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CAMBRIDGE TRIBUNE, CAMBRIDGE, MARYLAND, FRIDAY, MAY 1,19424THold Him, Sam’l, Don’t Let Him Run Away!’KhAPW-JHave convictions firm and j strong, |And perhaps twill not be long I Ere you’re joined by quite a throng.Stand on your own two feet.Answer you to God alone;Make your heart and mind His throne,Then you’ll come into your own. Stand on your own two feet.ithrposfirsfuelspeciliimeiASCO]ingvieibullDare be diff'rent! Dare live!straight!All good causes owe their fate | ;To the ones who add their! weight,• Standing on their own two feet.-Ellen Hutchison.IIDLE TOOLS SOfGUT UYARMY FOK AKMS-MAKiNGJit accused two leading steel com- status quo until we’ve won the i panies of violation of priority re- J war and added, “Which is more | gulations and asked the depart- important to a nation at wai— ' ment of justice to take appro- 'nat ional security or union se-priate action. The complaints1 curity?”said that “the violations cited re-J The bitter feeling which ex-suited in diversion by the two ists between union leaders andWashingtonThe task of locating idle, purt-j ly,used production tools and turning them over to war industries for round-the-clock operation is now a joint undertaking of the War Production Board and the United States Army Ordnance Corps, it was learned here today.This system, under which agents of the army and the WPB will make personal inspections of production machinery and tools not in continous service, supplants a previous plan whereby the tool transfer to war industries was attempted from Inventories.The latter system, it is understood, was found by the War Department officials to be unsatis factory because of the delays involved in effecting the transfer of tools from idleness or part-time service to war production.“The involved process under which we have tried to effect the transfer of tools to war industries just doesn't fit in with the current tempo of the war effort,” said a highly placed Warcompanies to their private cus- certain representatives of nan-The treasury department, which until now has tried to sell w'ar bonds and stamps without putting on much pressure, is beginning this week a drive to get every one on a payroll to pledge a minimum of 10 per cent of income for the purchase of bonds.This move followed the revelation that there had been a sharp falling off in the purchase of bonds recently. During the month of January approximately $1,000,000,000 in bonds was purDepartment official today.It takes a long time to compile the inventories, some of which cover shops scattered throughout the nation. These listings then are sent to the services oftomers of large quantities of agement continues without lot-criticaliy needed iron and steel up and both sides are floodingat tiie expense of the needs of congress with their arguments, the armed forces and the mari-i it may be that the whole prob-time commission.” llem, instead, will dumped into ------Although the charges have the lap of Paul McNutt, chair- arms and supplies, to the Uniteabeen denied by the companies ‘ man of the new War ManpowerStates Maritime Commission andconcerned whether they are true commission and Sidney Hill-, other Federal agencies directly or not they stand as a clear warn man, recently appointed special concerned with producing war ing to others engaged in war pro assistant to the President on la- goods and, in turn are passed a-duction that there is to be “no bor matters. Both will have, long to the firms with large war fooling” with priority regula-; wide powers over labor, , contracts.tions. | —Buy War Saving Bonds— “By the time a firm locates amfn!TrectorDrofJ°lheRUnHedisTAND ON YOUR jTjayVreJXB0WN TW0 FEET transferred t0 another pr0bor are both doing a remarkablechased, but now the rate is saidij0b. “Labor’s and management’s;your views your’re sure areto have dropped to $500,000,000 a month — a decrease of 50 per cent.pledge of full co-operation and I Dght,continuous production,” he said, | Clmg to them with all your1 might:“has heen 09 97 ner cent success-’ migm,; i large rauiai uwjiSecretary Morgenthau hasjfui.” ‘ I Let naught in earth or hell af-j]isted in an inventory as locatedtherefore instructed 108,W4 mem- The verbal fight over whether: c,/ri^ht- . . . in_Nfw Eglad .hers of war saving bonds commit-’the closed shop should be frozen st!md on your own two !cet ! Beiore the {ormal applicationrees in 3,070 counties to begin im- still continues, however. Phillip 1ducer.”As an example, an official of the Maritime Commission cited a request by a shipyard for a large radial drill press which wastmediately to ring every doorball; Murray, head of the CIO, warned in an effort to get pledges for the senate that legislation curb-regular purchases. It Is intimat- j,ig labor would completely deed that unless this voluntary stroy labor’s “no-strike” agree-plan works, u compulsory plan ment. The National Associationliavc to be instituted.“It is our plan, said the secretary of treasury, “to reach every person in the United States who receives an income of any sort, and to reach him as quickly as possible.” He admitted that some people, because of unusual circumstances, may not be able to pledge 10 per cent of income but said that others should be able to pledge more than thatof Manufacturers, on the other hand, said that union spokesmen are demanding 100 per cent security” before they will help win the war and said that the War Labor was acting as a dictator when it ordered a closed shop In any Industry. The association asked congress to freeze thepassed through the hands of var-Don’t bo like a jelly-fish,— jious authorities for certifica-Spineiess, swayed as others wish, ■ tion the drill press had heen re-No more will than h8S a dish! jquisitioned and turned over to Stand on your own two feet! a shipyard constructing destroy-Your own “friends” make fun of | There was some objection onyou? ; the part of the Maritime ComCan’t you be to conscience true?;mission and some naval officials Be a hero, be true blue! I that the placing of requisltion-Stand on your own two feet! ling power in the hand of army’ordnance might mean that army Should you suffer scorn and hate:contractors might be favored.On Time’s healing just you wait! i This objection was overcome, Your reward comes soon or Jate. however, when it was demons Stand on your own two feet. trated that ordnance officialsvs* ■ ■■
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Cambridge Tribune
Cambridge, Maryland, US
Fri, May 01, 1942
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