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The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1944-06-24

diers reply in kindl they are based
on tunes like "Whatcha Know,
Joe?" and boogie-woogie beats.
AS far back as the Louisiana
maneuvres in 1912, this unit was in
the spotlight, when two of their
captured battalions sneaked thro-
ugh two lines Of the enemy's Blue
infantry, captured a tank with an
embarrassed colonel, and returned
to their own lines without ever be-
ing detected.
President Roosevelt reviewed the
unit and invited some of the per-
sonnet to be his guests at dinner.
The commanding officer, a batta-
lion commander with 16 years of
army service, said, This unit is
properly trained and will soon be
ready for whatever combat duty it
may be called upon to perform"
Personnel of the unit includes
the following Mississippians:
Amory: Pfc. Peter Culp, 7O7-11O
street.
Batesville: Pvt. J. P. Adams, Ri.
f. Pvt. Richard Johnson, Ri. 8.
Bobo: Pfc. w. A. Walker.
Bolton: Cpl. Leon Cheatham, Sr.,
! Pvt. Lester Atkinson, Rt 2. Pfc.
Laurie Davis, Ri. 2.
Clinton: Pvt. Louis P. Payne.
Como: Pfc. Montgomery Harmon.
Rt l.
Corinth: Cpl Hubert c. Gallo
way, Ri. /.
Cruger: Pvt. Jessie Beamon.
Edwards: Pfc. J. B. Crump, Rt. 1,
CO L. H. Bailey.
Friar Point: Pfc. Clarence Lock-
EFT.
Hattiesburg: Pvt. John L. Smith.
general delivery.
Jackson: S. Sgt. Mccoy J. Proc
ter, 225 E. Whitfield street, Cpl.
James White, 907 Dalton street.
Lexington: Cpl. Lee H. Griffin,
Rt 4.
McComb: Pvt. Carl C. Lenoir,
! 705 Augustine street.
Meridian: Pvt. George H. White,
180810th street, WOJG Harold
Thomas, Rt- 2.
Milston: Pvt Oscar Streeter.
Muldon: Pvt Eddie Price
Oakley: Cpl James McClodden,
CO General Delivery.
Okolona: Sgt. Arthur Jenkins, Rt
l.
Oxford: Sgt. Charles E. Stokes,
Rt. /. Pvt. Noel Johnson, Rt. 2. Pfc
Eddie w. Aronld, general delivery
Picayune: Pfc. Randall Turner,
/ 725 Jackson street.
Pickens: Pvt Haywood Taylor,
general delivery.
Pontotoc: Pfc Jim L. Leather
wood, Rt l.
Red Lick: Pvt. Timothy Harris,
Jr.
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1944-06-24
Garment Workers
Give $4,000 To
College Fund

New York-Labor is rallying to
the support of the United Negro
College Fund in its first nation
wide drive to raise $1,500,00O for
n private Negro colleges, it was
announced this week from the Of
fices of the fund at 38 East 57th
Street
The International Ladies' Gar
ment Workers Union, AT. of L.
contributed one thousand dollars
and three of its locals have raised
another thousand, according to an
announcement by David Dublin
sky, IL.GWU. head. William
Green, president of the AT. of L.
is a member of the national ad-
visory committee of the college
fund.
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1944-06-24

respectively and gather at the
USO Saturday at pm. for an
afternoon of real fun-and | do
mean real fun.
Camp Loobaloo, on the outskirts
of Clinton, was the charming cite
for this gathering. There was plen-
ty of food for all and every one
fell in with the spirit Of the hour
and ate ''hot-dogs' until they
felt as if they were fairly bursting.
When the remains had been
cleared away, everyone piled on
the trucks and merrily set out for
the USO. AS soon as the buses ar
rived at the USO Duke BENEFITS
band started giving out with the
1--WE and the USO buzzed with
excitement and fun. Our tired but
happy guests bade US farewell and
asked for repetition of the
nights activity again in the very
near future.
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1944-06-24

The Libbey-Owen-Ford Glass
Company uses enough rouge i'm
year to fill 480 million compacts
not to "one up milady's cheel 3.
but as mild abrasive for polish
ing plate glass.
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1944-06-24

Self starting plane tires that
start spinning before they touch
the ground and thus are able to
make extra landings and smoother
ones, have been invented by the
B. F. Goodrich Company
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1944-06-24

Boys and girls of AZ states are
competing for $4,000 in scholar
ships provided by the Great At
lantic and Pacific Tea Company
for the fourth annual National
Junior Vegetable Growers Asso-
citation production marketing con-
test.
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1944-06-24

They get medals and wooden
crosses; we buy War Bonds.
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1944-06-24

You'll forget how you spent it;
but you'll know you don't have it
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1944-12-08
County Teachers
Gather For Yearly
Banquet Tuesday

With about 100 teachers in at
tendance, the annual banquet of
the Jackson County Teachers
Association was held Tuesday
evening at the Pascagoula High
school cafeteria.
Christmas decorations were
used throughout, lending added
color and gaiety to the scene.
Poinsettias and red candles set
in pine cones were used on the
tables and red and green crepe
paper was festooned over the
ceiling. A group of Christmas
songs were sung in opening the
program and a feature of the en-
tertainment was Mack RAY, the
one-man band.
Dean B. p. Brooks of Missis-
sippi State College was the prin-
cipal speaker, drawing the en-
tire assembly into informal par
ticipation. A spelling bee on
towns in Mississippi was con-
Quoted by Dean Brooks. who also
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1944-12-08
Servicemen's Wives
And Navy Mother
Clubs Wrap Parcels

From December 10 up to
Christmas, the Servicemen's
Wives Club. assisted by the Navy
Mothers Club. will wrap pack
ages for serviceEien and indus
trial workers.
A booth has been erected at
the USO club and someone will
be on hand each evening to as
sist in this work. The booth was
put vp following a meeting of
the club and supper at the USO
last Wednesday evening.
The club has completed plans
for the Christmas party that is to
be given for children of men,
bers.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1944-12-08
Meeting OF Gorden
Club In Community
Building Wednesday,

The regular meeting of the
Pascagoula Garden Club took
place Wednesday afternoon in
the club room of the 18th street
community building, with Mrs.
H. P. Mclaughlin, the president,
in the chair.
Following the opening routine,
IT was announced that beginning
with the January meeting Mrs.
II. G. Otis, the club parlimentar-
ian, would conduct a five-minute
lesson on parliamentary matters
at each session.
The planting of memorial trees
along Lincoln avenue in Pascal
goula, which the club has un-
dertaken as its project this year
was discussed. 1t was announced
that donations for trees will be
received from persons outside of
the organization who desire to
plant a tree. These will be me-
MORALS to Jackson County men
who have served in this war.
Mrs. Clyde Leavitt should be
contacted in the matter.
Mrs. T. c. Fullilove announced
that booklets setting forth the
terms of the Garden Contest may
be obtained from her and asks
that prospective contestants get
their names in before January |,
when the entry list will be
closed.
Mrs. H. G. Otis gave a report
on her meeting with the Red
Cross in Biloxi, in connection
with the making of Christmas
ornaments to be used in decorat-
ing at the Veterans Facilities in
that city.
r. L. Furry, principal of ST.
Martins School at Biloxi was
introduced by Mrs. Guy Yates
as guest speaker and gave
a fine talk on Conservation"
A social hour followed and at
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1944-12-08
Catholic School
League Has Meeting
In Auditorium

A meeting of the Catholic
School League was held in the
auditorium of the Our Lady of
Victories School last Wednesday
afternoon.
After the opening Of the SEES
sion by the president, Mrs. John
0, Grant, Jr.. a PRAYER was
voiced by Sister Marie de
Lourdes and this was followed
by business.
Plans for a Christmas tree for
boys in the service who are sta
toned or Horn Island were for
mulated.
A committee to organize a Girl
Scout Troop was appointed by
the president. 1t consists of
Mesdames Guy Ros, j, r. G. Nc
Grath, Douglas Clark, Ed Wig
gins, j. D. Hammock and H. j.
Brignac.
The league is to sponsor bingo
parties on the evenings of De-
cember s and Is. AT the latter
party the 500 war bond that the
league has been rafting will be
awarded.
The public is invited to attend
both these partise. They will be
held in the K. of c. hall on Ker
street.
The session was adjourned
after a prayer by Sister Marie
de Lourdes.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1944-12-08
Presbyterian Women
Hove Aldo Bible
Study Wednesday,

Women OF the First Presbyte-
rian church enjoyed an all-day
Bible study at the church last
Wednesday, when the time was
given to a resume of Corinth-
ians II.
This is an annual custom OF
the entire church, although the
same Biblical subject is not stud
led each year.
On Wednesday the study was
led by Mrs. E. S. Campbell of
Chattanooga, Tenn, who is tenn
porarily residing in Ocean
Springs.
A pleasant break was a lunch,
which was served in the church
house at the moor hour.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1944-12-08
DRIVERS DREAM TRUE

Salt Lake Citv.-Herbert Diaz
complained a police car went
through a red light and hit his
automobile, SO he swore out a
complaint. The officer claimed
the action was justified in that
he was chasing a traffic violator.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1944-12-08

asked historical questions on the
state.
A special guest for the occa-
sion was DR.. r. G.. .Bigelow OF
Mississippi State College, who
is in Pascagoula conducting 9
teacher training program. r. l.
FURRY of St. Martin, president
was master of ceremonies.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1944-12-08
HOBBY BURGLARS

Salt Lake City.-B urg1ars
passed up everything at Hamil-
ton S. Galt's home but a Belgian
centime, English half penny,
English farthing and a Lewis and
Clark expedition souvenir coin.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1944-12-08

this time Mrs. Guy Yates and
Mrs. r. o. Cole served Christ
mas delicacies with coffee.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-06-19

HAVING LOsT-No. "A, gas ration book issued by local board, appli-
 cation hereby made for new one. John Piknoski, 4S7 Baldwin Street.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-06-19
PersOnan

Dental Plates Repaired 3 Hrs. S1 % Your old plate made like new up CITY DENTAL LABORATORY
 l6l East Main St. Dial S-s6S6
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-06-19
NOTICE

STATE of CONNECTICUT, DIS TRICT of WATERBURY,, ss. PRO- BATE COURT, June 18th, Ig44' REAULT, late of the town of Waterbury, in said district, de- ceased.
 The Court of Probate for the Dis trict of Waterbury, hath limited and allowed six months from the date hereof for the creditors of said estate to exhibit their claims for settlement. Those who neglect to present their accounts, properly at tested, within said time, will be de- barred a recovery. All persons in- debted to said estate are requested to make immediate payment to The CITIZENS & MANUFACTURERS NATIONAL BANK of WATERBURY
 EXecutor Waterbury, Conn. Per Order of Court
 Attest
 MARGUERITE NJ. FAHY, 3-l9-3t Asst. Clerk.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-06-19
NOTICE

DISTRICT of WATERBURY, ss. PROBATE COURT, June 18th, A. D. l944. ESTATE of T H O M A $ LLOYD MORGAN, late of Water bury, in said District, deceased. Upon the application of ANNIE T. MORGAN, Executrix, praying that she may be authorized to sell, certain real estate belonging to said Estate, as per application on file more fully appears, 1t Is
 ORDERED, That said application be heard and determined at the Probate office in Waterbury, in said District. on the 22nd day of June A. D. 1914 at o'clock in the fore noon, Eastern War Time, and that notice be given of the pendency of said application. and the time and place of hearing thereon, by pub fishing this order one time in some newspaper having a circulation in said District, on the 18th day of June 1944.
 Attest:
 JOHN J. HOWARD. 6-IQ-lt Clerk,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-06-19
WORLD WAR II A YEAR AGO
 JUNE 19, 1943
Ru United Pressl

(By United Pressl
 All-American bombing armada sweeps across the Mediterranean to blast shipping, port installa- tiOns and airiields in Sicily and Sardinia; 39 Axis planes shot down.
 RAF from Malta raids cOm- municatiOn centers in southern Italy.
 U. S. Navy reports 94 Japanese planes destroyed in the great air battle over Guadalcanal in the Solop,ons on June 16.
 On the Russian front, Soviet Army gains steadily northwest of Mtsensk on the Orel sector.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-06-19

HAVING HOSTING. "A gas ration book issued by local board. Appli-
 cation hereby made for new one,
 James Grove, 24 Hawthorn Avenue.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-06-19
Autos and Trucks For Sale

40 CHRYSLER WINDSOR DE- LUXE-GOOD CONDITION; PRI- VATE OWNER. TEL. 3-4633.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-06-19
Automobiles
Auto And Truck Dealers
PACKARD

DeSoto and Plymouth
 JOHN J. COLLINS, INC. 38 Willow Street Dial 3-2l24
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-06-19

1885 INTERNATIONAL and 1884 Studebaker trucks, both have refri-
 gerated bodies). In "tip-top" shape. Inquire Motor Meat Market, Beth
 lehem, Conn. Tel. Woodbury l64-4.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-06-19

ONE SKIN FROM MOUNTAIN SABLE FUR SCARF LOST. VICI- NIFTY PRESS CLUB AND STRAND THEATRE. CALL 5-l577. RE- WARD.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-06-19

SILVER CHARM BRACELET LOST
 SENTIMENTAL VALUE REWARD DIAL 4-14i6
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-06-19

LADY'S CRYSTAL and Sterling silver Rosary beads lost in vicinity Willow Street. With name of owner Valued as keepsake. Tel. 4-S293.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-06-19

LOST-Black Cocker Spaniel. An swers to name of "Lindy." Reward. Call Hartford 2-3369.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-06-19
Want Ads Start Here Today
AnnOuncenents
Lost and Pound

HAVING LOs1.-No, 3 food ration book, issued by local board, appli-
 cation hereby made for new one. Theodore Bramer, 6S Canal Street,
Evening star., 1944-01-30

In Detroit recently the Secret Service
rounded up gang of 26 persons who
were operating a systematic racket" In
the theft and cashing Of dependency
checks. They divided the town into
districts, so that the greatest possible
haul might be made on the days when
checks were due to arrive.
The gang, wise in the ways Of its
craft, always stole other mail along with
the checks to furnish Identification in
cashing them. Two well-dressed women
In the mob" specialized in forging
Endorsements and cashing the checks,
while one of the male gangsters, Pole,
passed those made out to Polish bene-
f1ciaries.
Here in Washington recently woman
had accumulated five Government
checks, which she had folded away in
a small coin purse in her handbag. She
went into the Office of a local utility
corporation to pay her bill and later
discovered that her small purse was
Evening star., 1944-01-30

To which Chief Wilson adds en-
phatically:
"All criminals are looking for a
sucker-and it is our duty to try to
prevent the public from being made
suckers.
1--WE are in a somewhat different po-
sition from most law-enforcement agen-
cies. They must wait for crimes, and
then try to solve them. But we, deal
ing with money and checks, can start
out by trying to prevent crime before
1t happens, proceeding through pro-
gram of education.
For instance, in the years before we
started our Know Your Money cam
paign to teach people not to accept
counterfeit bills, we sent between 1000
and 1000 persons to prison annually for
counterfeiting. Last year we Jailed
only 68.
Now we are carrying out the second
phase of our campaign with the slogan
Know Your Indorser.' That is working,
too. And the same procedure can work
in curbing all crimes where finances are
involved. Naturally, we can't apply this
theory to crimes Of passion such as
murder, which are often motivated on
the spur Of the moment"
With America in the midst of the
greatest war it ever fought, Chief Wilson
Evening star., 1944-01-30

Belief among women that their men,
folk did not want them to join.
Unpleasant rumors .. and too many
quips.
Col. Hobby is undismayed. She said
In statement issued before she started
an inspection tour of 5000 WAC troops
overseas:
1--WE are very much encouraged by
current enlistment records. We feel we
are on the road to larger and more
efficient corps than ever before"
WAC advertising says that unless
more women join at once, the War De-
partment cannot meet the demands
which come in daily from Army ground
forced. Army service forces and Army
air forces"
As for Army air forces, Maj. Gen. H.
H. Arnold, reporting there are 10000
WACS serving at airf1elds and air
bases in the United States, says he can
use an additional 100000 here and
thousands more overseas.
Col. Hobby says there is an "excel-
Evening star., 1944-01-30

The sight of 10omen in fac
tories has become common
place, but still more are
needed to replace men eligible
for the armed services. These
are 1Oorking in q NeU Jersey
propeller factory. "A. P. Photo.
Ice and what their chances are of be-
coming officers rank next in number
of queries.
Though members of the Women's Re-
serve of the Navy, Coast Guard and
Marine Corps, like the WACS, are en-
titled to the same allowances and bene-
fits as male personnel, unlike the WACS,
they are not at present permitted over
seas service.
The trial stage has passed. The men
themselves say women in the services
are doing top-notch Job.
Evening star., 1944-01-30

is concerned with the psychological and
sociological effects OF the Treasurys
effort to protect Government checks.
Obviously, he observed, a soldier
abroad is going to worry when he learns
that the dependency check upon which
his family lives has been stolen, and
his ability as a fighting man will be
lessened.
With this in mind, the Secret Service
had the Once of Dependency Benefits
mail out with original checks a suffer
advising the payees how to protect
them. Similar warnings were printed
in service magazines, such as Yank and
Leatherneck. Soldiers frequently clip
these and mail them to their families
The Secret Service also is spreading
its check-protection campaign to pri-
vate business. To date some 2,647 firms,
including large ones like Du Pont and
Dravo (shipbuilders) are printing on
their checks: Know Your Indorser ~
Local police departments, newspapers.
radio stations and schools are co-oper.
ating. - -
~A@ASA 'VAioOAi oCCS ~ cdb 0GOTG Dy DuOS
1city, explaining:
If there Is enough information
spread by the newspapers and radio
the public can be saved from being VIC
timized by financial sharpers. I can
point to the analogy of magician.
Unless you know his tricks, he can fool
you, but once you see behind his magic
1>oI
And how can the rightful owner of a
Government check and the merchant
who is asked to cash it protect them
selves?
Chief Wilson has four point answer
for each.
TO THOSE WHO RECEIVE Gov.
ERNMENT CHECKS:
81. Have some member of the family
at home when the checks are due to be
delivered.
%. Be sure your name is printed
clearly on the mail box
g. Try to. cash your checks in the
same place each month. This will make
Identification easier. Merchants are
being cautioned to ask Identification =
oO WI yOul ClACCh uiltt
you are in the presence of the person
you will ask to cash it."
AND TO THE. MERCHANT:
81. When stranger asks you to cash
a check, insist that he properly identify
himself as the rightful payee Of that
check.
%. Before you accept any check, ask
yourself this question: If this check Is
returned because of a forged indorse-
ment, can locate the forger and re-
cover my loss?
''3. If a check is already Endorsed
when it is presented to you, insist that
it be indorsed again in your presence
and compare the handwriting.
q. Have each check initiated by the
employe who pays out money for it."
Evening star., 1944-01-30

Bank OF the U. s. Army" Gan institu-
tion that never existed. He would
make the checks payable to any name
that might occur to his fertile mind
and sign them with the imposing sig
nature Of General" or Colonel"
So-and-So.
Incredible as 1t may seem, he cashed
these checks in many parts of the
country.
Check-Passer Trapped.
Finally. he was trapped in a peculiar
way. The Secret Service learned that
the man had tuberculosis and might
seek medical help. Hospitals were
warned to watch for him, and a notice
about him was placed in the Journal
of the American Medical Association.
In time, the man appeared at the
Office of a Midwestern doctor who had
read the notice in the journal After
treatment, he offered the physician one
Of his "Quartermaster's Bank" checks.
The Kansas City Office of the Secret
Service was notified and apprehended
the forger.
"Why didn't you vary your tech
nique?" the agent asked.
"Why should II" the crook answered.
ri didn't have any trouble with these
checks. The public Is bunch of dopes."
Evening star., 1944-01-30
Retrocing Canal
Continued From Page C-4)

town (about 21a cents per ton-mile),
but the canal company agreed to re-
duce the rate to $054 per ton If the
coal companies would guarantee canal
shipments of 100000 tons per year, and
to $0.37 per ton for guarantee Of
100000 tons per year.
The Alexandria Canal trade revived
somewhat after its ebb during the Civil
War, but declined rapidly after 1880.
In that year the total receipts were
1896 (about y cent per ton-mile),
while total expenditures, including re-
pairs to the Potomac aqueducts.
amounted to $4,000.
doned permanently by 1889 when the
second freshet in IL years caused ex-
tensive damage to the Chesapeake &
Ohio Canal. Timbers from the old
causeway were purchased by H.
P. Gilbert, hardware merchant, in
Georgetown. The late w. r. Weaver,
who succeeded Mr. Gilbert in the hard
ware business, once told me how he
helped to saw the old timber into
plankS and showed me some OF the
shelves in his store that once were
part Of the causeway that carried the
canal and towpath across the Potomac.
After the aqueduct was abandoned,
canal boats entered the Potomac from
the Chesapeake & Ohio Canal through
the outlet lock at Rock Creek in
Georgetown and a few through "Old
Outlet Lock-" l mile above George
town, and were pulled to Alexandria
by steam tugs.
The birth and decay OF the little
Alexandria Canal is synchronous with
the canal era" of 18th century Amer.
lea. 1t may be called q somewhat neg.
lected phase OF George Washington's
dream Of q national waterway extend.
ing west from the Nations Capital
through the heart Of the Nation.