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Evening star., 1944-08-23
Crowley Questions
Demands That Allies
Repay Lease-Lend

Leo T. Crowley, foreign econom-
les administrator, questions whether
Allied nations should be required
to repay lease-lend after the war.
Since lease-lend material is being
used against our mutual enemy. it
is questionable whether our allies
should be required to repay U.s."
Mr.. Crowley told the Advertising
Club of Washington yesterday. "It
is hard to estimate the extent to
which American expenditures should
be repaid because it is hard to esti-
mate to what extent they are being
used to save American lives"
Mr.. Crowley pointed out that
though we are supplying planes to
Russia, they are supplying the men
to fly them against our enemies.
Actually Mutual Aid.
"Other Allied nations are feeding
our men, some are building bar
racks, and many other reciprocal
acts make it actually mutual aid
rather than lease-lend," Mr.. Crow
ley said.
This is not problem for us to
decide, however, but rather one for
our grandchildren" he said.
He revealed great quantities of
materiel had been supplied through
lease-lend to underground move
ments of both occupied and satel-
lite countries.
Mr.. Crowley said the most impor-
tant result of lease-lend would be
the great postwar demand for
American brands throughout the
world.
Some Won't Need Aid.
Mr.. Crowley said many countries
such as France, Belgium and the
Netherlands would be able to re-
establish their own nations without
outside financial aid.
The one important thing which
the United Nations must keep in
mind is the responsibility which
goes with the policing of the enc
mics homelands," Mr.. Crowley said.
Asked If he felt Germany should
be lent money after the war. he
said, You can't throw Germany to
the wolves and expect a lasting
peace. This is part of our respon-
sibility."
Solve Rubber Problem.
Mr.. Crowley told the club mem
bers the rubber situation in Brazil
was one of the most difficult prob
lens his Office had faced but added
it was now under control. He re-
vealed large quantities of rubber
now are coming from that source.
He also said the economic pres
sure brought to bear against Sweden
and Turkey by the Foreign Econom-
les Administration was responsible
for our obtaining quantities of
needed material.
Members of the Advertising Club
presented Mr.. Crowley a birthday
cake.
Evening star., 1944-08-23
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The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1944-09-22
Home Of ShipYord
Worker Completely
Destroyed By Fire

The home of Mr.. and Mrs. Ar
thur Burge Just completed last
week. was totally destroyed by
fire Tuesday morning. The fam
lily. whose home was near MeIn-
mis- Bayou on the River road, lost
all their possessions except the
clothes they were wearing at the
time The mouse caught fire as
the result of an oil stove explo-
sion. and was almost wholly
burned when the fire trucks ar
rived. The firemen were sue
eesslul IN saving a house a few
feet away.
The Burgess suffered a com
plete loss Of furniture, money,
their barns and other possessions.
However, Mrs Burge and her 49,
month-old baby, the only mem
bers Of the family home at the
time Of the accident. escaped un-
harmed.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1944-09-22
Name Chairmen,
Plans For
War Fund Drive

A quota of $19,500 has been
assigned TO Jackson county foI
the War Fund Drive which viii
open throughout the nation in
October, A. f. Megehee, county
chairman, announced Thursday
or this amount, $500 will be
used for Boy Scout work in this
county.
A meeting of all ehairmen has
been called for Wednesday al
3 pm. at the court house at
which time plans will be laid for
the campaign.
This is the second such drive
to be made in the nation and
the purpose is to make a single
concentrated drive to obtain con-
tributions to a united war fund
Tor the l9 war-related agencies
comprising the National War
Fund. The entire quota through
the nation is $3.50, 900 900.
The beneficiaries of these
funds are our own armed forces,
prisoners of war, our merchant
marine seamen and the a vic
TINS OF our Allies Mr.. Megehee
pointed out. ut is. estimated that
60,000. 900 people are touched in
some way by the activities of
the 10 member agencies, Con
uIbutions to this fund go to every
lront-to 81 major geographic
areas on six continents"
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1944-09-22
Final Approval Given To
Federal Grant For New
Pascagoula Junior High
Building Of New School To Give To Over
crowding Problem In High School. Says
T.R. Wells. Superintendent Of City Schools

Final government approval Of
q featured grant of $174,318 for
the erection of a new Junior High
school building in Pascagoula
has been given, Thomas R. Wells,
superintendent of p ascagoula
schools, announced Thursday al
ter receipt of official notification
from Washington.
The application has been pend
ing Tor several months, prelim-
mary forms having been filed in
February. The final application
was made in June, Mr.. Wells
said.
Although the location of the
new school building has not been
definitely decided, plans were
approved and call for a one-story
brick building with Is standard
class rooms, a home economics
laboratory, library and study
hall, combination assembly and
lunch room, kitchen and admin
istrative suite of offices for all
persons serving the school sys-
TEN as a whole. These quarters
will accommodate the superinten-
dent OF city schools as well as
such persons as the visiting
teacher, elementary supervisor
and will include offices for the
nurse and a clinic.
Will Bring Relief
The building OF this structure
will bring considerable relief in
the Junior High and High school
division which is now housed in
the recently constructed high
school building. Enrolment for
this session has increased to
such an extent over last year
that both divisions are operating
on double or staggered shifts in
order to accommodate the stu
dents. The high school building
was planned to care for a maxi
mum of $40 students and at pres
ent 1907 students are enrolled
Tor classes in the school.
"All construction is under gov
eminent agency direction" Mr..
Wells said. I'VE cannot say as
to when contracts will be let or
construction begun but we be-
lieve and hope that it will be in
the near future"
The actual cost of the build
ing has been estimated at about
Sl50,000 and the remainder OF
the grant is to be used to obtain
a site.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1944-09-22
Soldier Struck On
Head While Walking
With Girl Friday

A soldier whose name was not
obtained by police was struck on
the head by an unidentified ne
gro assailant Friday night as he
WALKED with Z a young woman
companion near Carver Village,
Pascagoula, police announced.
According to officers, the SER
vieeman and the girl were re-
turning to the girls home just
east of Carver Village about IL
pm. Friday, when tn negro man
stepped out of the shadows and
struck the man, stunning him,
and then grabbed for the young
woman. The woman screamed
and ran, reaching her home which
was near. The soldier received
first aid treatment at the Jack
son county hospital and was re-
lGaSed-4
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1944-09-22
Kraft Employee
browns When He
Falls From Boat

Tragedy marked the annual
outing given for employees OF
the Southern Kraft paper mill by
the company Thursday when
Herman Bailey Jackson, 29-year-
old employee, was drowned when
he fell from the barge on which
the merrv-makers were on their
way up the Pascagoula river to
fish.
The boat and barge had left
Moss Point at IL pm. Wednesday
and the young mans absence was
discovered about four hours lat
er, Although no saw him
fall from the boat ii was later
judged that the accident must
have occurred about 30 minutes
before he was found to be miss
ing. The boat was turned imme-
diatelv to search for the young
man but the body was not found
until Sunday when it was dis
covered by Melvin A. Jackson
brother, F. l. Spaulding, Jr., and
f. A. Broos, all of Mobile, who
had brought boats from Mobile
to search.
At an inquest conducted by
H. A. Fails, coroner, a jury re
turned the verdict of accidental
death by drowning. Members of
the jury we're p. f. Livingston,
M. p. Hobby, c. B. Wilkerson,
Robert Renfroe c. E. Redmond
and Grover Fl. Conway.
About 80 men comprised the
party which had LETT on the fish-
ing trip.
Funeral rites were conducted
by MeKay's Funeral Home at 8
am. Monday morning by the Rev
j. p. Payne OF Kreole, and inter
ment was at the Orange Grove
cemetery. Mr.. Jackson was a ma
tive of Jackson county having
been born in Ocean Springs and
made his home in Kreole most
of his life. He is survived by his
widow, Myrtle Barrier Jackson,
whom he married in 1910; hi.
parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Jack
son of Kreole. and a brother, Mel
vim A. jackson of Mobile,
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1944-09-22
Panthers Play
Opening Game In
Mobile Tonight

The Pascagoula Panthers will
leave their lair to engage Murphy
High school in a football fracas
in Mobile under the lights at
Murphy stadium Friday, tonight.
The kickoff will be at 8 pm.
Both schools have new coaches
Holden tPascagoula), Pugh (Mur-
phyl. Coaches and players are
nervously awaiting and looking
forward to the opening whistle
which promises to be one of the
liveliest of opening contests ush-
ering in the season for both
schools.
Paseagoula looms as a lighter
and possibly an unuerdog, as
Murphy has one of the largest
bodies in the South, but no quar-
ters are being asked.
Twenty-six players will make
the trip: backs, Lewis Webb, Bob
by Gardner, Glen Helm, Buster
Pittman, Phil Harris, George
Walker. Carl Hudson. Graham
Hildebrand; centers, Don Byrd
and james Allen; guards. Jack
Smith Howard Smith j, F. Nc
Gowan. Tylton Cole, r o b e r t
Scholtes; tackles, Clemon Bounds,
Gordon Justice, Willie Firth,
Tommy Hegwood, Bob Gautier;
enus. Pete Avara, Maloy Forten-
berry. Henry Gautier, Edmund
Arledge. Jerry Purdy, and Ben
Kelly. Other players reporting
late will e action later in the
season.
Possible starting lineup for
Pascagouia: RE. Avara; RI, JUS
tice: re, Jack Smith; c. Don
Byrd; LG MCGOWAN; 1T, Bounds;
lie, Fortenoerry; OBJ. Webb, cap
tain; Ri, Putnam, LII. Gardner
alternate captain; FB. Helm.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1944-09-22
"Go-To-Church"
Campaign Is
Getting Results

The drive inaugurated by the
Pascagoula Ministerial Associa-
ton with the object of having
every church member n the city
attend the church of his faith
al least once during September,
which has been designated Go
To Church month, is continuing
full force and meeting ~increas-
ingly successful results.
In connection with the drive
the Chronicle-Star and Advertis-
er is publishing a section next
week in which it is hoped that
a picture or historical sketch of
every church in the county will
be included.
The campaign will eliminate
Sunday, October l, which is uni
versal communion Sunday, and
ii is hoped that every church in
the county will be filled to ca
pacity on that day.
The drive was inaugurated in
P%ascagoula in an attempt to have
the many strangers who have
come here from other parts of
Mississippi and other states aft;
late with the church of theii
faith.
Pascagoula, with a total church
membership of approximately
1000 has 88 per cent of its popu.
lation not affiliated with any lc
cal church, local pastors pointed
ouf
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1944-09-22
Dindinger Out On
Bond, Rearresied
On Similar Charge

Out under $4,000 bond to await
action of the grand jury on
charges of grand larceny, Adolph
Dindinger was arrested Friday
and charged with highway rob-
berry after he was found by po-
lice severely beating Clarence
Coggins. shipyard worker, who
alleged Dindinger stole approx
imately $50 from him.
Dindinger was arrested by Po-
liceman A. G.. Miller as he at
tempted to beat off the already
seriously injured Coggins. who
though he was unable to { be-
cause of injuries to his eyes. was
elinging to his legs. The attack
took place at Henry street and
Highway go and Was reported to
police by men who passed during
the fight and by Harry E. pars-
ley, who lives near the intersec-
ton of the two streets. Coggins
wa Staken to the Jackson county
hospital where he was under
treatment for several days. Ac-
cording to police. the injuries 70
his eyes did not affect his eye
sight permanently.
The beating and alleged rob
berry are being investigated by
patrOlmen J. f. Patterson and
NJ. D.. Johnson.
Dindinger and John C. White
were arrested a short time ago
and charged with having stolen
about 5000 from J. T. Whit. Whit
testified that he had been in a
cafe near the ingalls, Shipyard
with the two men and had taken
several drinks with them. Other
witnesses SAID as Whit left the
cafe he fell and when Dindinger
picked him up he slipped his wal
let from his pocket
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1944-09-22
Plaque Presented
County For 5ih
War Loan Record

As winner Of seventh place in
Mississippi in the sale of E bonds
turing the Fifth War Loan Drive,
Jackson county was presented a
plaque, along with nine other
leading counties. at ceremonies
neld in Jackson Tuesday. This
county sold 1889 per cent of its
+ bond quota.
Appointed as a committee to
represent the county at the meet
ing. 7. II. DeLashmet of Moss
Point and L. f. Stewart and B.
Z. Mckenzie of the ingalls, ship
yard, received the plaque from
X. w. Goyne. national field di-
rector Of the War Finance Divi-
sion o the U. S. Treasury. w. B.
Herring Is county War Finance
chairman.
The plaque, which is cast stone
in a wooden frame and about two
b. two and a half feet big, will
be placed at the ingalls, yard un-
III such time as the new county
curt house is built where it will
be placed permanently,
The Jackson county committee
attended the meeting for discus
sion o. pans for the Sixth War
Loan Drive which is soon to be
conducted Mr.. DeLashmet said.
Rex l. Brown IS chairman of the
state War Finance committee and
Nj. b SWayze is executive man.
ager.
Lunch was served at noon to
the l59 persons in attendance.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1944-09-22

New OF the death Of Pfc. Ar
thur Joseph Dickens during an
attack on the island Of Guam as
a member of the United States
Marines, has reached his mother,
Mrs. Lida +. Dickens, at her home
IN Moss Point.
Following the news was Il let
ter from Lt. Cen A. A Vande-
gtilt. Commandant OF the United
States Marines who writes.
1T is a source OF profound re-
greet to me and to his comrades
in the Marine Corps that your
son, Pc. Arthur Joseph Dickens
OF the United States Marines Re-
serve lost his life in action against
the enemies of his country, and
/ wish to express my deepest
sympathy TO you and the mem
beers of your family in your great
loss.
There is little that ! can say
to lessen your grief, but it is my
earnest hope that the knowledge
of your sons splendid record in
the service and the thought that
ne gave his life III the perfor-
nance OF his duties may in some
measure comfort you in this sad
hour
The attack in which the young
Marine lost his life took place
July "a, 1914
He has two other brothers who
are serving in the Marine Corps,
Otis. mis- elder. who has been
in the service about six months
is now in the Southwest Pacific.
as is Pic. G. Dickens. who Is sta
toned in New Guinea and who
has been IN the Corps about three
years.
The youngest Of the brothers,
Elton Dickens who Is serving as
a shore patrolman specialist in
the United States Naval Reserve,
is stationed IN san Diego. He
has. the rating o. seaman, third
class.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1944-09-22
Seaman Killed
In Auto Wreck
Tuesday Night

Harry j. Smith, about 20 years
old, seaman first class. stationed
in Pascagoula with Ferry Crew
No. 7, was instantly killed about
midnight Tuesday when an auto
mobile in which he was riding
crashed into an oak tree on the
Pass road at Long Beach.
Injured in the accident and
admitted to the Gulfport Naval
Dispensary for treatment and
observation were the other -four
occupants Of the car. They were
listed as Lewis M. Harkey, S &c;
Carl Mickler, S l-c; and Robert
E. Foy, RIM &c, all with the fer
ny crew. Although their condi-
ton was said to be undetermined
they were not believed to be Sc
rlously injured.
Smith was pinned in the wreck
age o. the front seat and his
body was eXtricated only after
efforts OF about an hour by res
cuers VINO made use of an acety-
lene torch.
investigating officers said the
car failed to negotiate a curve
east o. the Jeff Davis avenue in
t%ersection and crashed broadside
into the tree. Marks indicated
the ear had skidded about 200
feet, officers said. Investigating
the accident were Sheriff Make
M. Broadus, County Patrolman
Ernest f. Klein, Constable Bob
MOI wood and Long Beach Mar
mai D. H. Hudgins and Naval
shore Patrol officials.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1944-09-22
OPAAsks Beer
Parlor S2lO For
Excess Charges

Nolan Simon, as manager OF
the Palace Beer Parlor in Pasca-
goula, was asked for a contribu.
ton of $2l0 to the u. S. Treasury
as repayment for beer ~overcharg-
es at the meeting of the price
panel OF the Jackson County Wal
Price and Rationing Board Thurs.
day.
According 10 ration board per
sonnet, September 80 is the last
day on which application car be
made for canning sugar. If a
person is applying for the first
time, he or she may get 20
pounds but if the ten pounds al
lowed during the first period
has been obtained the Individual
is only entitled to ten additional
pounds at this time. Application
should be made at the ration
board office and certificates will
be issued while the applicants
wait.
Blue Stamps A8 through LIS in
Book 4 are now valid for pur-
chase of processed food and al
though most such foods were
removed fro mthe ration list.
September II. those items that
remain rationed were greatly in
creased in point value. Tomatoes
jumped from 5 to 90 points and
fruits took jumps to as high as
80 points. All values were set at
multiples of 10 so that stamps
may be used without tokens.
Red A8 through G5 stamps are
valid for meats and fats. Sugar
stamps 30 through 33 are good
for five pounds each; Stamp 40
is good for 5 pounds of canning
sugar until February %. 1915
Airplane stamps Nos | and 2 are
good for shoe purchases.
New gas books became valid
September 81, Thursday.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1944-09-22
Open Meeting OF
C. Of Industrial
Committee Is Set

An open meeting Of the Indus
trial Development committee OF
the Pascagoula- Moss Point Cham
her of Commerce will be held at
the Chambers offices in the old
Central school building Friday
night at 8 o'clock, Verne Barnes,
secretary. announced this week.
One of the major purposes of
the meeting Will be to receive
suggestions and consider posi-
bic locations for the Veterans
hospital to be built in Mississippi
the permanent site of which has
not yet been decided on by the
Veterans Administration.
Work on securing the facility
for this area has been under way
for some time, and an inspection
of possible sites by officials OF
the administration is scheduled
to be conducted in the near flu
ture.
Other matters to come under
discussion at the meeting will be
the development of Jackson
county products suitable for pro-
cessing and marketing else
where, and any suggestion which
members may have for postwar
employment possibilities
The meeting will be open to
citizens OF this section and any
interested citizen is urged to at
tend. Mr.. Barnes said.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1944-09-22
New WPB Rules To
Be Effective In
All OF Mississippi

A. @. Mcintosh, District Mana
ger. War Production Board, Jack
son, Miss, announces that. effec-
tive Oct. |. the entire State of
Mississippi will be under the jul
riSdietion of the Jackson District
office.
The northern part of the state
nas previously been under the
Memphis Office. All companies
and individuals having War Pro-
uctIon Board applications to
submit should. in the future con-
tact A G. Mcintosh, District Man
ager, WPB, l1l3 Tower Bldg,
Jackson Miss.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1944-09-22
PAPER IS SCHOOL TEXT

San Juan, p. R.-The Puerto
Rico World Journal. only English
language daily on this Spanish
speaking island, has become an
English text for students of the
Central High school-comic strips
and abby order of Education
Commissioner Jose NJ. Gallardo.
Shipping difficulties and the
consequent scarcity of good text
books were one reason for the
novel idea, but another was the
desire to give students reading
that would interest them. Stu
dent enthusiasm has resulted in
the organization of a special
page prepared by the students
themselves,
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1944-09-22
Tigers Open With
COmmodores AT
Moss Point Today

The 1944-45 season will open
for the Moss Point Tigers today,
Friday, at 8 pm, at the stadium
in Moss Point with a game with
the Gulfport Commodores which
promises plenty of thrills for
spectators. Last year the two
teams opened their seasons with
a game played in Gulfport, fight
ing to a tie finish of 9 to 8. Later.
Gulfport handed the Tigers their
first defeat of the season when
the Commodores managed a 10
to 7 score.
Each team has a nucleus of
returning lettermen and the game
should be one of the best of the
seasen.GalfpoF has returning
stars in Jimmie Edwards, full
back; Ed McCaleb, l70-pound
blocking back; and Nick Pitalo
and Harry Webb, outstanding
backs; c. Waller is back at his
old right end post and Glen Buck,
a good guard, is also back. The
center position will be filled by
Charles Sinopoli or Watson
Weatherly.
Gulfport packs plenty of power
at tackle in the persons of Leon
ard Papiana, 170-pounds, Buck
Phillips, 1%80-pounds, and Otis
Cook. l90-pounds.
Moss Point has two lettermen
at their old stands, Don Blanch-
ard. at left end and Gene Stauter,
at right end. Blanchard was a
fine all-'round end last year and
should be even better this season.
Stauter is developing and shows
even greater promise than last
year. Rupert Cirlot and Spud
Afford will make a good pair of
understudies to Blanchard and
Stauter.
The tackle situation is handled
by Frank Hammond, Dick Dick
son, Mack Simmons and Billy
Graham, with Lewis Roger, Pete
Larsen and Jockey Bird at guard.
All the newcomers are working
with Junior White. letterman
from from last year. Dynamite
Farragut, l5-year-old sophomore
letterman, is center as is j. c.
Cunningham, a newcomer.
The baekfield is entirely new
and is composed of Jock Field.
last years guard, Loren Knapp. a
new player. and Mack Myers, last
years substitute back. Shy
Pierce. a letterman. is at end.
Others out. who will see service
as backs are Benton Daley and
Vernon Wells, lettermen; Ray
mond Outzen, Raymond Upton.
Newt Huddleston and Guy Lassi-
ter.
The starting lineupS for each
team are indefinite at present,
coaches declared. The Moss Point
High school band will add color
to the game and as usual. will per-
form between halves. The loud
speaker system has been installed
and the progress of the game
will be announced over this Sys-
tenn.