n and night xima- Cor- 1ssion es of for- cent- Mun- , and * Pat- y OcC- JI z rre-—-——- usm Thursday, January 12, 1939. 10,000 Plants On War Footing Funds Will Be Asked to Pre- vent ‘Bottleneck’ in Production. WASHINGTON.—Assistant Secre- tary of War Louis Johnson revealed that 10,000 industrial plants have been given ‘‘definite war schedules of production.” However, he warned that 250 of these plants, on which armed forces must rely for 55 criti- cal military items, cannot perform wartime tasks because of a shortage of funds. He said the war depart- ment would ask congress for special appropriation for ‘‘educational or- ders’ to eliminate an industrial “‘bottleneck’’ which might prove dis- astrous in war, Addressing a conference of army procurement experts, summoned here to discuss industrial mobiliza- tion, Johnson declared that the Unit- ed States must be prepared to meet the needs of changing strategic situ- ations, presumably meaning that at- tack might come from any or all quarters or that this country might be forced to carry the fight far from home. 7,300 Articles on List. “Our shopping list for items of war equipment includes 7,300 arti- cles or processes of production,” he said. “With your help, we have found production facilities in indus- try for practically all of them. “In an emergency more than 99.25 per cent of qur needs, industry, upon short notice, will be able to produce. Qur bottleneck, however, is in that other three-fourths of 1 per cent, represented by 55 critical items so difficult of production, so different from ordinary peacetime needs, that industry will not be able to produce them in mass without some educa- tion. “I want to assure you men in the field that we in the war department will not be satisfied until we have convinced the congress and the American people of the necessity for educational orders to industry for the manufacture of every one of our critical 55 items.” He outlined the immediate objec- tives of the war department as fol- lows: 1. Establishment of standard types for all critical items and the completion of necessary drawings, specifications and manufacturing data for immediate use in an emer- gency. 2. Completion of current industri- al surveys to develop thoroughly the industrial capacity of all procure- ment districts. 3. Preparation of allocated plants for their war schedules by means of current orders for production, edu- cational orders and production plans. 4. Completion of the organization and the training of personnel re- quired to expand peace procurement organizations to war strength. 5. Early completion of contract forms adequate for all anticipated war conditions and simple enough to be readily understandable both by industry and the war depart- ment, Big Texas Ranch Forms County Minus PWA Aid FORT WORTH.—Kenedy county, the stronghold of the King-Kleberg ranch empire, is one of three coun- ties in the United States without a Public Works administration proj- ect, according to Regional PWA Di- rector George M. Bull. The county has a population of about 700, nearly all of whom are employees of the King ranch. The county has been in the national news twice in recent years, first when its landowners declined to permit a state highway inside its boundaries and second when two alleged game poachers, John and Luther Blanton, disappeared near the King ranch while hunting. The state highway finally was au- thorized, but the Blanton mystery still is unsolved. Of the United States’ 3,071 counties and parishes, Kenedy and two oth- ers—Putnam county, Missouri, and Mathews county, Virginia—have no PWA project completed or allotted, Bull said. California’s Surety Fund Is Producing a Dividend SAN FRANCISCO. — California’s system of requiring emplyers to put money into a state fund to in- sure their workers against injury or death while in the performance of their duty is rapidly developing into ‘“‘big business.” There is already $17,000,000 in the fund and the state compensation fund this year declared a dividend of $3,500,000. Sun Bathers Bask on Top of Great Pyramid CAIRO, EGYPT.—Sun bathing is extremely popular among win- ter visitors here. Even the Great Pyramid is not immune to dev- otees of this sport and the hardy visitor who is able and hardy enough to climb the Great Pyra- mid will frequently see groups of sun bathers basking on its top. There is plenty of space and usually a pleasant desert breeze. Bees to Pay Cost of Youth’s Education Student Has Four Million: Working for Him. EVANSTON, ILL.—Four million | became head of the organization. He bees worked overtime last summer | Succeeds J. Henry Clarke of Barnes- so that Ralph Lidge, 17-year-old Chi- cagoan, could study at Northwest- ern university this year. He will work his way through college by selling the ton or more of honey which they produce annually. “I've been keeping bees for four or five years now,” Lidge said. “It began as a hobby, but I realized that I could make money at it and expanded my apiary. I have 40 colonies now, with about 100,000 bees in each colony. I intend to start another 25 colonies next spring.” Lidge is a freshman in the college of liberal arts, taking a pre-medical course. He keeps his bees on a small farm on the outskirts of Chi- cago, and sells the honey both wholesale and retail. He reported that bee-keeping combines nicely with a college education, for during the winter the bees cluster in their hives and require no attention. “In spring I investigate to see how the bees have come through the winter,” he said. ‘I combine weak colonies or buy a few pounds of new bees, and check the whole group for disease. In summer I have to see that each colony has enough space for honey storage, and watch for swarming. In fall I pack straw around the hives so they will keep warm during the winter.” He added that, contrary to popu- lar impression, bees sting their keepers at regular intervals unless they are handled very slowly and carefully. In fall, when they are cold and irritable, they will sting no matter how they are handled. He explained with stoic calm that after a certain number of stings the body builds an immunity to the bee- venom. ‘‘Besides,’’ he said, ‘bee stings are a recognized treatment for rheu- matism.” Despite his stings, Lidge main- tains that he has the sweetest part- time job of any undergraduate in the country. He admits that he is a little puzzled by one point— does he keep the bees or do they keep him? Criminal Tactics Change But Little to Expert, 73 CLEVELAND.—Nothing new has occurred in the tactics of criminals in the last 43 years, observes 73-year-old George Koestle, super- intendent of the bureau of criminal identification here, who is lamenting over a move to retire him because of his age. “All through the 43 years I have served here, I haven’t seen any- thing new in crime,” said Koestle, who has studied backgrounds of some 80,000 criminals. ‘‘Each gen- eration produces new criminals, but the crimes are the same.” Koestle, whose efforts have made Cleveland’s identification bureau one of the nation’s most efficient, blames ‘“‘environment”’ for breeding thugs, murderers, burglars and oth- er criminals. Homes where no def- inite line has been drawn between good and evil are at fault, he be- lieves. Possibly the dean of America’s identification experts, Koestle is worried about legislation pending before the city council to retire all police and firemen at the age of 70. He has served under seven police chiefs and has turned down numer- ous promotions so that he could stay on the same job. Gift of 35,857 Acres of Land Given Boy Scouts TULSA, OKLA.—A gift from Mr. and Mrs. Waite Phillips of this city of 35,857 acres of land a few miles northwest of Cimarron, N. M., and $50,000 to be used in improving and developing the land for camping purposes, has just been accepted by the executive board of the National Council, Boy Scouts of America. The property is in the Rocky mountains, all above an elevation of 7,000 feet and rises in spots to at least 11,000 feet. It is the Kit Car- son territory and the old Santa Fe trail passes through it. There are nine main canyons on the tract con- verging either at the Cimarron riv- er or the main branch of the Ponil river, which later flows into the Cim- arron. Much of the property is virgin ter- ritory and under the careful man- agement characteristic of Boy Scout camping those small parts which have been grazed recently will quickly be restored to their natural conditions. Indian’s Head Is Found Carved on Rock Cliff GALLIPOLIS, OHIO.—The chis- eled outline of an Indian’s head and feather headdress have been dis- covered on a rock cliff at ‘““Vanden’s Point,”” home of Homer W. Walter, president of the Gallipolis chamber of commerce. The head came to light after rains had washed silt and moss away from the face of the rock. Evidence of a former Indian village which has been found in a nearby cave has yielded many arrow heads, stone axes and other stone tools. The Ohio Archeological and His- torical society will attempt to de- termine the authenticity of the head, | zed should have clubs. Kiwanis ing our membership,” said Mr. Hat- | | field. “Many communities where i { bon dioxide and keepin goff sunlight. THE UNION PRESS-COURIER. PAGE FIVE FLASH! | — Betty Kelly of Carrolltown, and accor- dian numbers by John Ritchie of Gall- itzin, President Foreman announced com- mittee chairmen for the year as tol- lows: Agriculture: George Clark, of Eb- ensburg; business standards, HC. PHILCO, R.C. A., STEWART-WARNER, LENITH, ATWATER KENT; OTHER MAKES fairs, Louis Luxenberg, of Barnesboro: zs 5 *y 00 REET underprivileged children’s work, J. R. hE KIWANIS INTERNATION. | AL OBSERVES TWENTY- FOURTH ANNIVERSARY CHOICE Floor and Table Models Nicholson, of Spangler; inter club re- “The 24th anniversary of the found- ® -« Various Styles and Sizes | FOREMAN HEADS THE NORTHERN CAMBRIA KIWANIS FOR YEAR Officers of the Northern Cambria | Kiwanis Club were installed on Mon- | day evening at a “Ladies’ Night" af- { fair in the Brandon hotel, Spangler, | when John F. Foreman of Bakerton, { boro. Attorney Reuel Somerville, o2 | Patton, a past president, was in charge | of the installation. The retiring presi- | dent was given a Gladstone bag as a | mark of appreciation. Fred B. Buck of Carrolltown, was in charge of the program of entertain- ment, which included piano solos by lations, Fred B. Buck of Carrolltown; publicity, E. W. Winslow, of Patton:: music, Ralph Greenwood, of Barnesbo- ro; hospital, Dr. B. F. Bowers of St. Benedict; finance, Fred Maurer of | Patton; spiritual aims, Rev. C. Clyde Levergood of Bakerton; program, Geo. C. Hoppel, of Patton; Kiwanis Educa- tion, M. J. Miller, of Barnesboro. The year’s program will be outlined and discussed at the next meeting of the club next Monday evening at the Brandon hotel. The club also is plan- ning for a celebration of the 24th an- niversary of the founding of the club at the meeting on January 23. The pro- gram will be in charge of M. J. Miller. ing of Kiwanis International will be celebrated by over 101,000 Kiwanians throughout the United States and Can- ada during the month of January,” said Mr. John F. Foreman, president of the local club, this week. “The Northern Cambria Club is planning to join in this international observance on Mon- day, January 23rd. “The first Kiwanis Club was organ- ized in Detroit in 1915 and held its first meeting on January 23 of that year. Today in the United States and Canada there are 1,992 clubs,” said Mr. Foreman. In the Northern Cambria Club the Committee on Kiwanis Education will be in charge of the program. Members of the committee are M. J. Miller, as, chairman, George A. Clark and Hillis | Plan Active 1939 Year. Conn. { BR b ® ° The Kiwanis Club is expecting a arnes oro . ° special message from H. G. Hatfield, ! of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Presi- dent of Kiwanis International. This greeting will be read to the local group | me—————————————— =- = = EE —— at the anniversary meeting. { HODIST | st » i i “Daring 1930 we can iacreass the. PATTON MET JODISY PAL CHURCH | start from upper rooms. oR he manorpieces of ot vas being | influence of Kiwanis through increas- | g yy 3 as wp on | machine. Holman Hunt's great picture, James A. Turner, pastor. the solitary places for spiritual stren- | The Ligh of the World, was put up. wanis Clubs have never been organi- Sunday school at 10 a. m. Preach- | gthening. He took his disciples regu- | 1 5 pli In aren} Slienee. A in- ing at 1 1a. m. and 7:30 p. m. Epworth | larly to an upper room. Penetcost came | te S Soy, Slang Yan hb Toiher bioks i i i ¢ » :30. eeting, Wed- | y 4 raiting | ’ ’ on fluence is of inestimable value,” he League at 6:30. Prayerm g to those who were prayerfully waiting they let Jesus in?’ The father whisper- said. | nesday evening at 7:30. and watching in an ‘upper chamber.’ | ~ 7, > Shas rota rem E20 i cm | hou cont oF oe | do ok Fone met City smoke may slow down growth | mentary on the Acts of the Apostles, | stairs’ we must climb above the clam- | sath un ! oring crowds—and be still awhile, and | 4%, I know why they don't let Jesus | in; they live in the basement and they of plants; the soot coats the leaves, In- | says, “It is by no means a fanciful significant movements in history do | Joseph A. Smith tells that “A lecture | can’t hear him knock.” Come In Early — Limited Number in Stock Wolf Furniture Co. Penna. John M. Younginer says, “Jesus of- ten found it necessary to withdraw to | terfering with their absorption of car- | stretching of fact to say that great and | know God.” Air Map of Manhattan and New York World’s Fair Grounds NEW YORK—An aerial photog- facts concerning road and bridge ap- |the entrance to the Triborough| Manhattan Bridge. (8) Brooklyn rapher recently obtained this re-|proaches to the exposition which is|Bridge, 5% miles. (Motorists can|Navy Yard. (9) Williamsburg Bridge. markable picture showing the sky- line of New York with its relation to the grounds of the New York World's Fair 1939. An artist has painted on lines indicating distances from cer- tain points in Manhattan to the Fair it is said. RE grounds. These distances, and other preparing to handle 60,000,000 visi- tors, are: (1) From Empire State at Fifth Avenue and 34th Street, in the heart of the retail shopping district, to the Fair grounds; 7 miles. (2) From Wall Street, in lower Manhattan, to the Fair grounds, 82% miles. (3) From make this trip without encountering a single traffic light). (4) Holland Tunnel from New Jersey, showing route through lower Manhattan across Williamsburg Bridge (No. 9) to roads leading to the Fair. (5) The Battery. (6) Brooklyn Bridge. (7) (10) Queensboro (59th St.) Bridge. (11) Grand Central Parkwav (12) North Beach Airport (now ! 1- larged at a cost of $77 New Whitestone Bric- direct gatevrorr *~ and Canada.
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