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The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1947-05-22

the veteran now attends is To-
Gated.
QUESTIONS OF THE WEEK
@. I was discharged from
the Army in May. 1945. An I
still eligible to receive readjuSt-
ment allowances?
A.. Yes. REIMBURSEMENT allow
ances are available to any ell
gible veteran until 2 years al
ter the date of his discharge
Or until two years after the Of
fetal termination of the war,
whichever is later.
@. I receive a portion OF my
husbands compensation be-
cause we are separated. Am I
entitled to a widows pension
at his death?
A. At the death of your hus-
band, you may be entitled to
a widows pension, despite
your separation, providing you
are otherwise eligible.
@. Under what conditions
is a veteran entitled to out
patient treatment from the
Veterans administration?
A. A veteran whose diSabil-
tiles are service connected may
receive out-patient medical.
surgical and dental care for
those disabilities. Treatment
may be given at a Veterans
administration field station, or
the VA may authorize it to be
given by a physician or dentist
in the veterans home town.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1947-05-22

Anak Krakatoa, barren offspring
Of the lonely volcanic island near
Java which erupted in 1883 with
the mightiest explosion ever expe-
rienced by modern man, is show
ing angry indications of blowing
its top again.
The Krakatoa blast GA years ago,
which caused the island to disinte-
crate and sink. killed approximate
" 80, 900, caused great tidal waves
to roll three times around the earth
and hurled volcanic dust far into the
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1947-05-22
Dentists Are in Pain, Too

Pity The poor dentist wben be
sneaks in behind your teeth witb
that saraee little drill and tries to
nnseat The top Of yonr skull.
Chances are bis feet hnrt. And
bis back aches. lind bis legs are
ueary. That. at least. is the eonteu-
ton of Northeastern university
scbool of dentistry, ubicb is start
ing to teach its student dentists to
uork sitting douN-on a specially
constructed stool.
A standing dentist is OF no more
advantage to The patient than a Sit
tin dentist. The school asserts. If
dentists can be brongbf to a sitting
position, The university belieres.
their professional Tires uiH be er-
tended BY fire years.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1947-05-22
OUTMODED DEFENSE
Rockets Far ahead

Ever-improving rocket weapons
already have rendered obsolete the
best anti-aircraft guns of the army
and navy Paul w. Martin, an ord
nance expert, has asserted.
The big strides made in develop
ment of rapid firing automatic,
r~adar-directed guns have been far
outstripped by atomic energy and
guided missiles. he said.
Three important features Of a
good defense were cited: A long
range detection system; a defensive
rocket to intercept the enemy mis-
sile, and destruction of the enemy
missile at a safe distance.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1947-05-22

Arched backs may signify cry
sipelas.
several steps that can help to
check the heavy toll it Is now
taking on American farms.
The first point to remember Is
that erysipelas may be confused
with other swine diseases. Because
i: is so easily confused with other
maladies, and 50 highly conta-
gious, it Is vital that an accurate,
dependable diagnosis be obtained
at the first sign of symptoms
which look like this disease.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1947-05-22
REMARRIAGE TOP
WIDOWS

REMARRIAGE STOPS
WIDOWS PENSIONS
War widows receiving pen
sions from the Veterans ad-
ministration have been warn
ed to return all checks which
they receive after remarriage.
Federal law prohibits widows
of Warld War I and II vet
Grams from receiving pensions
after they have married again.
the VA said. Violation of the
law provides severe penalties.
Many widows in this area
are remarrying every month,
the VA declared, yet are fail
ing to notify proper author
tiles to stop pensions.
VET STUDENTS CHECK
VA ON SUMMER PLANS
Veterans who plan to take
summer courses at a school,
other than the one they have
been attending need a supple
mental certificate of eligibility,
warns the Veterans adminiStra-
ton.
Applications should be filed
we'll in advance of the end of
the spring semester, the VA
said, in order to insure that
the veteran has his certificate
before enrolling in the new
school. The VA emphasized
that the veteran cannot be ad-
mitted to a new school with
out the supplemental certifi-
cate.
Completed applications must
be sent to the regional office
of the area where the school
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1947-05-22
SWINE E~RYSIPELAS
IS VERY CONFUSING

Swine erysipelas Is one Of the
rost difficult Of all livestock dis
eases to control, but there are
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1947-05-22
,-WEEKlY NEWS ANALYSIS
Rush More Food to Germany;
Truman Signs Portal Pay Bill;
Churchill Seeks United Europe

.-Reeased by Western Newspaper union - 49,. !,
W.os.ro M0.E; Thio Hphn ns~s ss s.s.e ssd not not ' nsessarHV Of his ne~sOapsr5
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1947-05-22

The tariff on imported hand
woven Oriental rugs adds about
one-quarter to the retail cost.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1947-05-22

amounted to 1850 gallons
compared with 100000 gallons
produced during March, 1916.
Cottage cheese for March was
estimated at $1,000 pounds.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1947-05-22

The indicated horse power of
an engine is the total power
produced; the brake horsepow-
er is that available for useful
work and the rated horsepower
IS that available in safe ope1-
ating limits.
The tariff on imported hand
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1947-05-22
0GE&h''
M%GiBm

community, this newspaper will pub
lIsh a weekly column of news briefs
from the Veterans Administration.
For further information, veterans
should contact or write their near
est VA contact office at RIM. 327,
P. o. Bldg, Billings.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-01-03

developed if we are to realize anything like
the full value of our industrial good for
tune.
Does 1t make sense to eat eggs in Pasca-
goula that are packed in New York? Should
we drink milk produced in Minnesota-or
even Hancock County? Should we be eating
fresh vegetables produced in Alabama or
Floridag Should we send our dollars out of
the county and state almost as fast as our
people can earn them?
We live i'm chicken heaven, we should be
sending milk to iee-bound Minnesota. and
we should be keeping the thousands of dol
lars we spend for these necessities at nome
for at least a few more weeks. Pass them
around. Maybe even drop a couple of them
IN the bank. Build a few roads with them.
Why not use a little BAWI in r~everSeg
Balance industry with agriculture In our
" induStrially -developed agriculturally-
starved county,
= For the new year. first let us push our
poultry industry and develop our dairy IN
dastry ON a sound basis bv establishing pro
eessing plants and central stock piles Of
heavy machinery on a beat-wide basis. This
ean be done through bond ISSUES. Just as the
shipyard and woolen MIL were financed.
And BY all means let u take immediate
steps % re-eS,ahlsh the Jackson County
Far. the greatest single booster that aeri.
culture has In our county The members #
the Beard OF Supervisors are elected u T.
fleet The will of The people. and We believe
that he majority 4 eur eitisens-aad Al
# our rural eitlzensZNant the far going
again
While ~ move forward industriallv. -
u ut forget 700 # Tie 10 square miles n
county, nor ignore = large and vital -
# aur populatian. -
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-01-03

II gypped the consuming public and par
ticularly the people of the South who did
little manufacturing .sAnd almost invariably,
when the Republicans have run the country
for four or five terms in the presidency. the
stock market has gone through boom and
bust, depression and unemployment have
followed, and the American people. demand
ing a change have voted in the Democrats
again, who have generally come up with
some kind of reform movement, All of these
tendencies were accumulated during the
New Deal and war years. The Democrats.
under Truman, lost all party discipline and
began TO talk out of both sides of the mouth.
Wall Street today and New Deal tomorrow;
veto a bin today and sign il tomorrow; CO.
operate with labor today and breakdown
tomorrow.
As a people we do not generally think
through to real issues in political cam
paigns. We are apt to vote for or against
personalities rather than issues. But one
thing Americans react against very strong
ly is double-talk and fence-sitting; the Demo-
cratic donkey's head on the Republican
elephants body. The country for various
psychological reasons, largely let-down and
reaction from wartime restrictions, has been
in mood for a change and went Republican.
We should like to think that the Repubii-
cans could learn from history; could look at
their past record and see that Wall Street
and high tariffs nave caused more depres-
sions than high wages, We should like to
think that the Republicans would under
stand that organized labor is here to stay.
and would seek 70 develop a policy of man.
neutrality-suspicious. cooperation rath-
er than ill-considered breakdown measures
which only incite the very labor troubles
they profess to cure.
There is enough intelligent leadership in
the Republican party to lead it on a sound
course, But unfortunately. the people who
hold the real power in hat party are the
people who have always held it. And while
we are not adept at prophecy. we still
know that two and two makes four. The
first few months of this Congress will tell
whether the Republicans are going to pur-
sue their traditional role of reckless boom
bust" procedure under the disguise of sound
finance" 1t would be a sad thing indeed to
see that this proud, powerful, head-strong
country of ours had learned so little of self
control from the worst depression and most
dangerous war of her history.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-01-03

cords a week at the present
time.
For some months after the
Moss Point mill went in oper-
alton in the latter part of
1912. i was fed by trees grow
ing within sight of the mill.
Mr., Lundy recalls when he re-
fused TO contract for wood as
far away as Pascagoula.
He now contracts as far
away as ST. Elmo, Ala. and
wood comes to the mill by
truck, barge, and train from
even further points. Some
trucks haul as much as two
units, or nearly two and one
half cords at a load.
Although the mill runs at
capacity these DAYS and uses
more and more wood, Mr.. Lun-
dy believes the supply will hold
out, if fires are kept out of
the timber. He is forever eau
tioning his employees about
carelesSneSs with fire in the
woods. Keeping fires out is the
difference between having
timber and not having timber,
he believes.
Al 65, Mr.. Lundy has a fore
man who keeps an eye on the
crews IN the woods. but he is
far from retired, He keeps an
eve on the money, he explain
ed. He is also kept busy esti-
mating plots of timber and
other chores in his far-flung
business.
He has no idea how many
cords of wood he has handled.
But he does say that he doesn't
feel good unless he gets a lit
tie turpentine on his hands
every day.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-01-03

day in every fourth year,
which we call leap year"
-
However. the change from
the old Julian calendar to the
new Gregorian involved in
a skipping over of the dates of
eleven days--as though, for in
stance, in changing to some
even newer system from the
present Gregorian system we
observe. we should call the
next day after December 81,
January IL. OF course, no one
would actually lose a minute
of his lifetime, much less u
day. or eleven days. II would
all be a matter of custom, of
agreement, of numbers and
names.
But there were q lot of dull
witted people in the Middle
Ages. perhaps even more than
there are in our own times.
They could not understand that
il was all a matter of numbers
and bookkeeping They were
convinced that the Pope'S new
calendar was going to cheat
them out of eleven DAVIS of
their lifetime. And no amount
of patient explaining by the
parish priests was able To sat
iSfy some Of these folks. In.
deed some Of the priests them.
selves We're caught up IN the
misunderstanding.
All over Europe there vas
muiteFils and grumbling IN
some countries there were even
riots Wa was even threaten
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-01-03
S0th Congress Convenes

The Both Congress convened today, with
the Republicans in control of both houses for
the first time in almost a generation.
In the first place let us say that, although
we shall very probably never cast a vote for
the Republican party, we do not believe that
the Republican politicians. man for man.
are very different from the Democratic poll
ticians we have supported in recent years.
We are not sorry TO note a number of Demo-
cratic faces prominently among the miss
ing. As an example, we mean people like
ex-Representative Andrew MAY of Ken
lucky. who as chairman of the House mill
tary affairs committee engaged in some of
the most disgraceful profiteering in the his
tory of the American congress. We also wish
that this state had avoided the disgraceful
and humiliating publicity it is now getting
from the Bilbo hearings by removing the
senator ourselves.
The Republicans of course have their full
share of such high-ninded public servants
who were not adverse TO getting rich ON the
gifts of war contractors, while weeping tears
about the boys in the foxholes. They also
have some well-trained and efficient MEM
bers who are likely just as honest. just as
diligent. just as efficient as the best of the
Democrats. The important difference be-
tween the two parties is not in the personal
character of their membership, but in the
traditional policies TO which the parties are
committed.
Let us forget for a moment the excited
and exaggerated oratory of the New Deal
years. indulged in to some extent by both
supporters and defamers of President Roose-
welt; and let us look for a moment at the
history of the two parties back through the
past half century or so.
Chiefly, the Republican Party has invar-
iabiy been supported and has usually been
controlled by the great ~financial interest of
the North that have so long been Jumped
together by the convenient title of Wall
Street" And the Republican Party during
most of these decades have been the ms"
The Democratic party on the other hand has
additionally been the party of the big city
machines. the immigrants, and the solid
South" In a very loose and general way, it
has been the liberal and progressive party.
even long years before the New Deal. The
Republicans slapped high import tariffs on
manufactured goods from Europe when
ever they got a chance. This insured high
prices for the Northern manufacturers, but
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-01-03
Taking Stock

We all know that the first of the year is
a good time to take stock, check our assets
and liabilities, and see where we stand. Bus
mess men take a physical inventory, and
most of the rest of US take a quick backward
glance over the SOS days that are behind and
try to determine how we can improve our
selves during the new year.
We think it equally important that we take
stock as a county. see where we stand. and
lay plans for the new year ON a collective
as well as an individual basis.
Well. let's take stock here at home.
We occupy no square miles or nearly a
half-million acres of Ian III the southwest
ern corner of Mississippi. bounded by the
Gulf of Mexico on the south. Alabama on
the east. George County on the north. and
Harrison County ON the west OF that We
are sure.
We are equally sure that We were given
a big boost as a county during the war. and
that We have maintained our gains better
than perhaps any county N the United
States. Our biggest industry. the Ingalls,
~Shipbuiiding Corporation. IS the only ship
yard N the country that did not have CON
tract cancellations At wars end. We are
going strong. riding hieh.
But Ne are missing the bat. We firmly
believe that.
Let's COX Al this fact our major industry
Is definitely IN the high pay scale bracket.
eqaaling u surprising The wages paid In the
hig industrial centers n the north and east.
i : hard % estimate the cumulative value
q tbs asset as Il results II increased So
aries and wages IN other businesses and
industries IN this area
s.. what boat are ~ mIsslnae We are
missing ; Well-roundei economy by our
neglect II our rural section uhIeh must b
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-01-03
BY NoLLE T.

Paperwood procuring is
about the least giamourous
business we can imagine. but it
is the chosen profession of
George Lundy of Pascagoula
and the story of the life of this
Dean of the Paperwooders" is
as fine a story as we have heard
in a long time. II is a fine story
because il relates how an UNI
educated orphan boy found his
place in life.
George Lundy hauled the
first load of ~paperwood TO the
Moss Point mill in 1912 on an
OK wagon. the same one he had
used to haul the heavy machin-
cry for the mill TO its site a
short time before. He has been
in the paperwood business ever
since.
He began hauling with oxen
when the mill only consumed
rs cords or so a day, progress
ed to mule teams during the
-
first World War, and started
T-model trucks to running
shortly thereafter.
Today he has five power
Saws, and equal number of
and a dozen or so sub
contractors working under him.
Not a bad record for a boy who
lost his father at an early age,
went to work in the woods
at the age youngsters begin
junior high school today, and
who never went to school.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-01-03

lump lots, and then contracts
for the cutting and hauling,
Everyone working under him
has his own business, in a
sense. since they work by the
unit. The more they cut or
haul. the more money they
make. Most of his fifty or so
employees make wages equal
to first class mechanics in in
duslry.
The power saw, and new ma
chinery in the mills themselv-
es has revolutionized the pa
perwood getting industry.
Gone are the days of the two
man cross-cut and the split
ting in the woods by hand of
all wood over ten inches. Now
the mills take wood up to
eighteen inches, and a three
man crew can cut up to Is
cords a day, according to Mr.
Lundy.
One man cuts the trees down,
two trim and measure, and the
first man comes back cutting
the trees into the new five
foot, three inch lengths. The
cutters help the haulers load
the wood. And everyone makes
literally ten times as much as
they used TO in the process.
Time was-and not too long
ago, at that-when paperwood-
ing was the most cussed bus
mess in TINS section. Ten
hours of back breaking work
would net little more than a
dollar, even for the best hands.
II was a slow way of starving
to death but jobs were so scarce
that plenty of folks worked at
il.
Mr., Lundy went through this
period, too-When the price of
cutting was down to six-bits a
cord. II now pays three and
a-half, and he furnishes the
saws. He has a three-man Ne
gro crew that averages between
$3.50 and SITS a week, these
days.
His crew gets out about 500
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-01-03
By RISCOTT

Mr.. Lundy was born in Mo-
bile and grew up on a farm
at Stateline. He logged for
Dantz!er for several years and
two of the Dantzler brothers
Nolle and Alf--took a liking
to him.
When the big layoff came in
the mills after the 1906 storm,
Mr.. Lundy stayed on with the
Dantzler Lumber Company
which is the reason Nolle and
All called on him to haul the
machinery to the new paper
mill site in 1912.
After he had finished the
moving job, he recalls that the
brothers asked him what he
wanted to do around the mill.
Mr.. Lundy allowed he would
like TO have the paperwood
franchise for the mill area. He
got il. He still has it.
After 35 years of paperwood-
ing. during which he has been
up TO his elbows in turpentine
most of the time, Mr.. Lundy
figures he is a pretty fair hand
at estimating the number of
cords a piece of land will pro-
duce. He modestly admits that
he may miss on a twenty acre
strip by as much as two or
three cords"
But his figuring has to be
good, or he would have been
out of business years ago. He
buys & lot of his timber in
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-01-03

ed in some quarters It was
years before the unrest had
quoted down, and manv stub
born folks still privately OBJ
served the fast days and feast
days BY the old Julian cal
endar. Indeed it is u I'M
preston that the Byzantine or
Greek Orthadox church, never
did accept the Gregorian cal
endar Cor church services.
Mankind does not like to
have its deep-rooted habits UNI
settled, even when there is an
obvious necessity for doing so.
We saw something of the same
thing in our own times when
many richards protested Pres
ident Roosevelt's change of
Thanksgiving TO an earlier date
in order to avoid its coming
So close to Christmas. And
some people refused to change
their clocks to daylight saw
ing time during the war, since
II was not Gods time The
Almighty was very likely not
at al concerned with the mat
ter. The truth of il Is that
tame is time. You can call
Tuesday Friday and make IT
stiek-providing vnu can get
enough people to agree with
You.
So long as they don't go
tampering with Sunday. pay
day, and dinner-time we viii
agree to anything that the
mathematicians think IS neees-
sary.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-02-02
SERVICE SCHOOLS
UNDER MERGER
Joint Report Says Army
Navy. Air Force Officers
Study Together

WASHINGTON, Feb. l. - (P) -
The armed forces, without men.
tlonlng u%nification proposals, an.
nounced tonight that 900 Navy
Army and Army Air Force officers
are studying together in service
schools.
Said the joint Army-Navy state.
ment:
"Triphibious Qand, sea and air,
war demands triphibious thinking.
and in modern warfare where the
ground forces, Navy and All
Forces r interdependent upor
one another for supply, reinforce
ment and support, officers of eacf
service last understand the mis-.
sion, capabilities and problems
peculiar to the other services. join
schooling, it is believed, will pro
vide the necessary unity of think
ing. Joint maneuvers will provide
the necessary unity of action"
The joint study plan started last
September. Its aim: Training fu-
ture senior officers for key com
mand and staff assignments in
combined operations.