Bastrop Advertiser (Bastrop, Tex.), Vol. 92, No. 23, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 23, 1945 Page: 3 of 12
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BASTROP ADVERTISER, AUGUST 23. 1945
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History's Greatest War Cost United
States Lives oj 260,000 Men and
350 Billion Dollars.
Navy Cleared the Way -for Victory
THOUGH enemy bombs fell—and torpedos shuttled through
the seas—America's ships sailed gloriously onward, unvan-
<iuished—hclearing the lanes of the Axis menace to our forward-
moving troops and supplies. It is not only to our vessels that
we pay honor on this Y-J Day—but to the fighting naval planes
above them', which helped convoy our battle and supply ships
safely to their destination, around the world. And to every
man in the Navy—a cheering salvo from the "folks back
home."
JAS. P. WOOD
WASHINGTON, Auk. 14.&(UP)
The United Stateu paid with the lives
of more than 200,000 of her men
and $350,000,000,000 of her wealth
to win history'* greatest conflict.
For every life lost and every dol-
lar spent by this country in World
War I, more than five lives were
lost and more than six dollars spent
by this time.
Selective service inducted 16,000,-
000 men into the armed forces out of
nearly 23,000,000 who were process-
ed. Additional hundreds of thous-
ands served under enlistments while
still under age, direct commissions
from civilian life, and in the women's
army corps and in the merchant ma-
rine.
Peak ^ 1 \'i Millions
The peak strength of the armed
forces at any given time, however,
was about 11,500,000 men and wo-
men.
Roughly a third of our casualties
were incurred and a third of our
money spent to defeat Japan. The
rest went toward "ubduing nazi Ger-
many.
The money cost of the war will
mount for countless years. There
will be interest or government bor-
rowings, benefits to veterans and
spending to keep the peace we won.
The killing will 3top but the cost
in broken lives will last a generation.
More than 050,000 men were wound-
ed. Some will neve/ know health
again .
America began pouring her treas-
ure into the global war long before
-he herself was attacked. Through
lend-lease shipments and other aid
we supported the democracies who
were fighting aggression while we
began to remedy our almost com-
plete unpreparedness for war.
More To Come
From July 1, 1940, the beginning
of the fiscal year in which war spend-
ing started, through Aug. 8, 1946,
the flood of dollars reached $299,•
108,000,000. At least another $50,-
000,000.000 must be spent before
the nation can consider itself back
on a peace-time basis.
The money went, too, for aid to
ships, tanks, bullets, merchant ships,
tanks, bullets, training camps, war
plants, merchant ships, and the trans-
portation and subsistence of the mil-
lions of Americans who fought the
war.
Two billion of it was spent by the
little group of American scientist*
who worked for years to develop the
most fearsome weapon of all time,
the atomic bomb .first dropped oa
Japan Aug. 5.
No exact computition can be made
of the amount spent to defeat Ger-
many and the amount spent against
Japan. But most government ex-
perts in fiscal and other fields be-
lieve about two thirds of the $300,-
000,000,000 spent so far may be
charged against the war in Europe..
The cost of World War I is plac-
ed at $55,345,000,000—and this in-
cludes continuing expenses for many
years after the war as well as the
unpaid war debts.
&
45,000 TEXAS WAR WORKERS
LAID OFF AS CONTRACTS CUT
At least 45,000 worker* of Texas
wartime industries were idle Thurs-
day after contract cancellation*.
However, most plant* already
have plan* for reconversion to ab- j
a«>rb some of the unemployed. Man-'
power-starved private industry is j
clamoring for thousands.
North American Aviation at Grand
Prairie, with the biggest layoff in
the state after ail contracts were can-
celled, ha* announced no plans for
future production . The plant em-
ployed 15,000 workers.
Houston's two huge shipyards
have received no orders for cut-
backs, and the seven synthetic rub-
ber plants of the area were continu-
ing normal production.
A total of $24,430,000 in army
contracts were cancelled at 15 plants
in Houston, but local industrialists
and tt MC officials agreed jobs were
available for the 5,000 workers out
because of war contract cancella-
tions.
Aim oat 6,000 workers in Fort.
Worth are affected, 5,000 at the
Consolidated-Vultee Aircraft plant.
James R. Ellis, area war manpower
director in Fort Worth, said he be-
lieved most employes will be absorb-
ed there and the number of employ-
ables gradually will level off to a-
bout the 194 number of 90,000.
Consolidated announced a 5-day,
40-hour work week effective Friday.
In Waco, a layoff of approximat-
ely 3,000 persons was expected to
be absorbed immediately in civilian
production and business. The Blue-
bonnet Ordnance plant at McGregor,
employing 2,000. was the only local
industry not converting immediately
l. civilian production.
At, least one peacetime operation
will be salvaged from the multimil-
lion dollar Lone Star Ordnance plant
at Texarkana, J C. Herbert, gener-
al manager, said. This is the am-
monium nitrate graining plant which
will manufacture fertiliser. Herbert
said 1.500 employes of the plant
will be laid off this week, and the
present enrollment of 3,200 would
be cut to 1,100 by Sept. 1. After
Sept. 15, only a skeleton force will
be needed to maintain the property.
War contracts of at least seven
Tyler firms, involving about $400,-
000, were cancelled. All firms ex-
cept one expected to retain all work-
ers. A new plastic plant at Tyler is
already under construction and work
on a plant to make gas stoves is ex-
pected to begin soon.
Lubbock's three war plants with
navy contracts have received no
cancellation orders.
At Corpus Christi ,the majority of
industries operating under war con-
tracts can convert immediately into
manufacturing for civilian economy,
|J. C. Scota, director of the US cm-
jployment service, said.
7 Te«a Citiet Seriou*
Seven Texas cities or areas were
listed by the war manpower commis-
sion as facing potential serious un-
employment problems following a
preliminary check Thursday on war
contract cancellations.
James H. Bond, regional WMC
director, said those were Dallas, Fort
Worth, Houston .Beaumont-Port Ar-
thur-Orange, Texarkana, Waco and
Amarillo.
In those seven cities or areas 183,-
000 persons arc directly or indirect-
ly engaged in war work.
There are 35,000 in Dallas. 22,000
in Fort Worth, 61,000 at Houston,
16,000 in the Beaumont-Port Arthur
Orange area, 10,500 at Texarkana,
4.800 at Waco and 4,700 at Ama-
rillo.
Thirty-three more Texas cities or
areas with 1,000 or more persons di-
rectly or indirectly in war work
were listed by Bond as having po-
tential unemployment. They are:
El Paso, 5,000; Dumas, 1,400; Bor-
ger, 4,600 ;l'ampa, 1,400; Lubbock,
1.200; Big Spring, 1,000; San An-
gela, 1,500; I.aredo, 1,500; Hondo,
1,400 San Antonio, 25,000; Brown-
wood. 1,200; Wichita Falls, 2,500;
X
WHAT DO THEY WANT?
— the minute they get
to the home ice box?
MILK and more MILK.
Have it ready.
Plenty of
PASTEURIZED MILK
m
Gaine.sville, 1,400; Austin, 1,800;
Sherman, 1800; Temple, 4,500;
Bastrop, 1,400 ;Corpus Christi, 9,-
000; Brownsville, 1.400; Victoria, 1,-
400; I'aris, 1,500; Tyler, 1,300; Mar-
shal), 2,200; Lufkin, 1,400; Calves-
ton-Texas City, 10,600; Freeport,
4,500.
GASOLINE TAKEN
OFF RATION LIST
WASHINGTON, Aug. 15— (AT)
—OPA Wednesday announced im-
mediate termination of the rationing
of gasoline, canned fruits and vege-
tables, fuel oil and oil stoves.
I'rice Administrator Chester
Howies said that meats, fats and oils,
butter, sugar, shoes and tires will
stay on the ration list "until further
military cutbacks and increased pro-
duction brings civilian supplies
more nearly in balance with civilian
demand.
The OPA chief said "right now it's
impossible" to estimate when other
commodities can be removed from
rationing, lie added:
"It certainly can't come too soon as
far as we are concerned. You may be
sure that the other Items will go off
the list the minute we hear that sup-
plies ate anywhere near big enough
to go around."
Bowles said that while immediate
removal of several major civilian
commodities from rationing may
mean local shortages for a while,
"the supply agencies assure us that
the return to normal channels of dis-
tribution will take care of these
trouble spots promptly."
DON'T FORGET to read the
advertisements — it. means
money to yon.
His Treasures
His Dreams
At Last a Reality-
HOME .... There is no more heart stirring word in the
thoughts of millions right now. It s on the lips of every
man in uniform when he says, "It's over, and I'm heading
home!" It's in the heart of every wife and mother as she
thinks, "It s over, and he's coming home!" It's in the lisp
of every little child who sings, "It's over! Daddy's com-
ing home."
He fought to defend it—he ached to return to it—and now
his dream has become a reality. He has done his part to
make the world sale for all homes!
We pledge our efforts in helping to restore civilization to
the world.
Lautersteins
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Standifer, Amy S. Bastrop Advertiser (Bastrop, Tex.), Vol. 92, No. 23, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 23, 1945, newspaper, August 23, 1945; Bastrop, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth237024/m1/3/?q=%22%22~1: accessed June 28, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Bastrop Public Library.