The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1943-01-14

PiVPoSoi didI Sccidi security De eX-
tended to cover every American
from the cradle to the grave" He
told reporters that it will be up to
Congress to work out the method
for achieving that objective.
In his Estate of the Union mes
sage to Congress-, the President
spoke of the third freedom-free-
dom from want - and of what the
young men and women of America
want beyond he winning of the war
In addition to the opportunity for
employment, the people want as.
surance against the evils of all ma
jor economic hazards, an assurance
that "this great government can and
must provide
The President said the U. s. has
reason to be proud Of the war pro-
duction accomplishments of 1912 -
$4,000 planes, $4,000 combat We
hicles such as tanks and self-pro-
PEELED artillery, $4,000 machine
guns, $1,000 anti-tank guns, TO-
$50, 100000 rounds Of small arms
ammunition and 1881, 100000 rounds
of artillery ammunition - 'the ar
senal Of democracy is making good"
A joint statement issued earlier in
the week by the WPB, the war de-
partment and the navy said the re-
vised 1913 War Production program
anticipates munitions production
double that of 1912, with heavy en-
phasis placed on aircraft, merchant
shipping, and naval escort and COM
bat vessels. AS revised and ad-
justed to fit our actual strategic
battle plans, the program provides for
about twice as many planes as built
in 1912, more than twice the ,mer-
chant ship tonnage of 1912, and
considerable increases in naval es-
cort and combat vessels. These are,
for the most part, items difficult to
make, items requiring large quaint
ties of material, parts, skilled man
power and special facilities.
As for merchant shipping, Mr..
Roosevelt told the press the 1912
goal of 100000 tons was exceed
ed by almost 1000 tons. The
present rate of ship-building is IA,
100000 tons year, and as things
look now the 1943 goal of 10000
900 tons may even be exceeded.
THE WAR FRONT
Although Nazi submarines sanh
fewer American ships in Decmeber
than in previous months, the U-boat
menace, according to Owl Director
Elmer Davis, is still very serious
Reports also indicate, he said, that
the japanese are massing a large
armada near the Solomons, presum-
ably for another drive on the Is
lands.
According to the Navy, there have
been no Japanese landings of rein.
forcements and supplies on Guadal-
canal in recent weeks. None of the
10 destroyers which we're headed
coward the Island and intercepted
on January 2 by U. S. airmen and
torpedo boats succeeded in getting
through the American defenses. Or
January 6, American warplanes II
South Pacific attacked a japanese
transport in the Shorthand islane
area of the Solomons and reported
possible hit on the stern of tht
ship.
From Secretary Stimson come!
word that on all fronts the OUTLOOK
is favorable" In North Africa, thu
! British first army has scored gain
| in the North toward Bizerte, th'
French have ably fought off Ger
man attacks in the southern sector
and allied activity against enem.
shipping has been highly effective
Mr.. Stimson interpreted the Ger
man position in Russia as grave ant
pointed out that in the Caucasus
German withdrawal appears to hav'
begun, Turning to the Pacific, h
said American and Australian force
have virtually completed ejecting tn
japanese from New Guinea Island
and in the Solomons American force
have been reinforced and supplie
and their positions strengthened. n
pointed out, however, that the Gen
mans and Japanese have suffere
few major reverses, and cautione
against Understanding their often
Isive capabilities.
IA U. S. fifth army, to be CON
manded by 1t. Gen. Mark Wayn
Clark is now being formed to figf
in North Africa. Thi VIII make l.
Gen. Dwight d. Eiseni0V r suprem
commander of two allied armies, tn
other being the British first arm
r command in the field by BIRTHS
lit Gen. Kenneth A. N. Anderson.
COST OF LIVING
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