The Richland Beacon-News from Rayville, Louisiana • 6

THE RICHLAND BEACON-NEWS, RAYVILLE, LA. SATURDAY, JUNE 17th, 1944. Home Conditions Chiefly PRISONERS OF WAR IN UNITED STATES HOW THEY LIVE i'But It's True -U The fish that is burned viT -Ti TO GIVE LIGHT Ur- -T THE COLIDAM, oft CANDLE-FISH, IS SO FULL OF OIL THAT ESKIMOS IM Jh ALASKA USE IT FOR fA A -1 --'Miitn 7i i 1 I FAMILV TIGHT REVIVED A FAMILV FIGHT I i 1 THAT WAS ,000 OF SPUT, HE REFUSED TO NAME REUBEN H. WALWORTH FOR THE U.S-SUPREME COURT UPON LEARNING THAT HIS ANCESTOR, MAYOR WALWORTH OF LONDON. HAD BEEN ON BAD TERMS WITH WATT TYLER, A PROGENITOR OF THE THE FIGHT HAD CONTINUED THROUGH THE REICH OF RICHARD II (i377-WOo; IjMfjitfljf fji LI IM OME OLD IT COVERS NINE ACRES, 15 THE LARGEST PRIVATE RESIDENCE EVER BUILT This poster "Fire Away" shows a scene aboard the U.

S. Submarine, "Dorado." The artist, the celebrated American painter Georges Schreiber, has caught the action during the very tense moment before the passing craft is identified as friend or foe. The painting is authentic in every detail for the artist was actually aboard the Submarineat sea. He ate and slept with the crew. He worked with the men and stood watch with the officers.

A short time after leaving the Submarine, it was lost with all bonds. 500 YEARS OLD reserves the right to accept or reject any or all bids. J. B. THOMPSON, 6-10-3t.

Superintendent. NOTICE OF FINAL ACCOUNT State of Louisiana, Parish of Richland Fifth District Court. Succession of J. Henry Hemler, Deceased. Probate No.

1277. Notice is hereby given to the creditors of this estate, and to all other persons herein interested, to show cause, within ten days from the present notification, if any they have or can, why the Final Account presented by W. C. Croxton, Administrator of this Estate, should not be approved and homologated and the funds distributed in accordance therewith. By Order of the Court this the 1st day of June, A.

1944. J. C. BOIES, Clerk Fifth District Court. Warren Hunt, Attorney for Administrator.

6-3-3 RESIDENTS YUGOSLAVIA, LVE of the Parish of Richland, Louisiana, will on or before 10 o'clock a. Friday, July 7th, 1944, receive sealed proposals on the following: A new built-up roof on what is known as the Rayville Grammar School Building, flashings, and outlet boxes. The old roof is to be removed (and debris removed from the premises), and new lumber used to replace all rotten boards in the original deck. Bids are to be for a complete job. Please submit bids as follows: 1.

Bid on a 15-year bonded roof, and 15-year flashing endorsement. 2. Bid on 20-year bonded roof and 20-year flashing endorsement. Contractor to carry puSUc liability and workman's compensation insurance, at his expense. All bids are to be sealed, marked "Sealed Bid," and either mailed or delivered to the Secretary of the Richland Parish School Board, on or before above date.

The Richland Parish School Board IMPORTANT Announcements Blamed for Delinquency Family discord is the major causi of delinquency, according to probati court judges, prosecuting attorneys, superintendents of schools, sheriff! and other local officials in Michigan This information was obtained from replies to letters sent 2,000 local officials of Michigan by the governoi recently. Questions asked included the following: 1. Is there a delinquency problem in the community or the county? 2. What are the ages of the children involved? 3. Is the problem war related? 4.

What local facilities are available to meet the situation and whai local leadership is available? 5. What is being done in the home community to meet this problem? 6. In your opinion, what are th actual causes of delinquency? 7. What might the cure be? The question with the most uniform reply dealt with the causes oi delinquency, the answers placing most of the blame on the conditions within the family. Family discord and breakdown were named tha prime factors in problems of children.

Among other causes listed ir the analysis were employment oi mothers outside the home, leaving children unsupervised; lack of religious training in the increased earning power tempting parents to seek personal pleasures awas from home; frequent indulgence in alcohol and gambling; general lowering of standards of conduct; and separation of fathers from the family group for military service or employment in distant war plants with ensuing emotional strain and increased financial responsibility or the mother. Urges Care to Avoid Contracting Rabbit Fever Families who may be using wild rabbits for meat are warned to ba on their guard against tularemia oi "rabbit fever" by Dr. W. V. Halver-sen, bacteriologist with the University of Idaho agricultural experimenl station.

For handling wild rabbits he offers the following suggestions 1. Leave the too-easily secured rabbits alone. If a rabbit is an easy shot, the chances are it is infected with tularemia. 2. Do not clean the rabbit if you have any open sores, cuts or othei lesions on your hands.

It is always advisable to wear rubber gloves when cleaning the rabbit. Infection is usually acquired through contacl with the animal's blood or interna organs. 3. Be careful in cleaning the rabbit not to cut yourself with the knife, puncture a finger on a broken rib, or in some other way cause a break in your skin. 4.

Cook the rabbit meat thoroughly. The infection can be acquired by eating insufficiently cooked infected rabbit meat. English Bedrooms In many houses and flats built in England before the war began, the bathtub is placed in a separate little room of its own. Thus if one bather likes to splash for 20 minutes, he doesn't tie up traffic for the rest of the family. Another interesting touch in of the newer English houses and flats which seems to appeal to American soldiers is the placing of the lavatory or washbowl in the bedroom.

In many of the newer houses, there is a lavatory-with hot and cold running'water in every bedroom. While the idea of a lavatory in every bedroom has been used to some extent in American homes, it has never found wide application. Equipped with a wide ledge serving as a convenient shelf for cosmetics, the lavatory in a bedroom in postwar homes will be used as a dressing table. Dried Fruits Spoilage in dried and dehydrated fruits is not a matter of life and death as in the canned products. Darkening in storage of apricots, peaches, pears and apples is undesirable becduse it indicates a loss of vitamins and change in flavor, but the dark fruit is not poisonous, says Dr.

E. M. Mrak, assistant professor of fruit technology on the Berkeley campus of the University of California. Darkening can be prevented by sulfuring the fruits before dehydrating, by drying as rapidly as feasible, and by storing in closed containers in a cool place. Prunes and fig3 should not be sulfured.

They will ferment unless dried to the proper degree. To test the dryness, take a handful and squeeze tightly; if tha fruit retains the shape of the hand and does not fall apart, it is too wet. Pastry Scraps There are many variations of tasty tidbits that can be made from scrsps of pastry. Cheese sticks caa be made by sprinkling grated cheese over the pastry and then cutting it into strips. Poppy seed or paprika can be used in the same way to give variety.

These sticks are particularly nice as appetizers, or soup or salad accompaniments. For afternoon tea, sugar and cinnamon pastry sticks are very attractive. Another dainty use for pastry is to bake two rounds together, the top one having a hole in the center, fashioned with a small When the pastry is baked there will be a small depression in the center that can be filled with jam, jelly or any filling one may desire. it's still light enough outside to see. Just think of the farming a fellow could do back there with daylight in the morning at 3:30 and darkness at 11 p.

m. Mr. Mangham, this is the main reason I wrote. Of course I wanted to say "hello to all my friends back there, especially around good old Start but the main reason is that you are addressing my papers wrong. You only put part of my address on them, therefore I don't receive one-third of the copies.

Please correct my address Of more than 180,000 prisoners of war now held in over 100 permanent camps in the United States, 130,000 are Germans and 50,000 are Italians, the Office of War Information reports. Only 200 Japanese prisoners of war, taken captive on the high seas or in isolated outposts, have been brought to this country. German prisoners are here for three reasons: 1, it is more economical to bring them to this country than to ship food overseas for them; 2, it is dangerous to keep a large group of the enemy in the rear of fighting troops; and 3, American soldiers overseas may be better utilized otherwise than in guarding pris oners of war. Although Japan did not ratify the Geneva Convention, which governs most of the civilized nations in their internment of prisoners of war, this country treats Japanese with the same consideration given Germans and Italians. Japan agreed to follow the convention "so far as applicable" but has not permitted neutral observ- Farms and food plants aren't the only hunting grounds frequented by rats.

These slinking rodents are a serious health menace in towns and cities, too. It is well known that rats carry typhus germ3 and other deadly bacteria, besides destroying and contaminating tons of food every year. Rats can be kept out of buildings by the use of concrete. And it's a lot cheaper to keep them out than to get them out. Incidentally, buildings which are ratproof are usually proof against termites.

Improvements which safeguard food and protect health are most essential in wartime. Many concrete improvements require no critical materials save transportation because the bulk of concrete materials is available locally. Write today for helpful, illustrated literature on the following: Sawag Systems Anti-abotag Walls Water Systems RatprooRng: Sanitary Improvements PORTLAND CEMENT ASSOCIATION Watts Birmingham 3, Ala A national organization to improve and extend the Met of concrete Through scientific research and engineering Held work JOY THEATRE Rayville, Louisiana Sunday-Monday MARIA MONTE2 JON HALL, in "ALI BABA AND THE FORTY THIEVES" Tuesday-Wednesday TWO BIG PICTURES TIM HOLT In "Robbers of the Range" AND JIMMY LYDON In Henry Aldrich Boy Scout" Thursday-Friday THE GREATEST CAST IN HISTORY in "THOUSANDS CHEER" IN TECHNICOLOR Saturday- BILL BOYD In "Leather Burners" AND JOE E. BROWN in 'Casanova In Burlesque ALL. SHOWS SUBJECT TO CHANGE 0 (BMJ3I ill 4h 4 Your Personal War Problems Your questions on allotments, insurance, legal problems or other personal affairs as they relate to the Army will be answered in this column or by letter.

Write the Personal Affairs Officer, Headquarters Eighth Service Command, Dallas 2, Texas. I expect to be inducted into the Army soon. Could you tell me what to do about my property, insurance and" automobile, so my family will be protected while I am away? A. You should have a personal interview with flie Personal Affairs Officer at the military installation nearest you. He will be glad to help you arrange any of your personal matters which may be influenced by your service in the Army.

Q. I am a veteran of World War and I never received my victory medal. Is it too late for me to get one now? A. No. Secure an Adjutant General's Form No.

740 from the nearest Veteran's Administration office, fill it out and mail it to The Adjutant General, Washington, D. C. Q. Are the nurses' aides who work in Army hospitals in the Army? A. No.

They are civilians working for the Army. They have completed certain training in civilian hospitals under the supervision of the Red Cross. They have civil status, earn $1320 per year and are accorded many of the privileges tf commissioned officers at the posts where they are stationed. Q. Is there any difference between an allowance and an allotment? A.

Yes. An allowance is money for a soldier's dependent immediate fam ily. Part of it is from his pay and part is a contribution of the government. An allotment is money a soldier requests the Army to take out of his pay and mail to any person he wishes, or to a bank. The government does not contribute to an allotment.

Q. My husband is an artillery first lieutenant who has just gone overseas. How much of -an increase in pay does he get for overseas service? A. An officer serving outside the continental limits of the United States or in Alaska receives a ten per cent increase in his base pay. He receives no increase in quarters or ration allowance or any other extra duty pay.

INTERESTING LETTER FROM SOLDIER IN ALEUTIANS Somewhere in Aleutian Islands, June 4, 1944. Dear Mr. Mangham: Here comes a letter from the Aleutian Islands. You seem to receive letters from everywhere except from up here. I guess the sons of Richland Parish are scattered all over the world.

It will be a happy day when we can all be back. We will be back, because if the other fellows are like me they haven't found a place like the one we left. You can't beat it. Paul Quate is also up here but 1 haven't seen him. I know Paul is remembered by lot3 of friends there in Rayville.

We have always been great friends, both spending our boyhood around Clear Lake. By the way, how are the fish biting down there? Td give the world to enjoy a good day on that lake. I have been here in the. Aleutians a little over-six months, and was stationed near Anchorage, Alaska, for sometime efore coming here. This part of the country is quite different from back there at home.

It's colder here now than the coldest days back there. I have seen quite a bit of ice and now and It wasn't but a few daya atro that I aw the last. I guess you all know of the long days we have up htre In the summer and of the nhort ones in winter. We have only a few hours of darkness now and In the winter only a few hours of daylight. In fact it' II p.

m. now and General Order ODT No. 6, with reference to special deliveries, call-back and daily deliveries: (a) No local carrier shall: Make any special deliveries, except to hospitals and the armed forces of the United States. (b) No local carrier shall make any CALLBACKS. (c) No local carrier shall make MORE THAN ONE DELIVERY on ANY ONE DAY to ANY ONE PERSON, except in cases where one day's shipment to any one person exceeds the capacity of a single vehicle.

In that event, delivery of such shipment shall be considered as one delivery. No deliveries of small orders off main highways can be made. The cooperation of the public is earnestly requested. WNU Service Presbyterian Church Notes REV. A.

R. CATES, Pastor We are greatly encouraged in the many evidences of interest in the Rayville meeting. The attendance of both members and visitors has been good; there have been many thoughtful personal services, and the preaching has been of a high order. The services will continue throughout the week, except Saturday, closing Sunday night. The pastor will fill his regular appointment at Archibald Sunday morning at 11 o'clock, but the visiting minister, Rev.

John Davis, will preach both morning and night in Rayville. Let's pray that these may be great days in the life of the church. BIRTHDAY PARTY (Received too late for last issue) On Sunday, June 4th, friends and members of the family gathered at the home of Mr. and Mrs. C.

C. Sharbono of Mangham to help celebrate Mrs. Sharbono's 71st birthday, with seven children, eighteen grandchildren and fourteen great-grandchildren present. Dinner was served picnic style, and one of the most important events of the day was the lighting of the seventy-one little pink candles on the birthday cake. Members of the family present included: Mr.

Jack Sharbono and J. A. McDonald, of ShreveporJ; Mrs. J. C.

Morgan, Mrs. Leslie Morgan and daughter and Mrs. Hardie Hale, of Alexandria; Mr. and Mrs. J.

W. Sharbono and son, Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Branch and two children, Mr. and Mrs.

Charley Hunter and four children; Mr. and Mrs. Howard Sharbono, Mr. and Mrs. Gomer Sharbono and two children, Mr.

and Mrs. Gus Watson and two children, Mr. and I Mrs. Justin Sharbono and daughter, Mr. and Mrs.

Emmett Moore and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Armor Moore and Billy (Moore) Alford of Rayville; Mr. and Mrs. Carey Sharbono and two boys, Mr.

and Mrs. Lonnie Sharbono and son, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Kline and two boys, Mrs. Iley Sharbono and son, Mr.

and Mrs. Lee Sharbono and daughter," of Mangham; Mr. A. B. Al-ford, of Winnsboro; and Mr.

and Mrs. Cecil Moore, of Friends who were present included: Mr. and Mrs. Berry and Mrs. G.

M. Moore, of Rayville; Mr. ind Mrs. Will Frey, Joann Williams and Dovie Nobles, of Mangham. The event was very much enjoyed by all.

XXX ZONE MEETING OF WOMAN'S DIVISION OF CHRISTIAN SERVICE Mangham, Union Church, Buckner and Little Creek. June 19th, at 3 p. Little Creek; Zone Leader, Mrs. C. Noble Hatch.

President: Mrs. Fred Childress, Mangham. President: Mrs. F. B.

Hatch, Union. President: Mrs. W. C. McKay, Little Creek.

The theme of the meeting was "Stewardship In A Strange Land." Prelude, Mexican music. La Golan-drina: Mrs. C. Noble Hatch. Invocation: Mrs.

F. B. Hatch, Union. Theme song, "For the Beauty of the Earth." Reports of W. D.

C. S. "Rural Work In Little Creek, Mrs. C. McKay.

"Delinquency and the Church Woman's Mangham, Mrs. M. K. McConnell. "Thy Soul and Mangham, Mrs.

Gladys Gregory. So the Lord Has A Job For You, by Paul Laurence Dunbar, read by Zone Leader. Closing prayer of consecration, by District Secretary, Mrs. A. J.

Ensmin-ger, Wisner. MRS. C. NOBLE HATCH NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC The Richland Parish School Board as I have it below. I will say so long for now and I thank you for your efforts in sending the paper to U3 boys.

They mean a lot to us. Yours truly, JAMES C. LETLOW ers to visit camps where Americans are held. Japanese Dead at Home While Japanese prisoners in this country may be visited by representatives of the International Red Cross, the YMCA, and the protecting power, Spain, the Japanese prisoners are disinterested. The Japanese refused to send "capture-cards" to their families and they want no reports made to their government.

They have never received any mail or gifts from their homeland. In Japan, they are considered dead, and funeral services already have been held for them. Italians and Germans, however, are eager for mail and parcels from home and talk freely with representatives of the International Red Cross, the YMCA, and their protecting power, Switzerland. Their "gripes' are the usual complaints of a soldier. Most German prisoners are confident of a Nazi victory and they look upon American newspaper accounts of Allied victories either as propaganda or temporary set-backs.

Prisoner of war camps are like a few square miles of Germany or Italy transplanted to America. Occasionally a German or Italian soldier may be seen wearing all his insignia or decorations on his American uniform, on which are stamped the letters 'May Listen to Local Radio Prisoners may listen to the radio, tuned only to local stations. They may subscribe to American newspapers, even foreign language newspapers, but none printed in their own countries. German communiques as printed in the New York Times are translated and regularly put on bulletin boards. There are libraries in all prisoner of war camps, and the PWs may own books passed by the camp censor.

Nazi propaganda literature is not permitted, although many German language books are included in library collections. Scientific textbooks are xavorites, but CJerman classics are widely read. In one camp with 2,000 prisoners, 300 are studying English. 1 Teachers, some from leading Ger man universities, doctors, opera sing ers, musicians, scientists and skilled technicians are among the prisoners. Teachers organize classes, musicians develop orchestral or choral groups and doctors assist in health programs.

Red Cross Is Life-line The International Red Cross, the life-line between the PWs and their own people, operates seven ship3 that regularly cross the sea. From Philadelphia they head toward Marseille, with parcels and mail for Americans in prison camps, for other Allied soldiers in Axis hands and for the Ameri can civilian internees of Europe. On their return they bring parcels and mail to the German and Italian PWs here. These seven ships are the only ones in the world that may sail from one belligerent country to another. The PW spokesman, elected by the prisoners, keeps close contact with the International Red Cross representa tive, but the visiting representatives for German and Italian prisoners all of them Swiss say "no serious complaints" have ever been made.

Early in February 6,000 Italian PWs were put to work repairing salvaged clothing at the request of the Procurement Division, U. S. Treasury, which provided sewing machines formerly used on WPB sewing projects. Laundry equipment came from WPA, NYA and other government surplus stocks. Buttons, thread and other material came from WPA supplies on hand when WPB was liquidated.

Repair centers were set up in midwestern areas and supervisors were sent to start the assembly lines. Among the Italians several hundred experienced tailors were found who could train their fellow PWs in sewing. Material now being salvaged includes 80 million pounds of Army clothing and equipment. The PWs receive 80 cents a day the amount they would receive for outside labor. Outside employers of prison labor pay the prevailing wage, the difference between that wage and 80 cents a day going to the U.

S. Treasury. BUY WAR BONDS! ayville Ice Fuel Company J. P. BARKER, Manager RAYVILLE, LOUISIANA DOLLARS GO TO WORK IN THE FIGHT AGAINST INFLATION Even a dollar spent carelessly helps create inflation.

That same dollar saved would help fight the battle against this enemy. BUY WAR BONDS, TOO! 1CHLAND STATE BANK RAYVILLE, LOUISIANA.