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Page 10 „ America Plants Its First Tire Crop '' ’ /\J' *' " i In this nursery in Salinas, California, lies the hope of the United State; to produce real rubber in this country. From the sixteen million guayule seedlings and the 24,000 pounds of guayule seed, the U. S. Forest Service hopes to produce huge quantities of guayule rubber in 1944, although some experts believe it will be 1045 before large scale production can begin. In order that no time be lost work was begun on the Guayule Emer gency Rubber Project within an hour after the president signed the bill establishing the project. The various nursery processes in the growth of guayule are illustrated PRESIDENT NAMES MONDAY APR. 6 AS ARMY DAY President Roosevelt proclaimed April 6 as Army Day and asked the nation to observe it by resolving firm ly “to spare no effort which may con tribute to the speedy creation of the arms and supplies indispensible to our citizens’ army. . He said “We are en gaged in our greatest war, a war that will leave none of our lives wholly untouched We shall win this war as we have won every war we have fought . " War Secretary Stimson announced the Army will train 100,000 men and women for civilian jobs as overhaul and repair mechanics, inspectors at Government arsenals, etc. Men must be outside the age requirements for Selective Service. Applications may be made at any Civil Service Com mission local office. The House pass ed and sent to the Senate a bill to create a volunteer Army auxiliary Corps of women between 21 and 45. Ground Forces Commander McNair reported the Army will expand its present nine Corps areas to 11 to fa cilitate handling of 32 new stream lined infantry divisions of 15,300 men each. Commander McNair said a site “west of the Colorado River” has been selected for large-scale troop training in modern desert warfare, i The Army institute was established at Madison, Wis., to provide corres pondence study in more than (55 aca demic courses for enlisted men with at ieast four months active service. Selective Service Director Hersiiey, tightening 11-A deferments, uaected SS iocal boards to put aside consid- j erations or "mere convenience and comfort” m determining tite defer- j meat uf pen sons necessary to the “na tional health, safety or interest.” The locai uoards began distribution of four-page occupational questionnaires to obtain for the U. S. Employment Service and other agenc.es Tail in formation on the vocational back- j ground of men who registered Feb ruary 16. Later the questionnaires j will b 2 sent the earlier SS registrants; j The President set April 27 as the SS registration day for all men 44 j to 64 .inclusive. Director Hershey said as the war progresses, draft de- j ferments will depend more on wheth- j era man’s civil operation is essen tial to the war effort than on his de pendents. The Office of Price Administration announced individual or family con sumers will register for sugar ration ing May 4,5, 6, and 7at public ele mentary schools. Commercial users will register April 28 and 29 at high schools. All sugar sales in the coun- i try will be halted at midnight April 27 for approximately 10 days. One member of a family can register the entire household. Each person will receive a war ration book of 28 stamps. Oil Coordinator Ickes said a card rationing system for gasoline will re place within six weeks the present 20 percent limitation on deliveries in 17 Eastern States, Washington, Ore gon and the District of Columbia. The War Production Board said new type writers produced during the remain der of 19i42 will go to the Army, Na- vy and other Government agencies. The OPA will ration to civilian us ers stocks of new machines now held by dealers. War Production Chairman Nelson, in a radio broadcast, said airplane production lias increased more than 50 percent since Pearl Harbor, “but this is no reason for false complacen cy We are nowhere near our goals yet.” Commerce Secretary Jones re ported the Defense Plant Corporation had made commitments as of March 7 for construction of more than 700 1 plants. He said the Government is spending $600,000,000 for construc tion of synthetic rubber plants. Navy Secretary Knox said of more than 1,000 ships which have cleared New York for southern ports and have observed Navy orders to travel in specially-designated north-south lanes ' only five have been sunk. He said the Coast Guard force protecting harbor i installations is being increased from ; 35,000 to 60,000, and a large number : of patrol vessels are being added for the entire Atlantic coastline. The Mar- 1 itime Commission said its Liberty i ship production program, now on 1 schedule, calls for putting 1,488 new i freighters in war service by the end 1 of 1943. 1 The President asked Congress for < DAVIS of BALTIMORE paint defends your homo from weather’s unceasing attack! Bang! Bang! Boom! All day and all night—every day in the year, the weatherman is laying down a barrage——a destructive attack against YOUR home! Blistering heat! Biting frost! Salt air! Rain —hail—dampness. All take their toll of the material of which your home is built. Don’t let your home become a “casualty”—protect it with paint —- good paint that will stand up bravely against the elements—DAVlS of BALTIMORE paint! Paint isn’t expensive—but even at two or three times its cost, it’s a lot cheaper than repairs and replacements! Come in and let us help you figure your “first line of home defense!” FREE: A clever little book- let, “Character Analysis Through Color by Faber u A DIIW iPK Birren. Come in for your . HARDWARE copr . Pocomoke City Maryland above. At the left is a specially designed topping machine, which cuts the seedlings back in preparation of transplanting. In the center is a machine which loosens the soil around tlie roots of the small plants in order that the workmen in the background can remove them from the ground easily and store them in boxes front which they are taken for transplanting. At the extreme right is shown the first seed bed to be planted after President Roosevelt signed the guayule bill. The planting machine spreads seed and then covers it with sand. Because William O’Neil, president of the General Tire & Rubber Company, has been the foremost advocate of guayule as an emergency rubber source, members of his organization were asked to plant the first seed in this new war emergency project; > more than $b billion to expand the air forces by purchase of 148,000 planes in 1942 and 1943. The Civil Aeronautics Administration said its standardiation center in Houston, Tex., soon will graduate a class of pil ots every 10 days for the Army Fer rying Command. The Officer of Ed ucation and the CAA announced plans for a nationwide aviation education program in elementary and high schools. The War Department said a series of “Army Hour” broadcasts every Sunday beginning April 5, 3.30 to 4.30 p. m. EWT, over the NBC network will link men in the armed services fighting abroad with American fire sides in this country. The programs will attempt to promote understand ing of military and morale problems. They will mark the first time in U. S. history the Army will directly sponsor and supervise a radio pro gram to accomplish a military mis sion. President Roosevelt said by fall la bor shortages probably will begin to develop, although at the present time there is sufficient manpower for war industry. The President stated no where in the country is anyone prohibi ted by law from working more than 40 hours a week. WPB Chairman Nel- WORCESTER DEMOCRAT. POCOMOKE CITY, MARYLAND .-on, addressing CIO leaders in Wash ington, asked labor to suspend for ! the duration the privilege of getting double-time pay for work on Sundays and holidays. The President ordered the Office of Defense Transportation to seize the strike-bound Toledo, Peoria & Western Railroad and to operate it i“for the successful prosecution of the war.” The President acted after the railroad management rejected re peated Government requests that the | strike be submitted to arbitration. Labor Secretary Perkins said of the 15 million workers to be employed in war industries by next January, a bout one-third will be women. The WPB ordered manufacturers of domestic laundry equipment to halt production by May 15, and man ufacturers of certain vending ma chines, of juke boxes and other amuse ment machines by May 1. The Board directed retailers of men’s and boys’ clothing to omit trouser cuffs after March 30. Priority assistance was granted materials needed for repair and maintenance of existing plumbing land heating installations on farms, ;in residences and ofifce and apart ment buildings. The Board limited metallic plates for State and local auto licenses to 10 percent of the I weight issued during the year ending July 1. The Senate completed Congression al action on the Second War Powers Bill, which includes provisions for a fine of SIO,OOO and a year in prison for prioritu s \ iolations. The Wi’B said ii will begin investigations soon of pig iron distribution in foundries as well as inventory conditions of copper scrap dealers. The Labor Department reporter! its cost of living index on February was 113 percent of the average for 1935- i 39 and almost 15 percent higher than in August 1939. The OPA set price | ceilings on gasoline at service sta tions in 17 Eastern States, Oregon, Washington and the District of Col umbia at levels prevailing March 13. A Chicago Federal grand jury indict ! ed 101 cheese dealers, processors and distributors for violation of the Fed eral anti-trust law. The President established the War Relocation Authority within the Of • lice for Emergency Management to permit persons forced to move from military areas to enlist voluntarily in work corns for the duration of the : war. A hill imposing a fine of $5,- 000 and imprisonment of one year for persons violating regulations in mi i tary zones was sent to the White House. Gen. Douglas MacArthur, accom panied by a staff of officers, broke through the Japanese blockade and I proceeded from Bataan Peninsula to Melbourne, Australia, to assume Su preme Command of the forces in that I region, including the Philippines. Lt. Gen. Jonathan Wainwright succeeded I Gen. MacArthur in command of American troops on Bataan. Gener alissimo Chiang Kai-Shek placed Lt. Gen. Joseph W. Stilwell, U. S. Army, ;in command of the Fifth and Sixth ! Chinese Armies, operating with British forces in Burma. Accomac News Mrs. Martha Shield and Mrs. Ernest Powell have returned home, after j spending two weeks with relatives in Newport News. Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Lewis left last week to make their home in Sa vannah, Ga., where Mr. Lewis has ac cepted a position. Mrs. Lewis is the former Miss Mary Rose Fisher of Accomac. * Mrs. Joseph L. DeCormis spent the past week-end in Baltimore, Md. | 'ill CHAMPION 5-10-5 FOR EARLY BEANS Worcester Champion 5-10-5 has proved very satisfactory on early Beans. It starts them growing and keeps them at it. See us about your requirements. Quality in your produce is essential for highest prices. Worcester mixtures give you the same quality in 1942 that you have had in them in other years. Top-dress your pasture and grass land. It is not too late and it will mean many dollars in your pocket. Fertilizer now on your grass and pasture will keep you from buying feed later on. Worcester King Twenty 6-8-6 is your best bet for potatoes. You can get your requirements promptly if you give us your re quirements now. Insist on King Twenty 6-8-6 for bumper yields. It is an economical mixture and made from excellent materials. ' Fertilize all your crops conservatively —but adequately —for best results. Insist on Worcester for every acre, for every crop. Pocomoke Warehouse - Phone 371 The Worcester Fertilizer Co. ONDS MOl Snow Hill, Md. Mr. L. Ray Shield, student at the University of Virginia, Charlottes ville, ;peot the past week-end with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Luther J. Shield. Mrs. Thomas B. Scarburg has re turned after spending several weeks with relative- in Washington, !). C. Miss Elizabeth S. (Bant spent the week-end in Suffolk with her broth er and sister-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Wilson S. Grant. Mrs. Charles L. Ledford spent the past week-end in Norfolk with her husband, who was operated on last Thursday in Norfolk General Hospi tal. Rev. Ledford is improving very nicely at this time. Mr. Charles U. Ayres, Jr., of New port News spent the week-end with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles U. Ayres. Mr. and Mrs. Clarence E. Lowman of Salisbury, Md., spent the week-end with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John I. Burford. Mr. and Mrs. Ruby Milliner spent the week-end in Portsmouth with Mr. and Mrs. Forrest Fitzgerald. Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Powell spent the week-end with relatives in Nor folk and Portsmouth. Mrs. Forrest Fitzgerald and son, Billy of Portsmouth are spending some time with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. George W. Milliner. TO THE PUBLIC! The New SOUTHERN FARMS POULTRY PLANT In Pocomoke City Now Offers Its Facilities To The People Of The Lower Delmarva Peninsula . Southern Farms Pocomoke City, Md. Telephone—Plant 317 Res. 493-R i NORMAN C. NOCK, Buyer 1 ' "" ■ ' Friday, March 27, 1942 Miss Alice Parsons of Norfolk, spent several days this week with friends at “Whispering Pines.” Mrs. Bid well Chapman Cranage and daughter, Miss Mary Bidwell Cranage of Bay City, Michigan, are spending two weeks at Edgewood Arsenal, Md. wit'n Mrs. Cranage’s sister, Miss Jo I>. Oliver, in the home of their uncle, Colonel Maurice B. Willett. Mr. and Mrs. Barton Shrieves of Nassawadox spent {he week-end with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Cleveland Shrieves. Mrs. J. Fred Edmonds, Mrs. Al fred B. G. Edmonds, Miss May E. Ed monds, Miss Ellen Fisher Gunter and Miss Emily A. Gunter spent last Sat urday in Salisbury, Maryland. Mrs. William P. Bell is visiting Mrs. Irvin Gilkerson in Norfolk. Mr. Paul A. White spent the week-, end in Norfolk with his father, Mr. Joseph L. White. For VICTORY I I BUY a J ii is 111 d 1 M STATES /M DEFENSE BONDS STAMPS^