The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1942-05-07
Straight From
Washington
BY STEPHEN Nj. YOUNG
Congressman at Large, Ohio

Washington. Governmental monde
fense expenditures should be sharply
curtailed. Yet Notwithstanding this,
Senators are planning to add two
clerks to their office force at an addi
tional expense of $500 Il year each.
The facts are that Ohio'S Congress
men-atLarge receive us much, and
probably more, mail than either of
OhioS Senators. The clerk allowance
for Il Congressman-at-Larg is the
same as for Il District Congressman.
1t is half of the present Senatorial
allowance exclusive of this proposed
increase. Some Senators are planning
to get this additional clerk hire al
lowance without Il record vote. This
proposal should, of course, be defeated.
Army Commissions
Congressman Bill Thom D-Ohio)
said, $50 many of my constituents have
written me requesting l secure commits
sions in the Army and Navy for them
I am reminded of two children play
ing with tin soldiers. One said to his
chum, Say can you let me have a few
Sol'itlS! 1ull Sl'tIc oiiN, ItDiitu tlif
lad, but ! can give you three or four
Generals"
Fateful Summer
This summer is the fateful time in
| this great war of dictatorship aggreS-
sion. If Russia holds or succeeds in
hurting back Hitler's legions it will
be great news for American mothers.
Hitler will not be able to last long if
this happens.
At and close at Nladivostok Russia
has 100000 troops and 1000 planes.
1t is expected that the .Japs will make
Il sneak attack there when Hitler de-
mands it. The United States is striving
desperately to keep our supply lines
open so that we may continue to send
munitions of war to Russia.
Simple Justice
The Senate has already acted and
the House of Representatives will
within week increase the pay of
soldiers from sd to S42 and, of course,
the base pay of sailors will be likewise
increased. In Australia American sol
diers at $50 per month are fighting
side by side with Australian who re-
ceiyc $50 per month. We waited 13
years following World War | to adjust
compensation of our soldiers - there
should be no further delay in this war
against dictatorship aggression. Surely
men i'm our armed forces should be paid
ut least the same as unSkillcd labor
in private industry
G0Eage
Two years agJ Robert l.. Daniel
40, single, could not get Il Job. Finally
he was employed rs Il WPA laborer at
SD II month. He is patriotic saved
his money and bought two %}7 80 war
bonds. Then his District Manager fired
him on the theory that II man able
to buy war bonds should not have Il
WPA job. Earl Clark, WPA manager,
sought TO justify diSmiSsing Daniel.
Evidently Clark is the one who should
have been fired The wrong man got
! the axe.
Army
Our Army has been doing a great
job in Alaska.
H'It are iiliiiS lltN IllllilifN anu
naval air bases there and vast sup
plies are being transported.
Further air attacks may be launched
against Japan soon. Planes based on
the Acuiiun Islands are IL constant
menace 10 the laps.
BE patient laps will soon be
SuuaWking about more humbings of
their Hospitals and schools.
BOttlencck
Very few married men with dcpcn-
dents will be drafted for service in the
armed forces during the present year.
The less we disrupt our population the
better our country functions in every
way. The immediate need is for trained
ayiators, mechanical specialists and
for SailorS. If we had an army of 10
million trained and equipped we would
not have the ships TO move even Il
million Of them into any of the war
thcaterS Ships are America'S bottle
neck, not men. IN immense amount If
shipping is required to transport 5Oo,-
600 men and lO SllDDlN such an Army