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Evening star., 1943-09-18
Volunteers Press
Canning Program

Approximately 100 quarts Of beans
and tomatoes have been put up
weekly for the past eight weeks by
Marine Corps and Army wives for
use at the Soldiers, Sailors and
Marines Club during the coming
season.
The canning program will be
carried on for two more weeks at
the Holton Arms School, which
turned over its kitchen during va
cation time. With the opening of
the school term, the women will
move their pots and kettles to the
Washington Gas Light Co., which
has offered its new kitchen to con-
tinue this food conservation pro-
gram. AS the vegetable season is
drawing to close, the women plan
to put up jellies and jams.
Mrs. Clarence Sturtevant, wife Of
Brig. Gen. Sturtevant of the Army
Engineer Corps, has been chair
man of the Army unit which has
been helping to put up foodstuffs
for the club. Members Of both the
Marine Corps and the Army units
have given two days a week to the
project.
Evening star., 1943-09-18
Milk Subsidy Request
Sets Stage for New
Congressional Fight
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
The administrations warning OF
an impending crisis in milk produc-
ton today set the stage for a new
squabble in Congress concerning
subsidies.
War Food Administrator Marvin
Jones asked Senate Banking and
Agriculture Committee members
yesterday to consider subsidy pro-
posals to keep milk production at
the required peak and promptly ran
into the sort of subsidy criticism
that enlivened last springs sessions.
The need for immediate action to
provide dairy farmers with an in
crease of at least a cent quart to
cover higher feed and manpower
costs was not in dispute.
Senator Danaher, Republican, of
Connecticut, member of the Sen
ate Banking Committee, which
heard Mr.. Jones ask for advice at
an informal conference, demanded
that the administration make its
own decision Immediately.
OPPOSAtAVu
Senator Danaher said congress
slonal opposition to subsidies was
we'll known and little was to be
gained by consulting with members.
Mr.. Jones said he was simply seek
ing suggestions, but he asked con-
sideration for one of three proposals:
A fiat 1-cent a quart subsidy; a
subsidy for higher price milk areas
and a price increase in other areas:
or a subsidy to producers to cover
increased feed costs since Septem-
ber, 1912.
There is another alternative, 4"
Senator Willis, Republican, of In
diana said, "and that is an increase
in the price of milk"
Mr.. Jones made it clear that this
would run afoul of President Roose-
velt's program to hold the retail
price line.
Chairman Wagner of the Banking
Committee said he was ready to
support any subsidy and would op-
pose any price increase.
"A 1-cent-a-quart price increase
means a whole lot in the lower in
come groups" he said.
Danaher Is Surprised.
II was astounded at Mr.. Jones'
apparent lack of power" said Sena-
tor Danaher. 1T threw new light
on the Chester Davis resignation. !"
Mr.. Davis resigned as War Food
Administrator some months ago.
Senator Danaher said milk is so
essential to the American diet that
1t requires special treatment" He
deplored what he termed lack of an
established policy to Offset rising
production costs.
If the policy makers above Mr..
Jones refuse price increase, then
I won't shrink from a subsidy" SEN
ator Danaher said, "but all our
thinking demands that a policy as
to the place Of milk be established
before already declining production
with increasing costs to producers
causes disposal sales or the slaughter
of herds which will require years to
replace"
Evening star., 1943-09-18
Clegg>Roberson
Church Wedding
Last Evening

The marriage Of Miss Sue Wall
Robertson, daughter of the late Mr..
and Mrs. John 8. Robertson OF
Franklinton, N. c., to Mr.. Charles
Myron Clegg, son Of the late Mr..
and Mrs. G. R. Clegg of youngstown,
Ohio, took place last evening. The
ceremony was performed in Foundry
M. E. Church, the pastor, the Rev.
DR.. Frederick Brown Harris, chap
lain OF the Senate, offlciating at 8
o'clock.
Mr.. Harris Robertson Of Smith
field, N. c., escorted his sister and
gave her in marriage. Her wedding
gown was Of royal blue and silver
lame, made street length and her
tiny hat was of felt and clipped
ostrich. She carried an old-fash-
ioned bouquet of white gladioluses
and stephanotis. Her only attend
ant was little Miss Joan Fey Maca-
boy, daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. J. M.
Macaboy, who was flower girl. She
was dressed in, pale yellow net
Kate Greenaway frock and carried
a cluster of yellow sweetheart roses.
Mr.. j. Taylor Wilson Of Provi-
dence was best man for Mr.. Lang.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clegg we're hosts at
dinner last evening, entertaining
the members of the two families at
the Carlton. Miss Emma Tomlinson
of Tanglewood Plantation at Clay
ton, N. c., aunt of the bride, assisted
by Miss Flora Philips Of Franklin
ton, N. c., received the guests as
they arrived for the ceremony. Mr..
and Mrs. Clegg will make their home
in Franklin Park, Va.
Evening star., 1943-09-18

one fourth OF their time Is taken up
in answering Government inquiries
and questionnaires, and in being in
terviewed by Representatives from
different Government agencies. The
aircraft companies have expanded
so rapidly that their management Is
spread rather thin-too thin to bear
so great burden Of Government
curiosity. We recommend that Mr..
(Charles) Wilson, as chairman Of
the Aircraft Production Board, take
steps to reduce the number of in
quiries and interviews to which air.
plane manufacturers are subjected.
Uncertainty in the minds Of man.
ufacturers as to the policies the
Government will pursue in termi-
mating Or canceling war contracts
also is likely to distract them from
their best production efforts. The
various procurement agencies have
been working on the formation OF
such a policy. If left to themselves,
these agencies might develop con-
flicting policies which would con-
fuse industry. 1t would seem wiser
to have the agencies agree on a
uniform policy which can be an
nounced in the near future so that
manufacturers will know what to
expect.
Review of Requirements.
Our study of this problem also
emphasizes anew the necessity for
your constant review of military
and lease-lend requirements, to see
that all the different parts of the
program are in balance with one
another and that the program as q
whole is balanced against the essen
tial needs of the civilian economy.
We have reached the stage of our
war economy when there is not
much to spare. Something gained
in one direction must mean loss
in another direction. Consideration
of the overall obligations for food,
ships, planes, munitions, ETC., raises
doubt whether we can carry
through all our promises and under
takins unless there is an increase in
efficiency. or civilian supplies are
reduced, or the program readjusted.
We may not be able to get all Of
everything. but we can get enough
of well-rounded flexible program.
BY keeping the program under vigil
ant review, we can make the cuts
where they will do the most good.
Evening star., 1943-09-18
D. c. OAR Hears
Tribute Paid to
AbrdhamB Baldwin

Tribute to Abraham Baldwin, \
signer OF the Constitution who IL
buried in Rock Greek Cemetery, was
paid last night by Robert Nelson
Anderson, special assistant to the
Attorney General, in q. Constitution
Day program arranged by the Dis
trict Daughters OF the American
Revolution.
The program. held in the parish
hall Of st. Paul's Church, followed
formal dedication OF the marker
placed by the OAR through Its His
torical Research Committee.
Mr.. Anderson described Mr.. Bald
win as craftsman Of much Of our
governmental machinery today.
"A man Of culture and wide ex.
perience," Mr.. Anderson continued.
"he brought to the Constitutional
Convention which met in Philadel-
phia . large share Of that wisdom
and ability for long-ranse organi-
zation Of government that has since
become the marvel Of the world"
After the Constitution had been
ratified by the States, 1t was re.
called, Mr.. Baldwin became q mem
Der Of the committee for selecting
the presidential electors eventually
to elect George Washington the first
President Of the United States.
Mr.. Baldwin was a clergyman, as
well as statesman and lawyer, and
served through the American Revo-
luton as chaplain from Connecticut,
his native State, the daughters were
told. After the war, however. he
became resident of Georgia, where
he founded the University Of
Georgia.
The speaker was introduced by
Mrs. Wilfred J. Chairman, State his
torian. Mrs. Geof1rey Creyke, OAR
State regent, presided, and the Rev.
Charles Wood, rector Of st. PAufs
Church, offered the invocation.
The United States Navy Band Or.
chestra presented hah-hour con.
cert before the program. Music also
was provided by the Foundry Meth.
odist Church choir. W
Mrs. s. Dolan Donol1oe, chairnan
in charge Of historic spots and ptl-
grimages, presided at the dedication
service.
Evening star., 1943-09-18
Partial Text of Borc Monpoer Report Hits Government Confusion

down can be avoided, but only by
the concerted action of all agencies
behind a plan that goes to the root
of the trouble.
The fundamental objective of any
sound manpower program must be
to bring production demands and
labor supply into balance.
To accomplish this, we are pro-
posing that new labor budget plan
can be set up in each critical labor
community on the West Coast, such
as Seattle, San Diego, Los Angeles,
San Francisco and Portland. On
the one side. employers would draw
on the budget on the basis of
priorities, with the War Manpower
Commission regulating the flow of
labor. On the other side, the War
Production Board and other pro-
curement agencies would be respon-
sible for keeping production de-
mands in balance with labor supply.
No new contracts would be let in
the area unless other production
demands were reduced so as to keep
the budget in balance.
Drastic Controls.
This labor budget plan represents
more drastic controls than any yet
introduced in any community.
Manufacturers will have to forego
their right to hire as many workers
as they please and be contented
only with the numbers allotted them
according to priority. Workers will
be limited in their choice of jobs.
No one would suggest such controls
in peacetime. But the only alterna-
tive to some plan of this sort is a
national service act for the draft
ing Of labor which carries with 1t
tremendous implications and would
take time to get. Plane production
cannot wait.
We have always felt that the
American people will do voluntarily
what is expected of them as long
as they know what is wanted and
why-and feel that they are being
treated fairly.
The planes lost each month be-
cause of insufficient labor are equiv
alent to the number of planes lost
in several days combat. BY adopt
ing and enforcing this plan we can
offset these battle losses.
While aimed to meet the condi-
tions on the West Coast, this labor
budget plan is likely to afford pat
tern that can be applied in other
communities However, we feel it
wiser to put the plan into effect first
in few of the most critical labor
areas and perfect its operations
before extending it.
No Single Formula.
No single formula-whether it be
this plan or national service act
will solve the manpower difficulties
on the Pacific Coast or anywhere in
the country. In addition, there are
needed vigorous and unceasing ef-
forts to-
Reduce the alarming turnover of
workers.
Enlist every possible source of new
labor
Curtail less essential activities.
Step up the efficiency of labor
already in plants
Minimize the disruptive effects of
the draft
Combat the boarding or waste of
labor
Improve management.
Reduce demands on the labor
supply.
Not only on the West Coast,
but all through the country. much
labor is being boarded or poorly
utilized. Such wasteful practices
are encouraged, among other things,
Evening star., 1943-09-18
Hines Says Aid for Disabled
OF This War Is All Planned

BY the Associated Press.
KIAMESHA LAKE, N. Y, Sept.
18.-Comprehensive plans already
are well-formulated for helping dis
abled veterans of the present war,
Brig. Gen. Frank T. Hines, admin
istrator of veterans affairs, declared
today.
Gen. Hines, addressing the 48th
national encampment of the Jew
ish War Veterans of the United
States, said:
I'm every instance we are at
tempting to take advantage of the
experience which we have gained
and so facilitate the administration
of Our present laws that there will
be no cause of complaint on the
part of those whom they are de-
signed to benefit"
The 1000 delegates heard New
York State Senator Joe R. Hanley
former national commander of
Spanish War Veterans, declare also
that one of the Nations biggest
home front jobs is ito resell America
to the Americans"
The convention passed a resolu-
ton yesterday declaring the drafting
Of fathers should be left entirely to
the Judgment of military leaders.
Evening star., 1943-09-18

FcTHdIlOeZ party.
Secretary Hull gave his party at
the Carlton where he and Mrs. Hull
lived for some years, the long table
laid in the Carlton room and
simplicity marking the floral decora-
tions and other arrangements.
The Chilean of1icial was enter
tanned at luncheon today by the
Governing Board of the Pan -Ameri-
can Union, following a special ses-
sion Of the board. Luncheon was
served in the Hall of Heroes of the
Pan-American Building, the Secre-
tary of State, Mr. Hull as chairman
OF the board presiding. Others in
DR.. Fernandez party at the luncheon
were Senor Alvarez, Senor Nieto del
Rio and Ambassador Bowers. Men,
bers of the governing board attend
ing the session and the luncheon
included, The Vice Chairman, DR..
Luis Fernando Guachalla, Bolivian
Ambassador; the Peruvian Ambas-
sador, Senor Don Manuel de Freyre
y Santander; the Argentine Ambas-
sador, Senior Don Felipe A. Espil;
the Ecuador Ambassador, Capt.
Colon Eloy Alfaro; the Brazilian
Ambassador, Senor Carlos Martins;
the Chilean Ambassador, Senior Don
Rodolfo Michels, who with Sonora de
Michels will give large reception at
the Pan-American this evening for
Senor Fernandez: the Cuban
Ambassador, DR.. Aurelio F.. Con-
cheso; the Uruguay Ambassador,
DR.. Juan Carlos Blanco; the Para
quay Ambassador, DR.. Celso S.
Velasquez; the Guatemalan Ambas-
sador, DR.. Adrian Recinos; the Ell
Salvador Ambassador, DR.. Hector
David Castro; the Honduras Ambas-
sador, DR.. Julian r. Caceres; the
Dominican Republican Ambassador,
DR.. ]. M. Troncoso; the Haitian
Ambassaor, M. Andre Liautaud; the
Colombian Ambassador, Senor Don
Alberto Lleras; the Costa Rican
Ambassador, Senor Don Carlos
Manuel Escalante; the Panama
Ambassador Senor Don Enrique A.
Jimenez; the Nicaraguan Ambas-
sador, DR.. Guillermo Sevilla Sacasa;
the Mexican Charge dAffaires,
Senor Don Rafael de la Colina and
the Venezuelan Charge dA1aires,
Senor Don Arturo Lares.
Others at the luncheon were the
Counselor of the Chilean Embassy,
Senir Don Mario Rodriguez; the
Director General of the Pan-Ameri-
can Union, DR.. Leo S. Rowe, and
the Assistant Director General, DR..
Pedro de Alba; the Chief OF Protocol,
Mr.. George T. Summerlin; the
Counselor Of the Union, DR.. William
Manger and Mr.. Francisco Aguilere
of the Union
Evening star., 1943-09-18
Georgia Prison Methods
Called 'barbarous'
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated PreSe.
ATLANTA, Sept. Condemn
ing as "barbarous" the practice of
whipping and shackling Of convicts
which Is said was carried on in
Georgia prisons, State legislative
committee has called for a sweep
ing program Of reforms.
Reporting after months in
vestigation, the Senate Penitentiary
Committee said it found that some
prisoners were beaten with sticks
and rubber hose, forced to wear leg
irons and provided inadequate cloth
ing. 1t called on the State to cease
tolerating cush treatment.
Especially i'll clothed, it added, are
women, many Of whom have no
shoes.
Eventual abolition of all State and
county Chain gang" camps was en-
visioned in the report, which pro-
posed that all prisoners be confined
at Tattnall State Penitentiary
where they may receive religious,
educational, vocational and recrea-
tional training"
Evening star., 1943-09-18

difficult one. It Is bound to be
resisted. But 1t must be made.
"Peace Jitters."
peace filters" that seem to be
spreading around the country give
us much concern. Workers are re-
ported feeling that the war is about
over, and there is no need for them
to stay on their jobs; others are re-
fusing to take jobs In war plants.
Manufacturers are distracted from
all-out attention to the war by the
desire to get back into peace pro-
duction. Reconversion no longer
seems to them a matter Of years
but of months. These "jitters" are
being aggravated by needless spec
ulation as to when the war will
end, or when reconversion will
begin.
AS you have said the surest way
to lengthen the war and increase
our casualties is to act is If the
war were already won. This time
we must beat the Germans and the
Japs so badly that they will never
be able to make war on us again.
Those Americans who are letting
themselves fall victims to peace
jitters" must realize that they are
playing into the enemy's hands seek
ing for a negotiated peace. They
will make 1t more difficult for us to
stand by our determination upon
unconditional surrender.
Peace speculation is now so wide
spread that consideration should
be given to some measure that will
minimize its bad effects. One
thought has been that it might be
we'll to develop, as matter of
public policy, plan by which pri-
ority in reconversion to peace will
be given to those plants and work.
ers with the best records in produc-
ton for war.
Companies Need Policies.
1t might also be helpful for in
dividual companies to develop post
war employment policies which
would give preference to those work.
ers who, by their patriotic efforts
and continuity on the job, have
earned-along with the soldiers-the
right to favorable placement after
the war. The announcement of such
policies now might reduce turnover
Where companies have dismissal
wages, such wages might be adjusted
to give dismissal guarantees to work.
ers who have stayed on the job.
These are only tentative thoughts
on the problem.
Not all of our difficulties with air
craft production are caused by man
power problems. Recently a man
power investigation was made by one
congressional group on the Pacific
Coast. Plant managers and workers
were taken from their jobs to answer
questions; the newspapers we're filled
with all sorts Of statements, conflict
ing with established administrative
policy. A few weeks later, a second
congressional group held another
series Of hearings on manpower
problems-also on the West Coast
and the same sort of thing was re-
peated. We are told that still an
other congressional group Is prepar-
ing still another manpower investi-
cation.
We would be among the first to
insist upon both the right of Con-
gress to investigate, and the need for
such Investigations. But multiplicity
of congressional Investigations can
be as confusing and damaging as
duplication and overlapping Of au-
thority on the part of the executive
branch of the Government.
Some West Coast Aircraft manu-
facturers complain that more than
Evening star., 1943-09-18
Greensboro Alumnae
To Meet Tomorrow

The Washington Chapter of the
Greensboro College Alumnae Asso-
citation will resume activities at a
meeting to be held from to pm.
tomorrow at the home of Miss M.
Elizabeth Winn, 1886 Thirteenth
street NV. Plans for the coming
year will be discussed. with Mrs Joe
W; King, tPe new president, pre-
siding.
The program will include musical
numbers by Ward DuVal, accor-
dionist and vocalist, q student at
Peabody Institute,
Evening star., 1943-09-18

by prevailing cost plus fixed fee con-
tracts. Under these contracts the
Government pays all costs-what-
ever they are. Since the Government
is footing the bill, there Is no in
centive for manufacturers to econo-
mize in the use OF materials, facil-
tiles, or labor. More workers are
hired than are needed. Workers
may stand idle-it costs the manu-
facturers nothing. Much labor is
wasted.
The various procurement agencies
have been considering and expert
menting with new types of contracts
that would give manufacturers an
incentive to reduce costs. These
new types of contracts should be
substituted for prevailing cost-plus
contracts, wherever possible. Efec-
lively carried through, this change
in contracts should save billions
of dollars in the prices we are pay
ing for weapons. Through more
efficient use of labor, it ought to
give us the equivalent Of an ad-
ditonal labor force running into the
tens of thousands, perhaps, the hun
dreds of thousands.
We must have an adequate supply
of farm labor to produce as much
as possible of essential foods. This
has been provided for by the law
liberalizing farm deferments. How
ever, 1t does not serve the Nations S
interests to have more labor on
the farms than is needed, when
labor is so critically short for all
activities. The manpoWer needs of
our Nation are so intertWined that
to permit excess labor to remain
anywhere may force the closing of
businesses, the drafting of fathers
who would not ordinarily be drafted,
more rigid controls for all workers,
etc.
Every possible local source of ad-
ditional labor must be tapped, and
steps taken to facilitate drawing
these men workers. Since the air.
craft industry is becoming increas-
ingly dependent on women, it
would be we'll to consider a part
time shift for women who cannot
work a full day. Such shift
would also help in recruiting school,
boys.
Occupational Deferments.
The interests of war production
demand that from now on defer
ments be made more on the basis
of occupational than family status.
The draft has already cut so deeply
into the ranks of skilled workers,
that war production is being cut.
OF the seven million undrafted
fathers of military age. about one
half are believed to be engaged In
industries less essential to the war.
If these fathers were free from the
draft, they would be able to remain
untouched in these less essential in
dustries, contributing nothing to the
mobilization of manpower for war.
In number of instances, the
armed forces have been compelled
to release draftees whose skills could
not be replaced. To dip further into
the ranks of war workers with
rreplaceable skills while leaving
untouched some millions of fathers
not engeged in war work, would be
to invite serious retarding of war
product n.
Even With every other step taken
1t still viii DE necessary to curtail
less essential industries to release
workers for more essential war jobs.
Otherwise, airplane production
schedules on the West Coast can
not be met. The decision as to
which industries are less essential is