Show POSTWAR POST WAR PEACE vote to cooperate the question of nationalism and internationalism came to the the front in the house of representatives and both sides came off with honors bo even en with 11 congress adoption of the fulbright b resolution the internationalists s won a point through the measures provision calling for americas operation cooperation co in joining with other nations in preserving world peace by any seemingly proper means on the other hand the nationalists won a point too through the resolutions stipulation that congress must approve any plan for such american operation cooperation co the bill went to the senate it faced strong opposition on the grounds that the house was trying to cut in on the senates constitutional p privilege lege of advising and consenting to foreign treaties WHEAT rations stocks tightening of transportation is complicating the commodity credit corporations distribution of its wheat stocks for feed the same difficulty has interfered with the program for purchasing 15 million bushels of canadian wheat weekly because of the difficulties encountered has rationed wheat to buyers with big operators formerly ordering bushels being cut to As of september 11 the reported bushels of new wheat were held in loan compared with at the same time last year some 1942 wheat also is is being held in loan efforts to call these loans to replenish its stocks however probably would result in farmers offering the grain on the open market for sale above the loan price new synthetic tub e k jl add to scientific wonders this synthetic inner tube called mar vinol and made from a new elas to plastic according to the manufacturers rs the material in the tube is nonporous non porous eliminating the usual leakage of two pounds of air weekly in ordinary tubes in addition the new tube is fully reclaimable in case of a puncture or blowout U S NAVY greatest in history with warships and planes the U S navy ranks as the greatest in world history since 1940 combatant vessels and planes of an all types have been added in a multibillion multimillion multi billion dollar construction program in addition to the warships secretary of the navy frank knox disclosed that 1274 mine and patrol craft have been built along with landing vessels and numerous other smaller boats since the outbreak of war the U S has lost 1 battleship 4 aircraft carriers 9 cruisers 32 destroyers and 12 submarines or a total of 58 warships FARM Alan manpower power wastage approximately farm families are prevented from producing at their maximum because of a lack of financing james G patton president of the national farmers union declared because they cannot get the credit for purchase of equipment and other facilities patton said these families are producing below their level and thus wasting badly needed lla mandow kaw er to help them increase production patton suggested creation of a bini billion on dollar loan program another source of manpower wastage patton said was the freezing of farm labor in most of the nations counties under provisions of public law 45 patton pointed out federal funds for recruiting and transporting farm labor from one area to another are advanced only on approval of the county agent |