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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1942
Page
7
Selective service boards and their chief clerks from six counties will meet in Charleston today as part of a series of joint meetings across the state to seek uniformity in classification and other general procedures in the draft system.
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Fort Des Moines prepares 446 women for enlistment in the WAAC training school with marching drills and duties from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Sundays reserved for rest. The initial group will learn the basics needed to train future enlisted personnel.
The Charleston gathering, with Kanawha Putnam Boone and Clay counties boards and Fayette board No 3 and Raleigh board No 2, will start at 10 m in the county courthouse. State headquarters will cover selective service topics in the morning while the afternoon offers an open forum for general discussion.
Philip D. Reed of the War Production Board disputed Truman committee claims that civilian industries were slow to convert to war production. He argued most work is finished and stressed subsidies to sustain some 24,000 manufacturers during and after the war to prevent closures and maintain mortgages.
Reed proposed a plan to pay subsidies to keep employers and workers on payroll during war. He suggested government loans for firms unable to adapt to war production, with the aim of future reemployment and a return to peacetime output once facilities are ready.
Charleston officials vow full cooperation in the venereal disease campaign. Mayor Dawson confirmed after a conference with Hugh M. Gregory of the Office of Defense Health and Welfare. Gregory praised recent U S public health aid enabling the city venereal clinic to expand its work with local health leaders.
Judge William T. Levins of the State supreme court and Howard B. Lee will speak at Dunbar’s patriotic rally closing Civilian Protection week on the high school lawn after a 7:30 parade through town. Local officials, volunteers and youth groups join a floats theme of protection for home school church and press. Proceeds from tag day support civilian defense equipment.
Connie Mack owner and manager of the Philadelphia Athletics may include a game with the Fort Monmouth baseball team this season. He told Lt. Bray he would push for this, and would send baseballs for the post’s teams use.
The Work Projects Administration will begin sanitary sewer and drainage upgrades in Marmet on June 22. State Administrator Carl Riggs announced the plan, covering 1,875 feet of sewer along Curry Hollow and part of Railroad Avenue. The Marmet town sponsor aims to improve local utilities.
City officials and Republican leaders gathered at Huber hollow in Kanawha City for a stag gathering hosted by Councilman George Huber. Mayor Dawson led the singing and Henry Gay oversaw grilling while Roy Fierson ran horseshoe pitching as part of a fresco stamped refreshment and speeches event. Algeria bans shipping of spices to other nations.
The article advises checking vegetables as soon as they arrive, washing them, and storing them in a refrigerator or cool place. It notes two days’ supply is ideal in spring and summer when produce is plentiful, and warns against buying too far ahead of use.
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