The sun. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1937-1972, October 05, 1944, Image 2
THE NEWBERRY SUN, NEWBERRY, S. C.
Washington, D. C.
CLOTHES RATIONING AVERTED
Few people know how close the
country was to clothes rationing a
lew months ago, at the peak of the
war. The key figure who helped pre
vent it was shrewd Pittsburgh de
partment store wizard Irwin Wolf.
Wolf and WPB boss Donald Nel
son held sereral conferences on the
problem, at which Wolf pointed out
that retailers, worried about short
ages, were buying all the clothes in
sight, and hoarding huge amounts
of one item while having no stocks
of other goods.
Finally, Nelson asked Wolf to sit
down with Joseph Weiner, head of
the civilian supply section of WPB,
John Davidson, representing the
wholesalers, and Earl Reed, another
key WPB official. After going over
several involved proposals, they re
tired from the conference room and
drafted a simple order which lim
ited all retailers to the same amount
of stock they had during the pre
vious year. The proposal was imme
diately adopted by Nelson, and
clothes rationing was avoided.
Nelson now calls Wolfs plan “one
of the saviours of the civilian supply
situation in the U. S.”
NOTE—One effect of Wolfs pro
gram is that merchants will carry
over only small amounts of "ersatz”
merchandise in the postwar period,
will not be stuck with poor-quality
merchandise to unload on the
money-flushed public.
• • •
AFTERMATH OF V-DAY
The White House has just received
a confidential report showing that
66.4 per cent of American families
have saved oply 11.6 per cent of the
money put aside by the nation dur
ing war time. In other words, the
upper ore-third bracket of the
people tucked away 88.4 per cent.
The same report points out that,
immediately after V-day in Europe,
most plants which continue operat
ing will cut overtime, thus dropping
wages from 15 to 25 per cent. One
of the problems officials face is a
wild rush to cash war bonds, not
for lush spending, but for bare
necessities of workers in middle
and lower-income brackets.
All these figures now have Presi
dent Roosevelt concerned about
what will happen in the first weeks
immediately after the war. The
president’s economic advisers are
telling him that continued prosperity
in the postwar period will require
his greater personal attention to
domestic problems.
They figure that, if the nation
can successfully come through
the first few weeks after the ar
mistice, then the demand for
• peacetime goods, long denied the
public, will pick up national
prosperity. However, the first
weeks of readjustment are going
to be tough.
• • •
DOLLAR-A-VEAR MEN
The full effect hasn’t yet perco
lated down from the top but, before
he left for China, Donald Nelson
signed a new set of rules governing
the appointment of — and the
continued employment of—WPB dol-
lar-a-year men. It has been felt first
in the textile, clothing and leather
divisions but gradually is begin
ning to result in changes elsewhere
in the agency.
, Dollar-a-year appointments for the
war emergency period were okayed
by the White House four years ago,
the appointments to be made at the
discretion of the agency chiefs with
out regard to existing law. Criti
cism of the early dollar-a-year ap
pointments gradually resulted in a
tightening of the policy, but Nelson
never really put his foot down until
last month.
Major dynamite in the order
is Nelson’s pronouncement that
“No person may be employed
on a dollar-a-year basis who
would be required by his posi
tion on the War Production
board to make decisions direct
ly affecting his own company
or its competitors.” The same
section bans dollar-a-year em
ployment of all lawyers, all
trade association officials, mem
bers of WPB industry advisory
committees, or any individuals
convicted of anti-trust viola
tions. .
Dozens of dollar-a-year men with
in WPB are daily called upon to
formulate policy affecting their own
industries, and consequently their
own companies and competitors. At
the same time, Nelson’s order does
not reach the even more serious
problem of salaried employees in a
position to make decisions affecting
the companies from which they
came to the government — or to
which they will go when they leave
Washington.
• • •
MERRY -GO-ROUND
c Jesse Jones, at the age of 70, has
just come through a major opera
tion, now appears to be in better
health.
C. Maury Maverick, who spent a
lot of time in France during World
War I but saw little of its culture,
can be given credit for the army’s
plan to supply competent guides to
conduct servicemen on tours of his
toric monuments not only in France
but in Egypt, Greece and every part
of the world immediately after the
armistice.
Yank Fliers Released From Nazi Prison Camp
Almost Everything Went Underground in France
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Brest’s wounded went underground and remained for 32 days during artillery bombings (right). Wounded
were not all that went underground. American army discovered vast stores of Swiss cheese (left) the Germans
were forced to leave behind. Now the GIs will have something special to put on their K-ration crackers, and
the Nazis will be without their prize cheese.
Newest Watch on the Rhine
Saddle and Boots
The 1944 version of the "Watch on the Rhine," shows a British
soldier in command post as he guards the bridge across wall, the Rhine’s
main outlet to the sea. This is the first time during the present war that
Allied troops have taken command of any large section of the Rhine, a
fallen stronghold of the Germans.
Yank Bombers Hit Philippines
An oil storage dump at Cedu in the Philippines burns fiercely after
direct bomb hits which were delivered from bombers on carrier base
from the Third Fleet. As the result of this raid, more than 200 enemy
planes were destroyed, and the softening up of the Philippines continued
tu. anticipation at Mar Arthur landings in near future.
Todd Watley, riding a bucking
broncho, shows the boys and girls,
and the GIs, how a Rodeo’s bull-dog
ger acts. From the West’s wide
open spaces, he has gone east to en
tertain the members of the armed
forces and kids of New York. Rodeos
continue to operate during war as a
morale builder.
Collie Does Watch
The lady watching the sleeping
sailor, happens to be one' of twin
golden haired collie pups, who re
cently became part of the comple
ment of Twin U. S. Naval Vessels.
She has two weather eyes peeled for
anyone disturbin'” her marte”'.
Left, shows Yanks released from Romanian prison camps I'n.’ ag up for hot showers and new clothing while
their old outfits are deloused. Lower right, another group, former prisoners of Bulgaria, line up for iee
cream sodas in Egypt. Upper left, Sergt. Eddy Lauary, Lancaster, Ohio, was postmaster in Romanian prison.
Right, Corp. George Cale, Columbus, Ohio, enjoys his first American meal.
Notes of a Newspaperman:
Sir William Beveridge, the British
plan man, has cooked up a new one
to be announced after the Armistice.
. . . The gamblers who bought big
property in Miami Beach for the de
luxe season will get an awful shock.
There’ll be no gambling, vows the
chief of gendarmes. . . . CBS is
grooming Johnny Morgan to replace
Fred Allen until the latter resumes.
. . . The American Fed. of Musi
cians is dickering with the Institute
of Public Relations to woo the press
back for its president, James C. Pe-
trillo. The fee involved is reported
at $100,000. . . . Eileen Stafford and
G. Ross are betrothed. ... A noble
man in town has a juicy racket.
He charges social climbers $100 a
night to be seen with him in the bet
ter places.
Those who sneer ut foreign-born
Americans were given a whacking
across their derrierres by colyumist
Lowell Mellett, formerly of the White
House staff. Cblyumed Mellett: “I
am also an immigrant; not a first
generation immigrant, to be sure,
since the first of the family came
over during the Revolutionary War,
but an immigrant just the same. I
can’t claim any credit for being an
American. Sidney Hillman can. It
was his own idea, not the idea of a
great-great-grandparent I ”
James W. Miller of Muskogee,
Okla., corrects our observation that
F. Sinatra will net about $25,000
from his annual “take” this year of
$1,450,000. Mr. Miller, a public
accountant, says Frank will make
more than 2S Gs. He will net a lit
tle more than $75,000. Hot diggitty!
. . . Ernest Hemingway will start
another war if he isn’t careful. He
writes: “I think any writer, espe
cially a war correspondent, is dull in
conversation. It’s only the phonies
that are personally colorful” . . .
The Broadwayites, for the 11th year,
visited the grave of Variety’s found
er, Sime. . . . Abbott and Costello,
who send cartons of ciggies to troops
overseas, happily wrap each carton
in “the funnies.” . . . While over
seas Frances Langford never drank
the hot tea, which has a medicinal
taste. The torrid South Pacific,
strangely enough, has no hot water.
So she used the tea to wash her
face.
The Writer’s War Board devised a
subway and trolley car card showing
babies (of all color) which read:
“Must They Die in World War III?”
. . . The text continues: “Yesf Un
less you work now for lasting peace
after victory." . . . The cards are
distributed by Americans United for
World Organization, Inc. . . . Tran
sit companies in several cities are
displaying them. . . . Mayor La-
Guardia hoped N. Y. subway trains
Would do the same. ... In report
ing the refusal of John H. Delaney
(chairman of the Board of Transpor
tation) the N. Y. Times said in past:
“Mr. Delaney says he turned down
this particular poster' ’because it was
not of local interest. ... I don’t in
tend to give away free publicity to
any organization seeking to promote
peace on its own. Gur Government
is well equipped to do that!’ ”
Not of local interest!
Income tax sleuths are following
the columns closely to check on the
repots of cafe society play girls and
their "incomes.” . . . The Wind
sors have been plagued by crank
letters. Too much publicity plus
their address. . . . Bill Tilden, one
time world’s tennis champ, tried act
ing some years ago. He has taken
an option on a play which will be
produced soon. . . . Vogue feature
editor, Ruth Portugal, is in Martha
Foley’s "Best Short Stories” annual
this time. . . . Another fashion mag
editor, Dorothy Wheelock of Harp
er’s Bazaar, relaxes all night by
writing detective thrillers.
New York Novelette: You’ve read
about the case in the papers. But not
this angle. ... It was at a society
party several years ago.* The host
ess’ jewels disappeared. . . . Suspi
cion pointed to a pretty young girl.
. . . The detectives had the goods
on her and pressed the hostess to
let them m&ke the arrest. . . . An
other guest volunteered to help the
crying suspect. ... He was a law
yer. . . . His skillful plea won the
hostess over. She didn’t press the
charge. . . . The girl was let go
and married him! . . . Many times
thereafter he had to do his best legal
work getting his bride out of similar
jams. . . . Recently she was ar
rested again—for allegedly stealing
jewels. . . . But he can’t help her
now. ... He has a bigger case. . . .
Fighting for his country.
Madeleine Carroll, the actress,
rates your salute. She shelved a
successful career to join the Red
Cross overseas without trumpeting
or fanfare. . . . Our pet answer to
those who use the “He’s a foreign
er!” routine is to remind them the
Statue of Liberty is also an immi
grant. . . . Oh, that Winchell!
Washington hears that General H.
Miller, demoted in London by Eisen
hower for allegedly revealing the in
vasion date, will be retired as gen
eral after the war.
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