OCR Text |
Show WEEKLY NEWS ANALYSISFarm ANALYSIS ANALYSISFarm Farm Fann Leaders Meet With GOP GroupOutline Group , Outline Rural Economy Principles ; Employment Shows Greater Stability ; Red Troops Press War on Balkan Soil Soili SoilEDITOR i wr-R wr R wrRN8 ( W.t.rn Wt.rn Wtrn ICITTOIl EDITOR : . . - . : , N8 N.w.pp.r Nwpp.r Nwppr N S . : NOTE " : . * . rWUhI.sIrI rWUhIsIrI r VThc Wh.n Whn Union Ll : . l , : : n .pIaI.ns pIaI.ns pIaIns . . : ' s ( : , newi : . ; < ir : as aaIyitsnd f . * .pre.d pre.d pred : . lr : a-:4nl a :4nl 4nl ! la : ( - : * . : nJ . : . J not Ia ! : & t tb .sosc5IIy sosc5IIy . : . : . : . : * : slumna Icnrf rlly lr : Cf ; ( Ibi : ( Ib lhr : hi I I.r * * y " a.wapapsr awapapsr . -.r- .r ar - . . .rReteaeed : r wrafr . . lb - : ( kf : . ; . : . . , .f f . : ) .fW.t.rn tWcfri - . Reteaeed fleloased n l a l by W.tam Wtam Western W * . . t ni Nllwepaper Newapapor Nw * p s > rVaJ 11p1on Upton n . AGRICUITURC AGRICUI AGIIICUI TURI TIJRE . : : Postwar Policy Poltry Poltey PolteyMeeting PolicyMeeting Meeting MCetinll ! In Chicago with the Re- Re RepUbUcan Repubilcan n - - publican pUbUcan pubilcan party a s subcommittee on onpostwar onpostwar postwar agricultural policy pol1cy tha the na- na natlonI natIon na - tlon/I tlon I tlonIoutstanding tIon tlon's tlons ' / outstanding farm tarm leaders out out- out outlined outlisted - . lined listed their principles for a healthy healthyrural health ) ' : rural ecor cent omy omy8pesking omySpeaking Speaking 8pesking t f r the American Fani Farm Farmbureau Farmbureau Fanibureau bureau its president Edward A . A . 0 o Neal called for tor a crop adjustment adjustmentsystem adjustmentsystem system with mandatory commodit commodtty commodity commodttyloans commodityloans ; loans ar 01 at d price supports to be ad administered administered administered ministered by a . bipartisan .bipartisan iparttsan boardDisc boardDisc board Disc unti mir Iqjr , , g aspects ospects of forelgl foreign foreigntrade foreigntrade forelgltrade trade N.itlonal Nitlonal NJtlonnl Njtional . Grange Master Maater A . A . S Goss GO'lS GOlS Goas ' advocated a two price 81'Stern systern ays 81'S 81S sys ' ternlIth tern \ vilh \lIth lIth vith tha the government author authorIzed authorized authorIzed Ized to tv b ly IY i l p surpluses to sell .ell ell . Irworld In Inworld inworld world markets below domestl domestic domesticprices domesticprices domestlprices < prices with the producer bearing bearingthe bearingthe bearinithe the c st t As president of tha the Na National National Natlonal tional Milk Producers association associationJohn associationJohn associationJohn John Brandt called tor for the Impor Importatlon importation importatlon tatlon tation of 01 only those commodities w wcann we wecann wecannt < cannt cann > ) ) t t produce hereThe hereThe here hereThe The enlargement and strengthen strengthening strengthenLog strengthenIng ing Log of ot susldies 8usldies susidies and price control controlmeasures controlmeasures controlmeasurea measures were advocated by James JamesG James0 G 0 Patton president of the National NationalFarmers NationalFarmers NationalFarmer Farmers * Union while Incentive paymerits pay payments payrnents ments rnents to encourage production of vi vital vitel vltal tal tel foods and fiber fibers * were urged by byClyde byclyde byClyde Clyde C Edmonds vice president presidentof pre ldeno ( of ( the National Council 01 of o ( Farm Co- Co Cc- Cc Cooperatives Ccoperatives Co Cooperative - - operative operatives * operativesCrops Cro Crops pJ and Stock "tack tack StockTo StockTo " To Increase the supply suPP17 of corn com to toessential toessential toessential essential industrial lndu trlal users , tha the War WarFood WarFood WarFood Food Administration 9rdered ordered coun coon country coontry country try and terminal grata grain elevator elevators * In InDlinois inIllinois Inniinoia Dlinois Illinois Ind Indiana na Iowa Minnesota Minnesotaand Minnesotaand Minnesotaand and Nebraska to set let aside CO ao 00 percent per percent cent of stocks stock . Previously WFA or ordered ordered ordered der-ed der ed dered - a 35 per cent set asideAfter asideAfter aside asideAfter After a steady rise rl.e rle . to within 3 31 31cents SScents cents of the $14 14 $ 75 ce11ln ceiling hog prices pricestook pricestook pricestook took a drop with reports that the thegovernment thegovernment government Intended cutting lend lendlease lendlease lendlease lease purchases of canned pork and andbellies andbellies andbellle bellies * However it was waa recalled recalledthat recalledthat recalledthat that while whlle the government curtailed curtailedpurchases curtailedpurchases curtailedpurchases purchases during April of 01 last year yearIt yearit yearit It went back Into the market heavily heavilyto heavilyIn In _ May staying there In June and andJuly andSub andJuly andJulyIn July Sub ' JulyIn In supporting the 1044 1944 potato mar market market market ket WF WFA A announced It would pay pay.11ghtly payallghtly payslightly .11ghtly 11ghtly allghtly . higher prices ranging from trom 5 to 15 cents a 100 pounds abov above last lastyear lastyear lastyear year From $2 2 $ $ 05 to $3 3 $ $ SO 60 50 per 100 100pounds 100pounds 100pounds pounds will be paid for early andtotermedlste and andintermedin andintermedia intermedin intermedia te crops and ( $ (1 1 $1 C3 M 65 to $2 2 $ 45 45for 45for 45for for late cropsEUROPE crops cropsEUROPE EUROPE : Blast RalkansTeaming fialkans Balkans Ralkans fialkansTeaming Teaming with the U S EighthAir Eighth EighthAir EighthAir Air force In Brltall Britain Britaiz } tha the U S 15th 15thAir 15thAir 15thAir Air force In Ital Italy ) ' carried on heavy heavyraids heavyraids heavyraids raids agatost agal.pst agalpst . Hitler's Hitlers ' ' Fortress FortressEurope FortressEurope FortressEurope Europe assaulting Axis supply lInu lines lInuIn linesIn linesto In the BalkansAs BalkansAs Balkans BalkansAs As Allied AllJed ground troops sparredwith sparred sparredwith sparredwith with the Germans Germanll below Rome the theUlth the15th theIBth Ulth 15th tookup took up tha the cudgel cudgels * to In the air airhammering airhammering airaammering hammering at tha the rail ran network In InBudapest InBudapest inBudapest Budapest , , , Hungary from trom which whichlines whichtoes lInell lines [ radiate Into Germany Jugo Juga- Juga JugaSlavia JugoSlavia Jugoslavia - - slavia and Rumania Jtumanla tumanis , Aircraft fac factories factories tactorias tories to tne tile We south of the city cityand cityand cityand and ballbearing baDbear1ng bailbearing plants to In Steyr Aus Aua Austria Auatria Austria tria also were struck . . The totenslty intensity of the Eighth Air Airforce Airforce Airforce force s I a campaign against a'gainst ' western westernEurope westernEurope westernEurope Europe was reflected to In the an announcement announcement announcement nouncement that 23 heavy bombingmission bombing bombingmisslol1l bombingmIssions misslol1l mIssions * were completed in March Marchwith Marchwith Marchwith with an estimated 12 000 war planes planesparticipating planesparticipating planesparticipating planesparticipatingMANPOWER participatingMANPOWER participating MANPOWER- MANPOWER - ' MANPOWERTurnover Turnover Turnoter , Smaller maller SmallerWhile SmallerWhile ' ; While congress considered leglslatlon legistalion leeiala leglsla legista leeialatlon tlon lion to draft - 4-Fs 4 Fs - tor for essential war warwork warwork warwork work Manpower ManpowerCommissioner ManpowerCommissioner ManpowerCommissioner Commissioner Paul PaulV PaulV < t < V McNutt rei rc ( ort'd ortd orted ort'dgreater ortedgreater ortedgreater ( ' greater stab 1 I Izal zat n not nk nof k 'v v 'vof ' ot of employment this thisyear thisyear t ' * year than in 1043 1943 In ins Inihe s Ni NiLhernunitiona the Lhernunitiona munitions munition ' ! indus indusWith Industries tries triesWIth , With all y ger germen icrmen men In Industry and andt andI andagriculture ' sagriculture ? - . - agriculture scheduled schcd sched I t s- s ' . \ ! V -lA lA , . , . , - & ' Lfkf LfkflA * - 4 4agriculture | uled for tor induction InductionIaulV InductionlaulVMcNMtt 1 IaulV aulV McNutt McNuti congress congresl st diedproposals diedproposals died diedproposals proposalsInder proposals Inder inderwhich inderwhich which \ h 1ch 1 I 1000000 000 000 4Fs now In non nonE nonecetis1 nonciicnti E ' henUaloccupations ecetis1occupations ecetis1 < henUal * ! occupations would have the thealternative thealternative thealternative alternative of ot voluntarily shifting to toAtr towir ' " % Atr 'I I ' r work or face t/Jce t Jce tgce / drafting Into mlll mili mllltary military milltary tary lab r battalions at IIfrvice service srvice payIn payIn pay payIn In reporting the increasedstability Increased tabllity stability stabilityc tabllitye e ( I f ( employment to in munitions Indus Industtles industries Industries ttles tries in January 1944 1 44 McNutt said saidth saidthat saidthat th that a t turr turnover over decreased to In 14 different dttTer dtfYer dttTerent dtfYercot ent cot fields tlelds and increated increaSed to In only four tour1 fourI I r r npally clpally cipally because of layoff layotTs layoffs * In the theexpioslves theexplosives Iheexplosives expioslves explosives and small smaU arms factones factories factoriesBS factonesas factoriesas as a re result u1t of ot over production 4 4I 4at I 1st tat at PrIZe--Bee PrIZe Bee Prsxe.13t Prsxe13t Pnz- Pnz Pnzbilfr - - . _ . . , ? ' .ouyenir ouyenir souvenir . . ? . - - . . of ofbitter ofbitter _ bilfr bitter S Suthwt Southwest Southe uthwt , . . ' Pacific PcIfic * figlitiif fi.h'ln fi.hln fihln fighting . ' . l 1 a lthi > . thi Ihl ehl * . Jap fla Oar flag . , captured ky by Marine Marina MarinePvt MarinaPvt MariBiP Pvt t Charle Charles Charl . G C Walk Walkr Wal1r.er Wal1rer Walker . r of f Glandale Glendale GI JalN * , NY N Y . , . , dunn Jurrx dunng . btI4I battle kattl . , of f Cape Cap * . Glou- Glou GIou Glouceder Gl Gluc uc - . ceder costar * t r , N Nw New w BritainPACIFIC Bntar Brtt.an Brttan Britain BntarPACIFIC . PACIFIC : Near Philippines Phr.lrppmes Phrlrppmes PhilippinesAs . As U S airand air - vand -and and naval forces forcespounded forcespounded forccipounded pounded the approaches to the Phil Philipplnes Philippines Philippine ipplnes ippines * embattled British troop troos troosfought troopfought _ ) tought fought agatost against enemy advancea advances In InIndia inIndia IrIndia IrIndiaSailing India IndiaSa1Ung IndiaSailing Sailing Sa1Ung to within 500 miles of the thePhilippines thePhilippines th thPhilippines < Philippines a trong strong U S naV navy navytask navtask ) ' ? task force torce struck at the far tar western westerntrlnge westernfringe westerrfringe trlnge fringe of the Carolina Carolme Caroline Islands sheD shell sheDIng shelling shellIng Ing Palau Woleal Woleai and Yap and andsmasblng andsmashing andsmashing smasblng smashing all . ships .hlps hlps in the harborsFarther harborsFarther harbors harborsFarther Farther to the south U S bomb bomb- bombers bombera bombers - - ers era leveled the big Jap air and andshipping andshipping andshipping shipping base of Hollandia in New NewGuInea NewGuinea NewGuinea GuInea which lies 1000 1 I 000 miles to the thesouth thesouth th thsouth south of the Philippines Phiilppines In one raid raidalone raidalone raidalone alone U S bombers wrecked Hol Hollandla Hollandia Hoilandia landla landia a s 5 three air strips and firedoil fired firedoil red redoil oil and ahd nod storage installations installationsIn In India British troops strongly stronglyresisted stronglyresisted stronglyresisted resisted Jap efforts to cut their com corn commun1caUon cornmunicatlon communication mun1caUon municatlon lines on the central centraltront centralfront centralfront tront front and break through to sever severthe severthe severthe the railroad ceding feeding { Lleut Lieut Gen Jo Jo- Joseph Joseph Joseph - - seph Stilwell StilweU StItwell a II s U S Chinese forcell forces forcellIn forcesin forcesto In northern BurmaRUSSIA Burma BurmaRUSSIA RUSSIA- RUSSIA - . ' RUSSIAOn On Foe's Foes Poe's Poes ' SoilWith Soil Sotl SoilWith With the Germans cleared frommost trom from trommost frommost most of ot the Ukraine Russian troops troopscarried troopscarried , carried the war to In the east to Balkan Balkansoil Balkansoil Balkansoil soil crossing over over into Rumania on onII ona ona II a broad front front . , as that country s a * ar armies armica armies mies mica actively pitched pitcbed Into the fray frayas frayas , as part of Hitler Hit1 Hltl r s II a military machine machineFarther machineI machineFarther I Farther to the northwest . . Hungar Hungarian Hungarlan I IIan Ian troops also alllo took up stations at atI atthe atthe atthe I the Germans side aide In the Carpathian Carpathianmountains Carpathianmountains Carpathianmountains mountains blocking entrance into intoCzechoslovakia IntoCzechoslovakia intoCzechoslovakia intoCzechoslovakiaAs Czechoslovakia CzechoslovakiaI CzechoslovakiaAs I As the Russians Russlanll carried the warto war warto I Ito to the tie me enemy on his home grounds groundsfor groundsfor groundsfor groundsI I for the first flrst time Finland consld consid consldered considered consldered ered new peaca peace terms reportedly al allowing allowing alowing ) lowing her retention retentJon of the naval navalbase navalbase navalbase base of Hangoe , . and Jlnd nd agreeing to Iso Iso- Isolation ( Isolation so- so solation - - lation of German troops In the north northLendf northLendf Lendease Lendfease Lend-f Lend f Lend- - [ easeU ease easeU U S contributions to the Russian Russianwar Russianwar Russianwar war effort etTort ware wltre weye reflected to In lend lendlease lendlease lendlease lease shipmentsi shipments to the Soviets trom from tromOctober fromOctober fromOctober October 1M1 1941 1041 throu through h February of ofthis ofthis ofthis this yearDur yearOur year yearDur Dur Our ng this period the U S sent sentover sentover sentover over 8600 8 600 800 planes 5200 5 200 tanks and andtank andtank andtank tank destroyers 100 190 000 trucks 36 3fl000 000 Jeeps and 30000 30 000 other mIlttary military mIlttaryvehicles militaryvehicles militaryvehicles militaryvehiclesIn vehicles vehiclesIn In addition shipments Included850 Included 850000 850 000 miles of field telephone wire wire275 275 000 field tleid telephones 7 000 000 000pairs 000pairs 000pairs pairs of army boots and an un unspecIfied unspecified unspecified specIfied number of locomotives and andfreight andfreight andfreight freight carsIn carsIn cars carsIn In all 2 600 tO0 000 tons tOI1S o of { food weresh were weresh weresh sh ppedAIm pped ppedAIRPIANE AIHPI AIm AIRPIANE ) ! ANE NE OUTPUT OIJTI5UT 9 ( ) { ) 1 l1H l1HIn 1 18 18in in Monthf Uonth MonthfWith 1onth 1onthWith ' With o 0 tput ( put per worker rising in inran infail Infan ran fail o 0 s 5 U S < ; mass production tecbmque tech techmque technique mque nique the fhe American aircraft indus tndus industry tndustry Industry try turned Ol ot 011 t I the recordnumber record number of of9 9 118 planes with a weight wt'lght wtlght ' of ot 103 103400 400 000 pou ds da In MarchExct'drng MarchExceeding March MarchExcecdinf Excecdinf Exct'drng Exctdrng Exceeding ' ( ' over all production productionsch'd productionached productionsc-hed productionsc hed sch'd schd ached - ( ' les by 1 1V4 per er cent and theheavy the theheRvy theheavy heRvy heavy tx Ixirber . rr IT her bt'r btr ' quota quora by 5 per cent cent centthe . . , the ndustry topped the previous previouspeak previouspeak previouspeak peak of or 8 760 planes set In Febru February Februare Februarv ary are 11 1044Of 1944 1044 1944Of 44 44or > Of or the thl ' 9118 9 118 planes 865 8fl 86 5 per cent centwere centwere centwere were con 1 I at al craft of the bomber bomberfighter bomberfighter bomberfighter fighter and transport class |