The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1942-03-24
PEOPLE MUST PREPARE
CIVIL PROTECTION OR
BOW TO JAPANESE
Where Citizens Are Organized There
Is Less Danger of Losing War Or
Suffering Damage Says Officer.

General Douglas MM Arthzur w&&
shte To Withstand continued assaults
n BafaAR Peninsula IA the Pail
sr&nrS, onsy because Ee las pgeyi-
easy prepared hu Positions before
Withdrawing there. Al4 ieaoers q una
pasenrouaA Citizens Defense CwS
weTe told b. Major J r Breth. AZ
tfelr MEETING held last Thursday
1frnt Ia tng P4rrznens Hall SPEAK
n On the necessity 1t every header
aglng ms desexSe Unit weii*tralned
asert and weii-organized Major
Breth .oId his fasteners that u ne
IN the United States prepared cur
xeiveS. wx w1ll BE abif 30 protect
@ rSelyes &gainsI enemy attacks
Major Breth told his listeners that
q c shores OF she United States from
cne end % the other are open TO
attach. II Ia foolish 70 believe thai
re cannot and vii not Be attacked
BY tie Japanese and It's Axis part
ners These enemies Of esErs are
cat 20 win the var ana tiiey VAN
stop At no means 70 90 80 and unless
~ are prepared 10 meet these at
tackS we mas find ourselves ruled %
the Axis. doing their bioding. even
30 far a. 70 being f0Feea 20 pail
1tckkhawx.
He stated that pascag0alR and
other ports OF the Mississippi Coast
are among the moSt Tuinerable
kExtx Of rhe American shore hne
for an stack He supported this BY
saying, that while there are patrols
O. outs IN This AREA. we are not AS
well Off as the island 81 Aruba,
which was shelied by = daring sub
marine. xhi4h also sank several
fAips before making , successful es-
cape He stated that Aruba Was
screened by Notifications. prepared
years ago. He stated that IL would
be easy for q submarine TO approach
the shores Of the Mississippi Coast
and send slx-inch shells screaming
through the air 70 strike their de-
Tense obtectives or perhaps miss
their marks and land in the resi-
Dental o. business sections.
He stated that Il the civilian pro-
lection organization Is functioning
there win be less danger OF loss OF
life and property when one Of these
stacks takes place. The danger
will be lessened because the citizens
wiI be organized and wfIl know
what 70 DO and 81 the result. we
viii be able to recuperate and re-
adjust ourselves easier and much
quicker. That was one Of the Sc
eretS pf MacAFthurs success at
Bataan. the ability Of his men 70
slap back after whitening attacks.
Speaking Of the possibility and
likelihood OF Pascasoula being at
tackled be stated that not only could
a submarine ONE In close TO shore
Tor Smelling, but ships can bring
planes IN the neal vicinity. ard re-
lease them 70 bomb the shipyard and
other ~oblectives Of military I'M
poTtance here.
He stated that ship construction
program and the manufacture OF
supplies and instruments Of war
must be rushed At top speed. We
need the ships to get the supplies
and equipment TO ule men on the
front. Everything 70 fight this war
with must come from this country.
The defense In Australia had been
considerably bolstered. but more
men. and supplies must be sent 70
them and IL viii take ships to 90
that. He limited that the people
must not be too optimistic Just be-
eause General Macarthur has taken
command IN Australia. He said that
MasATthur had made good In Ba-
tnan. because his positions were pre-
pared. but VI do not know what
he can Do IN Australia where his
positions must be constructed II he
can get good cooperation and what
he wants and the supply lines are
kept open, ne car accomplish some
thing. II not, he Is IN > bad po-
s!tion. II VIII take all Of as TO
accomplish something in the way
Of winning the war and We must see
that the men keep up their work
Everybody and every job ties in TO
help win this war.
Dr. w~estrnan. head Of the MEDICAL
divisions Of the citizens defense
corps. announced that the Energen-