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Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-08-25

Preparations we're being completed
today tor TIC waste paper drive t,ioi
has been set for next Sunday under
auspices of the Business and Profess
SjOnal WomCn'S club.
Trucks Will cover the city during
the afternoon to collect deposits IN
front OF homes, and others may tak>
their donations to q freight CO. that
has been set out TO the rear Of Leg
sets store, Appeals have ben mad>
to rural people to bring in 'hctr
waste paper contributions. and North
and South Henderson and West Ficu -
derson are being urged to coopcratn
to the utmost.
Efforts are being made t. have tai
the best collection of waste paper
the city has yet produced, and 3.
=. W. club leaders arc anticipating
a larger response than on any for
mcr occasion.
A statement from the club was is
SueG today in response to some pro-
test about making the collection on
Sunday. The rejOindcr was thGt
trucks we're available then winch
were not on other occasions. and ais,
that this is a war effort and lighting
men do not take Sunday OIL.
following is the &. P. ". st1tcmcnt
in full:
An interested citizen called a
member Of the Business and Prolce-
jonal Womcn's club and asked why
he waste paper drive was hcld or
sunday. Because the club feels
.HeTe may be others wondering about
he same question, here is a rank
explanation.
lover q year ago, the matter Of
collecting waste paper for the dura-
ton was assigned to the club a. its
project by those having salvage in
'hargc. Several drives have pecn
held, with or less q degree OF
success. There never has been, how
Yer, as large a collection as was lclt
Mould Conc from Il Community the
'lzc OF Henderson.
Efficiently it was suggested to ,hC
'iub to try having it Gu Sunday. WhCn
lie mcn OF the household are al
;0mc, So they can. assist with putting
t on the curb.
HItiItINIS VI illc tiliD N OF * SIX
avs a week, and Sunday afternoon
: their only leisure time. In other
,rIVcS, Somc paper was not collected.
- ii was felt that to have Il zone
hartman IN every ward who ceu!l.
ldc over the section and check
where it was left and sec that it was
reported, would be a good idea.
'FOnr ct thC trucks tG &c used &c
nc properly Of club member, ThCy
&c IN Use all day through the week.
I'D il VI hoTd 10 SCI trucii5 enough
) male the collections ON a wees
lay. The titth truck belongs TO the
itT Of Henderson, II i, moi Prac'icn)
} use II on a week. day.
"ThiS measure i, a war emergency,
waste paper is needed morc nov than
t any other time. Have you q son in
'crVicc Does he stop liChtln.s ON
unday?' Doesn't he need food. AM
sntion, medical supplies GA Sunday
s much as N any othCY day.
"DriVcs have been successfully
enduCtCG in many tOH%N> on Sunday.
he club discussed every phase a.
&c EU. mess before making Il dec;
ION. No ono need, 10 be deferred
'Om ~al,cndancc at church or Sunday
.nuol, as tho hours for the paper
objection arc from ono to five O'Clock
! the afternoon.
"A car will be on the railroad track
ehjnd Legectts store. where people
'Om The country a leave thCii
,ucHagcs on Saturday. To: c1opcra-
ION Of North. East, West, and South
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-08-25
Birth of Daughter

NJ. ard MIS-. Robert N. Gipton.
$40 Mitchell street, announce the
birth of a daughter, Brenda Ann, on
Aulrst %. at Maria Parham hospital
Mrs. Gupton is the former Miss Irma
MAY Floyd Of Oxford.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-08-25
Cotton Stages
Mild Recovery

New York, AuG. 25-(AP)-Cot-
ton futures opened ID 10 . cents
q bale higher. Noon price We're 30
TO 10 cents = bale higher. October
= 81, December 81 80. March 2l.16.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-08-25
From Norfolk

Mr. Edmond BrOdv and liitic -nu
Edmund Mcintosh of Noriol" arc W.
ting Mrs. J II. Bum on Nh"ti"' It,
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-08-25
BIRTHS
Birth Of a Son

Mr. and Mrs. W. f. Robinson, q.
couth Henderson, announce the Dlrrr
If a=on.. James Lowell, Au@u,, 20.
n Maria Parham hospital.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-08-25
4 4 4 r 4 4
4 WITH TIL CULOKS \
4 4
Returns After Eurjouch

Pfc. Robert il, lIalj- has returned
10 Fort LcNls, Washington. ate,
'pondlne = Through here With hl.
parcht,, Nh. and Mr.. G. ". llarrjs.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-08-25
In England

III EII1ETINW
Mr.. and Mr.. Il. ", Iillpt5on have
received a letter from their son, PVT.
Samuel Bonnie TiIlot,on, saying tha,
II mas ianued somewhere IN Eng
land II was reported today. P,t
ItIIo'Son Is with Il transportation
corps.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-08-25

.tN VdlVGIT 10.
Henderson Daily Dispatch
Pattern Department
232 West 18th Street
New York II, N. Y.
Write plainly SIZE. NAME, ADJ
RFSS and STYLE NUMBER.
Evening star., 1944-09-06
]. A. MuIcahY! Dies;
Newspaper Executive

Joseph A. Mulcahy. 90. executive
|of Hearst newspaper enterprises and
former special executive assistant
to the Attorney General. died last
might at the home Of his son, Jack
Mulcahy, In Los Angeles. He had
been Ill since January.
A newspaperman for more than
10 years, Mr.. Mulcahy rose from
copy boy to executive positions. A
native Of New York City, he was
successfully editor OF the New York
Journal, the Detroit Times and the
San Francisco Call Bulletin.
In 1889 he was appointed special
executive assistant to Frank MUIR
plly, then Attorney General. When
Mr.. Murphy was appointed to the
Supreme Court, Mr.. Mulcahy was
named special consultant to the
Commerce Department and pre-
pared survey on the st. Lawrence
waterways project. He later served
as assistant to the director OF in
formation for the Federal Works
Agency.
Returning to the newspaper field
in 1912, he became editor Of the
Hearst Predate Service, and q mem
Der Of the General Management Of
Hearst Newspapers. He was q menu
Der Of the National Press Club. His
home was in Mount Vernon, N. Y.
Besides his son he is survived by
his widow, Mrs. Ann Haag Mulcahy;
another son, Charles Mulcahy,
U. s. M. c., stationed in San Diego,
Calf, and q daughter, Mrs. Rita
Constance Lester, WASHINGTON.
Evening star., 1944-09-06
|Sergf. Lanction BurIsd;
Was Pershinq' 5 Orderly

Funeral services for Master sergt.
Frank Lanckton. 50. Of 1743 r street
NV. orderly for Gen. John J. Per-
Shing for nearly 3 quarter Of 3 CEN
tury, were held at II an. today ct
the Fort Myer chapel. Burial WAS In
Arlington Cemetery.
Sergt. Lahckton died Monday at
Walter Reed Hospital.
A native Of Marion. Ind, he en-
listed In the Army In August, 1901,
and retired In 1880. From 1905 until
his retirement he was orderly for
Gen. Pershing, serving with him in
Mexico, the Philippines and France.
His family has lived in the District
since 1919.
Surviving are his widow, Mrs.
Myrtle Lanckton and two daughters,
Miss Myrtle Ianckton and Mrs.
Dolores Macchio. Greenbelt, Md.
Evening star., 1944-09-06
R. B. Coulter, ST.. Dies;
Former Miumi Mayor
~ the Associated Press.

~ the Associated Press.
MIAMI, Fla, Sept. 6-R. b. Gau-
tier. ST., 81, former Mayor of Miami
and an unsuccessful candidate In
1895 for the Democratic nomina-
ton for Governor OF Florida, died
yesterday after long illness.
He headed the city government
in 1888 when Mayor Anton Cermak
Of Chicago was fatally wounded In
Bayfront Park by Giuseppe zan-
CARA, whose shots barely missed
Franklin D. Roosevelt, then Presi-
dent-elect.
Mr.. Gautier was the city's repre-
sentative on the funeral train which
bore Mayor Cermak's body to Chi
caEo and he attended the services
In the Chicago Stadium.
Evening star., 1944-09-06

No ransom wAs aalEed q paid. : ~.
lievs tho persons responsible now
realize how unfortunate the incident
was and that ! sreat injustice WAS
done"
The mine owner, who arrived here
with Mr.. Blum Saturday night,
denied he had participated In or
financed "any revolution d plot
against the Bolivian government"
n. Hochschild said he had come
to The United States In the hope Of
efIecting q plan whereby the Allied
wax program will continue to receive
sufficient tin and other metals from
Bolivia until the final victory Is
won" He added he would return to
Bolivia and do my part during the
difhcult days that lie ahead for
that country"
Evening star., 1944-09-06
AIobomo Maps Plans
To Observe V-Duy
By the Associated Press.

6y tue Abb0CIuCeu Pfeb1.
MONTGOMERY, Ala, Sept. g.
Gov. Chauncey Sparks conferred
with Army and State oficials today
on plans for V-day celebrations In
Alabama.
Gov. Sparks said he anticipated
the collapse of Germany in the
very near future.
Haygood Paterson, State civilian
defense director, declared civilian
defense plans included taking pre-
cautions against property damage
and possible personal injuries as
a result Of overzealouS celebrations
Evening star., 1944-09-06
MRS. John R. Fsosnow
To Be Buried Tomorrow

Funeral services for Mrs. Mary
Jane Eearnow. n, OF 2l2O Pennsyl-
vania avenue will be held at II Am
tomorrow ut the Western Presby-
terrain Church. Burial win be 1t
Berkeley. w. Va. where she Was
born.
Mrs. Fearnow had been . resident
OF Warrington for more than 70
Year,. Her husband, John r. Fear
now, for q number Of years con-
Quoted . jeWelry store here.
Evening star., 1944-09-06

3. Columbia L,OdKe
No. 81, I. b. p. o. 3. OF W..
is hereby notified OF the funeral
OF Brother WILLIAM 3. HOPE
from the Elks' Home. 3O1 r. I
ave. NV, on Friday, September
3, 1914, at 1 pm. Session Of
sorrow at the Elks' Home on
Thursday, September Z, at 6
pm, Remains will lie In state
Evening star., 1944-09-06
ADVERTISEMENT.
SKIN !R9!IAIloHS .sy9rI.11! Hs:.e oe

Acne pimples, ecsema, factory derma.
tits, simple ringwosm. tetter. salt rheum,
bumpa (blackheads), and ugly brolsn-
out slin. Millions relieve itching. burn.
M and soreness Of these missriss With
simple homo treatment. Goes to work at
ones. Aid healing, works the antissptio
way. Use Black and White Ointment only
- directed. lOc, 2Sc, 60c' ises. Is years
success. Monsy-back guarantee. Vital
in cleaning 10 good soap. Enjoy a.
nous BlAck and White Skin Soap daily
Evening star., 1944-09-06
HuIIeck's Father Dies

RENSSELAER,, Ind, Sept. 6 (P).
Abraham Halleck, father of Rep
resentative Charles A. Halleck,
chairman of the Republican Con-
gressional Campaign Committee,
died at his home last night. A ma
tive of Kankakee County, ILL.,, he
was SO.
Evening star., 1944-09-06
Bolivian Tin Mine Owner
Admits He Was Kidnaped

~ the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. Sept. 6.--Mauricin
Hochschiid. wealthy Bolivian tin
mine owner, acknowledged publicly
Yesterday that he and his La Par
business manager, Adolfo Blum
were kidnapped In Bolivia last July
80 and held captive II days.
Although he did not express any
opinion as to the motive, or name
the persons responsible. Mr.. Hochs-
child told press conference:
The kidnapping did occur and II
was most disagreeable experience.
Evening star., 1944-09-06
In Mrmnrtant

CARROLL, LUCY 3. In sad but loving
Of my devoted wife. LUCY
Z. CARROLL, who departed this life 50
suddenly one year ago today September
8, 1943.
never thousht when you left me
You never would return;
The shock was hard, the pain severe.
! never thought your death vas near. :,
Gone. dear Lucy. yes, gone forever.
How I miss your smiline face;
But you left me to remember
None on earth can take your place.
Fondly loved and deeply mourned.
DEVOTED HUSBAND. WILLIAM CAR
CARRoLL LUCY Z. A tribute Of love
to the memory of my dear daushter, LUCY
E. CARROLL, who departed this life 50
suddsa!y g. isas. one year ago today September
You are gone, but the treasure You left me
Is truly value untold;
life filled with deeds Of kindness
And beauty Of heart and soul.
LOVING MOTHER, ANNIE; ANNIE CARROLL. I.
Of our devoted mother. sAILiE GRAVES.
who departed this life seven years ago
today: September 8. 1887:
God made her smile as the sunshine.
He made her he'5. THS e cHI.pSsn. cgua 5S1es
our devoted friend. MILDRED B. COX
HENDRICKS, who fell asleep September
6, 1943.
We shall sleep, but not forever,
There will be . glorious dawn;
We shall meet to part, no. never,
On the resurrection morn.
BROADER AND MRS ROBERTS, DORIS
AND NORMA
STkOTHER, ALBERT. In loving re-
membrance Of our devoted fsther, ALBERT
SIEOTHER, who departed this life Sep
tember 6, 1889.
Today recalls sad memory
OF loved one gone to rest,
And those who think of you today
Are those who loved you best
HIS DEVOTED CHILDREN, EDWARD,
ALBERT. ALB MATTE AND SOPHIA
WASHINGTON. MAMIE WARE. In
Mrs, MAMIE WARE WASHINGTON, who
stole away three years ago today, Sep
tember 8, 1941.
Her life was . shining light, the rays
OF which still illumine our way to that
beautiful land in which she now dvells.
HER DEVOTED CHILDREN.
Home is lonely, for now no more
I nnd her waiting at the door;
But still is seems she ought to be
There to open 1t for me.
HER LONELY DAUGHTER, LONZENA. .
Evening star., 1944-09-06
UarnH uf Chunks

DAYNAHD. HAYM0NQ. The widow Of
the late RAYMOND MAYNARD Wishes to
thank the Ivy City Cffssns. Association
and his many I1 friend. "a his Noftheast
tributes during her bereavement. 7s
HOHEIN, KATIE. Tbs family OF the
late KATIE HoHEIN wish to express their
thanks to the many friends and relatives
beautiful fioral tributes at the passing Of
their loved one. 49,. -.
Evening star., 1944-09-06
Dratha
TH0MPsON. LEROY. q,

t.6.q M9nrs2N LEF8o EF8oy 9H M9pseS ssD
Of Lucille Landlord, Ola Mae Brown. Ber-
tha Fannins. Cora sally, james. Carroll.
n,so 1nier and n.t wllian am.
s. viewed At the stewart funeral home. 80
n f1,s5 0R TSur:dsz ase
Church, 6th and Ridge SITS. NV. Inter
ment Woodlawn Cemetery.
pital, JOHN WILLIAM TRADER, beloved
husband Of Mary n; Trader Of 2e Prospect
The the Chase funeral home 81
VIM. Reuben Pumphrey on Wednesday,
September 8. At pm. Interment at
Sedalia, Mo-. on Saturday, September 9.
TURNER. MILLICENT \. On Tuesday,
General Hospital. MILLIcENT r. TURNER,
beloved mother Of Randolph M. and James
F. Turner, daughter Of Josephine Ruth
noon Thursday, September q. thereafter
at her late residence, Sandy. Spring, Md,
urdas. seDtemser M e'' serviess s Pm IN Ere. Fr.
Methodist Church. spenceryille, Md, at
2:30 pm; 1nterment Union Cemetery.
Burtonsville' Md. Baltimore papers please
vALAER, 1t. ALBERT C. On Ausust
22, 1914. at Rio Hato. Panama, 1t. AL
BERT C. VALAER, Air Corps. A. U. g., be-
loved son of Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Valaer,
jr., 321l Adams Mil road NV. Requiem
mass on Thursday, September Z, at o
am. Shrine Of the Sacred Heart. g.
WATSON, S. STANLEY. Suddenly, Sep
tember 8. 1914. at Tampa Fla. 9. STAN
LEY WATSON, youngest son of the late
Wharton B. and Caroline Watson. Burial
September z At Tampa.
WEBB, CHRIsTOPHER CORNELIUS. On
Tuesday. September 5, 1914. at Johns
Hopkins Hospital, CHRISTOPHER COR
NELIUS WEBB of 1873 T st. NV Re-
3s9 r. /. ave. NV. Notice of funeral
later.
WILLIAMS, THOMAS FRANK. Sud-
denly, on September 4, 1914, at Milford,
Conn, THOMAS FRANK WILLIAMS. be
liams. Funeral services and interment at
Rirhmond. Va s.
Evening star., 1944-03-21
British Enu0v
and Wife A1Oar

His Britannia majestys Ambas-
sador and Lady Halifax left yes
terday for South Carolina. where
today they had breakfast with the
Governor of the State and Mrs
Olin D. johnson at the Wade
Hampton Hotel nj Columbia. Fol-
lowing the breakfast Lady Halifax
accompanied the Ambassador to
call on the Mayor of Columbia and
later this afternoon they will go to
The Ambassador was
the guest of honor at luncheon to-
day of the Columbia Rotary Club.
Their visit in Charleston will in
clude visit to the navy yard
where they will inspect number
of ships and will have luncheon
with the Commandant and Mrs.
Jules James. After this the Am
baSSador and Lady Halifax will call
on Gen. Duke at the air base and
probably will see something of the
base before being honor guests at
a reception later in the afternoon
The British Consul at Charleston
and Mrs. Henderson will be hosts
at the reception tomorrow and the
and Lady Halifax will
return to Washington Thursday.
Evening star., 1944-03-21
Tri1nbIe- e-Se1UeLL
Ceremony Held
In Edgemoor

Mr.. and Mrs. Philip Sherwood
Alverson announce the marriage of
the formers sister, Mrs. Ruth Al
verson Trimble to Mr.. Reese L.
Sewell. The ceremony took place
yesterday afternoon at a o'clock at
the home of Col and Mrs. Wallace
M. Craigie in Edgemoor.
The bride was given in marriage
by her brother and had as her
only attendant Miss Carol Jane
Sewell, schoolgirl daughter of the
bridegroom. She wore a gray wool
two-piece suit with a small blue
hyacinth hat, and her flowers were
blue hyacinths and white freesia.
Miss SeWel wore a dainty dress
of blue crepe and a corsage of
sweetheart roses.
Pvt. James Trimble, Marine Corps.
who came from his post at Paris
Island for his mothers wedding
was best man for Mr.. SeWell. The
Rev. H. F. Chandler of the Bethes-
da Methodist Church officiated.
After a short trip, Mr.. and Mrs.
SeWell will reside at the house in
Edgmoor, where the wedding tool,
place and which they have pur-
chased from Col and Mrs. Craigie.
Evening star., 1944-03-21
Miss Perkins Wed
To Mr.. AMes

The marriage of Miss Elizabeth
Virginia Perkins, daughter of DR.
Robert Perkins and the late Mrs
Perkins, to Mr.. Russell Eugene
Ames took place March l6 in the
home of the brides father, the Rev
DR.. Purcell Storey of Mount Vernon
Place Methodist Church officiating
at the noon ceremony.
Wearing an afternoon dress OF
gold crepe with brown accessories
and a corsage of gold orchids, the
bride was escorted and gi. en- in
marriage by her father, and her
sister. Miss Jane Fawsett Perkins
was the maid of honor.
Mr. Ames is the son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Bertram Eugene Ames of West
Hartford. and his brother, Maj
Richard F. Ames of Arlington, served
AS his best man.
The bride attended Sidwells
Friends School. the Abbott Art
School and George Washington Uni
versity. Mr.. Ames attended the
University of Connecticut anc
served with the Army Air Forces
for more than a year.
After the reception Mr.. and Mrs
Ames left for trip to New York
before going to West Hartford tc
make their home.
Evening star., 1944-03-21
Home in Baltimore
After Wedding Trib

Pfc. and Mrs. John Ellis Eichen-
laub have returned from their we'd
ding trip and are now making their
home at IT'S Fairmont avenue in
Baltimore, where he is a student at
Johns Hopkins medical school,
Mrs. Eichenlaub is the former
Miss Betty Jane Repp, daughter OF
DR.. and Mrs. Dale E. Repp of Toledo
She was graduated from the Uni
versity of Toledo and is now a STU
dent at Johns Hopkins school OF
nursing. The bridegroom is the son
of DR.. and Mrs. Frank Joseph Eich-
enlaub of this city.
The wedding took place February
19 in Christ English Lutheran
Church in Baltimore. with the Rev
DR.. Deaton officiating, and the bride
was escorted and given in marriage
by her father. She was attended by
Mrs. Rosemary Nachman and Mr.
Glenn Morrow of Indianapolis
served as best man The ushers were
Mr.. Ralph Engle of Miami, Mr.. An
drew Beaumont johnson, II, of Co.
lumbus, Ohio; Mr.. Theodore E
Young of Kansas City and Mr.
James Murphy of New York.
Evening star., 1944-03-21
Miss Bambie Mex emma Becomes Bride
of It. Garrett GO0dbOdr in Ell Pas0

Mrs. Helen Hendrick McKenna
announces the marriage of her
eldest daughter. Miss Bambie
McKenna. to 1t. Garrett Goodbody
which took place Saturday in Ell
Paso, Tex. The lovely young bride,
who changed her original plans to
be married in Washington in the
spring because Of 1t. Goodbody's
inability to come East at that time,
had been visiting her close friend
and former claSsmate at Vassar
College. Mrs. Frank Stracham. and
her two small children in New
Orleans.
The wedding. which was held in
the afternoon in the post chapel at
Fort Bliss, was simply arranged, and
the bride was appropriately gowned
in a smart gray, and white print
frock with a small black ribbon
hat and black accessories. On her
shoulder was a cluster of white
orchids and her only other orna-
ment was a strand of pearls which
had been gift of the bridegroom.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas PIN Good
body of Innwood, PerrySburg, Ohio,
parents of the bridegroom, will be
Evening star., 1944-03-21
Navy Wives' Club
To Organise Tonight

Installation of officers and a
charter presentation program will
be held by the newly organized
Truman Riddle Navy Wives Club at
8 o'clock tonight in the elementary
school auditorium at Greenbelt, Md
Speakers will be Chaplain Clinton
Wunder. recently returned from
Cuba. and Comdr. Albert C. Jacobs
of the casualty and allotment sec
ton of the Navy Department.
Those who will deliver congratula-
tory messages include Mrs Clark H
Woodward Mrs. Wilson Brown, Mrs
Theodore Wilkinson, sponsor of the
club. and Mrs. Edith Ferguson, ma
tional vice president of the Navy
Wives Clubs of America. Mrs. Dora
Thomas is president of the new
club.
Evening star., 1944-03-21
French GrOHb


Mrs. Ross H. Johnson. more
familiar to radio listeners as Ger
maine. the Little French Girl. and
Mrs. Horace Herrick were hostesses
to Les Precieuses Ridicules Wednes-
day evening. The program was
held in the attractive clubroom of
the National Memorial Universalist
Church at Sixteenth and S streets,
where the group of French speaking
people will meet again April 5.
Fifteen of the young French Off
GERS at Boiling Field were guests of
the organization and Mrs. Johnson
gave short talk on her native
Touraine. Miss Helen Belt, violin
ist, and Mr.. Dore Walton, cellist,
played solos, accompanied by the
formers sister, Mrs. Ozibal, and the
three played several concert num-
bers by French composers. Mrs.
Madeleine Minorsky sang solos,
among them lie Priere de Mar
guerite de Stuart written by Eric
Bovet, who was present.
At the close of the program the
group of French officers sang the
stirring 'L'Africaine. written since
the United States troops landed in
North Africa. They also sang a
song equally famous during the
great war-"You Cannot Keep
Alsace and Lorraine"
Les Precieuses Ridicules is one of
the French organizations which was
begun many years ago and has
continued through more than half
8 century.
Evening star., 1944-03-21
Prospect Of Reduction
In Food Crops Brings
Plan for New Survey

Faced by the prospect of reduced
protein and vegetable oil crops this
Iyear as a result of farm manpower
and machinery shortages, the ad-
miniStration today was reported
ready to resurvey the entire war food
problem.
The farm dilemma was empha-
sized yesterday when the Agriculture
Department made public survey
indicating that as of March many
farmers were planning to reduce
planting of food for human con-
sumption in favor of more bounti-
ful and better paying stock feed
crops.
This trend, it was understood, re-
suits from the fact that feed crops
require less field labor and agricrl-
tural machinery. Decision of the
farmers, it was believed. was die
tated in part by recent discussions
in Washington of more drastic
draft policy toward young. unmar-
ried farmers.
Insurance Bill Submitted.
the House Agricultural Committee
submitted bill to revive and ex-
pand Federal crop insurance.
Under his proposal, crop insur-
ance would be continued on wheat
and cotton beginning with l945 and
extended to tobacco, corn and rice
in 1916.
The insurance program on wheat
had been in effect five years and on
cotton for two years before Congress
last year ordered the Federal Crop
Insurance Corp. liquidated because
of heavy losses to the Government.
Liquidation is still under way.
While the 374,000000 acres
planned for planting this spring
promised to exceed last years SOW
ing by 100000 acres, the depart
ment report made it plain that
farmers are worried over the tight
labor situation and doubt that
promised farm machinery will be
available in time for this seasons
crops.
If farmers carry out present plans,
nearly all OF tne increases In acre
age over last year will be in corn,
wheat, oats and sorghums-impor-
tant for livestock feed. Decreases,
however, are in prospect for barley,
f1axseed. rice, potatoes, dry beans.
field peas, soybeans, peanuts and
sugar beets. These include impor-
tant oil-bearing crops.
Farmers are shifting to crops
for which they have adequate ma
chinery and equipment and which
will require minimum dependence
upon labor other than what their
families can provide" the report
stated. Many of those who are
advanced in years and have been
dependent on hired labor are selling
their farms, renting fields or reduc-
ing their operations to what they
can handle'
Farm organization officials have
warned that the new draft policy is
a threat to food production and that
the situation verges on "the tragic"