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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Sep 14, 1945
Page
4
President Truman issued a forty hour work week for most government agencies, restoring a five day week where feasible. He affirmed eight National holidays as public, lifted annual leave restrictions, and required skeleton staffing for any agency needing longer hours. Government salaries are expected to adjust accordingly.
A Washington official warns unemployment could reach several million by next spring as war plants shift back to peacetime production. Business leaders urge action, noting the need to employ idle hands to make up for lost time during reconversion.
The Shell Oil Company discusses jet propulsion lubrication revealing a 95 percent air and 5 percent oil mist used to cool and lubricate bearings in jet engines. It notes the axle as the only moving part and compares jet engines to conventional aircraft engines with many moving parts. Modern inventions rely on industry solving adoption challenges.
Katherine F. Lenroot notes four years of war pressure reduced school enrollment while child labor rose. High school attendance peaked at 7,260,000 in 1940-41, then fell by 300,000 in 1941-42 and 1942-43, and by 600,000 in 1943-44 nationally. Meanwhile 14 to 17 year olds in employment rose from under one million in 1940 to about three million by spring 1945.
The article lauds American private enterprise for swiftly shifting from wartime to peacetime oil needs. It argues oil companies prepared during the war to handle civilian demand despite government ownership. It credits the industry with resilience and initiative in sustaining fuel supply for the nation’s large postwar economy and military.
The oil industry rendered unparalleled worldwide service in a global emergency and returned smoothly to peacetime domestic duties, a feat not matched by nations whose assets are politicized and controlled by government.
The article argues the war did not yield a clear UN victory and laments growing government control. It extols private enterprise as the safeguard of individual liberty, claiming the United States remains the leader in private ownership and production. It warns Europe has let governments dominate and urges Americans to preserve private enterprise to avoid oppression.
pressed by OPA policy critics warn squeeze on stores shifts cost to merchants while inflation remains tied to production. Retailers claim price controls penalize low markups and fail to absorb higher labor and material costs, risking shortages and higher consumer prices.
The passage argues that only industry, labor, and Congress can curb rising costs through a cooperative program. It states OPA and the federal government cannot reliably protect consumers from inflation, dismissing cost absorption theories as ineffective. The text claims volume production and sales won’t occur under current policy.
Editorial argues current corporate taxes squeeze net earnings and demand for tax reform. It contends eliminating corporate taxes could shift burden to shareholders via personal taxes, urging policies that stimulate investment and job creation to widen the tax base.
A rumor of a mad dog swept a county last week after Phoebe Tokens spaniel bit the postman. The postman swore he was furious, but word spread that the dog was the aggressor. Hysteria kept children home from school and sent mothers into a panic as gossip fueled the scare.
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