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Newspaper
Troy Record
Location
Troy, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1943
Page
6
The Troy Record outlines publisher and staff details alongside subscription rates and circulation figures. It critiques the Office of Price Administration subsidy rollbacks as a short term fix that defers real price stabilization and risks expanding public debt and inflation through expanded subsidies.
The editorial urges readers to accept gasoline rationing as essential for wartime needs. It argues limited civilian supply to sustain essential services and frontline operations, noting A B C coupons and the need to ship fuel from distant ports. It asks drivers to accept cuts as a duty to troops and victory.
The NYA faces criticism from Senator Byrd's economy committee which recommends abolition by year end due to duplication with six other bureaus and high costs. Enrollment has fallen to 53,000 trainees with 13,806 paid staff, while 7,035 administrative positions outpace 4,771 in supervision and efficiency lags. The panel cites costs per trainee more than double those of the Education Department and suggests limiting enrollment or raising wages, urging careful House consideration as new war agencies streamline activities.
Advocates cite the Post Office Department turning a reported 35 million profit in ten months, but critics warn that figures can mislead and that government run services lack private industry constraints. They note construction costs, debt, and ongoing deficits beyond yearly operating results, contrasting with private telegraphs.
A columnist argues government enterprises run deficits funded by taxes, contrasting them with private operation. The piece ridicules Postmaster General Walker’s boasting over a small operating balance and contends a private- style operation would yield profits, unless Congress or the President interfered to cap them.
The piece critiques Republican leaders and a proposed Post War Advisory Council, questioning inclusion of certain senators and governors. It cites Dewey Bricker Stassen and electoral tactics, wonders if pivotal states will still decide the nominating process, and hints that voters care more about results than origin. It ends with a quip about postwar issues and a gas station joke.
The piece notes Sicily furnishes about two thirds of Europe’s sulphur for the Axis, with 500000 tons annually from the island. It argues Sicily is a strategic base guarding the Mediterranean lane and a potential invasion stepping stone, making its loss a significant blow to Nazi war capacity and economy.
A Record editorial page critique portrays a leaderless Italy, dominated by Mussolini and under Hitler's influence, predicting imminent war setbacks and Germany's decline while condemning the influence of the Austrian painter who harmed Germany's image. Also includes reader letters urging tax policy commentary and civic skepticism.
In Troy and vicinity a large share of residents respect the pleasure driving ban while a few ignore it. Bus service is reduced, hurting workers and commuters. Critics say some justify late driving after work and even theater visits, arguing the wartime spirit is eroding and that some take a own to others.
A Washington analysis argues the United States may drift toward a loose postwar framework with no firm commitments to a world organization. It cites Welles and the Pan American model as gradual steps toward an international body to maintain order during the transition and reconstruction period after the Armistice.
The Truman Committee report finds 21 percent of Army food wasted due to overproduction and unused rations for absent soldiers. The Quartermaster Corps tests a system issuing one ration per man present, reducing waste. Mary Barber from Kellogg to help improve Army kitchen standards. Churchill notes a strategy of bombing and radio propaganda to pressure Mussolini. Red-faced State Department over Chilean Armando Hamell remarks expose Axis-insurance ties and market effects on Chilean reinsurance.
The writer attacks Joe Curran and the Bridges issue amid wartime union strife. He alleges conspiracies to move Australian Communist Harry Bridges to the East Coast, criticizes Bridges and his regulations, and contrasts East and West Coast union control, naming Curran, the National Maritime Union, the Sailors Union of the Pacific, Harry Lundeberg, and local dock actions.
A reader explains the origin of the word chaplain from Saint Martin of Tours and the cape relic capella, tracing linguistic shifts from capella to chapel and chapellanus to chapelain. The note also invites readers to request a phobia pamphlet by sending a stamped self addressed envelope.
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