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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Apr 05, 1943
Page
8
Farmers face permits for slaughter and meat delivery under a USDA distribution order. It defines meat and livestock, outlines permit issuance, required markings, and record keeping. home use slaughter is exempt, but sellers must log sales for two years.
Private Kyle M. Colling son of Mrs. W. G. Smith 329 East Main Street promoted to private first class and enrolled in the B24 Liberator mechanics school at Keesler Field Mississippi the public relations office announced today.
Federal plan shifts school meals to local sponsors buying from nearby farmers and merchants. Sponsors are reimbursed monthly by FDA up to a limit, reducing warehousing needs and transport strain. The program expands to communities with limited shipping, storage, and distribution, including public and private schools and welfare centers. Local boards or educational systems lead, with co-sponsors from civic groups. applications handled by Herbert Rorex in Montgomery.
Farmers planning Venpedeza plantings this year should prepare land in advance to ensure a strong root system. Autrey Loyd of the Wiregrass soil conservation service says plantings can start in April or May, with July sowings possible if conditions favor seed formation, though second year growth is often poor.
An expert urges thorough at home storage of canned goods to aid wartime rationing. Emphasizing cool dry shelves with sturdy bracing, the piece outlines space, container, and placement strategies to keep food safe and accessible for local families and neighbors during the war effort.
Three transfers of home demonstration agents announced by Elizabeth Pornoy outline moves from Dale to Crenshaw Chambers to Chambers and from Chambers to Date. Effective April 1, the swap reassigns Mary Hilary Nellie Daughtry and others, noting Wormaced oll hag as valuable in treating intestinal inlets in Wumone for internal parasites.
Auburn Alabama early morning ceremony launches a state wide tree planting drive as Coffee FFA boys plant 50 000 pine seedlings with help from the Alabama State Chamber of Commerce and the Department of Forestry. About 66 000 seedlings targeted statewide for this year. Officials praise reforestation to curb woodland fires and boost Alabama as a leading lumber producer. John M Ward and Cammack address attendees reaffirming goals and youth responsibility in forestry.
Geneva Alabama 4 H club members total 1234 take on diverse projects to aid the war effort. Plans cover swine canning sweet potatoes beef cattle dairy cattle poultry corn peanuts forestry cotton fish pond goat home beautification work horses and more. Each boy drafts a project plan outlining the year’s operations.
Chief Petty Officer Charles L. Martin of the Dothan Navy recruiting station announced a new weekly travel schedule for the recruiting party. The route includes Monday in Eufaula at the post office from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Tuesday in Elba at the courthouse from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Wednesday in Enterprise at the courthouse from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Thursday in Ozark at the Chamber of Commerce from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Friday in Geneva at the city hall from 9 a.m. to tea time.
An Alabama gathering celebrated youth training in natural wealth, with Mr. Cammack urging pupils to plant trees for future business and agricultural roles. Morning events in Lew Brockton and Elba distributed thousands of seedlings to restore barren areas, with officials including L. L. Selkera, Ken Meadows, B. R. Kru op, and others in attendance.
Wartime demands for heavier work and more nervous strain raise the body's need for vitamin B. Alabama homemakers are advised by extension advisor Murders? Simeon to ensure daily intake of B rich foods such as lean pork liver kidneys, whole grains, beans, peas, nuts, eggs milk vegetables and enriched bread. Heat destroys B vitamins and cooking water leaches some values, so include daily foods and use cooking liquids in gravies and soups.
David B. Inscor son of Mrs Ida Insecor of Dothan has been advanced to Aviation Machinist’s Mate 3rd Class in the Navy. He enlisted February 3441 at Birmingham and, after recruit training at Norfolk, was assigned to Jacksonville Naval Air Station for advanced training. He is now an instruction link trainer operator.
Auburn Alabama report on wartime agricultural policy allowing farmers to exceed cotton allotments by ten percent without penalties or loss of marketing quotas. The measure relaxes conservation and payment rules, permitting extra acreage planting and aligns with war time supply needs.
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