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THURSDAY, JUNE 29, 1944 PARADE TO THE FARM During the past two years dozens of books have been written for the guidance of c.ty people who are contemplating buying farms. Practically all of these books have been popular in the cities, indicating a great increase in the number of peo ple who want to break away from the rush ot big business and live in the country. Most of the books, which are written by men thoroughly experienced with farming, fortunately are- not too encourag ing about the prospects of a city man making good as a farmer. Most of them do not hide the difficulties of farming, the know ledge necessary to be a farmer nor the small profit which even a good farmer can make from the soil. But we doubt if these books are discouraging enough to prevent a greater and greater influx of city people to the country. Many business men have the idea that they are | smarter than the average farmer—that what they don't Have in knowledge about fanning can be more than made up by ef ficient: modern methods of management plus information which they can quickly gather from up-to-date books. To many, a farm appeals as a form of retirement—an easy, comfortable, slow-moving existence. And no matter what j farmers tell them to the contrary, they will not be convinced. The only way a stranger to the country can learn what farming is really like is the hard way. The present parade to the coun try probably will be followed a few years hence by an equally large parade buck to the city. 1944 FIREWORKS There won't be any fireworks to shoot off on the Fourth of July this year—no firecrackers, nor sky rockets nor even Homan candles. That is, there won’t be any fireworks in our country to celebrate our independence, but in Europe and all over the Pa cific American boys will be shooting off the kind of fireworks j that count most—fireworks which will not be amere celebra tion but will be used to teach the enemies of our independence that we will and can defend it against all comers. When w'e wake up on the morning of the Fourth it won’t be to the usual accompaniment of tiny explosions set off by children. But the chances are that the Germans and Japs will be greeted oil the Fourth, as they now are on every day in the j week, by another mighty exhibition of pyrotechnics which will give them a long-lasting lesson about the sacredness of inde pendence to the American people. This year we are celebrating the 168th anniversary of that independence. Ordinarily the anniversaries which are remem bered most are the ones coming in special years—such as the tfiOth or 200th. But the way things are going now, it appears as though the greatest anniversary of our independence in the history books of the future will be the 168th. GROUND SERVICE UNDERLIES AIR CARGOES Rapid expansion of air shipping after the war will pro duce a great stimulus to business and industry, without ser iously affecting other mediums of- transportation. The nigh speed which modern airplanes make possible ir- keyed to the American way of doing business. Commodities to be carried by air transport after the war will differ little in character from those flown by air express before Pearl Harbor, such as machine and veoic'e parts, print ed matter, films, valuables, drugs and serums, radio parts, transcriptions, etc. To these will he added, in increasing amounts, samples of all kinds. Introducing a new product and dramatizing it by flying samples to dealers, is goin-- to develop new traffic for all types of transportation, says K. N. Merritt, of the Railway Express Agency. This will open new markets, new areas of distribution to the manufacturer, the merchant and the farmer. After the samples have been rapidly distri buted—perhaps even the first few orders—the market opened up and the demand established, all other forms of transport, rail, truck, forwarder, and waterways, will share in the haul of regular consignments necessary to keep customers supplied. That promises to be one of air transport’s most construc tive tasks in the coming air age. But it can be brought to the greatest usefulness to the public only by orderly development, based on experience, and a well coordinated ground service to provide shippers with a swift and flexible round-the-clock de livery to and from airports. SOME DON’T WANT IT (Charlotte Observer) Discussing post-war days, Henry Ford says he thinks there will be a job in factory or farm for every person who wants to work. That’s the catch. Many people will not want to work. They will go anything else—attend to other people s business, keep busy doing noth ing, and especially raise the devil. They are experts at that. They have many wants but they are too lazy to work for what they want. And especially they delight in keeping others from work. In a way, it is becoming a national disease. Thousands are waiting for the war to end to st art an epidemic of devilish ment, hoping to create confusion and trouble. But they are not itching for work. Others will have to carry their burdens •nd beat off these malingerers at the same time. July 4, 1944 •■ ^spotiwn.if ;, absol,.*^ •'-*• ■ssfer^ absoiu{<? *53 ' United ^fot-Lsm, it- is tW. wvab *«'~Olfcsht,*i£fc'L'' gutj, to throw off sucK ^ ^-Sov*rnm.nt,a>«lteprev;a» J , r*T <Su‘Tdt f01, future security — " i * riOEIlPT HorrJ " ■:* U.S. DiCLAftoenow or IwoEPfNfewcg •'.? — , » (WBtyTmJE! ADOEd) /•- j TOWN and FARM * in WARTIME * * Prepared by OFFICE OF WAR INFORMATION REMINDERS MEATS, FATS—Red stamps AS though MS, god indefinitely ; XS, VS, Z8, become good July 2. PROCESSED FOODS — Blue stamps AS through VS, good in definitely; M'S, XS, VS, ZS, and A5, become good July 1. SUGAR—Sugar stamps SO, :}1 and 32 each good for five pounds indefinitely. Sugar stamp 40, good for five pounds of canning sugar through February, next year, GASOLINE—In 17 East Coast States, A-10 coupons, good thru August 8. In States outside tne East Coast area. A-12 coupons, good through September 21. FUEL oil—Period 4 and 5 coupons, good through September 30, New Period 1 coupons for the j iy-14-45 heating year may be used ; as son as they are received from j local boards. SHOES—Airplane Stamps 1 j and 2, good indefinitely. ARMY TRUCKS FOR FARM USE The farmer in critical need of a truck may apply to his county Agricultural Adjustment Agency committee for a used Army truck, the War Food Administration an nounces. Upon the basic of appli cations on hand and further in vestigation, AAA offices prepare letters certifying to the'needs for available trucks. These letters au thorize truck dealers to negotiate v ith proper authorities and buy the trucks for resale to approved applicants' M’FA warns that for some time relatively few persons who need trucks for essential agri cultural purposes will get them. GOAL IS ONE $25 WAR BOND EACH The 680 delegates attending a 4-H Club convention in Stillwa ter, Okla., set their goal for at least one $25 War Bond from the personal earnings of each club members in Oklahoma and agreed to promote the sale of bonds to members of their families and their neighbors. FARM PLANS FOR WAR VETS In formulating principles of guidance for /establishment of veterans, war workers and farm youths on farms after the war, the •jnterbureau Committee of the Department of Agriculture points out that most of the good agricul tural land in the United States already is in farms. Approximate ly one and one-half million veter ans with farm experience will be demobilized following the war. many of the three million war workers with farm experience may wish to return to farming, and thousands of farm youths will be looking forward to a place in agriculture, the committee report ed. “Intensification, Improvement and further development in pro ductive land areas’’ might make 350,000 family farms available during the five years after the war, and if additional farms are needed, perhaps 300,000 more could be developed within 10 years through reclamation, the committee said. GALVANIZED WARE FOR CIVILIANS Increased production of galva nized pails or buckets, tubs, wash tubs, wash boilers, funnels, gar bage cans, ash cans, fire shovels, coal hods and scuttles for civilian use have been permitted by eas irig of the War Production Board restrictions on types of iron and steel that may be used. PLENTIFUL FOODS FOR JULY Foods that will be plentiful in most of the country during July >ya l’i : eggs; frozen vegetables: ami wax beans: tivy l uchytli uted soups; pea nm : eit i us marmalade; Ur. emits and flakes; wheat ad bread; macaroni; spa ghetti; hoodies; oatmeal and rye 're ait fast foods. WFA says. Fresh apricots will he plentiful in the pacific Coast area and fresh snap ,can in eastern l • £v Fresh peach I- are expected to be plentiful in Jul\ and August. PRICES ON LOW COST CLOTHING Retail prices oh new low east clothing items that meet specifi- j cations of WIT! as announced by I i he Ogive of Price Administration will be : cotton house dresses. $ 1.4b. women's cotton slips, Oo een>. ; men’s printed, solid color ana white starts, sl.-l'J; and men s shorts. :JS> cents. \\ PR is allocat ing the lain ics for clothing items , ;o~ be produceil and distributed during duly. August and Septem- ! DISABLED VETERANS TO get training Disabled veterans of the present war may apply Rn job counseling and vocational training and rehab ilitation at centers to be establish ed at colleges and universities throughout lilt country, accord ing III the Veteran Administra tion and tile Ugii'e "t Ear .Mobil ization. Tiit Veterans Administra tion win provide, i.ve of charge to eligible disabled veterans, trails portal mi. to lenteis , meals, com fortable quarters, rmdfral service, aptitude tests to dt ermine veter ans' uhilitiis. interests and occu pations in which they could be successful, and professional ad vice on vocational training. The first of the proposed centers will he opened at the College of the City of New York. THESE THINGS ARE HARD TO FIND Sevepal civilian shortages now exist in washtubs, alarm clocks, window screening and flashlights, WPP, reports, with less severe shortages in flashlight batteries, clothes pins.' double boilers, egg beaters, pails, l.ulio, radio tubes and umbrellas. Mild shortages exist in wood and c ml stoves, thermos hot tics. ban. carriages, ' mops, rope, bedspring.- and hobbie ROL'ND-UP OPA announces that it may es | tablish ceilings on wage rates for independent contractors for ser ; vices rendered on farms, where tlie War Food Administration has I established maximum wage rates I of farm workers . . . Used car ra I finning is not planned at this time | or for tlie future, so far as OPA i knows . . . Unused farmers' PR I lii certificates held by dealers • have the same standing as new I certificates for the purchase of farm supplies, WPB says . . . Pas senger travel for the first quarter of this year was 25.5 per cent over traffic in the same quarter last year, OWl reports ... To insure travel facilities for disabled mili tary, naval and merrhant marine personnel, railroads may cancel reservations, space assignments or tickets and if necessary must can cel or discontinue passenger train service and refuse permission of passengers other than disabled personnel or attendants to board drams, OUT has announced. BUY BONDS LETTERS FROM SOLDIERS LETTER FIOM JOHN SMITH U.S.S.TEXAS 10 June, 1044. Deal- Mother ami Dad: You have probably been ver\ worried about l.ie since the in va-ion began, and I just want you t,, ..now that 1 am getting a ong I, \Ye have not been hit, al !■ ' ■ suffered no casualties, al though we were in the first wave aim nave been in the thick of the battle. , can't tell you too much about ii now, but 1 can give you an idea of some of the highlights. We have seen just about every thing you can imagine in the way of modern warfare. As we cross ed the English Channel, we pass ed through what was supposed to be one of the most effective mine tields in the world but we got through safely. When we got across, we shot at enemy gun emplacements, tank and troop j concentrations, ammunition dumps observation posts and other vital targets. I There have also been many un- > pleasant sights, but I won’t tell you about those now. At one time, we had 27 enemy prisoners on , board, but had to send them to another ship which took them back to a prison camp. They didn't look like supermen to me. We also had 29 wounded 1'. S. ; Army Rangers aboard who were brought to us by a small boat from an isolated beach-head, j Their wounds were treated on board, and only one died. Me had been lying wounded on the beach for two days before we could get him aboard, and he was just ; too far gone when he got to us. We have been under attack by 1 enemy planes and glider bombs at I night, and have seen many planes go down in flames. There have also been shell splashes in the water fairly close to us, caused by the enemy firing at ships along the shore, and most of us consid j ed ourselves lucky considering j what we have seen happen to oth This experience has drawn us closer together on the skip, and has shown us what a fine bunch , of ship-mates we have. The Army ; has praised our shooting, and we j ' are very proud of the knowledge ' that we have done a good job. I don't knowr when I will get home, hut I will tell you all about j it when I get there. Give every body my love, and plea.e don’t worry about me. Tour Son, JOHN R. SMITH, T 2jC June 15, 1944 j Hi Ya Fred: Hello to you and all my friends | back there in grand old Cherry : ville. Everything is going swell ! out here in Oklahoma. I have just heard the news on the bombing 1 of Japan. Those planes are really super planes, every inch of them. I have been to Wichita, Kansas twice and I have seen those B-29 in flight as on the ground and j they are just as described, real j flying facts. Sometime ago 1 re ceived the good conduct medal at I one of the graduating reviews j here, and also have received my certificate for parachute mechan ic, a clipping of which you will find enclosed, as it appearel in our field paper. —Following the labor difficulties which resulted when the i;rt|\v ster airplane works began fifing men because a government ' con-, tract was’suddenly cancelled, there has been much talk among Con pressmen about what to fio to prevent temporal,\ unemployment .eh other contracts are terini- , nated. It is teali/eil that as sup I plies of certain war equipment 1 i each the point wltere there are | enough reserves to cover till con tingencies. the government should ■ not ami will not continue to have : unneeded supplies manufactured I ,iu-t to keep men at work, i The p.b\ ions answer is to find 'some way to provide new and nec essary work for the factories in 1 voiced, or to formulate a plan for : shifting men immediately to new jobs where there is a critical need for manpower. I!ut so far m» ! sound method ha-' been Worked Proposals have been made to provide foi dismissal pay out ot ■federal fund- to provide f " men wiiile they aie seeking new jobs, i hut Congress has been very eopl I to this plan.Otie reason seems to be that Congress, annoyed by strikes and difficulties with labor I unions, cannot get much, support I ior proposals made by unions. Aj j though Congress has been "due taut to pass legislation curbing the activities of unions and for bidding strikes, it i- apparent that ' the majority of Congressmen w ill mit give the unions any positive i <1,0 ii 11>\\ ar w men i> vmj; i »-«» ci'Vied i.•:i may not l»»* practical, i is t< 'give priorities. for hint ft) ails ; for civilian good- l.> factories j v :..c! lose their war contracts. I lint because of lift* continued scat- j city of vital materials this could not he done, until war eiders are j much smaller in total' than they ! are today. Before the end of the year, however, if the European i war continues to no favorably, I My address has been changed to 2520th Base l' nit Section B F. A. A. K. Kre.d'rieks. Okla. Well, 1 will he coming in here looking for the Eagle and reading all the ■happenings in and around Cher ry ville. I mix we meet again. ,1. W. knight ! The address of Kgt. Edward 1*. Carpenter is; Sgt. Edward l*. i Carpenter ASX M lUlMlTit'd, Co. A i TSft Amphihian, Ti actor Battal ion, Fort Old. California. BUY BONDS i, is quite possible that many civ ilian items, not made since the war started, will be manufactur ed again. This week, as would be expect ed there is only one subject of discussion here—the political con \ on t ions. The Republicans are most op timistic about what will happen in \o\embei, the chairman of the Republican committee having said on the eve of the convention irt ('hicago that no matter what Ke publican was nominated he would be assured of victory in the elec I he Democrats, however, seem to be equally certain that if Pres ident Roosevelt runs again he will win. Most of them think he has a hotter knowledge of the political stand of the voters of the nation than is available from any poll of public opinion and that lie would probably not run if lie thought there was a chance of defeat. And they feel very certain that he will Following the present recess. Congress will convene again the first of August, but unless there 1 is new and unexpected business ! to be taken up it is probable that another recess for the month of ay list will immediately be voted. With the political battle as close 1 as it appear? to he, Congressmen icf a- much time as possible to | contact their constituents and to "any on election campaigns. Kx •ept f.u emergency legislation, it (ii.ru-ui; to imagine ( iMigirss really nett ing down to business ..vain until November. 'luring the month of dune, how ever, Congress probably estab lished some sort of a record for the amount of legislation enacted. It was undoubtedly one of the bus iest months in Congress since the war began. As a result, the “must" legislation has been acted upon and Congressmen feel that they have the right to use the summer for other purposes. INUiCttSTION .«i«*r>«f from IndifettiMi One Dote Prove* It If tU flu .0*0 of tbU D.emnt-Uatlh* I uftim dix*n l hrln* yoti th# faaUat ud ttnirtu. relUf t-mj fcit* *xp«rl*nr«l mrx) fc to ut *nd rnUBUC UOKff BACK. '•II *n« Uhl at i»tr>* tba itoanrif ijfVt ftcb c u f df *ii—m\tm m4 yg food* m and. 9m ^»WS5S PRESCRIPTIONS FILLED AT Houser Drug Co. WE DEL /V£R PHONE 4771 !?<5 A BIG BARREL-* bul were scraping bottom / Since the ?>Tational Defense program began in 1940, the Bell System telephones in service have increased over 4Mi million. But there’s no more n< w equipment now.The Army and Navy have first call on that. Thai's why we can’t fill civil ian orders as fast as we'd like. As we scrape the bottom of the barrel, we’re trying hard to make what we have do the best possible job by . . . ^ Stretching switchboards to make room tor more lino* and calls. ^ Reconditioning all serviceable facilities and putting them tc use. ^ Recovering facilities quickly when service Is discontinued• Nobody likes to stuud in line. But it’s different when the line forms behind ou> lighting men. Your cooperation is appreciated. Southerii BellTelephoiie rad Telegraph Company INCORPORATED
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