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Evening star., 1944-08-06
Lincoln
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by the recent Democratic National
Convention, which they consider
weasel words" They did not like
1t because it failed to mention anti
poll tax laws and antilvnching laws.
There is large Negro population in
the state-centered particularly in
Chicago.
A fourth factor is the underlying
nationalistic isolationist. America
first sentiment, which still exists in
certain quarters in the State. It
will be nti-Roosevelt. Certain racial
groups will be affected.
Notwithstanding Republican opti-
mism, the COP is not overlooking
any bets in this campaign. 1t is
setting up as strong a State organi-
zation as possible-with Gov. Dwight
Green's organization in the State
house in Springfield as a spring.
board. In addition the Republican
National Committee just today
opened it's Western headquarters In
Chicago for the duration"
Promise of Western Bee hive.
The headquarters, at los West
Adams street is in charge of former
Gov. Sam r. McKelvie of Nebraska
1t promises to be hive Of indus
try. For National Chairman Her
bert Brownell, jr., has decided that
the whole western area is to be COW
cred this year from Chicago. This
headquarters, plus the headquarters
in New York and Washington, will
constitute the set-up Of the ma
tional organization.
Mr.. McKelvie was chairman of
the Nebraska delegation to the re-
cent Republican National Conven-
ton. He was governor Of Nebraska
from 1919 to 1928 During the
Hoover administration he served for
two years as a member of the Fed
eral Farm Board. He owns and
runs a 12,00O-acre cattle ranch at
Valentine. Nebr., and Is leader in
the livestock industry. He also is
publisher of the Nebraska Farmer. a
semi monthly farm newspaper.
Nebraska" Mr. McKelvie said
today. will 60 for the Dewey-Brick-
er ticket by the largest majority
ever given in the State
BrOwneIl NOncommital.
Mr.. Brownel, who came to Chi
cago from the Dewey meeting with
the Republican governors in St.
Louis, said that the campaign plans
of the Republicans would be re-
Evening star., 1944-08-06

enough missions aaAinst t1he oneaay
and dsmOnstrated sl1fncasnt aptt.
tslde to qualify - instructors, they
20 on detached duty with the train
ing centR.
Col. 1randth director ok training
for the entire course is 1t. Ool. Jean
Jack Of Tekamah, Nehr., o3-misaion
old timer Of the heavy bombers.
Deputy commander II Col. Edwin
Gavin q ROhstoWn, Tex.
Evening star., 1944-08-06

0nd0f th9 peac&iooA 90 81 ca.
Carl A. 1randt e Washington, n
replaeeuaente foe tho Tar Iast Air
10roee now ~ required u undergo
intenslve ccanlaat training at . noNl
ostabhshsd hnae in New Outnsd, tn
War Dsrartanlnt announced last
night. : II
11ying training II chnAAxed with
pgActice raid1* against the Jap
bases bsfoFs tae rspaacsnael1ts axe
allowed y join tie vetaEan cfoWs u
Evening star., 1944-08-06
Sth Army Forces Mas, !
On Edge Of Florence
For Frontal Assault
1y the Associate6 Press.

4y the Associated Press.
ROME, Aug. S.-Eighth Army
troops occupied Al the southern
suburbs Of Florence today and
brought up their forces along 10
mile front for an assault across the
Arno amid indications the Germans
even yet might put up . tight for
this cradle of Italian art and
culture.
Gen. Sir Howard AlexAnder's
command declared the Germans
were using Florence for military
trafac despite their proclamation It
was an open city, and had posted
parachute troopers along the north
bank, OF the Arno River inside the
city limits.
A message from the Florence Ma
tional Committee Of Liberation said
the Germans had evacuated Flor
entines all along the north bank.
Occupation Completed.
From commanding heights around
Fiesole. less than 3 miles north OF
Florence, the Germans watched the
sth Army complete the occupa-
ton of the southern suburbs.
There were no reports Of lighting
inside Florence, but the headquar-
ters statement said, ut Is clear the
enemy intends to oppose the cross
Ing of the Arno on both sides OF
the city"
There was a brief furry OF fight
ing between Sth Army elements and
German rear guards before the sub
urbs were entered.
Forces still south Of the Arno on
the Florentine front were being
pressed back against the river and
faced the prospect Of being cut
I'D by British, New Zealand, Indian
and South African forces.
At the western extremity Of the
Tlorentine front. the 9Th Army was
ut the Arno at Montelupo, and on
the eastern end captured Rignano,
31z miles south of Pontassieve,
which covers Florence's east flank.
Ponte vecchio Spared.
In between, other elements were
within q half-mile Of the Arno near
sigma, Just west Of Florence, and
the same distance away just east
of Florence after they captured
Bagno-Apripoli.
It was suggested that the Ger
mans spared the Ponte Vecchio,
the only one of Florence's historic
bridges not blown up, because It
could not handle military traf1ic.
It resembles Old London Bridge,
with shops on either side Of mar
row span.
The Allied communiQue reported
that Polish and italian troops on
the Adriatic sector had extended
their patrol lines more than 2 miles
across the Misa River, which Is
about As miles south Of Rimini, the
adriatic anchor of the Gothic line.
Active patrolling and artillery fire
was reported on the 5th Army front
around Pisa. .
Southern France Raided.
American Marauder and Mitchell
bombers hammered enemy COM
munications In Northern Italy and
Southeastern France yesterday and
struck at targets in the battle area,
losing three aircraft.
1t was announced officially that
Allied forces landed on the Dalma-
tiau islands Of Korcula and Orebic,
off the coast of Yugaslavia, on
August 2, attacked enemy craft, in
fiicted casualties on the enemy gar
rison and withdrew without loss. 80
RAP Spitfires provided cover over
Korcula as British units landed
with the support Of British naval
forces and waAhed as artillery
scored hits on enemy ammunition
and supplies. The planes knocked
out gun positions and strafed troop
concentrations,
Evening star., 1944-08-06

OLD LYME, CONN.-SLAIN-
Ida Elizabeth Sienna, whose
nude body was found behind
q billboard here Friday. Police
said yesterday that Frank
Higgins, Navy second,class
seaman, had confessed to the
staying and is being held at
the New London County Jail.
Authorities said it appeared
the girl had been strangled
while resisting an attack.
A. p. Wirephoto.
Evening star., 1944-08-06
Dewey
Continued From FIRST Rage.)

the picture will decline quite sub
stantially."
Asked II there had been any dis
cussion with businessmen of the
possibility Of giving contractors ad-
vance notice Of cancellation, the
Republican nominee said that did
not come up. because everyone
recognizes that when the Govern
ment no longer needs a particular
war material it shouldn't be made
just to be junked."
Mr. Dewey said there may be some
contract termination in the East
before the West, but that the prob
lem of reconversion Is the same in
al sections, namely: S.es-s
/. To get the war machinery and
material out of the plants.
q Get the companies paid
promptly, so they will have money
With which to reconvert.
When q reporter asked If there Is
any one thing that could be done to
speed an orderly return to peace
time production. the Republican
nominee replied:
There is no one thing. You
could do one thing we'll and still
the whole thing can break down.
The worst of it is that you can do
1t well, for example, in an automo-
bile factory and If it Is not done
for each of the feeder companies
which hold the subcontracts for
that company, the whole works can
be gummed up.
Questions New Deal Competence.
For example. a large automobile
company may have 100 companies
that manufacture parts to be fed
into the main plant. If SO much
as one Of those companies is not
handled with equal speed the other
90 and the main company and all
the employees of all of them will be
idle"
1t was at this point that he ques-
toned the competence of the pres
ent Government to do the job.
Gov. Dewey's attention was called
to published reports that q Buffalo
Willkie Club is urging drafting of
the 1910 Republican standard bearer
to be the Republican candidate for
the Senate in New York this year
against Senator Wagner, who is ex.
pected to be renominated by the
Democrats next week.
"I don't believe Mr.. Willkie is q
candidate for it, Is hep" Gov. Dewey
replied. Il hadn't heard of it"
May Spend August In Albany.
The Republican State Committee
meets in Albany Tuesday to select
the senatorial nominee. Those who
have started the draft-Wilkie move
said they could not speak for him,
but believed he would, in the in
terest Of public service, accept.
Others who have been mentioned for
the senatorial race include Irving M.
Ives, speaker of the State Assembly;
George z. Medalie, New York City
attorney: w. Kingsland Macy, for
Evening star., 1944-08-06
by ". 81. SHIPHEN. Jr.
Aviation Editor. The star.

Cut-fate. high-speed mass air
transportation to countries south
Of the border promises to open new
vistas to the great American tourist
after the war.
Regions now A. remote as the
moon to the average traveller with
limited time and money would be
reached by great land planes In
less than "a hours all the way down
to Rio or Buenos Aires at fares
far under ocean accommodations.
AL this is no promoters dream,
but q detailed proposal, filed last
week with the Civil Aeronautics
Board by Pan-American Always
in what may develop into cut-rate
competition Tor world commerce by
United States and foreign air, sea
and land carriers.
Planes 70 Garry ~.
Based on Is years Of pioneering
air routes and bases In Latin Amer
lea, Pan-American proposes to
strengthen and extend its present
system with . feet Of new trans
ports seating more than 100 pas
sengers each and cruising at more
than 300 miles an hour.
Operating from gateways on both
coasts and the Gulf of Mexico, these
transports would cut the time be-
tween Washington, New York and
Rio de Janeiro from 50 to % hours,
and the fare from $500 to SITS. The
plans, chronological skill and manu-
featuring capacity for building the
planes already are In existence. Con-
stIuction will begin when manpower
and materials can be released from
the war effort.
Pan American plans to anticipate
rather than await the natural de-
velopment Of tramc volume to sup
port facilities for mass air transpor-
tation at low cost In the belief that
new tranic will be generated almost
as rapidly as 1t can be accommo-
dated. ...
Trade Possibilities Seen.
Prospective passengers are not
only the tourists who spent q billion
dollars abroad in a single year be.
fore the war, but typical two-week
yacationists or small businessmen
who may wish to develop trade with
neighbors to the Soutf1-a prospect
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-11-19
Aunt Lizzie Still Believes
In the Benefits of
Hard Work.

of her u children that she's
kept track of. During her
lifetime, the robust Lizzie
has had nine husbands.
Her married life began
when she was II and lasted
until 1896. She doesn't know
where all her ex-spouses
are.
They either died or
walked off and left me-" is
the way she explains it.
Coyly, the sprightly old
lady admits she's banker
ing for a tenth husband.
Aunt Lizzie, who demon
strated her physical fitness
by spending her birthday
hoeing the garden, attrib-
utes her long, vigorous life
TO simple living, proper
dress, simple diet. hard
work, and living according
10 the Bible.
Another reason" she
says, "is that I'm part Cher
okee Indian, as well as Irish
and Dutch. Indians, who
live right, always live long"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-11-19
Vegetables
for Clients

CALIFORNIA farmers
if they wanted TO -
49, could grow carrots
three feet long. But it's not
practical.
Nevertheless the trick
has been done. The official
records of the u. s. Depart
ment of Agriculture show
that carrots, a yard In
length, have been raised in
the Golden State.
Turnips-so big that they
ran 20 to the ton - also
were produced. So were
two-pound lemons. Other
vegetables and fruits, four
and five times their normal
size, have been propagated.
CALIFORNIA; climate and
soil are just right for so
called gigantic growths, but
it is more practical for
farmers 10 hold down ma
ture and stress quality and
uniformity.
After ALL" as Frank E.
Marsh of the San Francisco
Chamber of Commerce puts
it, who wants a slice off
a two-pound lemon in his
iced tea?"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-11-19
She's 113
Years Young

rVER since Aunt Lizzie
Devers of Sapulpa,
- Oklahoma, passed the
100-year mark. she h a s
stoutly maintained that she
is never going to die. And
it's beginning TO look like IL
Just the other day she
licked off her 18th birth
day. She claims God has
promised her that she will
continue to live until the end
of the world.
The Oklahoma gentleman
ian, who was born In Geor-
gia In 1881, lives alone with
her son In a shack off the
Salpulpa-Tulsa hig hway y.
Her son, Henry Pinkham,
was born when Aunt Lizzie
was Ia and he's the only one
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-11-19

CALIFORNIA farmers
\ if they wanted TO -
49, could grow carrots
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1944-05-26
Youth Killed And
Second Hurt In
Diving Accidents

Accidents at the Municipal
Beach pier took the life of one
man and caused injury 10 a sec
ond during the past week.
Samuel Eugene Higginbotham
10 years old, was fatally injured
when he dove from the pier in
TO shallow water. He was rush
ed 10 the Jackson County Hos
pital where he died last Thurs
day night, "a hours after the ac-
cident
II. l.. Moore, burner at the In
gals Snipyard vino resides at
205 Washington street, suffered
o neck injury Sunday afternoon
when he misjudged The depth of
the water into which ne dived
He was taken TO the hospital for
treatment and remained for OBJ
servation. His injury was said,
however, 90 be not serious.
Young Higginbotham, a native
of Dublin, Miss, had been EN-
aloycd by a local taxi company
as a driver for about ten days
before his death. He was the son
Of Samuel Dean Higginbotham,
His body was sent by the Fails
Funeral Home TO Ciarksdale,
Miss, for burial
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1944-05-26
Buy reMkM6now
H1My security, too!

E c. Forsythe, ingalls, safety
director. said that an intensive
drive was planned at the yard
with the employees divided into
three competing teams for the
course of the drive.
we have set our goal at $780,
600 and expect to make it," Mr..
Forsythe said. we are plan.
ming a series of rallies, and noon
time shows which we hope will
aid in putting us over our quota.
Mr. McAlpin pointed out that
in the 4th War Loan Drive Jack
son County over-sold its $685. DOC
quota Of e" bonds by 10. 600.
and passed its overall quota OF
slips 900 by more than $500. 600.
I'VE hope TO see you beat that
fine record in the 18th War Loan.
ne said.
A series of slides graphically
Illustrating the cost of war, the
necessity of financing 1t through
the purchase of War Bonds. ana
the methods that have proven
most effective in promoting the
sales Of bonds vas shown by Mr.
MeAlpin.
Il Is hoped that names of area
committees viii be ready for an.
nouneement next week. Mr.. Her.
ring said.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1944-05-26
Delegates Are
Named TO State
Demo Convention

Nine delegates to the State
Democratic Convention to be
held at Jackson on June 7 were
named at a meeting OF the eoun-
" convention Tuesday at the
court house in Paseagoula.
Members Of the county Demo-
cratic Executive Committee tc
serve for the next four years
were also nanaed at 3 meeting
.heid az the same time at the
court house.
Delegates to the state eonven-
ton are:
Messrs. Hermes F. Gautier,
Harold w. Gautier, W. c. Oliver,
J Guv Krebs K. c. Miller, Ed
ward Ellis. K. w. Burnnam, N.
z Everett and Albert Westbrook
The county delegation was I'M
instructed, and will vote on a
fractional basis with each Of
Inc delegates representing one
third of a vote, to account for
Jackson county's three votes at.
the state convention.
The state convention will Sc
lect delegates to attend the ma
tional convention to be held at
Chicago.
Harold W. Gautier was re-
elected chairman Of the county
executive committee, and Ar.
thur Alien reelected secretary.
Members Of the committee are:
Beat One. II. G. Vincent. Law
renee Golf G. M. Hamilton:
Beat Two, T. L DeLasnmet. j.
II. Robertson, E. f Switzer. Beat
Three, Harold w. Gautier. T. T..
Justice, Arthur Allen; Beat -Four.
Harry r. Lee II. p. Plateau,
Adolph Seymour; Beat Five, Z.
NJ. Spauldin. Scott Goif and A..
l.. Reeves.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1944-05-26
Wiley, Convicted In Killing
Of Schoolgirl, Sentenced
To Die In Electric Chair
Navy Deserters Sloted For Triul In Circuit
Court For Murder OF Pool HuI Operator
In Poscogoulu Last November.

Convicted of the murder of
Nellie Opal Kicks. 13-year-old
junior high school girl whose
body was found last October,
Henry Lee Wiley, negro, was. sem
fenced to death, in the electric
chair by Judge l.. C. Cowan fol-
lowing trial in circuit court Mon
day. June % was set as the ex-
ecution date.
This was the first of Jackson
County's three murder trials
scheduled for the spring term of
court to come to trial. Robert
Lee Robbins, negro, charged
with the murder of J. P. Posey
was allowed to plead guilty to
manslaughter and was sentenced
to three years in the state peni-
Tertiary by Judge Corban We'd
:lesday.
The case of Calvin Charles
Mullinax and Clyde McClanahan,
two d~eserters from the Navy sta
lion at Algiers, charged with the
murder of f. w. Williamson, pool
hall operator, in his trailer only
a few feet from the main street
of Paseagoula, will come before
the court today, Friday. William
Elmer, attorney appointed by the
court to represent the 19-year-
old defendants, requested, and
was granted, a severance.
Wilev's trial opened Monday
morning with the prosecution
conducted by District Attorney
r. C. Cowan and County At
torney L. K. Mcintosh and the
defense IN the hands of William
Elmer of Biloxi, appointed by the
court to represent the defendant.
Arguments began late Monday
afternoon and the case was given
to the jury about 6 o'clock. APP
proximately ten minutes later,
the IL men returned to the box
with the verdict of guilty as
charged.
The line of testimony had been
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1944-05-26
County Area Quotas For 9Th War Loan
Drive Announced AT Rally Wednesday

Escatawpa, $1,000. Orange
Grove, $1,000, and Bayou Ca
sotte, $1,000.
The ingalls, Shipyard quota
was set At S300.0 900 by Mr.. Her
ring. but Dallas II. Smith, IN
dustrial relations director, and
W. o. Stone, member of the la
bor-management committee. said
that the yard had set its quota
for the 5th War Loan Drive at
$500, 900, and that an intensive
drive was planned to reach this
quota.
II was pointed out that. with
he shipyard quota alone well
above the eounty's complete e.
bond quota, If goals r reached
jackson County will undoubted-
~ win the bronze plaque to be
awarded the county that sells the
highest percentage over its e.
bond quota.
oSt-up O tite ulANtt ds an
nounced by MI. Herring and
George W Young, Ocean Springs
county drive chairman. calls
Tor each community setting up
It's own committee and chairman.
These are expected to be COM
pleted next week, and when
completed names of the commit
tee should be submitted to eth
er Mr.. Young or Mr. Herring
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1944-05-26
Annual Poppy
Day Sale To Be
Held Saturday

Plans have been completed
for the annual Poppy Day sale
of flowers for the benefit OF
war veterans by the Pascagoula
Auxiliary to the American LIE
gion, Saturday. May ~.
The sale is in line with a re
cent proclamation by Mayor w
X. Gulley, setting the official
stamp on this date for this par
tieular sale.
The committee having it in
charge is composed of Mrs. Mar
tin Heinrich, Mrs. John Grant,
Sr., Mrs. T. T. Justice, Mrs. Ed
Mason and Mrs. d. A.. Pittman.
These will be assisted by mem
bers of the auxiliary and by
members of Girl Scout Troop No
Two.
The poppy day sale was pre-
coded by a contest in the various
schools in which prizes were of
Tered for the best posters adver-
Using it.
The final awards gave both
prizes to pupils of Our Lady
of Victories school with the first
prize of $500 going to Marshal
Gilbert and the second prize OF
$500 to Kathleen Delmas.
Members of the auxiliary are
very appreeiative of the coop
Grafton accorded them BY the
teachers in the various rooms OF
this school.
Poppy DAY. has become al
annual observance in towns ano
cities of America and IS Away
well patronized because the pub.
lie knows that these flowers are
made by disabled veterans o
World War I and II. Four and
quarter cents of each sale goes
to a veteran of this class tn hi
private use in the purchase OF
small comforts, etc. With the ex-
eeption of trivial percent. Whlcf
goes into the national organize
ton treasury, the remainder Is
retained by the local auxiliary
10 be used in rehabilitation worh
IN this vicinity.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1944-05-26

County area quotas for the 5th
War Loan Drive scheduled to
open June IL. we're announced
at a rally held "Wednesday night
at the court house in Pascagoula
at which state War Bond off
Gals assisted county leaders in
laying plans for once more send
ing Jackson County over the
top.
A. G. Brush of Laurel, assoei-
ate state War Finance director.
and his assistant. n. N Meal
pin, attended the meeting and
aided in laying plans for the
drive.
Jackson countv's overall quo
ia for the drive is 81 295. 900, and
of this the e. bond quota Is
1868. 600.
". E. Herring. County War
Finance director. announced the
following ALLEGATION Of sales for
the e" bond quota:
Area Quotas
Paseagouda, Exclusive Of the
ingalls, Shipyard) $4,000 Moss
Point. Gncluding Southern KRAFT
Conporation). $4,000. Ocean
Springs, $4,000; Naneleave, S12,-
600. St. Martins. $4,000; Daisy
Vestry. $1,000 Gautier, $4,000:
Big Point, $1,000; Wade, 81, eco.
Hurley, $4,000; Harleston, 81, 900.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1944-05-26
Ii. Claude Martin
Reported Missing
In Aerial Action

1t. Claude Cecil Martin, son
OF Mrs. F. x. Marin Of Pasca-
goula. has been reported missing
in European action, according to
official notification received here,
A pilot of a Flying Fortress. Lit,
Martin was stationed in England.
According to the telegram sent
by The War Department, he has
been missing since May IL. His
mother received a letter from
him only a few DAYS before the
wire arrived, in which he told
her he had completed five mis-
sions over Europe.
A resident of Paseagoula since
1885. 1t. Martin graduated from
the P~ascagoula High school and
later attended Louisiana State
HTaveHsftvr.ffr etsfrners fIere~and
became connected with the Mar
TIN Veneer Corporation. In June,
1912. he was married to Miss De-
lores Willoughby of McComb who
vas working at Ingalls, Ship
building Corporation at the time.
Mrs. Martin returned to Me-
Comb to make her home with
her parents after 1t. Martin was
sent overseas.
After entering the service, he
took his primary training in
S. c., and his basic
training in Albany, Ga, and
completed his training as a pilot
i'll Dversburg Tenn. He was sent
to England about April |.
1t. Martin has three brothers,
Fred K. Martin of the U. S. Ar
my Troop service; J. w. Martin
Of Moss Point, and L. r. Martin
Of paseagoula, and a sister. Mrs.
K. A. Robertson of Pascagoula as
we'll as two uncles, John Watts,
Paseagoula, and l.. A. Watts of
Moss Point, and an aunt, Mrs.
w. I. Thornton of Pascagouia.