[Magazine War Guide. June 1944]
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MAGAZINE
WAR GUIDE
JUNE 1944
This is a monthly summary of war information, as gathered by the OWI Magazine Bureau from the various government departments and agencies. Only those topics which would be timely three months from now have been included, in keeping with magazine deadlines. The Guide is offered as an aid to editors and writers in planning future issues.
Prepared by the Magazine Bureau OFFICE OF WAR INFORMATION Washington, D. C.
Oscar Schisgall Magazine Bureau - CWI Social Security Bldg. Washington 25. D.C,
February 16, lÿ&
MAGAZINE WAR GUIDE FOR JUNE, 1944
1. READER INTEREST: A recent survey reports the folTowlng""Tigur(^^ may be of interest to editors planning articles on gasoline, black markets, tires, etc. Eleven hundred and nineteen people, scattered throughout the Eastern Seaboard, North and South Central states, and the Western states, were asked the following question:
”If you had a chance to sit down and talk with a man in the Government who knows most about the gasoline situation what would you ask him? That is, what would you most like to know about the gasoline situation?”
The East is most concerned with rationing problems, allotments and inequities. The West is most concerned with where the gasoline goes, what creates the shortages, and with production and distribution problems in general.
Things people Eastern and South and
would like to know: Seaboard Central Pacific
Rationing and allotment
problems.............. 29^ 2^ 2^1
Information on the uses
of our gasoline....... 18 22 28
Questions on production
and distribution...... 13 19 25
Questions on adminis-
tration of rationing.. 10 6 u
Questions on rubber
shortage.............. 1 3 2
No questions........... 29 28 22
100$ = 776 1099 a4U
(More than one answer per person was possible.)
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2. AERIAL RADIO-GUNNERS: According to the Navy, one oTliHiFmoaF’Tn’inc^^ confronting Naval
Aviation is a shortage of aerial radio-gunners. In the Navy’s dive bombers, torpedo bombers, patrol and reconnaissance planes, in fact, in all aircraft except single-seat fighters, the radio-gunner is a vital and indispensable member of the air combat crew. Thousands of these men are needed, and with the increasing scope of operations in the Pacific, this need will increase.
To become a radio-gunner a man enlists in or is inducted into the Navy. At Hboot camp” he may volunteer for this particular job, and if qualified starts specialized training which takes about a year. This training, with its instruction in radio and radar, furnishes an excellent basis for a postwar career.
For pictures and further information, write Commander W. R. Hollingsworth, Navy Department, Room U822, Washington 25. D.C.
3» CHJJIA: Th® Chinese News Service announces that, after a 2 year hiatus, they are now receiving from China a regular service of photographs available to magazine and other media* On hand at the present writing are more than 800 pictures of the people and life of today's China. More of these, as well as action photos, are arriving regularly.
In order to help pay the cost of this service, photographs are released through a commercial agency. Communicate with Mrs. Josephine Burke, Chinese News Service, 30 Rockefeller Plaza, New York 20, New York.
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U. TIffi V MAIL CAMPAIOJ: The U.S. Army and Navy PostaT~§ervicir"^^ to re-emphasize the
importance of V Mail, which effects a saving of 98^ in cargo space over regular mail. Replacement of supplies and personnel has become a paramount factor in winning the war so that cargo space today is more necessary than at any other time. The biggest point to make, U.S. Army and Navy Postal Service points out, is that this is an emergency appeal to stimulate the immediate greater use of V Mail. In calling attention to its safety feature, officials point out that after one year and seven months of expanding service, not one V Mail letter has been lost. The V Mail forms are being used in many new ways— to send medical information to field hospitals, to reproduce essential Army and Navy booklets and information sheets, etc.
For complete details on various facets of the V Mail situation, consult Lt. Col. H. F. Ambrose, Room 5®793» Th⁰ Pentagon, Washington 25, D. C., and Comdr. P. C. Crosley, Room 3U5I, Navy Bldg., Washington 25, B. C.
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5. RECREATION H)R WAR WORKERS: Community War Services says that the community’s job of providing recreation for its civilian war workers is an essential part of winning the war. Our labor force numbers 52 million, more than 16 million of whom are women. The Government is deeply concerned with this problem of adequate recreation, which affects production as well as the health and well-being of the workers and their families. How free time is spent, says CWS, largely determines efficiency on the job, labor turnover and absenteeism. Reports show that the tense, tired worker is a factor in the sharp increase of industrial accidents. Children lacking adequate play facilities can contribute to the juvenile delinquency problem. Community War Service’s Division of Recreation is stimulating recreation programs in hundreds of war production areas.
For a fact sheet and further information, consult Mrs. Delia Kuhn, Information Service, Community War Services, Federal Security Agency, Social Security Building, Washington 25» D.C.
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6. 1945 CMSJS OF AGHICUMUEE; The Bureau of the
Census has begun its preparatory work for the 1945 Census of Agriculture which is required by law to be taken as of January 1, 1945, covering the 1944 crop year» The Census of Agriculture is taken at five-year intervals»
The Census Bureau is urging American fanners to keep careful records of their operations during the 1944 calendar year to assure the highest degree of accuracy in the data collected at the 1945 Census» The cooperation of farm magazine editors is especially needed to stress the importance of an accurate census» Beturns of the 1945 Census of Agriculture will be valuable in connection with determining the nation’s capacity for producing food for the millions of people in the territories being won from Axis control»
For farther information on the above and other Census Bureau activities, editors may communicate with J. C. Capt, Director of the Census Bureau, or A. W. von Struve, Acting Chief of the Information and Publications Division, Bureau of the Census, Washington 25» D.C.
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7. the SYNTHETIC RUBBER PROGRAM: American science and industry» with cooperation from the nation through conservation, states WB, will produce over 830,000 tons of synthetic rubber this year as the synthetic program reaches full production. Half of the rubber consumed by the United Nations and three-fourths of that consumed in the USA. is now being turned out by facilities created since Pearl Harbor at a cost Of over three-quarters of a billion dollars.
Until the end of the war, WPB says, military requirements and war industries will continue to have first call on the new supplies of synthetic rubber. Therefore the Office of the Rubber Director continues to urge conservation by civilians. The recapping campaign is dramatized under the theme ’’Preserve The Carcass.”
For information, consult George P. Saunders, WPB Information Division, Social Security Building, Washington 25» D.C.
8. PRISONERS IN WARTIME: The Government Division of the War Production Board presents dramatic facts concerning the part prison inmates have taken in the war. Industry in the prisons has reached eight figure proportions in dollars. The prisoners have produced garments, textiles, furniture, laundry service, food, etc. They have voluntarily offered themselves as guinea pigs in medical experiments.
For informational background consult Major William H. Burke, Chief, Prison Industries Branch, War Production Board, Washington 25, D. C,
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9. RETAIL WRAPPING PM fflOBTO: WPB reports that by June the existing reserves of wrapping paper will be almost exhausted.. Die supply of civilian wrapping papers is running 60^ or more under 1942. She cooperation of editors is invited, by WPB to help create acceptance among shoppers of the fact that stores cannot be expected, to give their usual wrapping service and. that wrapping papers must be saved, and. reused.
For further details on the Government aspects of the wrapping paper situation, write to Mrs. Frances Nyburg, War Production Board, Boom 5640, Social Security Bldg., Washington 25, D. C.
For trade details, write to David R. Craig, American Retail Federation, 1627 K Street, N. W., Washington, D. C.
10. AIRCRAFT PROTECTION; WPB says the U.S. program of aircraTFpro^^ 19^4 will produce
100,000 planes, compared to the 85»919 planes produced in 19^3. One-third of the cost of U.S. military equipment during the current year will be poured into aircraft production—an estimated total of $25,000,000,000 in all. There will be a shift toward heavier types of aircraft, including the huge 49,000-ton super-bombers.
For detailed information on the aircraft construction program, consult George P. Saunders, WPB Information Division, Social Security Bldg., Wash. 25» B. C.
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11. SOMMER JOBS FOR YOÜNG- WORKERS: The Children’s BiweanTêportiT"tàiâF?Fi^^ and girls,
aged 1U through 17» were at work last summer on farms, in factories, stores, and in service occupations. That was one out of every two in this age group. This summer there may be even more, because the zeal of youngsters to ”be in on” the war seems to know no flagging.
The Children’s Bureau has prepared recommendations about suitable jobs for young workers in some types of industries and on wise youth employment practices on farms. It is the source of information on Federal and State child-labor legislation and standards, on health hazards to young workers, on ways to protect their health.
For further information, write to Mary Taylor, Information Consultant, Children’s Bureau, Washington 25, D.C.
12. THE PHILIPPINES: The Commonwealth of the PhilippTneFTeEiinS^ that June 19 is the
83rd birthday anniversary of its national hero, Dr. José Rizal. Officially, the recognized Rizal Day is December 30, the day of his execution, but a movement to observe also his birthday anniversary is nation-wide.
Magazines wishing background material on the Philippines, their people, their part in the war, may obtain it from Col. Carlos P. Romulo (Col. Inf. P.A.), Department of Information and Public Relations, Commonwealth of the Philippines, 1617 Massachusetts Ave., N. W., Washington 6, D. C.
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13. MIIKWEED FLOSS TO SAVE LIVES: The War Production Board, the Commodity Credit Corporation, and the Soil Conservation Service of the U# S. Department of Agriculture are uniting in sponsoring a Milkweed Floss Project# Children of rural and small town schools in New England, the Middle Atlantic States, and Middle Western States can share importantly in wartime service this fall by picking milkweed pods to supply the buoyant floss for lifesaving **Mae West” jackets and life-preservers# Techniques of collection have been simplified, and the work has proved easy for children. Youth magazines may point out that this gives youngsters an opportunity to do active war work suited to their capabilities#
For information on this project, write T# Swann Harding, Office of Information, U. S. Department of Agriculture, Washington 25, D. C.
1U. M^¹,⁵ AIRFORCE SERVICE PILOTS—WASP: By June, 1944, the Women*s Airforce Service Pilots, including trainees, will number approximately 1600. In operations, the Wasps ferry 44 different types of aircraft for the Air Transport Command; take meteorologists aloft in the AAF Weather Wings; perform ’’tracking*¹ and target-towing; pilot multi-engine ships for gunnery and bombardier students; test engines in slow time flying; do courier duty and transport administrative personnel for the Training Command.
For information write to Hazel Taylor, Director Women's Interest, AAF WASP Public Relations, Air WAC Liaison, Air Forces Group, War Department, Washington 25, D.C.
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15* NAVAL AVIATION V-5 PROGRAM: The U.S. Navy is prepared to give young men 17 years old—if they meet the requirements—the most expensive, technical education in the world. This program is known as the Navy V-5 program and. it is designed to train qualified American youths as naval aviators. Eligible 17-year-old applicants are enlisted as Apprentice Seamen, V-5 USER, and are sent to college for training for a period of eight months. Following this, they go through six stages in the flight training of naval aviators and if they successfully complete this course, they are commissioned as Ensigns in the USNR or as Second Lieutenants in the USMCR and awarded the Navy Wings of Gold.
For information consult
Lt. H. Andrew Dudley, Naval Office of Officer Procurement, Navy Annex, Arlington, Va.
16. ^ACHING DEVICES AFTER THE WAR: Because education is anticipating increased use of Frequency Modulation broadcasting, the U.S. Office of Education asks that magazines explain what can he done with school radio programs.
Opening up the Frequency Modulation field is like opening up a new subdivision, the U.S. Commissioner of Education says. Five air channels next to the commercial F-M broadcast channels have been reserved for educational institutions. Schools should plan now for the future. Enough has been done in a few places to show what a boon radio can be to education.
For information on F-M for education, write to William D. Boutwell, Radio Service, U.S. Office of Education, Federal Security Agency, Washington 25, D.C,
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17« SEE^ENCES: The following are official newspaper releases on topics likely to be of public interest in June. Please note this change in the method of obtaining them. Editors and professional writers should request them of Miss Nettie Steal. New York Division. Magazine Bureau, OWI, 250 W. 57th Street, New York 19. New York, Phone: Circle 6-4400 Ext. 261. These lists cover the period Jan. 1 to Jan. 31, 1944.
OFFICE OF WAR INFORMATION
Food and the Farm
AG - 897 CORK SUBSTITUTE DEVELOPED. Announcement of a new type of cork substitute, made of pith and fibers from farm wastes.
AG - 914 SECRETARY WICKARD REPORTS that U. S. Food production attained high in 1943 because (1) Farm people applied skill, resourcefulness and energy as never before and (2) they tackled the job cooperatively.
Women
OWI-2873 WOMEN’S DIVISION IN SHIPYARDS. Plants and shipyards hiring women find selection and adjustment best obtained by personnel system geared to women’s needs.
The Home Front
3WI-2849 IN-PLANT FEEDING PLANS. 7 Government agencies plan immediate expansion of in-plant feeding organizations for war-workers.
PM -4505 WAR MANPOWER COMMISSION AIDS SMALLER WAR PLANTS. WMC Regional Directors to assist in aiding small business concerns in fuller use of labor.
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OWI-2888
MARITIME COMMISSION REPORT outlines steps taken during year ending June 30, 1943 to achieve greatest shipbuilding feats in history.
0WI-2894-5-6 FITNESS PROGRAM LAUNCHED. Campaign to improve strength and endurance of warworkers. Wartime sports press conference held in Washington.
WPB-LD-284 ANTI-ACCIDENT DRIVE STARTS. WEB and
Dept, of Agriculture pool forces to reduce toll of industrial accidents.
OWI-2897 DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR REPORTS how it arrayed nation’s natural resources against enemy during 1943 fiscal year.
General Interest
OWI-2831
OWI-2848
ENEMY ECONOMIES DISCUSSED. Foreign Economic Administration’s summary statement on economic position of enemy.
JOINT SUBMARINE REPORT ISSUED. Joint Anglo-American statement on submarine and anti-submarine operations.
Special Reports
Studies by OWI News Bureau Writers Staff, giving comprehensive and authoritative surveys of subjects treated.
ARMY AIR FORCE ACCIDENTS. Data of plane crashes and fliers killed. Causes of accidents and preventive measures.
MILK. Roundup on nation’s milk supply and prospects.
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INDUSTRIAL ACCIDENTS. Number, kind, causes, preventive measures.
ARMY
Jan. 7, 12, 17, 23, 31. A collection of stories concerning U. S. Army Ground Troops in action throughout the world.
Jan. 3, 21. ARMY AIR FORCES IN ACTION. A series of stories about Array flyers, their life and adventures.
Jan. 2 SOLDIERS IN LONELY OUTPOSTS LEARN TO PLAY MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS.
Jan. 4 LIFE OF JUNGLE FIGHTERS DESCRIBED in reports from 37th Division men on Bougainville.
Jan. 6 ACCOUNT OF 43rd DIVISION IN NW GEORGIA CAMPAIGN.
Jan. 11 U. S. and BRITISH ENGINEERS BATTLE NAZIS’ “SCORCHED EARTH” POLICY.
Jan. 14 HOW SECRECY WAS MAINTAINED ^ YEARS on jet-propulsion plane.
Jan. 19 FLIGHT SURGEONS GUARD HEALTH OF ARMY FLYERS. Discussion.
NAVY
Jan. 9 RECREATION FACILITIES FOR NAVY MEN ON OAHU.
Jan. 12 FIRST HOSPITAL CORPS SCHOOL FOR WOMEN OPENS AT BETHESDA, MARYLAND.
Jan. 22 BOAT POOL plays a big part in Bougainville Invasion.
Jan. 31 NAVY MEN TELL OF SALERNO AND SICILIAN INVASION EXPERIENCES.
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^^®^ 1* Buy and hold War Bonds.
^¡^ 2. Pay willingly our share of taxes.
<^^0® 3. Provide adequate life insurance and savings for our future.
^pob» 4. Reduce our debts as much as possible.
^^^ 5. Buy only what we need and make what we have last longer.
^^^ 6. Follow ration rules and price ceilings.
<^^^ 7. Cooperate with our Government’s wage stabilization program.
Dofribotod by O W L lor *• Office of Economic S«ob4iia«ion
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TO THE EDITORS
The Magazine War Guide lists in detail only those items which will be of timely interest three and four months from now, Nevertheless, there are continuing campaigns and programs of the highest nar tional interest. Among these are:
The Anti-Inflation Campaigi
The Problem of Manpower and Womanpower (Particularly the summer needs of farmers for labor, which may include women as well as children of high school age)
The Problem of Juvenile Delinquency
The Campaign Against Venereal Disease Conservation and Salvage Victory Gardens
There are many more, of course, but the above are listed merely as reminders of some of the nation’s constant programs which can profit enormously by the help of American magazines.
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