The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1942-09-10
Army and Selective Service

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Cloy said that between February /
and August 80 U. S. Army planes
destroyed 234 japanese planes in the
air, compared with American losses
Of 100. This record, together with
the "Flying Tigers" record of 2l8
japanese planes destroyed as against
losses of 81, is due mainly to the per-
Torrance of the P-40 fighters, he
said. The Army said it has developed
a system of technical inspection and
maintenance supervision of aircraft
that is undoubtedly the finest in the
world. The War Department sent
$4,000 dependents, allowance checks
totaling $4,500,000 to relatives and
dependents of enlisted men in the
four lower grades of the service.
Selective Service Headquarters in
structed State SIS boards to place
their calls so that most men right now
will come from local boards with the
most single men or men with depend
ents other than wives and children.
Navy and Shipbuilding
Navy Secretary Knox said the sub
marine menace sis not by any means
solved" but there has been a STEADY
deminution of ships sunk off our own
shores" A shipbuilding compilation
for Labor Day showed TIA launchings
and 40 keel layings during the day
FOR many kinds and sizes of combat
and cargo ships. The Maritime Com
mission reported 6S vessels were put
into service in August and there is
"every indication" the goal of three
completed ships a day will be reached
in September.
Rationing
The War Production Board re-
leased $4,000 of refrigerators which
have been frozen in the hands of
dealers and distributors since Feb
ruary Ia for sale to the general pub
lie after finding that they were not
needed for essential purposes. An
other $4,000 will be released by
authorization of WPB for delivery to
dealers and tranfer to ultimate con-
sumers The WPB Food Require
ments Committee recommended to
the Board the following meat con
servation program-C) limitation of
the amounts of meat packers may
sell to the civilian trade so that each
civilian will be able to buy 2h lbs.
a week; ((2) direct consumer ration
ing to be started as soon as possible
in about four months; (3) an in
term voluntary conservation pro-
gram.
Purchase of War Bonds
The Treasury Department an
nounced sales of War Bonds in Aug
ust totaled $697, 255, 900 in Bonds
through the ten per cent payroll saw
ings plan, compared with $1S,000,-
900 persons and 100000, 900 in
July. Treasury Secretary Morgen-
than announced State War Bond quo
tas FOR September, totaling sits, 000,-
000 for the country.
Taxation and Profits
The Treasury Department recon-
mended to Congress a reduction in
individual income tax exemptions to
$500 for each dependent. The Treas
ury also proposed a ten per cent
tax on spending and high
penalty rates for luxury spending.
At the request of Congress, the
Treasury outlined a sales tax. levied
against the retailer who would pass
it on to the consumer. War expend-
itures in August were $4,000 million,
nor than three times greater than
the amount spent for national defense
a year ago. Income payments to in
dividuals in July were 81 per cent
more than July 1941 and were at the
record annual rate of STA billion a
year, the Commerce Department said.