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Big Drop In U.S. Aircraft Output

The American aircraft indus- try, world's largest business slightly more than a year ago, has been reduced to a place of 16th importance in the nation. states United Press.

MORE GOODS APPEARING

IN BRITISH SHOPS

Complete Lull | LANCASHIRE In Swiss Politics NEWSLETTER

(By Boris Kidel)

(By T. Wellding)

MORE clothing material, boots and shoes, and furniture are reaching the shops in Great Britain now, than at any time since World War II started.

While the home fronts of The increase is so gradual goods only are sent abroad. In this most European countries are cashire and elsewhers have left The floods throughout Lan- sometimes that the public from respect, however, the industry has rent to-day by party struggles, sorry tale of wreckage. In

still much leeway to make before: The companies which turned out week to week scarcely notices pre-war figures are reached. Though Switzerland's political develop Salford a National appeal has 0.117 military planes in March, 1944, any change, but the movement there is an increase of 20

0 per cent on ments continue in a will be fortunate to deliver 1,000 for Is real and continuous. In fact, last year's supplies, we are still only middle-class manner with the relieve families who have suf- calm been launched for £50,000 to the whole of 1046. Employment has in the case of a number of per cent of the 1935 figures. Communist Party already losing fered by having their homes dropped from 2,080,000"at" the war's penk to 200,000. now.

Some articles are in greater supply some of its recently acquired ruined. In the Liverpool area essential commodities figures now than they have ever been. Thera for the second quarter of this are more household textles, such as new ground." year are almost up to or exceed wool blankets, bedding and

the corresponding There

mattresses. for Ho

The complete lult on sale than ever before. more tobacco being produced political scene is due in an period of 1935. In cases of all

for the now

market than there whelming degree to the hope goods, they are considerably

1933, Wasi

though. It must be Of main significance, perhaps, is higher than the 1045 figures. recognised that the demand hos passing. Switzerland is a the fact that all the major aircraft The facts about the rapidly grow

risen in excess of

supplies. present

nation of about a dozen European many have introduces noring and ing number of goods reaching the rams and push chairs, and safety countries; Swiss factories, untouched gaged in disinfecting the flooded

new military homa

razor

show o

by bombs or conversion to arma- have not been

very largements, are to-day working overtime and civil, planer, despite contract publicised na widely as the success

increase on pre-war figures. caricellations which amounted

to of our

Radio upwards of $27,000,000,000 between sald export drive. Much has been on last year's ve risen 27 per cent 10 full contracts streaming in from

about

figures. but are still all over the world. Britain's necessity to recover her old markets only article which does not seem to is an ample supply of goods

far behind pre-war production. The There is no black market. be

making any headway is the

. But the picture is by no mcons unrelieved by optimistic treads, the Aircraft Industries Association said In summarising, post-war develop ments to date.

V-J Day and January 1, 1948.

those

of

market

Home Market Preference But there are a number of com- modities for which production

the

Swiss over-

and elsewhere in the country op- peals have also been made for help. The focal autlibrities are economic concerned at present, with the is danger of disease" and squad's' of

boom througlë which the concreditar] workmen are continuously en-

supreme.

parts.

Wounded

the

An extraordinary shooting affair has shocked the town of Warrington. Charles Spencely, one-time rugby the There league footballer, went in to In contrast, cancellations and overseas, and plenty dgures have

and Crown and Sceptre Hotel" He shot settlements after the first world war been quoted to show how ably this umbrella, which lags at the bottom of some food items only are rationed three men and turned the wespon wiped out the nation's infant aircraft has been done. In July of this year, the table with only 17 per cent of as a gesture of solidarity with the on himself. One of the Industry. ALA recalled how most of for instance, the volume of exports pre-war production, fact which rest of the world,

47

men, Wilfred Smith, an ex-prisoner the companies which, had produced from this country,

of per cent which

does not seem to have been com- went ta disappeared

South Africa,

Luxury goods are

into of war, of Priestley Street, Warring- flowing 10.000 military. planes

to AMAAN | Municuted

the clerk, of or entered other businesses.

Australia and India, was 120 per cent

the Switzerland from the United States, ton, has since died. It is understood weather, of the 1938 monthly average.

Britain and France. In this period that Spencely had been ill for a long Nucleus Avaliable

| Incidentally, the largest groups of

Sales Up Again

of economic well-being, where there time and had learned that he had not exports were vehicles, machinery,

is an acute manpower shortage and long to live. It appears that he went Thus, the nucleus of an industry Iron and steel. Agricultural

Other Board of Trade statistics alories imple-

-pro rising. there is in to the bar for a drink and 'thal in time capable of expansion

ofments, cranes and hoists, locomotives, just issued further emphasise the little ardour amongst the population an argument followed about. emergency is avaliable, although it is marine internal combustion engines, gradual increase in the flow of goals for the left-wing parties, and the payment for it. It was then that not up to minimum specifications set motor-care and radio bela were all avaliable in the shops. These are the views of the Radical-Democrat Party Spencely pulled the revolver out of by the Government's air co-ordinal-rently in excess of pre-war figures, figures of sales of commodities and other middle-class parties rule his pocket and fired. Ing committee. ACC says we must

throughout the country during July

Manchester has been the scene of produce 3,000 military planes a year.

in comparison with the corresponding

another stabbing affray. It occurred While mass production of military

An important factor in the Swiss in the Piccadilly area where many for period last year. aircraft is out, ATA pointed to far the home market receives preference general, and of course is partly due Social democrat narty has remained

The increase in purchases has been political situation is also that the similar scenes have occurred in. the reaching technological developments,

The most

important of these are

few years. Following argu- past growing demands for private planes just the commodities which

civilian a purely class party grouped aroundments there was a pliched batllo be.. the to the expansion of the and rapid expansion of commercial British worker needs most: clothing, population through demobilisation the workers and small employees.

tween civilians and coloured service." aviation.

boots and shoes, and furniture. from the Forces.

Whlin in the other European men and knives were freely used. Within a year, 27 new military Ninety-seven per cent of all fool- Furnishing and hardware did the countries, the Socialists have also in One man, John Smith of Hart Street, types and 16 commercial transport wear made in Britain are curmarked best business, about 70 per cent their ranks bourgeois intellectuals Fallowfield, on ex-servicemant, was models have been announced, while for the home market. Production has better than last year. Sales of men's and professional men, the party here stabbed to death. The police arrest- many new private planes have been now reached 75 per cent of the 1936 and boy's clothes, went up 27 per is still mainly a proletarian organised eight Jamaican airmen one

of introduced, MIA sald,

figure, an increase of 18 per cent.on cent, and there were increases of sation.

whorn has been charged with murder. The most urgent need now is for last year. The export quota for from 17 to 25 per cent in women's The Socialists joined the wartime

Johnny King's Thak greally expanded research pro-turniture is even smaller. end and girls clothes. 23 per cent more conlition cabinet and they still have Johnny King, the fanious boxer, Krammes, according to the industry production, which last year was only household goods were purchased, and one of their leaders, Brust Nobs, as has been set an almost impossible organisation. This has been so em-17 per cent of the 1935 average, had 30 per cent more dress materials. Minister of Finance in the Governinsk. The Boxing Board of Control phasised by rocket and jet propul- risen to 50 per cent for the second Bools and shoes were up 17 per cent, ment. This association with the has ordered him to defend the title sion discoveries that Congress will quarter of this year.

and 15 per cent more food and Government has in recent municipal he won more than eight years ago be asked to provide funds for, re- As for clothing, 82 per cent of all perishables were

consumed. July elections east the Socialisis votes at eight stones six pounds. search facilities costing hundreds of woollen piecegoods and 82 per cent also saw the increase in the sweet which went to the Workers' Party, has been in the Isle of Man working millions."

of all worsted yarn manufactured in ration by 2 oz. per head, and con- na the Communists are known to as a photographer since he came out Among top items on the agenda this country stays in Britain, and fectioners consequently did much day. is development of an atomic alreraft production now is more than four-better business. Lastly, at the end of The Socialists are numerically he engine, for which an army contract fifths of what was turned out in 1935. July, there was an increase of 14 per strongest party in Parliament to-day, has been awarded the Fairchild Com- { The majority of cotton goods are cent in the total stocks still in hand, but they are opposed by a combined pany.

also kept for home consumption: 27 the seventh month in succession to

bourgeols majority-Router. The low level of military produc- per cent of cotton yarn and between show a similar margin of improve- tion for this year was attributed to 25 to 40 per cent of cotton plece ment. strikes, materials shortages, lack of englacers and delays in getting now models under way.

The boom in civil aviation is yo flected in a backlog of orders for about 60,000 personal and transport planes. Indicated production of private planes for this year is 35,000, with 0.597. a record in

1941, red

While the industry has been re- covering. Afvald, the Government, has met much of the demand, both domestic and foreign, with its sur- plus disposal programme.

More than 25,000

surplus planes

BRITAIN PRODUCING

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London, Oct. 21-Completely ladder-proof stockings, fully-fashioned and made of silk, are being produced in -Britain.

U.S. OFFICER KILLED IN MID-AIR CRASH

Kink

of the Navy and is trying hard to get his weight down, but he has got

job on for he scales moro eleven stones.

than

A licence has been granted for restoration work to begin at Man- cliester Cathedral, which was badly damaged in an air raid in 1940.

Two big: passenger cargo liners of 15,000 tons each are being built at Birkenhead and will be filled with the latest refrigeration equipment for the Australion trade.

Tokyo, Oct 22 (UP)-Filth Air

Nearly 130,000 workers on tho Force Headquarters to-day announced spinning side of the cotton industry the death of Capt Allen Y. Austin of have been given a guaranteed weeks New York, in mid-air crash of two

P-51 Mustang fighter planes. The any Wage of 75 per cent whether there nouncement said the tragedy occurred is full work or not. This follows a recent similar agreement, to 90,000 'on October 18, but disclosure had been held up pending notification of operatives in the weaving section,

Overchurch,

a fine ald the next-of-kin. They look the same as. ordinary. Meanwhlic, four new ways of help-

Li mansion in the Wirral, and formerly of all types have been sold in the hose, susceptible to laddering, but ing women in the choice of stock piloted by First Lieutenant John A. of West Kirby, is to be opened as a Capt Austin's plane and a fighter the residence of Mr F.-O. Paul, now United States, at least 2,000 being the secret is all in the "tying-up of ings and underwear are recom-de Vries of

Pennsylvania, of Pittsburgh, to the loop, according to the "Textile mended in the report of the Hosiery collided at 5,000 feet during a prac transport planes going largely

home for young children. Working Party, to the non-scheduled air carriers. Some 60 Bulletin."

German POW's digging boggy land Government. Lice dogfight. Capt Austin's plant foreign airlines, governments and In- Production is only in the experi-They are: dividuals have acquired more

from which he bailed out, crashed doar Ellesmere unearthed a man's than ‍| mental stage as, although the patent 1- Standard alzes for stocklogs near the Roosevelt Recreation Centre akull and bones. They are believed 3.000 transport planes through lend was taken out in 1939, war held up at present they vary slightly from in Tokyo. His parachute failed to to be about 100 years old. lease settlements and surplus sales production.

manufacturer to manufacturer.

A number of new light industries function, presumably because he was

the too close to the ground when he are to be started shortly in

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West opened the heart queen. South ruffed and lald down the trump king. West won, and at this point it would have been a very

New York, Oct. 211⁄2 (UP)—The good idea to shift to diamonds, but

but Australian Ambassador, M. Normon West doggedly returned the heart Maltin. said to-day that Australia Jack. (In West's defence it must be emerged from the war year with admitted that the diamond shift was strong economy in which the price by no means marked; under alightly level was different circumstances it might hura pre-war and Anancial structure was Bound as a result of restrained Declarer ruffed the second heart government borrowing and increased

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Gen Dougins MacArthur "was the patron' of...-the- Australian-American Association and revealed that Australia was glad to

hed braken, 3-3, of course, he could have discarded a diamond and been on safe ground, but the fact, that Ens: turned up with with

a club stopper Nations was a set-back-temporarily! South soon solved the dilemma. Ho led dummy's last club and

and coolly con- ceded the trick to East, discarding a West, of course, was attempting to damund from the closed hand. Now accept, and without the slightest Fuse his own non-vulnerability for a East was fixed. A heart return hesitation arepled Gen MacArthur's worthwhile sacrifice against the op- would allow South to discard another military leasership in the dark days posing four-spade bid when he over-diamond while he ruffed in dummy; in 1942. called with five hearts. South, how whereas on East's actual return of a

too cheaply by doubling, hence the queen.

ever, felt that he would be selling out diamond, South ducked and now within said he the Pacific Campaign

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U.S.-PHILIPPINES TREATY

Manila: Oct 22 (UP)High Commissioner Paul V. McNutt and President Manuel Roxas exchanged ratifications of the general zefattorin treaty this afternoon--the first treaty between the US. Government and the Philippines Republic