The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1942-06-04

for volunteers to be trained as glid-
er pilots in the Army Air Forces.
The glider training is open to men
10 to IS holding pilot licenses of
private grade or higher, to graduates
of the CAA program and to pilots
completing 200 or more glider
| flights.
The War Department said medical
students who have completed ad-
vanced ROTC courses and have beer
accepted as matriculants in an ap-
proved school of medicine will be
commissioned second ~lieutenants and
placed on a deferred duty status.
The Senate completed Congressional
action on a bill increasing the mum,
Der of cadets each member of Con.
gress may appoint to the U. S. Mill
tary Academy from three to four,
and increasing authorized strength
Of the Cadet Corps from 1860 to
2,496. The Army reported nine new
infantry divisions will be organized
before the end of August.
Selected Service
u. S. Commissioner of Education
~Studebaker reported about 100000
men have been rejected for Army
service so far because of illiterady.
Of these 100000 are physically fit.
He siad a program is being worked
out to give the "functionally litter
ate basic training in reading, writ
ing and arithmetic. The President
told a press conference such rejects
have a low mental level because of
lack of OPP ortunity. They need to be
helped through improved nutrition
and possibly through a manual voca-
tional training process, he said.
The President asked Congress for
an additional $500 million for ex-
pansioa Of naval aviation and Of
warship tonnage. The Senate passed
and sent TO the House a bill au-
thorizing the Navy to acquire "a
nonrigid blimps raising the present
limit on the number Of such ships
to 70. The Navy Department au-
thorized enlistment of 10000 ad-
ditional college Juniors, seniors and
graduates between 10 and % for
Reserve midshipman training lead
ing to commissions as ensigns.
The War Front -.
"A Navy communique reported u.
S. submarines in Far Eastern waters
sank two japanese cargo ships, pro-
badly sank a third, and damaged n
heavy cruiser. The Navy also an
nounced the U. S. Destroyer Blake
ly reached an undisclosed port with
10 of her crew missing and six in
jured after being torpedoed in the
Caribbean area.
During the week the Navy re-
ported n large, IL medium-sized
and four small united nations mer-
chant vessels I'll of U. S. registry
and a U. S. trawler were torpedoed
or sunk by shellfire in the Atlantic
and Caribbean ports. The State De-
partment said the u. S. is abiding BIZ
the rules of the Geneva Prisoners
of War Convention, and the German,
Italian and Japanese governments
n apparently doing the same.
Civilian Supply 49,.
The WPB reported more than
100000 ~scrapped automobiles from
auto ~graveyards yielded $4,000
tons of scrap metal during April,
approximately 100000 tons more
than the average monthly yield for
1871. The Board said American
motorists have in the tires and the
works Of their automobiles a rubber
reserve of about 100000 tons.
TIE WPB said a Victory safety
razor with a plastic handle a zinc
cap, and a zinc or plastic guard will
60 ir5o production in a few months
s-d will be offered to the public
when the present supply is used up.
The Board announced it invites
specific inquiries from manufac-