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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1942
Page
4
Our Daily Bread notes a Springfield Massachusetts mother plans a Women homemakers army movement to be known as the WHAMS. A joke variant may arise if an interview with her son occurs. The feature mentions My Favorite Spy at the Saenger and a Nation's Business critique on government trust-busting and wartime psychology of victory.
Representative Maas urges immediate congressional action to abolish the Army Navy and Marine Corps and to substitute a single coordinated military force. He would merge war and navy departments and create a joint war committee. Maas argues for air support integrated with land and sea forces and opposes a separate air force.
Washington reports the army will use airliners and gliders for airborne operations in maneuvers near a dam site, marking the first use of such aircraft in training. Lt Gen McNair says aviation support enhances ground forces training, with divisions to participate as readiness grows, despite overseas commitments.
In Little Rock the Arkansas County Judges Association urged the 1943 legislature to grant counties a share of state sales taxes. Judge C H Bond warned that county governments have seen no operating revenue increases in 88 years, while Judge 3 CON Grant of Russellville opposed the local option act at the general election. Grant warned counties would face unbearable costs if counties fund services now paid by state liquor revenue, and said liquor would remain anyway, only shifting revenue away from counties.
Washington on October 22, Price Administrator Leon Henderson announced a ceiling on pork prices and a system of differential pricing across three base zones. The goal is to distribute wholesale pork supplies more equitably and relieve pressure for higher retail prices while covering over 90 varieties of wholesale cuts.
Washington Oct 22 War Production Board chief Donald M Nelson announced plans to schedule civilian items like military goods, trimming production to essential needs. He called for a list of items required to keep the civilian economy sound for a strong war program and outlined shifting focus to standardization and direct production limits across civilian goods and services.
Allied and Japanese forces counted rising losses as air and sea combat raged in the Solomons. U S Navy reported repulsed enemy thrusts on Guadalcanal and two American destroyers O Brien and Meredith sunk, while American planes damaged a Japanese cruiser and destroyer and shot down 12 enemy aircraft during ongoing operations in the southwestern Pacific.
London report says King George VI signed a proclamation making 18 year olds subject to national service. Men turning 18 between July 1 and Sept. 30 must register November 7 and be examined later in the month. first call up expected in December. Bevin had said service could begin at 19 abroad. Proclamation signed at Privy Council with Smuts present.
Arkansas motorists face a nationwide baseline gasoline rationing plan set to take effect November 22. The rolling limit is 2880 miles per year unless a driver qualifies for an exception by public utility or industrial employments. Local boards will handle applications, with tires and fuel allotments coordinated through the Office of Price Administration and the Defense Supplies Corporation.
Secretary of War Stimson said some American fliers from the Doolittle raid on Tokyo may have been forced down and captured after leaving Japan. He noted a plane interned in Russia and several forced landings in China, with only a few listed as missing. He stressed adherence to Geneva rules and humanitarian treatment of prisoners.
Graves Brothers of Hamburg submitted the apparent low bid of 149 183 for 6.98 miles of road between Fort Smith and Camp Chaffee including grading drainage paving shoulders and widening. Other low bids include Pioneer Construction Co for Pine Bluff North Road at 77 000 and W W Keaton for Hope Blevins road 139 552 for 7.2 miles of work.
London reports Capt. Eddie Rickenbacker secretly joined a poker game with Major General Carl Spaatz and Brigadier General Asa Duncan during a visit to England. He joked about not having a single virtue beyond poker, and his first hand of four queens sparked a rolling string of misfortune for the Air Forces leaders. He also visited Major General Ira C. Baker's bomber command as his game improved.
Washington reports the War Department is studying a resurvey of in service men to release those deemed physically or technically unsuitable for war tasks. About 4,000 former miners have already been furloughed to speed copper and ore production. The plan may include overseas as well as domestic troops, with age as a potential factor but not sole. proposals from Senators discuss halting volunteer enlistments and stopping inductions of men considered too old to fight.
Washington reports Arkansas will produce 77 200 barrels of petroleum daily in November, down from 79 500 last November, as certified by the office of petroleum coordinator. Louisiana’s rate drops to 333 800 barrels daily from 437 200, with total state production planned at 4 031 450 barrels daily for November. The October recommended rate stood at 4 066 200. Tail plumes of the Costa Rican gueizai bird are sometimes one yard long.
Reports from Cairo say German Field Marshal Erwin Rommel ordered a twin offensive from Axis forces in North Africa into Egypt and Syria. Dispatches noteAxis reinforcements moving across the Mediterranean and a large air battle with 400 planes over the desert this week, amid heightened fighting near Egypt and into Syria.
A telegram from Homer M. Adkins protests plans to use Japanese workers outside relocation centers near camps in Arkansas. Officials warn against violating the 1942 War Department agreement that Japanese remain under guard in camps and do not compete with local labor. Washington later announces an inquiry into alleged privilege disparities for Rohwer and Jerome center residents.
Chiang Kai-Shek told the Chinese National Assembly that Allied victory over Japan is certain. He asserted Japanese gains in China since last November are being erased by Chinese counteroffensives while noting Japan’s setbacks at Coral Sea and Midway and predicting a war of attrition to seize occupied territories.
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