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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-08

Actually. Stettinius couched his
warning in the form of an ex-
preston of support for a certain
paragraph in Prime Minister
Churchill's statement to the
House of Commons two days ago.
in which Churchill declared him.
self in favor of self-determina-
ton by the Greek people.
HINTS DIsAPPRovAL
Stettinius in a news conference
today selected this paragraph for
quotation and for expression of
full agreement. Thus indirectly
he made it clear that the United
States disapproves of other state
ments by Churchill and other
actions by the British government
in Greece.
Stettinius carefully avoided CIV
ing support 10 other statements of
Churchill in the same speech, in
which the British prime minister
declared that his government was
opposed TO the growing power of
Communist elements which re-
fused 10 lay down their arms.
QUOTES CHURCHILL
The portion of Churchill's speech
which Stettinius selected for APP
proval and requoted to the press
was:
"Our own position, as I have
said, Is extremely clear. Whether
the Greek people form them
selves into a monarchy or a re-
public Is for their decision.
Whether they form a govern
ment Of the right or OF the left
Is for their decision. These are
entirely matters for them"
Stettinius added, in a statement
for direct quotation:
with this statement I am In
full agreement. IL IL also our
earnest hope that the people
and authorities Of Greece and
our British allies will work to-
gether in rebuilding that raw
ished country"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-08

LONDON, Dec. 7 GNS)-Amer-
lean Ninth Army forces were re-
ported in a Reuter- frontline dis
patch today 10 have cleared the
town OF Linnich. west of the Roer
River. entirely of German troops.
Front reports also said that
American tanks forced German
panzers into retreat after a heavy
five-hour battle near Binning. 10
miles southeast of Sarreguemines.
At least 10 German tanks were
reported knocked out in the
battle.
(Armor Of the American
Third Army now is in action at
the town OF Forbach within four
miles of Saarbrucken. BIC said
today.
GA commentator of the Nazi
DNB agency admitted that the
pressure of both the American
Third and Seventh armies along
the approaches 10 the Saar re-
suited in penetration of the for
ward defenses of the Siegfried
Line.)
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-08
In The Times TODAY

DIR. ,. c. TooLE, DENTIST
ITO W. Lafayette, At Michigan. opp. City
Hall. Hourt. 90. Tel CA ees9s-Adv.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-08
NAILS THROW SMOKE

The Germans. in last minute
efforts TO stave off an onslaught
which would enable the Ninth
Army 10 send its armor streaming
toward the Rhine, shrouded their
movements with a considerable
smoke screen.
While the bulk of the Germans
facing the Ninth Army have been
driven back across the Roer.
headquarters reported snipers still
active west Of the river. notably
in the villages of FlosSberg and
Barmen.
The First Army put down three
fierce G erman counterattacks
aimed at retaining the captured
village of Bergstein and continued
Continued on Page 2. Col. ~
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-08
E3i1't! 3'z;SI$
JAPs CLAIM SINKING OF L. $. SHIPS
Times Photo

JAPS CLAIM SINKING OF : L. :. SHIPS
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. (UP)-Tokyo radio claimed
today that ii Jap planes of a suicide squadron sank
L. $. battleship five transports and warship of
unidentified type" of Leyte Tuesday
PHILADELPHIA WOMAN ROBBED, MURDERED
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. : (INS)-Mrs. Freda Wod-
nger, 49, wife Of insurance stabbed to death
In her North Philadelphia home today by thief who
escaped with valuable jeweIry and than $50 in cash.
TOMMY DORSEY FREED OF ASSAULT CHARGES
HOLLYWOOD, Dec. (UP)-SuperOr Judge Arthur
Crum today dismissed assault charges against Tommy
Dorsey the bandleader whose birthday party started
ALL his giamorous wife, Pat Dane and gambler A:en
Smiley.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-08

(See Story on Page I2)
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1944-04-07
jackson County
Will Be Allowed
Truani Officer

A bill passed at this session
of the Legislature grants jackson
and Harrison counties the RICH
to employ a truant officer, schoo
officials announced. Under the
federal law, only counties with
more than 10000 population may
maintain a truant officer and al
though the population of Jack
son county far exceeds this num-
Der only the figures of the last
United States census are admit
ted. There has been no census
since 1910.
The passage of this bill will
mean the addition of a very bad
ly needed officer, school officials
pointed out, as the truant Off
Ger has as his duty the enforce
ment of school attendance regu-
lations. He will be able to APP
prehend pupils not attending
school and visit the homes of the
boy Or girl playing hockey in an
effort to insure regular attend
snce.
a few changes were also made
IN the attendance laws for the
designed to make the law
more effective.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1944-04-07
County Tops
undDriv
0ne-Third
More Than $4,000
Collected For Red
Cross Report Suys

Practically final but still in
complete returns showed Thurs
day that Jackson county has top
ped its Red Cross War Fund quo
ia by almost 33 l-3 percent, K.
w. Burnham, county drive chair
man, said.
Figures compiled Thursday
show hat a total of $31 ,046 has
been contributed to the drive.
The county quota was w 1898.
All area chairmen reported
quotas smashed, and some said
that funds were still coming in.
In Pascagoula, T. T. Justice,
chairman, said that a total oil
$9,043.98 has been contributed by
business houses of the city, and
$8,803.90 by employees at the
ingalls, Shipyard for a total OF
$17,847.88. Pascagoula's quota,
including the shipyard. was $12,-
O00.
AT Moss Point Claude A. Blan-
chard, chairman, said that a total
of $1,000 has been contributed to
smash the quota of $4,000. Mr..
Blanchard was high in praise OF
the cooperation and generosity
received in connection with the
drive.
At Ocean Springs, Lee Jordan,
chairman, reported total contri-
buttons of $780,. Funds from
Vancleave, st. Martins, Gautier
and surrounding rural communi-
ties YER included in this figure,
he said. Additional funds are
still coming in, he added. The
Ocean Springs quota was $4,000.
A full breakdown of the figures
will be published in next weeks
issue of the Chronicle Star and
Advertiser and area chairmen are
urged to complete their reports
so that they will be available.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1944-04-07

some indication that the day will
be warm enough for the display
of new spring finery. The fire.
quency of rainy Sundays for the
past several weeks is causing
speculation as to whether the day
will be a spirit-iifting occasion.
or a hat-spotting disappointment.
Members of the various
churches are identifying the
churches for the special celebra-
ton with Easter lilies as a prom
inent flower in the decorations.
Almost every church in Pasca-
goula is faced with the problem
of seating the expected crowd and
chairs will be placed in every
available space to accommodate
as many worshippers as possible.
The USO will sponsor the an
nual sunrise service which will
be held at the Municipal Beach
Park in Pascagoula at $50 Sun
day morning. A second early
morning service will be held in
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1944-04-07
-Four Negroes Are
Fined On Liquor
Charges In County

A total of $3.50 was imposed in
fines on four negro men in JUS
tice of the peace courts in Jack
son county on charges of dealing
in liquor. They we're Joe Cephus.
Joe Jones, Thomas Budro and
Henry Givens.
Arrested by Sheriff D. O. New
man and County Patrolmen Feni-
more Hudson and Levert Bosarge,
some of the men were tried in
Justice of the Peace Kate Den
ny's court and another in the
court of Justice of the Peace B.
B. Hobby.
The largest fine was that of
$500 imposed on Budro on charg-
es of wholesaling liquor. Owens
was fined $3.50 for having in his
possession 48 gallons of liquor
and Cephus and Jones were
fined 500 each, the first for sell
ing liquor and the second for de-
livering liquor.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1944-04-07
S. S. Riverside To
Be Chrisfened By
Mrs. Swan Today

The S. S. Riverside will be
launched today by the ingalls,
Shipbuilding Corporation with
fitting ceremonies and a baptis-
NAL spray of champagne at the
hands of Mrs. Sydney Swan,
whose husband is with the Amer
lean Bureau of Shipping at the
shipyard. The ceremonies are
scheduled for 11:45 a. m.
The big vessel is an 18,000-ton,
all-welded ship one of which is
sliding down the ways of the
yard every other Friday with
clock-like regularity. These CO
ships are destined for troop
transport and cargo duty with
Allied fleets.
Mrs. Swan will have her sis
ter, Mrs. G. Dewey Blank, White
Plains, N. Y, and Mrs. Marvin
L. Funkhouser, Pascagoula, as
her matrons of honor and other
members of the party will be
Mrs. Spencer Beebe, Moss Point,
Mr.. and Mrs. William Watkins,
Mobile, and Mrs. d. B. Clayton,
Mrs. Earl R. Hammett, Mrs.
James A. Sweeney and MFR. Swan,
Pascagoula.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1944-04-07
Additional Grant
For City Schools
Given Approval

An additional grant of $27,43
has been approved by the federal
government for the maintenance
and operation of the Pascagoula
schools, according to information
received by County School Super
intendent A. F. Megehee and City
School Superintendent Thomas
R. Wells.
The original request was for
funds amounting to $87 900 and
this was approved on the basis
of an average daily attendance of
2,600 students. The daily attend
ance average has already risen
to 5000, school officials pointed
out, and these additional funds
were requested to care for the
increased enrolment.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1944-04-07

Kreole, at the Methodist church.
The entire program of the SER
vice in Pascagoula will be con-
Quoted by the Rev. J. C. Crane
of the First Presbyterian church.
and the hymns will be led by the
Rev. f. W. Ulmer, pastor of the
First Methodist church. Miss Gene
Eason, of the faculty of the Pas.
In a formal proclamation.
Mayor Walter r. GulleY has
proclaimed the afternoon of
Good Friday. April T. 1914.
from ! to . o'clock. a holiday
and requests all merchants and
business firms. industries and
the city schools to suspend op-
erafions in order that every
citizen may have an opporfu-
nifty 10 attend Good Friday SER
vices in his respective place
of worship.
CONTINUED on PAGE 8. Sec. u
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1944-04-07
Markets Closed By
Court Order For
'0PA Violation

Four grocery stores in Pasca-
goula were ordered to suspend
the sale of all meats and fats by
the federal judge for from 10 to
30 days because of "wilful VIC
lation" of OPA regulations.
The longest sentence was inn
posed on Lee and Johnson Gro
Gerry Company on Telephone road
which was ordered to cease sale
of all items requiring red ration
tickets, for 80 DAYS. The market
will begin serving the sentence
Immediately. Torricelli Grocery
on Delmas avenue was ordered
by the court to close for 20 days
and Witchen Grocery and Jules
Grocery Company were given 10
day closing orders.
Evidence which led to the ac-
ton by the federal court was
gathered during a check-up
made in Pascagoula several
weeks ago by OPA Officials from
the Atlanta office. At that time,
a number of merchants were
summoned for a hearing before
the OPA price panel and were
requested to make voluntary
contributions to the United States
Treasury in restitution for over
charges. These four merchants,
however, were dealt with more
severely, K. L. Walker, chief
clerk of the local War Price and
Rationing Board explained. be-
cause OPA officials felt the man.
ayers knew the rules and had
refused to abide by them where
as in other instances overcharges
could be attributed to mistakes.
The official checkers of the
state and district OPA offices
make periodic checks of stores TO
determine whether the OPA
regulations are being observed.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1944-04-07
Frank Spann, Jr.
New President
OF Rotary Club

Frank G.. Spann was elected
president of the Moss Point Ro-
tary club at the annual election
which was held Thursday. Mr..
Spann is at present vice-presi-
dent of the club and he will sue
coed Gregory Wood as head OF
the organization.
Other officers named were
Claude Blanchard, vice-presidenti
A. l.. Monroe. reelected secre-
tary and treasurer; board of di-
rectors, A. w. Head, A. j. Frank
lin ard Cyril Slyfield. The three
officers automatically become
board members as does the re-
firing president.
The Moss Point High school
chorus sang a song which the
group will sing at the Gulf Coast
Regional contest to be held III
Gulfport. April Ia. The boys
quartet also sang its number for
that occasion and Doris Bennett
gave her piano selection she viii
play in the contest.
Visiting Rotarians we're A. +
Megehee and NJ l.. FunkhouseI
from Pascagoula. and Verne
Barnes, Chamber of Commerce
secretary, attended.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1944-04-07
Resurrection Of Christ Celebrated AT
Special Easier 0~bservances In County

The resurrection of Jesus
Christ, celebrated the Christian
world over. at the Easter season,
will be observed in Jackson
county at a union sunrise service.
and special ceremonies in every
church Sunday.
Holy Communion will mark the
services in many churches and
other churches observed the
Lords Supper before Easter day.
Easter egg hunts have been
planned by many of the churches
and individuals were arranging
to entertain their children at this
seasonal sport. Youngsters who
have spoken of the Bunny Rab-
bit with bated breath for s.good
many days past are anticipating
discovery of his traditional nest
filled with brightly colored Eas-
ter eggs.
With the coming of a cool spell
during the week, Easter paraders
have already begun peering at
the thermometer anxinusly for
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1944-04-07
Paving OF Caniy
Sireei.Approved
By Government

Final approval has been given
the project for the paving of Can
ty street into the ingalls, Ship
building Corporation yard, Mayor
Walter r. Gulley revealed on
Thursday.
The Mississippi Highway de-
partment will be in charge of en-
cheering and close on the heels
of the setting of the final seal of
approval on the proposed inlet
and outlet to the shipyard to
accommodate the heavy streams
of traffic during the changes of
shifts department officials arrived
to complete plans. Although no
definite announcement was made
as to the exact route this paved
road will take, indications were
that it will begin on Canty street
at the shipyard gate and continue
north to Dupont street, turn west
on Dupont and run into Frederic
street and thence into Delmas
avenue.
The concrete or hard surfaced
road will be go feet wide, accord
ing to blueprints. Sidewalks were
requested to supplement the
street and it seemed probable
that these will be built on Canty
street at least to the point where
the new road turns. According
20 Mayor Gulley, the city plans
to continue the paving or hard
surfacing of Canty street and
the installation Of sidewslks on.
to Deimas avenue.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1944-04-07
Two Charged In
Robbery, Beating;
Third Involved

Two men were arrested on
charges of assault and battery
with intent to kill and rob, and
a third is scheduled to be taken
into custody on a similar charge
following an alleged attack and
robbery of a shipyard worker at
a beer parlor located on the
Pascagoula-Moss Point highway.
Released under $500 bond fol-
lowing their arrest were Bryant
Roberts and A. ]. Gentry. Pre-
liminary hearing before Justice
of the Peace Kate Denny is
scheduled for today at 10 a. m.
at the court house.
The men were arrested by
Continued on Page 81
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1944-04-07
Deputy Collectors
To Help In Filing
"A Tax Estimates

Dates on which deputy collec-
tors of the United States Treas
ury Department will be in Moss
Point and Pascagoula to assist
taxpayers in preparation Of the
declaration of estimated tax for
the year 1914 were announced
this week by Eugene Fly, state
collector Of internal revenue.
Deputy collectors will be at
the City Hall in Moss Point on
April IL, and at the Court House
in Pascagoula on April 10, ID
and Is, the announcement said.
April is is the deadline for filing
OF the estimates.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1944-04-07
WALKOUT AT SHIPYARD MAY
LAUNCHING SET FOR
FRIDAY; 400 MEN INVOLVED
Carpenters. Joiners And Painters Take
Part In Work Stoppdge AT Ingulis Yard

Approximately 400 carpenters,
joiners and painters at the In
gals Shipbuilding Corporation
yard were idle Thursday follow
ing the refusal of the company
to dismiss a non-union worker on
one of the ships, it was reported.
The walkout affected approx
mately $50 carpenters and join
ers, and 35 painters.
Both shipyard and union Off
Gals refused to be quoted as to
the cause of the walkout.
However, it was understood
that the scheduled launching of
the S. S. Riverside, $4,000 ton
naval transport, Friday, would be
delayed unless the men reported
for work Friday morning.
National union officials were
in Pascagoula and a conference
was under way between them
and local officials Thursday af-
ternoon.
Walkout of the carpenters
started Tuesday of this week
when the reported request by
the union for the dismissal of the
non-union man was denied.
Under terms of the agreement
between the company and the
union, made at a conference No
vember 20 of last year, when a
strike vote was threatened, union
membership is not a condition of
employment.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1944-04-07
Coast Bapiisis Plan Rally Day And
Church Dedication Here On April e

A mass meeting and rally day
for Baptists of the Mississippi
coast which will also mark the
formal dedication Of the new First
Baptist church. will be held in
Pascagoula, Sunday, April %,
DR.. L. E. Green, pastor, an
nounced this week.
Representatives from virtually
every Baptist church in the coast
region are expected to attend
the rally and dedication as well
as a thousand or more visitors.
Churches participating in the
rally are as follows:
Bay st. Louis, Pass Christian,
bogtown, Sharon long Beach,
Ocean Springs, Guifport First
Church and Grace Memorial, Bill
oxi First Church and Second
Church; Gautier, Escatawpa. Kre-
ole, Moss Point, East Moss Point,
Barton and the Pascagoula First
Church and Watts Memorial.
A program starting at 2:30 p
m. Sunday, has been arranged
and full details will be announce
at a later date.
Principal speaker at the Rally
Day will be DR.. j. B. Lawrence
executive secretary and treasur-
er of the Home Mission Board Of
the Southern Baptist Convention
of Atlanta, Ga.
DIR. Lawrence is a former pas
tor of the First Baptist church OF
New Orleans, former secretary
and treasurer of the Mississippi
Baptist Mission Board, and for.
mer president of the Oklahoma
Baptist University. He is one Of
the outstanding Baptist church
men of the country and widely
known throughout the South
All Baptists residing in this
area are cordially urged to make
plans to attend the Rally Day,
DR.. Green said, as well as mem
bers of any other denomination
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1944-04-07
County Health
Center Funds Get
Federal Approval

A federal grant of $35,250 for
a new Jackson Public Health cen
ter, was officially approved on
Thursday, according to a telegram
received from Washington.
The application for the funds
was made several months ago by
the County Board of Supervisors,
according to K. w. Burnham,
president of the board. The old
Central school building on So.
Pascagoula street will be reno
waited with this money, he said.
The county's part in the estab-
lishment of this new, modern
health center will be the furnish
ing of the building and payment
of architects fees.
"The present health center on
Frederic street is seriously over
crowded." Mr.. Burnham said,
'and in addition, it is the proper
ty of the Port Commission which
has indicated a desire to reclaim
it for use by the commission"
Plans call for the opening up
of what is now the basement of
the building into the ground floor
where will be located the nurses
room and office, an office for the
health officer, waiting rooms for
white and colored, and venereal
and immunization clinics. On the
front half of the second floor will
be the x-ray department, dental
clinic and the laboratory and an
assembly room. The sanitary di-
vision will have offices on that
floor.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1944-04-07
Juvenile Jurisf To
Speak AT BIS P. M.
ToduY AT School Hall

Judge Camille Kelley, Mem
phis juvenile jurist, will speak
today at Bis pm, at the Pasca-
goula High school auditorium, on
problems of youth. The Young
Women's Business Club of Pas
cagoula is sponsoring her appear
ance and there will be no admis-
sion. Reservation cards for a seat
in the hall may be obtained from
the secretaries of the High school,
South and Central Elementary
schools.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1944-04-07
Supervisors
AdopiZone
Regulation
Public Hearing On
Regulation Is Sci
For April 25th.

The jackson County Board oI
Supervisors took under consider
stion Monday the adoption OF a
coming law covering beach front
adjacent to the Pascagoula cor
porate limits, and ordered a
public hearing set for Monday
April rs, to hear any objections
that may be offered to the pro-
posed regulation.
The regulation was made pos
sible by the passage in this ses.
sion Of the State Legislature OF
an amendment to Chapter 448,
Laws of Mississippi Of 1898, per-
hitting counties with specified
populations and sloping beach
fronts to put into effect such reg
ulations. The Jackson Caunty
Supervisors acted quickly by TAX
ing under consideration the adop-
ton of the regulation at its first
session the following passage Of
the amendment.
Controls Commercial Buildings
The proposed regulation would
make 1t unlawful to erect, recon
struct or enlarge any filling sta
ton, tourist camp or cottages, or
any building to be used for gain
full occupation, parking lots, bill
board, etc. within 500 feet OF the
base or front OF the present sea-
wall OF road protection structure,
or sloping beach,"
The regulation does not affect
wharves or bath houses that are
to be used for nnn-commercial
purposes.
The proposed regulation speci-
ficaliy sets out areas to be az
fected as follows:
Beginning at the base Of the
present seawall or road protection
structure at the southeast corner
OF the municipal limits of the
City OF Pascagoula; thence north
along the range line dividing
Ranges 8-5 and Ranges 8-6, and
running north along the said
Range line at a distance of 500
feet, and thence east by a line
500 feet north of and parallel
with the front or base of said
seawall or road protection struc-
ture. or sloping beach to where
said line will strike the center. of
Bayou Chicot; thence in a gen
orally southeast direction along
the center of said Bayou Chicot
to where the same empties into
the Mississippi Sound or Gulf of
Mexico; thence south 500 feet;
thence in a generally northwes-
terly and westerly direction by a
line that is 500 feet south of and
generally parallel to the base or
front of the present seawall and
road protection structure, and
sloping beach to a point 500 feet
south of the point Of beginning
thence north 500 feet along what
would be the range line between
8-5 and SO to the point of begin
ming.
A beach front zoning law al
ready exists within the Pasca-
goula corporate limits.
The proposed regulation in full
will be found in the legal notices
in this issue of the Chronicle
Star and Advertiser.