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V4 / 5 f ? K * r w * w L > v &yJi\ •>,:>> Thursday, April 6, 1944 •-• • <w ' . -:- * - THE McHENRY PLAINBEALER 1 WAR BRINGS MANY CHANGES TO PEOPLE OF FLORIDA SAME OLD ACT * ATtAt^TA ALA. \ GA. Miltotfs Imputation Is Traditionally Democratic but New | Dealers^ and Others Have Split; Taxes Chisf ls$ue, _ I By BARROW LYONS (EDITOR'S SOTE--This is one of a series of articles written for this paper by Barrow Lyons, staff correspondent of Western Nenspaper Union. He has just completed an extended trip through the nation and * in these reports gives his first-hand impressions of what rural America . is thinking as tie enter the third year of war and the first weeks of a presidential election year. Any opinions expressed are the Writer's, attd not necessarily those of this newspaper.) MILTON, FLORIDA.--About 27 miles northeast of Pensacola, Florida, is this neat little town of Miltdh, the county se'ait of. Sanfcfc .4}-Rosa county. The 1940 census counted 1,840 inhabitants. The population has about doubled since then because the navy h^s ' ringed the village with flying fields auxiliary to the ^reat, Pens^ •; cola pilot training center. •_ - ' Much of the new population of Milton is transient, remaining '.'only for construction work. But many civilian workers -at the, ^ airfields have rented houses or rooms for the duration. Perma- ?/ nent residents have taken many as boarders in "the interest w i n n i n g t h e w a r , - ' « -- - - v Despite this increase in size and 'importance, no one expects Milton soon to regain its'erstwhile glory as the principal port through which most of southeast Alabama once shipped its cotton and timber to the world and received supplies. Those > were the days when sailing ships slid up the Blackwater river from the Gulf of Mexico to pick up the cotton bales piled three oniles along the river at Milton awaiting shipment. The ships came also to get pine lumber. Old inhabitants can remember timbers two feet square and a hun- ... dred feet long hewn from the giants that once stood along the river. Ox teams carted away into the interior supplies brought for Alabama farms. But the sailing vessels long since „ have, disappeared, and the cotton goes by rail elsewhere, and the mighty pine forests have been cut 'down, and only three years ago, the big sawmill of the Bagdad Land and Lumber company sawed its last log, while the newsreel cameramen . ground out "finis." Even before the Bagdad mill ended its long usefulness, many of the more ambitious young men of the * county began to drift from Milton to places that were growing. With the exception of the merchant-baliker- professional group left in Milton, those who remained were, on the whole, the older people. « During the , depression, a very large part of the inhabitants of Santa Hosa county were on relief. One man placed the proportion at 75 per cent. Dairy Farming Is Gaining Headway In the northern part of the county, there is fairly rich farming land. Cotton is raised; also beef cattle, peanuts, hogs, corn, and cane syrup. Government authorities have urged the farmers to go in for dairy farming, and that is beginning to gain headway. Most of them are traditionally Democrats. But in recent years, a sharp split has come about in the kind of Democrats they are. Those who have made money in business or professional work, are as violently anti- The class was not particularly SLOCUM LAKE bright that afternoon, and when teacher had given an explanation of the meaning of the word "miracle," ! Mrs. Harry Matthews) she asked if it had tyeen understood. , Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Lusk and!evening with relativesin Chicago. It hadn't, at least, not by little daughter, Betty Lou, were callers at} Willie. _ i Elgin last Saturday. - ' j \ ~ •. With weary patience she started! Mrs. Celia Dowell and daughter, WAR BONDS \Hal investments for Thursday in honor of their son, j. Charles, who was inducted into ser- j vice Friday and is now stationed at I Fort Sheridan. . • ! Mr. and Mrs. William Burkhart spent from Friday until Monday all over again. . \ "Suppose a man fell & thousand i feet and wasn't hurt, what would that be?" she asked. "A fluke, rhiss," replied Willie. "And if he did it again?"" asked teacher, hopefully. "Another fluke," said Willie, briskly. "And if he did it. a third what would it be then?" "Habit," said Willie, firmly fcOOI) Left, S. D. Stewart, Milton, Fla., town clerk; right, j. j. Wilson, editor Milton Gazette. New Deal Democrats as can be found anywhere. Apparently, it is paying large taxes that galls them most. The city of Milton was an incorporated town before Florida was a state. It doesn't levy very heavy taxes. Occupational licenses, liquor licenses, and a moderate personal property tax--now 21 mills-- has paid the cost of local government. There is now a sewer rental tax because of the $43,000 sewer project which the Public Works administration made possible in the early New Deal days. So it is natural that those who are profiting from the huge expenditures of the federal government should rebel against the tremendous income taxes that are recovering some of those expenditures. A large number of Milton folk, and many in the county, are more likely to be on the other side of the MILTON JACKSONVILLE A mah !h court pleaded "guilty," but the jury brought in a verdict, of not guilty. "What do you'mean?" asked the judge. "The man has confessed his guilt." "Yes, your honor," feplied the foreman of the jury, "but he's the biggest liar in our county." Jennie. • were callers at Waukegan a future Free World, last Monday. Hujro Bliss of Wauconda .was aj supper guest of Robert Matthews last j ' Friday evening. . : Mrs. ..jgarry Raeburg and three . ^ children of Rockford spent the week- i j end and Monday at the home off ; Mrs. Celia Dowell. j Mrs. Emma Otten of Rpseville was ; J a Sunday dinner guest at the home i of Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Hansen; i Pfc. and Mrs. Willis Dprwaldt of • \ f Biloxi, Mississippi, spent last? Thurs- |day 'at the home of 'Mrs.1 Celia Dowell. • • On Wednesday they attended^ the I' funeral of the former's mothei>'Mrs^ Carl Dorwjildt^of Elgin./' ; ? M rsv Mar let t Henry spent. Morffiay'. at' the; home of her father, Wm; „ Bennett, in Chicago. * . 'V.; Walter Krummery of Gray^lakij. was a caller Saturday evening at the' f, home of Mr. and Mrs. A. JE. Birooks^V Mrs. W. -E. - Brooks'! • attended' ,>:th«|f^ l^ridal shower in honor of Mrs. ;ttar*>'if old -Brooks; at the home of and,, Mrs. W. O. Broolfs at Libertyville "• last Sunday. .' ' Mr. and Mrs, William Burkhart of Williams Park attended the funeral . service fox" William Gresinger in Chi- j cagro last Saturday. , : • Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Lusk and daughter, Betty Lou, , were- guests I at the home of-Mn and Mrs. Axel Kerstrom at North Chicago last Friday evening. # Slimmer Capital ^ At the northern tip of roughly tri- f angular Bengal, Darjeeling sits on a ' foothill spur of the Himalaya mouh* 1 tains. Its 7,000-foot altitude makes it a resort for Europeans trying to 'Weather the sultry Indian summer. |t is the summer capital of Bengal and was often in the news as the starting place of expeditions to climb the Himalayan peaks. „ * Penetrates Easier Warm grease tends to penetrata * ' the leather more reacMly. ^;\:'v-J>;;.;jllate'Ta*®«' •, * Despite the Sharp drop in gasoline tax revenues--a decrease'of almost 20 per cent--total state tax revenues will pass the five billion dollar mark in 1943. c>." < POLITICAL ADVERTISING t A War Veteran V Could Be ! Mr. apd Mrs. Georfe I.undgren of Latxryer--Now, you still--, inaintite '^Wauconda dinner arid supper that this man is the man you saw stealing the tires off your car? Plaintiff--After arguing with you for the last hour, I don't believe 1 ever had any tires on my car. .federal operating statement. A considerable proportion cannot read 0r write. At present, about 1,600 persons in the county have received collectively $117,250 a year in welfare money in recent years. In September there were 621 who received a total of $9,771 in old age assistance, 45 who received aid to the blind, and 49 families with 110 children who were recipients of aid to dependent children. The federal government and state share 50-50 in this distribution of financial aid. Yet a great many of the poor folk in and around Milton take so little interest in political issues that they are ready to sell their votes for a small sum around election time, according to observers who have had ample opportunity to know what goes on. Perhaps, if they thought the New Deal really were threatened, they might come to its rescue; but as it is, they can hardly be called New Deal liberals. War Eases Criticism Of Tax Burden S. D, Stewart, Milton town clerk, summed up the Milton attitude thus: *'If it wasn't for the war, most of the people would be against the taxing problem. The higher taxes you get, the more you find against it. Personally, I'm an administration man. I think the New Deal has done a good thing with the banking law. I don't mean their regulation of Wall Street; I don't know anything about that. Pensions to the blind and guaranteeing the poor people up to a certain ampunt is good. "Lots of people around here now think that with all the help they are giving to the poor, the government is trying to get control of politics-- centralized power--and they don't like that. But most of the kicks you hear are "because of income taxes and otlftr kinds of taxes." The most outspoken New Dealer in Milton is Joseph J. Wilson, editor of the Milton Gazette. He recently sold his interest in the paper and intends to move further west. ; "There is a small group of old timers here, who are pretty prosperous. They are strongly Democratic but they would like to continue to pay people $1 a day and work them 12 hours. They never miss a chance to call the President the worst poasible names. "On the other hand, are the people who remained after 125 years of sawmilling faded out. Most of the skilled workers have gone elsewhere. Those who earned 15 cents an hour remained because they couldn't get away. Illiteracy is appalling among the older people, but the younger people are learning. "I think congress is making the worst ass of itself. It appears to have taken the attitude that no matter what Roosevelt wpnts, it is going to repudiate it. If }hey don't compromise on the food subsidy plan, prices will get out of hand, and the farmer is going to be the chief sufferer when the bubble bursts." |. * , Good Bojr! !•' Mother--I'm glad you're being a good boy and not disturbing daddy ; while he sleeps. Junior--Yes, mummy, I'm watc^K" l ing the cigarette burn down to his fingers. Come Again? * Employer--Well, if you have all those references why didn't you bring them? Applicant--A man that has that many references doesn't need any to get a job! Slight Error Teacher--It was very nice of you ' to bring those nine red apples. I must call up your mother and thank her for them. Sonny--If you do that, will you • thank her for a dozen, please? were guests Sunday at the Elomgren-Lusk home. • Robert D. Matthews who has been ill at his home" since March 17, was able to return to school Monday. Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Lusk were guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Sorensen at W'auconda Monday evening- Mr. and--Mrs. Wm. .Burkhart -;of Williams Park were among the ten relatives who visited their son, Charles, at Fort Sheridan all day Sunday. Mrs. Harry Matthews and son* Robert, called at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Btu at Island Lake Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Burkhart entertained Mr. and Mrs. Charles Burkhart and Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Burkhart of Chicago at a dinner last - A Business Man Illinois Needs j Senator ARNOLD P. BENSON RepublicanCandidate for SECRETARY Who is Benson? A lifelong Republican rnidMl oi Bataria, Kan* County. A . ••a*on«d business man. Publisher oi the Bataria Herald. Veteran of World War One and past post and district commander oi the American Legion. Member -of the Illinois Senate irom the Fourteenth District since 1933. Republican majority leader. Chairman oI the Education Committee oi the Illionis War Council. Member oi the Illinois Post War Planning Commission. Author oi the Soldiers' ballot law. the law providing equal pay for women in industry, the law creating special classes ior Governor Green Says old P. lenses is one of the ablest men ever to aspire to state office. He will make as able, as efficient--yes, a great Secretary of State." handicapped children, and scores oi measures incredsing the prosperity and happiness ot Illinois citizens. Don't tail to vote in the P r i m a r y A p r i l l l t f c . -- ASK FOR A REPUBLICAN BALLOT! Benson Will Administer the ?f£ice oi Secretary oi State oa t Wtfmd bait* ness .basis. , Provide over-the-counter sale ol automobile licenses in every county oi Illinois.. Perform all the duties oi this important ofiice. including the enforcement oi Illinois corporation laws.- with iustice and efficiency. and with the utmost courtesy to the 2,000.000 citizens oi Illinois who annually do business with the Secretary oi State. . -•! •>' ' , r ~ ' ' ARNOLD P. BENSON Will WIN in NOVEMBER WAR DIET Billy--When my father was in California, he saw a man-eating shark. Tommy--Some people eat any kind at fish these days. Manner tif Speakiay Mr.--Why does a woman say-she's been shopping when she hasn't bought a thing? Mrs.--Why does a man say he's been fishing when he hasn't caught anything? A Little Wacky First WAC--What are those lumps on your arms? Second--They're nothing to worry about. I saw the doctor and he said they were just musciii. Perfect Match . Joe--They sgy people with opposite characteristics make the best marriages. - , Bill--That's why I'm looking tor • girl with money! * I Smart Girl Rastus--Yoh wife sho' do have • lot of faults. «-- Sambo--It ain't dat she fcot so many faults, it's jus' dat she makes de mos' of dem she's got. All Present Bill--Show me ^n Irishman fund I'll show you a coward. Pat--I'm an Irishman! •Bill---Well, I'm a coward. As Milton, Florida, Views It.. Around Milton farmers and business men who have lived longest in the town, are chiefly descendants of English people.' There are few other than Anglo-Saxon r^ames on the registration rolls. Most of them are traditionally Democrats.. e e • J. J. Wilson has vrged the business men of Milton to form a chamber of commerce in order that the fedeF ®jL^uthorities may have a central gro®|h- to deal with in working out relations with the town made necessary by the new airfields which surround it. Such a chamber also would bring in new industries and build up the toiyn s facilities for vacationers. A preliminary organisation fund of $2,700 war; raised, mostly from contractors on government work. Old Fish Story- Harry--Don't worry, there are plenty of good fiih in this lake. Jerry--Yes, and I'm the guy who left them there. and how I am winning My family is my army. My home is my arsenal, household appliances my artillery. With these forces and armaments, I am helping to de- • * can the hateful menace of the Axis. a HASTBlSOMOFMYeMeMICS On the unforgetable day of Pearl Harbor, I declared a private war of my own--a war on Waste, ally of the epemy. I make every calory and vitamin I buy count, 1 tftke good care of the things I have.^.-^ ; : ' ' * Seasonal Shower' Harry--Where do yoo bathe? • Jerry--In the spring. Harry--I didn't ask you when, asked you where! As She Is Spoke Operator--What did you say your name was? .* " English Tommy--'arrison. 'Arrison. One haych, one hay, two harrs, one hi, one hess, one ho and one hen. Slight Mistake Lady --Won't you buy a tfthiquet to present to the lady you love? Stranger--That wouldn't :be right. I'm a married man. Fall to Keep If harvested prematurely, root crops fail to keep well during the winter months. Fireproof Woii ' U. S. forest service officials report that the nation's wood preserving plants in 1942 processed 3,755,000,000 board feet of lumber for protection against termites and decay or fire resistance--a level 20 per cent shove Hanr by Bern ~ For handkerchiefs, napkins and washcloths, hang two or three over each other by the hem, not by tba comers. Honey Flavor Hie flavor of honey depends upon the kind of flowers from which the bees gather nectar. . , Soap Stock To make soup stock, soak bones and meat trimmings in cold salted water, then simmer them for three to four hours. Add vegetables and seasonings toward the the cooking. Calcutta Big City . Calcutta's 1M million population figure includes Calcutta proper 'with its commercial section; Maidan, a large park and residential area; and Howrah, the manufacturing suburb •cross the river. Founded in 1690 l>y the British East India Trading company, Calcutta was the capital a# British India until 1913. 7H£8lACM"A*K£r'S/W0™£KI refuse to pay more than the ceiling price for anything. 1 accept no rationed goods without paying coupons in full. I boycott those I know to be Black Market traders. FKftr Ask u tor CARE AND US IF AWJANCIS My strategy is simple , . . Buy only what I need. Grow a victory garden. Can fresh foods. Make appliances, serve better and longer by methods gleanedftsm Public Service Company's free book on their care and use. Save every penny possible in War Stamps and Bonds--so that I can speed victory now, enjoy more of its benefits later. u< SERVICE COMPANY OF NOKTHItN ILLINOIS Scrrieo Ord«r -- 101 William* St, Ciygtal Lain -- Telephone Enterprise titOe