The chronicle-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1920-1941, 1940-10-25
CITIZENS OF COUNTY
ARE NOW CELEBRATING
THEIR ANNUAL FAIR
Opening Address By Congressman w. NJ Colmer, As Throngs
Gather For Finest Display In Years Exhibits Wen
Up To And Exceeding Former Years

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principal speaker ~ the jackson
County fair when Il officially open
ed THURSDAY afternoon. After con-
graduating the people q JackAon
County for the fine fair which they
have arranged for this year. stating
that II was . reflection o. the
arerezivenezs and fine citizenship
ard Ese splendid offfcfAlA which
represent them. he went int
national affairs.
Congressman Conner predicted
that President Franklin D. Roose-
welt would be reelected by an avail
ancfte Of votes IN the national elac-
ton 70 Or held Ga November 5.
The American peepAs are mindful
Of what the Democratic Admins
trati0n has cone In the past SIX
years 70 give the people security.
greater progress and safety. pTea-
dent Roosevelt viii be elected pos
sibly BY as great 8 majority ss he
uas given IN 1876" but he eonfid-
entity predicted that the Repubh-
cans would not carry more than
eight states Of the 4s In this coun-
try.
He refused To venture . prediction
as to whether OF not America would
be drawn into the war which Is
now raging IN Europe. He Chased
/ Hitler and MuksolIni rs madmen
running amuck. One did not know
from day 70 day what they might
DO. That being the case the United
States Ia preparing its armed fore
es 30 that they VIII be greater than
any two nations In the world COM
bined.
The MadEnen have challenged
democracy and have turned deaf
Ears 20 diplomacy. England st the
present stands alone between ee-
mocracy and dictatorship rule ~
the mndmen and for that reason
the United States is lending al
possible aid TO England without be-
coming . beIligerenta He stated that
the United States factories T
turning out about 1000 airpiAnes q
month and that two thirds Of them
were being sent 20 England 80 that
country might defend itself against
invasion and gain supremacy Of the
air. BY 1871 he stated the United
States would be prodcing 2.00o air
planes per month
We win not enter the war. II We
do. unprepared. We are building .
great army and two Of the greatest
navies IN the world" He steted that
before the present program Is COM
pleted we viii not only have the
greatest armed strength In the
world but would have the greatest
merchant marine. and the greatest
factories IN the world.
Schnal Beofhs
One Of the most interesting ex-
hibits were those of the schoak
These featured the various products
OF industries OF the communities N
which the schools were located.
Escatawpa school featuring Pro
tect the Furest-it pays" presented
a miniature replica Of the Southern
Kraft paper mill and surrounding
buildings with pine branches as the
background.
The Bayou Cosotte School feat
ured the principal industry Of that
section. ~DairyinE. Our Leading
Farming Industry" telling the ad-
vantages Of dairying and the value
OF the dairy products TO health.
The Wade School featured an ex-
hibIt, Live at Home" displaying
canned products and farm produce
which can be kept over a period OF
time and provide food for the winter
months.
The Lyon School featured sea-
foods and wild life. The Mississippi
State Game and Fish Commission
~cooperated IN this booth, having 80
exhibit.
The Orange Lake school. with an
exhibit on Points 70 Better roai-
try won first place among the
school exhibits TINS exhibit was
comprised Of displays Of eggs. feed.
champion hens and other features
connected with poulty raising.
Second place went 70 St. Martin
school which had an elaborate and
colorfm display Of orn under the
title Of Maize The exhibit was
built around . circle Of yellow corn
IN the center Of which was an In
dian head formed with red grains
Of corn Also IN the display uere
various corn products. q miniature
barn and farm house.
The Hurley school based It's sub
iect on livestock Il was made
up q model pastcre showing alo.
barn. forage crops. fences. etc
The Vanc1eave school exhibit was
~Pecans Crops Pay Our Taxes
This was . very cleveriy arrange
ment Of pecans IN the shell and pre-
pared In food. calling attention 20
their rich food value
Industrial Exhibits
jackson Countys larger industries
had very interesting exhibits which
attracted considerable attention
They were instructive and inform
alive and displayed the value they
are to the county and their masnf-
tude.
The Southern Knaft Corporation
showed the manufacture q paper
from pine wood This was nlustrat-
Cd with charts and drawings and
miniature tanks. reoepdcles. etc.
The Ingalls, Shipbuflding Corpora
ton depicted shipbulding with
models. A feature Of this exhibit
- the showing Of safety devices