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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1945
Page
2
The Weekly News Analysis notes the Pacific war widening across fronts while civilian goods control remains in place under the OPA as it announces reconversion price levels. It evaluates union news and broader wartime measures impacting households.
The article reports heavy fighting across the Pacific as U S and Chinese forces press against Japanese troops on Okinawa Luzon and other areas near China. Allied units advance deeper into Japanese defenses while Chinese offensives target air bases west of the coast. Okinawa sits 325 miles from Tokyo as Japanese garrison resists with fanatical defense under bombardment from U S ships and aircraft.
Secretary Forrestal says the Navy will keep its full Pacific personnel for future operations while the Army plans a 2 million discharge. Fleet Admiral King notes postwar cuts possible but final size tied to U S policies. Projections show about 50 000 officers and 500 000 men needed in the postwar fleet.
Reports detail heavy Allied action in the Philippines with naval skirmishes and costly land combat at Balete Pass as forces push toward the Cagayan valley. Chinese troops, aided by U S aircraft, retaliated against Japanese advances in Hunan and launched assaults on Foochow seaport, threatening southeastern coast.
Dr. F. A. Harper of Cornell University notes that drug and liquor stores, clothing and jewelry shops, and eateries have benefited most from wartime conditions. These merchandising outlets averaged about 20 percent higher gross sales than prewar free market expectations, though profits did not rise equally.
Allied leaders face reconstitution challenges as Nazi war criminals like Himmler Hess and Goering are targeted for trial. Congressmen tour concentration camps condemning terror centers while repatriation of 11 million foreign workers and rebuilding German industry for occupying forces dominate the postwar agenda.
The Big Five nations at San Francisco forged a compromise on regional defense within a world security body while preserving the Security Council's power. US agriculture eyes a record 835 million bushels of winter and spring wheat as weather boosts 1945 farm output. oats hay and pastures are near normal and rye harvests rise slightly.
The War Production Board increases April to June tire allotments from 3.2 million to 5.2 million and adds 500000 more cards this month and likely in June to serve essential civilian needs. Output remains tightly controlled to ensure steady delivery as production shifts toward postwar reconversion and Pacific theater demands. Chester Bowles, OP administrator, explains reconversion prices at 1942 levels to stabilize inflation while encouraging full scale output and shared price setting between large and small manufacturers.
More than three fourths of men in the army worked for an employer before service and over two thirds plan to become employees after discharge. Among ex workers only about half of white and one third of Negro enlisted men intend to continue the same civilian work.
REA reports about 2.7 million U.S. farms are now electrified, nearly half of all farms, up from 750,000 in 1935 when the Rural Electrification Administration began. More than half of these farms receive power from REA financed rural electric systems.
Report says a 770 carat rough diamond, believed to be the largest ever found in an alluvial deposit, outvalues the 726 carat Junker found in 1934 and the 530.2 carat Star of Africa No. 1 now in the British royal scepter. The stone is described as cut but likely sold in the rough.
Reports say U S price offers for Cuban sugar discourage bumper production and reserves. Cuba supposedly refuses to sell 1946 output unless 1947 is bought, with 3.10 cents per pound not satisfying mills and bakers amid rising Caribbean living costs. 1945 Cuban crop down 790000 tons from 1944.
In San Francisco Anthony Eden emerges as the leading diplomat, bridging Russia and the United States while positioning Britain between Moscow and Washington. Roosevelt’s mediation role shifts, with Eden’s maneuvering placing Britain in a pivotal middle position amid Teheran to Yalta dynamics. Dutch and Greek ministers appear as notable peers in the evolving peace machinery.
In San Francisco, a Washington writer warns the United Nations must avoid old mistakes from the League of Nations. He stresses Germany and Nazi remnants, the Doenitz question, and democratic unity as crucial to preventing renewed aggression. He notes Argentina’s influence and urges public support for peace efforts. A USDA program offers veterans agricultural information kits in 1,000 U.S. and overseas centers.
The article recalls a Barbs by Bankhage return to San Francisco after nine decades, noting the city’s dramatic changes since the 1906 fire and rebuilding era. Accredited correspondents outnumber delegates six to one, yet few delegates had news access or language skills. English and French were official, though Spanish was widely understood.
Practical tips show how to substitute cocoa for chocolate with butter, clean brickwork soot with scouring powder, and avoid hammering thumbs. Advice also suggests using stout cardboard to steady nails and turning leftovers into multiple meals for economy and thrift.
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