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Newspaper
Troy Record
Location
Troy, New York, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1943
Page
14
Dr Thomas Masters discusses how energy and adaptability affect performance during wartime. He notes that military and home-front stresses impact mental and gastrointestinal health, causing tension, sleep loss, and fatigue, and recommends rest, environment change, understanding stresses, and open discussion to minimize strain.
Dr. Victor G. Heiser, former Philippine health director, identifies five key foods milk eggs or meat fresh vegetables fresh fruits and enriched bread or cereal as essential to maintain high national health. He urges plant management to educate workers families plan nutritious meals and provide affordable healthy options near plants and in local restaurants.
New York INS reports preservatives extend wood life for home builders. Treatments add permanence to wooden structures, resist decay, deter termites, and provide flame protection through pressure impregnation.
Washington reports mounting protests from housewives and laundries nationwide over shortages of equipment soap and cleansing fluids. Drafts and 20 percent withholding tax squeeze wages while labor shifts to war plants. OWI notes laundries hit hardest with Chinese laundries gaining working class demand, and OPA shows little relief possible.
John E Armstrong of the Troy Rationing Board explains how fuel oil coupons are valued and tailored to individual homes. Class 4 yields 800 gallons per full sheet with 16 gallon units, Class 5 totals 2000 gallons with stamps worth 50 gallons each, and Class 6 totals 10300 gallons with 250 gallon stamps. Tailoring allows detaching stamps to fit approved needs based on room count and house size.
Pittsfield police investigate a motorboat on Pontoosuc Lake Sunday in violation of the wartime non essential gas ban. The boat was found to be powered by bottled illuminating gas piped to the carburetor, using coal gas instead of gasoline.
The piece outlines that rationing may extend for at least two years after the war, with industry leaders predicting continued strain on meat supplies. It notes rising military food needs, shifting allocations, and calls for home front effort, urging victory gardens and waste reduction while detailing projected declines in key foods and the ongoing push for price ceilings. The article cites War Food Administration figures, Veterans and officials, and analyzes future food production challenges.
Washington report on John L Lewis addressing the War Labor Board to defend Illinois coal operators wage agreement. He asserts underground travel time is work and miners are worthy of hire, describing the pact as ending a long portal-to-portal dispute and bringing industry peace for wartime coal supply. George Campbell and Crampton Harris back the deal noting no wage scale increase and a nostrike pledge.
Mayor Frank J Hogan said he would not direct local police to report non pleasure driving violations to the ration board. He pledged cooperation with OPA inspectors but refused to turn in names, noting OPA lacks local arrest power. Washington reports 800 to 900 OPA inspectors are on duty across 17 East Coast states, not always assigned to enforcing the ban.
An ace Washington correspondent reports public discontent with Roosevelt, while Hitler goes unmentioned. WAC hat debates spark recruiting worries, and talk of seasonal uniform changes for women in service. Maj. Gen. Allen, famed North Africa and Sicily commands, rails at being called merely First Division. Whiteside’s back laced pants intrigue WPB chatter as Ickes car routines reveal a long daily ride between farm and work.
The Rensselaer County and City Rationing Boards will consolidate after Aug. 19 with offices at The Hotel Troy. Ten county and ten city members will form a 20 member panel. Patrick Flannery is slated as executive officer. The move aims to reduce confusion and improve efficiency by standardizing OPA rules across Troy and surrounding areas.
War Ration Book No 3 handling shifts from the OPA Mailing Center New York to local rationing boards as clearing centers for applicants. Some books lack the required stamp and must be routed via local boards. Authorities warn residents not to rush and note Book 3 may not be in use for weeks, with a possible October validity.
Prof C B Raymond of Cornell University will conduct a vegetable storage school for Rensselaer County Home Bureau leaders at the Troy Post Office building this morning. Samuel B Dorrance county 4H Club agent arranged an afternoon field trip to inspect storage cellars, some finished and others under construction.
Washington action signals strong congressional opposition to drafting fathers of children born before September 15 1942 as draft boards begin reclassifying them for October induction. McNutt authorized pulling 6 559 000 Class TIA registrants to recast quotas for the last quarter of the year.
Meat shortages hit Troy markets with many stores closed and only small supplies of bacon and frankfurters remaining. Swift & Co Sixth Avenue plant closed after 43 years due to unrepaired building, with deliveries to Albany and Schenectady plants. Officials expect reopen after war. Also note a plan to reuse 1.5 billion glass jars for home canning.
Selective Service headquarters in Washington announced that drafting of fathers after Oct 1 is not expected to affect Troy before next year unless fall calls surge. Outcomes depend on quotas, birth rates, and industry releases, with boards unsure when father calls will begin.
Mayor Frank J. Hogan announced plans to form a Community Post-War Planning Council in Troy similar to Schenectady's model. Rabbi Joel S. Geffen urged the idea after a Skaneateles conference on democracy and building peace. The council would address unemployment, security, racial issues, and education for peace with broad community representation.
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