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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Mar 02, 1943
Page
5
AUBURN, Ala March is a difficult month for forest fires with warnings on preventing fires. Carry out safe brush burning, obtain permits, keep fires away from woodlands, clear boundaries, and have firefighting tools ready. Foresters advise proper containment and avoiding debris burning during windy periods to protect property and forests.
Advert encourages Dr Caldwell's Laxative Senna combined with Syrup Pepsin to relieve constipation. Claims gentle action on a sensitive stomach, appeals to parents for children, and promises smoother bowel movements when directions are followed. Also stresses genuineness of the product.
Native South American rubber for wartime needs is being tapped and shipped to the United States. Douglas Allen leads a large program under RFC direction to locate mature rubber trees in jungle regions, organize indigenous labor, sign treaties, finance the operation, and build transport and supply lines. The effort aims to supply rubber crucial for tires and military mobilization, despite limited early production gains.
Ashford youth Thames Cit ton Blackshear, son of Mr and Mrs I Blackshear, serves as copilot on China Burma routes. He describes perilous low level flights through river valleys and forests, dodging enemy fighter activity, with planes sometimes lost in bad weather. The job is dangerous rather than glamorous, masking wartime peril.
A father recalls his 18 year old son joining the Army, watching him board a bus to induction in Virginia. He reflects on home front war effort troubles, urging decisive White House leadership and clear policy from Roosevelt era officials to support mass mobilization and production without delay.
A speaker criticizes officials including McNutt and Wichard and calls for a strong, organized home front. He urges the president to ensure rapid war progress, protect returning soldiers, and maintain public support. The piece notes rising induction rates and describes a railroad test car inspecting track as a contrast to wartime concerns.
Farmers are urged to plant as much of their cotton allotments as possible to support war crop goals. Cotton and its byproducts sustain meat production, poultry, and dairy needs, while cottonseed provides ammunition components. Officials stress increasing meat and oil crop output to meet growing Allied demands. Cotton yields about 205 lb meal and 70 lb oil per acre, versus peanuts 310 lb meal and 215 lb oil, and soybeans 10 lb meal and 170 lb oil.
A fragment notes Cabokig Mound within Tools section, signaling its reach toward the largest prehistoric earthwork described or implied. The entry hints at a classification or comparison to a major ancient mound, reflecting regional archaeology context.
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