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The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1944-06-09

DURING THE FEW brEel GAYS
That the invasion Of Europe mas
been under way the iifeshiooa d
many 4 fine American youth has
ebbed OUT on the sands Of the
French beaches, some among
them undoubtedly jackson Coun-
t. boys whom we know an5 love.
II IS futile 10 think that, because
resistance WAS lighter than ex-
peetea at tbs beginning. Inc ins
sasion viii soon be successfully
concluded and Hitter and what
he stands for destroyed. Gener.
81 Eisenhower anu ms STAFF are
master sfratsEists ana undoubt
eddy the element Of surprise
brouglEs about tbsouga long
tnd careful planning was the
major factor ii ti1e lack of re-
sistance. The Germans are no
fools: They have reserves Of both
men and air strength carefully
boarded for just TINS occasion
and they Will Use them for their
enc hope, either 10 throw buck
the invasion 81 fight It 10 a
staieFnate ana win a negotiated
peace which. 70 tilemJ would be.
tanlamonnt 10 d complete vic
tory.
Tire road snead will, we
believe. be longer tnan we think
Il Will be bitter and hard and
bloody but depite ina We know.
SIS Hitler deep IA his heart must
know. the anai phase Of the En-
ropean wsl has begun and will
be successfully concluded despite
is cost in blooa srld materials
for if MOI finished nov, once and
for all, twenty-five years from
now another generation OF Young
Americans viii be forced 70
march out and shed men boot
for the mistake made ia this
generation
Our share Of the invasion
will start Monday with tie OPP
enins Of the 5th War Loan drive.
the most important o. al dfives.
We IN Jackson County have been
assigned a auefa Of 81 2g5 .0d0. Il
we 40 not double tfsai figure re
should haag our head ID Shaule
Investing u Var b9nas S re
sacrifice ana there 10 Reed 10
pet ourselves Oh tae back as
home Aont heroes ween We over
subscribe q War Losa It Is ons
solemn dul srsd Obligation te dc
just this Ire material c0t Of
! uaa IS aething compared TO
ae cost In lives. but nevertheless
the matefia cost he financing
81 The Manufacture Of muniaens
ana materials for tie armlag q
our eHiiK, IS vital taetoEs With
cur kses slow ganug tneW
wa mo Ffaaee facing seata e
manning egegv ends TOE least
He eaH 10 s saef1iase some =
The p~Ieaa4fes IF CIR oNahss
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1944-06-09
FURRY FomilY
Reunion SefFor
Sunday. June l8

A reunion of the FURRY fam
lily will be held at the Daisy-Ves-
try school house on Sunday, June
ID. Ali descendants Of the late
Rev. John FURRY, Joseph FURRY,
William FURRY and Henry Flur-
ry are expected for the reunion.
Lunch will be served picnic
style with each visitor bringing
his or her own food. An infor-
mai program will be held at II
am, ana the rest of the day will
be spent in a social reunion. All
members Of the FURRY family
and their friends are ecordially
invited.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1944-06-09


opment, and the right use of the
total resources of rural life IN
Mississippi.
2 TO develop ana promote a
constructive program which shall
enlist all interested agencies, Or
CARNATIONS, Institutions, and IN
dividuals in this cooperative en-
terprise.
g. To magnify rural life and
develop a consciousness Of the
oneness of purpose and interest
of ali agencies ana Institutions
seeking to create a better rural
life IN Mississippi.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1944-06-09
Joseph BIdcksher
Warrington Dies
AT Moss Moss Point

Joseph Blackshear Warbing-
ton, rs years old, died at his home
in Moss Point Friday morning
following an illness of three
weeks. He was a life long resi-
dent of Mississippi, having lived
the greater part of his life in Nc
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1944-06-09
Wesleyan Service
Guild Meets AT
Church Thursday

A meetin gof the recently or
'ganized Wesleyan Guild of the
Dantzler Memorial Methodist
Church in Moss Point, was held
recently.
The session was directed by
the president Mrs. Mack Duhe
and the time was given 10 q
study of China under tine leader
ship of Miss Ina Thompson.
1t was opened with q talk on
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1944-06-09

interesting information with ref
erence to the stocks of food
now stored ia this country Is
compared with what we had on
hand a year ago. The following
chart is seif-expIanatofys The
dates given are for April 1943
and 1914 and are IN million
pounds
Frozen fruits, 124 16l: frozen
vegetables, TO- 1870 creamery but
ter, 10, 80, cheese, rs $50; frozen
poultry, SO, 16s, beef, 9s, 296
pork, 592 1856, lard, 121, 401;
Eggs, 100000 cases. 1000. 600
cases.
From the above figures ii can
easily be seen that the food pic
ture is much brighter man ii was
8 year ago Tins record of food
production 4ort The past several
months has exceeded all expee-
tations. Many foods have been
removed from the ration list re-
eently-and only choice cuts Of
beef in the meat line are now RAJ
TONED
While this picture is bright, it
must be remembered that food
needs for our armed forces and
cur allies are greater than they
have been ct any time during
the war. The farm labor prob
lens Is very acute and essential
farmers are now being taken INTO
the service in increasing num-
beers.
The farmers Of the nation have
q real and extremely important
lob on their hands in producing
enough food for ourselves, our
servieemen, and many of our al
lies.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1944-06-09
Governor Speaks
At Perkinston
Rural Conference

a Rural Life conference will be
carried on at Inc Perkinston Ju.
NOR Colleges on Thursday, June
IS with leaders from Harrison.
Stone, Jackson and George and
the adjacent counties invited to
attend TIE program will open
al 10 o'clock with a sermon on
ne rural church by Dr. Harry I.
Efookshlre, pastor OF the Firsi
Baptist church, Gulfport. Follow
llg this viii be a panel with
forum on the subject Toward a
Stable Rural Economy led by
Owen Cooper, director Of Farm
Bureau. a. tfe conclusion Of the
forum : worship service viii be
conducted on The Dedication of
the Seed, the Soil, and the Sow
srs, under the leadership OF Rev.
j. W Sells from Crystal Springs.
In the afternoon Gov. Thomas
l. Bailey will deliver am address
st 2 O'clock Or Mary Minis, Ex-
tension Sociologist al Louisiana
State University, an expert in
community organizations, will
aeliver an address. Visitors will
tske luncheon with the students
ana faculty OF the Perkinston
Junior College
The program will be coneiud-
ed ct the Virgins High school on
Thursday night, at which time
Drs Minis and Rev. J w. Sells
viii be the speakers DIR. Minis
will make addresses on Wednes-
day, accompanied by Superinten-
dent d q. O'Neal, j. o. Snowden
and Oscar O L. Bond in the Me-
Henry, Big Level, and Magnolia
communities.
The objectives Of the confer
ence are.
Il To create q conscience and
conviction concerning our re-
spcnsibility to msn and to God
for the conservation, The deyel-
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1944-06-09

well ordered lives and double
ana triple our wal bond pur-
tnases
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1944-06-09

d.

FREEDOM OF THE PRESS does net give . Newspaper
The righf.to publish scandals. sstack innocsnt .aaiyicaals or
business firms. Neither does FREEDOM OF SPEECH give the
Individual The right to Ee.sassg the reputation OF outstanding
citizens. attack the EcmsnuHitYs leading institutions. nor start
whispering campaigns fr the sole reason of disturbing the
public peace. To violate the above rights and privileges is to
endangar the rights and happiness OF ALL
Evening star., 1944-01-19
Farmers Petition for Probe
Of FBI Terror in Dakota
Ey the Associated Press.

fS me Associated Press.
BISMARCK, N. Oak, Jan. 19.--
Lars j. Siljan. editor of the Leader
official newspaper of the Nonparti-
san League, said last night petitions
have been prepared and will be cir
culated in North Dakota asking for
a congressional investigation of ac-
tivities of the Federal Bureau of In
vestigation in checkups of farm
bankruptcy proceedings in the State
The petitions, Mr.. Siljan said, ac-
cuse the FBI of "terroriZing the
farmers of North Dakota who have
gone through and are going through
bankruptcy under the Frazier
Lemke amednment to the Farm
Bankruptcy Act
Six North Dakotans were indicted
by Federal grand jury in October
On charges of conspiracy ito de-
fraud the United States by cor
ruply administering and procuring
the corrupt administration of the
Act and five more
were indicted on similar charges last
week.
Mr.. Siljan said he was one of a
three-man Petitioners Committee,
Evening star., 1944-01-19
Ex-Gov. Olson Starts
Fourth-Term Draft
Movement Here
BY the Associated Press.


An unoficial fourth-term draft
movement was started here today by
Culbert L. Olson. former Governor
Of California, with a prediction that
his States convention delegates will
vote soridly on the first ballot for
denomination of President Roosevelt
Mr.. Olson, here to attend a meet
ing of the Democratic National
Committee. told reporter there is
no doubt" that California Demo-
Gratis will unite behind slate of
delegates pledged to support Mr.
Roosevelt and Vice President
Wallace
Eve feel it is essential" he said
that President Roosevelts leader
ship be continued in the war and
during the period of transition tc
the peace"
Sees State Support.
While asserting the Republicans
are gaining strength in California
Mr.. Olson said polls indicate that
Roosevelt can carry it again"
Mr.. Olsons confidence was
matched by another national COM
mittee member, James C. Quiglev of
Nebraska who told reporters that
while he believed the Democrats had
lost the farm vote in the West he
thought the Republicans would
mess up their chances of winning
the presidency.
Mr.. Qulgley. supporter of the
President. said representatives of l3
States had been invited to a meet
ing here Friday of the Midwestern
Democratic Conference. The Ma
tlonal Committee will meet SATURDAY.
to elect Robert E. Hannegan, inter-
nal revenue commissioner. as chair
man TO succeed Postmaster General
Walker and to fix the time and place
Tor the party's nominating conven-
ton. Chicago is expected to be
chosen and July date is likely.
Stresses Farm Program.
Mr.. Quigley, who is chairman of
the MldWestern Conference, said
particular attention would be paid
to the administrations farm. pro-
gram at the Friday meeting. to
which have been invited National
Committee members and State
chairmen from North Dakota, South
Dakota, Wyoming, Colorado. Ne
oraska, Kansas. Oklahoma. Missouri
Evening star., 1944-01-19
Widow Of Fairbanks
.Weds Lord Stanley
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BOSTON, Jan. l9.-Edith Sylvia
Fairbanks, the former Lady Ashley
widow of Douglas Fairbanks. sr.
and It. Comdr. Edward John Lord
Stanley. British Royal Navy Re-
serve. still were in Boston today
following their marriage late yes
terday.
The couple said they planned nc
honeymoon al present, as Lord
Stanley was assigned to active duty
The modest ceremony took place
in a tWo-room suite of tho Copley
Plaza Hotel in the presence of ap-
proXimatelv 20 guests.
1t was the third marriage for the
blond Englishwoman and the second
for Lord Stanley.
Cole Porter. the composer. gave
Evening star., 1944-01-19
DE Ship Bears Name
Of SoIomons Drive Hero
BY the Associated Pres.

BY the Associated Press
PITTSBURGH, Jan. 10. - The
U. S. S. Odum. destroyer escort
named in honor Fireman Joseph
Roy Odum. 81, who was killed in
action In the Solomons October IS,
1912, was christened today at the
Dravo Corp. shipyards.
The late heros mother. Mrs. Kath-
crime Odum, Jacksonville. Fla. acted
as sponsor. Fireman Odum was
awarded the Silver Star for gall
lantry while serving on the steam
ship Meredith and posthumously
awarded the Purple Heart.
The souander bug will get your
money il Fourth War Loan Bonds
don't.
Evening star., 1944-01-19
Weary Feet
Perk Up With
Ice-mint Treat

Whm ~ bsxn, sallousss sting and even
sssp b 1letra deae Just srean aal 4
aethins. tub q 4it.is Iss-Nint Tros9
yAits. ersa1-hks, ~ cooling sostAlne ss4,
Sost halps drive the IRE and paia hight -
-. Nred Aaselss relax in grateful rslfsf.
4 world Of difference in few minutes. Das
ADw Ies-Aint helps soften up Germs asi
aallou.a too. Get foot happy teday, IL
Evening star., 1944-01-19
Republicans Capture
z More House Seats
In Pennsylvania
BY the Associated rress.

~ the ASSuSAAteu 1icobs
PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 19-Re-
publicans held two additional seats
in the House Of Representatives to-
day after scoring victories in special
elections in Pennsylvania I'd and
18th congressional districts.
Joseph M. Pratt, who led his DEM
ocratic opponent, william A. Barrett,
by 5,58l votes in late returns from
1853 of 1854 divisions in the I'd district,
will fill the vacancy created by the
resignation of James p. McGranery,
Democrat, now assistant to Attorney
General Biddle The I'd district
gave Mr.. Pratt 24,9l0 and Mr.. Bar
rett 1899 votes.
Jubilant over the results, Repub-
lican City Chairman David w. Har-
ris said the voters shave elected a
Congressman equipped by back
ground and experience to represent
their interests" and hailed election
results as prophetic of the Repub-
lican trend that will carry Philadel-
phia next year."
Commenting in Washington on
the election, Representative Hal
leck of Indiana, chairman of the
National Republican Congressional
Committee, said the decisive Re-
publican victory in the End Penn
Sylvania district is another protest
against the policies of the New
Deal administration, another un-
mistakable evidence of the swing
to the Republican cause"
In the 18th district. in Mont
gomery County, yesterday Samuel
X. Mcconnell decisively defeated
Marvin B. Drummer, Democrat.
Complete returns from 1911 dis
tricts gave Mr.. Mcconnell a plural
ity Of 1924 votes. The l7th dis
trict gave Mr.. Mcconnell 20,173 and
Mr.. Drummer 1919 votes.
Mr.. Mcconnell will succeed J.
William Otter, Republican. who
was killed in an airplane crash near
Columbia, Pa, last November 81.
The election of Mr.. Pratt and Mr..
Mcconnell gives the Republicans
total OF 209 seats in the House. with
five vacancies remaining to be
filled. The Democrats. however,
still hold numerical superiority with
pit seats. Four seats are held by
minor party representatives.
Evening star., 1944-01-19

Iowa, Minnesota, Montana, Indiana
and Wisconsin.
Mr.. Quigley was personally critical
of Secretary of Agriculture Wickard
and A. G. Black, governor OF the
Farm Credit Administration. He de-
clared:
1T would be godsend to the
farmers of the Midwest If they both
were replaced"
Characterizing the Midwest as the
decisive battle ground of the presi-
dental campaign, Mr.. Quigley said
he believed Mr.. Roosevelt could
carry it, despite what he called
strong authoritarian sentiment.
Evening star., 1944-01-19
Nine Dead, One Injured
In Alabama Bomber Crash
Py the Associated Press

By The Associated Press
BIRMINGHAM, Ala, Jan. ia
four r-engined bomber from viii
Rogers Field at Oklahoma City
crashed and burned shortly after
taking off from the Birmingham
Municipal Airport last night, killing
nine of the 10 men aboard.
Capt. H. r. Sours, public relations
officer at the Birmingham Army
Air Base. said the condition of the
10th victim was undetermined.
The bomber, a B-24 Liberator. fell
in field about a mile from the air
port
Evening star., 1944-01-19

the bride away. Best man was 1t.
]. c. West. U. S. N.
Mrs. William Randolph Hearst, jr.,
wife of the newspaper publisher
served as matron of honor, and the
bride also was attended by Mrs.
Carl Holmes of Eastern Shore, Md,
and Mrs. Luther Davis of New York
Evening star., 1944-01-19
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The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-10-28
Waves
Continued From Page ~


Negro people over the shsttering
of the color bar in the Nays
auxiliary services are the following
statements from national Negro
men and women leaders:
Mrs. Beulah Whitby, president of
the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority.
declared: This order from the
Commander-in-Chief that opens
the auxiliary services of the Navy
to Negro women is a beachhead in
the battle for democracy. This move
is especially gratifying to the Alpha
Kappa Alpha Sorority. Franklin
Denalo Roosevelt is TO be COM
mended for the strength and cour-
age to issue this order. True VIC
tory and peace can be fastened
only as we continue to follow this
kind of strong leadership. Negro
women and other minority groups
have a real stake in facing the
future under the leadership OF a
man who has conviction and the
courage to act on it,"
Doors Must BE Opened
Mrs. Mary Mcleod Bethune.
president Of the National Council
Of Negro Women, stated: 1T is the
thing we have been working for.
Here we have another demonstra-
ton that il we continue to work
with courage and faith under the
liberal leadership of Franklin
Delano Roosevelt the doors will
and must be opened. Special COM
mendation is due the Non Partisan
Council of the AKA for their UNI
firing efforts in bringing this
about"
A True Champion
Congressman William L. Dawson
declared: Once more the Presi-
dent proves 10 all America that he
is a true champion of the dem
ocratic principle of equality OF OPP
portunity. Step by step he is cut
ting through the prejudice and dis
elimination which has barred the
way for Negro advancement"
Mrs. Thomasina Johnson. former
executive secretary Of the AKA
Non-Partisan Council. stated: The
decision Of the President to admit
Negro women to the WAVES and
SPARS is triumph for democ-
racy. President Roosevelt has gall
lantly prepared the way for the
further advancement Of Negro
women"
DR.. Marshall Shepard. recently
appointed Recorder Of Deeds and
nationally known Philadelphia
minister. declared: This order by
President Roosevelt marks another
forward step in the Presidents
program toward the full integra-
ton Of the Negro into the armed
forces While the Republicans call
for an investigation OF discrimina-
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-10-28

facts with Negroes Both Jews and
white gentiles show least tolerance
for the Negroes as neighborhoods.
Is. Over seventy per cent OF the
Jews believe that they have an
obligation 20 treat Negroes well
since they have known persecution.
However. only fifty per cent OF The
Jews think they treat Negroes bet
ter.
Il Over ninety per cent OF the
Jews had pleasant experiences with
Negroes as domestics. Seventy per
cent as customers, and ffty-nine
per cent as neighbors
Is. Fifty per cent Of the Negro
youth interviewed believed that
Jews treat Negroes better than do
non Jewish whites. but sixty per
cent said they expected better
treatment since Jews know what
IL II 70 b persecuted-
Ia Sixty-two per cent OF the
NEGROES feAt that they were treated
fairly By Jewish landlords: eighty
per cent felt that they had had
pleasant relationships in domestic
service In Jewish families.
IL. The amount OF merchant Gus
toner conflict is more related TO
the general economic and social
character OF the area than 10 the
factor OF racial ownership. The
lower the economic and social con-
dltions in given area, the greater
the amount OF conflict engendered
In Detroit this is illustrated by
the presence OF the greatest amount
Of Negro-JewiSh conflict in the
Hastings area, which is the poorest
OF the three areas studied.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-10-28
Marines
Continued from Page II

to the front lines and carried
wounded back TO the hospital
Often they had TO dash through
machine gun Are TO reach the
wounded Marines.
We knew they were losing blood.
so We practically had 10 run all
the way back 10 the hospital" said
Pvt. Robert J McCloud. 20, OF 2
Star street. Raleigh. N. c.. who
left defense job al the Norfolk
Navy Yard 10 join the Marines.
They trudged almost a mile with
the wounded, arriving at the hos
pital in time TO save dozens OF
lives. They were handicapped by
crushing heat the first two days, a
driving rain the third, and mud
up 10 their knees the fourth day.
The stretcher bearers weren't
arrived but armed guards ~secom-
panied them - one In front and
one In the rear. The third day OF
the siege. q stretcher was borne
by Pfc. Joe NJ Mcknight. 10. Of 28o
Front street. Georgetown. S. c.:
Pfc. Leonard r. Mayo Jr.. 10, Of
2l5 Woodland avenue. Morton. Pa:
Pvt. Raymond Breaux. 26. OF 1892
Clouet street. New Orleans. La. and
Pfc. George w. Henderson, %, Of
Henderson. Texas.
"A Jap opened up on us and our
front guard was injured. Then the
man in the rear got il How that
Sniper missed us. don't know.
Maybe we just prayed harder"
Mayo said.
They made three trips 10 the hos
pital that morning came back
for the two guards - without a
pause.
A few days later. when Bloody
Nose" had been secured, the
s;retcher bearers heard that "Ju-
Nor" was dead Pvt. James Grew.
IS. OF 1880 Druid Hill avenue. Bal
timore, Md, couldn't believe il.
Cautiously. he walked up the IA
niliar path. Nothing happened. He
walked halfway back. Still TO shots.
He shook his head slowly.
ITS just not going TO be the
same without Junior" he said.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-10-28
Arrest 3 Youths In
Thefts From Stores

Three young men were charged
this week with simple larceny in
the alleged theft OF merchandise
from two large downtown depart
ment stores.
Accused Of stealing seven foun-
tain pens from J. L. Hudson store
are Curtis Daniels. IL. Of 28l7
Hastings street and Muriel Wood
ward. IL. Of 709 Napoleon street.
According TO police Henry Will
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-10-28
Negro-Jewish Survey Bellies Many Old Conceptions

ton in the Army and Navy, Presi-
dent Roosevelt acts to wipe II out"
Toward Full Citizenship
Congressman-elect Adam Powell
OF New York stated: I'VE are on
the march toward full citizenship
under the liberal leadership OF
President Roosevelt. This order
opening the WAVES and SPARS
represents democracy in action.
The Negro people will remember
this on Nov. T."
Mrs. Marjorie Joyner. vice pres
ident of the Madame c. J. Walker
Manufacturing company. declared.
"All over America Negro women
are applauding the forward step
taken by President Roosevelt in
lowering the color barriers in the
WAVES and SPARS President
Roosevelt is democracy's greatest
champion in our time
Mrs. Rosa Gragg. nationally
known club woman and president
Of the Detroit Association OF Wo-
mems Clubs. stated: President
Roosevelt has struck another blow
at discrimination. II is natural
consequence Of his long-held policy
OF non-discrimination."
Precedent SCATTERING
Judge Joseph Rainey OF Phila-
delphia's Magistrate Court. de-
clared: The opening OF the
WAVES and SPARS to Negro wo-
men is consistent with the prece-
dent-shattering record of President
Roosevelt. His courageous leader
ship in the days ahead is the best
guarantee we can have for future
progress.
The NAACP in a statement from
its National Office. praised the
breaking of the ban on Negro wo-
men in the Navy and issued plea
for a non-segregated training pro-
gram.