The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1942-10-09
Trucks Urgently Needed
As Scrap Drive Gets Under
Way in Jackson County
Students Of All Schools Securing County
For Vitully Needed Wur Muteriul; SIS
Wcr Bond Prize VIII Co to Winner.

Lay Plans TO
Coordinate
Clean Up Drive
With onlY 5 small number 81
members n attendance. the Pas
eagoula Civic Council outlined
plans iog tfse formation of =
clean up and civic Improvement
program through the cooperation
81 The ssriaus organizations ia
sovn - . meeting Tuesday 81
the uS0 building
Mrs J q Cole. president u tho
council laid befofr iht club the
suggestion that each organization
draw up some project along
these lines afa present II to ihr
council through the appointed del
eRateS IL this Wsy. the pTaieets
might be considered and woven
together into ufse complete plan
e. kw hatkesi ~ the orRanlxea
units - fhe town Is i whole
bua win each project sponsored
by one particular group
The cleaning up and beautlfi
cation of yards and lawns and tie
planting Of gardens was turned
over t. the Oieander Garden
Club. and. 81 i rclated activity.
the proposed formation of 3 stu.
DENT AhoF boil Mas also placed
undeF NnE MHFena ~ gale
el1h laaeEls efsssp will ~
IL haas and mem
beers VII L. an cal 70 work a
cleaning ~ houes and property
upon request 81 iadixiduals When
a person calls 70 supply for such
. worker the nature of the work
and the salary paid must Be stat
according t. Thomas r Well.
superintendent 81 CITY schools
who Is bsckng ihis movement
Attendance Dropping
The lack Of labor mas been -
critical that council members cx
pressed the opinion o4e Of the
greatest obstacles ta 4 successful
campaign would be removed alth
making available student labor
With the attendance a the
council meetings dropping per
eeptibls each week the recon-
incubation Mas made and adont.
ed at the meeting that cards re-
mlnuins members Of the date u
me meeting H. sent out the dsS
beiofe each session
Miss Ruth Can was elected So
Rotary II the Council following
the resignation Of Mrs Manuelin
IaNleF from that office Miss
Cam assumed her duties immedi
ateiy
Reporting Tor Mr. Wells 0ho
was not present Mr. Cole as
serted that the scrap drive II lhe
Paseaaoula schools got q very
successful start the first part al
The week Tire Civic Council Is
sponsoring the drive IN pasea
gouta and the proceeds from the
sale u the scrap to the govern
mcnt vii b. divided equally De
tween the schools Of TIE cts and
tae council According 10 NJ
Wells report. keesler Field the
army base here and ne Wallace
Quinn Fisheries have been par.
ticnlaFly cooperative n collecting
81 the scrap
Carbide cans obtained f.am
Z 4 Parker. direclef Of the De
Tense Training School have hsen
placed a. strategic places on ihe
cttY streets N an cff0fs to eueaiir-
age The citizens 10 dispose 81
waste papers and other trash IN
these containers instead 81 throw
ing 4 n fhe CUTTERS Or on the
side walk
A#4 - MANI mace KS ~.
Hestnzan Oh tie milk situation in
PaseaEoula which has reached q
critical stage
Things have reached a xefIalls
state when there IS not milk
enough Tor the children he sd
but that Is Just what happened
here have written Il the state
health department ana 10 TIE At
toEneF general asking whether
the leeal health department has
the power T. declare 8 milk ra
tioniHg here This would mean
that the families attn children
could. by the presentation q q
sugar ration card fer each enid
obtain q quart 81 mix per enid
before noon u course nc SUGAR
coupons weald be- taken as the
card would = used for idenfI0-
cation purposes After nom
those families wifaaat children
would b. allowed - purchase
the remaining milk