The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1944-05-18
TOWN and FARM E6Qh
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sppersd BY OFFICE Of WAR INFORMATION SlEU

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groups have been outlined by National
Selective Service Headquarters in a re-
cent statement of policy, subject to ad-
justment as needs of the armed forces
change-men Is through 25-ikely to
see service unless irreplaceable in es-
sential activity; men 26 through %
likely to remain in civil life for the time
being if found to be necessary to and
regularly engaged in" war production
or in support of national health, safety
and interest; men 80 through 37-likely
to remain in civil life for an indefinite
period, if regularly engaged in war
production or in support of national
health, safety and interest; men 3S
through 44-not currently acceptable for
induction by the armed forces.
To Help Get Farm Supplies
Dealers are required to give farmers
preference in the purchase of about 300
listed items of farm supplies, under a
recently revised War Production Board
regulation. A farmer may buy these
supplies "are needed and will be used
for other than household purposes in
the operation of a farm" New items
added to the list include hay stacker
cables, fire extinguishers, flashlights,
tunnels, tool sharpening grinders, har-
ness repair tools, concrete mixers, met
al fence posts, Portland cement and in
sulating materials.
Aid For Farm Communities
Agriculturally- based com m unities
wishing assistance in planning postwar
jobs may get assistance from the De-
partment of Agriculture. Engineers, in
dustrial chemists, statisticians, market
ing experts and other consultants will
be available to aid communities where
farm income and farm purchases make
up the backbone of local business. The
communities make their own plans and
put programs into action at their own
expense while the consultants provide
them with specialized aid and sugges-
tions.
More Children's Garments
More than two million dozen essen
tial items of infants and children's
wearing apparel will be produced dur
ing June, July and August, WPB said.
All garments are to be manufactured
from woven cotton fabrics and will in
clude infants creepers, gowns and
dresses; and boys washsuits, under
wear, overalls, shirts and blouses.
Reduce Heavy Hogs Ceiling
The ceiling price of live hogs weigh
ing over 240 pounds has been reduced
hy TEo nav kroJroJrx;L@ ,feoA,~ No.,
Is, Office of Price Administration an
The action was taken to dis
courage feeding of grain, especially
corn, to heavyweight hogs and. to en-
cburage marketing of hogs before they
reach 24O pounds.
I Am An American Day
May 81 has been designated as I Am
An American Day, the day on which the
United States will honor the 2,470,O 900
men and women who reached voting age
and the 100000 citizens of foreign
origin who we're naturalized in 1943, it
was reported by the Office of War In
formation. OF the 400, 900 newly natural
lied citizens, 5000 are in the armed
forces and approximately 114,OOO came
from enemy or former enemy nations
$4,000 Italians, $4,000 Germans n g.
600 Rumanians, Hungarians and Bull
garians. In 1943 and up to April 10, this
year, 4,635 foreign born members of the
naturalized.
Maritime Day, Next Monday
The ron,a- no% IS ka- A-::-.-
Day, May %, this year, will be the
award of the first few hundred Mar
;ner's Medals to the next of kin Of
merchant officers and seamen killed in
action, the War Shipping Administra-
ton announces. Special services will be
held in churches on Sunday, May 81,
for the more than 5000 merchant Off
GERS and seamen who nav given their
lives delivering war materials. Cere-
monies stressing the purposes and ac-
complishments of the u. S. Merchant
Marine will be held at shipyards and
American Legion Posts.
Restrictions On Containers
Fruits and vegetables whose packing
and shipping in new wooden containers
: are restricted after June 80 include
'c~antaloupes and melons, carrots, cauli-
flower, celery, cucumbers, grapes Guice
and table,, lettuce and radishes, the
War Food Administration reminds grow
ers. When planning acreage, growers
doing their own packing should make
sure that their quota of new containers
and supply of used containers are suf-