Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 7 September 1942 — Page 4
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to the attention of congress “the fact that neither of these two essential pieces of legislation has as yet been enacted into law.” “That delay has now reached the point of danger to our whole economy,” he told congress. . “Our entire effort to hold the cost of living at its present level is _ now being sapped and undermined " by further increases in farm prices . and in wages, and by an ever-con- . tinuing pressure on prices resulting from the rising purchasing power of our people.” . ' The president, stressing that “war ‘calls for sacrifice” for all Americans, said that “if we are to keep wages effectually stabilized, it becomes imperative, in fairness -to the - worker, to keep equally stable the cost of food and clothing and shelter and other articles used by workers.” The president described present farm price ceilings of 110 per cent of parity as an “unfair privilege” for agriculture. “Our policy with respect to. farm products should be guided by three - principles: Pirst, to hold the line against inflationary price increases. Second, to get the required production of necessary farm products. Third, to maintain the principle of parity for agriculture.”
Wages Rise Billion a Month
. The president pointed out that annual wage and salary disbursements have gone up 71 per cent since 1039, rising at the rate of “more than a billion dollars a
month.”
He said wages now must be stabilized because wage rates constitute “one of the most important
| elements” in war. production costs and are inseparable from any pro-
gram to stabilize the cost of living. "The national income has been increasing at the rate of 2 per cent a month since Jan. 1, 1941, Mr. Roosevelt said the result was that “people compete more and more for the available supply of goods; and the pressure of this great demand compared with the small supply— ~~ which will become smaller and
British Foil
Rommel Trick
CAIRO, Sept. 7 (U. P.).— Field Marshal Erwin Rommel apparently expected to break through the British lines to Alexandria last Wednesday. .~Xarly that morning, it was revealed today, two German ‘officers appeared with a white flag before the imperial lines in the central sector. They urged the British armored units in the line to surrender, “to avoid bloodshed, because the German army is behind you.” The British sector commander laughed and the Germans, somewhat crestfallen, returned to their own line,
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disrupt our whole price structure.” Urges Price-Rent-Wage Balance
government to “encourage free collective bargaining betwsen em-
-|ployers and workers,” Mr. Roosevelt said that “in times of danger|
to our economy” the government must step in and see that “the processes of collective bargaining and arbitration and conciliation are
ances between the different economic factors in our system,” . He said that prices and rents should not be allowed to advance “so drastically ahead of wage rates that the real wages of workers as of today—their ability to buy food and clothing and medical care— will be cut down.” “For if the cost of living goes up
in the immediate future, it will be unjust, in fact impossible, to deny workers rises in wages which would meet at least a part of that increase.”
Again Asks $25,000 Top
Thus Mr. Roosevelt indicated that his wage policy will be somewhat flexible and that the war labor board will continue to have primary responsibility. for carrying out the wage stabilization program, The president renewed his plea for an individual net income limita-
last April. This has not been incorporated into the revenue bill now before the senate finance committee. The president also called for elimination of the “tax exemption of interest on state and local securities, and other special privileges or loopholes in our tax law.
Food Prices Rise Monthly
Tracing the efforts to date of the government to control prices, the president reported that the cost .of all food, controlled and uncontrolled, has been going up at a rate of¥ll4 per cent a month since the original price ceilings were set last May. “1f this rise should be permitted to continue,” he said, “the increased cost of food to wage earners next May would be more than 15 per ceny over the level which existed when the ceilings were set.”
rate of increase was caused chiefly “py the fact that a number of food commodities are exempt under existing law.”
8 Here is the four-month record of the battle against inflation which Price Administrator Leon Henderson has described as largely a “delaying action” thus far:
Taxation The new tax bill passed by the
{house and now under consideration
by the senate finance committee will impose heavy taxation on in-
‘|dividual and corporate earnings.
But in its present form, it is estimated to raise only about $5,200,000,000, or about $3,500,000,000 less than the treasury originally recommended. , Although the president asked for
"|speedy enactment of a revenue
measure, final passage is not expected for still another month. The house ways and means committee killed the president’s proposal to limit to $25,000 the net income of an individual after taxes.
Price and Rent Ceilings
Ceilings have been imposed on most commodities except fresh foods and on rents in defense rental areas. But congress has ignored Mr. Roosevelt’s request for repeal of the provision that ceilings cannot be imposed on farm prices until they reach 110 per cent of “parity.” Administration leaders have warned that this failure to follow Mr. Roosevelt's request creates one of the most menacing inflationary threats. Controlled food prices declined by 1 per cent from May 15 to June 15, although they rose 03 per cent in the following month. Rents declined 2.09 per cent in 21 representative cities during the period May 15-July* 15. A few price ceiling have given way, adjustments have been required to eliminate a “squeeze” suffered by some dealers. And Mr. Henderson has warned of the necessity for tighter control of farm prices. :
Wage ‘Stabilization The president saw no need for legislation on this point last April. The war labor board has continued to handle labor disputes and has adopted a general policy of adjusting wage rates to keep pace with increased living costs. It has exercised no control, however, over
| voluntary wage raises.
Bureau of labor statistics records showed that average weekly earnings in June were 1.3 per cent higher than in May and 19.44 per 1941, while for the year the average work week increased by. 3.7 per cent.
‘Stabilization of Farm Prices Congress has taken no action to remove the prohibition against fixing ceiling prices on farm commodities until they reach 110 per cent of parity. Secretary of Agri. culture Claude R. Wickard has said wants the restriction removed. Average farm prices in August |reached 107 per cent of parity and
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The new obstacle course at Camp Atterbury is plenty tough and officers, too, must train in it. Crossing, hand over hand, over water (left to right) are 2nd Lieute, Baro Netzlaft, J. F. Egan, G. D. Lamm and A, F. Snee of the 320th infantry.
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TURN TABLES ON GLAMOUR 8ALS
Yanks in Britain, Cheer Up Beauties Sent to Cheer Them Up.
LONDON, Sept. 7 (U. P.).—The American Red Cross’ ‘glamour battalion” came from the United
|States to make the doughboys feel
at home, but it didn’t work out that way. The doughboys are trying to make the “glamour battalion” feel at home. “We find they are more interested in making us feel at home and won't let us worry about them,” pretty Ann Douglas, daughter of Judge Walter Douglas of Savannah, Ga., said. She is typical of the girls in the battalion—all in their 20's, pretty and shapely. Miss Douglas, blond and blue-eyed, was sitting amid piles of newspapers, ping pong paddles, checker boards and playing cards. She organizes entertainment for. American soldiers in one Red Cross club with accommodations for more than 1000 men. “I often wondered what I'd do if I had 1000 men on my hands,” she said, “look at me now. It's not all fun.” Anne Ellis of New York and Faye Smith of Marks, Miss, said they were a little hoarse from a singing session the ‘night before at the Washington club.
‘Mom’ to Every Man
“We had a few rangers and other soldiers on leave who wanted to sing—which every one within three blocks can tell you we did, but loud,” Miss Ellis said. Miss Ellis studied voice before she joined the. Red Cross. Miss Smith was director of physical recreation in Dallas, Tex. high schools. They get up at 7 a. m. and sometimes work past. midnight. Oc-
_|casionally they have an afternoon
free and get one day off a week in which to keep personal dates. Perhaps the homiest touch in the entire Red Cross setup in Britain is provided by Mrs. Mary Mumford of Stamford, Conn. middleaged and white “haired, who served with the Red Cross during the army’s southern maneuvers and who has two sons in the navy. She is “mom” to every man who comes into the Washington club. “I write letters to their mothers telling them their boys are all right, and if they lose all their money or their railroad tickets, they can get some money from me,” she said. An American resident of Britain gave her $60 to “mess around with,” and she unofficially lends from .it to men on leave. They can get up to $8, and so far every loan has been repaid. ;
8 STATE WAACS NAMED OFFICERS
WASHINGTON, Sept. 7.—Third officers listed by the war department for the WAAC today included eight from Indiana. Five of the eight were the following from Indianapolis Doris. McDonald Norrel, Pauline Fay Peirce, Harriet Craeraft Stout, Irene. Cecelia ‘Sweeney, and Mary Margaret Walker. Others were Louise Emma Bain, Danville; = Gladys Elizabeth Hole, Bridgeport, and Ruth Susannah Reece, New Castle.
the bureau of agricultural economics has estimated farmers’ 1942 cash income at -$14,500,000,000 — some $2,500,000,000 more than in 1941, Mr, Henderson recently. said the farmer “must take less. from now on for many of his products.”
War Bond Purchases Since ‘announcing a monthly iti i, goal of with July, the in July, 1 bo besining th July, the
has sights” for it months. War], bond ‘sales in July amounted to $000,900,000 compared with the $1,000,000,000 goal. The treasury then
||sent the August goal at $815,000,000,
but sold only $697,235,000 worth. It lowered this TInt ota to $775,~
Non-Stop Bomb Raids Shake Europe, Hint Air 2d Front
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shipping off the Frisian islands cn the enemy North, Sea coast. Today heavy bombers, strongly escorted by fighter planes, continued raids on targetssin occupied France. So vast had the scale and potentialities of the allied offensive, greatly strengthened by the operations of United . States flying fortresses now attacking targets by daylight in force, that competent quarters saw in it the opportunity for an actual second front in the air if the Tigcessary planes could be obtained.
Nazis Admit Damage
Germany admitted ' that last night’s raid had caused damage to several German towns when British planes showered explosive and incendiary bombs on their targets. Admission that eight planes were missing from the raid, in addition to one coastal command plane, indicated a raiding force of great strength. The attack was centered on one of the most important war centers| of Germany. Duisburg is at the junction of the Rhine and the Ruhr, It is one of the greatest of inland ports, it is a key railroad center, it is the terminus of the Rhine-Herne canal, it is connected with the Dortmund-Ems canal and important metallurgical and chemi-
cal factories ‘are concentrated in |and about it. ‘
It was the 55th raid on Duisburg. The last was made Aug. 6. Fires Still Burning Rocket-like daylight reconnaissance planes, racing over the Duisburg area today, confirmed that large fires started last night were burning still. Three weeks after their first ap-
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theater, United States flying fortresses made their biggest raid 80 far yesterday. More than 400 lighter allied planes, ‘including United « States army Douglas medium bombers, swept over occupied France protecting the four squadrons of fortresses engaged and attacking targets of their own. Two. fortresses, the first casuals ties in 10 fortress operations over enemy territory, failed to come back and ‘three fighters were missing.
Battle of Britain Two Years Ago
But in the fortress sector alone, United States army authorities estimated that five enemy fighters were believed destroyed, 13 probably destroyed and 25 damaged. Two years ago on Sept. 7 Field Marshal Hermann Goering, chief of the German air force, at a headquarters set up in France, directed the first mass raid ‘on Britain. Seven hundred planes bombed the docks of London and killed 306 persons and wounded 1390. London's life was changed in a day. That was the start of mass terror raids which the Germans intended to destroy London, demoralize the British people and open the way for an invasion.
Plane ‘Dispersal’ Debated Today found allied aviation experts so impressed by the possibilities of bombing Germany on the present allied scale of attack that responsible persons asserted-that the dispersal of air striking power to a dozen war fronts was robbing the allied air forces of the.greatest opportunity they would.get to concentrate bomber strength against Germany and systematically pulverize its war industry. It was admitted. that allied commitments were enormous, that allied commanders were demanding’ Planes for Australia, the Pacific, China, the Middle East and embattled Russia, and that ‘the c der in each zone regarded as rsal to a
It was even said in some quarters that by air power alone, in an unrestricted offensive, it might be possible to knock Germany out of the war within a few months and that in any event crushing air raids would be the best preparation for the opening of a land front in the west. It was said further that the time for total aerial attack was now when Germany was forced to keep its main strength in Russia. In this connection, allied plane domination played a big part in the limited victory of the British imperial forces have won in the first phase of the Egyptian campaign. ‘Germany did not have the planes to spare for the Middle East. Naturally, those who favored the “dispersal” of planes might reply that had not the necessary planes been “dispersed” to Egypt the Germans might have broken through and that, in the Pacific, “dispersal” of planes had brought the allied cause its first victories.
FARM IMPLEMENT MAKING TO BE GUT
WASHINGTON, Sept. 7 (U. P.).— The war production board is drafting an order to concentrate manufacture of farm implements in a few small plants and convert the larger ones to 100 per cent war production, it was learned today. The 1400 farm implement "factories are now operating under a limitation order which reduces production by about 17 per cent, and the concentration program is expected to be announced by Oct. 31, when the limitation order expires. It is also expected to limit still further the manufacture of non-war products. Inclusion of the farm implement industry in the WPB'’s concentration program will bring to the three the number of industries affected. Stove and bicycle output has already been concentrated. Many farm machinery plants are already producing tanks, anti-air-craft gun parts, ammunition, aircraft parts, bombs, pontoons and other military equipment.
HELD ON CHARGE OF POSING AS CITIZEN
LOUISVILLE, Ky., Sept. 7 (U. P.). —Louisville authorities held Herbert Ecknert Lustig, 23, of Louisville, in jail ‘last night in default of $2500 bond after his arraignment before U. 8S. Commissioner Ray H. Kirchdorfer ,charged with making false
as an American citizen. It is alleged that Lustig was born in Mannheim, Germany, Lustig is said to have applied for work at the Louisville ordnance plant and in so doing stated he was born in Louisville. He made similar charges on an application at the Howard P. Foley Co., sub-contractor for the ordnance plant, author}iles said.
LAWYER TO SPEAK T0 G. 0. P. WOMEN
Lloyd’D. Claycombe, Indianapolis lawyer, will address the Marion county council of Republican women at 2 p. m. Thursday at the Columbia club. : Mrs. William . Bosson, . council president, announced that the organization would continue sponsoring the canteen on the fourth floor of the federal building on the third ‘Tuesday of each month.
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British Harass Retreat, But Expect Axis to Try Come-back.
well as the fate of the grandiose German plan to execute a gigantic pincers movement with its claws in Egypt and the Russian Caucasus, would bry a come-back.
The ‘fact remained that in the
German field marshal had taken a beating at the hand of the British imperial army aided by a dominant allied air force which included the heavy and medium bombers and the fighters of the United States army 12th and 98th bombardment and
In the last seven days British communiques had “lagged somewhat behind actual developments.
‘Many Tanks, 56 Planes Lost Rommel after pushing through the British mine fields had failed to dent the main allied’ defense positions. He had made three separate withdrawals from his first
positions. and then he had withdrawn his forces back to the area from which he haa started.
He had left the Alamein battle area strewn with the wreckage of axis tanks and it was announced that the seven days he had lost at least 56 planes shot down, in addition to others destroyed aground, against much smaller allied losses. Rommel put his entire army, led by the 15th and 21st German armored divisions and the crack 90th light division, called the pick of the German army, into his offensive. For slight gains, which proved fleeting, .he sacrificed tanks, armored cars, transport, men and planes and so far has gained nothing.
INDIANA BOAT FIRMS
Keels will be laid for five naval auxiliary craft and another craft will be launched by two southern Indiana concerns Monday as part of a nation-wide celebration of Labor Day in which more than 150 naval ships will be launched or have their keels laid. At Jeffersonville, the Jeffersonville Boat & Machine Co. will send one craft down the ways into the Ohio river. Keels for three more vessels will be laid there also. The Missouri Valley Bridge & Iron Co. will lay two keels at Evansville. , Included in the 150 naval vessels are destroyers, submarine chasers, motor torpedo boats, minesweepers, coastal transports, tank landing craft, seaplane tenders and many
auxiliary craft.
TUDOR HALL GEARS CLASSES TO WAR
Special courses to fit war-time needs will be offered by Tudor Hall school at the opening of the, term, Sept. 16, Miss T. Hilda Stewart, principal, announced today. A class in world. problems will be conducted by Miss Lois Haber on topics such as America’s relations with Europe and a comparison of governmental ideals. Also special courses in Spanish will be offered due to the increase demand for
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predicted ‘stormy days ‘ahead, but, said: ¥ “We are" certain to be asked for sacrifices. These may. be sacrifices
lof wage increases, crop price in-
creases, profit increases, bodily comforts. All this is little enough
for free men to sacrifice in a world where freedom is imperiled.” White collar workels and public employees, along with those industrial employees who had the day off, had the opportunity to spend most of the day listening to broadcasts on the general theme, “Labor will Win,” : Agriculture Secretary Claude Wickard will broadcast at 11:30 a. m. (Indianapolis time) on “Labor and Agriculture.” At 2:15 p. m. Gen. H. H Arnold, chief of American air forces, addresses a joint A F. of L.-C. 1. O rally in Philadelphia. At 3:15 Chairman Paul V. McNutt of the war manpower commission and A. F. of L. President William Green speak to another
such rally at Omaha. Fifteen min-
utes later War Production Chief Donald Nelson addresses a similar gathering at Cleveland.
Miss. Perkins Last
Before the presidential fireside chat at 8:30. p, m., Lend-Lease Administrator Edward R. Stettinius speaks from England on “Free Labor Will Win the War.” Labor Secretary Frances Perkins. has the nightcap position, broadcasting a regular Labor day address at 10:15 p. m. Mr. Green and C. I. O. President Philip Murray both. expressed pride in labor’s record in radio addresses last night. “We need no longer pledge that free labor will outproduce slave labor,” Mr. Green said. “The workers of America are actually doing it.”
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“We can never be satisfied” said Mr. Murray, “until we have pros
duced the last tank, the last ware
plane, the last warship and the last gun that we must have to crush the axis.” And the nation responded. At Detroit, all Ford, Chrysler and General Motors plants that were behind schedule or producing something vitally necessary’ operated on full time. General Motors instructed its 97 plants throughout the country to work if continued operation would increase output of war materials, Workers at the Ford Motor Co.'s Lincoln plant protested against not working and posted a sign on the plant reading, “Monday we work for Hitler.” Ford officials explained, however, that work at the plant was not extremely vital.
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In Birmingham, organized labor abandoned its holiday and remained on the job. \ Aircraft factories and shipyards worked regular shifts in Los Angeles and 200,000 aircraft workers planned to “dedicate Labor day to the boys
the enemy.” The destroyer U. S. S, McLanahan was to be launched
at Terminal island.
hoped that America could avoid drafting labor for war effort: “We have not yet followed in the footsteps of Britain or Canada to take national control of the trains ing and occupations essential to victory on every front,” he said in a radio address last night. “America will take that step only when and if voluntary action does not keep schedule. And keeping schedule means delivering 100 per cent of America’s manhours to the right place at the right time.”
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