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The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1944-12-04
Complete 1000
Liberotors by
Pearl Hurbor Doy

DEARBORN The anniversary
Thursday of the attack on Pearl
Harbor will find Willow Runs
700oth Liberator rolling off the
final assembly line at the bomber
plant, the Ford News Bureau an
nounced Saturday.
More than q thousand master
changes (purely design changes)
have been incorporated during the
production of these 1000 ships, in
volving more than a million tooling
hours and more than half million
engineering hours. These changes
are in addition to the routine flow
of miscellaneous eering
changes.
With completion of the 7,OOOth
ship, all basic modification changes
will have been absorbed in the reg
ular flow Of production, Ford Off
Gals said. and all future bomberS
will be virtually ready for combat
duty.
Willow Run celebrated produc-
ton Of its 6,OO0th bomber on Sept.
10, and the 5.0O0th B-24 came off
the line last June %.
The manufacturing milestone
Thursday will bring Willow Runs
output since last Jan. / to more
than $500 neutrality-suspicious. un-
cqualed in aircraft history.
Since the first all-Ford Iiberator
rolled out of Willow Run two years
ago last September, evolution of the
bomber has been so extensive that
he present model is a radical de-
parture from the original plane.
Preseason sale of licenses had
prompted conservation department
forecasts that the record 227,O00
sale Of 1941 might be topped. Also,
With an anticipated new high In
licenses sold, there was reason to
3elieve that the kill might exceed
last years all-time record of sc ,169.
With the check of hunters re-
port cards, to be completed early
next year, the forecasts may be
found to have been fairly accu-
rate. Department game men, how
ever, have their fingers crossed.
Check-ups made during the season
in representative areas seem to in
dictate that both hunting pressure
and deer kill were under last year.
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1944-12-04
Win In Duplicate
Bridge Tournament

Mrs. William F. Webb and Mrs.
Jack MCGEE wre first prize winners
for North and South: M. A. Crews
and @ K. Hunt for East and West
at the Downriver Duplicate tourna-
ment November %.
Second prize winners were Ethel
Burns, Lois Benthien, H. Harrison
and A. Franks. sIss
First prize winners were from
Wyandotte and Crosse lie.
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1944-12-04
Surprised with Party on
SeventY-Second Birthday

As has been the custom for many
years, the children Of James Nc
Kenzie Of $50 Negaunee street, as
sisted him in celebrating his seven
ty-second birthday last Saturday.
Children and their families sur
prised him with a party. A cake
centered the dining table where
places were marked for Mr.. and
Mrs. Willard Mckenzie, the hosts.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Tavener, Mr.. and
Mrs. A. Rolaff, Mr.. and Mrs. Peter
Leis, Mr.. and Mrs. James McKen-
zie. Joyce Tavener, Patsy and Mary
Mckenzie, Nancy Leis and Ronnie
Rolaff.
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1944-12-04
Brownies Invest
New Members at
Evening Ceremony
BY Mossles-

AT the regular meeting, the XII
wants Brownie Troop 1859, led by
Mrs. Calvin Geyer and Mrs. Arthur
Rambo, held an Investiture Cere-
mony Wednesday evening for nine
new members.
The new members are Barbara
Affholter, jeanne Hadley, Janet
Murray, Darlene Parke, Carol
Roush, Patricia Shankel, Phyllis
Ann Sinclair, Nancy Whalen and
Catherine Whyte.
The remainder of the meeting
time was used by the Brownies in
making gifts. On hand to help them
with their handcraft were the troop
committee members, Mrs. NJ. r. Nit
chell, chairman, Mrs. NJ. c. Busha
and Mrs. L. P. Affholter.
The troop will attend a party
Tuesday afternoon as the guests of
the Happy Bluebird group.
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1944-12-04
CHINESE MORALE OFFICER
WILL SPEAK IN DETROIT

Liu Lang-Mo, 'the man who
taught the Chinese how to sing" "
VII arrive in Detroit Friday morn
ing to deliver the second lecture in
the cently-inaugurated East-West
series. He will speak at BIS Friday
evening In the Rackham Education
al Memorial Auditorium on China
Sings as she Fights"
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1944-12-04
Personal

Mrs. Arthur T. Korn, Plum street,
and daughters, 10 Ann and Judy,
returned last week from Butler,
Pennsylvania, where they spent the
Thanksgiving holidays. Mrs. Korn
was called to Butler by the serious
illness Of her father, Mark Mckee.
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1944-12-04

The duration Of the life cycle OF
the domestic fly varies from 10 to
10 days. However the Pasteur In
stitute has made experiments which
reveal the fact that the longest life
OF a fly is about 90 days.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1944-04-21
Wells Hits Hiring
OF Minors In Talk
To Rotary Club

Members of the Moss Point Ro-
tary Club heard a frank discus
sion of the juvenile problems in
Jackson County Thursday when
Thomas X. Wells, superintendent
of Pascagoula schools, was the
guest speaker.
Special emphasis was placed
by Mr. Wells on the problem of
the employment of under-age
boys, and even girls. Under the
law the employment of minors,
under Is years old, is regulated
with a maximum of 10 hours a
week permissible during school
months and 40 hours a week as
the maximum for summer vaca-
tons.
THE larger industries operate
under both federal and state reg
ulations and are cooperative
along these lines" he said. "But
we have a problem among the
smaller businesses and industries.
In some instances there are stud
ents who go to work after school
is out and do not get home until
midnight.
Mr.. Wells urged that merchants
Continued on Page 3, Sec. -
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1944-04-21
Puscdgould Women
Prepare To Take
Up Red Cross Work

Close on the heels Of the de-
cision by the Jackson County
Chapter OF the American Red
TO install an office with q
lslll time worker ii Pascagoula,
came an awakening of interest
in Red Cross activities on the
part OF the women of the city.
A movement is already under
way TO organize into a group of
workers TO tackle all phases Of
Red Cross work, such as folding
handages, knitting and answering
other calls from the Organization
OF mercy. With the only office
for the chapter in -the county To-
Gated in Ocean Springs, there
was no opportunity to engage in
this volunteer work here, women
declared. Dissatisfaction over
this state of affairs had been
voiced on several occasions by
women who had, been a part OF
the corps of workers who made
ain outstanding record and gained
recognition from national head
quarters for work done during
World War |.
The executive committee OF
the chapter voted at d recent
meeting which was attended by
Frank McGurk. regional director
of the area office in Atlanta, to
maintain an office in Pascagoula.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1944-04-21
Set
On
Beach Zone
Supervisors Hold
Public Session On
Tuesday Morning

A public hearing on the pros
posed adoption of coming regular
tions affecting the beach front
adjacent to Pascagoula is sched-
uled to be held by the County
Board of Supervisors at 10 am.
Tuesday at the court house. ~
The proposed law was taken
under consideration by the board
at its regular session on Monday,
April 3, and proposed to ban UNI
desirable buildings or businesses
within 500 feet of the base or
front of the present seawall or
road protection structure or slop-
ing beach"
The regulation was made pos
sible by the passage in the recent
session of the State Legislature
of an amendment permitting
counties of specified populations
to adopt such regulations.
Interest High
Considerable interest has been
manifested in the proposed regu-
lation and the Pascagoula Civic
Council has urged all interested
parties to attend the session be-
cause the decision made by the
board as a result of the hearing
twill vitality affect Pascagoula
and Jackson Ciunty for wears to
come.
''The Pascagoula Civic Council
is urging all public spirited ciu-
zens and all members of its par
ticipating agencies to attend the
meeting, and to give full support
10 the farsighted program of COM
munity development embodied
in the proposed enactments," q
letter issued by the club said, add
ing that '.the local beach is al
ready threatened with disfigure-
ment by the erection of unsightly
and unattractive commercial
structures"
The proposed regulation would
make il unlawful to erect, or en-
large any filling station, tourist
camp or cottages, or any building
to be used for gainful occupation,
parking lots, b%illboards, etc,
within 500 feet of the beach front.
Areas Affected
Areas specifically set out in the
regulation are as follows:
Beginning at the base of the
present seawall or road protection
structure at the southeast corner
Continued on Page 81
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1944-04-21
Osbornes Bond To
Salute Shipyord
Workers On April 81

Will Osborne's nationally
known band will play a salute pro-
gram to the personnel of the In
gals Shipyard at the High school
auditorium April u, There will
be two programs, one at 8 pm.
and the second at $50 pm. on the
high school lawn so that all who
wish may have an opportunity
of hearing the music. In the
event of bad weather, this second
show will be held inside the audi
forum but all who were present
for the first program will be ask
ed to leave to make room for
those unable to get into the hall
at 8 pm. The band will broadcast
from $3.50 to 8:5 pm.
This is a part of the Victory
of Spotlight Bands. These bands,
during their broadcasts are heard
over l73 stations of the Blue Net
work on a coast-to-eoast hook-up.
spotlighting what is being done
at various outstanding corpora
tions. The series Is now in its
84th week.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1944-04-21
Few Considered
For Deferments
Under 26 Years

Only three groups of registrants
under 26 years or age r eligible
for consideration for deferment,
selective service officials have
announced.
Men who are skilled and expe-
rienced in agriculture, who are
regularly engaged in this line OF
work and are producing enough
essential war crops and are in
dispensable, comprise m group.
High school students who are Is
years old and are in the last half
of their scholastic year may be
considered for deferment upon
request. College students 10
through rs may be considered,
provided they will graduate be-
fore July l, and so may students
taking certain courses considered
necessary to the war effort. Those
men in certain war activities in
the industrial group for whom no
replacement is available may be
considered for deferment by the
local boards.
Col. Lawrence w. Long, state
director of selective service, stat
ed that no other men under rs
years of age on March "a, 1914,
will be considered for deferment
unless found physically unfit in
the pre-induction physical exam
ination.
"Since the fighting of this war
requires more and more young
men," he said, EVERY effort is
being made to furnish only young
men. The withdrawal of these
men from essential supporting ae-
tivities may cause some temper
airy disruption but it will be very
slight"
ColA Long explained that pre-
viously declared essential occupa-
tons such as pilots, printers, ma
chinists, Welders, pipefitters and
many thousand others are only
considered by the local and APP
peal boards with reference to reg
istrants over IS years old. The
state director stated that it is
contemplated that the next group
to become eligible for induction
in this plan will be the age group
Of 26 through 30 years, but it is
not contemplated entering this
group until the group of l8 to 26
year ODDS has been exhausted in
the nation.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1944-04-21
Dedication OF Church, Burning OF
Notes Highlighi Baptist Rally Day

Dedication of the First Baptist
church buildings and burning of
notes signifying a debt-free insti-
tuition will highlight ceremonies
in Pascagoula Sunday that will
be participated in by Baptists of
the Mississippi coast, as well as
leading Baptist figures from all
through the South.
Three services will be held
throughout the day, DR.. L. E.
Green. pastor of the church, an
nounced this week.
At the morning services at
l0:45 o'clock the burning of the
church notes will take place, and
DR.. L. G. Gates, pastor of the
First Baptist church of Laurel,
Miss, will deliver the sermon.
The mass meeting for Baptists
of the Mississippi coast will be
held at 2:30 Sunday afternoon in
the church auditorium, and the
speakers will be DR.. J. f. billiard,
Southern Baptist director of pro-
motion, and DR.. j. b. Lawrence,
executive-sceretary of the Home
Mission Board of the Southern
Baptist convention. Both men are
outstanding figures in the Baptist
church.
Evening services will begin at
8 o'clock and DR.. D.. M. Nelson,
president of Mississippi College
at Clinton, Miss, will deliver the
address.
The public is cordially invited.
to attend any one or all three of
the meetings, DR.. Green said.
Representatives of virtually
every Baptist church in the coast
section are expected to attend the
ceremonies.
Following is the program:
Morning Worship Service
l0:4s 4. NJ.
Organ Prelude, Sabbath Calm
(Christiani), Mrs. Higginbotham:
Hymn No. 2 20 Worship the
King Invocation, DR.. L. E.
Green; Chorus, "A Mighty For
tress,' choir; Hymn No. 236.
Continued on Page 81
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1944-04-21
Pascagoula And
Moss Point Highs
Place In Meet

H
Pascagoula tied Gulfport for
third place and Moss Point placed
fifth in the Gulf Coast Regional
platform events held Friday in
Gulfport at the high school. Biloxi
vas the winner.
Scoring was as follows. Biloxi,
30; Bay St. Louis, 2312; Gulfport
and Paseagoula, 81 each; Long
Beach. l8. and Moss Point, 1872.
In the piano events, of all the
contestants entered from each of
the -four classes two were chosen
te compete in the finals. Doro-
thy Hannah of Pascagoula was
chosen to play against the Biloxi
entrant. She won second place.
She had previously won first
place IN her class, freshman, con-
test. The Pascagoula chorus
placed second and Ann Gulley
brought home another second
place rating when she challenged
Ills pHONi entry IN expression.
Billy Spruel of Moss Point,
won the defamation event and
the quartet from the Moss Point
school placed second in that di-
vision.
Chofhses from both Moss Point
and Paseagoula joined in a mass
chorus which broadcast at els
pm Friday, the first of its kind
IN Mississippi. There were 225
voices in the group which sang
and which later in the evening
presented a program.
In the annual Gulf Coast COM
petition which includes events of
various types, Pascagoula and
Moss Point are now tied for third
place.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1944-04-21
New Housing Units
To Be Turned Over
To FPHA This Week

The first of the 100 Federal
Public Housing Administration
houses currently under construc-
ton on Market street and at the
east end of Lincoln avenue are
scheduled to be completed by
the contractors the latter part of
this week, housing officials an
bounced. The units will be turn
I'd over to the FPHA in small
groups as they r finished.
OF one, two and three benroom
design, these additions to the
Housing development follow the
group housing plan with a COM
munity house for each of the two
divisions.
Seventy-five trailers have been
delivered and are parked just
north of Lincoln and east of
Market but they have not been
opened for occupancy yet, pend
ing completion of work on sewer
age and streets.
Housing officials expressed the
opinion that the gradual opening
up of this new project will fill
the housing needs OF Pascagoula
for the time being, at least. The
waiting list which at one time
numbered approximately 500
families, has been appreciably
diminished, they declared, and
there are relatively few families
in dire need of housing.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1944-04-21

the state championship.
The regional tournament
scheduled for Friday, April %,
will be held under the lights al
the Pascagoula stadium for the
first time. The meet will also
get under way at 7:45 pm. and
will find teams representing
Jackson. Harrison, Hancock ana
Pearl River counties taking part.
The winner and runner-up in the
regional tournament viii take
part IN the state meet to be held
the week following.
The dual meet between Moss
Point and Pascagoula has been
an annual event for the past IS
or 20 years, and has always
brought out a fine amount of
rivalry and sportsmanship. Ad-
mission will be rs and so cents.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1944-04-21
Elk Club Awarded
Merit Certificate
For Special Work

In recognition of the program
of entertainment undertaken by
the Elks in Pascagoula for the
servicemen, the Grand Lodge, B.
p. o. Elks has issued an Award
of Merit certificate TO Pascagoula
Lodge No. 1920, according to E.
H. Bacot, exalted ruler of the
local lodge.
In addition to the general cita-
ton an individual award was
made to Henry w. Gautier. chair
man of the Elks War Commission
of Lodge 1920.
The certificates were present
ed by H. w. Canty at a regular
meeting of the lodge which was
held Thursday.
In a letter of notification to the
local lodge, James R. Nicholson
of New York, chairman of the
Elks War Commission. said:
The United States Army,
through Major General James A.
Ulio, the Adjutant General and
the United States Navy, through
Captain r. A. Koch, special as
sistant to the Chief of the Bureau
of Naval Personnel, have been
high in their praises of the sue
cessful work of the Elks in their
patriotic cooperation with the
armed forces"
The entertainment arranged by
the local lodge takes the form of
a dance for personnel of the arm
ed forces each Friday evening at
the Ellis Home. Refreshments
and cold drinks are served during
the evening. The Young Women's
Business Club eo-operates with
the Elks by sending hostesses to
assist with the entertainment, Mr..
Gantier said.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1944-04-21
r. v. Shields New
President OF Moss
Point Business Club

Il. V. Shields was elected pres
ident of the Moss Point Young
Mems Business Club at a meet
ing Monday at the clubhouse. Mr.,
Shields replaces Spencer Beebe
who resigned from that office.
Fifteen members attended the
meeting at which time a discus
sion of boys work in Moss Point
was held. The club voted unani-
mously to offer the Y, M. b. c.
grounds to the Summer Recrea-
ton Committee for use this sum-
mer. Plans we're also completed
for the improvement of the tennis
court belonging to George d,
Staples as a club project.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1944-04-21
Moss Point PascagOula Track Teams
Clash In Dual Meet Friday Night

The Pascagoula and Moss Point
High schools will take part in a
dual track meet at the Pasca=
eoula stadium Friday night as a
prelude TO the Gulf Coast Re
gional meet, which will also be
held in the Panther stadium the
following Friday.
The dual meet between the
arch rivals will get under way at
7:45 D. m. and a nip-and-tuck
tight is looked for. Last year the
Tigers nosed out the Partners
e4h points 70 70, and both teams
vent On 70 take first and second
places in the regional tourney IN
the same ORDER.
The Tigers of late years have
always had a fine aggregation OF
tracksters and in 1912. went from
he regional tournament TO win
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1944-04-21
Time Is Short For The Preparation Of
Exhibits For Spring Flower Show

Attention of those who expect
to exhibit at the coming flower
show under the auspices of the
Pascagoula Woman's Progressive
Club, is called to the fact that it
will take place May 81 and that
the time is short.
An important part Of the ex-
hibit will be the specimen dis
play. Entries for this must in
Glade one specimen each of the
flowers such AZ lilies. roses
etc; two each for ANIMALS ANA pee
rennials.
First and second prizes will be
awarded and there will also be
e door prize.
All entries must be in not later
than IL o'clock noon, on Satur-
day, MAY 6. They should be
brought to the USO where the
show will be held.
The Progressive Club has held
tiieoS stioWS dtiiddlly IOI q Iiulll-
Der of years and each time they
have proved SO exceptional that
they have come to be looked up
on as an important event.
The club urges as many as pos
sible to enter exhibits. The show
is in a measure, the citizens, for
without their cooperation it will
be impossible to stage a very ex-
tensive one. The exhibits cover
a wide display and anyone inter-
ested in learning about them may
get in touch with Mrs. c. w.
Smith, who heads the publicity
committee, at 1917 S. PScagoula
street, or by phoning 285.
Entrants must reside in Pascal
goula or vicinity.
As in the past, the public is in
vited to be guests of the club.
There will be no admittance
charge.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1944-04-21
Anii-Rackeis
Plan Endorsed
By c Of Group

The solicitor control plan for
doing away with '.raeketeering'
forms of advertising and fund So
licitation was endorsed by the
Pascagoula retail committee of
the Chamber of Commerce at a
meeting held Tuesday night at
the Pascagoula High school.
The same action is expected to
be taken bv the Moss Point retail
committee at a meeting scheduled
for Thursday night at City Hall,
called by T.. Gregory Wood, chair
man.
j. w. Brumfield, chairman, pre-
sided at the meeting and MEM
bers heard a talk on illegal en-
ployment of Sabotage children
by Thomas r. Wells, superinten-
dent Of Pascagoula schools, and a
plea for assistance in the salvage
program by Mrs. Dave Peattie,
chairman.
Mrs. Wiegle, head of the
paper drive, and Mrs. Saun-
ders, chairman of the tin can
collection, were introduced by
Mrs. Peattie. The need for labor
ers to complete the depot on
Grant and Factory streets, and
further assistance with the whole
salvage campaign was impressed
upon the merchants.
There is not an employer in
Jackson County who would will
fully contribute to child delin-
quency," Mr.. Wells said. He also
pointed out the dangers of en-
ploying children under l6 years
of age, and told of extreme exam
Piles OF children nine to IL years
old working ten hours daily.
Time spent in work and school
combined must not exceed eight
hours, according to Mississippi
law, he added.
The merchants we're reminded
that their liability insurance does
not afford nroteetion for under
age workers. The school is at
tempting to cope with the prob
lem by providing occupational
counselor service and encourage
ing the "A plan by which en-
ployers agree to keep young
workers on their payroll half
time only as long as they do cred
liable school work. we are bound
to be in bad shape if we grind
up our Seed" said Wells.
Problems arising out of OPA
regulations was discussed. A sim
liar meeting of retailers will be
held in the Moss Point City Hall.
Thursday, April q at 7:30 p. M,
with Gregory Wood as chairman.
The agreement to which the
merchants of both towns are SUBJ
scribing is one ito purchase no
advertising, to participate in no
cooperative promotions, and to
contribute to no charity, the O
licitor for which does not present
a letter of approval from the
Chamber of Commerce Sanction
Committee"