Milford chronicle., 1942-08-28

sentative in order to correct the
impression in those places that u.
s. production Is not all 1t should
be. Mr.. Willkie will carry mess
ages from the President to foreign
leaders, including Premier Stalin
The President issued a statement
that the perpetrators of "barbaric"
acts in occupied countries will
have to stand In the courts of law"
In the same countries in which bar
barism now RACES, and answer In
those courts for their crimes
Army And Navy
The War Department eaid it will /
inaugurate this fall'eA voluntary
pre-induction training program
utilizing existing facilities Of
schools and colleges to meet pres
ent and future needs for properly
trained personnel in the armed
forces. Out of every 100 men in
Quoted into the Army, about SO
are assigned to duties requiring
specialized trainings the Depart
ment said. The Army. said it is or
ganizing and training Port Battal-
ions composed mostly of former
stevedores) for duty overseas to
insure prompt handling Of U. s..
military equipment for forces sta
toned throughout the world. The
Department said checks in pay
ment of allowances to dependents
of enlisted men of the Army, COW
ering the first applications to be
approved, will go out shortly af-
ter September 1.
The Navy announced recruiting 4
Of enlisted personnel of the Wo- |
mems Naval Reserve will begin !
September IL, and training will /
start October 9 at the University {
of Wisconsin, Indiana University /
and Oklahoma A. and M. College. :
Selective Service !
Selective Service Director Her a
shey said draft boards will begin p
calling men with dependents be- e
fore Christmas. He said single v
men with secondary" dependents, r
such as aged or crippled relatives, p
will be called first; married men r
whose wives work, next; then men Il
with dependent wives; and finally Il
men who have wives and children. Il
He said che reservoir of Ia men b
the country is "practi- "
cally exhausted" Selective Service
Headquarters said Glass lib (men
fit for limited military service h
only will be eliminated, and be- II
September /, all regis 8
trants who are not totally disqual- h
flied will be reclsssified in la, a
while those not suited for any mil ii
itary service will be placed in 4rF. q,
In the case of men reclassified in m
Ia, the Army will determine after r.
induction whether they will be Il
assigned to full or limited service. 3,
Sterilization OF Farm Prices n
Secretary of Agriculture Wickard Il
said he would approve a plan of Il
livestock ceiling prices which {,
must not permit abnormal profits n
to anyone in the industry at the =,
expense of the producers or con- h
sumers." Mr.. Wickard also said :,
be now favors repeal of the pro- :, :.
vision of the Price Control Act ~
that prohibits ceilings on pro- n
cessed farm products If, the ceiling :,
price reflects a farm price of less =
than 110 per cent of parity, He /:
said farm prices "haye reached =,
parity on an average" The WPB q
Food Requirements Committee ask y
ed the armed forces, the Lend Z
Lease Administration and the War =
Board to collaborate in T
working out program for alloca- Z
tion of all Government meat pur- j
chases as equitably as possible q
among Federally inspected pack ?
ers. The Agricultural Marketing Y
Administration bought $137, 100000
worth of foodstuffs during July for \
the United Nations and other re- e
including $4,000 a
pounds of dehydrated beef. L
RatlOning c
Tire quotas will have to follow I
a downward trend the rest of this q
wear to keep within the amount of 4
rubber earmarked by the WPB for U
the purpose, the Office of Price Ad- p
said. The Office ask a
ed local rationing boards for the c
"strictest possible Interpretation"
of a recent amendment to tire ra-
tioning regulations restricting II
truck eligibility to vehicles essen c
tial to the war effort or public n
health and safety. - A
Oil And Gasoline S
WPB Chairman Nelson appoint L
ed Under Secretary of War. Patter- s
SON, Petroleum Coordinator Ickes C
and Price Administrator Hender- r
son as committee to determine
whether fuel oil should be ration Z
ed in the east, coast area this win +
ter. Because of the shortage OF II
fuel oil in the area, Mr.. Ickes pro- e
hibited the hauling of automotive t
gasoline by rail in 20 Middle Wes-
tern and Southwestern States In or
der to divert enough tank cars to n
carry 100000 barrels of fuel oil ?
daily to the rationed area. If the r
withdrawal of these 5000 to 1000 6
tank cars creates shortage, ra- 8
tioning should be extended, Mr.. j
Ickes said. .-. ..st +
INTERESTING FACTS Q
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