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Evening star., 1942-07-19
Monument to ROOsevelt's
Architectural Talent

reau of Yards and Docks in consulta-
tion with medical oficers-but with Mr..
Roosevelt keeping personal eye on
their progress. The magnitude Of the
job can be appreciated from the fact
that more than $4,000 yards of blue
print paper were required.
The whole structure is made of new
type Of concrete panels made of white
quartz crushed and cast in sand of the
same quartz material The skyscraper
tower rises 27O feet above the open
fields and scattered Maryland farm
houses. White wings, making possible
the angel analogy, stretch more than
$50 feet on each side.
From the fifth to the 18th floors. far
above the dust and contamination even
Of the green countryside, the entire tower
is given over to patients. The two top
floors are solariums.
Great Medical Center
But this realized dream OF the Presi-
dent is intended to be far more than a
hospital, for which it is well adapted, al
though various details may remain to be
worked out 1t is scheduled to become
one Of the great medical centers Of the
world. Washington during the past dec
ade has been taking over the places Of
Vienna and Paris as the focal point Of
world medicine and world healing. Much
of the development of the future will
revolve around this high tower of sur
cease of pain, shining white in the sun.
One of the great assets as a medical
research center is unique library with
a large number of 17th and 18th century
technical books such as could be con-
suited nowhere else in the world. Eventu-
ally the "skyscraper" will rise from a
pleasant park setting surrounded by
oaks, elms, sycamores and magnolias.
When Mr.. Roosevelt was actively plan
ming the tower of mercy the Nation
was at peace, although war clouds were
rising in Europe and much Of medical
research was shifting to the shores of the
New World But even with the burdens
of war now on his shoulders, say naval
officers, the hospital still is "his baby"
and he keeps constant eye on its de-
velopment.
Evening star., 1942-07-19

Dorothy Chaplin of Richmond,
Va, takes over the tank CON-
n1dnder's position and signals
for the tank cre1D to get under
Udv for a test at the Arn1y's
aberdeen (Md.) proUing
grounds, 1Dhere Won1en haze
replaced men In testing tanks,
guns, trucks and other 1Dar
material. n p,oto
BY Ruth Cowan,
Wild. World.
ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md.
The general. the colonel who dared to
pioneer and the privates here are BEAM
ing with pride these days at the-well,
"s1rprisine success" of their latest and
quite radical wartime experiment.
Along with testing the quality OF war
materials, they have tried out women
farm girls, mattresses, secretaries. mothers
and grandmothers-on the test hrlng
line, in machine shops, in tanks, IN
laboratories-and the result is admitted
ly beyond expectation.
After a three month trial, high rank
ing Army officers, a group noted Tor
caution, believe they have exploded the
traditional theory of the Little Woman"
as a gun-shy little dear who just can't
figure out anything mechanical.
What a Jolt it would be to Caesar,
NAPOLEON, washington, Grant and Lee
A pretty Ohio woman who not long
ago ran her own dress shop now bosslng
a three-girl anti-aircraft crew; an l8-
year-old red-headed girl running Is
ton crane; a girl just out Of high school
calmly loading howitzer; waitress OF
Evening star., 1942-07-19
By Florence S. Bergman.

What do young Americans in the
armed forces think about their present
situations? What are their moods their
attitudes, their hopes for the future?
Relatives and friends know, who receive
their letters and visits; but citizens with
out sons. brothers, husbands or close
friends in the services, may often wonder.
A revelation of these young mems
thoughts and feelings is af1orded by
the exhibition of Art Of the Armed
Forces" which opened July at the
National Gallery of Art When approx
imately 1900 young artists now in the
Army, Navy, Air Corps, Marine corps
and Coast Guard, sent paintings and
drawings to Life magazine last spring,
as entries in its competition Tor men Oh
the armed forces, large proportion OF
them wrote explanations on the backs
of their works. These notes constitute
a cross-section of the opinions OF the
services personnel, and testify to the
correctness of opinions frequently voiced,
that our present armed forces are COM
posed of the most intelligent and best
fight for their country.
Their opinions and explanations reveal
among other things. that they are prl-
marily individuals. There is not hlnt
of mass mind or outlook such as
the Young Nazi hordes seem to possess.
The young Americans reveal themselves
ss keenly observant, humorous, sentl-
mental, poetic, idealistic in many m
stances profoundly aware of the reasons
for fighting. The most surprising char
scteristic is a meditative tendency, which
appears frequently in the explanatory
notes. The general public is to be given
an opportunity to read them, when the
exhibition closes at the National Gallery
and starts on Nationwide circuit under
the auspices of the American Federation
of Arts. Each work will be labeled with
the artists note.
That paintings and drawings should
relate to scenes and events connected
with the artists experiences while on
active duty with the services, was the
only condition of the contest as to sub
iect matter. The majority of works on
view are hence illustrative OF camps,
maneuvers the surrounding country, and
the BOYS recreation hours.
Spirit of Marching Men
Technical Sergt. James A. Ernst, now
stationed at the Army War College here,
made his two drawings during the large
scale war games in the Carolinas last
autumn. "'On the March shows the
infantry weary after long hours on the
hoof moving forward to take battle posi-
tions," he explained. Il marched with
these men all the way and knew exactly
how they felt, after we had gone some
II miles" Seret. Ernst was also involved
In The Forward Push" an onslaught
against enemy positions" He claims to
Evening star., 1942-07-19
Women Workers Pass Test at Proving Ground

Hmm" said the Army bit doubtful.
but they let her try it.
Love the Work
AS she related how she loved the
work" the shop foreman called her. Up
the ladder to the cab went Mickey. She
brought the big overhead crane, its bell
changing a warning. down the room and
into position to reach down and hook
q heavy gun part resting on = table.
The man who waved her directions
seemed unconcerned that 1t was a girl
in the cab.
When the girls were put on the force
there was some masculine grumbling and
wise cracking. but now the women are
accepted as just another hand on the
lob "A movie star in sweater could
go by and she wouldn't get second
look" commented one Army offlcer.
Gen. Harris commented that the
women are taking the work very serious
". They really have surprised u.s." he
continued. "On some jobs they are
proving better than men. I am amazed
at the speed and intelligence of women
in learning the work. They are doing
fine work"
From the various officers 1t was learned
that women do especially well the routine
small jobs on which man tires or gets
bored more quickly. Women are adept at
cleaning up tanks and guns. But who
has been doing the housekeeping for
generations?
Women have proven excellent in put
ing into shell cases the this-and-that
that makes it 60 off. But then women
have been the main bakers Of pies and
cakes. The Army has no fear that
women will put in an extra pinch ''just
to see what happens
Women have high regard for safety
regulations, too, and so far, Army officers
say, have had no accidents.
Good Tank Drivers
Any man who complains about women
drivers should see the girls make tank
turn neat corner.
It has been found that women can
do we'll all kinds of jobs if the work is
not too heavy. Army officers said they
were watchful to see that women do not
overlift. Not all, for example, can toss
a 65-pound shell around like Mrs.
Elizabeth Jones Of Baltimore.
She, the wife of man IN the
merchant marine, and two other Mary
land women, Mrs. Florence Wockenfuss
of Baltimore and Mrs. Viola Testerman
of Pilesville, compose a shell-packing
team whose combined weight is .68l
pounds.
The women are civil service employees.
They are paid the same wages as the
man whose job they take over. Training
classes are open to them. An effort is
made to rotate the girls so they will
learn several phases of job. A girl
may be part OF gun-crew on the firing
line one day and the next day assigned
to clean the barrels.
Also as far as possible the girls are
getting a chance on the type of job
they think they would like. One girl
bored on a routine inside job was asked
what she wanted to do. She wanted to
be trouble shooter on an electrical
line-and that's what she is and q
good one.
AS for clothes, the girls are required
to wear work clothes-overall, slacks
low-heeled shoes. There's no ban on
lipstick, rouge or tinted fngernails. The
stocking shortage doesn't bother them
They 60 without or wear socks.
"Slacks?" unused an Army officer
Don't say our girls wear slacks. They
wear pants. They are as good as the
men,"
Evening star., 1942-07-19

ammunition cart-a bike with low
two-wheel cart in front-loaded with
charge of powder whistling as she rides
up to the firing line.
At this huge proving ground, explo-
sives, rifles and the big guns. tanks and
other war gear are tried out Tor the
Army before being put into service. In
the past this has been done by civilian
men employees under the jurisdiction OF
the Army Ordinance Department. But
the draft has cut into the civilian per-
sonnel here as elsewhere.
Col William B. Hardigg, commanding
officer of the proving center, is quiet
chap, who gives the impression OF
fellow who would carefully think thing
through to foresee its dangerous pos
sbilities Not bad attitude for one
dealing with explosives.
He began thinking about replacing
these civilian men employees with wom-
en-. There were women clerical work.
ers. But women on outside jobs?
Women and Big Guns
Would women faint when big gun
went off? Would they be nervous about
handling gunpowder? Could they be re-
lied on to stick to the recipe and not ex-
pertinent in loading a shell? Would they
be handy in a laboratory? And would
they mind getting dirty, very, very dirty
and greasy?
Col. Hardigg decided to put his idea
to a test. When asked If he had any
trouble convincing his fellow officers, he
Just smiles. But anyway hundred
women were filtered into the laborator-
les, the machine shop and into the gun
crews about 80 days ago.
Col. Hardigg's daring idea was
natural There are now 300 women do
ing jobs, and doing them we'll, the Army
officers say emphatically. Col. Hardlgg
predicted that in six months there Will
be 500 women. Some officers even VEN
tured the opinion that women are
fixture.
And along with exploding a lot OF
dynamite, these pioneer women war me-
chanics and girl gun crews have exploded
another old notion, namely, that men are
slow to give women credit for job well
done and for their ability to do 1t.
Every man on the proving ground from
the private who grinned, Jaw, the femmes
are doing SWELL to the commandant,
Mai. Gen. Charles T. Harris jr., acts like
a proud papa whose baby daughter has
Just said Dada"
Women Highly Capable
Going on an inspection tour OF the
proving ground, is a succession Of: Can
a woman fire an anti-aircraft gun? and
howl" Good drivers? You bet"
"Just wait until you see Mickey" was
constant refrain.
And Ruth Arlene Lippert, as Irish as
her nickname, gay 18-year-old Oswego
(N. " red head with green bow in
her hair, dressed In blue slacks, striped
blouse and tennis shoes, was something
to see as an example of what women
can, and are doing
She runs a 15-ton crane "She learned
how to operate it in one lesson-and 1t
usually takes man a week." chorused
the Army. Mickey is one Of the real
pioneers She came down last January
when she heard the rumor that the
proving ground might be putting on
women
She first got an inside job" but kept
her eye and ear out for an outside job.
When the time came Mickey said
promptly: II would like to run a crane.
Evening star., 1942-07-19
BY Thomas r. Henry.

A white sky-scraper stands, majestic
and alone, amidst open fields and wood
lands in the Maryland countryside about
10 miles north of Washington.
1t might be linked to an angel of mercy
with outspread wingS-the fruition Of
President Roosevelt's own dream over
which he has spent many hours labor
of love.
1t is the central hospital and research
center of the United States Navy where
some of the worlds foremost medical
experts now are at work on means OF
assuaging the physical agonies of war.
The establishment now is in full oper-
alton. The Presidents personal share
in its detailed planning-he long has
been interested in architectural work
was kept submerged but, as revealed in
the latest issue of the Naval Medical
Bulletin, che took an active part in
directing the work from its inception
have contributed to the usefulness and
artistic beauty of the grounds"
The lonely skyscraper may stand in
the future as much monument to the
architectural talent of Mr. Roosevelt as
is Monticello to that of Thomas Jeffer-
son. 1t replaced the group of yellow
brick buildings of 1898 vintage, hope
lessly antiquated for a modern hospital,
on the banks of the Potomac.
A Difficult Problem
hospital, Navy Medical Corps off,
Ger explains, is one of the most difficult
of architectural problems on which there
are two major schools of thought. One
advocates the dispersed hospital with
scattered facilities, especially kitchens.
Feeding bed-ridden hospital popula-
ton at stated hours is especially diff
cult when it must be done from single
central kitchen. The other school advo-
Gates the compact hospital, Of which
the white sky-scraper is the worlds most
up-to-date example, with all facilities
under one roof and food distributed by
electrically heated carriers.
The major architectural work was
carried out by officers Of the Navys Bu-
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1942-11-26
Durant General
Election Set
For Dee. 9Th
Officials For
Election Are
Named Today

The general election of the city
of Durant will be held Tuesday, De-
eember Sth, according to an an
nouncement by the election COM
missioners today.
Managers will be NJ. E. Rhyme,
chairman and returning officer; w.
NJ. Beachman, o. C. Powers, Man
ayers; Clerks, Mrs. H. P. Irving,
Mrs. Marion Randall; w. E. Durham,
peace officer. :
Election commissioners are Chair.
nan Marcus Love, Horace Wen
and w. p. Taylor.
Officials to be elected are Mayor
w. E. Howell; City Clerk Charlotte
w. Cresswell; Marshal Clarence
Robertson; Alderman Byron F
Ray. Mrs. w. E. McCune, F. V
McCullar. J. T. Nicely and Horace
Sudduth.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1942-11-26
Car Saving Service
Announced By
Pan-Am Manager
c. @. Mansfield
Urges Motorists
To Conserve Cars

Continued use Of private automo-
bflea and l5eepiag shers in good rum
ming shape Is tai . victory, said
Mr.. G. G. Mansfield. distributor of
the Pan American Petroleum Cor
poration, in announcing the COM
pany's new Car Saving Service plan
today. We call your attention to
the announcement on the back
page.
"War activity is keeping people
active. The nations work cannot
go on without moving people from
place to place. Public transporta-
ton services everywhere are crowd
ed to capacity, and additional equip
ment cannot be obtained. Private
automobiles must continue in serv-
ice, or there will be a breakdown in
duction, and in the entire war
economy.
'Uncle Sam expects every motor
ist to care for his car as never be-
4OIt. lltdl > thS IN0l itaopi ICi
gasoline rationing, which after all,
is really mileage rationing-to be
ure the nations transport system.
with every individual automobile as
a vital part of it, comes through fol-
the duration. The petroleum in
lustry is doing its full war duty by
producing every gallon the nation
needs. We are also doing our part
n seeing to it that necessary trans
p~ortation is maintained.
To-day, cars must be kept in bet
ser shape than ever, and old stan
dards of mileage for fabrication ne
longer are correct. Pan-Am has
instituted a car saving service il
which it recommends that motorist.
drive into their stations once a week
Pan dealers have been trained in thu
things to watch for in this week.,
inspection"
No matter how little they are used
cars deteriorate unless they ar
carefully watched, said Mr.. Mans
.ield. who pointed out that it wa
the duty of every automobile owne
o keep his car running for the en-
tire period of the war.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1942-11-26
Lexington Family
Wins Award
Eugent Jones Wins
Second Place In
Acres OF independence

Announcing the winners for the
Districts in the Acres of Indeden-
dence Competition, sponsored in this
frritory by The Durant News and
statewide by the acknowledges,
John R. Williams, Southwest Dis
trict Extension Agent, of Jackson,
and member of the judging commit
tee in the Southwest district, declar-
ed the thing that struck him most
after visiting Is Acres Of Indepen-
dence farms, was the desire to as
~ist in the war effort, not only in
he production of such ordinary and
usual crops as cotton and corn, but
in the necessary production of such
vital crops as soy beans, peanuts,
anltry aid eggs and dairy prod
acts.
Winners in Holmes county as re-
vealed by the various judging com
mittees are:
Landowner Division, Second Place:
Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Jones. RI. A,
! Lexington.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1942-11-26
Needed Farm Workers
viii Be Deferred
Says Gen. Hershey
Persons Leoving Farms
To Be Subject
To Draft

JACKSON, Miss. Nov. 21.-Brig.
Gen. Lewis B. Hershey, director OF
Selective Service, has ordered local
draft boards to defer all necessary
farm workers, at least until salts
factory requirements can be OBJ
tanned, and says person leaving the
farm will become subject to draft
regardless of previous classified.
ton. T. N. Patterson, chairman Of
the Stste USDA War Board, an
nounced here Saturday.
The Department of Agriculture
reported that on Nov. 1 farm en-
p~loyment totaled 1O,879,00O repre-.
senting a loss Of about 100000
during October.
Although the employment on
farms on Nov. l this year was
similar to that in 1941, there was
a much higher percentage of wom-
IN, children and t~ownspeople.
The OPA, Mr.. Patterson added,
has ordered price reductions on
meal oil cake which will save poul-
try and livestock producers an av-
erage of So to 81 per ton.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1942-11-26
Rev.. Henry 5. Robinson
To Be Installed
Duront Services
To Be Held
Sunday At ~

The formal installation OF Rev.
Henry S. Robinson as pastor of the
IDurant, Goodman and Pickens Pres
byterian Churches will take place
mex Sunday, November goth. The
service at Durant will be held at
II A. NJ, Goodman at 3 P. NJ, and
Pickens at 1880 P. M.
AT a recent meeting of Centrai
Mississippi Presbytery held in the
Durant Church, the following per
sons were appointed by the Presoy-
terry to take part in these services
Rev. E. w. Ford of Goodman, who
is to preside and PROFOUND the usua'
constitutional questions at all three
services and charge the congrega'
ton at Goodman and Pickens; Rev
R. s. Lowe of Winona, who Is K
preach the sermon for the services
at Durant and Pickens and charge
the pastor at Goodman; Rev. JONI
r. Smith of Lexington, who is u
charge the pastor at Durant ant
Pickens and preach the ermon a
Goodman; and Mr.. Warren Potts
an Elder in the First Presbyterian
church Of Kosciusko, who is Z
ehayge the congregation at Durant
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1942-11-26
Thanksgiving Services
Will Be Held Al
Methodist Church
Presbyterian
Pastor To
Be Speaker

Community services observing a
day thanksgiving will be held at the
Methodist Church, Durant at nine
o'clock this morning. The Rev.
Henry S. Robinson win have charge
Of the services and the other pas
tors of churches in the community
win assist.
Everyone is cordially invited to
attend this service. Assisting will
be Dr.. B. Frank Smith. Baptist pas
tor; the Rev. w. j. Blackmon, Naz-
creme pastor, and the Rev. H. p.
Lewis, Methodist pastor.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1942-11-26
Ken Sutton Hurt
By Derrick Fall

Friends of Ken Sutton will re-
gre TO learn that he suffered Sc
we're leg injuries Monday when a
derrick fell on him as he was en-
gagged in his duties as an employee
Of the Collins Timber Co. He is
in charge of their operations in this
area.
He and Mrs. Sutton make their
home in Durant.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1942-11-26
THROUGH
H I { |
{ { 5
BY HAZEL

President Roosevelt has appointe,
Governor Herbert III. Lehman, 4
New York, to head the distribution
OF supplies to people OF Allied-heit
lands. The President has said tina
no n in territory occupied by the
American troops would be allowed
to go hungry if it was humanity pos.
sible to supply them with food and
clothing. He has indicated that we
will supply them with arms and am
munltion as well when they show
signs of sympathy for the allied
cause.
This near America must put in
to effect the largest production job
vel attempted by any nation in the
world. On it will depend a great
deal how successful we are in
coping with the extremely delicate
problem Of enlisting the cooperation
of all the peoples in Europe.
The American farmer will be en-
listed to successfully complete this
gigantic program planned by the
Department Of Agriculture. Missis-
sippi farmers will do their part in
cooperating with the Secretary Of
Agriculture Wickard in carrying out
the production goals set by him and
growing the crops wanted by our
country for our own use and for
that Of the hungry world.
Persons leaving the farm will be-
come subject to draft regardless Of
previous classification, according to
T. M. Patterson, chairman of the
State War Board, on the authority
Of Brig. Gen. Lewis b. Hershey,
director Of S~elective Service, who
has ordered local draft boards to de-
fer all necessary farm workers.
This has been deemed nee
esary because Of the fact that cur
rent farm employment totals only
10,879,00O persons representing a
loss Of about a million in October.
Included in the employed number
OF persons employed were a great
percentage of women, children and
other persons helping out in emer-
gency areas.
Production goals are being estab-
lished by the government and broken
down into goals for every county IN
the United States. The crops we
grow in Holmes county, principally
cotton, will help clothe the peoples
Of conquered Europe and other sec
tions Of the world. From every
bale of cotton we raise there will
come Approximately one-half ton Of
eottonseed that will be processed in
to e0ttonseed oil to make shortening
and ~cottonseed meal and cottonseed
hulls, b~y-products vitality needed to
help cattle growers produce the
stock needed to feed our soldiers,
allies and the conquered peoples, as
well as ourselves.
Secretary of Agriculture Wickard
in his pres conference at Tylertown
several weeks ago. which we were
privileged to attend, said that al
ready in this country we would be
r~ationing oils and fats had It not
been for the fact that the nations
farmers c~ooperated so well the
government this year. He said that
production next year must be main
tanned if we are to do the job nee
essary to win the war.
In this Thanksgiving season let US
be grateful for the bountiful harv-
ests we have reaped and pray that
we will be able to accomplish what
is expected of us next year so
that before too long we can do our
part in bringing to a successfui
conclusion this world conflict and
seek an enduring peace.