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Dirva = Field. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1915-current, 1944-11-17
KAS sIRDI VERA

Tukstanciai kalviju susmigo i krutlne,
Gvvenmo nastele nesant
Ir kojos IL sirdis nepakilo sutine,
Nieks negirdejo aukU prasant.
Bet dabar, prasau, brolia aukos pirmutines:
Istraukite peil is Strides!
Kai ten tvinsta kraujuose mus brangi Tevyne =
Jus pesates dar Wis is peties.
@. veria man sirdi vera basus sopulys.
Tevvne alpsta! Kencia! Mirsta!
O eia til iskeltas prizes viens kita pagalys,
Vos ne taip pajudinus pirsta.
Kult,wos Meiles! Taikos! Siu dienu didvyriai!
Dreba praba nusstebeje
I mus zen1e mirtes demOnas lslyres,
O jus srovese subyreje.
Pakilkite broliai, is dienu kersto menko!
IS siauros poitikos ratio!
Mus tauta isnaiknmo granatos tranko,
Ar jusu sirdys to nemato?....
san, kudlotos raganos, prastos koliones!
saln ambiciju platformos!
Knyga, sviesa, tikejimas, darbas karlones
Kad nekapotH akiu varnos!
Siekime ugnies, ugnies sirdingos, selos memo.
Susikalbekim, susltarklm.
Nepalus peciai ka nesim vens kltam peno,
Nauja gyvenima isarkm.
Meiles veliavas suneskim ] viena greta;
Gal issigas kruvini potai.. II 4 FL
Jos varves pasiryzimu pro sypsena reta,
Isvers nelaisves juoda grota.
Tat, prasau, broliai, jusu aukos piInutnes
Istraukite peili is Strides.
Kai ten tvinsta kraujuose mus brangi Tevyne,
Liaukites pests is peties!
Maria Aukstaite.
Dirva = Field. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1915-current, 1944-11-17

negai Uztat Ang]ijos ir Americas uzdavnys yra jas
toiydzo stiprinti ypae kadangi zurimas u naudingu
mas taikos kuryboje
Bet Dagtindinis visvien lieka bosevizmo kausimas,
galu gale jo tinkamo issprendmo priklausys II
visi kit kausimai taig r Lietuvos kmas uzat prize
Dewey prasymo kad Dieviskoji Apvai
zda vestu Prezdenta Rooseveta jo darbe, visa srdm
turf prisideti ir vis Lietuvai.
Dirva = Field. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1915-current, 1944-11-17
Amerikos Vaikarns L:etuviskas
EL-E "A EN- Q Rus

kama su prisiuntirau soc.
Vaikams tarp ) ir 10 I.actu amziaus.
"Drvos' Knygynas gaVo naujauslu, alsNq
maziems Vaikams Lietuvisl1ai mokytis Ele-
mentoriu - SPINDULELlS Dalis / - is
kurio SUI rnaza tevu pag3lba jusu vaikucial
lengvai gales prasimokyti Lietuviskai skai-
tyti ir rasyti Elementorius graziai pavelk-
sluotas. kiekvienas vaikas r mergaite nores
il vartyti, skaityt ir mokytis.
Reikalaulit Dirv0je
1920 Superior Ave. Cleveland 3, Obi
Dirva = Field. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1915-current, 1944-11-17
Taksu Mokesim po
5000 Metuose

Pc karo Amerikos gyvento-
iai lures moketi valdziai tax
su vidutiniai pc $500 metuose,
paskelbia vienas finansu zino-
vas bankierius. Valdzios iSlai-
kymas po karo sieks Xxi Is bi-
lijonu dolariu metuose, su viso,
kiais biurais ir reikmeninis
taip kad taksu nasta visiems
bus CANA didele.
sTABAKO visame pasauly
je kas meta isauginama apie
iris milijonus tonu.
Dirva = Field. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1915-current, 1944-11-17

(Bus dauglaul
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-11-12
F or RadioListeners
By Bryson Rash

WRC and WMAL are doing lit
tie pointing with pride these days
because of the accomplishments Of
two Of their broadcasters. Harry
Wismer. who describes the Redskin
games on WMAL, received the 1914
Sporting News Award, and Ken
Banghart, newscaster and announcer
on WRC, was named as one of the
winners Of the H. p. Davis Memorial
Awards.
!Wismer is a 32-year- old Michigan
boy who attended the University of
Florida and Michigan State. When
an injury forced him out of the
football lineup at Michigan, he be-
gan broadcasting sports events for
WJR, Detroit. Last fall Harry was
selected BY Blue Network for the
broadcasts Of major football. games
throughout the country, JOB he Is
repeating this year, in addition to
his descriptions of the Redskins
games on WMAL. Nineteen forty
four is the second straight year that
Wismer has won this award, a most
unusual distinction.
The H. P. Davis Memorial An
nouncers' Award is made annually
to top flight mikemen of the Ma
tional Broadcasting Co. This year
Ken Banghart of WRC was the re-
cipient among entrants from NBC
"owned and operated" stations. Ken
has been with WRC for three and
half years and carries an extensive
schedule of news reports and special
events broadcasts. Banghart COW
cred the Republican National Con-
vention and also the Dewey cam
paign for NBC. In addition to an
nouncing, Ken is heard frequently as
actor and narrator on number of
network and local shows.
X X X X
Radio did very well with its COW
erage of the election results and
we'd like to point out that the bur-
den of the broadcasting fell upon
personnel of the Washington sta
lions. When the decision was made
as to who would inform the Nation
Of the results, Washington men and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-11-12

women were selected, sure indicA-
ton that you have big-time, COM
petent newsmen at local radio sta
tions.
Assigned from WldAL: Raymond
Gram Swing, Earl Goodwin, Bauk-
hage, Martin Agronsky, Drew Pear
son, Ray Henle and Bill Hillman.
From WRC: Carleton Smith, Dick
Hardness, Morgan Beatty, Bill Nc
Andrews, Don Fischer and Ken
Banghart.
From WToP: Bill Henry, Joe
Harsch, John DAILY and iris Conn.
From wolf Fulton Lewis, jr.
Program Notes =. 1.-THE Metro
politan Opera Presents" the annual
additions OF the air to select new
talent for the Met, returns to
WMAL-Blue on Sunday, November
rs at $50 pm. The Frank 81
natra show changes day and time
after next Wednesdays broadcast.
The Voice" moves to Monday night
at $3.50 pm. with Jack Benny as his
first guest. -. The Andrews sisters
will be starred in new series of
weekly half hour programs on
WMAL-Blue. The show will be heard
at 4:30 on Sunday afternoon be-
ginning December "a.
X 4 4
Mike Lines WTOP's Battle
OF the Bureaus" celebrates its first
anniversary this afternoon. The
Metropolitan Opera broadcasts be-
gin on December with Wagner's
Die Walkure." Going overseas
soon are Bill Brooks of NBC, Paul
White of CHS, G. w. tombstone of
Blue, all heads of their respective
networks news and special features
departments. WTOP is busy cast
ing another achievement girl tai
ent program, Norman Corwin's
comedy, Mary and the Fairy" i.
Also going overseas are H. v. Kali
tenborn of NBC and Vincent Sheean,
who will report for the Blue.
NBC is planning an important new
show for Saturday night in the Rudy
Vallee spot at 8 o'clock Many pro-
grams today will pay tribute to the
United States Marine Corps in OBJ
servance Of its 169th anniversary,
!. Tom Howard introduced Lulu
Mcconnell, George Shelton and
Harry McNaughton on their program
the other night as "the board of
experts who are called big thinkers
by people who lisp"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-11-12
News Broadcast Todoy
Bear Earns $50 Daily
And Eats UpNo Profit
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
HOLLYWOOD.
Price of bear meat on the hoof-
and no red points required-is $50
a day to the movies.
Melvin Koontz, who owns Toby,
a trained black bear, says he is
lucky it doesn't cost much to feed
his charge. Bears are vegetarians.
They do like sugar and that's how
Koontz gets Toby to 60 through his
PAGES with Fred MacMurray in
Where Do We Go From Here?"
MacMurray feeds the sugar and
Toby isn't particular. He likes can
ming, brown, lump or bar.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-11-12

ihoya Festival No. 1. Ania Dorfmann. pianist,
solos Is tho orchestra plays "Epmonf Over.
ture, Opus g." String Quartet ia Z Major,
Opus i35" and "PiJno Concerto No. In {
Major. Opus Is"
WDc, 5:45-lily Pons with Andre Kos.
tslanetzs Orchestra.
WMA. 6:00-charlss Boyer, caroIe lands,
Nan Wynn and now comedian. Jatkis Miles.
W0p. 7:00-lnodd Bergman in an orig.
inal drama. and Milton Bsrls.
VOL. 7:00-Beeihoysn's Symphony No. s
10 Major PASTORAL" and the overture 10
Memberships Midsummer Nights Dream"
WC, 7:30-Horaes Heidi and his orchestra
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-11-12

Asmistresso fceremoniest to-day,
you'll enjoy the wit and charm
that made her . leading screen
star, the idol of the CHS and
author of the best seller, -Four
Jills in Jeep".
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-11-12
Audience Shows
The following broadcast!

The following broadcasts adj
init the general public. If you
would like to attend, phone the
station.
WTOP - Metropolitan 5000,
Battle Of the Bureaus" / pm.
Sunday.
WRC-Republic 1000, "Her-
son in Person." 7:45 pm. Mon
day, Wednesday and Friday.
WMAL IN ational $500,
Greenhouse" 7:30 pm. Tues
day.
VOL - Metropolitan COLI,
american Forum Of the Air"
$3.50 pm. Tuesday.
WWDC-National 7203, AM
ateurs Of 1914" 1890 pm. Sum-
day.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-11-12
FEATURES ON THE AIR TO-DAY

WT0P, i:00-0n is first snalvsrar. Eddie
Duan Joins ihis quiz show Is emtss. ,IodsYs
eoaisstsak ore previous program winners.
M, $50" World Wide Frssdom "
News"
M0p, 2,oo-vldor Jor II Penny ssfs-
ned"
M. 2:3o-john assbiii rsIaiss soms In
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-11-12

Improper diet, overwork, undue wor.
tteS, colds, the flu or other illness
often tmpairs the stomach's digeS-
tive functions and reduces the red
blood strength.
A person who IL operating on only .
20 to 1870 healthy blood volume or .
stomach digestive capacity Of only 50
TO 600 normal IL severely Handicapped.
At such times Nature needs extra help
to restore Its balance and function prop.
erly. Undigested food places Q tax on
the system. insufficient blood strength
r detriment to good health.
II you are subject to poor digestion
or suspect deficient red-blood Is the
cause Of your trouble, yet have no Of.
ganic complication or focal infection,
sSS Tonic may be Just what you needi
SIS Tonic IL especially designed az to
promote the low Of VITAL DIGESTIVE
JUICES in the stomach and (2) to build.
ND BLOOD STRENGTH when deficient.
These two important results enable
you to enjoy the food you do eat to
make use 81 It 8 Nature intended. Thus
you may get new vitality i. pep
become animated :. more sttzsctivsl
Build Sturdy Health
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Thousands and Thousands Of users have
testified to the dement's SIS Tonic has
brought to them and scientific research
shows that 1t gets results-that's why 10
many say ISIS Tonic builds sturdy health
makes you feel like yourself again" AZ
drug stores In 10and 20o Sizes. c.. $500.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-11-12
BOYER MEETS CAR0LI
lands AT 6 TODAY

Glamour meets romance on the
Radio Hall of Fame today as
Carole Lands is guest NC. in q
sparklingprogramwith Charles
Boyer, Diana Lynn, NanWynn
and the Delta Rhythm Boys. It's
another hour of headline enter.
tainment in the greatest all-star
show on the air.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-11-12

DIANA LYNN
A juvenile screen sensation, her
piano started her to stardom.
There's 4 treat coming today as
she plays the famous Grieg
Concerto, concert style and
with her own variations.
X X X
Aad, ysvs "Ks1 u fsns" nessara.
PAUL
WHITMAN
ssRdvsslRS shs Rsdis Non 81
Psms orshsssrs sad ehssus
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-11-12

CoWV tn TTu6 " ITU,
W10P, t0:30-An eyewitness account Of
the Philippines invasion. and interviews with
Smithsonian institute scientist and War Cor.
respondent Paul Calico.
WRc. tt:30-The scientific and religious
contributions Of the Jews in Italy during the
Renaissance dramaiized. A special pickup
from Rome will be heard during tho program.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-11-12

fereshng facts about
The late magician.
houdIni.
WTM, 3:00-Ra.
Wl's "aapsodis E.
pagnols, " Sibslius'
% Minor Violin Con.
esrio" Included.
MM, 4:30-Jose
Iiurh end Ethel Msf.
man In Z program Of
music classical and
swing.
WT0p, 49,
Soloisk ore Waller
c,sssI and Mona
Psulss.
WN r.nn naa.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-11-12

ride The bandwason with Dix Powell Is their
host.
WRc. S:0o-Frsnk Fey, Haf Of the new nit
play Harvey" visits Charlie.
VOL, o:00-roIoTatun Soprano PHYLLIS
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-11-12

NhWsHz Of washing
ton sings Maids Of
cadi1" and "AlI the
Things You Are" {
WTW. 9:30-Bsa.
trits Lille, just back
from England, visits
james Melton.
W NAL, 1880
Why the japanese
Nays logs are kept
In English Is one Of
The unusual facts told
tonight.
WRC, i0:30-Har.
old Lloyd directs Dick
Powell. Victor Moore
and Rosemary Do
nv 4 IN
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1944-08-11
Two County Boys
AT Stdte School
Of Conservation

Bob Irwin Roberts of Mt
Pleasant and Erie Cruthirds OF
st. Martin represented jackson
county at the State Conservation
school at Roosevelt State Park,
Morton, last week. Among
speakers heard were Governor
Thomas L. Bailey, DR.. w. M.
Kelley, president of the Delta
State Teachers College, and the
manager of the C. M. and o.
Railroad. Glasses were conduct
ed in soil conservation, wild life,
forestry and land-use planning.
Approximately $50 boys at
tended and each one was pre-
sented with a small gold pin in
scribed Mississippi Forestry and
Chemurgic Association Swim
ming, picture shows and other
supervised recreation were en-
joyed.
Expenses of the two boys at
tending were paid by the Pasca-
goula-Moss Point Chamber of
Commerce and the Dantzler
Lumber Company. Donations
for expenses of a third boy had
been offered by the Pascagoula-
Moss Point Bank, according to
A. ]. Franklin, county farm
agent, but the boy failed to at
tend.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1944-08-11
FLIES LONGEST MISSIONS

Calcutta, India.-Tenth USAAF
heavy bombers fly the longest
missions in the world and over
the meanest jungles on earth.
The worlds longest bombing
jaunt started from India soon af-
ter the 10th USAAF was formed
two years ago. when a small for
nation flew 1900 miles nonstop
to hit Bankok.
The four-motored planes flew
out one morning over the Bay of
Bengal for 1000 miles without
sighting land until the dropped
their loads on Nieobar islands. It
was like the great shuttle raids
on Europe from England to AT
RIGA. The trip from London to
Tunis is the same distance as
from India to Nicobar islands.
The European bombers re-fueled
at Tunis but there were too many
Japanese at Nicobar to land and
take on gasoline.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1944-08-11

ness meeting.
The affair was attended by
about SIS members of the local
lodge and the Rebekah Lodge
and the honor guest was intro
duced by Arthur Allen of Pas
cagoula who is also grand Sec
rotary of the state. The banquet
tables were decorated with vases
of flowers.
Mr.. McQuinn gave a talk on
Odd Fellowship and outlined his
plan of operation for the coming
year for the benefit of his lis
teners.
Announcement as made of in
itiatory degree work for is can
didates at the meeting Tuesday,
Aug. Is. At the regular meeting
of the Rebekah Lodge Thursday
there will be degree work after
which a pot luck supper will
be served. All members will
bring contributions for the meal.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1944-08-11
Name Committees
For Teen-Agers
AT Youth Canteen

The setting of a meeting date
and appointment of committees
marked the meeting of the Teen
Ayers, Youth Canteen group,
which met at the Canteen build
ing, South Market and Parsley
streets, Wednesday night.
Meetings will be held the first
Wednesday in each month at 8
pm. and a time limit of an hour
and a half has been set. Mem
bership cards will be issued to
all interested boys and girls from
ID through l8, and President
Lewis Webb appointed a com
mittee to assist the committee
from the Juniors Woman's Club,
sponsoring organization, in dis
tributing these. Members are
Herbert Harthcock, Joe Bryant,
Sarah Chambray and Jean Wat
son.
A committee was appointed to
draw UP a constitution and con-
sists of Travis Blackwell, Bar
bara Renfroe and Lewis Webb.
The organization elected ten
members of a ruling committee
by ballot at the meeting. This
body will work with the Wo-
mems Club in drawing up and
enforcing house rules. Members
are Annie Murray, Albert Rus
sum. Willie Firth, Phil Harris.
George Walker, lone Walker,
Ben Briggs, Joe Bryant, Dolores
Williams and HERBERT Harth-
cock.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1944-08-11

led by Mrs. Morton Farley who
also voiced the closing prayer.
Assisting on the program were
Mrs. A. ]. Boyles. Miss Ina
Thompson and Mrs. William Ras-
musSen.
The guild had the pleasure of
having as guest, Mrs. Walter
Ahles, worker at a Japanese relo-
lation center in California. who
answered a number of questions
in connection with her work and
experiences among the inmates
of the center.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1944-08-11
Wesleyan Service
Guild Enjoys A
Program On Africa

AT the meeting on Thursday,
August 4 at 8 pm, of Wesleyan
Service Guild of the Dantzler
Memorial Methodist church of
Moss Point, the time was given
to q program on South Africa.
The session, which was held
at the church, was presided over
by the guild president, Mrs. Mack
Dune, who conducted the bust
ness period before turning the
meeting over to Mrs. Martin
Hamilton, program leader for the
evening.
The opening devotional was
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1944-08-11
Moss Point Scouts
Hold Meeting AT
Hut Thursday Night

Members of the Moss Point
Boy Scout troop answered ques-
tons on Scouting in a quiz con-
Quoted at the regular meeting by
Bobby Head. o. Tootle of the
Young Mems Business Club met
with the group and pointed out
the high standards good scouts
strive to maintain. The meeting
closed with the Lords prayer.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1944-08-11
PenfecostuI Church
Opens Series OF
Bible Instruction

On August Is. the Pentecostal
church opened a series of Bible
lessons which will be held each
evening at 7:45 o'clock under the
instruction of DR.. r. L. Blanken-
ship of Bay City, Texas.
The course will continue
through August Is. A cordial in
vitation to attend is extended
the public by the pastor the Rev.
o. E. Lamb and the church men,
bership.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1944-08-11
1t. Coulter Honoree
At Luncheon AT Pork
Last Wednesday

Among the many informal So
cial c~ourtesies that have center
ed around 1t. Mary Agnes Gau-
tier during her visit home was q
luncheon at which Mrs. George
Hague and daughters, Misses
Alice Emily and Dorothy Hague
were hostesses at Beach Park
Pavilion Wednesday at ! o'clock.
Besides the honoree, covers
were laid for Mrs. j. ID. Gautier.
Miss Gertrude Gautier, and the
twin brother and sister of the
Gautier family, Walter and En-
lily Gautier, and the hostesses.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1944-08-11
Stote Grand Master
Guest Al Odd Fellow
Banquet On Tuesday

Carl McQuinn of Greenwood,
grand master of the Odd Fellows
of Mississippi. paid an official
visit to Pascagoula Lodge No. As,
Tuesday night at which time he
was guest of honor at a ban
quet served in the lodge dining
room following the regular bust
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1944-08-11
WOMAN NABs 2as PELTs

Aguila, Ariz. Mrs. Nellie
Moore trapped 238 predatory an
finals last year for the federal
fish and wildlife service.
Mrs. Moore set her first trap
at the age of six and got caught
in it. Since then her technique
improved and last years catch
included 191 coyotes and AZ bob
cats. The previous year 253 pelts
fell in her trap lines.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1944-08-11
Lightning Causes
Slight Damage To
Moss Point Home

The Moss Point fire depart
ment answered a call at A am.
Sunday to the residence of Louis
Bond, member of the fire COM
pany, after lightning had struck
wires leading into the house,
burned out the light meter and
inflicted slight damage to the
building.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1944-08-11

The current production of
alarm clocks is 100000 a year.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-09-14
Arizonan Urges
States TO
Hit Water Pact

Phoenix, Ariz.. Sept Ia. CUP) -
Sidney Kartus. Arizona water trus-
tee. has registered with federal and
western states officials a plea to
oppose the u. S.-MeXico water
treaty, which he charged was "un-
fair and inequitable" and alarming
to the people of Arizona
KartuS sent formal protests to
governors of five of the seven Colo
radc river basin states and Texas
against approval of the treaty. at
an August 30 meeting at Denver,
Colorado by a committee represent
ing those states.
Asserting that secretary of state
Cordell Hull exceeded his author
ity" in negotiating the treaty,
KartuS said 1t gives the state de-
partment authority to come into
Arizona or any other basin state,
build works and take waters what
ever their origin and regardless of
vested rights to use thereof and
that it would force Arizonas wa
ters to Mexico for all time. upset
state control and vested rights and
iniure all basin states
Copies of the protest were sent
to President Roosevelt, Hull and
the Arizona congressional delega-
tiOn.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-09-14
States Surplus
Cash Shows
70 Million Jump

5AcRAMENTO, Sept. ID. up
The cash surplus in the state gen
eral fund rose S2O.0oo. 600 during
August. controller Harry b Riley
reports.
At the end of the month it was
s146. 100000 compared with S96.564 =
615 on August 81, 1913. and S126,-
047 ,434 month ago.
General fund revenues deposited
in the state treasury during the
first two months Of the present fis-
cal year totaled sal 296.075, which
was $3,533,l49 in July and August,
1943, Riley said.
Major decreases were bank and
corporation franchise and corpora
ton income taxes $2.i22,1C7, and
sales tax S2058,450 Personal in
come tax collections dropped 81
39l .934 and the insurance cCm-
panies tax SIS.
Increases were recorded in liquor
taxes and licenses, S1.781590; in
heritance tax S274475; motor ve-
hicle in lieu tax. s64.680; motor
vehicle transportation tax. $8939.
gift tax, $2.168, sundry other rev
enue S207 ,305.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-09-14
By JOHN A. PARRIS

BRUSSELS, Sept ID ouP1-ThC
Germans blod the Belgians white,
physically and economically.
Rehabilitation experts who kept
charts Of the country's decline UNI
der German occupation estimated
that 1t would take at least 10 years
to bring Belgium back up TO its
prewar standard.
Many Belgian women have lost
20 to 40 pounds. and the children
have been stunted for lack # Sllt-
ficient food and vitamins. The
Nazis had the country on starva-
ton basis.
The daily ration-if it could be
had-waS seven and one-half
ounces of bread, five ounces OF
flour. one-third of an ounce Of
butter. an ounce of sugar. TWO
thirds Of an ounce OF meat, and Is
ounces Of potatoes.
Authorities told me after my ar
rival here with the Belgian govS
ernment returning from London
after years of exile that the people
of Brussels had not seen pork or
fish since the Germans moved in.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-09-14
Orchard, Field
Crops Listed

SACRAMENTO, Sept. ID. CUP)-
With the 1914 harvest of orchard
and field crops nearing completion
in California. the department of
agriculture Thursday reported its
estimate of total yields.
Almonds. citrus fruits, apricotS,
peaches. plumS, walnuts, rice, po-
tatoes and sugar beets recorded in
creaSeS this year the department
said. but apples. grapes. olives.
Bartlett pears, pruneS, corn and
bean production was lower than
in 1943.
The plum yield, $4,000 tons, was
the largest in history. while g.
OOO-ton walnut yield was described
as exceedingly large" and rice pro-
duction. expected 10 total 6.794,00O
bags. is up from a year ago and
rs per cent more than the average
10 years preceding 1914, according
to the forecast.
Other estimated 1914 crops totals
included:
Almonds 19,70O tons; apples g.
$4,000 bushels; citrus fruits So mil
lien boxes; apricots 100000 tons;
grapes 2.533.O0O tors; cling peaches
45I 900 tons. freestone 284,000; Bart
lett poars 10000 tons; prunes 163,-
O0U tons.
Corn 2,211000 bushels; potatoes
12480,00o bushels; sugar heets l.
10000 tons; hops $1,000 bales;
beans 4946,OOO bags.