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The Wilmington morning star., 1943-12-05
Waste Paper

When the newspaper scrap-naetal campaign
was under way heavy tonnage was necessarily
passed over because there was no way to
break up or move available machinery from
outlying areas. Splendid as New Hanover
county,,s record was, it could have been ma
terialH improved if all boilers, engines and
other big but abandoned devices containing
great quantities Of metal could have been
turned in.
A similar condition cannot arise in the waste
paper campaign, which wll be under full
steam tomorrow. Neither weight nor size can
interfere with the collection or delivery of
paper.
is recognition by the public of the great need
for paper. With the production Of pulpwood
in this country and Canada Is per cent below
normal, it is imperative that we, the people.
hoard every scrap that Games into our pos
session and see that it reaches the proper
destination for reprocessing.
Locally, that destination is the public schools
Army trucks will gather it up weekly anc
move it, hopefully IN full loads Persons who
cannot take it to the schools may rely or
pupils to deliver it for them But it will
never leave the house unless the householder
lets it b known that he has it and asks hi
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-12-05
RETIREMENT GRANTEE

The applications CT Two mora
sons for permission t. retire ,,,, w
the city pension system were Away
ed at the meeting OF the po,.. ''
board SATURDAY. morning '
w. L. Ganous, 7s years old. viii,
the sanitation depavlntent
1921 was retired On the basf, :
age and DISABILITY "
G. L. Gore, 81. WIN the s.,,..
ton department for II years r.,
retired on account OF GisabiIi,.
This brings 70 seven the nn1,..
OF persons participating in '' ",
CITY ety. retirement fund. One css NJ
dates application is pendin rpH'.'
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-12-05
Our Chief Aim
To aid in every way the prosecu-
ton of the war to complete Vic
tory.
THOUGHT FOR TODAY

'sWhen you are in trouble, ask the Lord
Tor help, He's very generous with II. Wnhe
YOU are not in trouble, cultivate His &C
ouaintance and talk things over with him.
And when He does something for You,
don't forget to thank Him. He appreci-
ates that"
Pinned on tent flap in the combat zone.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-12-05
ConfusingFigures
BY PETER EDSCf..

The Bureau of Labor Statistics first report
in four months on the strike situation may
easily be subject to lot of mislnterpretation.
What the report shows its face is that
the strike situation was a lot better in October,
when there were only 290 new strikes report
ed, than it was in June, when there were
425 new strikes reported. Similarly, the num-
Der of workers involved in October strikes was
only 215,000 as against 975,000 in June; the
number of man days lost was only 975, 900 in
October as against 1850, 900 in June; and the
percentage of available working time lost in
October was only one-fifth of what it was in
June, or 12-100 of l per cent in October as
against 60-100 of 1 per cent in June.
These figures are undoubtedly as correct
as any figures on this subject can be, and
at face value they make things look pretty
dandy. Taking these figures alone it might
be possible to deduce that the Snith-Connally
War Labor Disputes act passed last June
over the Presidents veto, was bowling sue
cess and had been responsible for vastly re-
ducing the number of strikes.
The trouble is that these figures don't begin
to tell the whole story OF the present labor
situation
In the first place, there are no strike sta
tstics either given or available for the months
of July, August and September, so the trend
over this four-month period of operation of
the Smith-Connally law simply doesn't show.
When Congress cut the appropriation for the
domestic news service of the Office of War
Information, one of the ways in which owl
cut down its expenses so as to live within it's
budget was by eliminating its newspaper clip.
ping service, which checked On some 500 key
papers from all over the country.
To get any conception of what the labor
war and peace picture has been during the
first four months of operation Of the Smith
Connally law, it is necessary 10 go to the
records of DR.. John r. Steelnan's Concili-
alton Service. BY comparing its figures for
the four-month period, July-October, 1913, with
the same four months in 1912, you get this
nil t1
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-12-05

could not hold that wide brs,.,
IN m the lnsular defense front o oa
the Rabaul anchor has been Vr''
or the Truk bastion been ~, los,
and neutralized ''oIatei
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-12-05

Here you have slight increase in the num-
Der OF actual strike situations handled this
year over last, but this might readily be &C.
counted for by the comparatively greater num-
Der of workers in the labor force The sig
nificant figure, however, is in the number of
labor disputes arising-double in 1913 over
1912
This increase may be explained by the fact
that the Sterilization act with its wage sta
bilization provisions did net take effect until
October, 1912. The number OF wage adjust
ment cases has gone Up steadily ever since,
and is reflected all through 1943.
The number of strikes rose steadily through
the first six months of 1913, from 1875 in JAN
uary to 425 in June. There was an abrupt
falling off after the passage of the Smith
Connally act, for about two months. Labor
wasn't sure of its rights under the act or how
it would be administered. Their, with the dis
covery that there were no real penalties in
the act, the number of strikes and disputes
began to increase. Veteran labor relations
men estimate that about half f today's strikes
are unauthorized, meaning that they are non
union or local union strikes. unauthorized by
international union headquarters and outside
the regularized procedure of the Smith Con-
nally act.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-09-23
SURPRISE PARTY GIVEN

Sheldon. Mich, Sept. ga de-
lightful affair was the surprise
birthday party arranged by Mrs
Gordon Black. Wayne. for Mrs.
Arthur Shedd, Sr.. Geddes Road,
here. Wednesday night, and attend
ed by Mrs. Henry Singer. Mrs. Wal
ter Pitt, Mrs. William Flick. Mrs.
Anna Mass. Mrs. Calvin Bartlett
Mrs. Henry Tesch, all OF Wayne,
and Mrs. J. c. Colts and Mrs. Milo
Seymour, Sheldon, who came with
we'll filled baskets and gifts and
cards for the guest OF honor.
After the gifts we're unwrapped
and Lizards read. bunco was played
with prizes for the winners. At the
close OF the games lovely lunch
con was served centered with &
three tier birthday cake with can
dies made by Mrs. Black. The eve.
ming closed by singing favorite
songs with Mrs. Shedd at the piano.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-09-23

Observation-Disclosures Sen.
ate Truman Committee Wednesday
is holding hearings on a program to
utilize rayon instead OF cotton in
the production Of synthetic rubber
tires, Tesufying before the com.
mittee Is James jacobson, special
assistant 10 WPB Chairman Don.
aid NJ. Nelson, and Technical Con-
sultant II. Leroy. Rayon manufac-
turers oppose WPB measures to
use rayon in synthetic rubber. fear
ing a future decrease OF clothing
production.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-09-23

NEW YoRK-INS-A surprise
air raid drill throughout the state
OF New Jersey was held Wednes-
day. The first audible blue signal
was sonnded at 1851 a. m, EWT.
at the request of the state director
OF civilian defense.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-09-23
Honorsd at Dinner

Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Van Wrinkle
and son John went TO Berkeley.
Mich. Sunday. to the home OF her
sister and brother-in-law. Mr.. and
Mrs. George Ranch for a birthday
dinner in Mrs. Van Wrinkles honor.
Covers were laid for eight and a
feature OF the dinner was q beauti-
full birthday cake. Mrs. Van Wrinkle
received lovely gifts and cards.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-09-23
Announce Birth

Announcements have been re-
ceived OF the birth of a daughter.
Mary Jane, TO Mr.. and Mrs. Philip
Johannes. Dearborn, on Sept. g.
This is the first great-grandchild OF
Mr.. and Mrs. George Smith, n.
Sheldon Rd.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-09-23

Under Observation
Mrs. Lucinda Simons has been in
ST. Joseph's Hospital. Ann Arbor,
for the past week for observation
Sunday guests OF Mrs. J. c. Colts
and Mr.. and Mrs. Milo Seymour
we're Mr.. and Mrs. Meyer Rappen-
port. Detroit. and Mr.. and Mrs
Michael Mitchell.
George Mitchell. Ecorse Rd.. Wis
tied Kenneth Robbie sunday.
Visitors OF Mr.. and Mrs. Richard
Van Wrinkle Tuesday were Mr.. and
Mrs. Howard Stein and daughter
Audrey and two sons Howard Jr..
and Peter, Wayne,
Thursday Mrs. ]. C. Colts visited
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-09-23

Mr.. and Mrs. L. H. McKinstry in
Wayne.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-09-23
presertsd Gift

William Avery, who celebrated
his 73rd birthday last week, was
presented a gift OF money from en-
ployes OF the S. and B. shop here
where he works.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-09-23
Ne,Cs From, Sheldon

nicely from her recent operate
and is able 10 be up again.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-09-23

Recovering
Mrs. Flora Barker Is recovering
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-29
CHECK EXPRESSES
OMPANY'STHANKS
Police Dept's Work Appre.
ciated By S. N. E. TeIe.
phone Company

A check for $25 In appreciation
for police assistance In apprehend.
ing youthful telephone box thieves,
sent by the Southern New England
Telephone Co. to the Board of Po-
lice Commissioners, has been turned
over to Superintendent Daniel j.
Carson for deposit in the police
mutual benefit fund.
Several weeks ago, Superinten-
dent Carson said, Lieutenants
He ary johnson and Cornelius
Shai1ahan tracked down the teen
aged gang which had been operat-
ing on phone booths in Exchange
Place. They made a practice Of
stuffing the coin-return slots with
paper, and returning every three
or four hours to colle3t the re.
ceipts. ,-4 -" "a -.. &
The i've culprits were placed on
probation for q six. months period
by Judge John u. Gaff1ev, and two
0l the boys are now In the service.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-29
ny FRANK FIRST
Gas Told 20 Jean Grafas)

If there is any one outstanding
group among all the American her.
oes who fought In the wilds Of New
Guinea, I would nominate the
Transport Command.
One reason we are succeeding II
our New Guinea campaign where
natural conditions Is that we had
the Japanese failed Under identical
q Transport Command and the Japs
didn't. ,tis,
Between Fort Moresby and Buna
by airline, It Is some 40 minutes. BY
foot, jeey and bicycle It Is q matter
Of weeks. Thus, when the enemy
struck across the mountains last
fall, he was stopped short Of Port
Moresby mainly because his ground
and supply lines cracked under the
strain Of the long haul.
We improved our ground lines be-
fore we launched our offensive by
building jeep and bicycle trails and
hewing out new footpaths wherevet
possible. We also constructed adj
vance supply depots. +
MPROMPTU RUNWAYS
But that wasn't enough. And II
was the Transport Command which
filled in the blanks mad delivered
the goods-almost always exactly
where and when they were needed
worst. /
These pilots would have beer
grounded for life II, back home, they
risked lives and planes using the
same kind Of jungle landing strips
or flying through the same kind Of
weather they have In New Guinea.
These landing strips are made
without fuss or formality. With
rnachetes and bayonets, natives
whack down grass, brush and other
jungle growth. Holes are filled with
grass and branches. When 1t rains,
the holes choke with mud. So al
every strip, natives are on duty tt
pull begged dowr planes back up
to take-oh level. Rain and mud
often leave only half Of the strip
fit'for use. ,.' &
Flown from the American MAIN
land In stages, Transport Command
planes have become home to their
pilots in New Guinea. One Of these
ships has been named 1.-THE Swamp
Rat. Another, dubbed I'VE Garry
All', bears a diapered baby as In.
sigma. The Chattanooga Choo.
Choo" and many others are colorful
are carrying supplies and mail from
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-29
BUSINESS RETURNS
l42.l% OF NORMAL
New England Council Is
sues Statement on Gen.
eral Business Trend

Boston, Jan. 49, Especially
Business activity in New England
during December advanced to 1927
per cent Of normal, according to
the New England Councils index
Of Business Activity, released here
today. This equals the previous
high for 1912, reached In June, and
compares favorably with the revised
index figure Of 1897 per cent for
November. In December, 104l, the
index stood at 1871 per cent Of
normal.
The past year was year Of in.
dustrial transition to an even great
er degree than 1941, a Council state
ment said. AS controls werer APP
piled and peace time operations cur
tailed In favor Of war activity, 1t
was reflected In the index which
rose from 1878 per cent In Janu-
airy to 142,1 per cent In June,
dropped to 1850 per cent In August,
and has since been climbing stead
lily to again reach the high mark
Of June. tt
Each recession since January,
194l, per cent in June dropped to
1850 per cent in August, and has
since been climbing steadily to
again reach the high mark In June.
Each recession since January, l041
has ended short Of the previous
low and each advance has swung
higher. Employment over the two
year period has shown o steady in
crease each month. Today, that
component stands nearly four times
greater than in January, l94l, and
SO per cent higher than January,
1912.
Electric power production. un-
doubtedly affected by restrictions on
Illumination, has recovered from the
October low, but is still below the
years average. Closing the year
at its lowest point, cotton spindle
hours active reflect changes In pro-
duction schedules, On the other
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-29

Circling back, he ran in, easing the
plane down to perfect landing. He
had stopped within q few feet Of q
solid mountain wall Of rock.
I went along on one trip and OBJ
served the aerial unloading tech
nique. Upon sighting ground sig
mails which indicate the delivery
area, the planes break formation
and circle back, one by one.
A RISKY LANDING +
AT the precise moment, each pilot
tips his plane and his aide boots
the supply bundles out the door,
like mail sacks are kicked from q
fast train at whistle stops. st
The supplies are wrapped tightly
In blankets and roped up, but the
force Of the wind may rip this COW
ering of. Dropped over a two-mile
area, the bundles are picked up by
natives and carried In to camp. Loss
and breakage Is only a small per-
certage Of the total dropped.
Thus have airplanes delivered
thousands Of tons OF priceless sup.
plies and fighting materials to our
soldiers on the Buna front, y.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-29
HOUSE SANCTIONS
WAR POWERS BILL
Senate to Consider Cows
Emergency Measure in
Hartford Thursday

Hartford, Conn.,, Jan. 2o.--(UP)--
The state Senate will begin consid-
Grafton Of Gov. Baldwin's einergen-
cy war powers bill next Thursday
with passage assured because Of
the heavy Republican majority In
the upper chamber, 1t was indicated
today.
The House passed the powers
measure late yesterday With only o
few scattered mos" from various
sections Of the chamber. Two
amendments were beaten down and
the measure went through as APP
proved by the judiciary committee.
The bill gave Gov. Baldwin emer-
gency powers until Feb. !, 1914,
with any orders issued under the
act to be In effect for six months.
Meantime, the Legislature went
into o weekend recess, with the
next session scheduled for Tuesday
Next week, IL was indicated, the
military affairs commute will re-
port the third Of Gov. Baldwin's
wal. bills, q measure redeflning the
powers Of the state defense coun-
Gil. The measure, 1t was believed
will limit the council duties to pro-
tective measures.
The judiciary committee, mean
while, took no action after a hear
ing on q measure reducing the num-
Der Of common pleas court judges
from IL to 10. Adoption Of the bill
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-29

dreds" Of passengers on a single
trip; that today's air >express SER
vice among the American repub-
lies will become truly an "air
freight" service.
Instead Of the present daily
schedule between Argentina and the
United States, for example, the post
war future may well see several Of
the new, huge passenger liners
Tying each way every day Of the
week.
Passenger miles flown by Pan
American and American Grace
Anyways and their subsidiaries and
atiliates In the calender year OF
194l reached 167,240,000, and rose
to 198,410,000 In the first nine
months Of 1912, despite wartime
restrictions on material,
Air transport men visualize after
the war an extremely, sharp reduc-
ton in passenger fares and q
freight rate schedule that would
make 1t practical for shippers regu-
larly to forward many products by
air that In pre-war times were car
ried only by water.
No Conflict With Ships
It was emphasized that postwar
operations In this territory are not
likely to compete with steamship
freight trade. Airline men said nc
attempt would made to ny heavy
raw materials and foodstuffs such
as rubber, coffee, minerals, nitrate
hide, wool. linseed and other prod
ucts that represent the bulk Of
United States purchases. from Latir
America.
But many manufactured prod.
ucts may be carried southwark, and
as Latin American industry pro.
crosses, a large variety Of South
and Central American fabricated
goods may be borne n orthwarc
by air.
Furthermore, no effort to com.
pete with the numerous Latin.
American airlines Is contemplated
United States air transportation
companies would operate trunl
routes much as they are doing TO-
day, but with larger planes ant
on more frequent schedules.
Expansion by the United State
Of afr service between the Amer
icas would have the effect Of pro
noting the collateral development
OF national lines in the variou
countries on q scale geared as feed
ers to the trunk lines, which II
turn would feed passenger. expires
and freight 10 the national systems
The national lines would form q
important and vital part. Of tn
general inter American airWay
networks.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-29

home to our men in the Jungle.
On paper, the air transport job
Is simple. Pilots load up, hop In
speed to q pre-arranged rendezvous,
drop Of the bundles and return.
TREACHEROUS FLYING
There Is actually more than that
to the Job. With no space for arrns-
ment, the pilots lack protection
They must fly in formation at tree
top level, hedge-hopping Jagged
mountain crests. '' %'''
After reaching the delivery area,
they must locate the spot marked
for dropping their packages. Then
they must return to base for another
load.
One day on the approaches to
Buna, a Transport Command deliv-
cry was scheduled. But someone
had neglected to place signals illdi-
eating the unloading area. When
the planes roared over, their pilots
didn't know where to drop the sup
plies. .>
It happened to be washday for
me, and my clothes were around to
dry on rocks and boughs.. Within
q minute they were requisitioned
spread out in the code form. And
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-29
SECTION OF GLASS
CUTFROM WINDOW

Someone. taking advantage Of
execrable weather and deserted
streets, went to work last night
with o glass cutter and took a 40
inch piece Of glass out Of the win
dow Of the M. j. Calvin clothing
store at SO East Main street, In an
attempted break.
Lieutenant John Calvin Of the
detective bureau, who investigated
the incident, reported that no one
entered the store, opining that the
would-be thief was probably scared
away. The cut glass was discovered
about 1880 p. m. by Patfolman
Jerry Kenney. Similar jobs have
been pulled recently In Hartford,
lieutenant Calvin asserted.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-29
CONvICTSPICK
CHUTE COTTON
ANDBUY BONDS
BY ROBERT CHANDLER
United Press star Correspondent

United Press STAN Correspondent
Florence, Ariz., Jan. 20. - Con-
yicts &c Arizona state prison here
have picked over $50 tons Of long,
staple cotton, used BY the govern
n1eHlt IN making parachute fabrics,
and have invested the biggest por-
ton Of their earnings In q. O. War
bonds, e was disclosed here.
For the past three months an =
armed guard has left the prison
walls each morning with 100 COM
victs, some Of them life termers, FOX
work In nearby fields. During the
whole time not one man has. at-
tempted escape, according TO WRf1-
En- A. g. vvalkes.
Walker made the original prc.
posal that prison labor be pressed
into service BECAUSE Of the shortage
OF pickers. Before he could place his
proposal into action he had to OBJ
tain the written consent OF every
superior court Judge n the state Of
Arizona.
Labor crews include such convicts
as nfe-termerS Tom and John Pow-
,ers, who killed three Graham Coun-
ty peace officers In 1918 while trying
to evade the draft in the last war.
Patriotism Main Reason
The foreman OF one Of the crews
said patriotism was the big reason
none Of the men has tried to escape
or caused trouble In other ways.
'"rhere are men working for me
who have boys in the Army and the
Navy" he said. "Others have neph-
ews or uncles In the 5olomons or In
Africa. Some Of them lost relatives
at Pearl Harbor.
'There are men In my crew who
quit easier Jobs inside the walls
when they heard the government
needed this long -staple cotton for
parachutes and things like that"
He said the average wage Of pris-
oners was $2.25 per day. They pay
their own guards and the purchase
Of bonds Is their own idea.
Guards Don't Arm
Guards on the project carry no
guns, saying they don't need them
because Of the attitude Of the pris-
oners toward the work. The pick Of
the crews working outside the
prison walls on the priject stood at
over $50 tons on Jan. ! and has
gone higher since that time - much
better than the record Of Japanese
evacuees from the coast who have
been picking alongside the prison
crews. 8
About 100 Of Warden walkers 600
"boys" are at work In the cotton
fields. One crew alone has picked
over 800 acres and has made return
trips on some Of the acreage FOR
second and third pickings.
Walker says the real story Isn't IN
the figures or In the report to, the
ONCE Of AriEonas governor. He
says:
Cotton picking Is tedious task,
and It makes your back ache and
your fingers craInp. Those people
from the city who came CIT to the
fields to help with the cotton harv-
est found that out and not many OF
them came back. In the morning
these boys line UP at the gate and
check out. They bend and sweat al
day ana come back OF night and
every night TO come even after tne
cotton picking season is over"