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Newspaper
Troy Record
Location
Troy, New York, United States of America
Date
Mar 09, 1944
Page
8
The Troy Record announces staff roles and service details with ownership notes and press affiliations. It lists editors and officers, a private branch exchange, and Associated Press credit. The notice includes subscription terms, delivery areas, and circulation figures through February 1943.
New York businessman Beardsley Ruml warned at the Troy Chamber of Commerce dinner that erasing mass unemployment is the first postwar priority. He warned that failure to keep employment high could push society toward alternative production systems and threaten private enterprise. He urged planning for a smooth reconversion and a boom without another collapse like 1929, to preserve free institutions.
The piece argues against the President's plan to let him designate federal jobs open only to veterans for the war and five years after. It warns Congress should scrutinize the idea, noting veterans will seek advantage and warning of centralized one man rule and political pressure if such powers are granted. It cites New York practice of veteran exam credits and calls for careful, inclusive action.
An alarm over U S public schools from Willard E Givens executive secretary of the National Education Association argues 200000 teachers left the profession 75000 drafted into military service and 50000 emergency certificates issued He claims low salaries reduce teachers college enrollments by more than 60 percent while urging federal aid of 300000000 to boost state school funding. He questions the accuracy of the 290000 teachers leaving teaching and notes wage rise lag with living costs, urging cautious federal involvement. The piece also analyzes HOLC losses in New York State highlighting foreclosures and property holdings, suggesting the program may fail and advising withdrawal. It ends with stray notes about national issues including military plans and cultural remarks.
Britain's First Lord of the Admiralty A V Alexander reports that Allied sea losses in the second half of 1943 fell to one in a thousand, a dramatic improvement over 1942 and 1941. He cautions the danger remains and Germany will likely intensify submarine efforts, but a decisive U boat threat has been checked as Allied shipbuilding and anti submarine actions prove effective ahead of the European invasion.
A report on the HOLC’s status argues for liquidation, labeling the agency a dismal failure alongside other wartime era aid programs. Created in 1933 to aid homebuilders and homeowners, its aim was to stabilize homes during low mood years, with some successes among presentable houses still standing.
A Buffalo News column argues that Allied focus should shift to open the overland Burma road and give the United States military command for Burma to support China. It criticizes Mountbatten’s leadership, cites past British failures, and urges Roosevelt to assert control for the Far East effort.
Letters reveal a Troy mother frustrated by landlords who refuse to rent to families with five children while wartime sacrifice flourishes. A Washington reader argues against war-criminal debates that distract from victory and urges support for anti fascist governments in exile to end the war and secure lasting peace.
The Record answers a reader asking if a wife not living with her husband and facing his Army service can receive a government allotment. It states that without divorce, legal separation, or a mutual agreement for payments, she should be eligible to obtain an allotment.
A reader seeks a duplicate of an honorable discharge from the U.S. Army. The editor explains a full duplicate may be unavailable but a certificate in lieu can be issued by writing to the Adjutant General, U.S. Army, War Department, Washington, D.C. The second item notes criticism of wartime punishment ideas for war criminals.
The United States launches daylight bombing of Berlin from Britain, highlighting growing Allied air power and diminishing German air strength. The convoy of bombers inflicts heavy losses on German fighters, with London estimates suggesting a third of interceptors fall. Berlin’s factories and rail hubs show limited wartime output, while German air defense remains focused on the capital, potentially drafting future fighter losses.
Washington's struggle over Jewish migration to Palestine intensifies in Congress and the War Department. Hurley Marshall and Stimson oppose Taft Wagner aims, while Hull and Taft seek State Department stance. Secret testimony to Connally, and alarms about Arab riots influence policy. Lone Wolf Senator Langer plans sharp questions on the run-around.
The piece argues that a future Supreme Court ruling may decide if a government agency can force an employer to sign a union contract and compel an employee to stay on the job, even against his wish to quit, raising questions about third party power over individual employment rights. It critiques the War Labor Board stance on maintenance of membership and notes constitutional limits on involuntary servitude and peacetime coercion.
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