Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1942-02-06
BOARDS FOR THE
POOLING OF ALL
WAR MATERIALS


and British munitions, shipping anc
raw materials. The boards will con
| fer with representatives of the Soviet
| Union, China and others of the 2e
| United Nations as necessary "to at
tain common purposes" U. S. repre-
sentatives are: Harry Hopkins, Mum
tions Board, Rear Admiral Emory S
Land, Shipping Board; and William
L. Bait, Raw Materials Board.
The President told his press con
ference great progress has been made
in unification of American Army and
Navy commands. He said such uni
fications has been going on for the
past two months and does not result
from the Pearl Harbor inquiry board
report Mr.. Roosevelt said he is still
studying this report, which placed the
blame for lack of American alertness
at Hawaii on Admiral Husband Z.
Kimmel and 1t Gen Walter c. Short,
but Presidential Secretary Early indi-
Gated further action in regard to the
commanders will rest with Navy Sec
rotary Knox and War Secretary Slim
son.
President Roosevelt signed the
Price Control Bill which provides for
a license system to enforce price reg
ulations, calls for a single administra-
tor and contains provisions to permit
farm prices to rise as high as 10 per-
cent of parity. The President said,
however, he may ask Congress to cor
rect certain gaps in the bill, particu-
larly the agriculture provisions. He
said the prohibition against farm
price ceilings at less than 10 percent
of parity is a direct threat to the cost
of living, although the licensing, rent
control and other provisions are use
full weapons against initiation. The
Department of Agriculture reported
the average of farm product prices
on January Is was 102 percent of par
ity.
The Army reported the Japanese
were making heavy reinforcements in
the Philippines preparatory to re-
sumption of large scale offensive a
gainst Gen. MacArthur's forces which
were continuing to hold strong posi-
tions in the Batan Peninsula. In the
Philippine area U. S. forces destroy
ed a 5,000-ton enemy vessel and at
least five enemy planes, while in the
Macassar Straits, Army and Navy
forces sank three large enemy trans
ports, set two more afire, torpedoed
an aircraft carrier, blew up another
large ship and scored hits which prob
ably sank others. The Army announc-
ed United States Army forces arrived
in Northern Ireland, and Maj. Gen.
James E. CLANCY took over command
of all u. S. forces in the United King
dom. President Roosevelt told his
press conference this force is one of
six, eight or 10 American expedition
airy forces outside the u. S. in various
parts of the world. U-boat activity
resulted in the sinking off the Allan
tic coast of two American ships and
Norwegian tanker The U. S. gar
rison at Midway Island sank an enc
my submarine attempting to attack
the island.
The President signed the Fourth
Supplemental National Defense Bill
carrying a 12,6OO,OOO,OOO appropria-
ton for $4,000 Army planes and
equipment. War Secretary Stimson
announced plans to speed training of
10000 pilots, observers, navigators
and other personnel to match airplane
production. War Secretary Stimson
announced 10000 men have been re-
leased for duty with combat troops
since the Army began replacement of
enlisted men engaged in clerical and
housekeeping activities by civilian
employees, some of them women. He
said entrance requirements for Off
Ger candidate schools have been
changed to allow qualified enlisted
men from Is to as to win commits
sions within six months.
The House passed and sent to the
Senate a record naval appropriation
bill of $18 billion in cash and an adj
ditional Sd billion in contract auth
orizations to build the Navy to I'M
precedented strength. The Senate APP
preparations Committee, at the re-
quest of President Roosevelt, added
another Sc billion to the bill to
strengthen the naval air arm. The
Marine Corps announced regulations
for enlistment of 5000 men 80 to so
for guard duty at naval shore sta
lions. The Corps revised requirements
TO nermit onlv cnlleoe minors and