The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1943-01-08
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Workers
War Workers Mode
III By Food Soys
Shifolo TO D. A.

Class tying the food served at
eating establishments near the
Ingalls, Shipbullding Corporation
yard as grease and serops. T A
ShIialo business manager Of Lo-
cal Union 73s. / B Z ". and
labor concibator for the Electric
Constructors. Inc entered q
formal complaint Of conditions TO
District Attorney r { Cowan.
Thursday
Declaring that the number Of
this food mas not only resulted in
stomach ailments caused among
the shipyard workers BY eating
physical discomfort but damaging
labor turnover. Mr.. Shifalo IS
sued an invitation to Mr.. Cowan
70 be his guest at luncheon 10
prove MS charges Copies Of the
letter which was written TO the
district attorney were sent to Dr.
Felix Underwood. State Board Of
health in jackson. Miss. the War
Man Power Commission in Wash
Ington, d {. and The Chronicle
Star and Advertiser
A number Of these restaurants
end cafes were posted as off i'm
IT'S for service personnel b. the
T. S Army officials who con-
Quoted a survey In Pascagoula
and vicinity several weeks ago.
Some Of the places thus posted
have since raised their sanitary
standards to meet the require
ments and tire signs have been
removed but others have appar-
entity made no effort to improve
their sanitation On several &C.
casions. Dr. Henry Hoff. director
Of the jackson County Health
Department. has reported that
efforts are underway 70 have
these places forced 10 cleanup
or closeup but no definite steps
70 this end have been made pub
lc.
Workers Valuable to u. S.
At a meeting Of the PascageuIa
Civic Council Tuesday evening.
representatives of the various or
carnations and clubs were re-
quested TO write letters TO Mr..
Cowan and 70 Dr.. Underwood re-
guessing that some drastic steps
be taken 70 improve the eating
conditions in the town.
In a speech at the Rickenback-
er Rally held at the shipyard
Friday. James + Barrett, labor
leader. declared that the work
ers are as valuable IN their own
day in this war as the soldiers
and If a place Is too dirty for q
soldier to : IN then Il IS Ger
tainiy not q TT place for a war
worker"
Mr. Shisalos letter follows in
full:
In the capacity Of business
manager for Local Union 733. /
B z ". and as labor eonciliator
for the Electric Constructors Inc.
I feel II my duty 70 report 70 you
the eNecrahle eating facilities
which prevail in the immediate
vicinity OF the Ingalls, ShipbuiId-
ING Corporation for whom we are
the largest sub-contractorx
II the lack Of any variety. poor
cooking. low grade Of raw food
used, inadequate service ana ex-
orbitant prices we're the only
complaints. ! would not trouble
yOu with THIS matter. However,
because Of the inondinaie num-
Der Of stomach disorders which
have afflicted our men Of late. we
r inclined 70 believe that the
food. either because q exceed
ingly poor quality . start Wi;h or
because Of the totally insaniiary
cooking conditions prevailing. Is
poisonous II many eases
Epidemic Would Be Appalling
Living conditions = PascaE0u-
Il are exceedingly coaEested any
anything IN the nature Of an cpl
demie would b difficult g con-
troll In fact were such an cpl
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