Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 23 February 1943 — Page 8
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WICKARD
LIFTS
- WHEAT QUOTAX
Wholesale Egg Ceiling Set; Price Rise Halted for 5 Fresh Vegetables.
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_ start early in June, culminating in
the late November peak. The approximate wholesale price of eggs in Indianapolis for March, April and May is expected tobe 40.2 cents. Set Price Deadline
The vegetable order directs food distributofs to sell tomatoes, carrots, cabbage, peas and snap beans (wax or green) at prices no higher than charged between last Thursday and yesterday. Sharp price advances in fresh fruits and vegetables—the only major food group not controlled by price ceilings—were ‘reported last week. . : Announcement Sunday of the drastic curtailment of canned foods to be allowed civilians boosted prices higher and there were indications that they would have skyrocketed near the end of this week during which it is impossible to buy any canned vegetables or canned fruits. The steady increase in the housewives’ food budget during the last year has been caused for the mest part by uncontrolled vegetable and fruit prices. From May, 1942, when price ceilings went into ffect, until Jan. 12, 1943, the retail prices of all foods rose 9.4 per cent, but the prices of foods not under price control—fish and fresh fruits and vegetables—
. rose 27.2 per cent.
No figures are available for tomatoes or peas, but from Dec. 15, 1942, to Jan. 12, 1943, the price of green beans jumped 15.3 per cent and the
‘price of cabbage 21.7 per cent. Ar-
rival of the carrot crop from California and southern Texas sent the price of that vegetable down 21.7 per cent during the month.
Green Beans Up 44.1 Per Cent
The figures for those three vegetables for the last year are more impressive evidence of the need for price ceilings. From Jan. 13, 1942 until last month the price of green beans rose 44.1 per cent; cabbage 19.1 per cent and carrots 20.3 per cent. The price of spinach during that period—in the past considered an inexpensive vegetable—rose 43.9 per cent. The emergency order on green and wax beans, cabbage, peas, carrots and tomatoes will be in effect 60 days. Before the expiration of it, OPA will fix permanent price
ceilings and probably extend them
to cover most of the field of fresh fruits and vegetables. The new price order came shortly after OPA announced point values for dry beans, dry peas, lentils and dried and dehydrated soups—all of which were added at the last minute to the canned food rationing into effect next month. : The point values revealed that those products will be available to consumers in much larger quantities than their counterparts in cans or bottles. For example, about two ounces of dehydrated soup—costing two ration points—will make about one quart or about two pounds of canned soup—costing 15 points.
Clamp Down on Hoarders
Dry beans, dry peas and | lentils were. given a point value of eight per pound. Although a pound of dry beans and a pound of canned beans have roughly the same point value, the pound of dry beans will weigh almost three pounds when it is ready for the table. Meanwhile, OPT clamped down on one type of hoarder—those who sought to chisel by ordering large quantities of canned goods last week for delivery next week to avoid declaring them as on hand yesterday. OPA ruled that no canned goods can be delivered henceforth without surrender of coupons, except those in transit Saturday at midnight when stocks were frozen.
YEGGS GET $500 IN
2: DOWNTOWN SAFES
Burglars took more than $500
cash from the safes of two downtown offices last night.
Between $400 and $500 was taken from the safe of Lyman Brothers and
store, 31 Monument Circle, more than $100 was taken from the office of the Air-Reduction Sales Co., 204 S. West st.
What'You Busy With WAR BONDS
The hal-track armored scout cars, heavy, but with excellent maneuverability are an important factor in the equipment of America’s mechanized Army. They must not be stopped. They must go through.
With ther caterpillar treads for rear traction, they are heavily armored, equipped with machine guns and cost around $9,000. Your War Bond purchases help pay for them. Buy War Bonds every payday. “You've done Your bit,., Now Do Your Best.”
WAY PAVED FOR MERIT INQUIRY
Allen and Johnson Foes Offer Bill Setting Up 2-Year Inquiry.
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recommend any such changes as are deemed necessary in the 1945 session of the legislature. The ways and means committee yesterday took its first formal step to try to force the resignations of Rowland Allen, a board nlember, and W. Leonard Johnson, personnel board director, by introducing a drastic amendment. This amendment would eliminate the merit system in the state institutions and cut the maximum salary that could be drawn by Director Johnson from $6000 to $3000. He is receiving $5000 annually now. An anonymous “emissary” reportedly was on his way from the house committee to deliver the legislative ultmatum to Mr. Johnson and Mr. Allen, but so far both men denied having been contacted. : The ways and means eommittee had extended its merit system threat to the budget, stating that unless the two ‘men in question resign, the personnel board appropriation will be slashed to a mere $27,000 a year. Funds Available if— If the resignations are forthcoming immediately, the legislators indicated, the appropriation will be upper to $60,000 and the merit system in the state institutions probably will not be disturbed to any great extent. Although Democratic members of the ways and means committee concurred yesterday in the move to club Mr, Allen and Mr. Johnson into resigning their respective posts, Governor Schricker made no commitment on the status of the board. Attempting to jockey the governor into some sort of a stand on the situation, Republican leaders explored the extent to which he could be held responsible for keeping Mr. Allen on the board, Mr. Allen is serving a four-year term now only half over, Hearing Provided
The legislative whip was regarded as the only means of reaching Mr. Johnson since the law provides specifically that he cannot be removed by the personnel board unless charges are filed and a public hearing held.
In the case of Mr. Allen, whose initial reaction to the legislative move yesterday was that he would stand his ground, it is believed by some legislators and some attorneys that he could be removed by the governor under the same authority by which he was appointed. “No cloaked emissary came calling on me during the night,” said Mr. Allen. “Mr. Teckemeyer’s statement on that is typical of him—it sounds well; but it can’t be substantiated.” (He referred to a statement made yesterday by Rep. Earl B. Teckemeyer (R. Indianapolis) criticising
tem.) The ways and means committee
Garden Family Food Canned Last August
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of our Sundays,” said Mrs. Jaggar, “but seldom on Saturdays. We made a couple of trips out during the week and worked until dark until things were planted. The rest of the time we worked the garden about twice a week.” Like all gardeners, even seasoned veterans, they made a few mistakes which they intend to correct this year. They found that 50 feet each of radishes and leaf lettuce, planted at one time, is wasteful. “This year we will make small successive plantings,” Mrs. Jaggar explained. “Our yield of peas was too small for the amount of ground used. This year we will plant more thickly.” They will plant more potatoes, too and fewer cucumbers. Mrs. Jaggar intends to learn how to dry beans, too, sinse she lost most of them last year through improper drying. Mr. Jaggar spent $5.50 for plants
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and seeds last year. Their plot, measuring 50 by 100 feet, was carefully planned. “We worked out a complete garden chart and used ib throughout eur planting,” said Mrs. Jaggar. “In this way we knew exactly what would replace the early crop after it was gathered.” “Our potatoes lasted until late November. In recent weeks we have bought a few cans of peas and as- . We do not have enough beets or carrots to last until the new crop comes in but the rest of our fruits and vegetables will see us through,” Mrs. Jaggar estimated. The Jaggars used all they wanted of their crops as they ripened in season and canned or dried the rest. The following table shows the crop yield of the Jaggar garden, amount planted, amount canned; ‘and the ration points represented according to the point system which goes into effect on March 1.
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Amount Ration Canned Points IS PINES ....oocveenvnr.ss 165 9 PINS yee:vssssioncoses 117
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10 pints tessescessssctone 130 100 pints .......c000000...1100 13 quarts juice....cee..00 273 34 pints pickles. ....co.00 in 14 pints relish 9 quarts dill pickles.. a
10 ATTACK SOON
India, China Likely Targets As Tokyo’s “Time of
Grace’ Shortens. (Continued from Page One)
recruited in Shanghai, Hong Kong, Singapore, the Malay states and Burma. Some are said to have been captured by the British after being put ashore from submarines to" engame in fifth-column activity. in India. a
‘Place China First Whether or not the Japs attack India, they are known to be convinced that the taking of Chungking, Generalisimo Chiang Kaishek’s capital, would be a master stroke. No remaining center would serve his purposes so well. Similarly,
| Kunming, eastern end of the Burma
Road, is a vitally important supply base and. the Japanese have been battling hard this week to cross the Salween river toward Kunming. If, therefore, they could also occupy Assam and Bengal, with Calcutta and the Ganges delta, China would be pretty thoroughly isolated by land, sea and air.
But Japan may not have what it| takes for a major two-way offen-
sive against India and China at the same time. If so, it is pretty gen-
8 pints mustard pickles. : In erally agreed she will pick China.
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5| For the over-all strategy of the united nations is now a secret from no one. It is, first of all, to smash Hitler, then to concentrate against
the land of the rising sun. As the} Higler will crackj. e Japs have a
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Post-War Pe
The abandonment of forthrightness and“the resort to chicanery and emotionalism in political arguments and campaigns is a positive threat to American democracy today and stands in the way of post-war peace plans, Charles M. LaFollette, Republican representative in congress from Evansville, said today. Speaking at a luncheon meeting of the Indiana Committee for Victory at the Columbia club, Rep. LaFollette asserted that the establishment of an economy which satisfies the demands of the majority of its people is one way to end the threat. “I refuse to accept the philosophy that people need an advance in their economic well-being or in things material at the expense of loss of the American concepts, middle class though «they may be, of decency and ‘honor in government and in public debate,” he stated.
Opposes Scarcity “We must understand once and for all that the economic doctrine of scarcity will never produce an adequate supply of goods to satisfy the legitimate demands of those who are willing by their efforts to obtain a fair share of those goods.” The country’s foreign policy in the past 25 years, he said, has been to attempt to avoid war by withdrawing from all international involvements, “We must conclude,” he said, “that this national policy, if continued after this war, will again reap a harvest of young manhood, sorrow, -pain, anguished womanhood and blood-letting on so gigantic a scale as to make anyone with
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any capacity for imaginative understanding of human suffering shudder with anguish and terror.”
Supports World Police
Answering those who say the country cannot afford the expense
to police international agreements, Congressman LaFollette asked, “What is more costly than war? How many years would it take for the cost to us of maintaining an armed force . . . necessary to preserve peace to equal the more than $200,000,000,000 which this war is going to cost?” He expressed his disapproval of the agitation for the government to demand that Russia grant airplane bases in Siberia to the U. S. from which our planes could bomb Japan. “This would be a breach of Russia’s non-aggression pact with Japan,” he pointed out, “and would turn loose on Russia’s back an at-
of maintaining a military system |
Chicanery in Politics Perils
ace—LaFollette
capacity of Russia to maintain her pressure upon Germany at the fullest weight of its present strength.
Calls Russia Realist
“It would also precipitate a Japanese attack on Russia in Siberia which would cause a flow of American blood in western Europe of tremendous proportions.” Describing Russia as the greatest realist in the war, he said, “Relying on that realism, I am willing to gamble that the extent of cooperation which the United States will receive from a Russia freed of a German enemy on her west will be immeasurably greater than any which we would obtain by a present effort to force .an issue, at this time, would have disastrous effects upon Anterica.”
BIG BUDGET INCREASE APPROVED IN HOUSE
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the alcoholic beverages commission by $93,800.
Publicity Fund Slashed
Working on the theory that the state publicity department under Director Jack Albershardt has no vital function in war time, the ways and means committee allotted only $5000 a year for its operation. During the past two years, the publicity department has received $25,000 annually and this time Mr. Albershardt ‘asked the same $25,000 plus an additional $75,000 a year to be used as an emergency fund, The four state universities and colleges were granted an emergency fund of $150,000 on which they may draw in the event new demands on their budgets deplete funds regularly allotted. Members of the committee took a slap at former Attorney-General George Beamer, now serving as personal legal adviser . to. Governor Schricker, by amending the budget bill to forbid expenditure of any of the governor’s continent fund for attorney fees. Sources close to the governor’s office said, however, that the amendment would not affect Mr. Beamer, since he is not being paid out of state funds. .
PLEDGE CHINA LEND-LEASE
WASHINGTON, Feb. 23 (U. P.). —Lend-Lease Administrator Edward R. Stettinius told the house foreign affairs committee today that the United States will leave “no
tack by Japan which could have no other effect than to lessen the
stone unturned” to get increased sini aid to China.
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which to consolidate or else. U. S. Strategy Also Clear
Meantime, President Roosevelt has been still more explicit with regard {o the Japanese. He has told them in so many words that we intend to bomb them systematically and regularly from air bases on the Asiatic mainland. They have had public notice served on them that all sactual and potential bases in China which they cannot capture in the next few months will be turned against them. They will hardly need a second warning, It is imperative, therefore, that China be given enough help to defend herself.
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Wickard Answers Bromfield 1
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ence in behalf of the deferment
‘of essential farm workers.
I personally helped negotiate
with the Mexican government an #4 agreement for
the entry of Mexican workers into this country to help out the hard-pressed farmers in areas where needed. This was the first of a number
of specific steps taken to help
farmers with their labor problems, including the development of a program for moving groups of farm workers from one part of the country to another and for training farmers on -submarginal locations for skilled jobs on farms in areas where their efforts would make a more important contribution to the food program.
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Sought to Get Machinery
WE HAVE WORKED constantly with the war’ prdduction board on the problems of obtaining supplies of farm machinery, repair parts, fertilizers and other materials, and as a result of definite steps and systematic procedures worked out, substantial assistance has been provided. And, in support of the national food-production program, even before this country éntered the war, we completely reorganized the department’s facilities for full em-
‘phasis on increased production
and set our goals at levels designed to meet the increasing needs. 2. Mr. Bromfield complains: “We lost 1942 ‘on the food -production front.” This is an absurdity. In 1942, for the third successive year, the farmers broke all previous foodproduction records, exceeding 1941 by 12 per cent, and exceeding the 1935-39 average by 27 per cent. It is true, of course, that the weather in 1942 was unusually favorable for crops; but planning
and foresight also must be credited.
with the tremendous gain in production of hogs, about 25 per cent over 1941, with a further increase of about the same size in sight for 1943, and also with sizable increases in production of some other livestock products, including poultry and eggs. Planning and foresight also must be given credit for specific
increases to 10,762,000 acres of soy-
beans in 1942, compared with 5,881,000 acres in 1941; to 3,690,000 acres of peanuts in 1942, compared with 1,914,000 in 1941; to 4,402,000
acres of flaxseed in 1942, compared with 3,275,000 in 1941, and other increases unough he list of crops. 2 Asked lied in 1940 THIS DEPARTMENT began callihg for increased production of essential food crops as: early as December, 1940, when farm prices still were very low and the principal problems of agriculture had
. to do with what seemed to be
burdensome surpluses. The record shows that the price-support and loan programs carried out by the
department and the crop-adjust- |
ment plans have aimed consistently at increased food production since that time. 3. Mr. Bromfield complains that I have taken no effective measures to ‘meet the nation’s food requirements—only “absurdities such as $100,000,000 subsidies and dream armies of volunteer, ignorant and untrained workers.” The reference to “subsidies” relates to the plan recently recommended to congress for incentive payments for increased production of peanuts, soybeans, flaxseed and other war crops. ” os 2
Defends “Incentive” Fund AS MR. BROMFIELD himself points out, farmers’ production costs are increasing. We can offset these higher costs only by raising farm prices or providing additional payments, Higher farm prices, of course, would mean an increase in the ceiling prices of food, and this is contrary to the policy of congress, as established in legislation now in effect. The purpose of incentive payments is to help farmers make the extra effort or to protect them in the extra risks involved in increasing their production of the war crops. Our reports from the field indicate, almost without exception, that farmers have responded favorably to the incentive payment plan.
TOMORROW—Volunteer works ers and other plans to help the farmers.
NEWSPAPER RAISES PRICE NEW YORK, Feb. 23 (U. P.).— The New York Post, afternoon tab-loid-size newspaper, announced today that effetcive March 1, single |g copies will be increased in price 3 cents to 5 cents.
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his family ‘group ‘for more than 30 days, but who is not in an institution or in the armed services, must register for himself. A consumer who is not a member of a
his own book, and those who are unable to register for themselves may designate a responsible adult to register for them. ‘The new, ration books will be used in the point-rationing program which begins Monday. Stocks of canned goods which were frozen on grocery store shelves at midnight Saturday will be released,
book 2.
rationed items were announced Sunday, and lists will be posted in
housewives and buyers to know the costs. month and coupons totaling 48 during that period.
eight, five, two and one points. The
| blue stamps will be used for the rationed canned goods, and the red
will be used for meat rationing which. will begin about March 28.
rationing becomes effective.
rationing administrator, announced
until March 15 in order to permit
fhe second ration book.
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anta Fe
reports to its AREOIERLS and shippers on its first year of war operation
during World War I.
About this time every year, it is customary for Santa Fe fo report on the condition of this railroad to its owners, the stockholders of
this company.
This year, Santa Fe feels the need of making an additional report— not only to the stockholders, but also to the people who have helped us
accomplish the biggest job we have ever had.
These are the people who ride on a railroad, who ship ona railroad,
and.who work on a railroad. Santa Fe salutes them and thanks them:
Without their cheerful cooperation, this difficult year would cere tainly have been harder to pull through, if not gampletely. impossible:
is built around good, old-fashioned American sportse
This report is manship.
During 1942, Santa Fe moved 79 per cent more passenger miles . . . and 122 per cent more freight ton-miles . . . than in 1918,
And all this was done with 26 per cent fewer locomotives than we had in 1918. ‘These figures indicate the greatest volume of business we have ever handled. They also indicate why you may have experienced some difficulties and inconveniences in traveling or shipping by train during the past year.
Crowded Trains If you bad difficulty obtaining reservations,
or bad to stand for a portion of your tyip— we were just as concerned as you were over
the right-of-way over everything else, they often cause our regular passenger trains to be delayed. At many stations along the line, mail and express are heavier than in formal times—and take longer to load. This is another reason why trains are delayed.
Dining Car Service We regret if you bad to stand in line for a
seat in the diner—and we honestly wish we could correct this situation.
Five and more settings per meal are
frequently required in our dining cars in these days of limited equipment sad crowded trains, whereas two settings used to be enough.
- railroads in 1942.
nage formerly handled oy ships through the Panama Canal was hauled by the
Export freight moving to Pacific ports fronr eastern United States over the Santa Fe in 1942 éncreased 374% over 19411
All this brought about an unusually heavy demand for Santa Fe freight cars « + « incrgased considerably the average length of haul . . . and occasionally caused delays in delivering empty cars at some loading points. It also indicates Santa Fe has many busy m nths ahead,
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The. new book contains both blue” ° and red stamps in denominations of ‘=
The sale of canned meats agd fish =~ will remain suspended until meat
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yesterday that the distribution of ,. war ration book 1 will be stopped.
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members said today that it was up to Mr. Johnson and Mr. Allen to determine whether the merit system
was retained in the state institutions.
any inconvenience it may have caused you. And we mean it! Our passenger traffit volume was up ' 102 per cent last year as compared with 1941. Gasoline rationing, ia our terri-
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Mobilizing cars necessary for troop movements has caused a shortage of cars at some points on the line. .
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ASKS MOTORISTS TO PLACE LICENSE TAGS
Automobile drivers were urged today by Capt. Audry Jacobs, head of traffic, to place the 1943 license tags on top of their old plates so that license numbers can be easily seen. The police department has had numerous complaints in -the last few weeks when in the case of hit and run drivers, the ’43 numbers cbscured the old plates and the
tak- license numbers could not be seen.
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“The Santa Fe must handle this additional load with its present passenger cars, as no new cars will be built during
Late Trains
We bate late trains, tool . . . and we are sorry if they have caused you to miss a connection or an important meeting. In these days of unprecedénted passen- . ger volume it is not always possible to maintain schedules with on-time regu--larity « « « and since military trains have
Special troop trains are becoming almost foutine on the Santa Fe. In just one
one camp—and it took 55 complete trains to handle the men and equipment.
We must also keep our passenger cars:
in constant service to handle the increased traffic all over the line. For this
extra cars at any one point.
Freight Cars Dhue to the submarine menace and the die version of freighters to other services, almost all of the intercoastal freight ton-
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