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Show National Jews Summary Cotton Forecast The Agriculture Department has forecast this year's cotton crop at 14,805,000 bales of 500 pounds gross weight each, as of August 1. This compares with 14,868,000 bales produced last I year and with a ten-year (1938-47) (1938-47) average of 11,306,000 bales. Military Pay Roll There are ten civilians employed em-ployed for every eighteen men in uniform, according to Senator Harry F. Byrd, who points out that the National Military Establishment Es-tablishment employed 884,728 civilians in June this year, compared com-pared with 871,778 a year ago. For the government as a whole, there were 30,680 more regular employees at the end of June than last year. The total was 2,114,433, which does not include in-clude persons in the uniformed services nor those paid on an hourly or weekly basis. School Building In order to get the school plants of the nation in proper shape to take care of the heavy post-war crop of babies and repair re-pair the rundown condition of many buildings, an expenditure of approximately $9,000,000,000 i for school construction is expected ex-pected in the next ten years, according lo the Council of State Governments. Bumper Crops The Agricultural Department economists are warning farmers that the price advantage they have enjoyed since late 1941 may turn into a disadvantage within a few months as prospective bumper crops come into harvest and an increasing supply of pork reaches the butcher shops this fall. These seasonally increasing supplies of farm products are expected ex-pected to pull down prices of many products. Polio In the week ending- August 6, about 10,000 cases of infantile paralysis were reported in this country, with 36 states having more cases now than they had at this time last year. Arkansas, reporting 490 cases as of July 30, and Oklahoma with 521 cases, are most in need of help. New Rail Rates The railroads of the nation have announced that the new four per cent general freight-rate freight-rate increase, granted by the Interstate Commerce Commission, Commis-sion, will be effective on Sept. 1. The increase is expected to add about $293,000,000 a year to railroad freight billings and will go into effect on the same day that the rail industry extends ex-tends a 40-hour work week to its non-operating employees. |