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Show riXTAII 4 ' -- 'British Plan' Advocated drafted, as manpower for military service is What, the farmer asks, is to be done in the interim? The Voluntary Method First the voluntary method, the way the British began. There are a number of things to consider. Secretary Wickard says that the greatest reservoir of farm managerial and labor power lies in the people already with farm experience, who are not farming efficiently. There are two million farm families (he says) working land which wont produce enough to keep them decently, much less help the food the "Food for Freedom program next year? I have spent the week talking to people who are going to be responsible for the answering of that question. And the composite answer as I get it is this: "Generally speaking, yes. However, some of the crops raised this year will go by the boards. But we believe we can handle next years for freedom program. Wickard say s bigger crops." we have the money and the maWhat is Washington going to do chinery to move them. The Farm to solve this problem? Security administration has been do1. Much talk but no legislaing it to some degree. They can tion until after elections. do more I know that about 125 2. That talk however will demen from Kentucky recently were sent to New Yoik state to pick apvelop some unpleasant and imThe government paid their portant truths. ples. 3. As a result, eventually way. Another factor is women more legislative action, mapped on women are coming into the field the British plan. The old tradition that women But meanwhile there will be 4. Temporary makeshifts which shouldnt work in the fields is breaking down. One farmer said to me: may alleviate but cannot cure "A lot of women can run tractors the farmers labor pains. The I'd rather have a woman who knows first, Immediate effort will be how to run my tractor than a man on a voluntary basis. (Ill go into I don't know These women are that later.) But it will leave a lot of spoiled tomatoes, among other careful and they are just bustin themselves to make good things. The second thing will be legislaSecretary Wickard hates drafted tion which will be based on the labor and any farmer knows why. British experience and (we hope) As one farmer put it. "I dont want will give the farmer the help he a man on my farm who doesnt needs to carry out his share of the want to work on a farm. Hell break battle. up more than hes worth In Great Britain they tried one Potential Farm Labor measure and another, first volBut the secretary says that there and then gradually tightenuntary is another reservoir of potential ing regulations. Their experience farm labor made up of men and ended in two things: boys with farm experience who are men the who laws that kept First, work now were in necessary in- doing Now why, the farmer asks, dustries (including farming) in those haven't the smart people in the govindustries. Second, it put the men needed in ernment foreseen all this and prethose essential industries into those pared for it? Why did they ask us to raise all these tomatoes when industries. they ought, to have known that we amounts did to What the British this, and it is what we have to do, couldn't get the help to pick them9 Well, nobody in America has had and are going to do eventually decree a rigid priority of Jobs. And the experience of total war. We that means decide where and what have as big an army now as we had a man must do. (Fight, make mu- at the time of the Armistice The army is way ahead of the schedule nitions, hoe corn, etc ) we thought they could make. And Essential Farming it takes a lot more men in industry And, when it comes to farming, and on the farm to run an army, a subdivide: Say what is essential modern army, than it did an army farming and what isnt. If you are that size in 1918 an essential farmer, you farm. OthWe never believed that this counerwise, you fight. That concept will try could house and equip an army be framed in a law, a law that is as fast as the has been done. job the as you hear being studied today The calls of the draft were heavier various testimony of experts aired and more rapid than any expert exin the hearings before the various But dont blame the Selecpected. law a congressional committees tive Service for robbing the that is being studied today by a labor market.system They did what the subcommittee of the Manpower com- doctor ordered. Some of the others mission, by the labor department, didnt fall in line. by department of agriculture exWar Man Power perts. It will be considered seriously beI talked with a member of Genfore election day. It will not be act- eral Hersheys staff. I cant quote ed upon by then, not merely because him officially but this is what he it is too hot a political potato but said to me privately and what he because it is Just too complicated would say to you: "Listen to these to be worked out satisfactorily be- figures: In some of the middle fore that time. western states for every one man That is the analysis given to me who has been drafted, 11 have gone in the government into industry or enlisted in the army, by an who is in a position to know. I navy or marines. The figures over naturally asked him why such a the country as a whole show that manpower plan had not been worked out of every hundred men who have left the farm only 15 were taken by out before. He was very frank. He said there were two reasons. the local draft boards In the dairy First, when any human being who industry in California, it was shown understands its implications looks at 37 per cent left their jobs to take this question he gets such a head- higher paid ones in the same indusache that he simply has to lean try and 39 per cent went into other industries or enlisted back and think it over again. Second, and seriously, the quesThat is a of the mantion of manpower in the present war power problem. America has vopresents a problem that no human lunteered nobly. But, alas, volunbeing has ever had to meet before tary service is not the wisest in war in the terms that it has to be met time. We have one goal; we must now. Britain has been able to deal reach that with balanced action. To with it in a measure under the obtain that, a most careful and compressure and the easily recognized plicated plan must be worked out. seriousness of falling bombs As one It hasn't been worked out yet beman who had spent much time in cause there is no man In WashingEngland said to me: "It's easier ton from the highest to the lowest to regulate farmers when there are who can do it alone. It takes a lot shell craters in their fields of study, and then unified action. How has Germany, the That Is coming And it will come nation, met it? Only with slowly, as they told me when I was slave labor, dragooned from con- a boy, like sucking sugar through a quered countries. rag. rock-botto- old-tim- cross-sectio- n super-efficie- BRIEFS Mathematics Enthusiasm Smith is the name recorded by a registrant at Birmingham, Ala. At least 25 merchant vessels have been saved from being torpedoed by Axis submarines along the Atlantic coast by the appearance over the water of Civil Air patiol planes, Dean Landis, director of the Office of Civilian Defense, declared by Daulchage Leon Henderson, OPA administrator, is investigating charges that certain manufacturers of scarce commodities have been alioting the big stores as much merchandise as they want, while the small stores are given less than they mod or nothing at all Oflcn, ft seems, small retailers are being forced by the manufacturers to buy g xxis they dont want or cant sell. HONEY City, of One of the really great songs Worth Is Fighting "This this war is For. It is being heard on the radio, but not half enough. Several months ahead of schedule, the the Military highway, which has been under construction by be will last March, United States army engineers since ready for army use early this winter, it was announced by the war department recently, Canadian-Alaska- The engineers expect to finish the pioneer road about December 1, 1942. Plans are now being made for winter traffic over the complete route of approximately 1,600 miles between that date and April I, 1943, the period during which the highway and the rivers of the region it traverses will be frozen. During the months of April and May it is believed the road will be unsuitable for heavy traffic owing to thaws and excessive moisture following of winter. the break-uAlthough originally contemplated as a rough pioneer road, to be p n l.w: Maj Gen Eugene Reboid, chief The work is being of engineers performed by engineer officers and enlisted personnel of the United States arm. Northwest Service Command. We are behind Westbrook Peg-le- !i hONEj k RANCH Wa I Want Boy an Ranch Will Pay up JOHNSON. Bo A to 19. soul Elmer Twitchell is heart and less on to along get move in the he anmeat My only regret, nounced today, is that I have only one chin to give for my country. t WHIP,,. further details, mol X Bioux C.on-titutc- & Agriculture Remedied Shortage of Labor By England Through Job Priority Decree; Essential Farming Gets Preference. But we have to meet it. And we will. Before the year is out manpower for civilian service will be DEPART!., -- in WNU Service, 1343 H Street, N. W., Washington, D. C. There is one question which the farmer wants answered but which a large part of the rest of the population doesn't realize is one of the most important questions of the day. It is: Will the farmers get enough help to save the crops this year and enough help to produce the food for GLASSIFIF Rough and Ready Alcan, Americas New 1.600 Mile Burma Road an ildcrncss. Through irgin Engineering Feat of Firt Magnitude. To Solve Farm Problem By BAUKIIAGE RECORD Alaska Highway to He Ready For Army Use About December 1 l-l Nnvs Analyst and Commentator. H VS1N 'tkm: w1 C"J f , Wireless: of zation M bombs, a ,, JOST scotc aS ting , nptingi , rs take the bumpers drive off all cars and give them to the government to be converted into war weapons. But what are we going to do the next time some stalled fellow says, Buddy, can you give my car a push e or so? for a to September 10, 1942, the war department announced the establishment of the Northwest Service command, m charge of army highway and railroad building activities, and supply maintenance services in Typical engineer working for Uncle western Canada and Alaska, with Sam in the Yukon territories. headquarters at Whitehorse, Yukon Gen. The first of these was the proBrig Territory, Canada. cedure of initiating construction at various points along the route at the same time, by transporting crews and equipment to strategic locations On The second was the employment of aerial surveys, followed by stereoscopic analysis of aerial photoand tragraphs and the ditional engineer method of ground e reconnaissance on foot, with and The third was the use of bulldozers, tractors and other types of heavy equipment, without which the record for speed and construction could not have The primary road been achieved. was actually established by the powwhich plowed erful bulldozers, through the forests of native spruce, jackpine and aspen as if through cornfields, uprooting and pushing cut. trees literally off a Timbers for the construction of bridges, trestles and other structures were felled by the troops and processed by sawmills on the site. Ferries for crossing the many turbulent creeks and streams were improvised of rafts and pontoons. At one major crossing a large scow was built from forest lumber capable of transporting equipment weighing 40 tons. Extremes of Heat and Cold. During March the troops battled bitter winds and temperatures as low as 35 degrees below zero, when it was Impossible to drive a tent-pe- g into the frozen ground. During July and August they sweltered under a heat of more than 90 degrees and were forced to wear gloves and net helmets to protect themselves from the swarms of mosquitoes, flies and insect pests. In wet weather they slogged through bottomless mud; in dry weather portions of the road were shrouded m clouds of alluvial dust so fine that no mesh could exclude it. time-teste- d pack-hors- That Hayes ha star i the bor. perfumes to, i rare her Worse let Jack--My wife talks itively awful. half-mil- is gripe such sna y Jap? Ed Thats nothing. Uj ure write to me awfully positive. ."!! patriots a fellow who Without a sign of yelping Ignores for the red, white and blue A third, or second, helping. A General He ( sentimentally gambling in New York must be wiped out Mayor LaGuardia. All m March, before the spring breakup of ice and snow made trails and rivers impassable Just How does Fred Well. Id call rt (S Issue )g f get those large, beautiful She (bored) I during with the face. Secretary Stimson must be a real fighting secretary of war. He is the only one ever to knock out a heavyweight champion and the contender with one of to the I' a ce c The ,i tom th .poiogy leased Could Be Right You know all about farr you say. Do you know cows should be milked" Same as short ones, Wanna bet? e ed to t oar pr h, pose. t A it. ed i .are you jure have 2 the nu punch. dog-trai- 100-fo- The men behind the wheel at the Whitehose sector, Alcan highway. Left to right, Major Frank A. Petit, (C. E.) topographic officer; Brig. Gen. W. H. Hoge, (C. E.) commanding officer, and Major Eugene J. Stann, (C. E.) executive officer. completed in one year, the Alcan highway as it is now being constructed by the corps of engineers is a truck road for practically its entire length y and will afford traffic over many long stretches. The highway begins at Dawson well-grade- well-drain- two-wa- James A. OConnor, formerly in charge of construction on the southern sector of the road, has been assigned to head the new service command, with Col. Kenneth B. Bush, adjutant generals department, as chief of staff. Complete arrangements have been made by the army for winter maintenance of the road. These plans include the construction of rest camps for the operators of truck convoys, barracks for engineer maintenance troops and adequate weather observation and telephone installations to serve the entire length of the highway. All necessary facilities, equipment and supplies to service the road and keep traffic moving are being provided. The construction of the pioneer route through the virgin wilderness a such short space of time conin stitutes an engineering feat by the army of first magnitude. It was not accomplished without physical hardship and privation on the part of the officers and men, but no weather or terrain handicaps were sufficient to dampen the enthusiasm of the troops or retard progress. Aside from the endurance and efficiency of the force, among whom a large detachment of Negro troops acquitted themselves with special distinction, three mam factors contributed to the speed with which construction has been carried of fl 4 'MS tiI a v h& on. Through it all, however, according to official reports from the field, the morale of the men remained high and the job has gone forward at a rate which will bring the road to completion well m advance of the most optimistic estimate. The engineers report that the threats of muskeg proved wholly unfounded. Muskeg, a bog moss studded with sedge, has proved to be a minor problem. Most of it has been successfully skirted and that which was unavoidable has been overcome with corduroy roads. In one particular section of 60 miles in lengtfi, reported to consist principally of muskeg, only four miles of it were Manpower gets busy as these U. S. army engineers build bridges that connect up with the Alcan highway. Creek, British Columbia, just north of Edmonton, pursues a northwesterly course to Whitehorse, in Yukon Territory, then swings west across the Alaskan boundary and thence to Fairbanks. 'flu t'W.Vu Alcan Highway v continental United States can hardly be overestimated. Up to this time this vast wilderness outpost has been reached by only two main routes, air and water. The Alcan highway will provide a third, and possibly the most Important, route to this strategic area. It will enable soldiers and armored equipment to reach Fair of coughs, nasal oongeeboc. aches get Penetro modern memos, mutton suet base. 25 1, double tip. Canned ham and eggs may be all right, savs R. Roelofs, Jr., but wait till the bovs try to decide which is sunny side up. g way d the Comparing Taxes two bu YOU WOMEN bum dollars )h, come " he wa o," was t s as I wa the v WHO SUFFERfi More than 500 pamphlets, bulletins, releases, etc., by government bureuus hate been cut out or suspended by timer Dalis. This means that you just cant get copies of How to lie a fee, The Inner Life of the Common 7 noth-picand The Art of Dogsled if k Private Purkey was found 50 miles behind his outfit the other day. But he denied he was establishing a Second Rear. Alfred G. Vanderbilt, in the navy as a boatswain, came into another five million dollars the other day It is a break to be in the navy when you get five million. In the army, unless you had your own dice, you would lose it in no time. New York city is going to tear down numerous big buildings for scrap metal. Among them is a 22 story skyscraper at West End avenue and 72nd street, built 18 years ago and never occupied by anything but pigeons Thousands of visitors, passing on the Fifth avenue buses, just before the turn onto Riverside drive, have noticed this gaunt structure and asked about it. Once we heard a tired busman re'ply, Thats Grants tomb, lady I thought Grants tomb was further up? she said. Thats just his summer tomb, he replied. 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The Jap occupation of Kiska, Attu and Aggitu in the Aleutian chain brought into strong focus the mill-tar- y importance of Alaska. About 10 000 Japs were landed The enemy has been repeatedly bombed in their main stronghold on the island of Kiska by heavy U. S. bombers and has been blasted by the fleet. More recently the navy landed Yank troops in the Andreanof islands, only 125 miles east of Kiska without the loss of a single man This operation of blasting the Japs from the Aleutians adjectn . Stnki rv, very Goethe. And Your Strengths Til Energy Is Below d!sord It may b caused by uey function that waste to accumulate. For t weak people feel tired, fail to re the kidneys waste acids and other blood Yon may eafTer najtf ng headache rheumatic J d pains, up nights, leg Sometimes frequent and tion with smarting and other aign that gomethmgU the kidneve or bladder.doubttfc . .. There should be no treatment la wiser than w Doan Fill. It Is better medicine that has won com, on aomeVlinfw,Hie proval than known. Loan have been w ed many yeara. Are at Get Uoan t today THOSE OIL ZONES copi- is the ed k,f Retting Buoys Girl. uy wi Mm o or s re gal the is the his sti 1 e is one of the biggest and most important of the war and the Alcan highway will play a major role in keeping our forces supplied with reinforcements and It will be a supplies. grand day or America and the world when tiie first brown army truck rolls into Fairbanks over the Alcan, ( Sale- - Two pianos, $4 oa s, but The Uue ti keltor elodi t linge year" cash and carry; no fooling. rSOn'" Pleasantvme Journal Hattie 3 anott k an Ima Dodo is going all out in the scrap drive. She has asked her sweetheart to give the iron from his blood And she is gome to abandon her personally determination of steel. For life I ca Magi amon Indian Summer: That time of year when you want to scalp the fellow who says: This is the best time of the whole each; two last we 5 EXTERMINATE all-o- ut is for heat which will keep you quite hot Compared to the homes in the zones where youre not. Heavy construction equipment proves its weight in gold when called upon to break through virgin territory- - hea you B 0 an of Ima Dodo has written a movip. It is about a girl and a boy on a desert island. The boy disappears. The girl is alone for months, reduced to starvation. Finally a ship loaded with tenderloin steaks is wrecked on the island, just in time to save her life. Ima says the big thing about it is her title: Meat stands for fuel oil more i gin fc dough, ( ng $530, Union Square Demands Second One that it can Headline Front participate m only by the radio. the in Is Today in the United S married man with two dept pays a tax of $12 on an uc $2,500. In England, a mar ilarly situated, pays times as much. ously Than youll ever get it in homes in Zone B. ill Help Oust Jjps From zVlcutians Alaska is our first line of defense against our war with Japan, and its strategic importance to the safety For colds rs A A Military Supply Route. The Alcan highway will function as an important military supply route. Connecting with the railway and highway sj stems of the United States and southern Canada at Dawson Creek, its Southern terminus, the pioneer route provides not only an uninterrupted motor highway to Alaska, but serves us a feeder road to several important military airfields in Canada that have hitherto had to depend upon air transport for all their supplies. The latter may now be trucked in overland. The construction of the pioneer road is a militarized project, authorized by joint agreement between Canada and the United States and carried out under the direction of Wendell Willkie is for a second front as soon as possible, even if some army and navv men have to be prodded. He knows what one would have meant to him in the last ! story in, so the j Nlters 10 give Cou fe .r Kslpl't, , w Thats what you think! With boots rationed and with he furl oil regulations In force the rRep,ublkan eandidates'Tn Clectlons ou!d th! break of their l,Vcs if get elec beVCak W?l,,Pr 'Urnr1 -- o ro,owcJ by freezing. Buy War Bonds rs? . JOiawsCRf Cctp) (Civilian tfcM few gH SSt onib War Saviltq " 1, t |