Show rf THE GARLAND WEEKLY (Released by Weitern Newspaper Union) FOR WAR ALL OUT MEANS JUST THAT DURING World War I a manuwhose friend facturer plant was governto capacity on working ment order said to me: "The government needs my product It cannot get it elsewhere can and propose to raise my price and the government will pay" "Does your present price meet your production costs?” I asked "Yes and more but—' "You have a son in France He Is offering all he has including life to serve his government and not asking a price but you — The tears came to his eyes as he "No" he said "I had stopped me The not thought of it in that way price will not go up it will come down” That should be the attitude of all of us in this war "All out” war means a total sac riflce on the part of all of us to da The men in our feat the enemy armed forces offer that total sac riflce without thought of gain They offer life when needed The man a facturer who demands a profit on his product the farmer who insists on higher prices for his crops the workman who demands excessive wages who refuses to work long hours or strikes because he can enare force unreasonable demands not fighting an "all out” war They refuse to sacrifice for the cause SOCIAL GAINS AND WAR PRODUCTION IF AMONG "social gains” are to be counted the support of people or the who do not want to work or short working of short hours weeks we are going to sacrifice some "social gains” before we achieve a maximum of war producAmertion and defeat the enemy has ica something more important than "social gains" to think about Should Hitler win those are today not the only gains that would be lost DEBT DECREASE THE COMMERCE department at Washington reports a decrease in state and local debts by a total of $42000000 for the 12 months ing last June 30 That is not much of out of a total indebtedness for local and atate governments but at least it is a step in the right direction The present bonded indebtedness and federal governof local state ments amounts to $77434000000 That does not include the debts of the various corporations and administrations chartered by the federal government and for which we guarantee their bonds which means we must pay them It also does not Include the money loaned to the democracies under the lease-lenlaw or much of our own cost of preparedness and war America will not kick about any necessary war cost but most of us may complain a bit about the cost of unnecessary ' civilian activities SOME OBSERVATIONS ON ‘BLACKOUTS’ ON MONDAY Tuesday and Wednesday following the Jap attack on Hawaii it rained and rained hard All southern California throughout who could had remained indoora to Late Wednesday avoid a ducking aun afternoon the storm broke the set clear and by seven o'clock people of the cities towns and farms were out en masse to see the Christmas displays in the streets and in the shops Then— bing ! — street lights and the decorative Christmas lights were out The sirens were sounding an Over the radio sir raid warning the interceptor command was order-inmoall lights out in all homes torists were instructed to stop at the side of the road wherever they rebe all out and might lights put main there until the "All Clear” signal was given It was a blackout— California's first hint of the meaning of war The interceptor command reported the possibility of enemy planes being in the offing in Winter nights can be chilly To sit for three southern California hours and more in unheated unsit for three hours to lighted cars and more in unlighted homes or to T"find the way to bed in the dark takes more of something than the American people usually display— but they did Whether the interceptor command had heard the drone of a fleet or the sound of a of Jap planes flock of hoot owls that alarm demonstrated that the civilian population will obey orders and that we have the spirit needed to win this war it 56 BILLIONS BILLION DOLLARS war expenditures in 1942 Car spend it? That is far more that it cost to run the federal government for the first 100 years of our national existence including the cost of three major wars and some smaller ones It means spending approximately $183000000 each one of the 365 days of 1942 $6350000 for each one of the 8760 hours My guess is that there will be some ol the 56 billions left over at the end of 1942 SPENDING FIFTY-SI- for we jiti Washington D 0 SELECTEES no mind reading to fathom what was behind that war department announcement of the purchase of 700000000 feet of lum ber and 240000 kegs of nails— the biggest order of its kind in U S history The materials are for the construction of numerous new army cantonments and the enlargement of existing ones Army strength down to 1600000 after the demobilization of 23 to 35 year olds— last faU is due for a big increase at least another 1000000 after the next draft lottery follothe February 16 registration of wing men between 21 and 44 An estimated 24000000 will register next month and on the basis of per past experience only about 5 suthat is cent will be rated bject to immediate call Heretofore the army has inducted only men in good physical condition with no dand not engaged in “eependents ssential” production However as the need for military standards manpower develops will be broadened and many thousands of and deferees standards will be called by It NEW needed TIMES GARLAND NEWS ANALYSIS By UTAH Edward C Wayne ‘March of Dimes’ President Sketches World Strategy Australia Is Periled by Japanese Army Invasion of Its Key Island Outposts Nelson Speeds Up U S War Production (EDITOR’S art ttm NOTE— Wh af tha (Released la lhu plaUiu r ! aaaljral aaS nl aaaaaaarllr by Waatarn Newspaper Union) iilwu aawaM) Ilating 11 ate: — ejeaAt Alma F Borgmeyer clerk in room at the White the mail House opens mail bags jammed with “March of Dimes” letters addressed to President Roosevelt and designed to aid in the fight The against infantile paralysis mail was reaching Its peak just before the President’s Diamond Jubilee Celebration on January 30 : lj SUB ATTACKS: Intensified Submarines probably German were pressing their attacks along the East coast of the United present the army still is States but the Navy department placing primary emphasis on youth Sumner Welles undersecretary of state and head of the C S delehad 16 ereported that strong counter The February registration is conference at Rio de Janeiro Brazil is gation to the measures were being taken xpected to list around 2000000 cheered by spectators as he waves bis hat from the Tiradentes palace The whereabouts of the navy’s youngsters and the largest proporscene of the historic meeting chief strength was being kept a tion of new inductees will come from but all closely this group Registrants in the 36 BLUEPRINT: guarded secret PRODUCTION: authorities from the President down to 44 group will have to be in top 0PM Finally Dies continued to insist that the navy condition to get in the army at this Of World Battle time The OPM over which William was extremely active and was disWhile the nation girded itself for in such a manner as best to However big scale inductions production on a scale never S Knudsen and Sidney Hillman had posed from this age group Can be expected victory hitherto dreamed of and while presided as twin genii for many meet present threats The sinking of a Japanese cruiser by fall particularly those with no American soldiers were arriving on months navy bombing planes was andependents and with previous mil- foreign fields ready to do battle un- prior to American entry into the by nounced and there had been a numitary service while still others were war finally died Production Chief til victory ber of sinkings of supply ships For the present the army will take filling the news with their heroic ex- Donald Nelson supplanting it entiresome of them close to Japan 28 from its recruits the ly with his new War Production President Roosevelt gave ploits to 35 year olds who were exempted newsmen a hint of the “blueprint of board probably to be known as Most dramatic had been the exbecause of dependency or defense battle" division commandWPB ploit of work Mr Nelson however er Lieutenant Bulkeley who shot had "portfThe President following the close own boat at 80 miles an hour his new of the Churchill conferences and the olios” in his series of divisions BUSTER REDTAPE sent a safe return of the British premier for most of the key men in OPM — into the Bay of Olongapo Ordnance is the haughtiest and to London by airplane from Berfor it was not so much a junking of Japanese vessel to the branch most of the muda had told little to newsmen an old organization as a revamping bottom and escaped unscathed army So much so that it has been save that there was a complete ac- of it on a streamlined basis speedBulkeley’s boat a the object of much bitter private cord among the united nations ster carries heavy machine-gun- s The placing of one man Nelson criticism by civilian defense chiefs to give them at the head of the war production and torpedoes He was beBut there is one notable exception theNow he hada begun of battle a on hailed as hero effort almost for ing also carcalled a necessarily portrait picture to this Ordnance rule He is Wia par with Colin Kelly on simultaneously in every part change in organization lliam Van Antwerp Kemp a tall ried of the globe by the soldiers of all The cruiser sinking lacked details This was undertaken fearlessly by who made nationals husky dynamic engineer in concert with Nelson working who created five primary but the navy said it was sent to the big success in private business divisions most of them utilizing as bottom 100 miles off the island of and volunteered his services when each other Jolo one of the nearly 8000 isles of heads former members of the organThus were found American avithe national emergency arose Since then as an Ammunition division ex- ators fighting in the Singapore area ization of OPM SPAB and other the Philippine group Where the American bombers groups ecutive he has been making hi- with the Dutch in the East Indies over the Seven Leon Henderson still was in which did this trick and achieved story busting redtape in tradition-boun- in the Philippines Seas and most lately arriving in charge of civilian supply Hillman other victories were based was a Ordnance There are many tales of Kemp’s Britain and other points for service still had the labor job Stacy May closely guarded secret but there The President said one could look was "progress reporter” and so on were many possible bases in terriunconventional exploits The latest down the line at the map of the world and assume tory within reach of the location is one of the best where the sinking occurred group was doing Asked by a general to suggest a that the Probably the first and most vital manager for a new government something at almost every strategic job almost coincidental with the PRICE CONTROL: munition plant about to begin pro- point naming of Nelson himself went to He said that joint technical com- Knudsen The big motor man beduction Kemp recommended a crack 'Joker' the came a Lieutenant General in dibusy covering expert who had been loaned to the mittees were The price control bill sulking in rect charge of the speeding up of subjects of production of transporBritish to build a plant in England to factory production in general that the house and senate conference un“He ought to be finished with his tation of produced supplies der the baleful displeasure of the ob over there by now" said Kemp every part of the globe also to the is as far as Army procurement President continued to bog down as “If he is get him” was the order assignment of fighting men and ma- was concerned prices continued to soar From the British Kemp learned chines to points where they were But the man who was to be most The farm relief "joker” in the in the public eye for the next few the expert had completed his work most needed While all of his information had weeks was Ernest Kanzler a new bill had met with condemnation not and was available So Kemp picked from the White House but only the been nature a nearof general who was in the picture figure up a phone and called the state defrom many leading agricultural est he came to giving out details named automobile production czar— partment centers and this remained the main was when he said that excellent not of automobiles but of what the he I want to talk to the guy point of controversy in the bill made in auto factories are going to make said “who gets guys back from Eng- progress wasthe being In the meantime Allied forces in Secretary of strengthening land” MAG ARTHUR: Agriculture Wickard came out with There was a gasp but the operator the Pacific a statement that there probably This latter statement was taken Resistance switched Kemp to someone who would be a shortage of sugar just asked him who he was and what by the press to be an attempt by As if to prove that the defeat of after all the refinery men had gone the President to allay Chinese fears he wanted out on a limb with the opposite prehis had been prematurely preI'm Kemp of Army Ordnance" that the Allies were not going to dictedarmyGeneral diction MacArthur sprang a battle enough iie said “There’s a guy in England make a vigorous distinct surprise on Washington and Sugar hoarders and other purwe want to run an ammunition plant against the Japs the cquntry’s newspapers when he chasers of foodstuffs were continufor us Get him back here right The President had finished a cono rereported that ing to storm grocery stores and carference with Dr Hubertus Van sistance away will you?” on was toons the were published under the capcontinuing Six days later the expert reported Mook lieutenant governor general island of Mindanao in the vicinity of tion "this little pig went to market” Dr Van of the Netherlands Indies to Kemp and left for his new Davao job hoarders at their deadly showing A few days later the general again Mook came out of the conference An to at work the grocery counters turn effort Japanese summoned Kemp asked what had room beaming the Luzon defenders’ flank had Administration circles were at right been done about the expert earlier been turned back with heavtheir gloomiest over the situation It’s all taken care of general” JAPS: iest Jap losses and yet the danger one source saying “we had hoped to said Kemp “He’s been on the job Extend Fronts was far from over tor the Japanese an improvement over the house get at the plant two days" atwere bill when we got to the senate but “How did you get him back here orThe Japs far from being licked tack reportedwithreturning to the even were exvigor again stopped the senate bill was worse than the constantly so fast?” front and with reports houie bill and now most of us It was reported that an entire Jap“No trouble I just called up the tending their continued advances spreadianese army — estimated by some as would be calling it a victory if we state department asked for the guy ofngtheir with attacks on all fronts out — 300000 as been men had could many get the house bill enacted" who gets guys back here and he two of came battle Luzon new thrown into the dispatches telling and for arranged it” These were the invasion ventures the whole Bataan peninsula front “Kemp" said the general severel- of New Guinea and the Solomon into action in a renewal of MISCELLANY: y “do you know who that guy in and area and an invasion of Bur-isl- blazed the Japanese attempt to crush the the state department was?" ma by the Siamese as a measure to defenders “No sir" aid But from Bern: German rationing has cut the word MacArthur’s Japan “He was the undersecretary of men down from five cigarettes a day Indicating a threat to Australia headquarters that fighting was constate” Guinea invasion was tinuing in Mindanao came long after to three Women are allowed no toNote: Kemp has persistently re- itself the New by air attacks and a move- - official Washington had given up bacco ration whatever fused to accept an army commis- paced ment of naval forces The Solomon Mindanao for lost and simply sion Finally pressed by the genVichy: A German soldier was shot eral for the reason he retorted: islands lie in a chain northeast of showed how difficult communicatand killed outside a Paris night club ions were in the area "Some day I may want to come in Australia and east of New Guinea Police wereable to arrest a young It was believed possible that Machere and blow up If I do as an The Burma invasion had started Arthur himself had thought Mini girl said to have been a witness me at Myawaddie on the officer you could This lies at the northern danao gone until he received belatShe was confrbnted with a dozen But as a civilian all you can do is frontier ed word from the southern island suspects and ordered to pick out the fire me I’m remaining a civilian" end of the Burmese panhandle borthat the battle was still in progress man who fired the shot dering the puppet country JAP SCHOOL LESSONS After three years’ probing of sub- It had not been unexpected and Batavia: The Dutch admitted the versive activities it takes a lot to General Wavell’s headquarters some CRITIQUE: A dual report on profiteering came loss of Minahassa the northern porexcite Rep Martin Dies but the oth- time before had told of Chinese reibefore the legislative bodies of the tion of the Island of Celebes ' It was er day the rangy Texan hit on a nforcements to the Burmese troops sent there for just such congress the Truman report and the second severe loss of discovery that took his breath away aapparently the Vinson report— named for their islands in the NEI His committee has been making contingency The invaders also seized the port committee chairmen the former a sweeping inquiry of Jap of which bisects the panLondon: rushing into print and Into the press Tavoy on the West coast includiAlready work was in and gave the a few days ahead of the latter progress reviving the “scorched ng subversive teaching in Japanese handle a good advantage in opening That congress aware of the huge areas” of Soviet Russia retaken by the language schools located all over 56 bilRed character of the of the fighting It was announced hurling army southern California Investigators Jap fliers were reported to have lions into war production in two that Sir John Russell had been found that from the primary grades a flying field at Tavoy and short years and of what this might named advisor to the board and up students in these schools are ix occupied doctrinated with militarism and the roared out to attack with bombs the mean if profits were allowed to go would go to Russia with American intended to Canadian and British help to put beyond certain limits important cities and ports of ideology of their Jap ancestors and Rangoon clamp the lid down was evident Russian production back Into being up For the The President of the United States has announced a completed objective It is: The United Nations nations have united to Twenty-siwin a war and to keep the peace that follows war What the nations refused to learn from concentration campa and torture chambers of one continent they have learned on the bitter battlefields of all Dictator fight for power diplomats for prestige and militarists for victory But the Common People always fight for peace Not an armistice between nations but peace of soul between men why the present struggle world war because the dictators’ New Order is a campaign against world conscience The panzer attacks to break a military line are less important than the propaganda efforts to tear the fabric of law and order The Common People today are fighting for their stake in law and order Men from all over the world are fighting side by side for their countries Because they want to live in dignity side by side for their God it And when final victory comes will be the job of the diplomats not only to bring peace to nations-b- ut peace to men For the Common People of the Their enemy is world are awake out in the open It is not a man It is a creed They know there Is nothing to hate — but HATE That is is e total Innocent Bystander: Judge Joseph Gntbrie of Kansas City tells the one about the show that came to town and waa pretty bad The audience almost to a man groaned and grumbled most of the evening Except that is one spectator who just kept staring at the stage His neighbor who kept growling "This is awful” finally turned to him and aid- - "You haven’t had anything to ay— what do you think about it?” “I am here on a free seat" was the dry reply "but if this thing gets any worse— I am going to buy a ticket and raise hell” ed to Old razor blades are being collectto supply steel for tanks Don’t forget No blade is too dull cut Hitler’s throat Jessie Boyce Landis star of “Papa Is AH" the Theatre Guild comedy about the Pennsylvania Dutch had to spend a great deal of time around Lancaster learning dialect customs etc She passes along this legend typical of the people there To appreciate It even more he says the Dutch rarely keep money in banks They usually hide it around the house or in the bam this concerns an elderly Anyway who arrived at a real estate pair 1 — "Settlement office before Aprfl They were Day” for the Dutch buying a farm the price ol which was $17000 Papa brought forth a huge stocking packed with folding money and patiently counted It “It only comes to $14000 Mama” be said unhappily "What hap- pened?” “I guess" Mama said blandly “we must havt brought the wrong stocking” How courteous is He always says the Japanese! “Excuse me please" He climbs into his neighbor's garden And smiles and says "I beg your pardon” He bows and grins a friendly grin And calls bla hungry family in He grins and bows a friendly bow: "So sorry this MY garden now” 1938 March Ogden Nash All now ting the Axis citizens are Aryans Hitler issued an order admit- the Italians and the Japs to membership A British soldier in a dress designer in private Libya life was a little confused by all this The other day his sergeant sent him on patrol duty "The captain" he instructed “wants you to catch him an Aryan prisoner” "Verlwell’’ laid the private "Bleached olive or While negotiations were going on between Japan and the U S— dur— Kurusu prethe sented this plan: Why could not the two nations peacefully divide the Pacific? Secretary Hull smiled agreeably Encouraged the Japanazi continued "Which part would you want— the north or aouth?” Mr Hull is supposed to have replied: “As long as we are dividing the Pacific we'll take the top and you take the bottom” ing Over at were the new Club 181 they talking about the magazine who disappeared for weeks "Wonder where he somebody said “Oh he's very busy” explained a Winch ell fan “blowing up a rumor and two untruths — into a article for his mag” writer is” The harsh reviews on "Johnny on a Spot” revealed there were two MacArthur under bombardment— General and Helen Hayes’ Charthe author the lie i |