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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1942
Page
1
Congress backs an installment system to collect income taxes with pay as you go deductions from salaries. Proposals raise surtax ranges and set exemptions at 500 for singles and 1200 for couples. The plan would tax normal rates at 6 percent with higher thresholds and credits applied to March 15 returns.
In Cleveland AP reports delegates at the CIO United Steelworkers of America convention foresee a Monday Washington showdown between Philip Murray and his predecessor John L. Lewis over policy. Murray, earning 18000 dollars as UMW vice president, will attend a policy meeting called by Lewis as USA delegates discuss possible withdrawal or Murray resignation. The USA moves to strengthen ties with the UMW to cement unity between the organizations.
In Columbus a Miller for Governor effort suffered another setback as no withdrawal pledge emerged. John McSweeney of Wooster, former Democratic congressman, reiterated at Ashland that he has no plans to exit the race. Miller has not declared if he will seek the nomination.
Detroit Ward's 1942 year book notes the auto industry spent about 370 million dollars last year to gear up for mass production of arms and related defense outputs.
A compact notice urges readers to mail ads early using a printed form in the Want Ads. It promises broad reach to readers at low cost and mentions using Messenger to find items for sale or wanted to buy.
Monsoon rains halted Japanese advances in Burma as they pressed toward Chekiang Province in a 150 mile front. Chinese forces claimed 30 000 to 40 000 invaders were within 50 miles of Kinhwa while heavy fighting raged along the front. Allied air raids resumed on Timor bases as Australia drafted 35000 more troops for a planned offensive.
Gray-haired World War I veterans, now aging beyond front lines, work on production lines as Wade Hammond of the United States Employment Service reports 1,678 veterans employed last month, a new record. Registrations fall to 8,429 in April, with January 1939 peak at 30,300.
The War Production board exempted women 5 feet 8 12 inches or taller from skirt and coat length limits in stockings feet. Judges robes were another exception.
Johannesburg report notes Smith Poti, aged 42, who stood five feet six inches and weighed 756 pounds, died from influenza. The unusual case highlights extreme obesity and health risks in modern society.
The Office of Price Administration moderates canning sugar, allowing one pound per four quarts of fruit under an honor system. Previous limits were tighter, with five pounds per person. rules require canners to apply at local boards and state canned fruit use. Government aims to boost home canning to preserve the 1942 crop and ease commercial demand, though supplies remain limited.
Democratic Leader Barkley opposed a general inquiry into efforts to smear senators who opposed war intervention before Pearl Harbor. Nye and others pressed for a probe into a sustained smear campaign, while Walsh was reportedly cleared of charges linked to a Brooklyn house of ill repute.
Washington reports the war manpower commission directs local boards to consult federal employment service officers before drafting anyone skilled in a critical war occupation. The eight point program, announced by Manpower Chairman Paul V McNutt, seeks closer coordination between draft boards and employment offices to defer workers irreplaceable in war industries.
The Pacific War Council adopted the slogan Japan for the Japanese in a session praised by New Zealand Minister Walter Nash as one of the most interesting in memory. Members declined to analyze its significance or identify the origin of the phrase.
Chicago reports that state and county Farm Administration chairs advised today that the wartime food campaign may soon shift to rationing vital farm supplies. The warning comes as agriculture officials coordinate with the food for victory effort.
Captain Harvey H. Hinman kept his secret as a bomber pilot. He visited his wife a week ago, but she learned he flew a U.S. aircraft that raided Japan on April 18 only after reading the papers yesterday.
Former president Herbert Hoover urged granting dictatorial economic powers to President Roosevelt to win total war urging acceptance of reduced economic freedom. He spoke at the National Industrial Conference Board predicting Axis air raids and a 22,500,000 rise in soldiers and war workers by 1943.
Ford announces Willow Run plant produced first four engined bomber using automobile mass production methods. Edsel Ford cites new war manufacturing phase with 70 current contracts. Sorensen says ramp will reach one bomber per hour. plane known as the 4E Weens.
Defense housing construction is slowing as the Army halts softwood lumber sales. WPB reports in at least 15 cities housing projects halted and 35 others face critical shortages. The 60 day freeze aims to ration lumber to Army Navy and Maritime Commission. Knowlson says there was no intent to stop defense housing and promises action.
Secretary of Agriculture Wickard warned of potential food shortages in America as wartime demands rise. He urged a unified national food policy to meet United Nations needs and said shortages of some foods could occur, requiring substitutions while assuring adequate overall nourishment.
Marcus Tushnet president of the New Jersey Association of Master Hairdressers urges a voluntary beauty blackout every Wednesday for New Jersey 3 614 beauty shops. The plan would save power and equipment for war industries and give customers an extra day for civilian duties.
Ottawa reports Canadians using oil for heat must switch fuels or endure cold. Munitions Minister C. D. Howe declared in the House of Commons that heating by oil will be banned in homes and factories nationwide next winter.
The War Department reported a contract to General Motors Corp for construction management of an Ohio manufacturing plant. The project is listed as costing in excess of 3 million dollars.
The U. S. Army Ordnance Division today took control of Camp Perry and announced it will serve as an officers' school and proving ground. The move shifts operations to support advanced training and testing of ordnance programs.
Mrs Pearl Watkins 71 died at her Logan home after a long illness. Funeral services will be held Saturday at 2 PM at the Methodist Church with Rev Stanley W Wiant officiating. Burial will be in Oakgrove Cemetery. Surviving are her husband Mr Watkins two sisters Mrs Sam Jones Logan and Mrs Charlies Ramsey Conway and one brother Charles S Moore Haydenville.
Columbus reports that recent rains boost Ohio pasture hay alfalfa and clover crops and may improve rural incomes but farmers worry about delays in corn and soybean planting as OSU experts note.
Associated Press reports Russia's forces advancing in Kharkov amid heavy wreckage as they encircle a German stronghold, repelling multiple German tank attacks and moving six more miles in the ten day battle.
Axis and Axis-dominated radios claim United States troops reached Gibraltar though no confirmation exists. Reports from Algeciras, Spain cite a 5,000 troop transport behind an aircraft carrier and two cruisers. Soviet dispatches detail intense Kharkov and Leningrad battles with heavy losses on both sides.
Senator Harold H. Burton, Republican of Cleveland, told an Ohio State University victory convention that postwar prosperity depends on rejecting government control of business in favor of free enterprise. He warned that government control could lead to totalitarianism and end freedom for farmers laborers and entrepreneurs alike.
The Office of Defense Transportation bans sightseeing bus trips and trims chartered services to essential troop, school children, and moving needs effective June 1. Officials foresee rationing of 15 major commodities within a year, including sugar gasoline tires typewriters automobiles and bicycles.
A state-wide survey shows 1,389 of Ohio's 40,384 public school teachers resigned in 1941-42, with 172 retirees and 49 deaths, signaling impaired efficiency after the recent school year.
In Allied invasion context Hitler sends Himmler to the Netherlands to intensify Gestapo controls and back Dutch Nazis. Observers note a rising resistance within the Dutch army, once 400000 strong, with officers in contact with exiled government and British allies, aiming to assist a Western front invasion. The Dutch Nazi Storm Troopers face widespread hostility from countrymen and a dire fate for traitors.
Mrs. Arthur Brin of Minneapolis urged Americans to be educated for potential participation in world government. The speaker, director of the National Council of Jewish Women, advised adopting a new concept of national sovereignty including acceptance of shared global governance.
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