SRE Thursday, June 3rd, 1943, UNION PRESS.COURIER. MEETING WITH THE PRESIDENT Certain senators who have been working backstage for a stream- lined “war cabinet” got some inter- esting ammunition when they cross- examined one of the President's close associates at a closed-door committee meeting. They learned that cabinet meet- ings, except for an increase in the number of participants, still are be- ing conducted on an informal, crack- er barrel basis, with no plan or system, The weekly meetings are conduct- ed without an agenda. Cabinet of- ficers and agency heads never know what will be discussed from week to week, frequently come unpre- pared for policy questions that af- fect them. Senators who have been digging into the matter feel that the White House secretariat should contact de- partment and agency heads several days before a cabinet meeting to learn what problems they want to discuss with the President. On the basis of this, as well as matters the President himself intends to bring up, an advance memorandum could be prepared and distributed before the meeting. Besides regular cabinet officers, there are usually a dozen other top government officials at White House sessions, including Harry Hopkins, Manpower Chief Paul McNutt, WPB Chief Donald Nelson, Farm Czar Chester Davis, Economic Stabilizer James Byrnes, Admiral William D. Leahy. Time was when disputes between departments and agencies were ironed out at a cabinet meeting, but not now. Even disputes affecting major military and domestic poli- cies are passed over. Favorite trick of department heads, who have a ticklish matter on their minds, is to wait until the meeting is finished, then pass a note to the President stating their particular problem, with a request for a private audi- ence, * * FOUR GERMANS WATCH U. S. A. There are four Germans who know the United States better than any others. Where they are now reveals what importance Hitler at- taches to the United States and its influence on the neutral countries. For all four Germans are located in key neutral capitals where they can watch Americans and keep their ears open for news of U. S. diplo- matic and military maneuvers, and counteract American influence. Here are the four German experts on the U. S. A. Franz von Papen, German mili- tary attache in Washington during the last war when he engineered plans to blow up the Welland canal and brain-trusted various other sabotage. Hans Heinrick Dieckhoff, ex-ambas- sador to Washington and one of the most skillful to be stationed here in years. Hans Thomsen, counselor and charge d'affaires of the German em- bassy after Dieckhoff left Washing- ton. Kurt Sell, correspondent of the of- ficial German News Agency DNB, long stationed in Washington where he was generally popular. Unof- ficially he acted frequently for the German Embassy. In Europe these four are now sta- tioned as follows: Von Papen in Turkey; Dieckhoff in Spain; Thom- sen in Sweden; and Sell in Portugal. These are countries which, if they moved their neutral position one way or the other, might decide the fate of the war. * * * DEFEAT IN BURMA Recent events in Burma unfortu- nately have pretty much punctured the one-time world-beating reputa- tion of Gen. Sir Archibald P. Wavell, supreme commander in the India- Burma theater. The Japs are reported to have only about 50,000 men in Burma. How many the British have in the entire India area is a military secret but it can’t be less than a million. However, there is one factor miti- gating the otherwise dismal fiasco of General Wavell—most of his army is Indian. Indian troops have fought well in other wars, but not in this one. Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek, vi- tally interested in reopening the Burma road, recently has hinted at the reason. Would it not be better, he tactfully suggested, to settle India’s political problems rather than lose China? In other words, Indian troops with no independence to look forward to, are not going to fight their best. * * » CAPITAL CHAFF @ Generals Giraud and DeGaulle are going to unite on at least one thing—an ultimatum to Admiral Robert of Martinique that he resign. @ WPB’s Ex Vice Chairman Ferd Eberstadt says: ‘Before I came to Washington my crowd in Long Is- land hated Ickes, and I was provin- cial enough to agree with them. But I have found that he is one of the best executives in Washington and one of the few who always keeps his word. When he promises to do a thing, he does ey Press Courier ads pay you well. NEW JAP HINESE PANESE TIENTS! bd Sneed FROM THEIR MAIN BASE on the upper Yangtze, Japanese columns are reported pushing west and south in what may be the initial stages of a new drive on Chungking, Chinese provisional capital, Chinese report the invaders within 275 airline miles of the city, with one column said to be approaching Wufeng, 50 miles southwest of the main Japanese base located at Ichang, 2 Sh - RAIL RAISE BENEFITS = a i Coeanvess MANY LOCAL MEN Restrictions on the number of glass | containers which may be used this Approximately 1,200 Cambria Co. | employes of the Pennsylvania Rail-| road will be included in an eight-cent | vy the War Labor Board. an hour raise for non-operating wor- | kers recommended to President Roo- | sevelt by an emergency board of the | national railway panel. The pay increase which is expecte to become effective within thirty days will incerase monthly pay checks of | the 1,200 workers by an average of | approximately $16.32. The figure is | based on the monthly working sche- | dule of 204 hours, he said { The raise will increase the month- | ly pay roll of Cambria county work- ers approximately $19,584. The board stipulated that the wage raise would be retroactive to last February 1st, meaning that back pay| CHURCH GROUP ASKS estimated at $97,920 will be due the | 1,200 disirict employes by July 1, the date when the board expects pay roll | changes to be completed. Each work- of Churches, pointing out that 80 per er will receive an appraximately $81,- | cent of venereal disease infections am- 60 additional for the five months of | ong servicemen in the Capital have | been traced to young “innocent type” Included in the wage hike will be | girls, are supporting a proposed law more than 100 women now employed | for the arrest and back pay. in the Conemaugh yards and shops | persons suspected of having venereal of the railroad. Also included will be | diseases. hundreds of track workers and other railroad maintenance personnel. Approximately 1,000 persons in the [to bring tne operators of expensive Conemaugh and South Fork divisions | brothels to justice .Scme are suspec- of the railroad will be affected by|ted with having links with foreign the recommended pay increase. Ano-! agents. ther 200 working out of the Cresson THREAT IN CHINA | drinks, toiletries and | Glass Containers Manufacturers In- | dustry Advisory Committee recently, a | a quota would be placed on the am- | ount of new containers certain users {mer months. A similar quota would | containers a manufacturer could de- {liver to designated users. | the delivery or use of cantainers for | foods, medicines, or WLB said. (International) summer for bottling beer, liquor, soft cosmetic con- tainers are now under consideration Under a plan recommended by the could accept or use through the sum- be imposed on the number of new No restrictions would be placed on home canning, —V. STRICT LAWS ON VICE The Washington, D. C., Federation examination of The Federation’s action came in the midst of a drive by the local officials [ MURPHY'S 3 YEARS OF SERVICE YEARS OF GROWTH Here are some of the amazing values set aside for you in Murphy's Anniversary Sale. Check each item against your list of "Needables". You'll be astonished at the sav- ings] Come inl Prove to yourself that Murphy's is the ‘1 place to shop for Quality, Value and Servicel WOMEN’S HANDKERCHIEFS Anniversary Sale Price No woman ever has too many "hankies" . . . and here is your chance to stock up at a savings. 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Aloysius Academy, resi- dent of Gallitzin, Virginia Weakland, Johnstown Catholic High School; Hilda McGuire, Cresson High School: Constance A. Malligan, Hollidays- burg High School; Ruth Anne Hu- ghes, Wilmore High School; Evelyn R. Lacey, Ebensburg-Cambria High School, Marguerite Zembeck, Portage High School. The scholarships awarded are val- ued at $100 and are offered on a | two year basis toward the tuition, representing a large reduction in the | usual college fees. The treminal train- ing offered in the occupational cour- | ses combines general education tra- ining together with the specific vo- cational preparation. gust 13. The following courses being offered: Secretarial science, Sociology, English Literature, Physiology, Apologetics. The annual retreats for the young |is spread out, will be sending pota- ladies are scheduled this year from | toes to market at the same time. The August 27th to August 30th; the sec- | ond, from September 3 to 6. | —Flag Day, June 14th, falls on a| Monday. | | tes of the A & P Tea Company's pro- | duce buying affiliate, the Atlantic Commission Company. “All of these early potatoes wiil be available for use in this country because they are not suitable for export. | 1942. During June heavy supplies will The summer session of Mount Al-|be shipped simultaneously from Cal- oysius Junior College will be of 8 | ifornia, South Carolina, North Caro- weeks’ duration, from June 21 to Au-|lina, Mississippi, are | Alabama and other states. History of Civilization, | maturity of early potatoes in some and | states so much that many producing buyer of fresh fruits and vegetables prew.cted this week. “Abnormal weather which retard- ed the crop in some states, hr | | with increased acreages in other sta- will cause a bigger volume of early potatoes than last year to be | harvested between now and the mid- dle of June,” said Harvey A. 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MURPHY COMPANY AC ——— PHILADELPHIA AVE. ; new early potatoes have to be con- (ces within this country because early sumed within a reasonable period af- | potatoes are not suitable for ship- ter harvest inasmuch as these va-| ment overseas.” rieties ‘are much more perishable than late potatoes and cannot be | er vegetables and fruits are increas- stored,” Baum said. “Thus the big |ing weekly, being augmented in many supply expected in June will have to | sections by local production. Some be eaten by civilians and armed for- | vegetables are reaching peak pro- BARNESBORO, PA. PAGE SEVEN ee ————— —— duction and housewives are beginning to buy for home canning, he Canning at suck times, when partice Baum reported that supplies of oth- | ular fruits and vegetables are avails able in the largest quantities will aid in the war effort by conserving pers ishable food that might otherwise be wasted. sald.
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