men
For August Call
Prince Georges Asked
For Is; Montgomery
To Induct Remaining 81

Prince Georges and Montgomery
Counties have been asked to furnish
2l white and So colored selectees of
the 9l8 men to be inducted in Mary
land between August 6 and II, 1t
was revealed today in draft quotas
announced by Gov. O'Conor.
All three Prince Georges County
draft boards have completed the list
ing of July / registrants.
Prince Georges must furnish s
white and 10 colored, while Mont
gomery County will send Is white
and 80 colored selectees to Balti-
more.
Prince Georges County Draft
Board No. / will furnish 2 white
selectees on August and colored
on August IL; Board No. 2, l white
on August 7. and II colored an
August IL; Board No. 8, 3 white on
August s.
In Montgomery County, Draft
Board No. will supply white
selectee on August and 20 colored
on August 12 Board No. 2. 6 white
on August and IS colored on Au-
gust IL; Board No. 3, 8 white and
colored on August 6.
Anne Arundel County has been
asked to supply II white and 10 COL
ored selectees; Calvert, 2 white and
IA colored; Charles, 2 white and 10
colored, and st. Marys, 2 white and
10 colored.
Meanwhile, Prince Georges Draft
Board No. 3 announced the names
of "a white selectees who will be sent
to Baltimore for induction Wednes-
Evening star., 1941-07-11
Nine Liquor Dealers
Given Suspensions
In Prince Georges
Future Convictions May
Mean Revocutions of
Permits, Official Says
BY Staff Correspondent of The Star.

By Staff Correspondent of The Star.
UPPER MARLBORO, Md, July
11.-Licenses of nine Prince Georges
County liquor dealers convicted of
liquor law violations were suspended
here yesterday from l to 30 days by
the countys Board of License Com
missioners with the warning that
future convictions would probably"
mean revocation of permits.
In the warning to the dealers,
Mrs. Mary w. Browning, president
of the board, said the commissioners
have tried Ito be fair with people
and at the same time uphold the
law"
These sentences are warning
and if offenders come up before
the board again as a result of viola
tions, we will give them the limit
complete revocation or three months
suspension" she said,
Stiffest penalty imposed by the
board was a 30-day suspension of
the license of Mrs. Gussie Lieber
of Colmar Manor Robert M. Nc
Cullough, her attorney, said he
planned to appeal the boards de-
cision to the State License Board.
The board meted out two weeks
license suspension to Edward c.
Getzendanner of the OXon Run Inn
at OXon Hill and the licenses of
Maynard L. Fortune of the P e. C
Drive-In Cafe and A. Michael
Young of Mike Young's Place were
suspended for one week. Other deal
ers whose licenses we're suspended
for one day included Ethel Cox OF
Coxs Liquor Store, Oxon Hill; Mil
ton Barrett, Dude Ranch, near
Berwyn: John Klein, Klein's Tavern.
Mount Rainier: Thomas s. Long,
Dixie Pig, Bladensburg, and Hoyt
Hutchison, Town Hall Tavern,
Berwyn.
All of the suspensions were to
60 into effect today with the ex-
ception of that of Hutchison which
was to be effective Monday.
Evening star., 1941-07-11
SeK-Appointed
Press Agent
Errs in Story
, q Staff Correspondent of The star

BY Sla1I correspondent Ol Inc othI.
UPPER MARLBORO, Md, July
ll.-NicholaS Orem, Prince Georges
County school superintendent, would
like to know the identity of the new
self-appointed public relations
officer of the countys Board of Edu-
cation
Mr.. Orem's interest arose when
the anonymous press agent an
nounced the resignation of one Of
the countrys high school principals
without bothering to consult the
school superintendent.
Yesterday The Star and at least
one county weekly paper received
a mineographed press release an
nouncing the transfer of Truman
S. Klein. principal of Surrattsville
High School, to the Frederick High
School The announcement was at
tributed to Mr.. Orem.
This morning Mr. Orem. who had
conferred with Mr.. Klein. said there
was no foundation for the story and
that 1t was the first time either he
or Mr.. Klein had heard about it.
Evening star., 1941-07-11

the Legion sponsored boy making
the best showing, donated by the
L. G. Balfour Co., and watches for
the best designed car and best
brakes, given by Sydney Selinger,
jeweler In addition, there will be
scores of medals and ribbons.
Ample Parking Space.
For spectators, public telephones,
refreshment stands, comfort stations
and first-aid facilities will be pro-
vided. There will be ample parking
space near the course and nearby
picnic areas will be suitable for
picnic lunches during intermission.
Allotments of grandstand tickets
to families of contestants exhaustS
the supply, but there will be plenty
of standing room along the course.
Capital Transit service to the
course will be via street cars marked
Seventeenth street and Pennsyl-
vania avenue Sc" with transfer
to buses marked "Hillcrest" or
Thirty second street and Alabama
avenue Sc" Bus transportation
also will be provided by Washing
ton, Marlboro and Annapolis Motor
Lines, Inc. from its terminal at
Eleventh street and Pennsylvania
avenue NV.
Evening star., 1941-07-11
Prince William County
Board Calls II Men
spatch to The Stan

Special Dispatch to The Stan
MANASSAS, Va, 1lly 1.-THE
Prince william County Selective
Service Board has ordered five COL
ored men and six white men to
report for physical examinations to-
day and Monday. DR.. John D. Will
liams will examine Ernest Holly
and Richard Henderson, colored, of
Manassas today.
At 9 o'clock am Monday he will
examine Roger Davis, Dumfries:
James Grayson, Hagmarket, and
William Charles Bridget, Water
fall.
This afternoon the following white
men will report to DR.. Stewart Nc
Bryde: William Francis Farquar
and John Earl Robertson, Manassas:
John Alexander Moore, Bristow;
Quinton Lovelace King and Carl
Christian Aubrey, Quantico, and
Walter Herman Robinson, Hay
market.
Evening star., 1941-07-11
George N. Palmer Rites
To Be Held Tomorrow

Funeral services for George N. Pal
mer, IA, late chairman of the Mary
land-National Capital Park and
Planning Commission, will be held
at pm tomorrow at his late home
in Seat Pleasant. Md. Burial will be
in Washington National Cemetery,
near Suitland.
Mr.. Palmer died Wednesday night
in Emergency Hospital He had
been in poor health since he COL
lapsed at meeting of the Planning
Commission, June 26, in Bethesda.
Members of his family said he will
be accorded a Masonic service at the
grave by the Seat Pleasant Lodge,
No 2l8, F. A. A. M.
Honorary pallbearers will be
Representative Sasscer, Democrat,
of Maryland; State Senator Charles
c. Marbury, NJ Hampton Magruder,
collector of internal revenue for
Maryland, and Edward F. Robertson,
DR.. z. M. Brady, Irwin l. Main, all
of Seat Pleasant.
Mr.. Palmer is survived by his
widow; brother, Joseph NJ Palmer
of Seat Pleasant, and two sisters,
Mrs. Virginia Duvall of Seat Pleas
ant, and Mrs. Adelaide Barnes of
Washington.
Evening star., 1941-07-11
Gen. Drum 10 Observe
VIRGINIA War maneuVers
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BOWLING GREEN, Va, July Ii
Forces of the 88th Brigade were
ready to resume intensive field ma
neuvers today, with 1t. Gen. Hugh
A. Drum. commander of the 1st
Field Army, and Maj. Gen. Henry
N. Pratt. commander of the I'd Army
Corps, expected here to observe the
operations.
Maj. Gen. Milton A. Reckord,
commander of the 29th Division,
arrived on the A. p. Hill reserva-
ton yesterday and was on hand to
greet Gen. Drum and Gen. Pratt.
Nearly 5000 men and officers of
the brigade, all Virginia troops, will
pass in review before Gov. Price and
other high State and Army officials
at 4:30 pm. tomorrow. The site for
the review, which will be open to
the public, tentatively has been Sc.
lected near Rappahannock Corner.
Evening star., 1941-07-11
German Plane
Goes on View
ToAid Britain

For the benefit of Bundles for
Britain, a yellow-nosed German
Messerschmitt fighter plane said to
have destroyed five Allied planes
before it was shot down in night
raid over England last fall, arrived
in Washington today to be placed
on exhibition at the National Thea
ter for four days.
The plane has holes on each side
of the cockpit made by anti-aircraft
fire Accompanying it is a display
of war photographs and posters.
Flight Sergt. William Gray of the
Royal Canadian Air Force will lee
ture.
The exhibition is scheduled to
start at 3 pm. today and last until
IL pm. Tomorrow, Sunday ano
Monday the hours will be from II
IN. to IL pm.
Evening star., 1941-07-11
Mead Pushes
Bill 10 Promote
u. 5. Employees
Hopes to Call Up
Measure Again in
Senute Monday

Senator Mead, Democrat. Of New
York, hopes to call up in the Senate
again Monday the systematic pro-
motion plan for Government en-
ployes, which was postponed after
brief debate yesterday afternoon.
Senator OMahoney. Democrat of
Wyoming. objected to its passage
yesterday under the unanimous con-
sent rule, which limits debate. after
he had raised a question as to the
probable cost of the program.
Later in the day Senator Mead
conferred with Majority Leader
Barkley and Minority Leader Nc
Nary, and announced he would
make a formal motion to take up
the bill Monday, which would make
possible a more thorough discussion.
Uniform System Lacking.
The bill, already passed by the
House, grew out of a study made
by the Budget Bureau at the sug-
gestion of the House Appropriations
Committee. of the lack of uniform
ity in promoting employees in the
various government departments
and bureaus.
1t developed that, through lack Of
a uniform system, some agencies
have been in a position to move
employees up within grades of the
classification act much faster thar
other agencies, depending on the
amount of money available in each
case
Under the pending bill employees
below the $4,000 level would be ad-
vanced one salary step within grade
every 18 months if their efficiency
ratings were satisfactory. EMPLOYEES
above $4,000 would be promoted
every 80 months.
Senator OMahoney asked for
postponement of action after noting
IN the committee report an estimate
that over a 10-year period the plan
would cost s29,00OOOO
The report also pointed out that
the increase in pay roll for each
year, if averaged over 10 years.
would be less than S3,OOO,O0O. and
that after the plan had been in
operation for 10 years the lapses
resulting from turnover and line
promotions would almost equal the
annual cost of granting the in
creases to the eligible employees,
and there would be no further adj
ditional cost.
Senator Meade suggested that
without uniform system promo
tions during the next 10 years might
result in greater cost than under
this bill
Promotions Held Up.
For the time being, however. there
can be no promotions within grades
OF the Classification Act, because
Congress, anticipating action on the
pending Ramspeck- Meade promo
ton plan, provided in the second
deficiency bill last week that no sp-
preparations for the current year
can be used for advancement within
grades, until uniform system is
enacted. This ban will apply
throughout the current fiscal year,
unless Congress passes the Rams
peck-Mead or some similar plan.
Senator Hill, Democrat. of Ala
bama tried without success to add
to the bill yesterday an amendment
to lift in part the ban against any
employees of the Farm Security Ad-
ministration being brought under
civil service The ban was carried
in the second deficiency bill last
week. Senator Hill moved that it
be modified to apply only to tenn
porary employees. but Senator
Adams, Democrat, of Colorado said
If that were done he would object
to passage of the promotion bill,
| and Senator Hill withdrew his
/ motion.