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The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1944-04-28
PROCLAMATION

Whereas. millions Of Russian
people are returning to their
devastated homes in liberated
territory with sly the little
clothing they - wearing. and
Whereas. millions more Rus
SLAMS have been living in ter
ritorY long occupied and plum
dered by the Nazi armies. but
now liberated, and
Whereas. we recognize the
tremendous contribution and
sacrifices made by these brave
people on behalf of u United
Nations battle against our COM
mon enemy. now
Therefore we as mayor of
the City of Pascagoula and the
City of Moss Point. hereby pro-
claim May 2-e. inclusive. 1914.
Clothing for Russia Week" and
call on all citizens of our COM
munitY to participate in this
citYwide drive sponsored by
Russian War Relief. Inc. and
the state Department of Edu-
cation. the State of Mississippi
Education Association and the
state Parent Teacher organiza-
tions. and urge them TO prepare
their bundles of clothing which
they can spare and share with
the Russian people. They have
done a grand job for all of US.
Let's give TO the point of sacri-
flee for them. for in so doing
we may save many American
lives.
Signed: WALTER n. GULLEY.
Mayor of Pascagoula.
E. GREGORY WOOD.
Mayor of Moss Point.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1944-04-28
Mrs. r. c.. Borden.
Former Moss Point
Resident, Succumbs

Mrs. Bessie Burn Borden. wild
ow of a former mayor of Moss
Point and a resident of that city
for many years, died Wednesday
in a Birmingham, Ala, hospital
at the age of 70.
Mrs. Borden's husband, r. G.
Borden, who died about five
wears ago, was mayor of Moss
Point for several years and sub
sequently was justice of the peace
Tor some time. Prior to his death
ne had retired from active life.
After Mr.. Borden's death, Mrs.
Borden moved from Moss Point
to Gulfport where she made her
home with her son. Gustave S.
Borden, but later she became Ill
and was taken TO a sanitorium in
Alabama near where her daugh-
ter, Miss Bessie Burn Borden, is
on the staff of an Admission hos
pital. Her condition became acute
shortly before her death and she
died in the Jefferson Hospital in
Birmingham where she had been
taken for treatment.
Her body is being sent back to
Moss Point where funeral ar
rangements will be handled by
II. A. Fails Funeral Home but
no details had been decided at a
late hour Thursday.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1944-04-28
Roiarians Have
New York Author,
Lawyer AS Guest

Advocating the return of legis-
lation from Washington to the
states as a step to keep Ameri-
canism i~nviolate, Miss Dorothy
Frooks of New York, lawyer and
author, addressed the Moss Point
Rotary club at the luncheon meet
ing Thursday.
Introduced by Claude Blan-
chard, in whose home she is a
visitor. Miss Frooks laid before
the men some of the problems
which must be dealt with in
America.
During the past few years we
have had a bureaucracy that new
er ends" she declared. Each
state should take over and gov
eminent agencies should be done
away with for we ri a nation of
states and should adhere to these
states. We should keep law-mak-
ing at home for if the people
would take back the power which
is now temporarily suspended
we would again become the great
nation of freedom"
Miss Frooks specified the social
security and pension system in
~stressing the Importance of legis-
lation. She pointed out that the
employer is left out and that a
fair balance for all classes should
be maintained"
Il would recommend that legis-
lative curbs be put on officials
on the public pay roll for the time
a man is in public office so that
he and members of his family be
barred from earning money
through newspaper columns, ra-
dio, and publishing books" she
said.
Describing a visit to Germany
at the time of the circulation to
all windows and places of the
~swastika, Miss Frooks declared
that she had seen a definite re-
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The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1944-04-28
Drive Starts Next Week To Collect
Clothing For Relief OF The Russians

May 2-8 has been designated
aShAre Your Clothes With Rus
sian'' week for Jackson county.
and machinery has been set up
for collection of all types of us
able clothing to be sent 10 Rus
STA for the relief Of civilians in
devastated areas where tine most
bitter fighting of the war has
taken place.
Miss Louise Carr, county ele-
mentary school superintendent
has been named county chair
man for the drive. Thomas r.
Wells will serve as city chairman
for Paseagoula, and A. L. Monroe
for Moss Point. School principals
IN all other communities will act
as co-chairmen for the drive.
Students of the schools. relig-
ious and civic organizations. will
aid in the drive and May 4 and 5
will be the main collection days.
Collection points In Pascagoula
and Moss Point win be the school
auditoriums.
AL types Of clean, disable cloth
Ing for all ages, babies, children,
youths. adults. men and women.
are needed in all sizes. Among
the useful articles needed. accord
ing to Frank Oswald, associate
state director for the drive, are
woolens. cottons. silks. rayons,
underwear, socks. stockings. belts,
vests. trousers, dresses. skirts,
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1944-04-28
Three New Food
Items Put Under
.0PAR Regulations

Three new fresh-food items
were brought under price regu-
lations by the Office of Price
Administration when ceiling
prices were established on egg
cucumber and coconuts.
Similar cents-per-selling unit re-
tail markups were fixed for snap
Continued on Page 81
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1944-04-28

blouses, jackets, top coats, over
coats, rain coats, eapes, caps,
sweaters. boots. felt hats, shoes
tied in pairs, all in as large quan-
titles as possible.
Mississippi's quota for the state
drive has been set at 100000
pounds of clothing.
It was pointed out that q mill
lion adults and II million chill
dren in Russia were evacuated
ahead of the Nazi armies, and 35
million stayed in the overrun ter
ritories. As the Russian armies
drive back the Germans these
people are returning, most with
only a few shreds of clothing
which they wear. for no civilian
clothing has been made in Rus
STA since 1941.
Every citizen is asked to share
IN the drive and contribute every
piece of clothing possible to the
drive. and II contacted during the
course Of next week to bring
whatever clothing is available to
the city auditorium in either
Moss Point IT Pascagoula, as well
as to any Of the schools in the
rural sections of the county.
Russia has given 10 million
lives in the cause Of freedom al
ready. Mr.. Oswald said. Surely
We can search on rhearts and our
closets and share our usable
clothes with them to the point
Of sacrifice
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1944-04-28
Election OF School
Board Member Will
Be Held On May S

A member OF the Jackson Coun-
ty School Board from Beat 3 will
be elected at a meeting of all
trustees Of county schools, other
than municipal, Friday. May 5,
at 10 am. at the office of the
superintendent of education, A.
z. Megehee, superintendent. an
nounced. The term is for five
years.
R. A. Roberts of Orange Grove
Is the present member from this
beat
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1944-04-28
Oscar E. Afford
To Be Candidate
In Mayors Race

Oscar E. Afford, w~ell-known
Pascagoula citizen, this week au-
thorized the Chronicle Star and
Advertiser to announce his can
didacy for the office of mayor. in
the city elections to be held some
time in July.
MIR. Afford said that he will
make his formal announcement,
giving the platform on which he
will make the race for office. in
next weeks issue of this paper.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1944-04-28
Establish Block
System Here
In Survey Job

Accelerated by a request for a
womanpower survey which mas
as its aim the ferreting out of
prospects for the women's divi-
sions of the armed forces, the
block system was established in
Pascagoula this week.
With the appointment of Mrs.
T. T. Justice as chairman of the
entire system, the breakdown OF
the city area into subdivision
assigned to special workers began
as the first move toward institut-
ing an efficient and swift method
of conducting canvasses and
drives of all kinds.
Mississippi is the first state to
carry out a womanpower survey
which is being headed by Mrs.
Tom l.. Bailey, wife of the gov
ernor. All residences will be con-
tacted, beginning Monday, and
by the end of the week plans are
TO have cards on all women be-
tween the ages Of 20 and so who
have no children under l8 year.
Of age with indication recorded
as to whether or not they r in
terested in any branch of the SER
vice. An expression of interest
is in no way binding, Mrs. JUS
ice pointed out, and merely
shows a desire for further infor-
nation.
More Women In Uniform Needed
Every effort is being made to
induce women who are eligible
FOR service TO join one of the
branches so that men may be re-
leased for active duties. A con-
centrated recruitment campaign
is being planned over the entire
nation to put more women in the
uniform of their country.
1.-THE women who replace men,
leaving them free for active SER
vice, are doing a great deal to-
ward Fastening the end of the
var" Mrs. j. O. Cole, survey
chairman, said. They are max
ing it possible To Leave homes
where there arc children unbrok-
en-, and to leave many fireplace
able men in their key jobs in war
Industries"
Mrs. Cole was named chairman
If the survey by Mayor Walter
Gulley and an extraordinary ses-
sion of the Civic Council was
called for Tuesday night at the
USO by Mrs. Cole who is also
president of that organization
Representatives of civic ano
church organizations attended
the meeting when the system was
set up.
The establishment of the block
'ystem is a follow through of an
outlined plan advocated several
months ago. In the face of re-
)eated drives and canvasses, this
iystem will minimize the work
lone by any one person, it was
pointed out. A publicity commit
&c to work in conjunction with
he block leaders and acquaint
he public with the advent and
purpose of each drive was ap-
pointed. Cards issued by the
Pascagoula-Moss Point Chamber
Of Commerce, in evidence of this
body's approval of the drive and
also as means of identifying the
%eanvasser. will be issued to each
worker, Verne Barnes, Chamber
of Commerce secretary. ex.
3lained. IL.
In giving his unqualified sup
Continued On Page 6 Sec. u
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1944-04-28

Lost ana found columns 81
Toxic newspapers are crowd
ed these days. Every lime an
Asnerican buys = War Bond.
the Japs lose face. Buy yeur
loS every pay day.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1944-04-28

Watchmakers who cared for
the Lwaw. Poland. town clock in
the 18th century. received a rent
free home on the city square.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1944-01-20
From Capitol Hill
by EARL Il. LEWIS, M. G.
18th Ohio District
Congress RecOnveneS

NouSItSS NtCOlbtitS
The 2nd Session of the 18th Congress
met ut noon on Monday, January 10,
1914 with the House membership made
of up 2lS Democrats, POS Republicans,
Independents and = vacancies. The
Senate has 5S Democrats, 81 Republi
cans and Independent.
Annual Message To Congress
The Presidents annual message on
'the-State -the-natiOn' sent to Con-
greSs ON Tuesday and most of il de.
livered the same evening over the air
on IL nationwide hOokup was probably
given the coolest reception ever accord
cd such an official report in the coun-
lry'S history Members of Congress,
Republicans and Democrats alike, have
been openly critical in commenting on
it-many Of them accepting it aS in
diSputablc evidence that Mr. Roosevelt
is II candidate for IL fourth term. Sum
mariZing its contents the message Spe-
officially asks for heavily increased
taxes, II continuance of the renegotia-
tion of war contracts, maintenance and
expansion of food subsidies, re-enact-
ment of price control and economic
Stabilzation laws, and the passage of
national service law which would make
all men between IS and G5, and all
women between IS and 80 subject to
working when, where and how the gov
crnment orders.
Political Implications
An analytical reading of the address
indicates that II promises increased
prices to farmers, lower food prices to
consumers, and various benefits to
veterans all in one breath, and the
Presidential request for enactment of
Il national service law Is II provisional
one, depending entirely upon the Con
gress first granting him all the other
powers and laws requested. lnasmuch
ms the President has consistently op-
posed the enactment Of II national serv
ice law and every labor reform bill be
fore Congress for the past three years,
his proposal coming at this late date
was Immediately viewed with suspicion
and has met opposition on every side.
even from some who formerly Spon-
Sorcd such II program. 1t appears to
many as II purely political gesture,
oStenSibly to meet strike threats in
certain war industries, but in reality
one To which neither the Congress nor
the American people would willingly
submit. 1t is pointed out that the pass
age of such II law would give the
President and his bureaucratic sub
ordinateS dictatorial and absolute con
troll over the activities, work and life
of practically every man and woman
| in these United StateS-an ambition
repeatedly charged against the New
Deal and labeled by many as the
| "Americnn Brand of FaSciSm.'
The political accusation persists
when viewed in the light of the Presi-
| dents bad administration of the war
| labor problems, his refusal to permit
| Congress to establish national labor
| policy by law, and the announcement
last Thursday by the War Manpowe!
Commission just two days after the
Annual Message that 100000 fewer
workers will be needed by July lsl
than was previously estimated.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1944-01-20
HOTEL MANAGER FINED
FOR REFUSING ROOM
TO NEGRO UNIONIST

New York City 0LNS).-Martin \.
Nichols, night manager of the Hotel
Knickerbocker. was convicted in Spe-
cial Sessions Court of violating the
New York State Civil Rights Law.
Justices Nathan Il. Pearlman and VIII
liam b. NOrthrOp voted to convict
Nichols of illegally refusing to rent Il
room to William Bowman, Il Negro
representative of the CIO United Auto,
mobile Workers. Justice Alvah w.
Burlngame dSSented. Nichols was
fined 500, with the alternative of 80
days in Jail.
Norris NIilgram. executive secretary
of the Workers Defense League, which
initiated the prosecution, pointed out
that this is the first such conviction TO
be secured since the passage of the
Civil Rights Law. This is Il great day
for all friends of civil liberties in New
York state" AIilgram commented.
Hotels and other public places will in
the future think twice before they try
to enforce anti-democratic racial segre-
cation OH their patrons.
The case grew out of Il trip to New
York taken by Bowman, who is Il
native of Saginaw. Michigan. rs part
of trade union delegation. \ room
that had been reserved for him at the
knickerbOcker WAS refused him by
Martin Nichols, the convicted night
manager Nichols stated that "he had
never had Il Negro guest and he didn't
intend to start now" BOWman'S fellow
unioniStS checked out of the hotel in Il
body and ut once started criminal pro-
ceedings through the Workers Defense
League.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1944-01-20
No Restriction On Earnings
Of Men On Commission Pay
Union Official Uses Teams.
ters' language And
Gets Results

Washington, ID. c. ULNS). = Fred
NJ. NinSOn, Director of Economic Sta
bilization, has solved the problem of
restricting total earnings of persons
working on commission by ordering
that no limit be placed thereon by the
Bureau Of Internal Revenue.
1t will be recalled that last Septen,-
her the bureau ruled that no one paid
on Il percentage or commission basis
could be paid more in 1943 than they
earned in 1912 \ hearing was held
here on this subject which was attend
ed by lawyers representing Il number
of firms and by the president of the
local Bakery Drivers Union.
The lawyers became tangled up in
legal phrases relating to the matter,
missioner what he thought about ii
without using legal language. He used
teamsters' language And he got re-
suits. The order was suspended.
Director Wilson'S ruling adopts the
War Labor Board with respect to com
lillSSIollS, w llltll DltlS any lItltitsN' III
percentage of commissions but does
not of course place any ceiling on total
earnings. Any change in commission
rate requires approval by the board.
The Internal Revenue order of las:
September would have meant that
bread drivers. beer drivers laundry
drivers, insurance "a eSm men, etc
working on commission could not earn
more in 1943 than they did in 1912
even though they worked longer hours
AS the union president pointed out, il
Il man in the first 6 months of 1914.
had earnings as great as in the entire
year of 1912 he should stop work, ba
cause he could get no pay for work
performed in the balance of the year
Wilson'S order stops all this foolish
ness and relegateS the Intenal Revenue
Bureau order to the archives.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1944-01-20
Muchinists, Auto
Workers Sign No
Rdiding agreement
Unions Voice Hope Policy
Will Bring United Labor
Movement

Washington, ID. c. ULNS).-A mo
the powerful International Association
of MachniStS. AFL, and the United
Automobile Workers, CIO.
The unions, announcing the pact
expressed the hope that this policy
will result in better understanding
between them and will eventually lead
to a united labor movement ~
Pact For Duration"
Worked out at Il joint conference OF
union officials in Cleveland, the agree
ment was approved by the JAW eNecu
tive board meeting in Chicago and
formally announced by the two unions
The text of the agreement follows:
I'm the interest of the national wal
program and as an aid to uninter
rupted production in vital war indus
hereby agree that for the wars dura
ton the following. policy and under
standing shall prevail:
where one of the named OrganiZa
tiOns has established contractua
relationship with an employer or has
been certified as the collective bargain
ing agency by the NLRB, the other
organization shall not in any way in
terfere with this relationship by hay
ing its officers, representatives or mem
berS solicit or accept membership ap
plicationS or authorization cards Oh
cause or promote campaigns of any
nature designed to disturb such rela
tionship.
1T is the hope of both organiZa
tions that this policy will result in {;
better understanding between them an(
will eventually lead to a united labor
movement and make possible the fur
ther expansion of the trade unioI
movement among the unorganiZe,
workers.
Harvey w. Brown, president, Eric
Peterson and ID. S. Lyons, vice preS
dents, signed the agreement for the
LAM. II. j. Thomas, president, George
f. Adde's, Walter Ruether and Richar(
Franlensteen signed for the JAW.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1944-01-20

Ladies first, particularly at meal
time.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1944-01-20
Hdrold Yost Heads
(Confinurd From Page One)

sympathy of the Local is extended
their families.
\ Resolution Committee has been
named and members who have any
Resolution they wish to enter before
this years convention, should get them
in early. Remember, they must be ap-
proved by the Local before they are
forwarded To Headquarters
With the Fourth War Bond drive
now under way, every member is urged
to buy that extra bond. Let's back our
boys to the limit. and purchase an
extra Bend this mOnth.-O.C. l46.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1944-01-20
Over l.350.OO0 AFL
Members Now Serving
In The Armed Forces

Indianapolis ILNS). - Speak
ing here at Il meeting launching
labOr'S participation in the
fourth war loan drive. President
Green of the AFL said:
More than 1,35O,O members
of the American Federation of
Labor are now serving i'm the
armed forces. They fight and Of
fer their lives on the field of
combat while the workers az
home, who constitute the army
of production, serve in the work
shops, factories, mills, mines.
and transportation systems of
the nation. Only through II com
plete coordination of the efforts
of those who constitute the army
of production and those who
make up the combat forces of
the United Nations can NaZism
and FaSciSm be destroyed"
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1944-01-20
O.C. 1873 Offers
(C0nfinued From Paof One)

shop have been greatly improved
through their efforts. 4 little coopera-
tion in some departments will greatly
relieve the dust hazards caused through
careleSSneSS.
Ii has been some time since we have
held II social and many of the members
have expressed their thoughts along
this line Come to our next meeting and
voice your thoughts before the Local
ana | am sure your request will be
Granted--O.C. l33
The calmcSt husbands make tn,
StOrmeSt WiveS-ThOmaS Kekker.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1944-01-20
TOPICS IN
THE NEWS

With this issue of the 'L-M News
comes tie United States News hand
some 32-page report by GENERAL Henry
II. Hap" Arnold on Air War;" the
Official history of the American Air
Forces on every battlefront.
A limited number of copies of this
exciting, dramatic and important re-
port has been furnished Drive Head
quarters by the publishers OF L. $.
News, David Lawrence. to aid the
war production effort. Previously, the
magazine contributed copies of the
General Marshall report.
Each Committee will receive only
one copy of the Arnold report which
shows graphically how supplies made
on our assembly lines are being used
against the enemy. The material is
useful as background for LIN cam
paigns, particularly in plants making
aircraft and aircraft parts. y few
copies have been held in reserve fo!
Special uses by In Committees and
are available on request while the
supply lasts.
Desert Victory" British war
movie. one hour long. photographed
i'm combat. is now available to L-M
Committees in 16 nm. size. We
recommend that you show 1T to
workers. There's no preaching in it.
but its stark realism points UP the
need for production better than any
thing we have ever seen or heard.
II. $. factories built S5,94G planes
in 1913" Thus the newspaper head
lines on WpB Chairman Donald Nj.
Nelson's year-end announcement. 1t ties
up nicely with the headline about the
lhousand-bomber raids over Germany.
Men in combat, however, seem
cIriously unimpressed with statis-
teal reports.
In spite of the thouSand-plane raids
over Germany the number used have
been less than the requirements, says
Brig. Gen f. \. Armstrong, Jr., of the
Army Air Forces. I'VE simply have not
had the aircraft we need" he asserts
General Armstrong led the first bOmD-
ing mission over Germany in August
1912.
Germany today, says another
realist, Col. Curtis II. Nance, of the
Military Intelligence Division Of the
War Department, has nearly three
times as many combat troops as she
bOasted at the time of the attack on
Poland i'm September, 1899. There
has been no weakening i'm the Ger
mans "will to fight" he adds.
Too few realize, says Robert p. Pat
terSon, Undersecretary of War, who
knows how to analyze statistics as well
as the job ahead the obstacles that
have To be overcome before Tokyo Is
reached and the pledges made b!
United Nations leaders at Cairo ar,
fulfilled. There win be more jungles
and many more islands" before Toky,
is taken, he says. 'Dt
A major job for Labor Manage
ment Committees, It would logically
appear, is to get before the eyes Of
workers the balancing facts
of the war TO offset Over-Optimistic
newspaper headlines so easily COB
bled up i'm the rush of war work.
Desert Victory" will help.