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HOME FRONTONTHLY BULLETIN OF THE ALABAMA STATE DEFENSE COUNCIL

OLUME 1. MONTGOMERY, ALA., OCTOBER, 1944 NUMBER 5

Counties Organize 1944 War Chest Victory Appeal. Alabama AwardedSalvage Pennant

YOUR GIFT TOTHE ALABAMA WAR CHESTIS A HELPING HANDTHAT GOES AROUND THE

ENTIRE WORLD

Governor SparksPraises Type OfCounty LeadersInstitute TrainsIn LeadershipAnd Recreation

Fat Salvage .stillVitally Important

The Recreational an d Leadership Alabama's War Chest Victory Ap-Institute sponsored by the Council peal organization has been formedfor th e Coordination of Community in every county and the 1944 camServices was held in Montgomery paign was officially launched OctoOctober 2-6 under t he direction of. bel ' 17th.Miss Helen M. Dauncey of th eNational Recreation Association. "With th e type of leaders thatThe opening session was devoted we have in every county and theto introduction of recreational ob- fine preliminary work, which theyjections and registration. The sec- have done , we can state w it h con ond day'S agenda provided for an fidence that the Alabama War Chestoutline of program planning for all quota of $1,100,368.40 will be raisedages; active games for young and in full," campaign leaders told th eold; an d study of leadership meth- governor.'ods. PubliciZing of th e recreation Voicing his appreciation to thoseprogram and game and par ty tech- conducting th e campa ign in each ofniques were discussed at length. Alabama's 67 counties, GovernorPresentation of balanced commu- Sparks said,nity programs was th e feature of "I want to ta ke t his opportunitythe closing day. to exp ress my deep appreciation toIn he r endorsement of t he I ns ti - each an d every county chairmantute, Mrs. James Fit ts Hill, Chair- who is so generously sacrificing hisman of the Youth Club Committee time and devoting his energies toand the Pa rent-Teac he r Council this patr iot ic and important task.said: "Alabama is fortunate to be ableto command the type of leadership"Montgomery is fortunate thatfor th e second y ear t he re is be- whi ch has assumed this responsibility and can be relied upon toing held a Recreational Institute,Th e city, with its new expanding carryon unt il our part is done ."Al abama can t ake p ri de i n beingrecreation program, will n eed sym- th e first state to organize a Statepathetic and trained leaders. The War Chest. Our chest inspired for-institute offers a splendid field for mation of th e National War Fundthis need."I t was announced that all who on the pattern of th e Alabama plan.attend four of th e five sessions will This makes it the more imperativerece ive a certificate from th e Nat- that we lead th e field in raising ou rional Recreation Association. quota in our Victory appeal for ou rown and for our allies."Haygood Paterson, Director of th eState Defense Council is serving asPresident of th e AlaJ:amaWar Chest,Major Harwell G. Davis, of Birmingham, State Appeal Chairmanand J. L, Bedsole, of Mobile, Appeal

Co-Chairman.Chairmen and Co-Chairmen whowill head the campaign in their re spective counties are:Autauga - Judge F. L. Gaddis,Prattville, Allen Stewart, Prattville;Baldwin-Kirby Wharton', Fairhope;Barbour-A. 1. Grubbs, Eufaula,

Clinton J on es , C layton ; Bibb-J.Fred Wood, CenterVille; James L ..(Turn to page 3)

The American Fa t Salvage Committee urges American housewivesto realize that fa t salvage is stillurgently necessary, regardless ofviCtory in Europe. After th e defeat of Germany there will still beneeded a vas t amount of munitionsand medicines to defeat Japan, andt he se a ll need used fat.Machinery and manufacturedgoods will be required in increasedamoun ts f or the rehabilitation ofEurope and used fa t is absolutelyessential for these.Fat salvage must go on no t onlyuntil a ft er t he defeat of Japan bu tuntil th e production of fats an d oilsin the Paci:wc Island areas can bebrought back t o p rewa r productionlevels.

Post War ProgramPlanned By State

Health Officer

As Sta te Cha irman of th e Alabama Salvage Committee, DirectorHaygood Paterson ha s been awardeda pennant by the War ProductionBoard for "Meritorious services rendered the war e ffor t in th e salvagedrive". I t was presented by ColonelJames Barnes 'of Birmingham, whoheads the War Product ion Boardoffices in Alabama.Mr. Paterson is very prOUd of thispennant, which will be hung fromt he fro nt of th e building housingth e Alabama Defense Council and

Salvage drive.

Plans for restoring all activitiesof the State Health Department,wh ich have been discontinued t e m ~porarily as a result of th e waremergency and for th e launchingof new act iv it ies in th e postwarperiod were d iscussed by Dr. B. F ..Austin, State Health Officer at atwo day conference of county healthofficers and public health nursesrecently held in Montgomery.The pul l ic health fields speciallyin need of expansion, according tot he S ta te Health Officer as soon asadditional personnel becomes available are sanitation, venereal disease

control, mater na l and child healthwork, an d industrial hygiene.Among' th e speaker s o f th e conference was Dr. M. S. 'Whiteside,Cullman County Health Officer,who served as Deputy State Chief,Emergency Medical S ervi ce of th eAlabama State Defense Council.

Col. Gordon Snow, regional Selective Service field officer, declaredbefore a recent gathering of Alabama Draft Board clerks that Selective Service in the demobilizationperiod does not i nt end to competewith existing employment agenciesbu t rather to utilize them as helpfulchannels when th e veteran returnsto civilian life.

Selective ServiceTo Aid Veterans

1944 QUOTA OF THENATION AL WAR FUNDIS $115,000,000ALABAMA'S QUOTA IS$1,100,368.40

r. Simpson AndMrs. Bradley AreSignally HonoredMr. Morton Simpson, Advertising

of th e Burger-Phillips ComBirmingham an d Mrs. Delmarth e "Dear Brad" of WAPIpresented with th e AlabamaService Award on October 5t hr full cooperation an d support ofe war effort through Civilian Deactivities.The presentat ion was made byGeorge Lewis Bailes) Directorth e Jefferson County Citizen SerCorps at an appr'opriate cereover WAPI on th e "Dearprogram, which is the' ex feature of the Burger-PhilCompany.

Immediately following th e attackPearl Harbor, Mr. Simpson"Dear PuJ :l ic" a daily proof 15 minutes sponsored bys Company at th e disposal of allwar agencies. This was givenhout restriction and without ad of any nat ur e, the nameBurger-Phillips seldom beingas donating th e time.

Through the careful planning ofBradley , who supervises th eeach organization has one

y a week to p re sent i ts p rogr amd its needs to the Dear Public.organizations would havegreatly handicapped for pubdue to th e shortage of newshad it not' been for thisgift of radio time.

The r ec ru itme nt of Marines,Spars, and Wacs, a ll phasesCivilian Defense work, Red CrossWar Service informationcommittees of th e Alabamao f vVomen's Clubs andAssociations, andffi ce of Price Administration or have all been widely publicizedthis generous' gift of radio

In addit ion to th e "Dear Public"riod, every phase of Civil ian Dehas been fea tured on the airBurger-Phillips: War Stamps andsalvage drives, cadet nurse(Turn to page 3)

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Boys And GirlsMust ReturnTo Classroom

Marshall StudiesPhysical FItnessMarshall County was the first

county in Alabama to exhibit interes t in the nationwide plan to havewar memoria ls in the form of parks,playgTourlds an d recreation centers.Judge Oscar Horton ha s been furnished al l of the information on thesubject by Haygood Paterson, ad visor fo r the 7th di s. tr ict o f theUnited S ta te s f or the Commissionof War Memorials for Phys ical Fitness of which George Trautman ofColumbus, Ohio is th e nationalchairman.

Advisor Paterson, answering probate Judge Hor ton' s request for in- .formation, enclpsed i.hree pamphletsexplaining this' nat ionw ide p la n.From all over the Uni ted Sta tes,according to Chairman Trau tman,inquiries ar e rolling in at nationalheadquarters in Columbus seekingdetails of the Physical Fitness plan.I t is taking li ke wil df ire a ll overthe Nation because of the fact thatso many American young men werefound so unfit upon examinationfor the Army.

One of the important . problemsright now is getting chi ld ren backto school a ft er th e farm work ofthe present season i s over , accordi ng t o D ir ec to r Haygood Paterson.State Children In Wartime comImittee, an official organization of

I the State' Defense Council is making great effort to secure wide-spread cooperation f rom par en ts ,employers, and the children themselves in getting boys and girls backinto the classroom."Figures for 1943-1944 school termwere short 21,000 from those of 19421943," said Martha Smith, Chairmanof the State Children i n War timeCommittee . S ince only 6,000 of thisloss could be placed in the SeniorHigh School category it s seriousnesscannot be minimized.

According to Miss Smith, figuresfor the past school term indicatethat non-attendance is more prevalent in rural schools. "Though theremay be equal opportunities throughout t he S ta te for a ll boys an d girlsto have eight months school." shecontinued, "rural children ar e theworst losers in th e use of this opportunity. Th e percentage of e n r ol lmen t i n average daily attendance i n rural a reas was 79.2 against84.8 in cities for white children and82.7 in rural a reas against 83.2 incities for negro children. Can it bethat rural children's school opportunity is bei ng sac ri fi ce d t o agricultural labor?"Children, according to Miss Smithhave been valiant workers in theireffort to help in al l labor shortage.

Mrs. Carrie K. Andrews, efficient SEcretary to the State DefenseCouncil Director shows just how easy. it is to operate a pump tankext ingu ishe r. These ext ingu ishe rs , o rigina lly designed to pu t outincendiary bombs in case of ai r raids have been turned over to ruralschools that have no fire protection.

ceive instructions as to their duty of Birmingham fo r the purpose ofin coope ra ting with th e Auxiliary Regular Police protection.and Regular Police. 2. In the event a Regular Police

(c) In these districts above men- Patrol c ar or Auxil iary Police offitioned. the Senior Unit Commander c er are needed the reques t should(Sector and Block Wardens) will te made direct to Auxil iary Policecon tact and remain in close touch Headquarters in each area in thewith the Senior Auxiliary or Regu- event Auxiliary Police are no t imla r Police officer in charge of each media te ly available.block or sector. 5. All Civilian Defense personnel

(d) I t is recommended that the are requested to wear helmets , arm-bands and provide themselves withArea and Preci nc t Wardens make a night stick. (Night sticks aretheir headqua-rters with the Senior available at 313 Courthouse at noAuxiliary Police Chief or Captain of cos t t o the individual).their respective areas. 6. The regular prescribed ai r raid(e) The conduct in the protec- signals will no t be sounded , a s ittion of l if e an d property by C iv il ian would resul t in confusion within theDefense volunteers is purely a pol ice defense plants. All Civilian Defenseproblem an d all effort should be volunteers will be c all ed as fa r asmade to assist the Regular and pract ical ove r the chain of comAuxiliary Police in th e discharge of mand.their duty. 7. Any details no t c ~ v e r e d in this

1. Radio police cars will be sta- memorandum can be obta ined fromtioned at each Auxiliary Police'the Auxiliary Police Coordinator orHeadquarters within th e city l imits the Chief Air Raid Warden.

Fire ProtectionAfforded Schools State Defense Council EmployeeDemonstrates Tank ExtinguisherAll rura{' schools in Alabama, I ..lwhich have no fire protection willbe given pump tank extinguishersby the State Defense Council.

H. Burton Andrews, Chief Civilian Protection h as tu rn ed over asupply of pump tanks to the Department of Educa tion for d is tr ibution.These tanks orig"inally designedto pu t out incendiary l ombs i n caseof ai r raids will be excel lent to extinguish sma ll f ires or grass f ireswhen f irs t sta rte d. They hold fivegallons of water, have ajuds tabl enozzle, and c an readily be operatedby a school child.

Air Raid WardensGiven InstructionsFor V -1 DayWhen Germany capitulates theJefferson County' Auxiliary Policeand Air Raid Wardens of the Protective Corps will be r ea dy t o a ss is tgovernmental authorities maintainorder. Captain John H. Atkinson.Director of the Protective Corps iswidely putlicizing the followingMemorandum designed to instructcertain units of th e Protective Corpson V- I Day:

1. I t appears that throughoutthe United Sta tes p rograms' havebeen arranged to allow th e citizensto give vent to their feelings th eday that Germany capitulates.

2. It is n ot the province of thisoffice, nor has it the authority tose t f or th a ny p la n for the cessationof work in the industrial plants,no r state that any business establishments should close. That is amatter solely fo r the decision of themanagement of each individual en terprise.

3. Properly constituted governmental authori ties having requestedass is tance from the Auxiliary Police and Air Raid Wardens of th eProtective Corps the following planset forth in the subsequent paragraphs have been agreed u pon bythe requesting authorities, the Coordinator of Auxil ia ry Police an dthe Chief Air Raid Warden an dapproved by the Director of t heProtective Corps. under autho ri tygranted by the Jefferson CountyDefense Council.

4. The following directions ar efor the benefit of the Air Raid Warden Division:( a) Upon def ini te knowledge thatGermany ha s capitulated all AirRaid Wardens will report to theirposts of dut y and place the area un de r their jurisdiction under strictsurveillance for the purpose of preventing looting or nuisance againstprivate property.(b) In certain areas in the conges ted bus ines s districts of theCounty, Air Raid Wardens will re -

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OCTOBER, 1944 HOME FRON'!'

THE NEED THIS YEARIS GREATER THAN EVER;VICTORY WILL BRING

MORE CALLS FOR RELIEFFROM ALLIED NATIONS

1. Cer ta in b ranches of th eJ ef fe rson County Civilian Defense Protective Corps have beenrequested by properly constitutedauthorities t o as si st in the protection of life an d property during a contemplated celebrationby the communi ty on th e daythat Germany capitulates.2. The Units affected by thisorder will r ec eive detailed instructions as to th e scope andnature of the duties required ofthem from the chiefs of theirrespective commands.3. The duty an d service or dered will come u nde r t he provisions as set forth in O.C.D.Regulations No.3, relating toTemporary Wa r Civilian SecurityProgram of th e Federal SecurityAgency as it affects certain Civilian Defense Workers Injured onDuty, as set forth by the President of th e Uni ted Sta te s, letters of February 6, 1942 (Allocation No. 42-70) an d October 5,1942 (Al lociat ion No. 42/3-56).

John H. AtkinsonCapt ..U. S. Army, RetiredDirector, Protective CorpsJefferson County CivilianDefense

September 1, 1944 ..

Mobilization OrderFor Training No. 1

Lt. Col. SheahanPraises AlabamaLt . Col. Paul R. Sheahan, Industrial Protection Officer of th eFourth Corps Area of th e Army, At

lanta, Ga. was recen tly in Montgomery confe rr ing with H. BurtonAndrews, State Chief Civilian Protection i n regard to th e S ta tes WarInspection Service program in Alabama.Colonel Sheahan congratulatedth e civilian, volunteer inspectors onthe outstanding work they had done.

To da te the y have i ns pe ct ed 157p la nts in th e State of Alabama andare making p lans to inspect 32 additional plants recently turned overto them.When th e Army personnel rel in

quished this special duty, th e StateDefense Council selected men fo rability, integrity, an d loyalty asAmericans. Their service ha s beens tr ict ly voluntary. Plants are in spected to a scer ta in whe th er t heyare maintaining adequate protectivemeasures against hazards of fire,accident, sabotage, and unaut ho rized entry.

Group representing th e Capitol Heights Elementary School inMontgomery are posing on waste paper t hey collected an d baled.Front: Sallie Flynn. Back, Left to Right : Bar ry Poe, Thomas Cookand Sandr a Fowler. Last school term, this school collected 40 tonsof paper, exceeding by fa r collections in other schools, thereby winninga Nat iona l Awa rd for th e best salvage program among schools inthe State.

Pupils Of Capitol Heights School.P 6 ~ e On Tons Of Baled Waste Paper

GOVERNOR SPARKS ferson-George Mattison, Birming-(Cont inued f rom page 1) ham, W. H. Pit ts , Birmingham; La-

mar-W. B. Wheeler , Sul ligent ;Meigs; Blount-W. J. Nash, Oneon-ta , Luther D. Bentley; Bullock-J. Lauderda,le-W. H. Mitchel l, Flor-W. Chappel l, J r. , Union Springs,W. ence, Fred W. Os1:orn, Florence;C. Blount, Midway; Butler-L. B. Lawrence - Robert B. Henderson,Haygood, Greenville; Calhoun-Ju- Moulton; Lee-Sam Morgan, Opelius P. Hager ty , Annis ton, Dr. W. lika; Limestone--'.W. A. Owens, AthJ. Calvert, Jacksonville, J. Frllrik ens; Lowndes-T. S. Coleman, FortHowell, Piedmont; Chambers-John Deposit, W. B. Wooda ll , Hayneville;A. Simmons, Lanett; Cherokee-J. Macon-H. A. Vaughn, Tuskegee;O. Jordan, Centre; Chilton-Donald Madison-C. B. Ragland, Huntsville;L. Blacketter, Clanton, A. Reedie Marengo-Jerome Levy, Demopolis,Taylor; Clanton ; Choctaw - C. C. T. D. Boggs. Linden; M a r i o n ~ C l y d ePittard, Butler; Clarke-Sen. Ger- Nix, Hamilton, C. J. Weathers,)Jd D. Bradford, Grove Hill; Clay- Hamilton; Marshall- J. P . Wil li s,H. L. McQueen, Ashland; Cleburne Guntersvil le ; Mobile - Marion R.-W . L. Lancaster, Heflin; Coffee- Vicke rs , Mob il e; Monroe-H. G.Ed Shi rl ing, Ent erpr is e; Colber t- Greer, Monroeville; Morgan-JudgeGeorge S. Lawrence, Tuscumbia; James H. Crow, J r. , Decatur; PerryConecuh-Maj. W. D. Lewis, Ever- - -She ldon F it ts , Marion, Ernestgreen; Coosa-Charles Bentley, Rankin, Uniontown; Pickens-B. G.Goodwater; COVington-Luther M Robison, Carro ll ton; P ike - HaroldWest, Opp; Crenshaw-Rev. W. B. Murphree, T roy; Randoloh-JesseArcher, Luverne; Cullman-O. B. C. Hearn, Roanoke; Russell-C. H.Hodges, Cullman; Dale-Judge F. Gunter, Phenix City; St. Clair-J.O. Deese, Ozark; Dallas-IrvingHo- C. Odom, Pell City, Ray Gibson,henberg, Selma; DeKalb-H. C Ashville; Shelby-po B. Shaw, CoChristopher, Fort Payne; Elmore- lumbia, Frank Head, Columbiana;S. B. Reneau, Wetumpka, Ellis Aus- Sumter - Roland Adams, York,t.in. Wetumuk'l. Ed Fain, Wetumpka, Thomas M. Tartt, J r ., L ivings ton;John Law, Wetumpka; Escambia- Tallapoosa-S. H. Bradshaw, Jr.,Jo e A. Sowell, Brewton; Etowah- Alexander City; Tuscaloosa-JudgePaul Morrison, Gadsden; Frank E W. C. Warren, Tuscaloosa, CharlesWilhoit, Gadsden; Fayette - M. L. Boykin an d Aaron Christian;Snow Hamner, Fayette; Frankl in- Walker-Kelly Hyche, Jasper, Ike 1..--------------_Dr. Sam J . Snoddy, Russellville; Ge - May, Jasper, Lacey Brakefield, Jasneva-Joel Johnson , Geneva; Greene per ; Washington-Jesse L. Jordan,-S o D. Bayer, Eutaw; Hale-Virgil Chatom; WilCOX-Stanley C. GodF. Crabtree, Greensboro; Henry - bold, Camden, A. C. Williams, R. H.Rev. R. cT. Lee, Headland; Houston Lidde ll, W. P. Agee, P. D. Burford,- J . A. Loque, Dothan; Jackson- .C. M. Watts; Winston-V. H. AIJudge J. S. Benson, Scottsboro; Jef- bright. Haleyville.

1944 VICTORY APPEALWILL GIVE US ANOPPORTUNITY TOSHARE WITH THOSEWHO FIGHT FOR US

MR. SIMPSON(Cont inued f rom page 1)

recruitment, Victory .gardens, etc.All JEfferson County war agencies have been warm in t he ir praiseof Mr. Simpson and Mrs. Bradleyfor their interest an d cooperation.Their e ff or ts h ave c er ta in ly madethings easier fo r t he Birminghamv'l!unteer workers, according to Mrs.Balles, whose entire organization isdeeply appreciative of the contribution made by the se unsel fi sh c it izens.

Capitol HeightsSchool Cited ForSalvage Program

"All Americans know it is a privilege to con tr ibute to th e Nationalan d Community War Funds in thisyear of liberation. Complementingour military campaigns the serviceswhich flow from these funds reachou t to f rien ds and neighbors athome an d abroad an d to th e oppressed peoples of the world."General Dwight D. Eisenhower.

Th e opening of school finds th eJunior Service Corps like the tra-.ditional seven dwarfs whistling whilet heywo rk . Wit h redoubled effort,th ey a re try in g to excel their veryexcellent record of last year. Everyafternoon you will see these busy,little workers-in fact, a thousandof them-proudly wearing their armbands collecting paper, tin, andgrease.The Capitol Heights ElementarySchool, of Montgomery, aware of it sdist inction as th e winner of a National Award fo r th e bes t s alvagepr og ram in t he State is determined

to maintain i ts record.At th e close of school l as t t erm aspecial exercise was h eld in the auditorium at which t he s tudent bodywas p re sent ed w it h a certificate ofmerit by the State Defense Counciland a citation by Governor Chauncey Sparks.Th e Certificate an d Citation were

given in the presence of th e entireschool, with Phyllis Cardwell, a fifthgrade pup il accep ting in behalf ofth e student body.Th e pU1)ils of the Capitol heights

Elementary School collected thirtyand one-half tons of pa per in thisparticular contest. Under the direction of Mrs. Elizabeth Zachry,teacher, they baled it for shipment.The awar d fo r the best programon salvage was made by the WarProduct ion Board on th e "Truth orConsequences" nationwide eroadcast.

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AGE FOUR HOME FRONT OCTOBER, 1944

War Service AndRelief AgenciesAided By Chest

The twenty-two War Service andWar Relief Agencies that will sharein the fund r ai sed by th e AlabamaWar Chest are:USO (United Service Organiza

tion) , United Seamen's Service, WarPrisoners Aid, Philippine War Relief, Belgian War Relief Society,British Wa r Relief Society, UnitedChina Relief, American Relief fo rCzechoslovakia, American DenmarkRelief, American Relief for France,Greek War Rel ie f Assoc ia tion ,American Relief for I ta ly , Uni tedLithuanian Relief Fund, Friends ofLuxembourg, Americ an Relie f forNorway, Polish War Relief, QueenWilhelminia Fund, Russian War Re lief, United Yugoslav Relief Fund,Ameri can F ie ld Service, RefugeeRelief Trustees, U. S. Committee fo rthe Care of European Children.

Defense DirectorTo Help PlanWar Memorials

MEDICINES-FOOD ANDCLOTHING WILL BE

BOUGHT WITH DOLLARSYOU CONTRIBUTE TOTHE ALABAMA WAR CHEST

A colossal task confronts th eworld in getting thirty million people back to their homes

Haygood Paterson, Director of th eAlabama Defense Council ha s teenappointed on the War MemorialsCommission as advisor for District7 which includes th e States o f A la bama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi;South Carolina, and Tennessee.The War Memorials Commissionis a National o r g ~ n i z a t i o n whichhas, for its purpose th e establishment of war memorials in the Nation in the form of athletic andrecreational centers fo r young menand women instead of marble monuments.The War Memorials Commissionin requesting Mr. Paterson t o s er ve

as Advisor of D is tr ic t 7 declared,"We need your l eadership in stimulating th e program in these Statesand hope you can find it possiblet o accep t because we know you willdo an excellent job."Mr. Paterson is accepting, welcoming an opportuni ty to stimulateinterest in the physical welfare ofSouthern youth. He calls attentionto th e woeful la ck of physical stamina of the men of th is Na tioncal led for war service.Twenty five per c en t of th e teen

age d ra fte es were found unfit; 70per c en t of those f rom 38 to 45; and50 pe r cent of all of those between21 and 35.

What PriceRationingIn AmericaLest we sometimes lose ourperspective in viewing the very

necessary problem of rationingfor the benefit of all th e follow-ing is reprinted from th e currentcopy of OUTPOST, a monthlypaper published by Americans inBritain:"Because it involves th e ex

change o f bacon, even th e Dun mow F li tch, known in GreatDunmow and the vic inity s inceth e twelfth century and mentioned by Chaucer, ha s come un de r the steely-eyed Min is try o fFood. By t hi s anc ient customon Whit Monday married coupleswho can prove that they havenever quarrelled and have never,wlj,king or sleeping, wished themselves s ingle s ince their weddingar e awarded a "flitch of bacon"-defined by Webster 's Dictionary as a "side of cured hog.'Claims are tried before a juryo f s ix bachelors and six spinstersamidst a cer ta in amount of hi larious mock solemnity. This yearcandidates who successfully convinced the court that they hadcome unsc at he c: through th e"fiery furnace of Domestic tribulation" had to bow to an unsentimental Government FoodControl and hand back theirprize unsampled.-From OregonState Defense Council.

War P r i s o ~ e r s Aid ha s been aGodsend in helping keep activeyoung men busy.

VOLUNTEERS ASSIST(Cont inued from Col. 3)Council of Jewish Women furnished

all volunteers on two days of eachweek.In addi tion to volunteers who as

sisted O. P . ' A., others have beensolicited for work with the Community Chest, th e Anti-TuberculosisAssociation and the ProtectiveCorps, O. C. D.

Men In UniformMay Now VoteThe Alabama War Ball ot Commission advises that everything is

r eady now for g et ti ng abs en tee b al lots to qualifie d electors of Alabama in th e a rmed services of th eUnited States.On October 3rd, the Office of Secretary of State announced that al l

applications fo r absentee ballots hadbeen forwarded to th e respectiveprobate judges and that these judgeswere giving the matter prompt at tention.Some of th e probate judges have

advised that the ballots have alreadybeen mail ed out .

Alabama's OnlyWoman ServingAs CommanderMrs. Fred Smith, Commander ofthe Baldwin County Citizens Defense Corps at Daphne enjoys thesignal honor of being the only wo

man Commander in th e e nti re Alabama State Defense organization.She a rr iv ed in Montgomery, an

swering th e call for competent men-when Civilian Defense was y et inits infancy, and was welcomed intothe Defense School conduct ed forspecial t raining, returning to he rown town with th e knowledge andenthusiasm to organize competentgroups of Air Raid Wardens, FireFighters, Repair Crews, Messengers,etc.Mrs. Smith arranged for StandardFirst Aid inst ruction for al l groupsand went about systematically s'et-

ting up a complete Defense CorpsCenter to meet community needs.As there was no physician avail abl e she est ab li shed a group headed by a Graduate Nurse and madearrangements with Fairhope forambulance and hospital service incase of need.Trial Black-Outs were held andthe Defense Program car ri ed out

meticulous ly a s outl in ed by theState Council. Wardens a re nowassisting th e schools with Salvage.In fact, Daphne was among thefirst communities to hold demonstration of gases and train men andwomen to di st in gu ish b etween th evarious kinds.Since Wor ld War I, Mrs. Smithha s lived continuously in Daphne,

taking an active interes t in all c ivicand philanthropic movements. Shewas born at East Gilead, Mich.,Feb. 1883, spending he r childhoodin Ohio and Illinois, receiving he reducation in Chicago.Coming t o A labama in 1901, sheha s resided in Daphne intermit tently for th e past forty years. Fo r

seventeen years, this very unusualwoman tr ave le d t hr oughou t t heUni ted Sta tes, Canada, and Mexicowith circuses and wild west shows,training and exhibiting horses. Sheis recognized as a most expert horsewoman and is a familiar picture inthe saddle.Th e success of th e Baldwin Coun-ty Defense Corps is due largely to I:.the efforts of it s Commander andthe contagion of he r enthusiasm.Commander Smith at tr ibutes th esuccess of th e Baldwin County Def ens e Co rp s to th e capable andwhole hearted assistance of he r coworkers. Among thos e, who haverendered able assistance ar e GusBertagnolli, head Qf Transportation,Fred Smith, d ir ec to r o f Air RaidWardens, J. J. Andrews, Chief ofPolice, Repair, and Construction,Hazel Council, in charge of the F irstAid Station, Tumpsie Trione, Chiefof Messengers, A. J. Smi th , Mayorand his Council.

Volunteers AssistAgencies In AllTypes Of Work

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The Volunteer Office of the Jefferson County Citizens Service Corpsrendered able assistance to the Office of Pri ce Admin is tr at ion, GasDivision during September in issuing gas coupons.By means of vo lu ntee r help anA-gas tooks were issued in th e record time o f 2 weeks.Mrs. H. p. Thetford, Chairman,volunteer office, contacted a widenumber of women 's clubs and or ganizations and each group provided workers on specified days.The Order of Eastern Star and

Of MercyYour War ChestDollars Provide

22 WAR RELATEDAGENCIES WILL BEBENEFICIARIES OFTHE 1944 ALABAMAWAR CHEST APPEAL

Here ar e some of th e services perby, National War Fund agenthanks to the generous gifts ofe American public.Fo r USO: USO operates 3,000clubs and units in the Westernemis phere fr om Alaska to Brazilom Newfoundland to Hawaii.Fo r Prisoners of War: "Barbedsickness" they call it , th e emptyoredom that comes to prisoners ofwar. War Prisoners Aid furnisheshem with sports equipment, musia l instruments, textbooks, otherbooks, and games.Fo r Aid to Merchant Seamen:This service provides men with

"convoy nerves" with r es t and recrea tio n homes fo r rehabilitation andpsychological first aid.Fo r Food lor Starving Allies: Five

thousand Greek chi ld ren have nohomes except th e can te ens i n A th ens where they are f ed once a dayby Greek War Relief.Fo r Seeds for th e Scorched Earth:In many countries th e devastatedland is ready to g row food again.

Th e farmers have been so busyfighting that they have had nochance to raise seed. A part ofwha t t hey need wil l be suppl ied byth e National War Fund.Fo r Med ici ne s: Med ic in es areneeded to fight typhUS, tuterculosis,and all th e other dread plagues thatfollow th e wake of war.Fo r Clothing: In many countrieswhere there ha s been no great production of civilian clothing for years,th e need is acute. This winter willbring hardship a nd suffering ifgreat suppl ies o f c lo th ing are notsent abroad.