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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1943
Page
4
The May Lend-Lease report shows 790 million dollars in total, lifting the program’s cumulative total to 11,393,000,000. April exports of foods and agricultural products reached 122 million. The figures suggest that most food exports support U S and Russian troops on the front.
Wartime coal labor trouble threatens vast shortages as 1943 demands rise. Coal derivatives fuel explosives plastics drugs solvents foods and fertilizers, with 100 million tons sought for war material. The article warns that strikes could cost lives of service members and hinder victory.
In postwar planning, General Counsel of the Illinois Telephone Association argues for private enterprise and individual initiative. He critiques National Resources Planning Board proposals for government funding and mixed public private corporations guiding business. He asserts American workers fought for liberty against such planned economies and urges continuing American enterprise and private initiative.
A critique argues powerful labor leaders have frustrated Congress and harmed the war effort by resisting corrective legislation. It notes the House anti-strike bill as a potential start, granting authority to the National War Labor Board and forcing unions to disclose finances and political contributions. The New York Times calls for moving beyond symbolic measures toward a balanced program.
A historical warning notes debt and taxation shifting power toward a larger state. Tax policy grows beyond merely funding government to shaping opportunity and governance. The piece warns that rising spending and taxes threaten liberty, comparing past “peashooters” to today’s “double-barreled shotguns” in a move toward potential dictatorship.
By 1941 rail shipments to the East accounted for less than one percent of local petroleum needs, while ships and barges supplied the bulk. In months, railroads scaled 5 000 barrels daily to a million, with oil companies supplying loading and unloading facilities. Government, oil and rail reps worked nonstop to avert a regional shortage, praising teamwork between the railroad and oil industries.
The passage praises government and private industry teamwork in meeting a war crisis. It highlights steps to expand rail oil movement to the Atlantic Seaboard, improving a critical wartime situation. The example shows how industry can grow when aided by government, offering a model for postwar problem solving.
Harold G. Moulton of the Brookings Institution debunks the idea that public debt only owes itself. He warns deficit spending harms taxpayers, risks totalitarianism, and urges a stable finance system to avoid debt repudiation. His critique targets economists and planning boards, stressing water as earnings from real production.
Undersecretary of War Robert Patterson warns May production of Army weapons lagged due to complacency and civilian nonessentials. WPB cites larger May gains in overall war production, with only one-sixth devoted to Army ground forces, while nonstriking workers and most manufacturers maintain a strong national record.
Ridgely residents are noted for military connections as Rev Leelan Jackson left with a friend from Baltimore for North Carolina, Pvt William B Taylor visits from Fort Riley, and Lt Wm Bateman Draper and other service members are mentioned with families visiting Easton Camden and Philadelphia. Local births, resignations, surgeries and church events round out the village chronicle with Med School ties, cucumber factory guests and Fourth of July observances.
The column lists numerous gentle social visits and travels across Ridgely Easton Wilmington Dover and nearby communities. People like Miss Grace Rickards Mrs. Katherine Callahan and Ensign Stanley Luff are noted visiting relatives returning from trips and attending church events. Several families vacationed with kin in Wilmington Baltimore and Philadelphia while others hosted guests at homes in Ridgely and surrounding areas.
Hendersons Mr and Mrs T A Montague entertained relatives and friends from Wilmington and Staten Island including Mr and Mrs Geo A Montague Mr and Mrs Wm Palmer Mrs Wm E Paswater and Pvt Wm E Paswater recently Also weekend guests included Mr and Mrs Thomas Cahall Mrs Charles Shewbrooks and Mr and Mrs Irving States and son from Marydel at Mr and Mrs John W Meres home.
Infestation of Japanese beetles near Denton and Hobbs is severe this year. Shrubbery denuded and crops may suffer. Two turkeys on Mrs. John Wisher’s Hobbs farm died last week. autopsy showed beetles in their craws. Birds were observed attacking beetles despite their tough shells.
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