The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1943-07-09
Use OF Slot Machines Al Beach Park
Celebration Brings Blast From Local
Ministers On Lack OF Law Enforcement
Copies OF Resolution Sent To Mayor And
Sheriff; Charge Juveniles Potronize One
Arm Bnudits" Almost Exclusively.

Open operation 81 slot ma
Cd mes ~ s uaslw c hratlnn AZ
ManteIpaI Beach park Julv 4 snt
8 brought forth sesFinN candem-
nation al me lhck q lax en-
moFcernenf in the csty ard the
county frnm members n tbs IN.
terChurch committee % pasca
eagsis st = meeting Tuesday
morning
The artian - ue group took
tire torn e g Resolution whi.h
was adopted and whieh udH %
presented e the mayer Ct Pas
csensia ard tae sheriff a Jack
sen county This resolution SIS
signed bg she six ministers pfes
eui ~ the meeting who were DR.
L Z Green pastor - TIRE First
Baptist church The Rev z "
Timer pastor Of the Methodist
church. the Rev 1 S Polk. pss.
ter q the Church q the Nsza
rene the Rev Kenneth Erwin
pastor 81 fne Assembly Ct Cod
church tht Few @ { Roberts
as slant pastor ~ the Methodist
church ard 1T J Curtis Crane,
pastor a the Presbyterian
church
Particularly deploring tie fact
that the machines weae patron
ize6 almost exclusively Monday
b. juveniles due to the fset uast
the majority Of adults mad re-
turned 20 work the ministers ~
the protestant churches brought
out the fact unst juvenile delin
QuencB Is alreadv e erowinG
tnxraF N PsseAkouls a. veil -
rs other cities
We cannot expect 20 over
tome juvenile delinquency unnl
the aani.s So a better example
for them. members o. ire
group declared both of isw sn
kaH ErfHE#ta Mt+A REfEah III
DisFsspsef Of Las
The Eeselusion expressed ex
uerne dissrproval Of iris display
n isw breaking IS one iilusws
ton q the wanfon aisrespecf for
lee and order thus dispiave 81 ~
the lsw enforcement agencies u
ouf cifr. county sn3 state n pr
hitting these practices contrary
g. cur laws and ordinances thus
naf only encouraging gambling
bar also q aisrespeef fof ia& and
government IS q whole
Blame was also LAID on the
citizens Cor telling g demand that
the officers 81 tae law aphois
the law
Sheriff J Guy Kreos, when
asked for some comment On the
charges sid Re rad received .
copy ef re resolution haf de~
ciared he rad nothing - say
L G Beakham. Who Is mayer
Pm ten during ne illness 81
hisTof Walter Gully. also de
ciiuad e comment Mr. Beckham
pointed out however. thai the
Fourth - July had been SCI aslds
as the daF on which me fire
department raises money for %
erafion He expladne6 that the
department IS e volunteer unif
amd money fram such celehra-
lions Is used fer ms8ring mer
neEa as WeH - atrer purposes
The resolution follows IN FL.
hsfeas Mhas been called -
the attention e the Inzer-Cnureh
Committee fhst during ne Ince
penseare Day celebrations AZ ire
Mgrielrsi Park siof machines ar
other eamaiine devices we're CD
ems aIsnlasea ard operated ans
eas tne vssf maiony 81
tn1se present ens rsruepaang r
these practices (rzrue5lsrlF or
che f.la q Js.r aere cnIlaren
aa saaai fer ruae W1rk ars
~ = y present = 6 u.ta
event anS
Ahs juvenile 6el1nauen-
ev IS aHeasg e nslw pr01n =
our c9 an6 q danger e TIE ~
tire uf our civilization
Thersfofa he Is resolved taaf
aa the Inter Caureh Committee
% hereby Nisa nof nnlv - 80
press or 1aperoval haf ta Rear
air cor bern
Prs gambling yaas -
cause ahev ere conrav = o.
VI 81 Gcz Il a1st they destroy
human persanalHfy ane sae real
values = ~ = s-aFeieptng ne
acs nsanei n be zudla3asf
csan Bin 6 desire e Razn -
chance ref thza lzb@
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