The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1942-03-19
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Hazel Brannon


called upon this year to increase
their production Of important food
stuffs and feed in order to have
enough TO feed America and her al
lies during the a
Officially this Is called the FOOD
for Freedom" program and already
2.400 OF oup fine farm families in
the county have signed pledges of
cooperation in this big production
program. Others are signing up
daily.
This year, as never before, or
farmers can sell everything they car
grow on their farms. II they plan
their programs wisely they can help
win the war on the homefront and
at the same time increase the fin
ancial security Of themselves and
their families.
Our farmer knows no 40-hour
week. He wants no 40-hour week.
All he asks is a fair and reasonable
price for his farm products. The
fact that he has, not once, but nan
times, received the short end OF the
legislation passed by a labor-cor-
scious congress, will have nothing 10
do with his response to our govern
ment's cry for more food.
There Is no group in the nation
more patriotic than our farmers. II
every group and interest here had
the same feeling Of love and loyalty
that our farmers have for America
and what she stands for we would
have a change in feeling toward the
war overnight. There would be no
lack of unity, no lack Of confidence
in Washington.
Politicians and labor-leaders are
the basis of the disunity that exists.
Until they realize their duty toward
the nation as our farmers do we
face a critical situation.
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We recommend highly to ouy
farmer friends the "Acres Of Inde-
pendence' contest sponsored by the
Daily Clarion-L Ledger and The Du-
rant News.
This year, when every farm fami-
1y is going to grow more food and
feed anyway, is a grand time to en-
ter the family in this farm contest.
1920 in cash money awards will be
given. Turn to page two of the sec
,ond section of this paper and clip
tho coupon for complete informa-
ition.
1t costs nothing to enter and the
Joy and fun Of planning something
new Cor the family this year will be
we'll worth your while, we believe.
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Going out with this special "Food
for Freedom" edition Of this news
paper are a number of sample cop
ies to some farm families who are
not on our REGULAR mailing list. We
hope all Of you, who do not re-
ceive the par regularly, will sub !
scribe. Just drop us a postal card and
tell rs to start sending it or come
by to sec us.
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America rejoices that Gen. Mac
Arthur is out of 8ataan and safely
arrives in Australia to take char e
Of United Nations forces there. IL
has long since heen acknowledged
that we would eventually lose all
ground in the Pacific and be COM
PEELED to fall back upon Australia
as a major base.
Gen. Macarthur has the conf
dence and esteem of all our allies.
He is by far the most colorful figure
in the war and "the only successful
one for the allies" as the Aus
tralians put 1t.
Senator Claude Pepper, Florida,
who was one of the loudest speakers
in the nation when it came to gett-
ing America into the war now spends
his time in congress making speech
q, about doing away with the poll
tax instead of doing something to
promote much-needed unity in our
national capitol.
Florida doesn't have a poll tax,
That probably accounts for his pre-
sence in the u. S. Senate. Certainly
the intelligent citizens of Florida
couldn't have been responsible Tor
his election.
Senator Peppers military record
IN the last World War was being
drafted during the last week of the
conflict. He is one of the biggest
members of the American Legion IN
his state, however. 1t has been sug-
gested that he devote all his time 70
Legion activities or quit making
speeches in he Senate.
The country is kinda TED up
with the Senator from Florida.
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The personal and private life oil
Senator LANCER, recently elected to
The u. 6. Senate from North Dako'
IN, has been investigated by a cong