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The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1945-05-25
(The Associated Press


Before a cheering Congress:
President Truman Monday
awarded the nations highest me.
dial to Technical Sergeant Jake
w. Lindsey and predicted tina
men like him will strike "over-
wheiming' blows against Japan
Rebel yells pierced a roar o.
applause as the slight, dark.
haired zone man army" from
Lucedale, Miss, relaxed his stiff
military stance and stopped for.
ward slightly to make it easy fol-
the commander-in-cnlef to CLASP
a loop of pale blue silk around
his neck. From the ribbon dan
gled the Congressional Medal OF
Honor, the 223rd awarded to Ann
erican fighting men in this war,
the Tooth to be wen by an infan-
tryman,
The medal, MI. Truman re-
minded the senators and repre-
sentatives gathered in the House
chamber, is given for gallantry
at the risk of life beyond the cali
of duty.
Decisions from Heart
mo officer ordered Sergeant
Lindsey to stand alone against a
company of the enemy he said.
No officer ordered him when
wounded to engage eight Ger
mans in hand-to-hand combat.
Those decisions came from his
own heart"
The assemblage cheered, and
cheered again when the presi-
dent continued:
"They were a flash of the no
bilitv which we like to think is
a part OF every American. They
were the unselfish valor which
can triumph over terrible odds.
They were the very essence Of
victory
The president said it seemed
fitting that the symbolic eere-
monv honored an infantryman.
There is little glamor in his
service he said. He faces not
only the enemy before him, but
the cold and the heat, the rain
apd the snow. the dust and the
mud. which so often make is life
miserable. These things he en-
dufes, and rises above them to
suet deeds as those we celebrate
today
Promising that the triumph IN
Europe will be followed by glowy
in overwhelming force" in the
Pacific, the president predicted
that before the battle against
Japan is won, we shall have 9th.
er men to honor-men whoSg
deeds. like those we celebrate to-
day. will have brought closer oul
inevitable victory"
The 2~4-year-old sergean'
marched into the packed cham.
Der beside General Of the Army
George c. Marshall. Both sol.
diers-the tall. stern-faced chic.
of staff and the slender MissIs.
sippi fighting man-wore sum.
mer khaki. As they mounted tht
speakers dais the general Leaned
toward the sergeant and mur.
INJURED words OF encouragement
LiEdsey's face vas set and IN
smiling He permitted himself
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1945-05-25
Good
Bond Drive
P~uscogoulo. Moss
Point Reuch Fifty
Per Cent Marker

jackson county neared the end
of the second week of the gigan-
tic Seventh War Loan Drive with
every indication that the quota
of 81 253, 900 will be reached long
before the end of the seven-week
nationwide campaign.
Chairmen of various sections
of the county reported satisfac-
tory progress in the goal to
reach every citizen in the coun-
ty but no definite figures were
AVAILABLE.
E. r. Hammett, chairman OF
Pascagoula, was able to state,
however, that So per cent of the
city's S350,000 quota, exclusive
Of the shipyard, has been pledg-
ed. Mr.. Hammett and W. B. Her
ring. county war finance chair
man, heard reports from chair
men of divisions at a luncheon
Monday at the USO building.
Jesse Thompson reported for
Moss Point that the halfway
mark has been reached in the
drive for the $150,0O0 goal but
declared he would have no defi-
mite figures until chairmen are
able to give reports in dollars
and cents. He pointed out that
this is the largest quota Moss
Point has ever been assigned.
viii Reach Quota
At Ocean Springs, Chairmen
E. G.. Trimble and George w.
Young reported progress and an
nounced the belief that the $751;
600 quota will be raised.
Hard at work to raise the ve
untary quota of 100000 Ben
Dukes and A. M. Swigert, In
gals shipyard, could give no ex-
act amount raised to date but Mr..
Swigert had announced earlier
in the week at the luncheon for
chairmen that only approximate
iy 100000 remained to De
raised.
The rural areas are in charge
of Miss Ruth Cain and A. j.
Franklin who have a quota of
SIS,
Reports on divisions in Pas
cagoula are as follows. according
to Mr. Hammett: business sec
ton j. w. Brumfield, chairman,
j. E. Stone, co-chairman, quota,
100000 SIS per cent; small in
dustries. M. L. Funkhouser and
Hermes Gautier, $4,000, 80 per
cent; taverns, Robert Farmer,
$4,000, good progress; house to
house canvass, Mrs. J. o. Cole
and Mrs. T. T. Justice, $4,000,
no definite figure; city schools,
Thomas r. Wells, $4,000, slow
progress because of examinations
and close of school; colored divi-
sion organized under supervision
of A. P. May, $4,000, no definite
figure.
MI. May called especial atten-
ton to the fact that the color
ed division is organized for this
drive and will be recognized ard
given for all funds collected. Mrs.
Cole and Mrs. Justice announced
that women's organizations will
| operate a booth near the bans
similar to the one operated for
several days this week by the
Junior Woman's club.
"The general opinion Nj.
Hammett said, lis that the quota
for Pascagoula will be reached
but only with hard work"
Boards collect moisture in
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1945-05-25
The voting vas as follows:
Precinct
Red Cross To Meet

The annual meeting of the
Jackson County chapter of the
American Red Cross will be held
Tuesday, May % at 8 pm, at the
court house in Pascagoula, Miss
Jessie Bovd, executive secretary,
announced. All interested per
sons II urged to attend.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1945-05-25

The number of cases OF typhus
fever in the United States in
creased % per cent in 1874 over
1913.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1945-05-25

Australia is the worlds larg-
est wool producer.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1945-05-25

Boards collect moisture in
freezing weather, leading to
frostbite and colds.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1945-11-09
SALT DOWN VICTORY BONDS
FOR BRIGHT FARM FUTURE

Cold weather brings the season for
sailing down pork, and for sailing
down Victory Bonds on the farms OF
Cecil County, says A. b. Hamilton,
economist of the University of Mary
land Extension Service.
This year this new kind of sailing
down of resources is popular, he adds
for incomes in Maryland for 1915
from sale of milk, livestock, poultry,
and crops will be the greatest in his
tory. Farmers are finding this good
time to put cash into Victory Bonds.
These Victory Bonds are like meat,
Hamilton points out, for both must
be aged for best results. 1t takes
time to cure good ham, and aging
also improves a good Victory Bond
by increasing it's value. Seventy-five
dollars invested now will ripen in 10
years into 500.
Many farmers remember lower
pre-war prices and are taking advan-
tage of present incomes to put aside
reserves for future use. In the fall a
wise farmer cures meat and always
puts aside some extra cuts just for
safety. He hopes he will not need it,
but supply of Victory Bonsd, like
extra hams in the smokehouse, may
be needed before farmers have an
other good sailing time.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1945-11-09
sen. CRONIN HEAD OF
ROADSIDE COUNCIL

Governor Herbert r. O'Conor has
designated a new Maryland Roadside
Council to seek the protection and
identification of the existing and flu
ture roadways of the State.
Membership in the Council in
cludes representatives of the State
Roads Commission, Automobile Club
of Maryland, Women's. Civic League
of Maryland, the Federated Garden
Clubs of Maryland, the Petroleum In
dustry, the Commission of Postwar
Reconstruction and Development, the
Association of County Commissioners
of the Eastern and Western Shores
and members of the Farm Bureau
and Grange. Named by the Governor
were: ]. Wilmer Cronin, Chairman,
Aberdeen; Mrs. Gideon N. Steiff, Bal
timore; Palmer r. Nickerson, Balti-
more; Robert M. Reindollar, Balti-
more; Mrs. Hall Hammond, Balti-
more County; Mrs. Gladys Wimert,
Westminster; Mrs. Emil Crockin
Baltimore; Mrs. Walter L. Kreil
Hampstead; Henry Morton, Balti-
more; Mrs. Victor -Frenkil, Balti-
more; Henry L. Andrew, Easton;
Lacy Shaw, Colesville; II. S. Lever
ton, Chestertown; Edward F. Hotter
Middletown, and Peyton S. Cochran
Baltimore.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1945-11-09
WHY FATS AND OILS ARE so
URGENTLY NEEDED

Coupled with decreased supply OF
fats and oils is great industrial de-
mand for them. Fats and oils are
needed in the production of nearly
everything we use in our daily lives.
About forty per cent of the total
ALLEGATIONS of fats and oils for indus
trial uses goes to civilian soaps; an
other thirteen percent to the manu-
faeture of soaps for industrial pur-
poses; the remaining forty seven per
cent to paints and varniskes, coated
fabrics, lubricating oils, textiles and
leather, core oils, pharmaceuticals,
putty and calking, etc.
Every manufactured item that is
machined requires cutting oils fol
the machinery.
Every electrical appliance uses
wire. Industrial fats and oils are es-
sential to WITHDRAWING.
Most products are painted, enam-
eled, or vanished. Industrial fats OF
derivitives therefrom, are required to
make those protective coverings.
The synthetic rubber program uses
tremendous quantities of soap, which
in turn requires large quantities OF
industrial fats to make.
All textiles at some stage in then
manufacture require soap or fat and
oil products.
Demands of other countries for
fats and oil are also great Continen-
tai Europe, which before the war i'm
ported AS billion pounds of fats ano
oils, needs minimum of two billion
pounds tkis year. 1t is doubtful that
there are enough surplus supplies in
the whole world to meet even this
minimum.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1945-11-09
STATE PARKS

Until the Civilian Conservation
Corps came into being in 1898, Mary
land possessed but a single state park
that could by any stretch of the I'M
agination be regarded as developed
for recreation, namely, the Patapsco,
a tract of little more than 1900
acres along the river of that name,
near Baltimore. Even in the case of
the Patarsco, much, in fact, very
much remained to be done. -Four adj
ditional sites had, from time to time,
been acquired, either by purchase or
by gift, but the Department of State
Forests and Parks lacked the funds
with which to make them parks in
fact
The activities of the CCC, however,
changed all that, and today we have
total of five state parks that enter
tain annually more than 100000 Wis
itors. Besides the Patapsco, there are
the Fort Frederick and Washington
Monument State Parks, in Washing
ton County; the Cambria State Park
in Frederick County; and the Elk
Neck State Park, in Cecil County.
These areas are intended wholly
for recreation. The Patapsco, the
Gambrill and the Elk Neck are parks
in the trWest sense, that is, wooded
areas of especial beauty. The two
other parks, Fort Frederick and
Washington Monument, are historic
shrines that have been restored as
permanent reminders of earlier days.
Fort Frederick served pioneer set
tiers as a bulwark against attack in
the French and Indian Wars, while
Washington Monument, erected by
the citizens of Boonsboro in 1927,
was the first to honor tke Father of
his Country.
The people of Tidewater Maryland,
as war conditions clear, will find
though at times somewhat crowded,
not only good facilities for recreation
but cordial welcome to these we'll
managed areas.
Md Tidewater News
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1945-11-09

Between now and November 81,
thousands of Army veterans w.il
reenlist in Uncle Sans new volu l.
teer peacetime Army. Because =
men who have been discharged he
tween May IL and November ! of
this year and reenlist on or before
November 81 will be able to return
to the Army with the same grade as
they held when discharged.
Men with six months of satisfac
tory service discharged as privates
will, on reenlistment before Noveln-
Der Fl, be given the grade of private
first class.
Men now in the Army who apply
for discharge after NOVEMBER l
for the purpose of reenlisting in the
Regular Army will also retain their
present grades, if they enlist within
20 days after discharge and before
FEBRUARY 1, 1916.
BEST JOB IN THE WORLD"
These special privileges are typical
of the new law recently passed by
Congress. Few opportunities for a
lifetime career offer as many attrac-
tive advantages.
Can you think Of any other job
that would give you good pay, your
food, clothing, quarters, free med
ical and dental care, worldwide
travel, 80 days furlough every year,
education and training in any Of
nearly 200 skills OF trades, and
enable you to retire soith life IN
come omy time after 20yecrs' serVice.2
There isn't omyl That's why
Job in the Regular Army has been
called "The Best job In the World"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1945-11-09
PLENTY OF TAXES TO PAY

Along about next New Year bust
ness taxes will be reduced, and in
come and personal and real estate
taxation will climb down a little off
their high horses. Even taxes on
business profits will be pared down.
But right now, thousands of people
in every part of the country, are
studying the new charts, and the fig
ures in the tables of next years
taxes, and wondering how they are
going to be able to settle with the
tax gatherers. There, is no reason, or
hope, for deep cuts in tax rates, in
view of the war and the mountainous
public debt. The sad truth is that the
taxpayers will always be MIXED for
high-higher taxes as long as they
live.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1945-11-09

prevail of committees of local farm
ers.
The Department of Agriculture
offers word of warning that "suc-
cessful farming requires skill and ex-
perienee and business judgment"
and cautions the would-be farmers to
be careful about saddling themselves
with debt and farm that couldn't
be made to pay. These loans by the
Government, or through banking
houses and approved by the Govern
ment, should be sufficient for work
stock and farm machinery essential
for successful farming operations,
and needs of family. To aid the new
farmer the local Federal agent will
furnish every assistance and help to
the veteran in order to make reason
ably sure that he will be successful,
and able to meet his loans.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1945-11-09
HEADLIGHTS CO THE NEW
ENLISTMENT PROGRAM

/. Enlistments for ilz, 2 oc }
years. (1-year epiistnerts petra tied
for men with months scrVite.l
2. Men ,eeni sting retain their
present grades, ii they reenlist Will
in 20 DAYS alter discAarCe and before
Feb. /, 1876. T.'e same app les to
men d scsorged between May z and
Nov. i, 10 s, who reenlist before
Nov. 81, 1945.
8. An increase III the reanlistnent
bonus to $50 for each year OF active
service since the bonus was last pad,
or since last entry into service.
4. 300 extra pay when overseas.
S. Paid furlough, up to 90 days,
depending on length of service, WI
furlough travel paid to home a21
return, for men now in the Army
who enlist.
6. Mustering-out pay (bssed
upon length of service) to ali men
who are discharged to reenlist.
7. Option to retire at half pay for
the rest of your life after ~ years
service - or quarters pay sitter
80 years. (Retirement income in
grade of Master or First Sergeant up
to $155,25 per month for life.) ~
previous active federal military SER
vice counts toward retirement.
8. Benefits Of CT Bill of Rights.
9. Family allowances for the
term of enlistment for dependents of
men vino enlist or reenlist before
July /, 1916.
10. Choice Of branch of service and
overseas theater in Ar, Ground or
Service Forces OIL Swear enlistments.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1945-11-09
: LABOR MUST CHOOSE

Coal Age, trade journal of the coal
industry, recently questioned leaders
of the industry in regard to the flu
ture of coal mining. The replies held
one theme in common The problem
of high labor costs is becoming
threat to the competitive position of
coal. Greater efficiency and greater
production must be made to Offset
record wages. If high production lev
els cannot hold the price of coal
down, the miners themselves will be
the first to suffer as employment de-
clines. To large extent, the miners
hold the key to their future and to
the future of the coal industry.
Apparently there is no obstacle
under TIE law to prevent the miners
from brow-beating the coal industry
into complying with any wage de-
mands the unions may care to make.
But so far, no way has been discov-
cred to force consumers to buy the
products of an industry whose prices
are out of line. Coal arrangements
clearly recognize the danger. For
years they have been developing me-
chanized mining. Output per man has
jumped spectacularly And that is
why mine wages have been success
fully advanced to their present level.
American workmen are riding on
the crest of an era of enlightened in
dustrial operation, brought about by
competitive private enterprise, suck
as the world has never before seen.
BY tolerance and reasonable coopera-
ton with industry, they can stay on
the crest Indefinitely, enjoying along
with the whole country the highest
living standard ever achieved. Or, as
has been pointed out in the case Of
coal, they can wreck industry, turn
ing the magnificent hope of the flu
ture into bitter ashes of futility.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1945-11-09

The need for farm labor program
in Maryland in 1916 will continue on
a large scale, according to the state
farm labor committee representing
the farm organizations of the Free
state. Farmers will welcome return
ing city workers and service men,
but expect them to be far too few to
fill the large food production needs
of 1916. In resolution adopted in
October, the committee called for full
mobilization of all farm labor in the
country, including southern migra-
tory labor, the retaining of German
prisoners of war as long as needed,
and provision for importation of such
seasonal foreign workers as may be
needed. Relaxation of manpower con-
trolls has meant an actual net loss
of far mlabor since the war ended.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1945-11-09

In urging members of TIE Protes-
tant Episcopal church to contribute
100000 for reconstruction of it's
missionary work throughout the
world, Presiding Bishop Henry St.
George Tucker says I'VE will need a
large number of missionaries to carry
on educational and medical work in
the East, representing the applica-
ton of Christian doctrine to the real
problems of life. We cannot expect
to get far with preaching only We
must have men and women for the
vital work which will open the way
for preachers. We must prepare for
this great work in China, the Philip
pines and India by providing new
equipment, erecting new schools, hos
pitfalls and churches. +. Missionary
work is always closely allied with
historical development, and we must
create Christian statesmen if future
wars are to be avoided"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1945-11-09
SEPARATE WAYS LEAD TO WAR


Said Secretary of Agriculture An
derson at the Quebec Conference Of
the United Nations Food and Agri-
culture Organization:
Gin the period between the World
Wars, believe all the nations repre-
scented here discovered how futile it
is in a world SO interdependent as
ours for any of us to attempt to
solve alone our complex problems
in agricultural and industrial trade.
We went our separate ways in the
period between the wars with many
sincere and large-scale efforts. Con-
slider where these separate took us.
The failure of the nations of the
world to think in International terms
after the last war helped to make
the second world war possible and, to
some extent, inevitable. I am sure
that none of US wants to follow again
those separate though sometimes en-
ticingly sovereign paths that in our
small world lead through maze Of
confused economics to the horrible
crossroads of war"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1945-11-09

If you ever tie string around
your finger in order to jog your men,
DRY, you are using a device similar
to one of the earliest known forms
of writing" according to TIE En-
cyclopedia Britannica. A messenger
would carry notched stick with him
on his errand, each notch signifying
the particular part of the message
given to him at the moment the
notch was made.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1945-11-09

Its bottle of hair tonic, dear"
"Oh, that's very nice gift
"Yes, j want you to give it to your
secretary at the office. Her hair is
coming out rather badly on your
coat"
do you believe in Buddha?''
"Of course, but thing oleomar-
garine is Just IS good"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1945-11-09

Almost one-third of all the aliens
in the United States live in New York
State, according to the Encyclopedia
Britannica Second in size of alien
population is California; third is
Pennsylvania, according to figures of
March L, 1914, which showed total
Of 100000 aliens in the United
States.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1945-11-09
WATCH US GROW

The total population of the United
States is now estimated at 139,50O,-
600, and growing at such a pace that
it will hug $4,000, 900 in 1850. The
reason. Babies-S,S 100000 for each
of the years 1914 and 1915, with
prospects for higher schedules in the
immediate future,
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1945-11-09

The star canopus is believed to be
10000 times brighter than the sun,
according to the Encyclopedia Bri-
tannica. This star is so far away that
its distance cannot be accurately
measured.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1945-11-09
PAY PER MONTH
ENLISTED MEN
IN Addition to Food, Lodging.
Clothes and Medical Care

(a)-Plus 20qo Increase for
Service Overseas. (b)-Plus
500 if Member of Flying
Crews, Parachutist, etc. (c)
Plus SO Increase in Pay for
Each 8 Years of Service.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1945-11-09
Back To The Land

Congress has set aside 25 million
dollars to lend to veterans returning
from the war, for buying farms dur
ing the 1945-46 fiscal year. ANY vet
eran who has had experience in farm
ing, or can show that he has ability
TO operate suitable farm is held
eligible to apply for one these loans.
Loans to veterans are subject to APP
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1945-11-09

The bottled perfume that Willie sent
Was highly displeasing to Millicent
Her thanks were so cold
They quarrelled, I'm told,
Bout that silly scent Willie sent
Millicent.
Macarthur orders the Jap press to
use its liberty. What is the use OF
having a free press If 1t doesn't at
tack the Government?