The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1944-09-01

ali uIlHk MIX ana eat VeReta-
bles and meat. Get the idea2
When we are building we are
spending money that circulates
to every one of these places /
mentioned.
Each of them is affected to a
larger or smaller degree. And
that is not all the story. Those
having earnings decreased by you
not erecting that building. have
to curtail their buying at all
these places. causing sales to
drop off. When the sales drop
below a certain level, these stores
have to lay off clerks in order
to reduce overhead. Their pur-
chasing power is lowered, there
fore their goods cost them more
and they have to 60 up on prices
in order to stay in business. Your
real estate begins to lose value.
People pay less taxes. The Board
of Supervisors and City Com
mission have to raise assessments
on property to meet current ex-
penses. They get cussed out for
being so extravagant. Then we
r in another depression. All
because we did not spend our
money to keep things moving.
The cause of the last depres-
sion, of which so many of us have
a most painful memory, was not
because there was no money in
existence. We had just as much
money as we had in the flush
years. 1t vas because the money
\)wers of the world called in
their money and refused to let
it circulate. Ask your banker,
he knows. He was hurt just like
you were. Ii was not because
we did not have enough food
stuff. We had a superabundance
We plowed under the cotton, we
killed the pigs. We plowed UNI
der millions of dollars worth of
cabbage, beans and tomatoes. We
burned millions of bags of cof-
fee. All this trying to stabilize
prices. This was worthless until
we started money to circulating
again.
This doctrine of boarding mon-
ey, if practiced to any large de-
gree, will cause a depression any
where at any time. Wise spend
ing is u greatest guarantee
against another depression.
The people of the south have
had a great opportunity. We
have paid more mortgages, paid
off more old back debts, bought
more farms and homes, and
banked more money in bonds
and deposits than at any time in
our history. The South is in
better position to meet a post
war period than she has ever
been at the end of any war. | am
proud of that fact.
1t is not so much what we have
now that is so important? Arc
how r we going to use 1t? Are
going on a wild, implanted
spree, and lose all the
advantage we have gained? Or
are we going to wisely invest our
savings in developing the re-
sources of the South to that point
where the South shall take her
rightful place among the more
prosperous states. ! am unwilling
to see Mississippi second to any
otner state. We are a little be-
hind in getting started; but we
have what it takes, in soil, in
climate, in geographical location,
in indomitable will power, IN
natural resources. What more on
we want?
/ am reminded of some words
in Holy Writ. One day a certain
tribe came to Joshua and craved
a possession, giving as their rea-
son that they were a great peo-
pie. The old leader said to them
IF We be a great people, get We
up into the hill countries and
hue We out cities" If we want
to be leaders, it means effort.
Wise, well-planned effort. But
if we are willing to put forth
that effort, we a be sure of
one thing; there is nothing that
can impede our progress. Let
Pascagoula show what she is
made of. Let's set the pace for
Mississippi and the whole Gulf
The day will come when
you will be proud of your efforts
and the whole world will ac-
claim you great. Isn't it worth
working for?
Let us be leaders, pace settlers.
We can, if we will do it.
UNCLE HENRY.
The Editor.
Chronicle Star and Advertiser.
Dear Sir:
Friends and neighbors, it is
time to plant our fall gardens.