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The Lexington advertiser., 1945-11-22

strange as it may seem, Hawaii
never suffered many of the short
ages experienced in the states, even
though their merchandise had to
come from the states. Even during
the war radios were displayed for
sale in store windows. There was
always an abundance Of cigarettes
of all brands, and shoes and leather
goods were plentiful 4. OF course,
these things were to be had "at a
price,, the OPA Notwithstanding!
There is little, if any, sign of the
havoc wrought at Pearl Harbor now.
If one is actually on the spot, the
remains of the battleship Arizona
can still be seen, but that is all.
However, there is still plenty re-
manning in the minds of the people
here, relative to the Pearl Harbor
attack, and they are convinced as
to what the finding of the new in
vestigating committee will be, if it
is allowed to investigate all the
facts. The general concensus OF
opinion here is that it was not an
''unprovoked" attack. Furthermore,
they are willing to state, unequivo-
cally, that some of the department
heads sought war with Japan in
stead of trying to avoid it. That, OF
course, is matter which time will
have to decide.
With all of Hawaii's beauty, ro-
mantle atmosphere land dreamy
music, this is one "red-neck" who
would like to get his foot back on
a Mississippi clay hill, ;. and keep
it there for good length of time.
Since this letter is now beginning
to reach booklike proportions / will
bring it to close. Allow me to say
again that you are doing an excel
lent job, printing wonderful and
newsy paper.
With best personal regards I am,
Sincerely,
NORRIS c. WILLIAMS. B.M.1/c
The Lexington advertiser., 1945-11-22

ing the storm which was one of the
most severe ever recorded in this
region.
During the approximately "a
hours the typhoon was at its height
on Okinawa winds of more than IS
miles per hour were recorded, be-
fore the recording machinery blew
down, while velocities of up to 1876
miles were reported unofficially.
More than four inches of rain fell
during the same period in the Wing
area.
The Lexington advertiser., 1945-11-22
Advertiser Appreciated
By Holmes Youth
In Honolulu

Honolulu, Hawaii, TIL.
USCG Training Station
Navy No. 48
c/o FPO San francisco, Calf
The Lexington Advertiser,
Miss Hazel Brannon, Editor,
Lexington, Mississippi
My dear Hazel:
During my three and half years
In service / have never written a
letter to your good paper, although
! have contemplated doing so on
numerous occasions. That ever
present fault of procrastination prob
ably accounts for my negligence in
the premises. Today, after reading
your edition of November 1st, re-
solved would write, but naturally,
do not vouch for the quality of
my feeble efforts.
At the outset, may compliment
you on the new and decidedly i'm
proved appearance of your Front
Page, with the advertisements re-
moved. Despite the fact that / read
every advertisement in the paper as
The Lexington advertiser., 1945-11-22

well as every line of current hap
penings, / have often thought that
The Advertiser would have a more
dressed up" look if the advertise
ments were relegated to the inner
and back pages. This last edition was
ample justification of that belief.
The Advertiser, to a man five or
more thousand miles away from
home, is his mainstay. The letters
from Mothers and Dads and girls,
naturally come first, but your paper
in the chief supplement to those.
Reading the every day happenings
and the comings and goings of our
friends is almost like short visit
at home. On the other hand there
are times, as in recent weeks, when
we are saddened by the account of
some old friends illness or passing
The latter reminds us that there will
be a part, :. an irreplaceable part,
of Lexington gone when we return.
1t is on those occasions that we wish
we were in a position to, at least,
clasp a hand or utter some little
word of sympathy to those with
whom we also share loss.
Recently l was transferred from
LIST. No. "a to the U.S.C.G. Train
ing Station, (Wailupe) Honolulu,
where l am on Permanent Detail,
(not too permanent, hope) as Mas
ter at Arms. In the event that you
or your readers might be somewhat
interested in Hawaii. will briefly
mention something about this island
Of Oahu. It is, undisputably, a land
Of distinctive and indiscribable
beauty. The mountains, crowned
with their constant white clouds
and mists lend enchantment to the
ground ofwhole of the island Flow
ers Of rare and exquisite beauty
abound in profusion everywhere,
with background of dark green
foliage and coconuts palms. The eli
mate is warm but comfortable, cool
ed by the constant trade winds of
the pacific.
am stationed only three miles
from the highly touted Waikiki
Beach, and l might mention that in
spite of all its favorable publicity,
it is sad disappointment as swim
ming place. 1t is very shallow and
comparatively small, but worse than
all Is the bottom which is covered
with sharp coral rock. This rock can
very easily cause painful if not seri-
Gus injury to swimmers. / might add
that "the scenery" customarily seen
at beaches is OF a rather dark and
almond-eyed nature at Waikiki, due
to lack of tourists from the main
land.
Contrary to popular belief, there
are, proportionality speaking, very
few Hawaiians in the island, only
about one-eighth of the population
being pure or mixed Hawaiians.
One-half of the whole population is
Japanese, who own most of the re-
tail stores and who have enjoyed an
excellent business during the war,
especially from service men and
Pearl Harbor workers. The rest of
the people are Chinese, Portuguese,
Korean, Whites and Puerto Ricans
-. and goodly portion of un-
determined ancestry.
Economically speaking, the war
has been blessing to Hawaiian
business. Merchants and every type
of vendor have been able to pan of
every conceivable kind of souvenir
on service men and workers at ex-
orbitant prices. Food has been poor
but sold at very dear prices. As
The Lexington advertiser., 1945-11-22
Edward E. Devine
Is Discharged

Sic Edward Earl Devine has been
returned to civilian life through the
Navy's Personnel Separation Center,
Memphis, Tenn.
Seaman Devine has been in the
Navy thirty-three months, twenty
six months of which was spent on
sea duty in the Pacific. He wears
three battle stars, and was in four
invasions.
The Lexington advertiser., 1945-11-22

Mr.. and Mrs. Johnnie Woods and
son, Johnnie Eugene of Memphis
spent the weekend with her moth
er, Mrs. r. M. johnson.
The Lexington advertiser., 1945-11-22
them 6 feet apart in checks.

The first of December is a good
time to treat your cows with derris
dust for wolves. These parasites work
their way to the back Of the cow
and cut an air hole through the hide
for breath. They stay and grow in
this position for approximately one
month when they crawl out and fall
to the ground where they remain
until the next summer. Derris dust
with 1A percent rotenone busted or
rubbed in the cows back, through
these holes, will destroy a very high
percent Of these destructive insects.
If you have any trouble getting this
strength material, please get in
touch with your county agent.
There are no less than SO farmers
in this county who would find it
very profitable to build a dipping
vat. Half and sometimes more than
half of the feed given cattle during
the winter goes to the support Of
lice. If cows could be dipped about
twice during the winter season, it
would save a tremendous amount of
feed and at the same time give the
old cow a chance to do better job
taking care Of her calf when the
grass begins to come.
The Lexington advertiser., 1945-11-22
THROUGH The EYES OF A FRIEND

Customers people, And the Telephone Company has
always considered customers in that light-as ndi-
viduals, like the and women who make up
company.
This friendly feeling we are happy to say reflected
in the that Mississippi and the Telephone Com
made together through the 1t is this
kind of partnership that makes the future sparkle with
promise.
Like Mississippi, the Telephone Company is buckling
down to its postwar tasks For the $3.50 and
women OF the Telephone Company in this state it
Mississippi It's full and complete program, designed
to meet the states industrial and agricultural needs of
the future. It the expenditure of millions of
dollars in Mississippi.
Specifically the program will provide telephones for
all who have been waiting for Them This
first jobs! greatly expanded telephone program for
farmer friends is of
distance service is being scheduled too It will include
the installation of coaxial cables handle calls
with speed and convenience for and provide
facilities for that exciting visual
OF construction is to be done and motor
vehicles is also in the oing
Here's program of achievement, to be worked out
together by Mississippi and the Telephone Company
they have worked out their attainments past By
mutual understanding and cooperation, Mississippi and
the Telephone Company will grow greater than
It's big that shall become reality as fast as
materials become avaiable-a reality be
into prosperity and payrolls people of Mississippi
For business is like individual If we'll his
community fares well with And that is the wav r
should be. among friends
J. c. HAY. Mississippi Manager
SOUTHERN BELL TELEPHONE AND TELEGRAPH COMPANY
iheoRPoRAYEp
The Lexington advertiser., 1945-11-22

A few people are beginning to get
interested in hogs again since neith-
er meat nor lard can be purchased
any more, or can it? Even farmers
are having to do without hog meat
and lard because they are unable to
buy it. Don't forget that hog lice will
eat up most of the feed given hog.
They don't eat the feed itself, but
they suck the blood out of the hog
and it takes costly feed to produce
hog blood. So, put a little black oil
every once in while on your hogs.
A saturated gunny sack tied around
post will do the trick. The old hog
will learn to rub against this and
get oil on all parts of his body which
will kill the lice.
A great many small hogs die from
the long yellow intestinal worm
when we think he died from cholera
or some other trouble. There are
capsules put out by many concerns
which can be given very easily to
the pigs that will cause them to get
rid of these parasites. A pretty good
way to tell if your pigs have worms
is to observe loss Of thrift, their tails
get straight, their hair gets dry and
most of the time they become pot
bellied and do a considerable amount
Of coughing. These worms some times
will be found so compactly woven
together in some sections Of the in
testines, that they completely block
the passage. This kills the pig in
short time.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-09-04
Congress Challenged By Graue Problems
Emergency Session
 Opening Tomorrow; To Proclaim Victory
By LYLE b. WILSON

United Press Staff Correspondent
 Washington, Sept. E(UP)-Con- gross meets tomorrow in emergency session to deal with domestic and international problemsf ranging from repeal or federal war time to disposition of our atomic bomb secrets.
 The overall challenge to Congress is the cutting of a pattern for re- conversion and our postwar econ- omy. War time will succunlb to farm state protests. President Tru- man has promised to make some suggestions in 8 message soon about the future Of atomic secrets.
 Open at Noon
 Both Houses will meet at noon tomorrow, their projected two months vacation having been cut in half when Japan unexpectedly bowed out of the war.
 Neither House will transact any significant business before Monday. The Senate will adjourn immedi- ately until Thursday out of respect to the memory of the late Sen. Hiram W. Johnson, R., Calif. He died during the recess. There is no
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-09-04
Investigate Boys. Death

New Milford, H., Sept. 4.-(UP) -Winnebago county authorities In. vestigated today the death of i2- year-old Donald Fiedler, whose body, dressed in women's clothes, was found hanging by a silk scarf in q basement playroom of his home.
 The body was found by Donald's father, Gerald Fiedler, Si, late last night. The boy was wearing wos mems underwear, a knitted bed jacket and sandals, police said. Ills face was smeared with heavy makes up. 4 dress was found on q table near the body.
 The boys hands and feet were tied with cord.
 Boy Left u0me
 Fielder said he and Mrs. Fielder and two younger children had been away for the Wek-end. He said they returned home to find the house locked from the inside and all the blinds drawn.
 After breaking Into the house, Fiedler said he found the furniture disarranged. Two pairs os pliers and his wite's galoshes were on . bed, he said.
 Rledler said he had warned his son. who was left nione eog the weekend. not e lse any slrRngeH ln the house. Hn 0aid he last eaM his s0n alive on Saturday, after he had given him 90 cenle tol NUMMN6WH MSHMnWs
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-09-04
Overall Occupation Of Japan By Tanks Underwa!
 Democrats EndorseG COP
 Will Seek Various
 City Posts Together
 With Republicans

Endorsement of Q ticket composed mostly of Republican candidates will be given shortly by Independent Democratic party of Waterbury iS was learned today.
 Expressing disappointment that the outstanding World War veteran they have sought to head their ticket will not Do available this year the Independents have swung to the side of the c. o. P. It is understood that the Republicans In their ap~ preaching caucuses will provide rec. ognition by naming on Independent Democrat to the board of educas ton. The latter will also provide It's own candidate for registrar of vot. CTS, the nod going to Michael E. Moran, former businessman and sports promoter, If he is in accept. able mood for the nomination.
 Seek It. Col. BFodle
 At the present time members of the Republican party are hoping that It. Col. John M, Brodie now in service, will be available to ac. cept the nomination for mayor. col- onel 1rodie is 6 former member of the board Of fire commissioners. He has served in the North African, Italian and European theaters of war. He expects to Do discharged from the army air force next Fri. day and Is planning to resume his associations with Root & Boyd, Inc, Colonel Brodle has been awarded the bronze star.
 No definite assurances have been given that Colonel Brodle will co. cept the nomination, but the Re- ,publicans are hoping that he will consent. The c. o. P. share the bee lief that an ex-serviceman will make "a most formidable candidate In the coming elections,
 Independents Meet
 A meeting of all members of the Democratic club will be held thil evening at 8 o'clock at the central Y. M. 0. A. ct which time plans will be discussed for tho elections and for offering various names to bt placed on the Republican and the Independent Democratic ticket.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-09-04
JobIess Pay
 Bill Debated By Governors

Washington, Sept. 4.-(UP)- There is "a great boom pending" 1" a representative of the United States Chamber of Commerce told the Sen- ate finance committee today, but "unwise reconverslon and labor poli- cies" could do much to retard 1t.
 Dr. Emerson Schmidt, director of the chambers economic research department, told the committee that the proposed $25-a-week unemploy- ment compensation bill is one of the things which might be "unwise.
 Schmidt said the chamber is op- posed to the bill because 1t would have the "debt-ridden government assume the burden of bringing state unemployment compensation rates up to $2S week for 26 weeks.
 Schmidt said that the states are fully equipped to handle the un- employment prDblem without help from the national government. He said the chamber is against "fur- ther meddling by the federal gov- ernment in this problem"
 Schmidt said, however, that the chamber would favor the bill's ex-
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-09-04
Deoth Takes Prominent Local Mon

Arthur J. Mcdonald, member of prominent local family, state face tory inspector in the Labor Depart ment for the past IS years, died at his home Monday morning after brief Illness, MT. McDonald though not in the best of health had attended church Sunday, and had been attending to his duties regularly.
 He was born in Waterbury, the son of the late Michael and Mary Ann (Kiely) McDonald. He had resided for many years in the West Side Hill section and was & devout communicant of the Church of the Blessed Sacrament where he was active in church affairs. He was a member of the Holy Name so- ciety of the church. MT. McDon- aid at one time served in the Health Department of the City of Water bury, and he engaged in the hotel business in Bridgeport. He also conducted real estate and insur- ance business.
 He was well known in the city dllu SIdtcp IIldLl Ol all uALSS114oli and kindly disposition.
 Survivors
 Survivors are his wife, Mrs. Mar garet (Donahue) McDonald; one son., Lieut.. Arthur M. McDonald, U. s. N. R., now serving in the Pacific; one daughter, Miss Mary Victoria Mcdonald, student at AL bertus Magnus College; three sis- ters, Miss Anna Mcdonald, Mrs. Lawrence Tobin, both of this city: and Mrs. Adolph Heller of Hart ford; and two aunts, Mrs. Thomas O'Donnell, and Mrs. Thomas Mag ner, both of this city.
 The funeral will be held from the Mulvjlle funeral home, 270 West Main street, Thursday morning at 8:15 to the church of the Blessed Sacrament at for solemn high Mass of requiem. Burial will be ir Calvary cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home tonight from T to 10 and Wednesday from 2 to 10 p. m.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-09-04
Third Fleet +Evocu0ting 'CI Prisoners
By HAZEL HARTZ0G

United Press Stan CGgxe9R083
 Tokyo Bay, Sept. 4-(UP)-Th s Fleet rescue forces shifted their oEsN erations 125 miles southwest Tokyo today and began the evncsze ation of liberated Allied pElsumez@ of war from camps in the Hannas matsu area. -
 Rescue teams under Commodore Roger Simpson and Cmdr. Harold B. Stassen, former governor Of Mlxr nesota, already have moved 1,g0D former prisoners from camps in the Tokyo bay area to hospital 6hips and transports.
 More Prisonecs
 Carrier plane pilots, neau4anaA reported sighting 60 additional pEl8 oners in camp in Hikone villaEe. approximately 50 miles west of Ma gayo. They said one prisoner waved 8 French tri-color as the planes passed overhead.
 The camp was on the eastern shore of Biwa lake near the vifla1e of Hikone. It consisted of tWo bar racks-type buildings and sEeda 100 yards from the waters edge.
 Admiral Sir Bruce Fraser onEar mander-in-chief of the Britlsh Ras cific fleet, revealed that 1,200 Hyitz ish commonwealth citizens weDn ia@ termed in camps in former Japna- ese-occupied territory under his jlEts isdiction.
 Those former war prisoners m1# internees already taken aboard h1s- pital ships were receiving the beet medical care the Allies can offer. Hospital Ships A few hundred yards from alae scenes of their war prisons. fow hospital ships looms in whstens<l from amid the gray hulks af war (Continued on Page A
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-09-04
EisenholOer May Succeed Marshall As Army Chief
BY MERRIMAN SMITH

United Press Staff C0FFespondent)
 Washington, Sept. 4-(UP)-With world hostillties over Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower was being mentioned today as @ likely replacement for Gen. George 0. Marshall as Army chief of staff.
 Marshall has long since served out the normal term of an Army chief of staff. President Truman, following his policy of selecting World War IT veterans for govern ment positions affecting military policy, is expected to pick Eisen- hover as Marshall's successor.
 Other Changes
 Other top brackets of the armed forces and the cabinet which prob ably will see changes by the Presi- dent in coming months:
 Commander of the u. s. Fleet and chief of naval operatiOns--now held by Admbiral Ernest ]. King. Ihig post Wiil probably 90 to Admiral Chester W. Niinitz though possibly to Admiral Y. Halsey.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-09-04
Strikes Halt Detroit Auto Production
Hudson Motors, Briggs Go. Hit
 By Labor Trouble

Detroit, Sept. 4-(UP)- Strikes stemming from three years of ace cumulative union complaints hit the automobile industry today, closing plants of the Briggs Manufacturing Go. and the Hudson Motor Car Go.
 Production of passenger cars was stopped ct both companies, their representatives said.
 Thousands Involved
 Spokesmen for the United Auto- mobile Workers (CIO) said ii,000 workers were involved in the two strikes. They brought to more than 10000 the number of strike-idlers in the Detroit area.
 The union said grievances caus- ing the strike had been created lover the last three years" and had been ignored by management.
 We didn't do anything about 1t because of the war,"a union official said. But now we are going to strike until our grievances are con- sidered and adjusted"
 Production of new automobile bodies was stopped ct five Briggs plants. The strike was expected to affect two additional units of the company.
 Hudson had been rolling off 194e cars for two weeks when Its asseni- bly, lines were halted In today's ac- ton. The company said 5000 men were idle.
 Others Affected
 Ford's new car production was slowed down by e strike of 4,b0C workers at the Kelsey-Hayes Wheel Go. Ford laid off 5000 men in as. sembllng departments. Other scat, tered disputes affected some 2.50l workers.
 As the industry headed into the production phase at the last stages of reconverSion, demands by labor for 30 per cent wage increases faced the big three-G General Motors Chrysler and Ford.
 Chrysler notified the JAW (CIO) today that it would face serious difficulties in producing cars at pre- war prices if the wage demands were met, and scoffed at labor's charges about high profits from war production.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-09-04
Employment Exponsion .AtTimeCo

Expansion of activities in the for eign field mas been planned by the U. s. Time Corp, which expects to employ twice as many persons in Waterbury and Middlebury plants by the end of the year as it did in pre-war days, according to a state- ment issued today by its president. J. Lehmkuhl.
 1000 Increase
 The company official pointed out that an average of 1,700 employees worked at the Connecticut plants before the war, and that the figure by the end of the year is expected to jump from 2,7O0, the present load, to $500. Before the recent war contract cancellations the total stood at between 5000 and 5000.
 MT. Lehmkuhl disclosed that since I941 the corporations pro- duction of war implements exceeded $lOO ,0OO, 900. Although 1t is the in- tention to provide jobs next year for twice as many people in Water bury and MiddIebury as it did before the war, the company does not ex- pect le46 to be a profitable year" according to the presidents state- ment.
 Financial Picture
 Increased cost of labor in con- junction with the companys efforts to keep close to the prewar price levels Is expected to affect the prof. it's situation. 1t was indicated. Ans (Continued on Page Q
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-09-04
SoIons Finishing European Tour

Beirut. Lebanon, Sept. 4.-(UP)- Six American Congressmen. near ing a tour through Europe, Africa and the Middle East, witnesses the Lebanese Uarliament's ratification of the United Nations charter to- day.
 The extraordinary session of par- lament was arranged in conjunc- ton with the arrival of the Con- gressmen. who expressed private ap- proval of the Lebanese legislators unanimous action.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-09-04
Eye Witness Account
 OF Atomic Bombs Fury

counted 33.OO0 dead among tnoee ruins. The total reached b3.000 last Saturday and more stu dying every day In hospitais around Hiroshima. Thirty thousand persons are missing No one knows how many were wounded.
 Japanese doctors fear that every. one wounded. no matter how slight his scratch, Is doomed. They say the death toll ultimately may exceed I60, O00-neaEly half of Hlfo9hlmhb pre-waF population.
 The doctors tell os how the woundedb hair drops out, theaS gums bleed. their Kidneys refuse 70 function, how the number Of their white blood cogpuseles are found to total only one seventh what they should, how they grow weaker and weaker, and how they finally dc.
 We cannot check on khe accuracy of the doctoEs' testimony jlist yet But we can confirm Japanese ac~ lGnn1snund on Raam 0