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Show j THIS WEEK 1 DEFENSE ' a more direct election of our county committeemen. j And it was recommended that I farmers be kept informed cf the neeil for inevitable post-war adjustment. ad-justment. EAT AT THE MAIN CAFE. ! age of transport facilities, re-I re-I quested oil shippers not to sell petroleum products for foreign shipment without consultation with him. He also ordered Customs officials of-ficials to halt the shipment of 240.000 gallons of oil from Philadelphia Phila-delphia to Japan in order to conserve oil in that area. The Maritime Commission announced an-nounced no American owned or controlled tankers are carrying oil to Germany, Italy or Japan. Price ani civilian supply Administrator Admin-istrator Henderson asked petroleum refiners not to raise prices without with-out prior consultation with his office. The census bureau reported that if the 30,000,000 American motorists motor-ists would reduce their driving speed 20 percent, the annual saving sav-ing in gasoline consumption would amount to 4,600,000,000 gallons. air Assistant Secretary of War Lovett, in a radio address, said "within a year we shall be geared gear-ed to turn out 50.000 planes a year for as long as the emergency lasts." Mr. Lovett said the Air Corps is increasing the number of pilots in training from 12,000 to 30.000 a year and the number of mechanics from 45,000 to more than 100.000. He said the Air: Corps is already nearly one-fourth of the entire army and only the Infantry is larger ARMY The War Department announced announ-ced trainees will be permitted to volunteer as parachute troops. Heretofore, only Regular Army soldiers were chosen. The department depart-ment authorized construction of field houses at 25 Army posts to provide facilities for basketball, boxing and wrestling, and other Indoor sports'. Each field house will accomodate between 2,750 and 3,-750 3,-750 spectators and cost approximately approxim-ately $77,000 each. HERE'S MORE ABOUT SMALL, FARMERS TO RECEIVE BENEFITS IN 1942 (Continued frorr Pase One) the special crop allotment; that a payment be set up for maintaining main-taining conservation uses. This means the elimination of the general gen-eral soil-depleting allotment, ir this recommendation is approved, Mr. Nebeker said. Recommendations were made for ' president Roosevelt, in a spoci-I spoci-I . m0SsaSo to Congress, said thai. rormany ld ,1'iod to dl'ive the I !f s' off the Mgrt seas by the' 1 Ruthless" sinking of the U. S. irctantmnn Robin Moor in the I Atlantic and proclaimed flis country will not yield to such i utrageous and indefensible'' acts J an "international outlaw." The Isident said if the U. S. yielded the issue "we would inevitably "bruit to world domination. . ." SUTte President froze all funds i other assets in the U. S. of Cffiwuiy. Italy ad all invaded or, cupied European, countries and state Department directed the ! German government to close all ts counsular establishments here ! not later than July 10. The president said he froze ' German financial facilities here to 1 m-event their use in ways harm-L harm-L to national defense. The State Department said German consulat- were ordered closed because Itoir activities bad became contrary con-trary to the welfare of this coun-: coun-: trv. half the amount of cheese we wanted by the end of June (for lend-lease activities) and less than two thirds of the amount of evaporated milk. The output has increased but we need more.'' Mr. Wickard said increased prices for milk going into cheese and evaporated evap-orated milk, supported by Government Govern-ment purchases, should yield farmers farm-ers a higher return than any other dairy product. Speaking at Syracuse, N. Y., Wickard said the food situation In Europe is such that If the war ' continues for a ,Jone time the issue is-sue may finally be "who can feed the people, the democracies or the dictatorships? Therefore food reserves re-serves may be more important than munitions reserves OIL President Roosevelt placed all petroleum products under export ex-port licensing control. Defense Petroleum Coordinator Ickes, working work-ing to overcome the shortage of oil on the East Coast due to short- i The Justice department instructed instruct-ed customs officialr and immigration immigra-tion officers to prevent Germans jrom evading the order freezzing German assets by leaving the country. The state Department ordered or-dered U. S. Diplomatic officials "in certain countries in Europe" o deny American entry permits to persons likely to become agents lere for foreign powers. Donald M. Nelson. OPM Director of purchases, speaking in Pittsburgh, Pitts-burgh, said the problem of plants faced with a shutdown because of shortages of materials for civilian ci-vilian goods can be met by the 'cooperation of local business, la-bor. la-bor. government, civic groups and fanks in seekin; defense work. No manufacturer is likely to get liny defense contracts unless he Is willing to display the same in-;enuity, in-;enuity, persistance and energy n going after them that he would n seeking normal business,,, Mr. Kelson said. PRIORITIES The OPM Priorities Division an-icunced an-icunced establishment of regional iffices throughout the country to advise businessmen on priority krcblems. Offices in Boston, New York, Philadelphia and Chicago Were opened this week and others will be opened soon. Tne rationing of rubber was pounced to cut down the amount oLog into civilian consumption p the form of auto tires, inner pbes, boots, garden hose, shoes nd 30,000 other consumer items, he OPM said there is a sufficient bpply of rubber on hand but it fished to build a large reserve. ItICES OPACS Administrator Henderson moimced he intends to hold ead prices "to absolute minim-n minim-n reflecting cost increases" and iked bakeries to consult with his lice before rising prices. Mr. Biderson also stated rumors of tog prices for scrap iron and eel have caused some hoarding (id unless this practice stops the PACS will take "vigorous ac-p" ac-p" The Department of Justice pounced a Federal Grand Jury I Chicago indicted 69 companies individuals on charges of fix-I fix-I prices in the pea 'canning in-Pry. in-Pry. The Department said the iictments were the first in nation-wide inv)estigaition of d marketing and pricing. B0R he President, in a memorandum OPM Directors Knudson and 'nan, Stated that "industry t take the initiative in opening doors of employment to all il and qualified workers re-Uess re-Uess of race, national origin, lion or color. Our government not countenance continued dls-Jiiation dls-Jiiation in defense produc- OPM leader announced a year agreement by the Gull building Industry to provide e increases, a standard base of $1.07 an hour for skilled :hanics; time and hall lor e; double time on holi- adjustment of wages at "fed periods according to liv-costs; liv-costs; and no strikes and no Ms. The OPM has also sub-"1 sub-"1 a similar agreement to 55 "'c shipyards. COSTS tor secretary Perkins repor-lv'erage repor-lv'erage hourly earnings in torturing industry at a rec-cf rec-cf '0.8 cents, 7 percent more a year ago. The Secretary tePorted cost of living in cities rose 0.7 percent be-J be-J mid-April and mid-May, ' an increase in living costs wate income families of ;rnt since June, 1940, and I'-t;nt since August 1939, 'ood costs more than five r'1 'n'ghcr than a year ago Percent higher than two ago. culture Secretary Wickard a statement that "to date been able to buy only i |