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POLY 06 tees By VICTOR HACKLER SEY YORK Je Pip mer “ SRA heme ww eee Predection sepp 4 up Barve A: sHiMSH AHH LP 0 Hitt i 2 Intiation i i itKt i“ Rearing production, full em- omy et the half-way mark of 1943. | 64 hands < Fat penne CR preteetion in © (8.00 aay ce # © rete nearly GPASt ae before Peas THE KEY WEST CITIZEN ar Production Squeezes Consumer Marke Reflect War Optimism . = TRIPOL! FALLS a) JAN FEB m of increased public al Financial bedit pation in the stock 300,000 share days of a year heavily restricted by the the volume of trading in that was the picture of Amer- W@5 good indeed. On many more than 2,000,000 sha a rate undreamed of a few year h: ales a Post-war planning bex neluded a 20 percent with-| subject of much dis Most of the controversy war t roles t enterpr good fig get some you by these What do abo 1 S SPENDING rises. money m circulation goes up to sustein trede. because more persons keep cash in hand and beceuse of a sliadht tendency toward boarding. an drive scam of wie tac REPORT SHORTAGE of work all f to s JACKSON in any) (FNS)—Des; nt was! vocation So serious! over te reg-| stop pi-. ser to get! po! into the 4 fecwng yth bull mar- A sted Press aver at point, per c f 1942, are lowest of 37 ed the t pward tren publi Stock Trading Increases ano - With th higher p carne OPA $ tter tumes fo ihe’ > no ‘ Compared with the 200,000 OF BUS DRIVERS VERAGE OF STOCKS FDR SAYS “HOLD THE LINE” ON INFLATION TUNISIA FALLS = (Es ROMMPAEL FLEES *AARETH LINE ISLAND INVASIONS JAPS QUIT GUADALCANAL VOLUME OF STOCKS TRADED (SHARES PER WEEK) MAR APRIL MAY Chart shows how the stock market barqmeter has re acted to the progress of the war since Pearl Harbor. WORTH CF FORESTS — SPIDERS SPIN FOR WAR 7 “For SHOWN IN EXHIBIT... w-suaxesure ar ar 1 AP Science Editor pair of silk s pider wel tt yptical 1 LENDS HiS ART TO U. S. WAR EFFORT P (DOLLARS PER SHARE) 52 is no machinery tru- SERIES OF SERVICE AWARDS TO BE MADE LATTER PART OF JULY, ,.cxcnoena ononce (Special to The Citizen) ! MIAMI, July 16.—Service of | | volunteer ground observers} throughout the Miami Air Defense | | Region have won new recognition! |from headquarters of the First) Fighter Command at Mitchell; Field, it was revealed Wednes- : ; lay by Maj Philip Stevenson, reg- ' ‘onal ground observer officer. A series of service awards — {wings and medals — has been es-! tablished: for - civilian observers, . Maj. Stevenson announced. and! itirst presentations probably will , be made during the last weck of | i July. ' Topping the list of awards are! those for long hours of service! and for outstandingly meritorious j action. Presentation of the merit medal is not contingent length of service only. Maj. Stev- enson pointed out. In addition to the special award medals, he added, official pins have been adopted for liaison of- | ficers, district directors, area su- pervisors, chief observers and as-' sistant chief observers. Also, vol- unteer spotters will receive ob- {server wings upon completing three months service. The “500-Hours” medal, and For Merit” medal, highest awarded in the Ground Observer Corps, are given only with the ap-| *! proval of the commanding general! of the First Fighter Command,’ j. Stevenson. explained. Chief observers, assistant chief observers and observers are elig- ible for either or both awards. The “500-Hours” medal is awarded on certification that the corps member has served 500 hours or longer. Certification forms must go through regional headquarters to First Fighter Command head- quarters for approval of the com- | manding general. H Additional service awards arej provided in the form of 1,000, 2,000, 3,000 and 4,000 hours bars to} add to the medal The “For Merit” medal may be; For Merit Medal—same as 500 two methods. Out-) | standingly meritorious action og recognized by this medal. Full de-| ‘ \ tails of the act must be submitted | TE COLLEGE, Penn. July'!'4 spproved by. the regional ockings could ground observer officer and reg-| but would onal commander, and submitted | sbout 24.000 feet of fiber. fo approval of the commanding | suid be prohibitive and | oneral, First Fighter Command. | : This medal also may be award- | aking spider silk’ 64 ground observer, recognition | But the quality would | jfricers and recognition boservers toe ce ee _a|hented debate. All wer kings Bot the servers waged to get the aan ua. ee N Spider silk is considered’ ex:| “re have attained a Praga bends and “let your dees a depression as usually has fol- Carolir Ala-| | soaia Wien. ds tee completion in aircraft recogni- “ lowed . and the sudden shifi' ama. Georgia and F ror r +'Hion, and a combined service rec taht” In addition to a steady from a wartime to a peacetime a sh ginal shape. a0, ord. of 250 hours as obser alee gent ht gets beggr economy. And everybody a oes "By -dombned service.” “ . fbi ig ee eee obeN® Stevehson éxplained, “it is m ee ee oe ye ath support th i hous Spent learning pane were held The first a g 90,000 pounds. ieaching aircraft. recognition are | ght in $12,900,000,000 in bond, ‘ zg u to be included’ as duty pours, as thames, the second: $18,500 tion too. th ste 1 co Wall ws hours actyally served on am Ut This compares: with them. already set up I h " -the-post as observer.” ‘ $7,000,000,000 im the most suc- just such problems ; ; re ge, in a repe When Holders of the “For Merit — ae Post-War Questions ‘ sects are Of) cdal complete 500 hours of ser- SPENDING VS. MONEY 2 * vice, the “500 Hours” bar will be . St k is used for the cross ‘WS’ Ges for insertion in the dal on officers, d ict directors a becom pervisors 00, 1,000, authorize become c venson said = LACTA—SUPERIOR TO SHELLAC POLITICAL ANNOUNCEMENTS MUNICIPAL ELECTION. 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Fla. upon 500-Hour Medal—gold, with dar«, +}, blue enamel and the insiginia 4:1} rarer » JEUISIOISIDISIDISISIOISISIOISISIIOIIDIISII IIIS I IO toe FU IIIUISIIISINIIIIISIIITIDISIIDIIIIIIIDIDIIIIOSININISINIDIIDDININTITINIS Out PAGE THRE ‘OLD AMERICAN HEN HAS COME TO FRONT AP Features Writer WASHINGTON, July 16.Cue vote for production queen of the j Year goes to an utterly Bhar ore gal—the good old American hen Those grossly = wi | “dumb clucks are really putter performance—an output of egg which is expected te reach « fee ord-sma total of 5 tilen ‘dozen in 1943. Its the beg beagiet [spot in the ol fod pretanne A report that hens and pullets ion US. £ jeggs a month (May). 13 per com above # ycar ago and 37 pee com mote than the 10-year avernge fer 1932-1941. w ae" te & det statistical ng But now wrth t meat pple spare Otiy horter, the big meremer « tee © fod eee of the Army Air Forces en whe in red and white emp! tame t __ umers im this oo vy and wm A ited nate the comment of the British who spent « tew € s in New k City Wier asked what was the most iterest ing thing he had seen, he regiied ‘Two fried eges on « plate From 1935 to 1939. predwetes t went te ¢ with some 3 going to Amer umet That of 330 came « » day—tor ew and child ’ A similarly high prepertien ef hen fruit is expected te be avail able for the home front this yew j afte ade fox the lotments are armed forces. lease-lend, ete A favorable sign of high production }again in 1944 is that the of youn, m te taled & June Ne “bi, e v ct lat yeas oN ™_ Gy per cent increase Egg products hae passe the yearly peak will dectne until the n Nowem Hour Medal, without ber. 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