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Washington, D. C. (NWNS) —The
shock of our naval disaster in the
Pacific has done even more than the
Pearl Harbor attack to arouse angry
opposition to all political and selfish
actions here which can be interpret
ed as interfering with our, all-out
■war program.
The rush of investigations started
immediately following the charges
of Robert Guthrie that certain in
dustrialists were doing everything
possible to resist converting their
plants to full war production, is
typical of the present attitude.
Mr. Guthrie, a sl-a-year War
Production Board executive in charge
of textile, clothing and leather
division, resigned his office because,
he said, ■ representatives of those
industries, both within and without
the WPB, had blocked his efforts to
“effect a sufficient supply of mate
terials to meet the requirements of
the war effort.”
“I took,” said Mr. Guthrie, “what
I considered to be a decisive stand
against the indecision, the resistance
and the procrastination of repre
sentatives of the affected industries
now working within the WPB. I felt
that we could no longer afford the
risk of ‘too little or too late.’ For
these efforts I was labeled ‘hostile to
industry’.”
Donald Nelson, WPA head, began
an immediate investigation as did
the defense investigating committee
of the senate. Commenting on the
situation, Senator Herring of lowa,
member of the committee, said: “Al
though I know nothing of the partic
ular matters complained about by
Mr. Guthrie, I do know there are
men in the War Production Board
who are apparently working primari
ly for their bosses back home.”
These charges may lead to a ma
jor shake-up in the organization, for
there is no doubt here that Mr.
Nelson will “yank out ,by the roots”
any unco-operative set-up found to
exist in the board.
A tightening up of all the weak
links in the vast government organi
zation is being carried on continual
ly and although there are undoubt
edly many changes needed it is gen
erally agreed that the war program
is now being directed with much
greater efficiency than it was before |
Pearl Harbor.
Orders curbing the civilian supply
of countless products are going out
thick and fast as are those putting
ceilings on prices. The use of auto
mobiles by the civilian population
continues to be a problem of major
consideration. The two most im
portant developments in regard to
this recently were the order of the
War Production Board cutting by 20
per cent the amount of gasoline to
be delivered to service stations in
th East and the President’s request
for state legislation reducing speed
limits to 40 miles an hour.
It was made clear in the order
curbing the supply of gasoline that
this was done entirely because of
the transportation problem and not
because of any shortage of oil. It
is expected here that this step is
preliminary to the rationing of gas
• oline, which would be preferred by
many dealers since they do not like
to impose their own make-shift meth
ods of rationing. The voluntary re
duction of the use of automobiles
which has taken place in the East,
however, is believed already to have
reduced consumption by almost 20
per cent.
The President’s request for state
laws regulating speed of automo
biles, in order to conserve the huge
rubber supply which is on the 30,-
000.000 motor vehicles of the coun
try, will be acted upon quickly by
most state governors. Most all states
which have a law governing the
speed limit permit faster than 40
miles an hour. There are only five
which now limit speed to 40 miles
■or less —Connecticut, Massachusetts,
New York, Rhode Island and South
Dakota. In addition to new state
speed laws, it is also expected that
greater enforcement of speed law's
will immediately be invoked through
out the country.
During the month of March the
government took in more revenue
than in any other month in the j
history of the country—largely as
a result of the income tax payments
from 23,000,000 tax payers. Al
though it is estimated that income
tax payments during the month to- |
taled §2,750,000.000, even this huge
amount seems insignificant compared
with the present war costs of over
three billion dollars a month.
Preliminary analyses of the re
ports indicate that those in the low
er income groups are particularly
anxious to make sure the govern
ment gets the full amount which they
owe and there appear to be quite a
few cases of people paying more than
they are asked for, or making a
contribution when they weren’t re
quired to pay a tax. The new sim
plified form for payment of taxes
on incomes of less than $3,000
proved very popular, the great ma
jority of tax-payers in that group
using the new form.
Congress has now raised the na
tional debt limit to 125 billion dol
lars in order to make it possible to
put through additional war appropri
ations. At the present time the
government debt is $63,600,000,000
and by the end of the fiscal year,
even with new heavy taxes now be
ing planned, it will probably rise to
nearly $95,000,000,000.
‘SPUDS AND NUTS’
ARE NEWEST DISH
Toccoa.—Potatoes with nuts —a
curious combination—but Miss Lou
ise Mize buys her spuds that way.
Upon breaking open several of
the potatoes which she had cooked,
Miss Mize found several kernels, re
sembling beech nuts, inside each
one. The grocer can’t explain it, but
agrees not to charge extra for the
nuts.
Give Your Scissors This Exercise!
Madam! Do You Know That It’s Clever
To Be a Clipper?
Here’s a habit you can readily cultivate, and you’ll find
many of your friends following it.
To become a clipper at one clip, so to speak, just see that
the shears are handy when you sit down to read your news
paper. As you spot an advertisement of something that in
terests you . . . especially some item that you want to ex
amine when you are shopping next time . . . clip out the
notice and take it with you.
The merchants who advertise with us are glad to have you
ask for specific merchandise. And sometimes it’s helpful to
refer to the advertisement when you are right in the store.
At all events, a clipping pinned to your shopping lists helps
you remember this particular errand. It simplifies and short
ens a shopping trip so much to know what you want and
where to get it!
Every Advertisement Has a Message
All Its Own
THE EARLY COUNTY NEWS
Early County’s Oldest Business Institution
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A FULL LINE OF GARDEN SEED
Now is the time to plant that garden.
See us before you buy—we can save
you money.
PLOWDEN FLOUR & FEED STORE
Cuthbert Street Next Door to Express Office
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INGRAM’S HATCHERY
ARLINGTON, GEORGIA
HATCHING EVERY WEDNESDAY ~
White Leghorns and New Hampshire Reds—
Sexed and Straight Run.
fW-LOW PRICES on LEGHORN COCKERELS
TRY AN ADVERTISEMENT IN THE NEWS
Week End Specials
WATER GROUND MEAL—Peck 35c
BROOMS—Each 35c
HEINZ RICE FLAKES— pkg 12c
CORN FLAKES 2 pkgs. 15c
BLUE PLATE COFFEE 33*
BLUE PLATE PURE GRAPE JELLY—I4-oz. jar.. 20c
MEADOW LARK SALAD DRESSING
8 ozs. 10c—Pint 18c—Quart 29c
VANILLA WAFERS—FuII pound 120 c
FRESH FLORIDA FRUITS & VEGETABLES DAILY
MEATS THAT PLEASE
SMOKED SAUSAGE or WEINERS 2 lbs. 45c
BEEF LOAF (Good and fresh, 1-4 pork), lb 25c
HAM (Center Cuts), lb. 45c
GOOD STEW BEEF, lb. 20c
BEST WISCONSIN CHEESE, lb. 33c
LAMB AND VEAL
Ralph Scarborough
(In the Arcadia Market Location)
Phone 39 We Deliver