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Evening star., 1944-10-22
Woman to HeadD. Natives

Miss Eta M. Taggart will be in.
stalled as the first woman president
of the Society of Natives of the
District in the Mayf1ower Hotel to-
morrow night. Eight other citizens
groups will meet this week.
Miss Taggart, who is also presi-
dent of the Washingtonians, sue
ceeds Charles Bates.
DR.. R. l.. De Saussure, director OF
the Southwest Health Clinic, will
be the guest speaker at the South
west citizens meeting. Two films,
Prelude to War" and Keep EN-
Out" will be shown also.
Harry S. Wender, president of the
Federation of Citizens Associations,
will be the guest speaker at the
Hampshire Heights meeting. Three
groups, the Northwest Council OF
Citizens Associations, Anacostia and
Evening star., 1944-10-22
FEATURES ON
THE AIR TO-DAY

WT0P. ti:30-"Esay on Human Nature
by the English phosopher-hisiorlan, David
Hume, is discussed.
WC, i:30-"What Should Be Done With
German IndustriesF'
WhAL. 2:00-The Redskins play the Brook
Yn Tigers
WT0p, 2:O0-Vieior Jory remains the star
as this programs title is changed 10 Matinee
1heater. 1odays play is 'Wuiherng Heights.
WT0p, 3:00-Yehud Nenuhin plays Men
delNohns Violin Concerto in Minor" Sc
Ieetions from Viia-lobos' "Baehianas Brasi.
Ierias," Sehuman's Third symphony and Pts.
tons "Fusue On Victory Tune" complete the
program.
WRC, 4:3o-harlan Anderson and Alfred
Seville, voeaIsts
W1Op, 4:3O-6Iady Swarthoui Is todays
soloisi.
WRC, 5:00-Arturo Ioaanini opens the nine.
Evening star., 1944-10-22
Audience Shows

The following broadcasts ad-
NIT the general public. II you
would like to attend, phone the
station.
WTOP - Metropolitan 5000,
Battle OF the Bureaus" / pm.
Sunday.
WRC-Republic 1000, Her
son in Person." 7:45 pm. Mon
day, Wednesday and Friday.
VIM MA-Na ational 540O,
"Dreamhouse," 1880 pm. Tues
day.
L - Metropolitan 0012,
American Forum of the Air"
$3.50 pm. Tuesday.
WWDC-National 1908, "Am-
ateurs of 1914" 1890 pm. Sum-
day.
Evening star., 1944-10-22

the Mid-City, will hold their annual
election of officers.
The complete schedule of citizens
meetings this week follows:
MONDAY.
Georgetown st. Johns Parish
Hall. Potomac and o streets NV,
8 pm.
Mid City T h ON SON School,
Twelfth and L streets NV, 8 pm.
Northwest Council-342O Thirty
sixth street NV, 8 pm.
Society of Natives - Mayfower
Hotel, pm.
TUESDAY.
Hampshire Heig t+Barnard
School, Decatur street between
Fourth and Fifth streets NV, 8 pm.
Southwest = Southwest Public
Evening star., 1944-10-22

| Irving Berlin song.
What Are We Go.
| Ing 10 Do With the
Jeeps!" Her guests
are Shirley Booth and
the IF Pays 10 Be Ig-
nordnt" east.
| WRc, 7:30-Ed-
ward Everett Horton
rides the bandwagon
with Xavier Cugai
and his orchestra.
| WRC, 8:00-Edgdr
Bergen's visitor is Or.
son Welles.
| WT0P, q:30 -
| Er,ro Mnoyo inine
Evening star., 1944-10-22
His,Unruly Hair
Pays a Dividend
HOLLYWOOD,

HOLLY WOOD.
There's one young fellow, recruit
from high school drama classes,
who's making a career out of look
ing like the horrible before" exam
pie OF a popular hair dressing ad.
It's Dick Erdman, the kid with the
clothesbrush hairdo in JAMIE" the
hometown sweetheart of Joyce Rey-
nolds. Since then, he's carried that
untamed mop into THE Very
Thought of You" as a coke -sampling
soda jerker, and into Objective
Burma" Dick figures it'll take the
Army to get him out OF these hair
dos and into the slicker class.
Evening star., 1944-10-22
library, Seventh and n street

Library, Seventh and H streets S.W.,
8 pm.
Takoma Park ID. C.-Md.) Ia
koma Public Library, Fifth and
Cedar streets NV, 8 pm.
THURSDAY.
Macarthur Boulevard - Palisades
Field House, 5100 block of Sherrier
street NV, pm.
FRIDAY.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS High School,
Sixteenth and r streets Sc, pm.
Evening star., 1944-10-22
Janet Flanner as Partisan reporter

Janet Flanner as Partisan reporter
to broadcast weekly a program deal
ing with news, food and fashions in
the newly liberated French capital.
Vesta Eales, well-known book
reviewer, will pinch-hit for Martha
Baker on her News for Women" on
WTOP starting tomorrow. :. . Donna
Dae Of the Fred Waring troupe has
a leave of absence to entertain serv-
icemen overseas. WTOP-CBS
has big plans for Navy Day next
Friday, with 1t. Comdr. Arthur
Godfrey, U. S. N. r., devoting his
whole show to the cause.
Evening star., 1944-10-22
Prewar Girdles
HOLLYWOOD.

It's things like these that make
people wonder about Hollywood:
Last week a propman appeared on
the set with a dozen prewar-style
corsets to be used as a gag scene in
the musical, "Eadie Was Lady"
Immediately the girls crowded
around and wanted to see, but the
corsets weren't for them. They were
for the ballet boys.
Evening star., 1944-10-22

WVch occifuVeH : T6S
tival with the Sym.
phonY. No. I in {
Major, Opus H." and
the Symphony, No. 8
in F Major. Opus 49,"
WhAL, 500
Joe E. Brown as
emtee, Roy Rogers.
Gertrude Nielsen and
Ralph Truth or Con.
sequences" Edwards
entertain.
VOL, 6:00--Vitior
Jori turns detective.
WNNDc, 6:4s -
Helen Hayes in an
original radio play
Evening star., 1944-10-22

James Melton in song. Edward Everett Horton.
WT0P. i0:30-The Netherlands Ambassador
and survivor Of the Inflated defense Of Arm
hem speak.
WC, I l:30-Raymond Massey In an adaptd.
ilon Of Stephen Vincent Benefs 'Jatob and the
Indians
Evening star., 1944-10-22
Board of Trade and 'Back.to.Schoor Campaign

O
q boards Committee Public Schools
throughout
the become much concerned the tendency school
rather
education High offered by
proving instances
The result
enrolent definite
considerable anxiety.
Employers and to Parents 1t con-
tains page Ernest " Connolly acting
Commission addressed employers
Hayock superintendent
O. schools Should Look and Listen
it explains AN Issue to Be Met Now and tells hat
at Manpower Commission
reflections from school to business and industry are
Challenge YOUTH Road to Success and
of Bitter Experience etter concuues
with following eXhortation:
60 back to school, you all activities Of
educated people
knowledge schools and colleges
should
application studies we'll
disciplined make of his knowledge and
mental
what the situation may be-
to be had through knowledge
understanding and we'll disciplined mind"
concludes with the expression OF pertinent thoughts
who observation what he is talking
COPIES members of the Board
of Trade demand within the member
dlsbu-
will the decision
schooling attempt to get oy oespe
incomplete education
Evening star., 1944-10-22
Civic Problems, Civic Bodies
Raising War Fund Our Immediate Job;
Committee Team Work Pays Well
BY JESSE c. sUTER.
n Give-Is the Least We Can Do

Mnda 1 gh for the &c
Hal The 81 to be raised this will $50
hit is $50 aDpsa in the combined
ties It o volunteer es yoer ha os o
o e S all M help a
sas @ % S5 G War sns % @ V oH local
fare s,s, m - "' .1 '' 0' rsa 0~ ..' .s a
hospitality; Community W
voteless unrepresened people
@ snd whf on the thief g @ forces 3n ed
Noyembe Nov m no one barred ed from parcpaon patio through his his dollars
Me 1 & pse all residents s Of the PS m Columbia m eos n
footing with the vote and residents the
Some solicited attempt their sales
by singing out agencies included in the list in whose work they
campan 1t must be remembered in this connection that all
our our citizens and but for their this would would
s1 support D'0''s' Through separate and more s'' "a
job save" time money
Compelled
campaign
Federations P. U. Committee Made Civic History
To get civic committees function m las team has often been
impressed with off with the job and left his
Reen he and his have sadly lacked
Vulnerable the kind disclosed comprehensive file
tory record % Of the by on psD
problem This committee under the able leadership of @ Chairman Milo
ming with high its accomplishments FREQUENT meetings
permitted
planning Federation the leaders
U. Commission with confidence and
commission
the President
The attitude of the committee throughout the
has been both conservative and constructive At times it has
with the utilities companies with the commission and has
htated fair play The committee being
impressed
cuvey
Too often the predecessors of the committee
have entirely different leadership Then the hear
n of the commission encumbered with obstructive
which delay proceedings
solution of problems
detailed
community
Federation generally successfully
retirement
from the Public Utilities Commission of Gregory ann
achievement through this
arreachng results
committees would strive
do committee operate
responsibility
lacking in the best results.
Evening star., 1944-10-22
Declaration and Constitution Restored to View


Declaration Independence the Constitution the
brought back from their ekeepng
immortal documents highly by the votess and
sened the District Columbia they likewise evered by
all patriotic Americans However as was told recently by former Public
New England
Independence the District of
lba be confessed that matter how closely he shall
United the voteless and
District Columbia find
Evidence continues to pile which indicates general lack OF
knowledge United through
omission in the Constitution the District residents denied
both representation the Congress and vote for President and Vice
President.
When the Constitution adding
amendment the people the
ta status of American citizens and the Independence
e Will cease being dead letter in the District
what the amendment will add to the Constitution
Congress shall
Congress the electors
bers elected by the the
United
as the Congress shall determine All legislation
n
Evening star., 1944-10-22

let, This Lonely Year."
WOl, 7:O0-Three symphonic sketches from
Debussys Ia her," high light tho program
W0P, 7:00-Kdte Smith premieres a new
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1944-11-17

Mrs. Harmon Williams, Mrs. C..
N. Williams, Mrs. Ennis Rain
water, Mrs. II. c. Stricken, Mrs.
Rex Roberts, Mrs. +. w. Strick-
ler and Albertina Stricken at
tended Home Demonstration
Club meeting at Tanner Viii
liams.
1lI1q
There was a missionary meet
ing at the Pine Grove Church
Of God last Tuesday.
Mrs. A. Strickler, Mrs. Elma
Stricken and Carl We're in Moss
Point Saturday. They, with Miss
Albertina Stricken visited in the
home of Mrs. Opheha Ferguson
during the day.
Sgt. Leonard Strickler, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. John Stricken OF
Blakley Island, Ala, was award
ed q bronze oak leaf cluster to
wear on his distinguished Unit
Badge as a member of a veteran
Liberator group which twice has
been cited by the president OF the
United States for Outstanding
performance Of duty in armed
conflict with the enemy
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1944-11-17
Common O MuY
Be Beginning OF More
Serious Diseases

The perennial plague of the
common cold IS starting on its
climb toward the high peak of
Incidence. From now on mil
lions Of coughs, sneezes and sniff
files viii be abroad in the land;
any home, school, store or office
Is likely 70 he the scene Of a bout
series of bouts-with this
malady. Apparently there is lit
lie natural immunity to colds; the
Young. the old, the strong and
the delicate are all alike victims.
L colds would stop with being
simply colds the discomfort, sui
fefing, Inconvenience and econ
omic loss caused by them would
he bad enough. But unfortunate
~. the cold may be but the be
ginning of other diseases such as
measles. whooping cough, scarlet
fever, tonsilitis. diphtheria or
pneumonia. With sue hcomplica-
tiuns possible. especially in the
case of children. the cold could
never be regarded rs trivial and
inevitable, but as the potentially
dangerous condition it is.
Despite extravagant claims that
certain remedies will "break up"
a cold within a few hours, the
act remains that there is no
specifie treatment. Whatever will
make the patient more comfort
able and reduce the intensity of
some Of the most distressing
vmptoms is about al that can
be promised. II every person
With a developing cold could go
10 bed for a day or two he would
lnot only remove from circulation
-the spread Of his own Geld, he
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1944-11-17
Bayou Cosotte PTA
Plans Box Supper
For November rs

The obtaining of playground
equipment for the playground of
the Bayou Casotte school was dis
cussed at a meeting of the Par
ent Teacher Association Friday.
The meeting was attended by u
members and the county health
nurse was a special guest.
The organization Will sponsor
a box supper at the school Satur-
day, November IS,
The Halloween party at the
school was a pleasant celebration
for the children and parents,
alike, according TO a report given
1T the meeting. A number of
games were played and prizes
were won by the youngsters. A
cake walk was a highlight of the
evening Proceeds from this en-
teftainment will go toward the
purchase of books for the school.
The next meeting will be held
at the school the frs FRIDAY in
November.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1944-11-17
Arena

There were q attending Sun
day school Sunday nj the Pine
Grove Church Of God Sunday
morning Prayer meeting was
conducted # the church Wed
nesday with Etner Suiekler as.
leader Preaching services will
be held by Brother Matthew Tn
defwood Of AEfieola Saturday
nigbt aud Sahday.
Mr. and Mrs. Ennis RainWater
and Austin went to Lcaksville
to visit Mrs. R4iaWator's parents,
Mr.. and Ms. Buck Turner. Mr.,
and Ml. Buck Turner were to
so and visit their son. Wallace,
In camp in West Virginia.
Mrs. Ames over treet was
called home IN Agneola Sunday
by the illness OF her mother.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Gonzales
OF criehton. Ala were out 10
visit in the home Of Mr.. and
Ms. E. W Stricken Sunday.
Mrs. Frank Smith visited Mrs.
Ed 0ghofn Of Big Point and Mrs,
Mary parkhurst Sunday.
A community sing At Roberts
chapel drew a big crowd sun
day.
Home Demonstration Club met
It go p. M. at Tanner
Williams school, Miss Smith of
Mobile spoke discussing health
ana how to make different kinds
of games.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1944-11-17
Mrs. D. A. McC Cutlery
Hostess To Sew And
SO Club Wednesday

Mrs. D.. A. McCaffery was
hostess to the Sew and So club
which met Wednesday from 2 to
q o'clock in the afternoon.
During the session, plans were
made for a chicken dinner in
honor of husbands Of members.
the date and place to be decided
upon at the next meeting.
At the conclusion OF the meet
ing Mrs. McCaffery served re-
freshments.
Those present were Mesdames
Oscar Hickey, x. ". Hicks, Leon
Holloway f. M. Judy, f. W.
Murphree. b. A. Wilbun and NJ.
NJ. Bailey.
Mrs. G. II. Cornell Of Quitman
was a guest.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1944-11-17
0PA, Santa Claus,
Working To Keep
Toy Prices Down

The Office OF Price Admins
tration has acted To restore low
! priced cigars on the retail mar
Set and, at the same time, COM
pensate manufacturers for sharp.
|. ly increased material and labor
costs.
Under new maximum price
schedules, effective Novembef
|. IL, the 5 cent cigar Of March,
1912, will retail at 2 for - cents.
: The 10 cent cigar Of 1912 at :
. or 30 cents, and the 25 cent
!. eigar of 1912 at 2 fof 60 cents.
. In granting the increases OPA
. made il mandatory that manu-
aeturers resume production Of
|. ow-priced cigars, which bad viz
|. tally disappeared from the mar
: ct under previous price sched-
|. les at a comparable ratio with
: 942 sales.
|. New Sugar stamp
: Sugar stamp No. "a viii be
. God on November l6 Tor five
; ounds of sugar indefinitely il
|. as announced by the OPA of
: zee.
: The Office of Price Admins
: ration and Santa Claus arc
: working together this Christmas
!. IN an effort to keep the price Of
; toys within reach of the families
: with moderate incomes.
Toy Price Ceiling
= District officials said that OPA
: early this year established maxi
) mum prices for many new Christ
. mas toys and the top price staff
! n Washington has been aFipled
: o take care of the many new
. oys appearing on the market
: Enforcement Stats have been
: instructed to give as much at
! tention as possible 70 Christmas
: toy sales this year 10 prevent
! widespread ov%ercharges such as
: reported last year, officials re-
: 0orted. Consumers are asked to
) seport suspected overchargea to
: heir local War Price and Ra-
!. tioning board.
: Used toys as well as lew ones
: are covered by OpA maximum
: prices, OPA said, which require
: nat such toys be sold at no more
! nan three fourths Of the orig
: nal cost, if in good workable
)ndition.
= Food Prices Drop
: Despite tremendous inflation-
; " pressures, overall food prices
9 ctually dropped g. percent
: ON May, l943 to March 1914,
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1944-11-17

Major W f. Holcomb, District
Director of the OPA. said.
At the same time, figures cited
by OpA showed, the average
tamilYa expenditure FOR food rose
sharply because most families
were buying more and better
quality Of food. About 10 per
cent Of the average fhmily's
money spent goes for food, rec
Crds reveal
Blue points A-8 through W-5
Book y now valid at 10 points
each. Good indefinitely.
Red points A-8 through P-5
Book a now valid At ten points
each for use with tokens. Good
Indefinitely.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1944-11-17

er by her fellow-members of the
choir.
Mrs. Yeager, who until Octo-
Der IS, was Miss Irene Barrow
was the recipient of a number of
lovely and useful gifts.
The gathering took place in
the church parlors where re-
freshments were served.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1944-11-17

would be giving himself the best
possible treatment-rest In the
case Of children, prompt and IN
telligent handling Of a common
cold may prevent an attack Of
pneumonia. Whenever a child's
cold does not yield to early home
treatment the condition may be
the f%orerunner of some infectious
disease and the advice and aid OF
a physician should be secured.
Prompt diagnosis has saved many
a life.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1944-11-17
Ruth Grierson, reporter

Ruth Grierson, reporter.
The club planned three pro-
jects as undertakings which in
Guided the setting up ef a photo
graphic dark room at the high
school. study of a course in can
Ger protection and the sponsoring
Of a War Bond sale at the high
school.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1944-11-17
First Baptist Choir
Honors Mrs. James
Yeoger With Shower

Following the evening service
at the First Baptist Church Sun
day Mrs. James Yeager was hon
ored with a miscellaneous show
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1944-11-17

Don't scrub or rub clothes too
vigorously else you will wear
holes in the garment.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1944-11-17
HEoRGANIzE SCIENCE CLUB

H~EORGANIZE SCIENCE CLUB
The Science Club at the Moss
Point High school was reorgan-
lied and officers elected at a re-
cent meeting. Officers named are
as follows: Bobby Mcintosh,
president; Bart DeLashmet, vice
president; Barbara Watts, secre-
tary; Hazel Rhodes, treasurer, and
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-11-02
FDR's Promise of Jobs Worthless

Now put your minds ahead with if you will. into these
which by the of fighting men and
the help Almighty God being brought closer every
day.
Eleven million and will be coming home from
this eager for education for jobs for chance to
ahead Twenty million workers
will peacetime jobs and opportunity
Saturday night my opponent again promised jobs
American when peacemes But his peace
the end of eight years. the New Deal had
spent SIS billion dollars enjoyed than all previous
governments March of 1940 there still ten million
Americans unemployed
On his promise of jobs worthless will still
worthless though repeated again and again and
again.
Having discovered from my Philadelphia speech delivered
months ago. the need for million homes year.
opponent promises The fact is that for years
should have been building million homes just to get
up the standards of 1880 But under Mr. Roosevelt
got average of only 100000 homes year.
On the record then that promise, too, is good
though it is repeated again and again and again.
My opponent promises free the American working
When promises in trying election, that he will
the of everything he has done for II
that promise record good though
il is repeated again and again and again.
My opponent promises the farmers good prices after the
But the farmer knows that all the peaceme of
the New Deal he got decent prices Under Mr. Roosevelt
took to get prices just it took to get jobs
On the record that promise too bogus even though 1t
is repeated again and again and again.
My opponent promises to be mindful Of the problems Of
small business The small businessmen of America will know
how much faith they that and should like to talk
briefly about the future of small business.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-11-02
Restore Principle Of Getting Ahead

We to the White House willingness to work
problems with the Congress equals the American
fashion, the conference table
Lastly propose that with end to calling and with
DEVOTION unite people behind the of
lasting peace through international organization with
the strength to prevent future wars
BY these specific and with made of
abes and in this country restore honesty
and again unite the
future which is our birthrght.
us again make getting ahead vital part of
speech thought For the New Dealers have
old American idea of getting ahead Let make
again believe that there
ahead Let nail that principle to masthead
as we set out on a sure for he future.
Let determine that the end of this will bring
home to the kind Of America they have
earned With high purpose with integrity and relying upon
guidance God of all of freedom America
and 90 forward again.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-11-02
New Deal Offers Worthless Program

Well that's the New Deal way of being mindful of the
problems of small business It's the from restaurants TO
beauty paros shops the business
And that's why it's time for changebefore it's too late
Yes the New Deal petends at election time to be the friend
Of small business But how has small business actually Jared
under the New Deal?
The record shows that in 1912 and 1919, the pros
have had under the New Deabcause of
there decline of 100000 in the number of American
small business concerns figure of half million small
businesses closed their doors.
And Yet my opponent has the emerty to go the radio
and say:
This administration has been mindful from Its earliest
days, and will continue be mindful the problems of
small business ="
In the light Of the record that promise too is worthless
and will remain though repeated again and again
and again My opponent has read platform and is
ing, Me too
Even the New Deal knows it's time for a change.
No, cannot live promises. We must perform
this tne-before it's late. As keep minds
these reaceme years ahead let remember thing My
opponent has offered program for the peaceme years ahead
except the which failed for eight straight years
peace from 1888 TO 1910.
And LEI add that the figures showing that failure
been correctly quoted by from the beginning the end
this campaign.
Ny opponent has nsnuated that they not correct but
he has dared point disagreed with Instead
he with that when he governor Of New York
he quoted figures correctly.