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The Keesler field news., 1941-10-08

Old
Tells One

The mes serecani glanced g9ef
hA shoulder ai the men carrying
huge alligator gar oser h.f
rhouldef lie apat ln the dust and
turned p tie Old cook
"rd be banged before ID R8fk
30 herd - 81 did. Three daYs e
took him. aHd BE comes 1p win
m.nnoV Ike that
The I'D cook sIpped nesll1 from
spoonful ~ gravy iHen TURNED
one Waierg gray eye at the sef-
gcani How'd yuh kcieh 'em7
The aerfeaui rkcd numb
% the refreshing ,.th lie muft
have caught fRenty before be COL
one thai size Sow I'D do i Ike
this
I'D make me a running moose
from spfinzY brass wire and At
the base Of this I'd tie the bait.
The other end Of the wire d tie 70
an empty gasoline tank and throw
the whole Thing Ia the bay When
the gar hits the bait it'ii pull the
MOOSE tight around iis snout and
the harder I, pulled the tighter the
moose would get. The empty can
would Reep NJ afloat and Id
pick him up any old lime ! could
have ten Of these iasso traps aud
the gars would catch themselves
white sat on shore and waited
I'd have me big gat IN no lime.
The old cook shifted and eyed
The sergeant eoldly
Mostly. your idcc mells bad
he said. Il remember once IN Mis-
our where come from Ne had
a lot of Fan thet WIZ geliIn
mighty peskY Why th' OF cbanncl
below th town WIZ 20 crowded
,hct ih boats Wuz slowed down
Well. sir. ol' Colonel Hatcher
wut fnolin' aroun with ele 'tricits
az IN time an me and him we
thought up IN idee II would hc
good 10 elc'trocool tn gar Yes,
sir Twas like this;
"We put Ia 2o0-voli gen'ra-
tor on q barge an fixed # up With
q seine 20 feet long. We hung this
up FOR ard in about three inches
of wafer sautc M gar while
ccdln' Al night swim near tn
top Tn wirin Wuz fixed to tn
back Of th seine frame Wilh ele'
irodcs 4 feet apart, dolIperin'
charge Of 80 ampcers We hung up
a bright headlight on III barge to
blind tn Rars go's they wouldn'
escape Then we let ih juice on
and Il sure Wuz 2 holy show TIL
clc'trocuoied garfish made III wa
ter boil like m inside OF a G !
can after chow. They bfok
through ih' seine, they jumped
over II, or turned an ouirun IN
barge after hltlin M net or Col
onel Hatcher gave EN- more jooce
when he saw he wuz iosin' so
many. an they stlficned out SOS
we could empty IN net ev'ry time
u got full We caught so many IN
barge almost ioundered
well, sir, We measured these
par all through IN next day an
had about IS gator gar we'll over
feet long"
The old cook looked soberly at
he shocked mess sergeant.
"y'know. we never had any rar
thct biz round home ANYMORE,
he added reminisccntly. "Ihe Col
oncl accidcntly left tn looce ON
an those gar went clean down
into tn delta. They wug tn grand
daddics OF those yuh got here In
tn Back Bay."
Editors note, Readers who
doubt the truth of this story will
be given one dollar II they furnish
proof Of It's error. accompanying
their letter with a scale rom a
gar mentioned In this stofyl
The Keesler field news., 1941-10-08
395th School
Squadron

A number OF the boys OF the
395th School Squadron are enjoy
ing vacations in the different
parts OF the country. Those on
l5-day furloughs are Pyts. Irving
Bloom and Reynold Fl. Ulick. who
are visiting at Brooklyn, N. Y.
and Pfc. Howard V. McCracken.
who is visiting his parents and
friends at Murrayville. III.
Pvt. Frederick J. Bostock has
left for Fort Benning, Ga. to at
tend the Army School for Cooks
and Bakers.-By Sgt. George v.
Urda.
The Keesler field news., 1941-10-08
Seven Classes of
Air Force Planes

Broad classification OF the Army
Air Force airplanes are. Training
planes, observation transport. La
ison lniereeptor. fighter, bomb
ardment sirplanes and dive bomb
crS.
The Keesler field news., 1941-10-08
4l5th School
Squadron

Organized on Sept 10, the listh
School Squadron is one OF the
youngest units at Keesler Field.
There are only 36 men in the out
lit now but watch II grow. Be-
fore long the 4f5th will have its
full quota OF 1000 men. all in good
standing. The squadron is still
auartered in tents but the men
don't seem to mind roughing il for
a little longer.
lst. 1t. William r. Barth is the
very capable commanding officer.
The Boss, as he is sometimes re-
ferred to by his men. is 80 years
old. Don't let his few gray hairs
fool you. for he got them worrying
about his iien and organizing the
squadron.
TALLEST ON FIELD
Standing s feet, inches, 1t
Barth is the tallests commissioned
officer at this station. He attended
Dayton university at Dayton, o..
and il was there that he received
his military training. He was
graduated in 1884 and was COM
missioned End Lieutenant Of
in antry. 1t. Barth- was called to
active duty July 7. He was sta
toned at Chanuie Field, H., for
six weeks before being transfer
red to Keesler Field. 1t Barth is
married and makes his home in
Gulfport.
Private James A. Hurren.
The Keesler field news., 1941-10-08
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BILOXI PHONE I67
PHONE B7
BILOXI

The Home of Stetson and Byron
Hats, Hickok Belts, Suspenders,
Arrow and Van teusen and Tulane
Shirts, Otis and Hanes Undershirts
and Shorts, Tulane Khaki Pants and
Shirts, Mems Pajamas, Mems and
Young Mems Clothing, Van
Heusen Sport Shirts and Mems and
Young Mems New Fall Pants.
SHOP HERE AND SAVES. vlGNEs AND SON
The Keesler field news., 1941-10-08
TALLEsT ON FIELD

Private James A. Hurren.
The Keesler field news., 1941-10-08

BY Pfc. Richard Werner.
The Keesler field news., 1941-10-08

fred J. Mailleiie.
The Keesler field news., 1941-10-08

Clarence Kappus.
The Keesler field news., 1941-10-08

Afford.
Evening star., 1941-12-29

Russia rather than Britain, Mr..
Curtin said:
"It doesn't mean what Mr.. Hughes
says. Australia, as an integral part
Of the empire, Is facing strategical
problems of It's own defense with
sheer realism.
Preservation Of Australia.
"It is useless to imagine that with
out a definite plan and without
cohesion between the United States,
Russia, China, the Netherlands,
Britain and Australia in relation to
problems in the Pacific the dangers
facing Australia can be averted.
Il am sure Mr.. Hughes acknowl-
Evening star., 1941-12-29

which the linked powers Of hell can
not prevail"
In accordance with President
Roosevelt's request, Bishop Freeman
announced, there will be a solemn
service of prayer in Washington
Cathedral at HAS pm. New Year
eve.
Among the carols sung by the
Cathedral choir, under the direction
of Paul Galloway, organist and
choirmaster, was an old English
carol, The Stork," said to have
been found written on the fly leaves
OF a prayer book belonging to King
Evening star., 1941-12-29
Restrictions on Tires
May Reduce Gasoline
Consumption by 35%
Expected to Delay Need
For Direct Rutioninq
Of Motor Fuel
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
A IS per cent reduction in the Ma
tons 1912 civilian gasoline con-
sumption was considered likely to-
day by Government petroleum ex-
perts because of new restrictions
making it impossible for the ordi-
nary motorist to obtain new tires
or inner tubes for his car.
The effect of these regulations,
these officials believed. would be to
make motorists use their cars less
to conserve their tires for necessary
motoring and emergencies. Gasoline
consumption accordingly would be
sharply reduced.
The same quarters considered that
the rubber conservation program
might delay the need of direct con-
sumner rationing of motor fuel, in
event the war effort ties up the ex-
tenSive transportation facilities used
to distribute some 27,200, 900 900 gal
Ions Of gasoline annually through
out the country.
Rationing System Prepared.
At the direction of Secretary OF
Interior Ickes, the petroleum CO.
ordinator, a consumer gasoline ra-
tioning system has been prepared
for use if an emergency demands
such action. Its details have not
been revealed.
The petroleum coordination Office
has become particularly alert to the
transportation ot Oil since the
United States entered the war, in
view of a possibility substantial
portion of the great fleet of oil
tankers now supplying the coastal
areas might be needed to fuel the
forces fighting in the Pacific.
Petroleum supply in the United
States, which possesses great re-
sources Of oil, is principally matter
Of transportation.
Stocks Above Last Year.
On the transfer last summer Of 80
to 100 tankers to the British, the
petroleum co-ordinator ordered
rationing of gasoline for service sta
tions in the East.
These restrictions were lifted when
the British reported their oil supply
situation had been relieved and
agreed to return some of the tankers.
AS to the East Coast supply situa-
ton, the petroleum coordination
Office said stocks on December 20
amounted to 81, ,564 900 barrels Cin-
cluding crude oil, gasoline, light
heating Oil and heavy fuel oiD, or
& o26 0O0 barrels ahove the San,e 6ate
last year.
Evening star., 1941-12-29
Australia PLANNING
Tremendous Boost
In Aircraft Output
Program Is Expected
To Take FinuI Shape
At Meeting Tomorrow
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CANBERRA, Australia, Dec. %
The Australian war cabinet is COM
pleting a plan for tremendous ex-
pansion of the Commemorative air
craft production effort which will
revolutionize the aircraft industry,
it was announced here today.
The plan is expected to take final
shape in a war cabinet session to-
morrow. 1t calls for consolidation Of
operations of all aircraft producing
agencies, including the Common
wealth Aircraft Corp. and the Air
craft Production Commission.
Prime Minister John Curtin de-
clared he was determined that Aus
tralia should merit the powerful as
sistance Of her friends in the Pacific
by making a powerful effort to help
herself.
The Prime Minister, replying to
critics of his look to America"
statement. declared that his sole
purpose was to preserve Australia
Evening star., 1941-12-29

Is q part Of the British common
wealth"
Mr.. Curtin asserted that critics
had misinterpreted an article he
wrote Saturday for the Melbourne
Herald in which, discussing Aus
tralias viewpoint on the war, he
said:
'I make it clear that Australia
looks to America free from any
pangs about our traditional links of
friendship to Britain"
Replying to statement by Deputy
Opposition Leader w. M. Hughes
that his article meant Australia
should look for aid to America and
Evening star., 1941-12-29
Mrs. Roosevelt Visits
Week-0Id Grandson
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 29.-Mrs
Franklin D. Roosevelt paid a hur-
ried visit to her week-old grandson
here yesterday and reported the
baby and its mother, Mrs. Franklin
D. Roosevelt, jr., were doing just
fine"
Unannounced. Mrs Roosevelt flew
here from Washington early in the
morning and spent about an hour
with her daughter-in-law and
grandson at Lying In Hospital,
where the baby was born last Sun
day. s
No name has been announced yet
for the boy, second son of Franklin
D., jr., and the former Ethel dupont,
but the child's maternal grand
mother, Mrs. Eugene dupont, limited
last week he may be christened
Eugene dupont Roosevelt. The baby s
father is on duty with the United
States Navy somewhere in the
Atlantic
The Roosevelts' first son, Franklin
D., Sd, is 31a years old.
Evening star., 1941-12-29
Powers Of He'll Cannot
Prevail Freeman SAYS

The Right Rev. James E. Free
man, Bishop of Washington, in his
greetings to a large congregation at
the service of evensong and carols
in Washington Cathedral yesterday
declared that God is calling Amer
lea to her knees as a new year
dawns."
From its knees America and her
Allies will rise to such greatness as
she has never known and against
Evening star., 1941-12-29

edges that the preservation Of Aus
tralia Is vital"
The Sydney Herald, meanwhile,
described Mr.. Curtins Saturday
statement as "deplorable and damag-
ing to Australia's reputation"
The Sydney Telegraph, on the
other hand, applauded Mr.. Curtin S
attitude as realistic.
Evening star., 1941-12-29
Cuts Courses at Meals

King Farouk of Egypt will set an
example to his subjects by reducing
all meals at the Royal Palace to
three courses, and at ofdcial BAN
quets six courses will be served
instead of 10.
Evening star., 1941-12-29
Accident Risk Quoted

Persons S. years and older have
the highest accident rate and chill
dren, 5-14 years, the lowest group
rate.
Evening star., 1941-12-29

Edward VI Of England. Carols
written in different periods featured
the program.
The Valley settler. (Palmer, Alaska) 1937-195?, 1941-04-04

GREETINGS FR0lI TIE ESTEILES
In many respe cts, it is With
genuine regret that | am leaving
the 1xtensi on Service, in The
Matanuska Valley, and I take this
opportunity to express ny app re-
citation for the Friendships
have made and the cooperation re-
ceivod during the three years
spent in the Valley, RS. Zstelle
and wish you all much success.
Yours truly,
Howard Estclle
The Valley settler. (Palmer, Alaska) 1937-195?, 1941-04-04

UNITED PROTESTANT CHURCH
Announces
Palm Sunday Service l1:OO 4. L.
Sunday School lO:l5 A. hi.
Christian Endoavor 1880 at
the Monaghan home.
Special Castor llusic 500 Pm.
Gas ter Sunday.
IN Friday evening Of Passion
week the Church Council Will moot
at the homo Of llr. and Mos. He'll
li1ler.
The claims Of Christ and the
claims Of the vn I'D are IN direct
and fierce conflict today. As cit
izons Of q Chris ian Conn oQwealth
We should be thorough in II at
tention to porsQn Of Christ end
his teaching. he United lrotest-
ant Church gives Q Special i11vit-
alton to Oh and all { or ain
Sunday and Castor Sunday morning
and the Special iiusical lester
Sunday Eve.
BAKE SAIL
On Saturday April IL tho Lad-
les Aid OF the Unitod Prot tant
Church Will hold Bake s. lo at
the Trading ost. You CO buy
.our DESSERT fo1' your E:2> :, dinner
IOn tn G Ladies. Ontrib1' t. Orls
can be brought in on I'riGfy even
ing whom you como to the chow.
Thank you.
ST. JOINTS LUTHERAN G URCH
Woodrow hurtll, Pastor
Sunday School at 1880 A. i.
Services on food Friday at
500 !. /. vi tn the colob1 ati on
Of Holy Communion. all m3.lb5rs
Who wish to receive tho $. rumont
arc asked 20 announce tho L intont-
tions to the pas tor bofor the SER
vice.
"This do yo in remembrance
The Valley settler. (Palmer, Alaska) 1937-195?, 1941-04-04
SEVENTH GRADE, DE8A7

SEVENTH GRADE DEBATE ON CITY
GQV7R7I
The Seventh Grade had q de-
bate on three t=pos Of city gov
e1rllnont: Comm s 81 on, 2=ayor cou-
neil ard Manager. The debate last
cd four days. en- the fourth
day tire judges decided two to one
that tho city meneEer group put
up the best ergunen ts.
The debate was carri Cd out
in open forum method. Ted Pfeiff
acted as chat imam.
The group viii CHI defended the
Manager type were: Ralph Warner,
Ralph Horton and JalmaI Ko rtulla.
The two who stood up for the Mayor
Council Wero: jim Eermon and Allan
Linn; Don Hans on, Charles omI tn,
LaVoleno Hanon, lorraine Johns on,
Caroline Johns on and Ailoen Fonno
argued for the oor1r ssh on type Of
City government. The judges wore:
Barbara McAllis ter, Evelyn ochoibl
ard Darbeo LOSING. 'o had throo
visitors from other Civics classes
Myrtis gill from the US. History
elias and Glenn GcNooso and OAR
roll IIcKo chnic from tho eight
grade class.
Jalrlar llortul-a e
Charles tSni tn
The Valley settler. (Palmer, Alaska) 1937-195?, 1941-04-04

FAlI ILluI "UIIIA
lLany requests arc received
from patio is entering the hos
pital or inf or,nati on regarding
pers ons wishing part inc house
work. Those who arc available
for this servi &C please loavo
names at the hospital office.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-17
People 10 Pay
Who Haven t,
u. ). Says
BY WILLIAM 5. NEAL
Inn NeMs serNice stah Correspondent

Init News service STAN Correspondent
WASHINGTON, April IL
With the announced policy of tax
ing people who haven't paid any
thing up TO this time the
administration today submitted a
new revenue program to congress
sional leaders calling for a So, 800
100000 increase in federal levies.
The request would bring the to-
tai estimated tax burden for the
next year to S12,66700o,0OO.
Secretary of the Treasury Nor
genthau. with the approval OF
President Roosevelt. announced
the administrations detectives
after comforting with Democratic
and Republican leaders of Con
gress. Morgenthau said that the
President would explain the pro.
gram to the American public some
time in the near future
What kind of taxes will be
levied TO raise the new revenue
was not revealed.
Morgenthau himself refused "a
give details of how the new taxes
would be raised, but said it was
his object TO have every one pay
one-third more in taxes in 1941
than they did in the current year
Morgenthau said the tax pro,
gram undoubtedly would reach
people who haven't paid anything
up to this time indicating that
the tax base would be further
lowered below the present $500
exemption for single persons anc
$1,000 for married persons.
Mergehthau reiterated that it i
the administration policy approved
by congressional leaders. 10 rails,
money for defense, two-thirds b,
taxes and one-third by borrowing
He said that minority leaders o
Congress. including Senator Van
denberg (R) of Michigan and Rep
resentatives Treadway, Massachu
sets. and Crowthers, New York
had approved both the taxing prin
ciple and the amount to be raised
Morgenthau explained that dur
ing the 1912 fiscal year estimated
expenditures of the federal gov
eminent totaled S19,000.00O.00O
Anticipated revenues 10 date ind
cate total receipts Of S9,223,000.
600.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-17
BY KENNETH DOWNS
international News Service stan Correspondent

international Service STAFF Correspondent
LISBON April III have just from France, where l
spent weeks. During kept the
traYed throughout unoccuped France from the hungry
Pyrepees region to the unreal capital of Vchy.
vastly overcrowded cities Of Marsees
Lyons respondent she rich Riviera
because l could make of the anomalies and
contradictions OF unoccuped France took the underground
through entangmens and German patrols
the forbidden of occupied France spending five days
in a Paris / no longer knew.
The whole experience had dreamike quality Of
reality difficult down clearly the things
tragic change France and the French
is so great that must to be realized
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-17
= Wilcox Denies All
Ex-SherH Testifes He Never Hired Gun Pines or
Anybody Else Graft Collector

Former Sheriff Thomas {. Will
cox took the stand in his own de-
Tense at the county graft con-
spiracy trial today and emphati-
cally denied that he ever arranged
for collection of graft by his office.
His attorney. George S. Fitz-
gerald. asked him y
"Did you ever make deal
with Gus Pines TO be a collector
OF graft?"
pines has testified that he col
lected $4,000 graft money for the
office.)
II did not" said Wilcox,
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-17

did you ever make a deal
whereby you were 10 receive any
graft money!"
II did not" repeated Wilcox.
Did you know any of these
men here before you were
arrested" asked Fitzgerald.
There are "a other defendants
in the trial. including several
gamblers and handbook
81 knew Mr.. McCrea, OF
course" said Wilcox. land Carl
Continued on Page FiVeD
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-17

Science Speeding Up Evolution
TO Grow Finer Foods. Short Cuts
That Bridge Years of Growth.
Remove Wrinkles from Toma-
toes, Strsighten Out Cucumbers
and Give Plenty Treatment and
More Nitamins to Almost Any
Garden Products. Don't Miss
Popular Science Article in The
American Weekly. the Magazine
Distributed With Next Sundays
Issue of The Detroit Sunday
Times.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-17
TAX ALL 80 PCT. MORE
Axis Spy
Seized i'm
Arms Plot
BY KINGsBURY SMITH
!nrl N.r. s.t,,e. san oerrs.pena.n.

WASHINGTON. April 17-Tne
American government has folled
an attempt by an Axis agent to
pUrdn Oue or 11le most VdiUdDTF
military secrets OF the United
States Army. it was learned today
The secret sought concerns the
explosive for cartridges and shells
that is now being manufactured
for the American Army
Methods used by The foreign
agent and the circumstances winch
led 90 ms apprehension by the
FBl make the affair as exciting
as fiction thriller.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-17
ASSAULT IN WAVES

Fiercest clashes between the op-
posing armies were reported IN
the regions about SiatiSta. Ora
Vena and kalumbka
Between Gravena and kalamka.
German troops launched one as
-Sault after another. each in turn
recoiling from deadly FIRE concen-
trated on the attacking ranks by
the allied defenders. military adj
vices reaching Athens said.
Despite the violent and suS-
tanned assaults, however. the de-
Tense line was said to be holding
firm, with no gap yet pierced that
would permit a southeastern surge
of the highly mobile panzer units
The repeated German thrustS at
the Allied defense lines followed
earlier attacks in western Mace
donia into the upper valley OF the
Haliakmon (krivitsa) River.
Latest military dispatches Il
Athens stated that Greek troops
defending that sector were bear
ing the brunt of the new Nazi
assault.
British forces. it was claimed
.repulsed German mechanical
columns on the eastern wing of the
Anglo-Greek defense line. y
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-17

For the first time since the French and Indian
of American colonial days, France and America
are tDorking opposite sides in
There is feeling in French circles that
France and the United States may eUen become oppos
ing beliigerents in the present conflict.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-17
NNVItIHbsu UH 4NtNt fdgF, tUf. ID
$4,000, 900 in Gold
Purchased by u. 5.

WASHINCTON.-rA pri1 IT,.
INSTITUTED States purchase a
Sl32 100000 worth of raw gold.
produced in South Africa. was
disclosed today by treasury DE-
partment announcement that the
gold had arrived in New York for
delivery to the United States
assay Office there.
The gold was purchased from
the British treasury with funds
from the United States treasury
stSbilizstion fund.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-17
Tigers Promised
Clear Skies Here

With no rain predicted for today
by the weather bureau, baseball
fans can hope for the best to-
morrow, when the Tigers open the
home season at Briggs Stadium.
The forecast is clearing today.
fair tonight. partly cloudy and
warmer Friday"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-17
HE'S POWER-MAD

Darlan has become power
mad and will drag the French
fleet into the war against Eng
land if he can manage it, ac-
cording to sober opinion in both
Vichy and Paris. He is as much
Germany's man as Laval is, but
is even more dangerous because
of his direct command of the
fleet and because he enjoys a
better position in the opinion of
the French public than the
hated Laval.
The public still thinks Of Dar-
Ian as a career navy man, not
as a violently ambitious poll
tician. 1t is not yet aware OF
his game.
Around the first of the year
Darlan had a secret meeting
with Hitler in the north Of
France, details of which have
never been published.
Although official sources deny
this, l learned from an abso-
lutely reliable authority that
Hitler at that time gave Darlan
written memorandum. The
memorandum was purported to
have said, in effect:
1--WE have not the slightest
interest in the internal poll
tics of France. We are at the
moment concerned with much
more important things. But.
we are interested in the role
France will have to play in
the new order at the c0nclu-
sion of the war.
"WE'LL WATCH YOU"
and we shall be watching
with interest how she, in the
meantime, feeds her popula-
ton, manages her feet and
her colonies, and keeps her
sea lines open. Upon the way
in which she discharges these
responsibilities of a sovereign
state, will we judge her posi-
ton and rights after the war"
The implication was clear.
The admiral came back to Vichy
full of beans and spinach. He