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10/18/40
"The President is empowered to nullify in time of peace any order for goods or services from any American citizen or group of citizens whether such goods or services are for use in the American home, in hospitals, schools; in private business, includ¬ ing transportation, communications, or in any other activity of normal American life. "
"The draftindustry provision of the Act ( Section 9, Selective Training and Service Act of 1940, approved September 16, 1940) makes no explicit or implied exemption of newspapers or periodicals. The printing plants of newspapers are not exempt. "
"Telephone and telegraph, motion pictures, railroads, electric and gas stations, all have plants capable of furnishing war supplies. And, therefore, they are not exempt."
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AUTHORIZES RADIOTELEPHONE TO CHESAPEAKE BAY ISLANDS
The Federal Communications Commission has granted an extension of telephone facilities from Crisfield, Md. to Tangier and Smith Islands by means of radiotelephone. In granting these applications to the Chesapeake & Potomac Telephone Company of Baltimore City and the Chesapeake & Potomac Telephone Company of Virginia, the Commission made it clear that it was not establish¬ ing the policy of authorizing radiotelephone facilities instead of wire line facilities, but recognized that radiotelephone might be used in extenuating circumstances to provide telephone service to the public when such service could not be rendered through wire line facilities.
The above-mentioned islands are located in the Chesapeake Bay area approximately 13 miles from the shore. The proposed sta¬ tions will provide a telephone circuit available between Crisfield and each of the islands on a shared basis or between the two is¬ lands. At Crisfield connection with the general telephone system will be provided. During the past few Winters these islands have become isolated due to ice and weather conditions and it has be¬ come necessary to organize relief parties for the purpose of pro¬ viding food for the inhabitants. During one Winter the life of a State trooper was lost while attempting to cross the ice with nec¬ essary food and supplies. During the Winter of 1939 and 1940 the applicant, while planning on a permanent means to connect these islands with the regular telephone system, established emergency radio facilities. Experience has shown that there is an important need for communication, since the facilities were employed on a number of cases to request foodstuffs and medical supplies for the people on the islands. At the present time, there are approxi¬ mately 800 people on Smith Island and 1400 on Tangier Island who are engaged principally in the fishing industry.
The service between Crisfield and the Islands can best be provided by means of radiotelephone rather than submarine cable, since the large amount of activity by fishing and oyster boats in the vicinity would create a hazard to the cable.
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