The chronicle-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1920-1941, 1940-09-13
CONGRESSMAN COLMER
Is APPRECIATIyE OF
OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE
Expresses His Thanks To Peasls OF sixth District FOR nAei,
Contnned Coafidencs In Him Durinx
nes< Trouhous Timss

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cratic ngratnee ~ Representative a
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sxpTe1s ms apirecsAttnn fer tznis
couuHsed oppcrtuatiy iR asFz3ce h
ire Halls a CunErra ana tex fhh
further exprcx1un 81 eEnfl1Nnce b
hlza during usew times Of pern
A world War veteran hszsseH
Congressman Conner years arc faF9-
IA and foretotd the Necessity guw
this country 10 prepare Ter nation
81 defsnse Ee helteses hat Ia
road % peace les atung the Path
o. preparedness RE sAys that the
best Insurance. policy fbss fh1x coxan-
III can have against beinE brcuxns
into > EuFopcan war Is q modern
army ard navy powerful enough 10
command the respect Of aise Euro-
pean var iordR Mr.. Colzner SAYS
that. while IL Is true that such q
war machine may nevsF D. needed
and he hopes that tt wunI-so
need il and not have ft woaia be
fetal He Is recognized Is ere 81
the leaders In President R~nuaesestx
preparedness program
In the comparatively brief kima
that Bill Colmer has been n Con-
gresS. he has gained the respect
and condolences. mot ealy a hts
people At home. but Of his colleagues
and the Nations leaders Two
years ago the Democratic Admins
uatton in power sienslly honored
him by placing him upon the ALL
powerful Rnies Committee az the
House This Committee Is the right
hand OF the Administration All
important legislation from every
other committee Of the House must
secure the approval Of the Rules
Committee before IL can be con-
sidered on the floor Of the House
On this Committee with Congress-
man Coimer are sone Of the best
known figures a the country. such
as Martin Dies. Of Texas. Elxrene
Cox. Of Georgia: and Hamilton Fish.
Of New York. Incidentally. Mr..
ColfneF Is the first mar from Mis-
sissippl TO be honored by . place
on this COMMITTEES in more than
twenty-five years
II is highly gratifying 20 the pea-
pie Of South MiSsissippl 20 realize.
IN these perfious times to the coun-
try and 70 the world. that they
have IN Mr.. colmer q Representa-
tive who is trained b. experience.
familiar from long study with world
conditions. and patriotieaIlv giving
his best talents to the important
position which he holds.
Mr.. Colmer's statement follows
To The People OF The Sixth Con-
grasSionai District OF Mississippi
By your ~sufferance I have repre-
scented you In the American Con-
gress for the past four years. You
nov gracloualy renominated me.
without opposition, for another two
year term The past eight years
have been fun ones The country
has been waging a war against the
economic problems Of the world As
q good soldier IN the Democratic
Party / have done by best To meet
those problems. Nov the country
Is busily engaged In waginR a war
Of military preparedness in order
70 prevent q bloody war OF aggres-
sion against this. the greatest OF all
democracies. / am duly apprecla-
tive Of the grave responsibilities
resting upon me as your represen-
tative during these days Of danger
to country. when all Of on ideals
Of government. our free institutions,
and our very liberty itself are
threatened: and I am deeply CRATE
fm for the confidence you have
repoSed in me I humbly ask for
your cooperation. your help, and
your counsel In meeting the prob
lens that confront US.
Sincerely yours.
BILL COLMER.