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The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1943-01-15
March Of Dimes
Campaign Opens
In County Today

With the official drive for funds
10 fight miantile paralysis open
me Ia jackson county today.
chairmen Of the campaign have
haea annouIa1ea hs AirA Myrtle
fieidalhefg, county chairman
They are Mrs. Hazel White.
Daisy Vextry. Mrs Georgia Oil
yer. Escatswpa Mrs J B Gibson.
Hurley Mrs Nolie Roberts.
Orange Grove Mrs A Il Sey-
mour 81 Martin Mrs Bonnie
Williamson. international Paper
Company. Southern division. Mrs
{ Clifford, Gautier. Mrs Cliff
Dees. Vancleave. Mrs A = Hub
bard. Wade. Mrs J II Edwards
Ocean Springs. Mrs J 7 Thomp-
son. Moss Point J T. Stone. Pas
caKoula. Mrs Y. c Gill. Girl
Scouts. Miss Frances Leather
bury and p 4. Thompson. assist
ants 10 Mr.. Stona G W Horning
ShlpbuildinE and Community
Post Veterans Of Foreign Wars
Mrs Ruth spann is assistant
chairman for the county and
chairman Of the Jackson County
drive Ms Yvoune Daggett Is
IN charge Of the Presidents Bali
which viii be held on TIE birth
day If President Franklin R0osc-
welt. foT the benefit Of this fund
The dance vii be held al the
uSo Club from 9 pm t. / am
January 80, marking the tenth
public celebration for the drive
foH funds for this cause
Although TINS IS 3 VA year.
the president has stated that we
must not relax the fight against
nfanfiie paralysis one Of our
greatest enemies on the home
front Mrs Heidelberg said
Com collectors are being placed
throughout the county III this
March OF Dimes and parties
programs and dances are being
sponsored
Eftv percent Of the amount 81
money collected IN this county
remains here for the treatment Of
children suffering the Gripping
after effects u 4nfanule paralysis
Continued on page 4
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1943-01-15

OF. Luther G Richardson j AL.
ton = Roberts Richard 4 Rob
eEb Claude T Ramsey Richard
+ Ransom Marvin @ Ricker.
CandieF Y Roberts Timothy "
Roger Peter E RYAN
Kox v Savage BcrneIi s Scy
meuH James 5 Seymour Vernon
Smith Sanford / Sp.ceT Paul e
szafef Ernest y Sgeeimar.
Singleton Shoemaker DaaEss
SpEatIey HERMAN L SIauter
Henry " StoHk aaron Q Tame
Geafee L Tanner Roosevelt Tar
uef Archie I TlIlmau Vets
Thornton Barney ! Warmed.
FiaEa Williams Morris l ~
lez4 Harvey 2 Watson Iaek ID
White end MaEhsn ] Williams
Summoned feH thelr physical
examinations y the ioeaI ss.a
i've Service Board were
Easeag0lla Elmer james ST..
COR Leslie BaVfle.d DaHsnr
Continued o. PaEe I
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1943-01-15
W. B.. Herring
Heads County
War Bond Sale

" h Herring president Of the
paseaEeula Moss Point bank has
been appointed Jackson County
chairman Of the sale OF War Saw
ings Bonds bv Eugene F1y. state
administrator lie replaces J o
Cole who resigned after heading
the drive in the county for sev
efal months
Plans are being made for the
formulation OF an enthusiastic
committee OF workers fof the
carrying on Of the drive during
iaE3 Mr Herring announced and
the county goal Is 10 exceed the
quota set each monta
Jackson County reported 1912
per cent " the quota assigned for
December with the sale 81 St6t
Si2 worth OF bonds which topped
the quota Of sl23 500 quota For
The ak month period from July
] 80 December 81, however. Jack
son County only reported IS per
cent Of It's quota The amount as
signed 70 this county waa s6s9
leo and only s6B5 433 worth Of
bonds were sold However. the
20 counties IN South Mississippi
reached i0i9 per cent Of the
tanhned quotas SCI FOR The cpnn-
ties during this period
The state Of Mississippi As a
whole exceeded is quota set for
the sale Of Y war bonds for
December by soa2. SOS. aecnrdtng
T. AIR Fly's report The quota
was 81 100000 and the sales
amounted 20 s51e7 500 or 3 per
ceuiaRe Of l13e
Declaring that this record Is a
challenge 90 the state 10 do even
better IN January. Mr. Els an
nounced the state quota for this
month At 81. 400 GOO
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1943-01-15
Mexican Citizen
New Orleans
Guest Speaker

Andres Horcasitas. representa-
tive Of the interior department
and the national railways OF Mex
Go in New Orleans. addressed the
JOINT meeting OF the Moss Point
and Pazcagoula Rotary Clubs n
Moss Point Thursday
Cilmaxing mis- talk with motion
pictures IN technicolog Of views
and people IN his native country
Mr. Horcasitas declared that al
though this war is bringing dan
ger II Is also bringing POSSIBLE
ties
And enc q those possibilities
IS the getting together Of the
United States and Latin Amer
ca. he sad To show how tWo
nationahaes can work together.
let me tel you that my only two
sons are serving II the United
States armed forces They joined
n appreciation Of the education
they had received here and q
their friends made N useir life
n the United States
Dr. Henry Hoff. setting director
Of the County Health department
explained e the combined mem
bership steps being taken N 81
effort 10 force the eating estah-
Hshmcnas posted b army off
Gals as unfit for personnel q
the armed forces = either clean
~ or close Up Acting on ad-
eiee Of tie attorney general Dr.
Han furnished information q
the condition uf several OF the
most lnsznitary q these places
= District Attorney + G CoWan
s. that lesaI action might b
aakcn
Mr. CoVan promised tn take
acton immediately Re SAD
Bat he haz done nothing SET and
aaw he tells me thaf ne matter
should Be- approached n saasa
ether Wax than through him
However. ] followed aatzce Of IT,
attorney EeHeral WhaH ] turned
tbe evaenee ever = I'm NoH
tCaaHnaed 90 Pes e.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1943-01-15
Day Nursery or Pre-SchoOl Children
In Project To Be Opened January rs

children IN TINS government nurs
cry but no such limitations have
heen placed or eligibility ae-
anrdtng e. the existing program
Al housing. equipment and
trained personnel have been made
available through the government
aeencies involved The only cost
10 the eligible children, those fiv.
ing IN the housing project Will
De . small fee 10 cover lunches
served u the children al the
nssrserg This lee Is on a sliding
scale schedule based on a plan
provided by the federal authori.
tits and viii be payable IN adj
vance The nursery will open at
$50 and remain open until $50
p NJ. each day OF the week cx
cept Sunday
Tins unit viii BE- q part OF the
national child protection program
sponsored By various government
agencies IN the belief that Il will
contribute directly to the sue
cess Of the war effort
The day nursery Is only one
which is under consideration for
chase OF the child care program
his area and further plans are
heiug made IL be announced
When they are completed
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1943-01-15
Young Gonzales
Is Winner OF
StOrk Derby
Meet the winnah9

He Is the young son Of Mr. and
Mrs II Z Gonzales and when re
gave his first yell al the Jack
son County Hospital az ESQ a.
n. January ]. 1915 she rang the
gong for the Stork Derby
AS the first baby born IN Jack
son county % enter the Derby.
Jaime VII be the recipient Of
a number Of gifts from mer-
chants Of Pascagaula and Moss
Point The Derby vas sponsored
jointly BY the merchants and the
Chronicle star and Advertiser
Merchants participating are
Hllls Furniture Store. HIS
Hardware Store. Bersteins Fam
tly OutfItters Head Furniture and
Hardware Company. Standard
Furniture Company. Rosen-
blum's CiFaks CiothIers. Burn
hams Drug Store. Virgins Drug
Store. D l. HAYS and Sons
Brumheldis Brinkmans Food
Store and the Paseagoula-Moss
Point bank The gifts include
$3.50 II savings account and waf
savings stamps a bath tub. tWo
cap auo sweater sets. $1,000 IN
other merchandise 500 ~ food
Two blankets q gold unR and 3
gold loeket q high ehaw and 3
dozen cans ~ mix.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1943-01-15
Miller
OF Poscoooulo
Notices q Slip"

This Is about Rep Clare Booths
LuceS sAp-on the opening day
Of the 18TH Congress
Mrs Luce the only honest
20 goodness glamour girl Con
gress ever has had was . mod
iste dream ln heF debut IS s
House member Many were ne
admirng looks which passed her
way Then she started 70 leave
when Ire House adjourned
A smiling ana alert doorkeeper
jumped from ms chair and intro
ducea himself = her as Fish
bait Miller he Is " Mazeley
Miller. 8 weA-knoxn Pascaeoa-
l. boz who has 8 position n TIE
Nauoaal House q Representa-
lives
Mrs Lace Win 3 smile &C.
EnoN leaEed the Introduction
MH4 Luce SD EshbaiL &C
you Nani me . TAX 70 yua a. :
lrisna7 Sc sd sc did
Your Sips showing about tao
inches FIshhan staEexha-
pcred
4ha Republican Congre9xam.
an ard playwright asked faf
s1ortes. eztanga = Der nsN e
fice
Ihas Fshcalf cane 10 TIE a.
sstaneH = g maeH embarraszea
FulEE aaznar. Haa : ore q e.
feW HuazEu IN - EonEezz
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1943-01-15

Charles c Ely Melvin L Ely
Jr. John T. Freeman Alfred J.
Fechas Francs \ FontaIu Mar
tan + Gon David J GIa4ncr.
Burton c Cot. Edward : Cor
don. Percy 4 Green Clifton "
Greene
Charlie " HI John { Hill.
William r HalIey. Robert =
Hollis Julian L Heaudan Nil-
ton III Hubert = HIT Latene
l. KHkwood Henry y Lynd.
Luther J LadnIeE. Walter / Ian
der. Lee a LeMaitre. John l.
Miller james : McCartF Jr.
joe 4 McQusde John v Al4zell.
Henry = Moor Jr RobeTt ~
Moore. Clifford y Murphy Jos
eph + Majors James o North
cut Chester + Noble. George n
ONIeI William Z oFeHslueet
WaadFaW Perry James E Polk.
Robert J Poo David " Pounds
Louis 4 Pau Thomas { Peel
Dayton S Pickett James 4 Ply
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1943-01-15
Pm. Davis, IA
Dies In Moss
Point Wednesday

Phillip NJ Davis. = wears old,
prominent Moss Point citizen
died Wednesday al SIS p m, 81
the horne Of his daughter. Mrs
W W Ruble of East Moss Point
A native Of Jackson County. Mr..
Davis had been connected with
the International Paper Company.
Southern Division. since It vas
opened IN Kreole as superiutend
ent Of the pulp wood department.
Prior % that time he had been IN
she lumber and TOYS boat business
Mr. Davis was one Of the best
known men m TINS section and
had made hosts Of friends during
his lifetime
Funeral services viii be con
Quoted to-day az 2 p m Of Fails
Funeral Home with Iuterment IN
Machpelah cemetery The Rev
John r Brock and the Rev Nor
RS Hubert viii officiate. Pail
bearers veil be Thomas H Dantz-
Ter Alton Daffin. Rex Moore. T.
l. DeLashmet Sr.. Alley Brown
and Captain n II Cole
Mr. DAVIS Is survived By his
widow. tsVo sons " p Davis Of
Mobile and Lieut. Com Kennath
r Davis of Washington D c.
FIVE daughters Mrs Rublc. Mrs.
J r Riley. Mrs F p Amsler
end Miss Mildred Davis o. Gulf.
port and Mrs Leon Nelson Of
Moss Point. and Il grand chill.
dren
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1943-01-15
Formers Show Fine
Attitude Toward
Demands Of I943

Approximately loo farmers and
Of their family attend.
- the three meetings held IN
ackson County in observance Of
itional Farm Mobilization DAY
Haesaay.
The meetings were held at
Hurley pascagoula and Van
eve and 4 J Franklin. coun-
agent and Miss Ruth Cain.
me demonstration agent. were
charge MI Franklin explain
70 the farmers the increased
lur ioed and feed crops for
- and distributed information
SETS and survey forms 70 those
sent who viii. II turn con.
every farm family n the
8au
W found the attitude Of the
uers unusually good, Miss
IN declared They are faced
ta avlnn 10 produce more
an ever TINS year with less
ssa prent and fewer farming
For instance many items
tarw implements are inpos-
ae o. obtain thus year and the
ue-s are gong t. have 20 Dc
aaout much commercial ferul-
H They must figure out some
aan q. blowing under the plant
q replaee the fertilizers But
Icy arc ael discouraged q BIT
ev ore throwing back their
aala-rs ana preparing = meet
gel with everything theyv
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1943-01-15
Jail Break Stopped When
Jailer Discovers Getaway
Hole and Weapons In Cell
Removed From County Ioil After Plot To
Escape Revealed BY Fellow Prisoner.

A scheduled fail break Was
taWurtcd Thursday by authorities
when. acting on q up from > prs
0ner q search Of the cell occupied
oy William A Dolan. convicted
% assault with intent 20 kill on
Mrs Terrell Heidelberg. and otis
Bryant charged with breaking
and entering revealed q hole cut
through the cell wall and IN.
pTovtsed weapons
According 10 authorities il vas
believed that the break was to
have been attempted Thursday
night Thursday morning, how
ever. q negro prisoner IN q near
Es cell slipped 3 note 20 the trus
" tanitor 10 be delivered % Leo
Byrd iailoT. asking Rim to come
into the cell block. The negro
told Mr. Byrd Of the proposed
break and q search followed
The two men had apparently
been working on arrangements
for the break for several days.
BY dropping . string down =
stove pipe opening from the
third to the second floor. they
had drawn up several 2 X ? cot
legs which. when folded tuaeth-
er. form two BY tours Willie
Jackson. negro, charged with the
murder Of James Bell. negro. at
the Shipyard hotel. had tied the
legs which had been detached
when the cots we're sent cut GO
be recovered, 70 the strings after
he had dragged them into his ovn
cell With q poker tied ontn =
bE0oul Using these wooden
levers tine sneE1 had dug around
the sanitary fixtures in the cell
and mad made . hole where the
sewer pipe goes into the cell
opening out into the larger cell
known as the bull ring From
this large cell the men would
have access 70 the stairs leading
20 the main door into the Jail
and BY stationing themselves be-
hind the door they could have
attacked anyone entering the Jail.
obtained the KEYS TO the outside
door and escaped according TO
JaileT Byrd
The men were removed to .
Jail IN q nearby town Thursday
afternoon BY Mr.. Byrd and Coan-
~ Highway Pstroiman Kenmore
Hudson
Dolsn Phantom Barber Suspect
DoIan. suspected Phantom
Barber Of Paseagouis who clipped
the locks Of several little girls
as they lay sleeping last summer.
wss convicted q assault with in
tent TO XIII following an attack
on Mrs Heidelberg as she slept
IN her home in the early morn
ing hours Of June Is Following
MS conviction and sentencing by
Judge L C Corban OF circuit
court &c serve ten years IN the
peniteatiaFy. Doian appealed and
was being held IN the local iail
after failure 10 make bond
Bryant was arrested q few
weeks ESQ BY Byrd. Hudson and
Sheriff Guy Krebs II Ponchatou-
Continued on Page -
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1943-01-15
Negro Captured In
Attempted Robbery
Sunday Morning

A singular lack Of discretion
eas shown by WoodroM Houston
negro. when ie chose a rooming
house fof men g. burglayixei
Il wss on the third floor % the
nome of Mf and Mrs Il S Nc
Gfath. 81 keF atFeei. that
Bruce Clyde stipyafd worker
aWeke shout ; "a ~ sunday to
find a man standing by his bed
WheFe his elnshe were lying TIE
jumped oui Of bed and the negro
dashed for ths door with Clyde in
pursuit But Houston reached
the door first and slammed the
door on Clydea hand But his
tuck didn't hold Tor a Coast
G-uardAmnn. II A Love came out
Of the bath room as Houston made
. dash for the back stairs up which
he had come In the meantime
Others IN the house on both the
third and second floors we're
aroused by the noise and togeth
~ they caught the negro
When they teiephoued police
headquarters the officers on night
duty were moi AZ headquarters "a
the would be burglars rapt0ra
dressed and personally escorted
him 70 Jail
Al city court Tuesday before
n p Heidelberg. Houston
was fined si00 and costs for
and entering and In lieu
0f payment Of the fine he wBs
put on the county road gang 10
work out that amount
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1943-01-15
Sailors Rest
Home Dedicated
AT Pass Christian

To furnish q place for o..
peaceful rest necessary befCw
tarpedoed seaman can netufr
service To take il on the
again Camp kituwake was t
icated Monday as q rest home
training station for merchant
unes
Under the Joint sponsorsH
of the United Seamens Ser
ana the war shipping atmlnlsu
ton the former girls sum
camp the L ceres Of which
spread between tall stEa
pines and the Mississippi Sou.
a. Pass Christian has been r.u.
formed into q sanctuary To-
men where battle scars
nerves and limb may hay e.
opportunity for thorough a.
InE
George Il TeruberrY. c
nan 81 the New ORLEANS E
area office o. the United Scan
Service vas IN charge q a.
program he'd on the g1o.u.
when stretch away from N
man lodge With is raft.
lounge and huge stone FIRE piar.
- the beach Principal speak..
aeze Dr. Daniel Blain Tn.
States Naval Reserve VISA H.
go director q the neN hon.
aHd Marshall Dimock q Oh
" Shipping Administfation
v sa#ngteu N the aaaler.
ave merchant marine
tat tifst - be ssat & O..
lar treatment and rest On
% men Wa sul un cuicho
Hs .eit lee handased
ii TerubeHfy Introduce r
3 which, Includes the meoc
##eee nurses q social &r
se consulting PAYS.
m News Orleans and
and 3 secretary
men - the merehani r
ar making as mrarHani
button - this WHH 9 t
80 "a uniform. Mr. Terri
HC.rtaaad On pzEe
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1943-01-15
Release Procedure Is
First Step In War Labor
Sterilization In Gulf Area
New System VIII Bring About An Orderly
Transfer of Workers. ingalls, Official SoYs;
Ruling Went Into Effect Sunday.

The first step ia the stsbilixa
iion OF war labor was made By
the War Man Power Commission
with the approval Of . RELEASE
procedure for war workers IN
TINS entire Gulf AREA Sunday
night which was drawn up by a
joint employers union committee
This ruling neeessitates the oh
tanning Of . release from his pres
cnt JOB through employers OF the
u S Employment service b any
worker beforc he can change
Jobs Designed 70 eliminate the
pirating Of labor in war indus
tries the system Is not aimed AZ
freezing workers IN their jobs
according 20 Burton n Mareiey,
VINO area director The setsup
applied largely to shipbuildinE
industries and affects about 60
600 workmen in shipyaTa eentera
in Mississippi Florida and Mo
bile
A worker who wishes 90 change
his Job must apply "a his EN-
pioyer for permission and IN turn
the employer viii ISSUE a written
release for the workman All
applications for change must be
acted upon within ~ hours and
Il Tire worker Is not satisfied with
the decision. be may appeal 10 the
employment service and then to
the area VINO office In list
ing illustrative circumstance
OF i~ustifiable reasons for chang
ing jobs those mentioned nclud
ed less than full.time employ
mnnI. xaxkheAaa lbs eklnioge +.
skill. Wages below average FIR tire
job. transportation difficulties.
and compelling personal reason
II Is believed that TINS VIII
abolish the huge turnover IN
labor suffered bY 80 many war
plants The program places su
pervision Of employment IN the
areas var industries into hands
OF the United States employment
service.
Both management ana labor
representative at the Ingalls,
Shiphuilding Corporation yard
here expressed the opinion that
some plan 20 stop the indscrlmin
ate changing Of iehs by lahUrer
was Imperative,
Smith Endorses System
This system vii bring an or
Derry transfer Of workers rather
than the heller SHELTER migration
OF labor. Dallas Il Smith indus
trial RELATIONS director, declared
1T will do away with profession
al rate jumpers who change from
Job 10 Job 20 build up their rates
artifieially without eommensur-
ate ability and skill This alb
normal migration Of labor has
brought about one Of the greatest
economic losses Il means loss
Of wages 20 the worker and less
OF production 10 the country Il
In No wav prevents the worker
with some legitimate excuse from
changing his JOB and a release
gives nm bona ffde clearance q
20 to work III another war plant
n The opinion q T a Shiialo.
business manager o. Local Union
733. ! b T. v and labor con
ciliator for the Electric Constfuc-
tors. Inc. the good men think
il IS Q X. but . feW who tramp
around from pillar b pos don
like II At all
Mr Shifalo explained taat this
CONTINUED on Page 1
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1943-01-15

a dBy nursery q. far the
children Of white liv
ink N government . aouses
will open Mondag y ~
n an effort to rely tl0nal
Womcn Tor WARTIME
Tins annuuneemeu made
"Wednesday by Thom Wells.
superintendent OF cig lis -
representative OF puhlie
school system. whlcl the
FedgrA Housing A4A and
tae Works frngrc6s Aafna stfa
tton Is sponsoring the sa
The nursery viii be igat AT
20 TOO Tenth street mex he
Housing Authority office N ne
defense p%roiect The N m
Was set up at the urgent r.
Of employment agencies q
area and vii furnish das
and supervision Of ~pre-sehea
children OF 2 q 5 wears Of a.
elusive The purpose Is thst
ditional persons, particul g
women, may be made avata
for employment in some pa
of the war effort When o.
al plans were made for this
II was indicated that only y
who were engaged IN var
would be eligible to place i
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1943-01-15
No. 3 Cos Coupons
Not TO Expire Until
Last Day of Month

Although gasoline ratIoning
book 4 stall bears the date Of OK
piratlon for Nc 3 coupons as
January q the date has h.en
extended to the last day Of Jan
tary because 81 the ocl2 IN the
putting IN effect OF the rataning
regulations Ms Stella Scott
chief clerk of Local Va PRICE
ana Rationing Board announced
"A great many people have
found confusing the change OF
the closing date for the use OF
Gas coupon NJ g she said
These books were printed. how
ever. when ratienIng Nas seaed
uled h start Noxemne aud.
with the shifting of The opening
date naturally to keep the period
OF validity Of these coupons con
sislent the expiration dates Of all,
coupons was set back proportion
afeIs
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1943-01-15
Safety Patrol In
Training For
Traffic Service

Wit s. students = the Pas
la High and elementary
enrolled IN the training
the SAFETY Patrol spoa
ID The Lions Cub b. De
HarE & take definite form
.ck GHaef club efhcef.
HC.nunaed on Rszs
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1943-01-15

Nursery schools 10 Soviet fac
torres now accommodate 6.0o0
COG children. whose mothers arr
engaged IN var work
Evening star., 1943-05-05

Tailor wn
checked cotton
ginghAm In
uesn. nd. blue
0 hEuNn. Ai1es
u = 0---$9.0
Evening star., 1943-05-05

2-pc. slit-dress in
cotton seegs,1cker.
Blue. green,
beovn. elzas -
= A------$s.s5
Evening star., 1943-05-05

1-pc. striped cot
ton chanhray Ia
brown. red or
blue. eises Il to 4
- --------$5.s5