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Arkansas State press., 1945-01-12
NASHVILLE

d. White has received an hon.
orahle discharge from the Armed
service and is home. Bern
ard Westin of California Is home
for the holidays. Rev. l.. Nc
Gehee of Cleveland his home for
few days. and when he returns
his wife will accompany him.
Mr. and Mrs. Otis Hopkins daugh-
ter was home for the holidays.
She is at A. NJ. & N. Mrs.
Lula Moore and granddaughter
Leola visited at Hope this week.
Miss Essie l.. Wilder visited Tex
arkana and Hope for the holidays
w, o. Hill visited the colony Of
Good Samaritan at Texarkana. of
which Mrs. s. Parker is super
visor. Mrs. H. Whitmore OF
Center Point, one Of Pike coun-
TVS Oldest and leading citizens,
passed, and was buried with Good
Samaritan honors. Mr., and Mrs.
White of st. Luke celebrated their
50th wedding anniversary with an
elaborate affair to this Union there
are six children, five boys and
girl. and eighteen grandchildren.
Sunday, Dee. oath was a high day
in the New Light CINE church.
The Sunday School was at its best
with J. NJ. Bobo, Supt. at II a.
m. Rev. Geo. w. Young delivered
the sermon. using for his subject
THE Bells of Bethlehem" At
1880 p. IN. Christmas program
was sponsored by Mrs. Lenoulia
Crofton, supervisor of the Junior
choir with Oscar Scoggin at the
piano. Program consist In solos,
duets. readings. and other was all
pertaining to the birth OF Christ
the Lord. Closing remarks by
Prof. ]. H. Hill, Supt. OF Howard
County Trn. School. The three
day short conrs or ministers and
church workers opened Jan 2 with
Rev. NJ. N Delaney OF Pine Bluff
as instructor. Rev. Coleman
w. Kerry, OF Marshall, Tex, was
guest speaker each evening. He
also made talks at the public
school each morning.
Arkansas State press., 1945-01-12

various churches during the year
of 1914, The president. Bro. E. d.
Winston, delivered his 2lst annu-
al address as president of this or
ganization in his address. His
admonition was to us, Let's Go
Fordward,' Curtis II. Johnson
was delegate to represent the Mt.
Carmel singing class. Mrs. s.
b. Woods and children, Katie
Louise and Anderson Woods Jr.,
and Little Jackie OF Little Rock
visited Mrs. Nancy Johnson and
family during the Xmas holidays.
Mrs, b. Hardiman and Miss Naomi
Washington OF Little Rock was
home for the Christmas holidays.
Mrs. p. Cross of Kansas City was
home for the holidays. Robert
White and Ben Lee Newson left
for Rockford, Ill. Mr., Lueious
Hill visited his father. Mrs. l..
A. Winston and Mrs. Mary Mat
thews visited their uncle in Ken
wood. Ark. who is i'll. Sam Flakes,
F, A. Johnson is up again after
being confined to his home.
Among the sick is Nash Canady.
The Pmmmerville Jr. High School
News: Honor Roll: LIST grade !.
William C. Sandridge, James C,
Hervey, Willie B. Taylor, End
grade: Huey p Hervey. Frank
lin ID. Hervey, Dole l.. Mitchem
Van Henry Smith, 3rd grade; Es-
ter Num-, Opal Strickland, VIII.
liam II. Johnson, l.. A. Surratt
4th Grade: Margaret Fl. McDan
iel, Helen l.. Kemp. Luella Dixon
Nevada Strickland, Glory b. Mil
Ter, Barbara N. Newsom, r. l.
Jenkins, Robert l.. Greenlaw, ant
Leola Strickland, 5th grade: l.. b
Reese, Geneva Chons, Lloyd Strict
land, 9Th grade. Katie Mae Jen
kins, Mildred Mae Reese, Billy Fay
Davis, Dorothy Curl, and Heller
Ruth Laws. Mrs. Sally Hayes
and Mrs, Ruby Jewel Hill Of TT
Smith, visited relatives and friends
during the Xmas holidays.
Miss Bessie jenkins visited Mis-.
Hattie Maryland Johnson, Sun
day
Arkansas State press., 1945-01-12
Problem Varies in
Different Countries

In the first place, in the early
years OF the war the situation was
painted too black There were va
rious reasons for this. Among them
the fact that many countries exag-
gerated their plight, asking for more
than they expected for fear Of get
ting less than they really needed.
Later the picture was painted far
too rosily. Through all this time the
experts were not fooled but the pub
Lie was.
1T is wrong to say that Europe is
starving 1t is wrong to say that
nobody is starving or will starve." l
was informed by a person who is in
a position to know if anyone is.
The point is that the situation in
various places varies greatly and
here we come back to the question
Of transportation. We might use
Greece as an example of place
where revolt has increased the Sc
robustness of the food situation. One
of the chief concerns of persons who
had no political interest whatever in
whether Greece became a purple
monarchy or a bright red spot of
communism, but who were inter-
ested in seeing that the Athenians
didn't starve, was the fact that be-
cause of the fighting, shiploads of
food lay untouched in the harbor of
Piraeus.
Athens, Rome, Marseille are all
in spots far distant from areas
where surplus food exists. Norman
dy, for instance, could share some of
he. products with the south of
France if there were any way to
get the stuff across the country. The
grain in the holds of ships in the
harbor is no good to the people of
Greece unless there is unrestricted
passage to and from the docks and
men who can unload and transport
II to safety.
This question Of proximity to sup
ply explains why all over Europe
the average consumption level of the
farm population is 40 per cent high
err than that Of the people in urban
or manufacturing communities.
One of the paradoxes of Europe's
eating troubles is that in most coun-
tries the situation often grows worse
instead of better after liberation
takes place. Italy is an example OF
what mixed blessings Liberation can
bring.
Arkansas State press., 1945-01-12

vice was a great success at First
Baptist Church Sunday night. ;.
Rev. G, N. Snipp has returned 70
Shreveport, La, after spending the
MAS holidays in Monticello. :.
Miss S. K. Thompson, principle
of Drew Co. TIN. School, was unit
ed in holy wedlock to Prof. +.
Johnson, Boy Scout Executive, So.
Ark. First Quarterly Conf. of
Pilgrim Rest AME church will be
Jan. It'll. Mrs. Sena Curry was
united in matrimony to Rev. e. d.
Campbell, pastor of Baxter CT
Arkansas State press., 1945-01-12

Curtis II. Johnson

A very fine Christmas service
was held at the Mt Carmel M. b.
church Christmas day. and watch
meeting the last night in the year.
Pastor Marley held regular SER
vice Sunday. He preached a pow
erful sermon, Subject: Farewell
and Howdy,' Rev. Pills. In
spite Of the West Wing singing
union held very successful
Union with the Hickory Hill Bapt
church. Dec. 30-31st. Rev. ]. G..
Thornton, pastor. This organiza-
ton has proven to be a wonder
full asset in helping to develop our
musical talent in singing Gods
praises. According to the seere.
tarys report, more than $644.19
has been raised and left with the
Arkansas State press., 1945-01-12
ARMY MOTHERS CLUB ON THE JOB

One Of the most active organizations affiliated with the Ninth
Street USO the Army Mothers Club Although the implies
that these ONLY mothers boys the Army consists Of moth
ars Of boys in oil branches Of theseNices.
Throughout the yeo these odes have sponsored voiou prof.
ae for the boys Some Ct their outstanding projects have
furnishing cookies for the Cookie Jo the USO they mode
osh clothes tray and fovos for the boys the hopto
furnished eokes for Birthday Poy for the soldiers moIed
hundred Christmas greetings boys For their
buon the Chrmcs Poect they gave S40O towods buying
Christmas decorations for the hospto in Comp Robinson.
The fourth Sunday eoch month they sponsor the Hour
epce Vesper hour the USO Their regular meetings hello
tn eUso Lounge eoh second Tuesday night They have
ehp Of seventy four ga members Many obsent when
his picture mode.
ones Mrs. w. Groy President Mrs. Alice Johnson Vice presi
lent Mrs B. Smith and Mrs Willie HILL Sondnq left to rqht ore
Mrs P BuIner. Mrs l. Shropshire ord Mrs Will Johnson
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Nelson Boykins


The faithful few of st. James
Baptist church held service Sun
day and Monday in spite of the
rainy weather. Xmas services
was conducted by Rev. P. Finley. !.
Rev. G. c. Cook spent Xmas in
La. with his daughter, who he
hasn't visited in 26 years, and also
other relatives and friends.
Mrs. F. Henderson of Shreveport.
La, was guest of her mother, Mrs.
Sarah Cook also Jeff Evans of
Garfield. Mrs. Ida Bell Smith
and Bernice Boykins spent Xmas
day and night at home with their
mother, Mrs. Ida Thompson.
Boys in service home for the Holt
days were Thomas, RAIDER of New
Work Navy, M. Ratler of Miehi-
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Monticello
Lorene White

Lorene White
Mrs. A, Matthews, of Detroit,
mich, and Mrs. Christine Miller
Of Little Rock were dinner guests
Of Mrs. A. Reed Xmas day, .
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Trotter receiv-
ed a Xmas greeting from their son
Lit. Leo Trotter in the Philippines.
Mrs. Ella c. Jones and Miss Lo-
rene White have returned from
Blythevile where they spent the
holidays. Mrs. M. M, McCray
is visiting her mother and father
IN Warren. Watch meeting ser.
Arkansas State press., 1945-01-12
WNU Service, Union Trust Building,
Washington, d. c.


Recently ! saw list of u Euro
pean countries with an estimate OF
the number Of calories consumed in
each now, as compared with their
inhabitants prewar diet.
1t was just at the time when the
Greek revolt was well under way
and only tight lid was keeping the
Belgian pot from boiling over.
The calorie consumption in those
two countries was the lowest on the
list, 81 and So per cent, respectively,
OF their prewar diet.
About that time Myron Taylor, the
Presidents representative at the
Vatican, was warning the Allies that
IL communism came to Italy, it
would come over empty stomachs.
Adding up this data the natural as
sumption is that hunger is the chief
cause Of unrest in Europe. But it
isn't as simple as that. made some
investigations and came upon
number Of interesting facts which
prove the dangers of over-simplifi-
cation.
Number one is Low calories may
be symptom and not a disease In
other words, DISCRIMINATION and re-
volt affect the food supply as well
as being affected by it.
Number two: Destruction and dis
organization are the chief causes of
famine and the type of destruction
which affects the food supply is not
the destruction of food II is the
smashing Of railways and rolling
stock and blowing up Of bridges and
doing other things that interrupt
transportation, This has done more
to create areas of starvation than
any planned destruction of the crops
themselves by the enemy.
Number three. Conditions are fire.
quently worse after countries are
liberated.
One common misconception which
needs to be corrected is the total
amount and distribution Of the food
shortage. Since Europe's food prob
lens are of vital concern to Amer
lea it might be well to clear up
some Of these erroneous ideas.
Arkansas State press., 1945-01-12

A Tokyo broadcast tells of the de.
cline in Jap revenue from excises-
not the only government that has a
yen for taxes.
Another farm land-boom Is on,
according to the secretary Of agri-
culture like the one in the last war.
Well, there Is nothing that brightens
UP a room in the poorhouse like pa.
perlng it with mortgages.
Arkansas State press., 1945-01-12
Complex Economies
Cause Trouble

But there were other forces which
began to work earlier.
Europe, before the war, produced
most of what its own people ate.
The things imported were tea and
coffee, spices. and fats and oils.
They also had to import much of
their cattle food and fertilizer. Ger
many, striving to be self-sufficient,
built many plants for the production
OF seed oils and raised many oil
seed crops. This was true elsewhere
in Europe and because more food
value can be produced from the
same resources directly than indi.
rectly through raising food for live
stock, the livestock was reduced.
Under these conditions, in order
to get the greatest value out of food
products, strictest RECOMMENDATION
was necessary, When the Germans
left country and controls vanished,
conditions Immediately became
worse unless, under liberation, sta.
BILE government could step In i'm.
mediately and reorganize.
This reorganization was impeded
by the destruction Of transportation,
the disrupted economy and, in the
case OF countries like Italy, by the
effect of fascist rule which has made
the people lethargic, dependent and
impotent and, departing, left them
leaderless.
And so we see the vicious circle
in NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. ham,
pering the food supply, hunger and
unrest preventing reorganization.
For their own sake, the "haves"
must feed the "have-nots. Time is
OF the essence, and casting bread
upon these unhappy waters will be
as profitable an investment as it il
gesture Of mercy.
When General Macarthur riaSs cp
the streets Of Manila some day, we
hope not far off, he may have a
mounted cavalry escort and if he
does, three of the housekeeping
members may be veterans of the
battle of Bataan.
The First cavalry fought for
months overseas as foot soldiers. A
part Of their job happened to be the
capture Of the racetrack at Taclo-
ban on Leyte. Naturally every man
cast envious eyes on some of the
horses left there.
Later the horses were rounded up.
and 10 and behold, among them
were three which were identified as
having belonged to the 26th cavalry
which had fought at Bataan. They
were repatriated with acclaim and
formed the nucleus Of a mounted
unit which has been doing excellent
reconnaissance on the island.
So history repeats. In the Span.
ish-American war Of 1893 dismounted
u S. cavalry were sent to the Phil
ippines. Later few horses were
obtained and they proved so valu.
able that the whole regiment was
mounted.
Arkansas State press., 1945-01-12
Hensley
Sadye b. Jones

st. Luke AME church was proud
to have their pastor. Rev. ID, l..
Blair Return to serve them an
other year, We were glad to
greet the following soldiers who
spent Xmas at home, Pvt. Henry
Smith, Albert Swinnie, and Ar
chic Leake, and Ike Missouri
DR.. Thomas West was a pleasant
Xmas visitor. o. w. Bridgeford
of Swan Lake visited his mot/er,
Mrs. Ollie Smith during the Holt
days bringing her a beautiful
present. Miss E. Orr ran down
from Little Rock to spend the
Xmas with homefolks. Mrs
Nora Smith of Madison, Ark, and
little daughter. Lucille, spent
Xmas with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Tom Hooks. Mrs. Hooks
has been quite i'll, but is much i'm
proved. Mrs. Gussie Gray has
been shut-in for sveral weeks,
hut is much improved. Her neice
was called from Chicago to her
bedside. Mrs. Matte McCray
is on the sick list, Nelson Biggs
died Dec. 3lst. He was buried
Sunday, Jan. Z, A son, Desha
Riggs Of Chicago, came to be with
the family at this time. The de-
ceased leaves a wife, two daugh-
tiers, three sons. and a numbr Of
grandchildren, and a host Of
friends to mourn his death.
Arkansas State press., 1945-01-12

The production of safety razor
blades Is sufficient for the current
quarter, the WPB assures us. No
excuse for the five o'clock shadow
Stuart Chase says that once big
business, big unions and big farmers
moved In on the scene, 1t took big
government to cope with them. Now
II only John G. Public grows big
enough, he may get show, too.
Arkansas State press., 1945-01-12
Redistribution Factor
In Eur0pe's Food Crisis
Shattered Communication Lines Hamper
Market Movements; Civil Strife
Further Restricts Deliveries.
BY BAUKHAGE
Neus Analyst and Comm entator

Here we begin to see how the twin
demons of destruction work out.
As indicated, the direct destruc-
ton OF food supplies either by bomb
ing, or battle, or German sabotage
so far has not been a major factor.
OF course. the more rapidly the Al.
lies remove the Germans, the less
chance they have to steal the food or
the crops and transport them, They
had considerable time in Italy. On
the other hand. on their hurried trip
from Normandy to the Rhine the
Nazis were far too busy moving to
beg. borrow. steal or destroy. Where
they have had chance to squat as
in the Netherlands, Poland and
Czechoslovakia, the situation is
worse, But until they knew they
were going to have to get out OF a
country they did not wish to de-
stroy productivity and the natives
were fed They had to keep the peo-
pie alive to support their own mill
tary and economic activity and they
expected they would have plenty Of
time to exploit later when they set
up their own new order in Europe.
The factors in food production
which suffered most were those in
volved in food processing. 1t is cas-
Ter and quicker to wreck flour mill
or milk plant than farm. Some
fertilizer factories suffered, and of
course in Holland there was whole
sale obliteration of arabic land when
the dykes were blown. This is al
most permanent damage since the
salt from the sea water will sour
the soil for years to come.
Arkansas State press., 1945-01-12

iean Navy. and Ocie b. Lark Of
Camp Claiborne, La.
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Gold Hill
Norman Ross

Miss Lula Robertson left for Mis-
souri,, Jan. 2, l945. She Is going
to join her husband. Ruby Can
ady is visiting her grandmother
here. Miss Matte Ross just ar
rived. She has ben visiting her
aunt In Cleveland.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-05-11

For from these men who have sacrificed SO much-and from the other millions who have backed their efforts by carrying on SO effectively their appointed tasks at home comes tho demand that total victory and final peace, through triumph over Japan, shall bring them the opportunities for which they fought and worked-the oppor- tunities to live, progress and prosper. ] Here is a challenge to us all-a challenge to see to 1t that the road to realization of these natural human ambitions runs smooth and straight.
 ' We of General Motors believe that what is good for our country and our countrymen is good for General Motors; and that there are time-tried and unfailing guides upon which Americans can depend.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-05-11
Railroad Mess Laid
 To Powerful Banks

New York, May 11-Railroads of the nation have been, and still are, the financial chessboard of powerful banking houses, Arne c. Wiprud, Special Assistant to the Attorney General in the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice charged today. He further claimed that these same banking houses are largely responsible for the failure of public transportation systems to function for the good of the na- tional economy.
 These charges and others. many of them aimed directly at J. P. Morgan & Go. and Kuhn Loeb & O., are contained in the book Justice in Transportation-An EX- pose of Monopoly Control written by Wiprud and published today by the Ziff-Davis Publishing Company.
 Early in his book, Wiprud switch es the spotlight of his expose upon the little known allegation that maripula ations by banEing-railway interests have resulted in air-eX- press rates "at five to seven times rail-express rates. despite the fact that air rates, if permitted to seek their own level, could approximate rail-eXpress rates"
 Wiprud's book says:
 Bankers have exploited every major railroad, from the Morgan controlled New Haven, Boston & Maine monopoly to the organization of the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad Company brought about through Wuhn 6 Loeb Co.'S financial Wrecking of
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-05-11

the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railroad Company.
 Tn cynical disregard of law, and particularly of the Federal anti trust laws, these great banking houses went about their business of sacking the railroads. Their victims, large and small investors who often lost their all, farmers, small businessmen. and the public which pays the transportation bill-have protested in vain. No force, not even government itself, has yet been strong enough to stop the destructive banker rule of the nations railroads
 Because the bankers have saddled the railroads with an excessive capital structure. Justice in Trans portation" claims, the railroads, in an effort to sustain it, have sought higher and higher rates. In an effort to sustain the capital struc- ture, the railroads have discouraged new technologies and curtailed services, the book charges.
 under banker domination, Wiprud writes, railroad manage ment have followed a policy of high rates and planned scarcity of transportation facilities and serv- ices
 In an introduction to Justice in Transportation" ederal Judge Thurman Arnold states: Tt is a shocking story to anyone who be- lieves in the American tradition of free competitive enterprise. It shows in actual operation in America transportation cartel fixing rates, dividing territory, and retarding the growth of industry by private ar engagements acquiesced in by Gov ernment bureaus
 Wiprud gives particular emphasis in his book to transportation con- ditions in the west and in the south, and reveals:
 Monopoly controls have made possible transportation discrimina- tion against the west and the south. Such discrimination has not only retarded the development of these areas but reduced their earning power. Important markets have thus been lost for the goods of the industrial east"
 The books recommendations, which Wiprud believes the Federal Government must pursue in order to promote a new age in transpor- tation are:
 l. The primary consideration of government policy must be the attainment of more, better and cheaper transportation.
 2. Modern transportation must be made available to all sections of the country without discrimination
 3. Competition must continue to be keystone of our government tai policy.
 4 Maximum economy for the Nation, in both the development and functioning of transportation system, requires that each mode of transportation be permitted to realize it's full potentialities for service.
 B. Vested interests must not be permitted to block the attainment of a more abundant and enlarged transportation system
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-05-11

pr. Semtner was engaged in veter- mary practice at Purcell, Okla.
 The phases of work being carried on now include treatment of COWS for mastitis; treatment of black leg of cattle, and strangles of horses; and 8 survey of the poten- tialities of penicillin against large number of bacteria causing livestock diseases.
 "In research we can never be certain what will result from the work" pr. Chester said, but we are optimistic that penicillin will prove to be as effective against some livestock diseases as 1t has been in the treatment of human diseases"
 Penicillin being used in the ex- perimental work is furnished by three pharmaceutical companies to the Research Foundation free of charge, Chester said.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-05-11
Jewish Children Escaped Drognet

1 This is the first of two ar
 ticles by Curt Riess, interna- 1 tional correspondent for NEA J Service and The Waterbury Dem Ocrat, revealing for the first time :, the existence of the Divers an underground organization of Jew . ish children who managed to elude the Nazis throughout the war.
 BY CURT RIESS
 TCopyright, 1945, NEA Service Inc0 Somewhere In Germany, May Il 1One of the most astounding dis coverieS to be made in the last days of the war in Germany was the eX- istence of a tiny resistance group composed of Jewish children. Most of these children, orphans, are boys and girls of between 10 and 15 years of age. Absolute secrecy was mat ter of life and death for members and helpers.
 These young underground fight CTS are called by themselves and those who know about their exist ence, the Thatcher" meaning Div CTS" This entire account is based on written reports, which was shown by different persons in Ger many. If I hadn't seen such re- ports and hadn't been assured by serious persons about their truth, I'd never have believed the story.
 This is how the Divers came into existence, on February 28, 1943. At