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Newspaper
Cambridge Tribune
Location
Cambridge, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1942
Page
4
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A writer urges farmers and civilians to expand scrap drives for iron rubber and other salvage. He notes six million farms could boost steel for ships and armaments and calls for steady collections and personal scrap piles to aid victory.
An editorial recalls the Office of Civilian Defense reversing its guidance on bomb containment by water spray versus stream. The piece notes the public spread of the spray lesson and questions the慎 decision, hoping a stream may save more lives if incendiaries strike. It then shifts to a digressive anecdote about William D. Boyce, founder of the boy-agent plan, who got lost in a London fog before a polite boy helped him.
A tourist, Mr. Boyce, meets a helpful boy who declines a tip and offers to take him to the scouting founder Sir Robert Baden-Powell. Baden-Powell explains the Boy Scouts of England and praises the values of courtesy and service, noting the idea could be adapted to America.
An exchange notes a potential alliance with the Boy Scouts of the United States, with one speaker suggesting the idea and another agreeing there could be such a collaboration.
US war outlays reached 1790 dollars per second in July as Treasury disbursements and Reconstruction Finance Corporation expenditures hit 4.794 billion. The pace equaled 154.645 million per day or 6.443 million per hour, with a long rise from 200 million in 1940 to over 4.0 billion by mid-1942.
Cottage Hall Farm and Mill Property totaling 169 acres feature a brick house in good condition and abundant spring water. The site could become a show place or stock farm with a grist mill and power for irrigation. Also offered is Will-O-Way Fishing Camp at Neavitt with a 10 bedroom club house, large dining room, artesian water, and potential to convert to packing or poultry.
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