The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1943-03-02

INFORMED banking circles douh'
news reports from washingto-
that Bernard NJ. Raruch WHO al
reeted the war industries boar
through World War I. IA To hese
, new super-duper war production
board.
But its no secret in banking and
INDUSTRIAL circles that Mr.. Baruch
Is the guiding hand OF the WIPE
rom behind the scenes and tia,
Charles Wilson is his choice Il
MI the gap should Donald Nelson
md cause 10 retire.
OFFICIAL
The War Production board does
not like the name victory modes
Tor such scarce items being made
by centrally located plants as
stoves. bikes. etc. The official
name is war model-to get into
the puelie's mind that there is a
war going on and that that's why
the item is scarce.
WAR FINANCING
Leaders Of the big banks of the
country say the treasury depart
ment would meet with still great
er success in its wartime financing
operations II II lifted the coupon
interest rates on issues sold 10
small individual investors and
banks IN outlying districts. Feel
ing is that If the pending April
financing operation takes UP this
suggestion that billions of dollars
Of unemployed funds will come out
Of hiding and be put to work.
DOWNGRADE
The International king
grapevines. usually safe bet. say
that morale inside Germany proper
Is on the decline; that the popula-
ton is stunned by the admission
of Nazi leaders, even from Adolf
Schickelgruber, of the military
defeats in Russia; that German
workers in war plants aren't as
optimistic as they were, that the
some 100000 imported foreign
laborers are slowing down produc-
ton; that the widespread gloom
in Germany proper is reflected in
the attitude of German officers
captured by the Russians; and
that Schickelgruber's power in
Germany is definitely on the down.
grade.
GAS ATTACKS
The internationally informed
say that blood drenched Adolf
Schickelgruber is aware Of the
fact that he is on the grade
and that's why this week pledged
q merciless war with no regard
for lives.
The tipoff, say informants, is
the wholesale use of poison gas.
Here's the indicator: gas masks
are now being issued TO civilians
In Berlin and other important
German cities.
FATS WANTED
The wartime need of household
waste fat is so urgent that the
WPB asked butchers and others
in the meat industry to accept
offerings in any kind of tin can
and In any amount. Heretofore
the rule was to accept fats only
when in a wide-mouth tin con-
tainer and filled. Results of the
new ruling tested in one area
showed a collection gain of fifty
per cent
LOOKING AHEAD
Afer the peace, say research
men. there will be new industries
fed by raw material sources safe
from wars to come and independ-
ent Of price controls exercised by
foreign cartels. Chemists and
farmers are now teamed up TO
plug the gaps left by lack of i'm
ports
Accomplishments 10 date are
synthetic rubber. substitutes for
critical fibers, drugs, medicants,
metals. fats and oils. And post
war planners are worried. They
ask who will buy Malay rubber
and tin. Dutch Indies rubber and
quinine, Chinese tung oil and even
Philippine hemp?
AUTOMATIC PLANES
The aviation industry will be
ready 10 commercially market a
proof completely automatic
sirplane within a few years after
the fighting stops and that 3
market Is ready for such sales
because the average person wants
his own small plane If he can fly
safely and automatically. This
from z. r Breech, president OF
Bendix Aviation.
FREIGHT PRIORITIES
The Office Of Defense Trans
portation warns railroad men that
freight priorities on war supply
shipments may become a necessi'
~ this year. The program Is be-
ing prepared 10 overcome posi-
bic shortages Of freight cars and
Iocomotives-something the WIPE
boys couldn't see when rail heads
brought il 10 their attention more
than q half year ago.
SOY BEANS
The oPA authority Of the de-
psrtment Of agriculture. placed q
ceiling Of S1.66 bushel on 1914
crop raw and Impressed soS
beans sold by farmers 10 country
elevators but exempts from pric'
control beans sold for Is43 seed
ing.
The s1.6s ceiling compares witt