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Committee UTAH for Economic Development Seeks Ways to Maintain Employment Survey of Community’s They tell yon that long before be was elevated to the position he now Jim Byrnes was always occupies in getting FDR to read successful his memos to the White House Because his notes were never longer lines than four Byrnes learned his lesson the first time— when he submitted a windy report to the President “Did you read it?’’ he inquired “Head it?" said FDR “I couldn’t even lift it I” Lient Comd’r Jack Dempsey was He told about Mike reminiscing Trent a admirer who was his group when he was training for his fight with Comd’r Gene Mike was sent over to scout the Tunney training camp to bring information of value — on Dempsey Tunney’s style and hitting power Mike returned breathless “It's a he reported "I seen him readin’ a book!” in The Stork dob's host S Billingsley la also renowned for sending gifts to customers and others The cragifts usually are vats One recipient replied: “Many many thanks for your thoughtfulness It’s the first time and what a relief that the Stork ever brought me ties! —Eddie Cantor” Scribner’s rare book dep’t Review of Literature a customer asked Nick Wredln: “How is this volume bound?” “Genuine calf” he said “How was that again?” “Calf— genuine calf!” “What did you say?” Nick threw back his head closed his eyea and roared: “Moo!” In says the Sat The Sunday N T Times radio section reports the reaction of listeners to WJZ's new transmitter of One New Hampshire watts listener is quoted: “It’s been our pet gripe (in our neck of the woods) that WJZ had such excellent programs yet was the only major station that simply could not be heard with any degree of ease Why Sunday evening we could even hear Winchell’a tonsils quiver” New York Novelette: This is one those stories that sweep the town now and then and everybody always knows the woman It Is supto But posed to have happened when you ask them to name names Because they say they mustn’t they cannot Anyhow a woman was talking to a friend on the phone explaining she couldn’t meet her because of a cold etc A strange third voice broke In and said: “Madam I am a doctor I suggest you tor your this prescription try throat” Whereupon he offered It She asked his name He replied: "You will never know that!” And So a few nights got off the line later at a party she was amazed to hear a man at the table relate the incident He was the doctor! The woman said nothing She got his phone number from the hostess Next day she called him saying she was the lady with the cold She thanked him for the “Who are you?” prescription he asked "You’ll never know” she cooed hanging up of Will Mahoney star American vaudeville headliner (in Australia and England many years) has become a British subject J Durante's pals call him A leading male hairdresser threw a Christmas poddy for his swlshy friends Alan They had a Pink tree! Gale’s thumbnail description of Wallace: “He takes his Job seriously Instead of himself’ Reader's Digest credits the “One of our cities is missing” gag (made famous by the wire services) to a contributor It credits “Thumbnose Sketch”— "Watch your hat coat and girl friend” and “Feud administrator” to everybody except this where they were born A A Quotation Marksmanship: Milne: There was a full length novel In her sigh M Buchanan: The of her past H Smith: No one should be conceited Talented people do not need It the untalented do not deserve It H P Estabrook: Some people’s voices are hard to extinguish over the Joan Eden: If success phone doesn't give you a big bead it gives you big headaches H Balson: Nice people always have trouble finding people to be nice to them H Homer: She didn't catch a husband she trapped one Rose A book to kill time for Macauley: those who like It better dead Ambrose Bierce: Positive is being mistaken at the top of one's voice D C Washington ARMY DOCTORS was lost In the newa shuffle but Dr John H Musser of the Tulane university medical school a memnamed ber of a special committee By ELLIOTT PINE Released by Western Newspaper ynlon of War Henry Sti niby Secretary ton to study medical conditions in Within a year and perhaps adsome made the startling army much sooner the war in Eumissions recently at a senate comrope will end according to mittee hearing on the utilization of most experts both political doctors by the war department and military Immediately Testifying before the Pepper the problems of reconverting on wartime health and to at a bearing In Pasca wartime America education peaceMusser was asked if time production will begin goula Miss the army had too many doctors Factories that have been run"There has “Yes” he replied ning day and night will slow rebeen too much indiscriminate down and close cruiting of medical men without due men thousands will of Many for civilian needs” regard 'X be released from the armed "Do you think that the army has forces Labor shortages will utilized its doctors properly?” he was asked disappear and before long the specter of unemployment no" replied the Tu“Definitely HAPPY STEEL WORKERS lined up before the pay windows of a huge "The present syswill be back Pittsburgh plant now operating at capacity are representative of the lane professor It wa to try to devise ways for the millions of factory people now earning good wsgee Bat how many will be tem of medical service in the army Is a on based orderly return to peacetime producprocedure that dates working when the war ordera end? tion and to try to avoid the mass war back to the that usually follows after the war boom unemployment was being conducted The figures among a se- and calls for the recruiting of a war that the Committee for Econumber of physisettled upon were: lected of the city’s pop- disproportionate nomic Development was organized 9455 ulation to find out their buying in- cians from civilian life" Employed in 1543 204 a little more than a year ago This Unemployed in tentions after normal conditions reDoctor his point To Illustrate la a group of the nacommittee A similar survey was made Musser turned Wartime 9455 labor force pointed out that Tulane unition’s foremost business executives by mail among the farmers of Freeversity’s unit of doctors in the army bankers economists The next step was more difficult and other techborn county asking them what goodi medical corps had spent more than nical experts Chairman Is Paul G It was to try to estimate how many they expected to buy for their farms a year "twiddling their thumbs” at Hoffman president of the Studebak-s- r persons would want work after the as well as for their homes and famiwhile Georgia Benning Camp The vice chairman war when the servicemen corporation had re- - lies Some of the things that people awaiting a call for overseas duty Is the vice president of the UniverAt this time Doctor Musser said hoped to buy were: New automobllei: Presidents of sevsity of Chicago there was a crying need for doc1154 care at 91053 averafe cost— 91217269 City reeldenti eral nationally known corporations tors by civilians — 1105800 Farmers 1140 cart at 570 serve on the committee Dr Musser said he realized that New homing: The committee is not connected 442 at 4549 1798058 the need for doctors was far greater City bouses “ — 472500 150 with the federal government in any at 3150 Farm houiu than in the last war but that the Repairs to housinf: way although its office is in Wash— 366998 army medical corps wasn’t making 714 at 514 City bousei ington D C Its acUvities are split — the fullest use of its personnel 486000 540 at 500 Farm housee Into two major branches: Research “ — 530280 360 at 1473 Farm barns — 360 339 194040 at division and Field Development Farm silos WILD ANIMALS’ HOLIDAY Other farm purchases The research division has the 780 “ — 72228 0 Since the army has a priority on at 926 Tractors task of Investigating all policies of 810 “ — 458460 at 566 Prefabricated email buildings guns and shells there hasn’t been business labor and government that 810 “ 263254 at 325 Electrical installation! much hunting for two years with Other city purchases: and retard expanding employment the result that wild animals are 46 at 163 “ — 105298 Refrigerators After finding out what production 57S “ — 115022 at 199 Both Furniture up on civilization creeping and where the trouble is the re984 “ — 173538 at VacaUon travel and state officials are defarmers search division presents recommenthis manding cartridges to drive off dations for suitable changes invasion How to Fay for It turned and other changes had come The field development division War production board has reAnother question put was "How A aurvey among about employof stimulat“has the responsibility ceived do urgent messages from state Intend these to ers for you these pay gave figures: pur ing and helping individual enterIn every part of the country officials chases?” City people with lncomei Returning from armed forces 1011 prises to plan now for high levels is alarmed at the bold123 Pennsylvania between 11770 and $3000 replied Retaining from farme of productive employment and prof250 Returnlnf from other regions this man- ness of bears and deer New York that would in they pay itable distribution in the postwar Growth and maturity of papularabbits eat Victory gardens saya ner: 421 tion ) period” Louisiana needs shotguns to drive From current lucerne 382 There are 12 regional chairmen 1 412 off the flocks of rice birds Borrowings 1815 Total tor each Federal Reserve district War bonds 89 This total was then added to the This explosive situation was the No report 117 who supervise the field development wartime labor force: last task handled by Maury Mavdivision’s work in their sections Un9855 Farm families with incomes rang erick before he left WPB’s governWartime labor fores (1543) der the regional chairmen are state Number returning after war Mil ing from $1500 to $2000 a year ex- ment division to become WPB vice chairmen who In turn appoint to pay for things thus: pected chairman in charge of the small 7475 Total Fichairmen of county committees S4 Current Income plants division 4 Borrowings from this however Subtracted nally the county committees superHe tried to raise the civilian carWar bonds 32 vise the survey work of the comwas a sizable group who would tridge quota from 12 per cent of In general not be In the labor market after the people with large In normal to 50 munity committees per cent At first the comes proposed to buy with cash war These were: IIow Albert Lea Minn Does It army was willing But that was berather than to borrow as people oi fore A typical survey by a community Returning to farme After the Big smaller means planned to do Returning to other regions In AlIs one conducted committee Three 734 powwow the army hinted Not eeeklng postwar jobs How Much Farm Income? bert Lea a city of 12200 in Freethat it would need everything for 909 The Albert Lea committee realFreeborn Total born county Minnesota the invasion and declined to pass ized fully how dependent the city the ammunition county is on the southern edge of Taking this number from the 7470 Iowa so the the state adjoining was on the prosperity of the surWhen the news reached the previous total left 8561 which the A rounding farmers trading radius of Albert Lea includes called the net postwar committee the deer did says Maverick tee was working on farm Income a dance and bears celebrated with part of three northern Iowa coun- labor force In other words between ties Nearly 50000 people In the six and seven thousand people would prospects while the other investigabig bear hugs agricultural region about the munic- be expecting to find steady work In tions were going on Total income ipality trade at Albert Lea’s stores Albert Lea after the war Obvious- for Freeborn county was set down COSMOPOLITAN CONGRESS There are 11 major industries in ly the next move was to find out as follows: The farm bloc Is in 1939 9 7314004 Albert Lea and 442 businesses Farm Income the house of representatives how many jobs the city’s employers but 20164000 1943 Farm Income classed as secondary employers When returns came never guess it to judge by the could provide you’d Farm Income first postwar There Is a stove factory a gas ma- In from every employer from smallof number who members are real 19416004 year a creamery a meat chine factory est shop to largest factory active farmers There are only 30 the reThe postwar figure was estabpacking plant a food products mak- sults were: because of their natural Lawyers lished after analyzing the possibill er and several specialty products bent for continue to domipolitics Postwar labor force (aa before) ties of changes in crops and live nate the house manufacturers in the city The elecNumber that can be employed membership by an stock Aside from maintaining hemp 5968 tric power company is located there alter war as estimated Out of a overwhelming raising end an increase in soy- total 435 membersmajority Being a county seat there is con234 are lawyers Albert Lea’s unemployed In say and some beans and crops vegetable clerical activity siderable legal Business men rank next with a del593 1946 on this basil the committee did not anticipate any Keeping all these matters in mind egation of 60 So about 600 people would be out important changes The members the local economic development There are 27 teachers and profes10 per cent did recommend establishing a soy sors committee its survey of of work or nearly began 23 writers and newspaper men and a can bean Businees plant Local processing business Prospects and employment 9 former government postwar officials 9 nery then committee turned to The Its first step was to possibilities surance agents 4 doctors 2 how find out To the much out whether business set up two questions the answers to city activity 2 dentists and 2 certified and county construction projects Evwhich were to be the solution of could not be Simulated a bit accountants public its problem with the ery business man answered a con- could be depended upon to provide Beginning holds a conOnly one minister a survey of public gressional employment Tabulated premise that “Somehow there would fidential questionnaire seat Rep Charles A works programs was made When be a job paying a living wage for response! gave this salient informaEaton of New Jersey former rector this reported it wai of the Madison Avenue every worker who wanted one aft- tion: Baptist The 11 big industries er the war” gave this shown thatto some $15000 worth ol church in New York city although work had be deferred because ol Rep Walter H Judd of Minnesota First thing said the committee is reply as summarized: war representing about 14000 man- was to find out how many workers would Volume of business done In a medical missionary In China 1933 (gross tales) hours New projects might amount lor several f 9040000 want jobs and how many jobs busiyears Volume of business done in to $390000 of expenditures The comness thought it could provide after The sports world is represented 1940 227 95004 mittee did not consider the possibil the war It took the number Volume of business done In chiefly by Congressmen Joseph II ity of state and federal projects In 1940 as a base this 1943 51443044 employed O’Brien of New York former prowas the committee’s conclusion that fessional wrestler Volume of business you being the last full year before the fqotball playpert to do In the first little reliance could be placed on er Samuel Weiss and country entered the war Then it of Pennsylvania 49680040 postwar year a works of means relievas public added the number unemployed and a football referee who still officiates Then the 442 secondary businesses ing unemployment in National seeking work in that year These were told that these Pro league games and 11 major indusall the InformaAfter weighing La Vem R Dilweg of Wisconsin forfigures were: to employ about 60 tion gleaned by the tries expected 4164 Id late mer Employed footballer at Marworkers cent in more committee Albert the postof the 721 in Lea general per Unemployed quette university war period than in 1940 and per had a sound starting point for its The rest of the membership 4587 hail Total prewar labor fore cent more than in 1943 the peak postwar employment plans from a miscellany of trades and pro- Albert Lea is only one city but It Then the committee obtained the year to date With this in mind the fessions Including a number of labusiness men guessed ol is representative of thousands secondary figures for 1943 recogemployment boring men miners and mill work that their volume of sales would run communities in the United States ers nizing that they were abnormally two about 15 per cent higher in the Its problem! are the nation’s prob- Carl Durham of North with many women and high Carolina and students working who ordithe lems It Is the Committee for Eco- Harve immediately following years Tibbott of nomic Development’s war than in 1943 intention t a veterinarian Pennsylvania— and narily would not be in industry Congressman George While the survey among business Some people had moved Into town help solve these problems by accu- W Gillie of Indiana made a second one Information men was to too who were not Postwar Business Prospects Is Urged Someone at the table asked the "Killer” why he didn’t cash In on his publicity and go into the movies like his pal Raft "I don’t wanna be like Raft” he said '“I only wanna live like hlml” It perhaps expected Renick the Jockey Sammy was gagging about George Raft’a shadow “Killer” Gray who has never even killed a fly The “Killer” attended a swanky Jockey Club affair In Hollywood once where Mrs C V Whitney was at the same table He conversed in typical Brooklyn-es- Local Investigation tay nomic ment develpp- eurvey may 'very possibly stimulate postwar business being and employment merely by merchants Emkiem el tke for aomie Development end contractors how large a market is waiting for their products s contractor Bill Bopp may have underestimated the buying power of the people and not realized that 592 families In the city and rural areas expect to have new homes In the first two years after the war He may decide he can use four more men after the war to handle this construction Thus each employer will be “chipping away” at the total of potential A new job may be unemployed found for one man here another Pattern No Z9594 border blocks and a elze The patmake a quilt ol tern with accurate cutting guides and complete directions may be had aa Z9584 to: Send order 15 cents your AUNT MARTHA Westport Rd Kansas City Mo Enclose IS cents lor each pattern 207W desired Pattern No Nam Address MISERIES OF there more and Jobs three more there end 12 there Whether the total Is whittled down to zero will depend entirely upon the cooperation of each Individual employer and of all other groups in society both local and national In short the survey figures based in part on fact and part on estimate only indicate possible postwar conditions Subsequent developments and further investigations may alter the results CAPITAL CHAFF C D B Robertson president of the Brotherhood of Locomotive n denounces privately Bill Green’ statement that the railroad strike would never have been pulled Robertson says be and his men meant ever word of it C Because of his interest in Communism singer Paul Robeson has been prevented from making USO concert tours of U S army camps The state department even denies him a passport to go to England where he U Immensely popular A here’s wonderful Now medication that works to relieve distresaof 2 ways at child' cold— ava who be sleeps I Rub throat chest and back with Vicks VapoRub at bedtime Instantly VapoRub starts to relieve coughing spasms muscular soreness or tightness and Invite restful sleep Often by morning most of the misery Is gone For baby’s sake try VapoRub when colds strike It must be good because when colds strike It Is what WICKS most mothers use VanRva net Mechanical Christener One of the shipbuilding firms oi the eastern seaboard now uses a machine — which has been nicknamed “Christine” in the christening of its smaller vessels When KIDNEYS need diuretic aid When overstrain or other cause slows down kidney function the back may ache painfully Naturally urinary flow may be lessened— frequent but scanty— often smarting "Get ting op nights” may ruin sleep To relieve such symptoms you want of kidney action To help qsstek stimulation attain this try Gold Medal Capsules This diuretic has been famous for over 30 years for such prompt action Take care to use only as directed on Only 35 at drug stores Accept no substitute Get the genuine Gold Medal Capsules today They act Jastl SNAPPY FACTS ABOUT RUBBER Wisconsin frock driver recently received n tribute from tho Office of the Rubber Director because he risked his life to save the tires on the treiler f a unit he waa The driving trailer caught fire but the driver jacked It up and removed the tires while it was ablaze A The Influence of the rubber situation will be appreciated when It is known that close to 40 of the motor vehicles vr this country mad were still In vic December 1941 More than half of them were owned by families with incomes of lea than $30 a week rate May Reveal Opportunities for Sales Findings of the community eco- INTERESTING patchwork is here 1 for your doing Arrowheads of color and white are held together by diamond bouquets appliqued It’s new— it’s over the joinings d different— it’s the Indian pieced quilt l"£5KT KGoodrich |