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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1942
Page
3
College Station experts urge extensive garden sanitation to cut overwintering pests as spring plans move forward. A M College entomologist Cameron Siddall notes pests hide in crop residues weeds and trash and can be buried by early plowing to reduce egg and larval survival benefiting wartime vegetable production.
Representative Poage urges converting cotton gins into war materials plants during idle season. Texas has 2995 active and 219 idle ginneries, Gulf Southwest 2449 active and 206 idle facilities, each with power and staff. Conversion would be quick and is under favorable OPM consideration.
A woman says she knows what lies behind the headlines at breakfast time. She answers that the source is her husband, after being introduced to a radio newscaster. The remark turns on a wit about headlines and domestic life.
The President created a War Production Board led by Donald M. Nelson to supervise procurement and production across agencies with final authority. Officials urged universal registration at OPM field offices and warned of total mobilization across cities to sustain 24 hour operations.
Winston Churchill has returned to Britain from a perilous U.S. visit. He chose air travel due to German submarines and wartime dangers, after initial cancellations tied to the sinks of Prince of Wales and Repulse. Escort ships and delays marked the voyage before a safe harbor on the East Coast.
RAF pilots in the Middle East praise Curtiss Tomahawk and Kittyhawk fighters in a cable from London relayed by Curtiss-Wright in Buffalo. Wing Commander Pete Jeffery says Tomahawks helped him fight, Kittyhawks are better, with 120 enemy planes destroyed and 70 damaged or destroyed. Squadron Leader C R Cauldwell calls Tomahawks his favorite, noting rugged build and strong combat performance.
The Department of Agriculture reports farm wage index at the start of 1942 at 166 percent of the 1910-14 average, highest since April 1930. Wages rose with more workers on farms, 8,655,000 as of Jan 1, up 51,000 from a year ago, with board and without board earnings detailed.
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