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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Feb 18, 1943
Page
14
Frederick County announces War Ration Book No 2 registration starts Tuesday at 2 p m with Eugene W Pruitt urging families to bring names on file for Book 1, serial numbers held, and itemized canned goods. Volunteers and teachers will staff 2 9 p m weekdays and 10 a m to 5 p m on Saturday.
Emmitsburg Woman's Club met on February 11 at the home of Mrs. John Hollinger with 13 members and one guest after a January cancellation due to snow. A report on the Annie M. Warner Hospital Auxiliary was given, and the group voted to pay the yearly auxiliary due. Department chairs were announced for the year including Clothing, Food and Nutrition, Home Management, Home Furnishing, Membership, Peace, Cultural Committee Reading and Music, Publicity, and Program. The Victory Book drive was urged, and the demonstration covered conserving time and energy via meal planning presented by Miss Anse Cocus and Mrs. Lawrence Orndorf. Members answered the roll call with Allied nations and governments. Two new members were added, Mrs. Thorne Bedger and Mrs. Robert Tep.
War rationing details outline nationwide registration Feb 42 27 for Book 2 covering canned goods and meat. Households must file Consumer Declarations and bring Book 1, with new Book 1 issued for all including babies. Stores will halt canned goods sales Feb 22 27 to stockpile ahead of March 1 point rationing. meat rationing slated for later.
Washington discussions between the administration and Congress over farm price ceilings subsidies and crop control programs aim to prevent uncertainty in planting and keep food production on track. Officials fear unchanged prices could curb War Crop plantings while the farm bloc argues for market level support to maximize production and minimize subsidies.
Hood College senior class members fill county school vacancies as part of a plan. Observed by the education department, all but Miss Smith attend summer school to receive their Hood degrees. Miss Myers teaches English at Frederick High School. Miss McMurry teaches English at Brunswick High. Miss Selby teaches multiple subjects at Emmitsburg High. Miss Eyler teaches general science and elementary business teaching at Brunswick High. Miss Smith teaches home economics and chemistry at Emmitsburg. Miss Sayres teaches mathematics in Heilam, Pennsylvania.
Annapolis Maryland February 17 representatives of the Maryland Farm Bureau and Willis R Jones of the Board of Corrections told the Senate Judiciary Committee a bill would allow release of prisoners to work on farms The plan aims to mobilize manpower amid a 10 percent rise in farm production and would have prisoners supervised by state guards paid on the prevailing wage scale Senate leaders appointed a three man panel to merge this bill with another introduced yesterday Turner said the measure does not solve the labor shortage and suggested using boys in Maryland training schools closing stores during harvests and drafting interned aliens plus employing soldiers at nearby bases including Fort Meade and Camp George G Meade
Major General Milton A. Reckord reported that the Army's new air raid warning system performed only generally satisfactory in Maryland, Pennsylvania, and Virginia. He cited confusion in Baltimore where wardens and civilians misunderstood signals and instructions. He called for clearer procedures and public education on shelter signals.
The Office of Price Administration ordered higher prices for Atlantic and Gulf coast canned oysters. Effective February 23, 1 dozen No. 1 picnic size cans will rise from 1.95 to 3.15 dollars. Expect about 10 cents more per can while can contents increase slightly.
The Leaders' Club of the Girl Scouts will assemble Monday evening at Mrs William S Huyett Jr's Wayside Apartments. Mary Benson, newly elected club president, will co host.
At Naval School Apprentice Seaman Reeder son of Mr and Mrs Lorenzo M Reed er Middletown is now stationed at Navy Pier Chicago Ill where he attends U S Naval Training School He was recently home on a nine day furlough.
U S Army officials describe a new smoke screen defense for the Panama Canal to hide key areas from enemy observation. The system uses rapid smoke generation, sirens, and strategic burner locations to blot the canal from view. Anti aircraft guns, barrage balloons, and killer nets would guard approaches as markers and landmarks vanish in dense vapor.
On Saturday at 7 30 p m the social committee and Hood College Alumnae Association entertain the seniors of Hood College in All Saints Parish Hall with Mrs J D Dave as committee chair.
Frederick residents are urged to participate in the Victory Book campaign by having books ready for a 3:30 p.m. door to door canvass by the Victory Corps. Volunteers from Frederick and Lincoln high schools with the Red Cross Motor Corps and AWVS will collect or pick up donated books, with cash contributions accepted where book collection is not possible.
Rep. David J. Ward pledged action to avert oil shortages in three Maryland Eastern Shore towns. He asked Governor O'Connor and the Norfolk Coast Guard to dispatch icebreakers to free oil laden boats moving through Chesapeake Bay toward Cambridge Salisbury and Easton.
A chimney fire at 711 East South Street was quickly extinguished Wednesday night around 7 15 by members of the Citizen and United Fire Companies. No damage was reported.
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