alabama civil defense - mar 1945

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HOME FRONTONTHLY BULLETIN OF THE ALABAMA STA'J:E DEFENSE COUNCIL

VOLUME 1. MONTGOMERY, ALA.,MARCH, 1945 NUMBER 10

AlabamaWomen Respond To Call ForWAC Technicians In Army Hospitals Alabama CompletesW. A. C. HospitalTechnician QuotaWorse Shortage OfCoal PredictedFor Next Winter

A growing interest is manifestedin th e Living War Memorial Program in Alabama as evidenced byinquiries from al l parts of the S ta teto Haygood Paterson, State DefenseCounci l Direc to r, who i s serving asAdvisor of th e American Commission for Living War Memorials forDistrict 7.Among those who recently re quested information concerning"War Memorials That Live" ar eMayor J. G. Scherf of Andalusia ,Mayor A. W. McAll is ter of HuntsVille, Judge Oscar Hor ton of Guntersville, and Secretary W. Elderryof th e Talladega Chamber of Commerce.

Cities InterestedIn War MemorialsThat Will Live

Because th e coal shortage nextyear will be fa r worse th an it wasthis year, beginning April 1st, Alabama householders will be limitedto 80 percent of a normal year' ssupply of coal, it was announcedby the Solid Fuels Administrationfor War.Householders will be required tofile "consumer declarations" andaccompanying orders with theirregular coal dealers. These formsare scheduled to be available at th edealers about April I , when th e fuelyear begins. Users of less than 25tons yearly will no t be required tostate how much fuel they have onhand.Those who file their declarationsand place their orders prior to May15 will be entitled to receive 30percent of their full normal andannual requirements before October 1. They must, however,willing to accept any. kind and sizeof usable solid fuels which th edealer i s able to deliver.Haygood Paterson, Solid FuelsConservator for Alabama is emphasizing the stretching of wartime

fuel allotments by ins tall ing insulation, weather stripping and automat ic hea ti ng controls this summer; repai ring and cleaning furnaces.In sections where it will continueto be cold fo r several weeks longer,SFAW is asking that furnaces bestopped as early as possible andtemperature be kept at 68 degrees

or lower during the day.

GIs Seek SmallBusiness Or FarmsNinth Service Command, Utah.One ou t of every eight enlisted menplans to operate either a small business or tarm after discharge fromth e Army, according to a recentsurvey received at 9th Service Com

mand headquarters.

7th War LoanDrive To Seek$14 BillionsSecretary Morgenthau ha s an nounced a $14 billion goal for th eSeventh War Loan, divided evenlybetween individuals and corpora

tions.The $7 billion quo ta for individuals is th e highest ever assignedthem. The series E quota is alsomore than Mr. and Mrs. Americahave been asked to dig up for thatclass of securities heretofore.The t otal quota is th e same asthat for t he Si xt h War Loan.In order to sell the unprecedented amount of bonds to non-corporate investors th e treasury set thel onges t s ales pe ri od yet.The formal drive with i ts customary great promoti onal c ampa ignwill extend from May 14 to June 30-seven weeks as compared with

four weeks in the Sixth War Loan.

Defense CouncilCooperates In VetTraining Program

Major General F . E. UbI of theFourth Service Command, Atlanta,Ga., wired Governo r ChaunceySparks on March 9th congratulat ing Alabama on th e completion ofthree months WAC Hospital Technichian r ec ru it ing quo ta i n justover a month's time."Your patr iot ic offer of continuedsupport unti l th e Nat ion mee ts it squota is gratefully accepted," stated General UbI ..This telegram was in reply to onesent General George Mar sha ll ,Chief of S ta ff and General Ubl byState Defense Counc il DirectorHaygood Paterson on March 7th."His Excellency Chauncey Sparks,Governor of Alabama instructed meto inform you that Alabama isproud to have met and passed itsquota in nation-wide WAC General Hospital Company recruit ingcampaign. Quota of 60 womenpassed with enl is tment yesterday,7 March, of five at US Army Recruiting Station, Birmingham. Statenow has 63 enl is tments for WAChospital training. Will continue toLt. Colonel Alex Asseff, District Recruiting Officer and Captain Cora recru it on ful l scale until National

Walker met with Governor Chauncey Sparks to discuss with pride Ala- quota ha s been met ."bama's part in the National WAC General Hospital recruiting campaign. The campaign for recruitment ofAlabama completed he r three months' quota March 7th, in a little over WACS for training as hospi tal techa month's time. Major General UbI of t he Fou rth Service Command, n ici ans i n Army general hospi talsAtlanta, Ga., wired congratulations. was begun February 1st at the in-------------------------------1 stigation o f Gener al Marshall, inth e face of an increasing number of

casualties arriving in the UnitedStates at a time of acute shortageof nurses and hospital attendants.I t was officially launched in Alabama at a meeting at th e Governor's office February 7th.In attendance at this meetingwere Major General Uhl, MajorPauline Lynch and Major RufusFort - al l of t he Fou rth Servicecommand, Colonel Alex Asseff, dis

trict Recruiting Officer and Haygood Paterson" State DefenseCouncil Director. States were giventhree months to attain their quotas.

Carl Griffin, Chief Civilian WarServices of the S ta te Defense Council mailed to a ll membe rs of th eChamber of Commerce in Montgomery a questionnaire designedto secure information as to jobtraining opportunities open to returning veterans in their respectiveestablishments. Tl:;1e response hasalready been very encouraging.Thirty seven firms have expressedWillingness to accept one or moreveterans fo r training.Harley A. Smith, Chief, Vocational Rehabilitation and EducationDivision of the Veterans Administration in a letter of commendationto Mr. Griffin for the fine cooperation of th e Defense Council in theVeterans Tra in ing Program wrote:"I t will be greatly appreciated i fyou will continue furnishing usthese job training informationshe ets as th ey become available to

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PAGE TWO THE HOME FRONT MAROH,1945Defense Groups ToAid In NationalClothing Drive

Atlanta Field Office Praises MontgomeryC. D. On Work In Tornado CrisisGovernment NeedsSoldiers ClothingWhen Discarded

The U. S. Eighth Air Force deBuy more Bonds for th e big vic- strayed 7,173 German planes in thetory push! year ending January 1, 1945'

President CallsFor ObservanceOf Army Day

During 1944, American factoriesproduced 96 369 planes of al l types.

(Continued .f rom page 1)your office. We are haVing a representative of this office personallycontact each of these places with aview o f s ecuri ng agr eements totraining ou r veterans, and you canreadily see how important it is toUS."The War Service Division of th eState Defense Council will furnishMr. Smith with the information re quested.Letters and questionnaires similar

to those sent th e Members of th eMontgomery Chamber of Commerce, in the interest of properplacement of discharged servicemenin an occupation of their ownchoosing, are being sent Chambersof Commerce over the State byMr. Griffin.

Uncle Sam needs every arti9le ofsoldiers' discarded c l d o ~ h i n g - t r o u sers, shirts, coats , overcoats , f ieldjackets-and an appeal ha s beenissued to civilians and military people by Major Gen . Frederi ck E.Uhl, Commanding General, FourthService Command, for such clothingto be returned to service.The program is for the purposeof saving millions of dollars-the

difference between the price of usedclothing and new uniforms-and torelieve th e already over-taxed woolen industry nOw manufacturingArmy goods, permitt ing such plantsto return to the manufac ture ofclothes for civilian wear sooner.

DEFENSE COUNCIL

Washington. - President Roosevel t i ssued a proclamation designati ng Friday, April 6, as Army Dayand urged State Governors to callfor observance of th e day."I also urge the civilians of thisNation to renew their energies fo rthe task of supplying ou r Armywith every necessary implement ofwar to the end that final victorymay be obtained as speedily as possible and to resolve that the peacewhich follows victory shall be firmly sustained, " the proclamationsaid.Army Day will be the 28th anniversary of America 's entrance intothe World War and th e President'sproclamation calling attention tothe fact that once more Americansoldiers "are suffering and dying

ni defense of our la nd a nd our spiritual heritage."

Packed in protective containers,whole blood donated through theAmerican Red Cross speeds by ai rto wounded f ight ing men in Europe,supplementing blood plasma andother medical supplies." Half a turnaround th e g ~ b e , refrigerated wholeblood is f lown to th e Pacific front.

WHOLE BLOOD FLIES ABROAD

Save That Tin!The War Production Board ha s issued a new appeal for all householders to save and prepare. all used tin can s f or return to detinningplants, emphasiZing the vital need for this commodity for the produc-tion of war's goods. . .

With our original prime source of t in cut by the Japanese and dueto be curtailed for some time after complete l iberat ion of these areas isaccomplished by the advancing American forces, it is more than evernecessary that the cit izens of this city cooperate in saving their ti ncan s f or salvage collection.

The assertion made by the WPB th at a t th e present t ime Ameri cans ar e throwing' away two out of every three used tin cans forms aterrible indictment to the patriotism of many of our citizens. The effort involved in preparing these cans for collection certainly cannot betermed arduous. The time spent in this task is sma ll in deed i n comparison to the value of th e contribution.

The extent to which people are now neglecting this tin-saving taskis clearly indicated through Government reports which show that collections during 1944 totaled bu t 383,089,507 pounds, a decline of nearly50,000 pounds from the 1943 totaL-New Haven (Conn.) Register.

Montgomery, Ala. - High praise Montgomery, Ala. - "Montgomeryfor work of auxiliary firemen and can well be proud of itself for th epolice and other units of Civil iim manner iJ;l which i ts citizens handDefense for their work in the re- led rescue and relief problems growcen t t ornado disaster ha s come in g out of th e recent tornado," wasfrom Lt. Col. Paul Sheahan of t he th e s ta temen t o f Col. Raymond L.Atlanta reg ional defense off ice. Winn, commanding officer of near-by Gunter Field.In a letter to Alabama Civilian ';rh.e colonel, in i ssuing a generalDefense Director Haygood Paterson, commendation to th e men and woCol. Sheahan said: "I want to most men of his command who rushed tosincerely congratulate you upon the Chisholm and gave invaluable aidmost eff icient job Y9u did in d irec t- t here , point ed ou t that while miliing th e various units of civilian de- tary personnel through their trainfense. ing were prepared in such eme r-

"You have good reason to be gencies, he thought the survivorsproud of the f in e work of organiz- and civic volunteers acquitted theming and training that you have d i- selves admirably.rected in Alabama for such a long "From reports, and wha t I've seentime and I am sure that you must while visiting t he a re a damaged byfeel very happy over th e realization the tornado, the public gave morethat your splendid effor ts have re - than neighborly aid to t he unfor sulted in saving life, alleviation of tunate victims. The Citizens Desuffering and minimiZing property fense corps, th e city and S ta te podamage. lice, Boy Scout s and Girl Scouts,"I can assure you that everyone the County sheriff's office, th e hosconnected with OCD is very proud p it al s and t he ir doctors and nurses,of you and your efficient organiza- the American Legion, th e VFW andtion." private citizens al l were on handOn the evening of th e tornado, to do whatever they could," he com

more than 600 auxiliary pol ice of mented.the city civilian defense unit and "The Red Cross a nd t he Alabamamore than 75 firemen of the aux- S ta te Guard were furnishing spleniliary, appeared at th e City Hall in did assistance eve rywhe re I went .less than 70 minutes and r epor ted And of course I was proud of theto Col. W. P. Screws. They were part played by the mil itary in help'1ssigned to the stricken areas and ing out," he added.-From Civilianworked fifteen hours without relief. Front, March 3, 1945.

Great B ri ta in is spending $57,000,000 per day for war purposes,Si r John Anderson, chancel lo r o fthe exchequer, reported recently.

An Optimist GetsFirst GI Loan

MORE NURSES NEEDED

Chisholm ThanksState C. D. GroupFor AssistanceState Defense Counc il D irect orHaygood Paterson on March 9th re ceived a letter from th e Chisholm

Community expressing appreciationfor th e assistance rendered dur ingthe recent tornado. The let te r wassigned by M.rs. D. E. Walters, Dorothy Nell Markham, Mrs. T. J. Machen, Sr., Mrs. S. J. Till, and S. T.Rodgers.The le tte r stated: "We wish to

express to you and to every memberof your organization who helped usin th e tornado, o n beha lf of th ehundreds of ou r people' in Chisholmou r sincere appreciation for everyaid and assistance given."Please express to every member ENGLAND'S WAR COSTo f you r o rg ani za ti on our deepestgratitude."

Washington, D. C. - The Veterans' Administration ha s announced that what it believes to be th efirst loa n u nd er the "G I Bill ofRights" for the purpose of startinga bus iness ha s been made to JackC. Breeden of Falls Church, Va.Mr. Breeden, who bon-owed $3,000from the Hamilton National Bankof Washington, wi th 50 per c en t ofthe loan guaranteed by the government as provided in the GI Bill,is an optimist. He is going intoth e meat business.

He i s going to buy a refrigeratortruck to sell and deliver meat toretail butchers.

President Roosevelt reports that18,000 more nurses are needed byth e Army and 2,000 by the Navy.

Chairmen of County DefenseCouncjls, Commanders of Cit izensDefense Corps, Directors of Citizens Service Corps an d Chairmenof County Salvage Committees havebeen requested by the State Defense Council to le nd every possibleassistance to the local clothing collection . committees of th e UnitedNational Clothing Collection.This Nationwide clothing collection is to secure th e maximumquantity possible of good usedclothing for free distribution in wardevastated countries. The goal is150 million pounds. The drive is

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THE HOME FRONT PAGE THREE

Alabama CitizensRespond To CallFor Waste PaperWaste Paper Collection Occupies TimeAnd Attention Of Patriotic Citizens

Are We Ready?Asks CommanderArn Of C. D. Corps

At top is shown th e Montgomery Lions, including Junior Lions andBoy Scuots, assembled at th e City Scales, ready to start. They lost no~ i m e after churches were dismissed Sunday, March 11th swinging intoaction over th e city in a whirlwind campaign to collect waste paper. I twas an epic drive resulting in six carloads of paper from which the Clubrealized $1,200.00.Below is pictured th e Colbert County Salvage Depot at Florencewhich has made an enviable record. I t is kept open by volunteersthroughout the day and is th e nuc leus of sa lvage activity. Mrs. Milo S.Long is Chairman of th e Colbert County Salvage Committee.

LIONS FILL SIXGARS IN SUN. DRIVE; FLORENCE HAS SALVAGE DEPOTThe amount of waste paper availfor collection is constantly lesyet more must be collected1945 than previously i f the needsour fighting men a s well as es t ial home front requirements arebe met, according to L. E. Creel ,Salvage Manager.. Cit ies and towns throughout th eare answering th e challengeputting their shoulders to th eheel. A number of smaller comthat have never shippedwill do so next month.Local Junior Chambers of Comhave volunteered to give as to Salvage campaigns inrespective communities. Sal

Chairmen should contact themsecure their cooperation.The Colbert County Salvage Comtee headed by Mrs. Milo S. Long,has established a salvageat Florence, which is keptby volunteers al l day. Thet ho li c Wel fare Commi tt ee willvolunteers for next month.shed ha s been arranged so thatwho wishes, may drive byt n ight and leave salvage.

Lions ActiveOne hundred n inet y t hous andof was te p aper , enough toill six solid box cars will redoundth e credit of the Montgomeryns Club, as a result of an intenSunday afternoon campaignaged March 11th, according togures released March 15th byW. P . DeLemos.

With paper still th e No. 1 warshortage, th e Lions sentt the word to a ll l ocal bus inessto clean house. The results startling. Clarence Cook, genmanager of Solomon Brothersup enough paper on th emises of his firm to f il l one car.

firms reported that with th eof old records and non es correspondence that ha daccumulating through th ethey have systematized theirand increased space for currecords. Residents also cowholeheartedly.The Lions prepared painstakinglyr their whirlwind campaign. Theity was carefully zoned. Armyucks f rom Maxwell Field wereinto service. Junior Lionsd Boy Scouts assisted.In addition to collecting was teessential for war purposes,e Lions realized $1,200.00 fromSunday drive, which _they willse as a f und for their Junior Lions

L. E. Creel , State Salvage Direcr in a letter of appreciation toDeLemos wrote: "On beof th e War Production Board

More than 12,00(},000 men are inthe U. S. armed services now.and myself, personally, I wish tothank the Lions Club for th e splendid work done in connection withtheir paper collection on March 11.Especially do I wish t o t ha nk youand your commi tt ee for the outstanding j ob you did in advertisingand the work each of you did inth e actual collection of the paper."

Wounded SoldiersGet New TrainingPre-technical training courses inarts and t rades have been startedby the army as part of it s programto aid soldiers in convalescent hospitals.The courses include canvas andleather work, sewing machine op

eration, clothing and textile repair.

"Should you receive a ca ll to dutytonight as a result of a sudden disaster, how quickly could you assemble th e men under you and howefficient will they be?" . inquiresFred Am, Commander of th e Citizens' Defense Corps of MobileCounty.Commander Am in an earnestattempt to determine th e preparedness of the COunty's Defense corps,at th e end of th e directive, askspertinent questions. Quoting fromthe Bulletin of March 15:"The his tory of Mobile is proofthat this community is no t immuneto disastrous storms, conflagrations,high waters and epidemics. I f confronted with such an emergencywill we perform as creditably as didthe Defense Corps of Montgomery

when it was s truck las t month bya tornado which brought dea th , in :jury and destruction in its wake."From the official report of General Wil li am P. Screws , C ity Pol iceCommissioner and Commander ofMontgomery's Defense Corps, welearn that within an hour and aquarter from the first alarm, approximately 100 members of th e Def ense Corps reported. to headquarters and that some 600 were onhand within another hour and ahalf, including Air Raid Wardens,Auxiliary Police and Firemen andmembers of other divisions. Theywere promptly organized intosquads and divided into six hoursnifts and they served in the stricken areas from the evening of Monday, February 12th until the morning of Thursday, th e 15th,"General Screws said: 'The membe rs of th e Defense Corps demons tr at ed the value of training anddiscipline which they received whenfirst organized. The promptnesswith which their members reported, th e efficient manner in whichthey performed their duties, andtheir willingness to ' do anything tohelp in this hour of t roub le , aredeserving of the commendation ofall th e cit izens of our community.'"To assure that ou r DefenseCorps is equally prepared to respondand perform efficiently, every officer is asked to check up on' h is organization in the following particulars:"How many of your men a re nowavailable for service?"Have you filled all vacancies.

among your key men?"How recently have you checkedup on your cal l l is t?"How recently have you had subordinate officers check their calllists?"Our headquarters office at 107st . Francis Street; second floor,(telephone 2-7761) con ti nues openduring al l regular office hours andis prepared to' serve you in everypossible way."


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PAGE FOUR THE HOME FRONT MARCH,1945

(Continued form column 1)tute held recently, Lester J. Norrischairman of th e board of that or ganization, received the followingt el egram from OPA AdministratorChester Bowles, relat ive to th e seriousness of th e food situation, andstressing the importance of makingevery Victory Garden produce tothe limit."Today th e home front i s feelingth e full effect of a long war. Foodsupplies ar e reflecting th e real pinch

of an enormous double-barrelledwar in Europe and in the PacificWe now have more than five million men overseas and more aregoing every week. An average ofsix pounds of food is a llocat ed toevery American soldi er every dayFor ty-s ix per cent of th e 1944-45commercially canned vegetablesand over half of the canned fruitsar e being taken by the armedforces. Yet in th e midst of thisgreatest war in our his tory Americais hea lt hy and well fed, th e besfed nation in th e world. Our farmers and food industr ies have performed a truly heroic task."But a large part of th e credimust go to the Victory Gardenerswho last year produced forty percent of th e fresh vegetables weate, and to th e housewives who dida record job of home canning. Idon't know where we would havebeen without their help in so substantially supplementing our vitafood suppl ies. The Victory Gardeners of America are facing an other big wartime responsibility

this summer."

An "airman's prayer," which a B24 gunne r sa id "I have repea tedmany a time at my gun-stat ion,"read as follows:QOd of th e evening, God of th e- dawn,God of th e morning, God of th elight,Keep our engines strong in flight.And then, 0 Lord, le t it be ThywillThat there come a day when weneed not kill ..

The Government'AsksThe Government needs and asks It s citizens to:(1 ) Return to sea duty if you ar e an engineering or deck officer.

Our Merchant Marine urgently needs 18,000 licensed men to sail th eships carrying war cargoes to cOipEat areas.(2) Address al l overseas mail clearly, correctly and completely toavoid delays and disappointments . One s light e rror may easily causea letter to travel 30,000 extra miles.(3) Buy only what you really need this Eas te r. Dol la rs unnecessarily spent contribute to inflation; dollars saved help to finance th ewar.(4) Help relieve th e nursing crisis. AU women, young or old,t ra ined or unt ra ined , can participate in one of th e eight war nursingprograms. Inquire at your local Red Cross.

INCREASED PRODUCTIONWar supplies valued at $65,500,O O O , O O ~ or $2,500,000,000 more thanin 1944, will be manufactured inthe United States this year, WPBChairman Krug ha s announced.er of Public Improvements is atpresent campaigning for hi s thirdterm of office. Born and rearedin Birmingham, he was in th e electrical appliance and radio businessin Birmingham for many years.Commissioner Morgan ha s alwaysbeen identified with civic and philanthropic movements . He has par ticipated in all constrUctive measures promulgated by the AmericanLegion of which he is a member;is act ive in the Beverly MethodistChurch and belongs to a number ofFraternal Organizations.Under his direction, JeffersonCounty ha s made an excellent record in its salvage program which isan import3ilt part of Civilian Defense.

J. W. MORGANCitizen Of Month

Since 1937, J. W. Morgan ha sserved as City Commissioner of Birmingham. Wit h the welfare of th eBirmingham c it izenry as his f irstinteres t, he was appointed SalvageChairman of Jefferson County atth e beginning of th e War.Wm. O. Duntze, Chief of the General Salvage Branch of th e WarProduction Board, Washington, D,C., declared, " I f we had about fivemore men of the calibre of Mr.Morgan , I am quite sure we couldsolve the wastepaper shortage inthe Uni ted S ta tes. "Mr. Morgan adopted a plan ofcollecting wastepaper during thesummer months that can be usedto good advan tage i n other communities. This was accomplishedthrough th e churches and SundaySchool children of Birmingham.There are 151 chu rch es in B ir mingham and 85 participated in thedrive last summer. Mr. Morganplaced box car s on th e railroad sid-'

ing every Wednesday and picked upt he p ap er at th e churches, weighing each amount separately andpaying the churches 45c per CWT.He mailed a check every Friday sothat it would be received by th erespective pastor on Saturday.Mr. Morgan thus prOVided paperfor t he war effort, and at th e sametime, helped provide money for thechurch, which is a very worthycause.He also made arrangements withth e small towns sur rounding Bir mingham to have them hau l the irpaper into Birmingham every Wednesday, paying them exactly whathe received.Mr . Morgan , who is Commiss ion-

Jefferson CountySalvage ChairmanSolves Problems

DEFENSE GROUPS TO(Continued f rom page 2) Airman's Prayerscheduled from April 1 throughApril 30, 1945. Plans provide forparticipation by all groups and or ganizations in the community in cluding schools, churches, factories,clubs; also house to house canvassing. The campaign will be "spear

headed" through the Nation by Rotary, Kiwanis, and Lions Clubs.- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -1 AU contributions received will go

into a common pool. No donationscan be earmarked for a specificcountry.. The donated garmentswill be shipped to war devastatedcountries on th e basis of th e -greates t immed ia te need and availableshipping space. VICTORY GARDENThe United Nation al Clothingcollection is a coordinated efforton the part of th e United NationsRelief and Rehabilitation Administration and over f if ty volunteerwar rel ie f agencies of the UnitedStates. The col lect ion will be conducted under the sponsorship of anational committee which consistsof representation from the aboveparticipating agencies, and othergroups. Mr. Henry J. Kaiser is na tional chairman of this committee.Mr. Dan A. West is Executive Director. National headquarters islocated at 100 Maiden Lane, NewYork 5, New York.

Victory GardenCrop Essential ToWin Food Battle

New HandbookUseful For VetsWashington. - A new "Veteran'sHandbook," compiled by Mal E. K.Gubin, covers about everything aveteran or his dependents can askfor in the way of information re garding his rehabilitation.Under th e head "Jobs" it detailsth e veteran's rights, gives suggestions about where and how to ob

tain a job in private industry or inth e Federal Civil Service, withpoi nt s on p re fe rence for vet er ans."Unemployment Compensation" covers th e matter of th e various paymen ts under that head. "Education" gives information on everything a veteran may expect."Loans" gives in detail the amountsand conditions under which loansmay be obtained. Other m atterscovered are life insurance, mustering-out pay, benef it s for the disabled, benef it s for dependents, legal protection and income tax.The handbook can be obtainedfor 10 cents by writing Army Times,Dai ly News Bui ld ing, Washington5, D. C.

The cit izens of Alabama, alreadygarden conscious, spurr ed on byGovernor Sparks' proclamation ofVictory Garden Week-March 5 to10, ar e responding to the appealfor more and better Victory Gardens for 1945.Cit izens Service Corps throughvolunteer block leaders and warservice groups ar e working closelywith County Farm DemonstrationAgent s to inc rease th e quality andnumber of gardens.

M'Ontgomery ActiveThe Montgomery County CitizensService Corps, with the GardenClubs as co-sponsors are going intoth e nation-wide "Green-Thumb"Contest", in a big way.Registrations are coming in, andkeen r ivalr y among the clubs isgiving th e plan momen tum. Registrations are no t confined to garden clubs, although th e list of local prizes provides a speci al classfor garden club members.The Civilian Defense Council hasearmarked a war bond for the winne r of th e most successful individual g ar de n in th e county and merchants will cooperate in a f all exhibit. Tentative plans are beingmade for a Victory Garden Har

vest show to be held late in th efall to give gardeners an opportunit y to exh ib it th e products of theirefforts; fresh, canned, and dehydrated vegetables.OPA Urges GardensDuring an important meeting ofthe National Victory Garden Insti(Turn to column 4)

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