The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1943-08-14
( TOWN AND FARM In WARTIME
Fathers To Be Drafted

Rlldren born before September Is.
~, will be reelassified to make
EN- available for induction into
e armed forces after October l.
athers will be drafted only when
Is necessary to fill a local boards
.lota, they will be called without
stinetion regarding the number
ages of their dependent children.
hose who are key men" in agri-
allure or essential industry will
I deferred, and those whose in
.ictlon would cause extreme herd
up and privation to their famil-
Is will be deferred.
tatIoning of Home Canned Foods
Each person in your family may
we away as much as so quarts of
pme-canned food during any cal
.ldar year without collecting ra-
pm stamps. Any food which is
pa does not qualify as a gift.
Pwever, and points must be col
cted for all sales at the rate of
ght points per quart "a points
er pound. Home-canned food
pntributed to school lunch prog
4ms and S milar services is
$cluded in the SO quarts. More
pan 90 quarts may be given away
'ovided ration stamps are col
.cted for all gifts exceeding that
lumber. The stamps should be
.rned in to your local ration
.oards.
Waste Fats Collected
Waste kitchen fat collections of
ne country totalled 8,440,274 pounds
auring the month of June, setting
p all time high mark since the in
.uguration of this program in July,
942. The total collected is still
lot sufficient to meet war demands.
gPB Region l, comprised of New
.ngland States ranked first in
bounds collected per occupied
welling.
Budget Report
Government budgetary estimates
pr the fiscal year 1914 estimate the
ptal expenditures for the year. ex-
dude Retirement and Trust Fund
disbursements, at 106 billion dollars,
md net receipts at SO billion dol
prs. The expected deficit of 68
silliOn dollars will bring the public
i ebt above 200 billion dollars by
seXt June 80. In the fiscal year
.ust ended, actual expenditures
Eere so billion dollars, actual re-
.eipts % billion dollars, or a de-
icit of SO billion dollars. A hun
.red billion dollars will be need
i'll for war expenditures during the
FISCAL year 1914, compared with rs
billion dollars actually spent for
'943. The war department now
expected to spend less and the
aavy department and other agen-
les are expected to spend more for
var than was estimated in Janu-
ry.
More WOOIenS for Civilians
Several million mems mackinaw
nd Melton work jackets. children's
.egging sets, blankets and other
Reeded items of mems, women's and
shildren's apparel will be added to
he civilian supply this winter as
result Of a program arrived al
ointly by WPB and the War De-
eartment. Army procurements or
some Of the principal worsted and
voolen products will be reduced by
30 percent during the last foul
'nonths of this year.
Legal Aid To Soldiers
Legal aid, ranging from drawing
sVills to solving problems in in
surance, is being provided to sol
Hiers by more than 600 legal assist
hnce officers in military installa-
ions in the u. S. and abroad, the
War Department announced recent.
y. At each of the legal assistance
offices, commissioned officers of the
Fudge Advocate Generals Depart
Snent, Army Service Forces, who
hre also licensed attorneys, are or
Futy. During a recent period 81
typical legal assistance offices re,
ported that since their establish
nent they have assisted military
personnel in a total of $4,000 mat
.ers.
More Butter for Civilians
Approximately Is million pounds
bf butter, in addition to the amour
scheduled for August, will b.
available to civilians this month
he War Food Administration ha'
announced. Previously, 40 percen
of production was to be set aside
for government purchase. This ha
been reduced to 80 percent.
Honorable Discharge Buttons
An honorable discharge from th'
army during the present war vii
be signified by lapel button, tn
WAR DEPARTMENT has announced