Show s 1 J Je j This fins Week e in n Defense fe j I Is Ir r f s The asked congre congress o for fore forne t- t billion dollars more for forn six IlY n ne e materials Lend Lp Lease L-i L e lease nd rid 1 vas Mas gl glen en WR er to approve aid request S With other changes Is expected cut from 30 w t 15 da dais 5 the period to receipt of a request and between anus croal authorization for assistance a Roosevelt told wid congress that th lt Mr original se seven sen billion ap appropriated a me the of bit bits six months ago ill bIt bItS b S 0 is 15 no moving E through successive stages o of allocation the he obligation prod production and d liv I cry ery ri He lie said in ma mater mars and d 8 in ser sen rs ices ICE bas pasa ter as als bee beet 1 given gl the a arti artl Axis ds n V t The Defense Supplies corpora r Jon den iya an MI subsidiary contract A ed edIth with Ith v th Trading corpora lion a U S corporation owned by byRus Ja toi fOI t e of Rus tte of oft of maa manganese I t Asbestos and platinum The supplies arranged to ay the am amu J of the amount u t in advance so russia could use the money w to buY var materials here Treasury y start similarly adf ad f the Sot Soviet let let Union Umon on future gold deliveries to w U tl e united States Navy Ii avy Protecting Ships hIps NavY Secretary Ki Kr ox told the American Legion convention the navy nary i is 15 using all methods u to t tall vessels ofu of mg ng convoys convoS o oU all U flags carrying aid to BrItain He Be said Ue tl e naty na nav y has orders to capture or destro destroy by every means at their disposal AxIS AxIS- controlled Axis Axis or surface raiders In inthe the te waters between the U Sand S and Iceland Neutrality Act Interpretation The state depal announced I that as s a result of an interprets 1011 by the attorney general the Un Anted ted Kingdom is only Eng England land Wales Sales Scotland and North Ireland American ships may hence henceforth henceforth froth forth carry tar var ar supplies and passengers to parts of the British Ush empire not designated by thel the pres dent to be In m combat areas Under this thia Interpretation American shins shiM are re still sull barred from going t to France Poland India the United Kingdom Australia Canada New Zealand and the Union Umon of South Africa fuca I navy avy Expansion Progress The navy reported it has con contracted traded for tor 2 2831 ships including fighting vessels ever vessels every vessels everi ShIP authorized t 1 inder the seven billion do tar lar program to w crea create te the great greatest greatest est eat array of fighting ships under one flag the world orld has ever seen 32 battleships 18 aircraft carriers 91 cruisers destro destroyers ers and mines mes a total fighting fleet of shins Ships The navy nary announced develop development mont ment of a 1 1900 ton cargo vessel the Sea Otter so light in m weIght weIghts ample s mple in m construction rela tl ely cheap m both original cost and upkeep It it will wall c the submarine and provide a new br bed d e to the free tree nations of the world OrId The vessel tessel is 15 so small it itcan itcan can be built m inland yards ards m in mho too ho months It will mIl carry an anti antiaircraft antiaircraft antiaircraft aircraft battery be manned by only a fe few fen men make 12 knots and be 1 b capable of ay at 5 mile mili I 1 a The Maritime took I oter sh ps of the Alcoa line Ime after striking sa sailors ors refused to W arbitrate their d The ships will be beo Orated o rated by the commis commission SIOn stun on their regular runs The commission announced that on September 1 1104 ships shies had been corn n for a ato to al of being built for all pur purposes I poses oes under the ions s aus ausPices I ekes The announcement said 14 sh sips ps ill be launched September 27 in m joint ceremonies on the At Atlantic antIc lantic Pacific and Gulf coasts Product on D rector speak seak lag mg on the 1 radio ladio said I would ouId woul like to see e every ery cry American decide e to give gate an extra hour or nn an a extra half hour or even an extra fifteen minutes t to his job rom rem no nov not on if ste e get the work wor ork well e 11 get ti tie e guns The v war ar department reported all 10 machine gun plants required for present estimated needs arc are now In opera open operation tion and machine gun production i has increased per cent since Ince August 1940 Army Morale Army my Chief of Staff Marshall told the American Legion national convention at Milwaukee there ia I Ia 1 a difference between free dis and destructive e measures measure to t promote discontent and destroy destro saidI nee nce in nt the army He lie said I si St the of de an efficient army If decisions lons which are arc purely military in nature tUle ire lre continuously sub subJected to investigation cross ex examination debate ridicule and public di dl by bv pressure groups or b by bv individuals indI with Ith only a fic al kno knowledge ledge of mIlitary matters or of the actual facts In Inthe Inthe the particular case Don Dont t tear teardown down 11 what hat you sou ou are striving so hard bird to build up this country counti must have the th best army aimy in the world orld Defense lIou Housing mg Priorities Priorities Director Nelson i announced several hundred building such as steel iron nars nai bolts electrical fixtures ranges etc ete have been placed laced on a defense housing critical list Priorities on them will be gh given en to builders con constructing constructing pm privately financed housing units in defense areas area of the U Sand S and territories Mr Nelson said sard the plan will apply appl to finane a 1 omes selling for tor up to 6 or renting for not more than 50 a month First preference till vill be given to homes under con construction on September 1 and for 1 remodeling and rehabilitation ork I work and then for new nev homes for fo rent and new homes to be sold Oil 04 Defense Oil Coordinator Ickes SId said gasoline restrictions will not no nobe be lifted Mr Ickes said in in the face of a 12 per cent drop m in i gasoline stocks compared to w this time last year ear there is a demand of 11 per cent more than last year ear Deliveries to east coast filling sta trans were 11 4 per cent 10 lower er last week eel eel- than the week eek before and will have to be cut more he said unless the pipeline is built from Texas Tetas t to New Jersey 30 Day I Mine me Truce Defense Mediation Board ChaIrman Chairman Chair man Davis announced an agree agreement agreement ment with Stith Ith the United Mine Mme Work Workers Workers I ers of America to w reopen strikebound strikebound strike bound captive mines mmes for a period I of 30 days beginning September 22 I IThe The agreement requires a three I day written notice by either sIde before t operations can be halted Negotiations on the union umon shop demand 1 which led to the strIke 1 will 1111 ill be resumed Septen her ber 24 The TheU TheU ThU U S Conciliation service an announced announced settlement of 37 labor labo I I I disputes Priority Unemployment Director Hillman ed employers ers in and Barre Pa have hate agreed to hire 1 1335 poser po y I er machine macrine cp and assistants from among the 3 workers forced out I of e 1 m In those flies two t areas b I the silk shortage Mr 1 n I also announced a broad model program of state and local h n s y-ith y ith to alleviate liD rm I Ih In the silk automo automobile bil bile and rubber Industries in Nest Ne Jersey Prices PrIce A C Hoffman HolIman of the OPA food foo section speaking in ill Philadelphia saId farm prices have risen more than 49 per cent since the out outbreak outbreak outbreak break of thear the war star and stand at 97 07 per cent of parity panty in of th ng farmers buy bu Labor Score Secre Secretary Secretary tary Perrins said living mg lit ing co ts is at August Aue 15 this year yeu ye l were ele 75 perl per percent cent more than two t years agor ago nurses r- r Magee an announced announced announced i Sur Surgeon geon G G- I more than 10 nurses are needed for the army nur nurse e e corps COIlS Including 4 reserve nurses to w care for men still to be Induct Inducted inducted ed Ups tIIS tl is year vear ear and an equal number to replace the estimated 40 per percent percent cent who will 1111 request discharge at atti tl ti e a end of tl tI one year ear enlist enlistments ments Information can be obtained obtained obtain obtained ed from thear the war star department nt or orthe orthe c I the Red Cross Washington D C Taxation Congre Congress S passed and sent to the th White House the 3 tax I bill for 1941 Increasing the num number her ber of taxpayers by an estimated estimate 2 persons The bill Increases Increase s corporation surtaxes and 10 lowers ers present individual exemptions from 2000 2 to t 1 1500 1500 for married persons and from to for tor single taxpayers rs |