The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1943-12-03

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~ ire Fftenalg Tavefm 90 lin
cnln apeasle " fhe EastiANm Sec
tson Wess made rahsN nass ~rek
IS officials 81 ths Easitawn CiyR
League
TIE rtHhln rhafEsnn nAst -
toNNa1sng hqaorA wpn& ems
beers are 4sia a ~ estah @hnasns
~ violation 81 state lass @&s
presented e the cts sushorltAs
some time ago b. 3 cssFnspissee
beaded b. Lxs Tax ~. president
al the League
The petittn sets forth that tse
establishment hnsnfeees with
me pease and quiet Of the CON
uunity and Is e nuisance and
n~tarteres wah the rights ~ the
citiEess % iris community and
asked that the commission ca 20
lice force enforce he laws in
r~eierrncc thereto and i nccxN
sary "a accomplish tins that they
file . petitioa N ere proper
courts. requesting that said e
tshlshmeni ~ declared a NUS
amer and chsSed ard padiuxked IS
provided ~ law
In a letter over > signature Of
Mavor Guliey ri answer to the
filing Of the petition il was stated
that the matter was considered
by the mayor and cauncllmcn and
referred 20 the CITY attorneys
adding that wc are advised that
the city does not possess the pow.
er 70 chse tins establishment q
any other place The only way
It can b done Is after SUIT in .
court ct competent lur 1sd iction.
in which the question may be
determined Is te whether the
Law Is being violated o. not
The letter went on 70 add that
the cts authorities are without
kneWledRe Of the violations of
law Of wheh yeu mention ed
ding that any citizen who de-
sires mas fik suit sm the proper
court 81 institute proceedings
before offH courts q the grand
jury. which wsS " session a that
tina
Continuing. the ietser stated
that ii viw Of the fact that The
city authoriig had PC personal
knowledge Of the aHeged viola
lions. i was NOT Aaelr duty 20
take action Neither. If WaS said
do the eitN of county authorities
have any power 10 eiase or pad
iock anx plae uRtIt altsf Il k&s
been aaIudicaicd 2 nulsancc in
3 proper eeuFt
II tten advised that. inasnatsca
81 the petitioners had the same
remedy to proceed IN the courts
as the CITY authorities. and in
vmN Of ths Fact fhes they hsd
knewledge apparently en- which
prosecution could BE- based that
they pazeed b. tzke tse maitsF
up with the proper ceart
zhe letter Was addressed -
Mr. ] r Brantiey and Assn
ciateS
in an open httef er1ng
the correspondence freFn the city
Letter te Mayor Waiter. Guneg
Of the Cny ct Pascagoala. Kiss
Mr. Bfanty pas1oH = he Watts
Memorial Baptisi Church. sad
that / an a. receipt of the
above quoted ktter. ] seek tins
means q making some ohserva-
tionS for your enlightenment and
for the information Of the gen.
eEal pablie
Dir Brantey pointed eos thsf
he wss SURPRISED that the mas
os letter was addressed 10 hffa
inazznaeh IS he was oniy > sign
er e Ere petition. which wss De
hvered y . committee headed
BY fhe president Of tbs orgsniEa
tor He then told q = eonveE
sstlon wah Msvog Gu5Iey during
which ~ So 8cronpsnled b. the
Rev = G Roberts j. pastor IF
the Eastiavn Methodist rhsrch
IN winch Il was pointed oui as
their belief tfst persess living ~
tbs section Of the community
had every right "a expeci YOU
As msya nf the cGiy - see that
no such place should operate
where hundreds Of men pass 10
work. women 70 stores. and chill.
dran 10 school adding that yea
stated 70 AS your regret that the
opening Of such q place Wss con
tefuplated You assured " thsf
any time We furnished reason
able evidence uhat liquor ~ss
there Yae would SEND officers
after II
lie then told u bag scccau
panied - Mr. Roberts ~ 3 vsis
- " + Ffderie. Owner 81 the
establishment during winch tfseT
talked - hm about MT opening
'sBd While there stood amidst
many cases Of liquor After fall
ina e. contact the uzasoF NJ
Brsnfley said they e8t "a toash
n.-lE - eh.nE # -. MNa