The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1942-06-11
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Hazel Brannos

throughout the nation that It seems
to US someone ought to take a hand
in the matter and once and for all
decide whether it is necessary to
have gasoline rationing extended IN
the u. s.
If it is necessary and the people
are shown that necessity there will
be no kick from q people united in
their efforts to win the war as quick
ly as possible. However if gasoline
rationing Is to be extended to the
rest of the country just because the
people on the eastern coast and a
few other states are under ration
ing because Of shortage of transpor-
tation in their area then there will be
let up a howl that will eventually be
heard in Washington.
To say that gasoline should be
rationed everywhere in the U. S. be-
cause there is a shortage of trans
p~ortation to the affected states on the
grounds that everyone should be sac
rifice alike is pure balderdash. In
any war there are always some who
sacrifice much and many who do not
sacrifice anything. 1t is impossible
to make everyone suffer or sacrifice
equally.
In the manufacture of high oc-
tame gasoline which we need in vast
quantities to run our airplanes and
other implements of war it is neces-
.sary to refine . large quantity OF
gasoline suitable for automobiles and
the like. II we continue to manu-
facture high octane gasoline (Which
we must) we will continue to have
the supply Of gasoline for civilian
consumption. II the gasoline isn't
used it will have to be stored, which
is impossible due to limited storage
facilities or destroyed.
To say that a great nation of 131
million people must undergo gasoline
rationing when gasoli1e is being
thrown away is to admit that the ad~
ministration of our war effort has
reached a new low in efficiency.
The only possible basis for rat
Joining gasoline in this country would
be a shortage Of transportation fac
ilities. It is in order that the heads
of railroads throughout the nation
get together and work out some sem
sible plan whereby the facilities OF
each can be a~scertained to see II
there is a shortage in transporta-
ton and see if it can be remedied.
When the government wants to
get anything done it hands the joo
over to people in private enterprise
who are used to doing big jobs. 1t is
time that the railroads take the gaso-
line situation in hand.
Congressional drys r beginning
a campaign to bar liquor from sold
iers and sailors and war workers. A
campaign is getting underway to ban
all liquor, night life and vice within
q 25-mile radius Of any military or
naval area, 1t is expected that a bill
containing such measures will be m-
troduced in Congress and that an
amendment to it will call for the
same limitations on industrial areas
where defense work is going on.
In effect the bill would close all
dining and dancing places and pos
sibly cafes at night within a 25-mile
radius of any camp or defense area.
Edward Page CASTOR, a New York
err, has been doing most of the pre-
liminary work On this campaign. He
has been operating from quarters in
the House Office Building. He is
national commander of the Patriotic
Guard of America, founded ten years
ago to fight communism, according
to reports.
Mr.. CASTOR just sent out a letter
using Mississippi's Senator Bilbo
frank to 400 persons inviting them
to attend a hearing on the measure
June % in the Senate Office Build
ing.
Senator Bilbo might use his frank
to better advantage than a profess
sional reformer like CASTOR who un-
doubtedly is drawing a fat salary IN
his efforts to police the private lives
of our soldiers, sailors and war
workers. CASTOR could spend his time
much better by finding ways to fight
communism which is much more a
real menace to the life of this coun-
try than demon rum.
The chances are very good that
nine out of every ten persons who
will attend this great reform meet
ing in Washington enjoys his daily
libation and does anything else he
wants. Having his WI personal free
dom it is comparatively easy for him
to regulate the lives of others.
The men and women in our war
industries are grown and responsible
human beings The men m boys IN
our armed forces are training to XII
and many of them will lose their
lives in this noble war to extend the
four freedoms.
Meanwhile a bunch of self-right,