The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1942-06-26
YOU DON'T HAVE TO
BUY BONDS
BY j. e. Jones

washington, d. :, June 22--The
United States Secretary of the Treas
ury, Henry Morgenthau, Jr., does
not believe that high pressure
methods are nessary to sell war
bonds and stamps.
The Secretary didn't attempt to
conceal his pleasure over the sue
cess within the motor industry in
putting it's pay roll plan of wage de-
auctions for bonds over the top. He
said to General Motors: THE goal
you have all set for yourselves is
indicative of the results which can
be attained when employees and en-
ployers work as one mind toward
the interests of our country. Mr..
Morgenthau stated further that the
success of the preliminary expert
ment showed very clearly that the
employees want to hold an investt-
ment in our war effort, and have
confidence that their goal of 100
per cent participation each month
throughout the war will be main
tanned to help meet the Increased
demands of our gigantic war ma
chine which require we raise a bill
lion dollars each month";
The Treasury takes the position
that the financial support of the citi-
zenry is definitely behind the vol
untary pay roll plan. In that case
you don't have to buy bonds but you
probably will agree with the head OF
the Treasury and want to hold an
investment in our war effort"
The latest news reports receiv-
ed in Washington indicate that sew
eral thousand firms are participat.
ing in the voluntary pay roll fol
investments in war bonds. Post.
offices and banks all over the coun-
try are adding additional testimony
to the news that the Treasury is
being backed by the American PEG.
pie.
Training The Production Soldier
Despite the recent note of rising
optimism on the home front, those
responsible for planning Americas
part in defeating the Axis are moi
letting wishful thinking slow down
plans for an ever-swelling war pro.
duction. From Detroit, our greatest
production front, comes word thai
the automobile industry probably
will more than meet the astronom.
ical figures set for this years wal
output by President Roosevelt. But
the slogan of the automobile makers
today is just what it was when the
Japs sneaked over Pearl Harbor:
More, and still more, will be pro.
duced.
This not only means expanded
plants, new machine tools and ma
chimes and overtime work by the
men at the machines; it also means
training new workers by the thous-
ands and giving new skills to ex-
perienced workers. This part of the
production program is just as i'm
portant as building the new plants
and retooling the old ones.
That this fact is appreciated by
the Detroit manufacturing Is eviden-
ced by the effort being put forth by
the General Motors Institute at
Flint, Michigan, which is now work
ng around the clock" in the great
est training program in its 22 years.
ust as the war production quotas
IRE continually being revised up
ward, the Institutes program has
been expanded far beyond the CO.,
zoe men and women originally af-
fected in the war effort.
The Institute is training 1900
.eneral Motors men and women
ach week for war work In more
han 80 General Motors plants. In
addition, it is engaged in rapidly
expanding program of training Of
icers of the Army's mechanical
Units to serve as instructors in the
use and maintenance of General
Motors war products. All worker
instruction at the Institute is aim
ed at speeding American war pro-
duction. Its graduates already have
contributed Importantly to the
Corporations war program, particu-
larly in reaching volume produc-
ton of new weapons.
This worker training is the in
dispensable second half to soldier
training. Together, the two add up
Ito victory.
Boys Will Not Be Drafted
A statement made by President
Roosevelt few days ago indicated
that no steps would be taken to
draft Is and 10 year old youths for
military service during the next few
months. The 1S and 10 year old
youths will register on June 80.
but there are no plans to call them
into the service.