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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1943
Page
8
Notes on local servicemen during wartime. Skipper Daniel H Bishop, formerly in the Navy, now serving at Saint Johns and Lansing Michigan, details of his World War I service aboard the U S S Eastern and travels through Europe. Other members Orville Brown, Gordon MacDonald, Cecil R Parker, Stephen Harvey listed with current postings and updates.
Mr C E Brooks receives word from daughter Mrs Lucy B Alderman Roxboro NC that grandson Corporal James Alderman known as Jimmy was wounded during a daylight raid over Germany in a Flying Fortress two weeks ago. He served as waist gunner and is now in a hospital in England recuperating.
Tommy Loughran once undefeated light heavyweight champion becomes a United States Marine. He joins the Marine Corps as WWII mobilization intensifies.
Florida faces a pulpwood quota of 762000 cords for 1943 as part of a national drive to supply wood for smokeless powder rayon parachutes and newsprint. WPB figures show half yearly production at 365830 cords, 15170 below target, prompting calls for three extra cutting days and widespread farm press cooperation to avert a potential 2500000 cord shortage.
A historical advisory urges citrus growers to hold fruit, warning that current offers equal last season’s 75¢ to $1.25 range and that speculators’ talk of a big crop is misleading. Growers are advised to wait for the new price ceiling structure before selling.
Maplewood Estates plans add 100 acres for spring planting while already cultivating 45 acres and managing 500 more potential farmland. Edgerton notes Selden Hannah mined 38 acres of potatoes overnight, reflecting wartime effort as 145 employees pledged 10 percent of wages to War Stamps. The group raises a Victory banner alongside the Stars and Stripes. Maplewood pledges to keep feeding during the war and after.
Citizens are urged to submit renewal fuel oil ration applications now to avoid delays when winter residents come back. Officials warn of a possible rush and emphasize timely processing and compliance with required documentation.
Caxton Doggett argues for relocating Japanese Americans to Florida to aid the war effort. He cites 33 000 evacuees already released from camps, their skills in farming and industry, and endorsements from Roosevelt and federal agencies. He insists host communities welcome these workers and warns against prejudice as un-American.
A survey of women war workers in Miami by Embry-Riddle School of Aviation shows few expect to continue working after the war. The majority prefer home life and say they will give up their jobs to men when peace returns.
The War Production Board funds expand U S Forest Service help to raise Florida timber output. Florida aims to produce 792 million board feet this year to maintain its 2.2 percent share, with WPB allocating 60 percent to 11 Southern states. Albert and eight to eleven field reps assist landowners, mills, and stumpage, addressing equipment and labor shortages. Florida forests will be overseen by John W. Squires with existing Florida staff continuing duties.
The article states that pay for non commissioned officers in the Marine Corps Women's Reserve matches that of the U S Marine Corps. This establishes equal compensation levels across both units for the same NCO ranks and duties.
The Alien Property Custodian has vested patents and applications once enemy owned now licensed non exclusively for wartime and postwar use. A $15 fee is charged per patent with holdings across mechanical electrical and chemical arts. Manufacturers may request the leaflet Index of Patents Vested in the Alien Property Custodian and its instruction sheet from the Chicago Division of Patents Administration.
The Office of Price Administration announces blue stamps U V and W in warration book two valid Sept 1 and usable for buying processed foods through Oct 20.
The Army continues Para-Ski Trooper training to operate in snowbound terrain while urging citizens to increase regular War Bond purchases. The piece highlights Russia's winter successes credited to such troops and calls for home front effort.
A brief note states that rewards for tire men would be valued more than money, highlighting the perceived importance and appreciation of their service.
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