The Lexington advertiser., 1940-01-11
Current Comment
BY HENRY WILLIS


politics Must Not Be Allowed in the
Armv--or National Guard. Dumb put
bootlickinQ officers cannot be given
preferment over efficient higher RANK
inc officers who have neglected the
bootolicking arts. Merit alone must
control advancement in rank. Such mas
been the case for the last five state
administrations and the Mississippi
National Guard ranks with the best IN
the Union in efficiency. discipline
readiness for duty; is comparatively
well EQUIPPED and has attracted line
class Of men as officers and in the
ranks. And the Regular Army is seri-
ousliy considering the use of the Camp
Shelby base and the DeSoto Nationai
Forest areas for maneuver grounds.
Several divisions Of soldiers would
brine--and leave--a lot of money in the
area they occupy and the states are
are using every means to secure the
troops for maneuvers. There is never
any room for vicious politics IN the
Guard. vindictive "brass hat may
harm the Guard. He can't harm the
object of his spite.
Jackson Day Dinners are being held
tonight (8th) all over the country at
q cost to participants Of $1,000 to
$4,000 a plate. The proceeds go into
the Democratic Party's Treasury to pay
off any remainder of debt and start a
fund for the coming Presidential Cam
paign. II is interesting to note that the
first Jackson Day Dinner was held dur
ing the lifetime of hard-headed, Can
tankerous, irritating, but thoroughly
honest and able "Old Hickory" and was
for the purpose of--what do you sup
pose? Celebrating the cancellation OF
the last bond the Nation owed-tise
freeing of the Nation from any debt
whatsoever. Weren't those old codgers
Just too simple for words! Incidentally,
ian. 9Th is the anniversary of the Bat
tie of New Orleans QS15) fought after
the close of the war of 1912, the Peace
Treaty having been signed some two
weeks previously. II was the only un-
disputed major land victory we won in
that war.
"Germans Jailed for Listening to un-
authorized broadcast" says recent
headline. The same is true OF RUSSIA.
Proud we may well be that we live IN
the u. S. A. where one may listen TO
any broadcast--even though some are
meant to be subversive Of the very
principles that permit the inimical
broadcasts. But may we not be TOO
"liberal-" A convention of the National
Youth Administration (Which is not in
the least Communistic. for Mrs. Roose-
velt saws it isn't) refused, by very
large majority, to condemn the Soviet
invasion of Finland and they use the
air a lot. this N. Y. A. A Harvard man,
selected by Mrs. Secretary Of Labor
Perkins. "finds" that the alien west
coast aQitator Bridges is not COM
munist though there was plenty OF
direct testimony to that effect. 30
Rridpes will continue his trouble making
for the rest of this Administration, at
least. Also the "boring from within
characteristic of communistic method
by number of higher ups Will go on
thru MANY subversive radio programs
All with a view to making us conform
to the pattern to be set for US. DO you
listen to the peoples Forum" some
times?
Miss Lizzie Connelly's Many Friends
are pleased to hear that she is making
nice recovery from recent illness
and that in due course her pleasing
presence will re-appear at the post Of
flee "Stamp" and parcel Post" windows
rs fortunate that a we'll staffed hos
pital with a we'll equipped laboratory
right at home is able to find and
in an qarly stage,
Increase Wild Life by avoiding need
less burning over of cover areas. Ground
nesting game and song birds as well as
rabbits and coons and foxes cannot live
on black, burnt-over lands. Birds that
nest on the ground or in bushes close
to the ground, as many game and song
birds do, are driven away by grass and
brush fires. Further, the food as well
as cover is burned leaving the wiio
things to be driven away or starved tt
death or weakened by lack of food until
they fall easy prey to natural enemies
Most Of us want to hunt and many o.
us like to have birds in the woods. Fire
is probably the worst enemy of wiit
life-not to mention the damage to tim
Der, to land, to streams.
State Game Warden h. III. Dgg
thinks this "Game Warden's Lament
clipped from the Game and Fish Con
mission Bulletin sums up pretty we
some of the troubles wardens have. In
Warden's intention is to provide Y
with more and better hunting and fisi
ing. If he can have our cooperate
he can bring that about much soone
Game Warden's Lament
By Gilbert Russell Brackett
If the game warden asks to see yo'
license, he's insulting.
If he takes your word for having on