The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1942-03-20
ouR WAX SACRIFICES PATTERNED
AFTEn sHOsE OF ENGLAND

kaoEs a RS we N the United stAtez are pattern
ing om var sacrifices and customs after those Of
Engipnd Our Civilian Defense program Is based
On that nfmeEtesd IN England and found 70 be most
effective sitter haying experienced ar RAIDS and bomb.
tngs and other horrors Of var. Many United States
elslasEs-the tips lpV patrsoisc-ars yelling because
thus have 70 - without six stockings. an abundance
q sugar. tires fqs useir automobiles. neu cars, and
many othrr luxuriek which they have abused IN past
wears
Howe1er. ire picture Of Britain at war was drawn
~ tne government last week with sterncf. sharper
strokes thai eus laressgh tue varsasn classes Of society
to MAKE the sacrifices more equally shared by ali
These mislii vel he kept N mind as = reminder Of
waat - naay rxpert IN not tire too-faF distance Herr
ale some of the new British government regulations
Ban o. gasoline for civilian use after July /. except
% proof q dir neea Tnss announcement came Of =
tiHae waen secondhand ears were bringing hand
nesne prizes nlfh q i0.haFkepower car. model 1859
ana custisH originally $3.50. nov selling for 500
breakdown on sports escnts. reducing the horse
raeans anti aoe racing schedules. ami restrictions
placed on tarre. spectacular boxing shows
Thf acw snas agAinst -alaek market transaction
--hooales deals IN restricted or rationed ttems-meant
: startling eresk IN British legal tradition with police
given The povtr % make suspects prove their inno-
eenee rlapfits lace mo to u wears Imprisonment
Until nox under the British code persons were
aiways considered innocent until their quit vas
proved.
The horticultural INDUSTRY was warmed that It
would expect action Il Il dd nc, eurtail or even stop
luxury sfaxtng IN slaszhoases This warning that
tomatoes and not flowers we're wanted came on a
day when wcsi End shops vcre charging s. a bloom
for ehrysanthemums
The government ruins that purchases bringing
hoaschold stocks to more than a weeks provisions con-
siisnted hnarding save Parliament a headache since
Il vas clear thai every household had made = point
Of hutldias ~ tood reserves
owIrg 10 transport dlfficullies garbage trucks
handcarr private automobiles. baby carriages and
eken xneelbarEpws were seen on the streets earryins
eoal 10 homes
But perhaps the sirangest event OF the week on
tae hone trent Ras TIC appeal MADE p British pue-
l~snsrs-who h pgexar aays had striven for circulation
boasH-fo the newspaper readers 10 share their
pspcrs.
aewsprins usc. already severely reduced vas cut
another 70 pr cent Aareh is bringing weekly con
sumption 10 around 42s0 tons Is compared with
a7eoo tons u preNaf times
unef defense regulations. absentees from war
factory tohs without 5 good excuse NAV Be- prosecuted.
while al civil defense personnel Is being registered
70 dttefminr VINO among them eould be better EN-
rloyec IN other war work.
Ah<sat 2soaae railroad workers weFe awarded 3 90
cent weekly pay raise
We vii have to make sacrifices such as these and
raany others before ms va has ended. We should
take them willingly and gladly a part Of the price
~ mus pay fs liberty Il se TAI 70 cooperate Ne
MAY flna ourselves IN q position Of ne people C
Greece sho weFe conquered and are slowly starving
to death bg the thousands under Hiters .new
order