HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Seaforth News, 1946-04-11, Page 3SECURITY FOR ALL
United States Social Security Board
Chairman, A. J. A1'tmeyer, propos-
ing . that benefits be liberalized and
extended to 21,000,000 employed
persons not, now covered, said it
might be necessary to raise the con-
tribution rate from 1 to 10 per cent.
He suggested a "stamp book" sys-
tem for covering agricultural and
domestic. workers.
`BLIZZARD' BOSS
Rear Adml. John H. Cassady com-
mands the special United States
Nary task force engaged in "Oper-
ation Blizzard" in sub -Arctic areas
of the North Atlantic, His force,
consisting of the new aircraft car-
rier Midway, three destroyers and
a tanker, is seeking out the most
foul weather possible to test out
carrier operations, planes and equip-
ment under adverse cold weather
conditions. Admiral Cassady is one
of the famous wartime skippers of
the carrier Saratoga.
ARMY TO STATE
President Truman has appointed
Maj. -Gen. John H. Hildring to be
Assistant Secretary of State upon
his forthcoming retirement from
the Army. He was chief of the War
Department's Civil Affairs Division.
CIGARET ?
Here's what New. York lighting ex-
port, Douglas Leigh, would do for
the Empire State Building if they
would give him the go-ahead signal.
'Make your building spectacular,"
he says, "and double .your rent."
Tlse.cigaret on the Empire State
Building is just one of his ideas.
DOLL UP JAP
SHIP FOR DATE -WITH DAVEY JONES
The Jap warship that never saw action, the 10,000 -ton light cruiser Sakawa, is undergoing a cleanup
and conditioning at a naval base in Japan preparatory to enacting its role of "guinea pig" in the U. S.
Army-Navy atorMc bomb tests in May. Top photo shows the Sakawa, which was commissioned in
November,' 1944, but never was put in operation. At lower left is Commander H. L. Stone, Yonkers,
N. Y., who is captain of the Sakawa for preparation and participation in the tests. At lower right,
U. S. sailors swab down the Sakawa's deck. Note that ship's turret has been stripped of its guns.
A DRAIN ON HIS MIND
Something about an 8 -inch drain hole on the campus of .North Texas State College, Denton, Tex
bothers the dog. Since Jan. 21, he has kept a strange vigil, growing thin with the strain. As seen
in the photo, he just sits and stares at the hole, apparently seeing something or hoping to see some
thing. What it is, no one has discovered. The dog is not vicious and submits to being led. away, but
always returns to his self-imposed watch. Occasionally he wanders away by himself, but returns.
UNDERGROUND AMBULANCE FOR MINE RESCUES
Scientifically constructed for mine shaft travel, electrically heated and equipped with first-aid sup-
plies, this new underground ambulance has been put into operation, at Piney Fork Mine, Ohio.
Mounted on rail wheels, it insures an injured miner a safe and comfortable ride to the surface.
HOLDING THE LINE IN PHILADELPHIA
It's "hold that line" at the General Electric Co. plant in West
Philadelphia as pickets hold back department superintendent Charles
R. Bloomer, back to camera. Bloomer, repulsed when he tried pass-
ing the picket line without showing an admittance pass, later entered
the plant after producing thenecessarycredentials.
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Highlights of the News
Demobilization of Women
Complete demobilization of the
women's services in the arm3, navy
and air forces is "contemplated"
before the end of this year, defence
headquarters announced last week.
At January 91, only 15,169 of the
45,430 women who enlisted during
the war still were 01 stieegth,
most of them being used on clerical
work involved in the general de-
mobilization program, the an-
nLuncement said.
All members of the Women's
Royal Canadian Naval Service are
expected to be discharged by Au-
gust, those in the Canadian Wo-
men's Army Corps by September
and those in the women's division
of the R.C.A.F. by December,
Quit Syria By April 30
The French foreign office has
announced that France and Britain
have agreed to withdraw their
troops from Syria April 30.
Joint withdrawal of the troops
will begin March 11. the announce.
ment said.
Sweden Aids The Hungry
Sweden is to reduce its bread
ration after declining a consign-
ment of bread, grain, and rice from
the Allied Food Board because it
was more urgently needed in
other countries, Stockholm Radio
Said.
The amount which Sweden de-
clined would have been sufficient
to abolish the bread ration com-
pletely, it was stated.
Gov. -General Here In Aptfl
It was reported that Field Mar-
shal Viscount Alexander, Governor
General designate of Canada, will
sail from a British pots: March 29
and arrive in Canada about April
4. The present Gov.rnor General,
the Earl of Athlone, will leave
Canada shortly after he opens the
new session of Parliament March
14.
'Caretaker' Government For Spain
The united States, Great Brit-
ain, and France called for a peace-
ful abolition of the Government of
Generalissimo Francisco Franco
by the Spauish people,
The three powers, in a joint
statement made public in London
by the British Foreign Office,
proposed that an interim or "care-
taker" government be set up in
Spain until the people have an op-
portunity to pick the kind of gov-
ernment they want.
The three powers declared that
COMING! New protection
for your vegetable, fruit and
flower crops next year! Green
Cross Insecticides, first with
DDT, will be first with a
complete line of powerful
new insecticides and fungi-
aides for farm and garden.
'Track Mark Rog.
LOOK FOR THE "GREEN CROSS'
"so long as General Franco con
tinues in control of Spain, the
Spanish people cannot participx
in full and cordial a. socia time
with the nations that deflated
Naziism and Fascism.
Bananas For Britain
The first postwar consignment
of bananas has reacted London.
The banaras—approximately 90,-
00e stems—are inter der: for child -
reit under 18 in the home counties
-one pound for every child.
Red Demands On Ire..
Britain asked formally for s x -
planation of the continued Russian
occupation of Iran amid persist-
ent reports that Soviets were de-
manding five major concessions,
includin_, Iranian oil leases and
recognition of the Azerbaijan
"government," as the price of th
withdrawal.
Speech From Throne
A minimum wage for men,
scribed as a "new departure" for
Ontario, was forecast in the speech
from the throne read at the open-
ing of the second session of On-
tario's 22nd Legislature.
The speech also forecasts im-
provement regarding marketing
of farm produce, mothers' allow-
ances, mining' taxes, tourist trade
and highways.
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