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Don’t Chisel—We Are All in This Together

Nation's Leaders Offer Suggestions on |

What Citizen's Role in Emergency Is | + By EARL RICHERT, Seripps-Howard Staff Writer WASHINGTON, Dec, 16—What can the average citizen do to W play his full part in this period of national emergency? ja That is what thousands of Americans want to know, accord-| ing to mail pouring in on the White House and Congress, I

Act Due

average individual in his address Friday night. But top administra- | tion: and Congressional leaders - . offered these suggestions: ONE: Be willing to pa} more Draft taxes—a lot more. TWO: Pay all the ta you

need. Don’t hoard. FOUR: Buy more government . bonds out of current income so the government won't have to borrow from the banks. Government borrowing from banks is

Fast Action Pledged | To Meet Goals

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 (UP) —|

highly. inflationary. It Jat in Chairman Carl Vinson (D., Ga.)| ‘pee Robert T. Hunter, son of! flationary when the govern of the House Armed Services Com- M

individuals. i De out down on expendi- mittee said today President Tru-

tures for luxury items. man's new goal of 3.5 million men M Six: Be willing to work longer ,,, ,nitorm within a few months] hours. requires sharp SEVEN: Put national unity draft aw. | above partisan or sectional inter-/ =, 4004 immediate commit-| ests. Don't urge government| .—. ....." «n necessary changes spending for some local project I TARY. 7 that cah be delay oo and wage Draft revision is at the top of controls come, don't ask for spe- the Armed Services Committee's cial treatment. Obey them. schedule for the new session conNINE: Realize that we're all vening Jan. 3, he said. He pre-| fn this together and that the dicted the committee will be ready home front is a fighting front|to report its recommendations to too. We must stand together [the House within a month. with all our neighbors, with no] Mr. Vinson said the stepped-up fear, no panic, no confusion. {military goal means that many TEN: Don't try to make a prof- deferments will be canceled, that it out of war, or preparation for the 21-month draft term must be war. llengthened, probably to 24 months, ELEVEN: Let your govern-iand that Congress also must conment — the administration and sider lowering the draft age from Congress—know you're ready toj19 to 18. take whatever it is necessary to a dish out, even if it means a sharp- Few Months Needed ly lower standard of living. | President Truman announced TWELVE: Insist on a pay-as- the new mobilization speedup Fri-| you-go program for the long-run day night. He said the Army and good of yourself, your family and Navy can fill their quotas under country, {the new goal within a few All leaders consulted pointed months. The Air Force will take out that modern war is basically ig little longer. } economic war, with fighting on| The last officially announced the battlefront entirely depend: manpower goal was 2.8 million ent on a stable homefront. men by July 1. This would have TH, Pen. Joseph O'Ma- required some step-up in draft’, the joint economic committee in week ordered January and Febru1 the individual can do ary draft quotas almost doubled. most by not asking special con-| (Calls for January and February sideration himself. {total 160,000. The December call, “The individual must realize now being filled, is for 40,000] that in modern scientific war- men. Selective Service delivered fare the whole population is in- 71,385 men to the Army during] volved and therefore no segment November when the call was for of the population can hope to (70,000. make a profit out of the war or Mr. Vinson declined to-be more! - preparation for war,” Sen. 0'Ma- specific about what the committee honey said. {will do to the draft law. But other Sen. Paul H, Douglas (D. Ill), committee sources said the Dea former professor of economics, fense Department can be expected stressed the importance of will- 10 recommend the new Congress ingness to pay high taxes and Make these changes in the present. 3 19-through-25 draft law: buy government bonds He said it was essential to put! ONE. Extension of the 21the defense program on a pay-as- month term of service to at least you-go basis, if at all possible. two years. Some military men And, if that couldn't be done, he| Dink it should be even longer. said. people must buy more gov-| TWO. Induction of all fit men ernment bonds to keep the gov- at dye of 5A The lower araft " ernme wing from , although 18-year-Snnant — Solar borrowed 0148 must register. by the government from banks! THREE. Eliinination 3 the uk can, through a complicated pro-, ! ) me , cess, create six additional dollars. Soliege students for the comple. to pour into the already-swollen = O° 80¥ academic year, spending stream. ! “Unless the defense program is! paid for by taxes or direct borrowing from individuals, the cost will be paid by the poor guys— such as retired people on fixed incomes—who can't protect them-| selves against an advancing price, ‘Jevel,” Sen. Douglas said.

Deferments May Go

In addition, acting on his own | authority, Mr. Truman is expectied soon to end mandatory deferments for men with dependents. He probably will make avails able for draft first men other than fathers. This group includes |

: : those deferred for support of He said prices could be held for| y, 00 ang other relations. But

& time by price-wage controls. fathers, too, will be taken even“But ultimately,” he said, the tually if mobilization Alen even dam breaks if you don’t sop up| pp, Armed Services Committee the additional purchasing power go... 4 expect the Detense Dethrough taxes or government |... ant to ask for any big bond purchases by individuals. {change in the present Sremption Sen. Douglas said if events by law of almost all veterans, nor made It necessary he will support: = =". raising th ’ i compulsory government bond go... oo g the upper buying by individuals, ' 7% : Wage Hike Granted To Hosiery Workers. PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 16 (UP) ~The American Federation of Hosiery Workers (Ind.) today announced a new agreement providing a 10';-cert hourly wage Increase for 10,000 full-fashioned hosiery workers in 37 northern United States mills. The agreement was with the Full-Fashion Maufacturers of America at a meeting 315t Infantry of Alabama and here yesterday under a wage re- Mississippi and the 47th Infantry | opening clause in a two-year con- of Minnesota and North Dakota. | tract which expires Aug. 31, 1941. The pact was expected to. set & pattern for other hosiery mills operating under independent contracts and usually paying the trim and have same wages, equipment,

Here's What. HST Can Do— 67 Laws Give Truman

Control Over U. S. Economy

‘Emergency Decree Invokes Statutes |

Granting Powers Like Those in War Time WASHINGTQN, Dec. 16 (UP) President Truman's emergency | declaration today brought into effect 87 laws which he can use to! call up the nation’s war-making potential when and if he needs them. ! * Under these, and others already in force, he now has vast] powers over the nation's, economy and manpower. They include most, but not all, the powers held by the President in World War 11. Some, InCIUAING the MOSt APs rmsd ab | reaching, may not be used at all, Take back, for military uses, | such as the right to seize radio Certain defense plants formerly stations which was in force but OWned by the government. dormant during the last war. | - Invoke wage-price controls, | Some of the laws in effect for yoke aerials allocations! emergency purposes during the and controls. | last war have expired or have Take over all communications Truman will ask Congress to re- done in World War II and there vive those he : : I": no plans fo do it now. © Can Arm. Ships | Direct Armed. services to ne- » |

oo gotiate war contracts without He can now issue executive Or competitive bids. This is regard-

ed as one of the most urgent

jcal hot. potato that may be left! {lie for the time being. Continued | imobilization, however, would! make this necessary. =

Guard Units Called

The Army, meantime, ordered two more National Guard divisions to active duty starting Jan. 16 in the first swift move to meet President Truman's call for a 5reached Million-man armed force. { Placed on the alert were the

not disclosed here, The divisions were chosen because they are in sharp fighting! the necessary

powers. It will save much time

.), chairman of calls, and the Army only this ®

| Drafting of veterans is a politi-

The number of men involved was |,

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Elkhart Soldier Reported Killed

Eleven new Indiana names appear on the Defense Dep [Casualty list released today. One {Hoosier was killed. Three of the rounded men are from Indianlis. - » a

Cpl.- James W., Quimby, husband of Mrs, Martha N. 11316 N. Oxford St. | Pfc, Robert L. Huffman, son of’ ‘Mrs, Marie 1. Huffman, Folsomville,

rs. Artmisa Hunter, Converse, | Pfc. Marion P. Moore, son of Helen R. Moore, Nashville, : Cpl. Ronald E. SBchible, son of] revisions in the Joseph J. Schible, Ft. Wayne. | Pfc. Enos 1. Thompson Jr., son of Mrs. Lela Milam, Kingsford! Heights. i

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8. . KILLED IN ACTION — Pfc. David I. Weaver, son of} President Truman did not outline a specific program-for the Mrs. Lottey L. Weaver, Elkhart, | 4 WOUNDED IN ACTION | ‘Sgt. Chester E. Cummings, Ma{rines, husband of Mrs. Chester E. |Cummings, 1926 Broadway. { Pfe. Carl R. Thomason, {rines, son of Mrs. Hazel Thoma-

. : owe. Don't chisel. \ . ‘son, 1014 Park Ave. THREE: Buy only what you or | |

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Converse Man Listed

Pfc. Gerald O. Boyd, Marines,

Kokomo. Pie, William J. Bryan, Ma son of Roy Bryan, Ft. Wayne.

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John Ramp (left) presents his check for $200 to Art Wright, director of The Times Clothe-A-son of Mrs. Winnie H. Boyd,| Child, the first contribution to the Clothe-A-Child fund-raising television show on WFBM-TV yesterHines] day. Center is Fred Smith, master of ceremonies for the telecast. Mr. Ramp devoted his auto firm's show to auctioning gifts for contributions to Cloth e-A-Child.

‘Full Committee

The Senate

to Get New Bill Mond WASHINGTON, Dec. 16—(UP)—Congressional leaders s

~ |up the legislative pace on a civil def: “to meet President Truman's request for

a revised draft of the administration measure after a ' meeting. Less than a week ago members were saying it was too

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is {controversial for action this ses & sion. : : | A similar bill was approved by a House Armed Services mittee Friday and will go before _|the full committee Monday. Approval is almost certain and the bill is scheduled for House debate! next Wednesday. : Unprecedented Power

§ {grant of power, would set up an findependent civil defense adminjstration. The administator—a

only to the President.

“emergency.” The normal powers

mated at $3 billion. The bill would give the state governments the job of physically {administering the program with the administrator dealing directly with the states.

{be handled as follows:

subcom-|

plied entirely by states and local communities for personnel, administration and personal, equip. ment used by volunteer workers. TWO: $200 million. to be split ‘equally between federal and state governments for securing specialized equipment. ; ; The administration’s bill, which THREE: $2,250,000,000 to be carries an almost unprecedented Split equally between federal and

state governments for constructs

ling ‘shelters.

by the federa

| supplies.

{ing system to {raids. { !

“communal-type”

air raid

civilian — would be responsible FOUR: £400 million to be met

1 government for

His powers would be divided stockpiling critical materials such into two types — normal and as blood plasma and engineering

{would cover a three-year program FIVE: $32 million to provide a to prepare America’s cities for communications network tied in atomic attack ‘at a cost now esti- to the defense department's warn-

alert cities to air

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