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The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1944-12-22
Organized Ring
Is Hinted AT By
Second Tire Theft

In the second robbery appar-
emily perpetrated bv an organ
lied ring, Is automobile tires
were stolen from the Triangle
Service Station Sunday night,
according to Pascagoula police
officers.
The first robbery occurred al
Talbott's Motor company sever
al days previously when five
tires were stolen.
According to Roy Walker.
manager Of the Triangle Service
Station the frief d + thieves en-
tered the station through a back
window and left through the
back door. Police set the time OF
the robbery at between midnight
and 2 am. as a patrol car had
passed the station at midnight
and observed that everything
was all right and later. at 2 a.
m, discovered the open back
door.
In addition to the is tires,
Continued on page %
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1944-12-22
Mrs. D. B. Clayton
To Sponsor Ship
AT ingalls, Today

Mrs. Donald Brevard Clayton
wife of the president of Electri-
cal Constructors, Inc, has been
chosen sponsor of the all-welded
vessel which is scheduled to go
down the ways at the ingalls,
yard today at 1900 am. The
large ship will be christened
the SIS. Sea Hare"
Members of Mrs. Clayton's
launching party will include
Mrs. Donald B. Clayton, Jr., and
Mrs. Carl Teal, of Birmingham,
as matrons of honor; Mr.. and
Mrs. r. G. Wingfield: Mr.. and
Mrs. w. ]. Cranberry; Mr.. and
Mrs. Sydney Swan; Mrs. Rob-
ert c. Matthews; Mr.. and Mrs.
R. H. Macy; Miss Bessie Perry:
Mr.. Clayton, MI. Teal and John
st Clair. Representatives of the
Navy. Maritime Commission and
the ingalls, Shipbuilding Cor
poration will also be members
of the party.
The "Sea Hare built for the
Maritime Commission. will be
the 60th ship launched at the
ingalls, Pascagoula yard during
the past fifty-four months.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1944-12-22
ZOO Joiners Are
Involved In
Work Sioppage

Approximately 200 joiners,
members of Carpenters Local
No. 500, A. F. of L., were in.
volved in a work stoppage that
began Tuesday of this week at
the Ingalls, shipyard. s
The stoppage grew out OF dis
ciplinary action taken against a
member of the union and his
helper, a woman tacker. who
were responsible for the starting
of a fire while working aboard
one OF the troop transports be-
ing rushed to completion at the
yard, yard officials said.
z. L. Mancil, business agent
for the union, and other union
officials, refused comment on
the stoppage, saying that they
had not been authorized to make
any statement on behalf of the
men involved.
The men were still absent from
work Thursday of this week,
however both shipyard and un-
ion officials said that they be-
lieved a part of the men would
return to work Friday morning
According to George Field, in
dustrial relations director for the
yard, the joiner and tacker were
engaged in installing a cabinet
aboard the vessel last Friday
when they set fire to the cover
ing of a large ventilator duct.
According to Mr.. Field, a COM
mittee established by the yard
last summer for the purpose OF
analyzing all losses at the yard,
particularly fire, investigated the
situation and found evidence of
gross carelessness. AS a result,
both workers were given a three
day layoff as a measure OF dis
cipline.
The lay-off became effective
Tuesday and. although the join
efs reported they refused to
work and left the yard at 10 am
that da* The men demandad
the reinstatement Of the work
er, Mr.. Field said.
Roy M. Mature of New Or
leans, member OF the Cancellation
service of the U. S. Department
of Labor, came here Tuesday
night, but despite several meet
ings the men remained away
from work.
The men were employed in
the completion of seven combat
loaded troop transports and the
stoppage is seriously delaying
the delivery of these vessels. Mr..
Field said.
The ships T among the high
est priority vessels being con-
structed in American yards.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1944-12-22
Fire Races Home
OF Mrs. Hassell
In Moss Point

Fire which started from an oil
stove on the porch destroyed the
home of Mrs. j. II. Hassell on
Dantzler street in a spectacular
blaze Tuesday night, Mrs Has
sell suffered superficial burns
about the face and the entire
contents of the main part of the
house, consisting of eight rooms
and two baths, were completely
destroyed. A three room apart
ment at the rear of the dwelling
was unframed.
According to Mrs. HasseH, she
and q roomer, Mrs. W. B. Stump,
were in the house at the time OF
the fire. They smelled something
burning and in investigating Mrs.
Hassel opened the door onto the
porch to met by flames which
we're swept into the house by the
wind.
'aThe fire burst into the room"
she said, singing my hair, eye
brows and burning me about the
face. The flames were all about
the room in no time at all. /
couldn't even shut the door"
When the fire department ar
rived on the scene the blaze had
gained such Roadway that it
could not be brought under con
troll.
Mrs. Hassell's daughter-in-law,
Mrs. j. c. Hassell, who is max
ing her home with Mrs. Hassell
while her husband is in the serv-
ice, had left a day or two before
to go TO her home in Pototoc,
Miss, TO spent Christmas with her
parents, DR.. and Mrs. E. N. Big
ham. All her possessions except
the clothing she had with her
were destroyed, including linens.
silver and other wedding gifts.
Her husband is with the 3rd
in Germany.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Thomas, who
occupied the apartment at the
residence suffered no loss.
According 10 Mrs Hassell. they
were heating water on the oil
stove when II apparently ex-
ploded. The draft caused by
opening the door into the house.
couDlpd with a slighf xuind
blowing from the same direction
drew the flames into the house.
Mrs. Hassell is one of the older
residents in Moss Point and is
well known. Her daughter-in-law
is a member of the faculty at the
Moss Point High school.
Although there has been no def
mite figure set on the damage
by the fire, the estimate will I'M
doubtedly be nearly $4,000.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1944-12-22
Graham, Tax
Assessor, Gives
Scheduled Route

j. K. Graham, Jackson county
tax assessor, has announced a
series of visits throughout the
county during January for the
purpose of comforting with resi-
dents on l945 homestead exemp-
tions. Anyone wishing to con-
tact Mr.. Graham is requested To
bring his or her 1914 homestead
statement.
The schedule is as follows:
January 8, 8 and 10, City Hall.
Ocean Springs, 8 am. TO 5 pm;
January IL, Community House.
Jacobs Election Precinct. 9 am.
to 5 pm; January Is, Dees'
Store, Vancleave, 8 am. to 5 D.
M; January 10. c. L. Nelson's
Store, Eseatawpa. 9 am. to 5
pm; January II, 10 and 10, City
Hall, Moss Point, 9 am. to 5 D.
m; January %, Grover Carriers
Store, Wade, 8 am. to 5 pm.
January "a, Gibson's Store. Hur-
ley, 8 am. to IL noon; January
"a, II. S. Longs Store. | pm. to
5 pm; January rs, p. J. Zeig-
ler,s Store, Gautier, l pm. to 5
pm; January 20, E. E. Flurry's
residence, Daisy, 9 am. to II
noon; January %, l pm. to 5
pm; E. S. Wilkerson's residence,
Larue.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1944-12-22
l3-Y ear-Old Girl
Killed By Car
In P~ascagoula

Delois Ladner, l3 year : old
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Nor
thum Ladner, 1918 18th street,
was killed almost instantly on
Tuesday afternoon when she was
struck bv an automobile
as she rode her bicycle along
Washington avenue.
The driver Of the car. Paul
Covington, was arrested and
charged with manslaughter.
The little girl was rushed to
the Jackson County hospital by
ambulance but she was declared
dead on arrival. Covington also
received treatment at the hospi-
tai for minor injuries suffered
when his car struck a telephone
pole and overturned after strik-
ing the bicycle. The accident oc-
Cured about 4:10 pm. Tuesday
just behind Municipal Beach
Park.
The Ladner child was riding
her bicycle with a companion,
Monteal Crane, 1918 18th street,
going east on Washington, and
Covington was driving toward
South Pascagoula street. Ac-
cording to S. M. Holyfield, in
vestigating officer, the Crane
child said the car was proceed
ing at a good rate of speed.
THE car was so badly damag-
ed we couldn't test the brakes
Holyfield said, "but the man had
crashed into a telephone pole
some distance from where he
struck the child.
The officer said the little girls
had been riding on the side OF
the road and had been struck
when the two wheels OF the car
mad run off the black top.
The injured child and the man
were taken to the hospital where
death was said to have been
caused from a broken neck.
MIR. and Mrs. Ladner had
moved here with their family
about two months ago from Sau-
cier near Gulfport. and MI. Lad
lei was employed at the ingalls,
Shipbuilding Corporation yard.
Covington was also a shipyard
employee, MIR. Holyfield said.
The body was sent by Fails
Funeral Home to Saucier for flu
neral services. The little girl is
survived by her parents: two
sisters Lora and Norma Jean
Ladner. and three brothers,
Murphy, H. p, and A.. w. Lad
ner.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1944-12-22

Brazil is, in point of area the
worlds fourth largest country.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1944-12-22

nual cantata sung by a joint choir.
The individual churches will have
their Christmas services at the
IL o'clock service Sunday.
The East Moss Point Church of
God will have a Christmas pro-
gram Sunday at 7:30 pm, and
the East Moss Point Baptist
church will present the Christmas
story and song pageant, Journey
of a White Gift" at 7:30 pm.
Christmas Eve.
In Pascagoula, the Christ Luth-
eran church will have morning
services Sunday at 10 am. and
at 1890 pm. there will be a can
delight service when the choir
and Navy personnel from Gulf
port will sing Christmas music.
The congregation of the First
Baptist church will have a Christ
mas service at the regular morn.
ing hour and the Assembly of God
is planning regular services.
Special Christmas music will
be a feature of both morning and
evening services at the First
Methodist church and DR.. j. l..
Neal. district superintendent of
the seaShore district from Gulf
port will preach in the morning.
AT 7:30 pm. Sunday the Wesmin-
ster League will present a spe-
cial Christmas program at the
First Presbyterian church.
Masses Scheduled
Christmas Day will be observed
at Our Lady of Victories church
with high mass at midnight and
masses on Christmas morning at
s and 1880 am. The ehildren's
choir will sing carols from 1880
to II midnight Christmas Eve
night and an augmented adult
choir of mixed voices will sing at
CONTINUED on Page 81
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1944-12-22
jackson Couniians Decorate Trees,
Hang Wreaihs For Wartime Yuleiide

With the traditional symbols of
the Yuletide season, Jackson
Countians prepared to combat the
heartache and anxiety of this
fourth wartime Christmas with
gayly bedecked trees and wreaths
of evergreens tied with big red
bows.
Savory smells are already COM
ing from kitchen windows and
upper shelves of closets are
groaning under the weight of
mysterious packages. Santa Claus
is grooming Dancer and Prancer
for the trip he has made for hun
dreds of years, determined that
perilous times shall not affect his
toy-laden dash across the mid
night sky. For war may come
and war may go but to the very
young there is only Santa Claus
and a well-filled stocking on
Christmas morning. Worry and
fear may Turk behind the deter
minedly yelled ewes of their
mothers and fathers. but there
is only JOY and anticipation in all
its thrilling purity in the eyes of
the little boys and girls of Amer
lea and Americans are going to
keep it there!
The celebration of Christmas
Day, 1914. will take on a more
sober note with more persons
remembering the real, wonderful
significance of the occasion and
with greater thought of the Christ
whose birthday it is.
Churches throughout the coun-
ty will. for the most part, hold
their seasonal observances on
sunday and pageants' will mark
the days program in many in
stances.
The churches of Moss Point viii
unite Christmas Eve night at 7:30
at the Baptist church for an an
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1944-12-22

Walter r. Gulley, mayor: There
is a great need for this recrea-
tion progrsm. for il will aid
in providing clean recreation
for all of the people of this
community. / consider our
percentage of cost small com.
pared to the total expendi-
fure."
John r. Watts. mayor-elect: Il
heartily approve OF the recrea-
tion project. Our proportion TO
be paid by taxation will only
be IS per cent Of the entire
cost. We should certainly be
willing 10 invest This small
amount in our returning serv-
icemen and the younger gen.
Grafton"
Thomas r. Wells, superintendent
of schools: This bond election
offers the citizens of this COM
munitY an opportunity 10
make a splendid investment:
first. from a purely economic
standpoint. but most important
in the future welfare of the
young people of this commu-
nifty. Few cities will ever have
an opportunity TO get so much
for so little. LET'S not mutf
this oneI"
Miss Frances Warden, president
OF the Young Women's Bust
ness Club: Il think there is a
very real need for a recrea-
ton program in Pascagoula.
particularly one that provides
places for children TO play as
does this project. II for no
other reason. citizens of the
town should back this bond
issue in the interest of the
youth who viii derive untold
benefit from the proposed ia
cilities."
II. b. Harrison, secretary of Carp
enters Local 569s Someone asked
did I think it would be profit
able for the city of Pascagoula
to vote bonds for recreafional
buildings and Fairgrounds. II
was brought cut that we have
the USO and several recreation
al buildings out in the housing
project. My answer was. and
still is. Yes. The USO and all
these recreafional buildings re-
ferrsd TO r temporary and will
only be in operation for the du-
ration of the war or shortly
thereafter. We need something
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1944-12-22

permanent. The proposed rec
reafional building for which the
bond issue is being voted upon
is permanent and will function
after these others shall have
discontinued their activity. We
are getting $4,000 given 10 US
if we raise the $4,000. all Of
which has been raised except
the S35.000 in the bond issue.
Is il good business to iese all
of this other because we refuse
TO vote for the bond issue. I
say No."
Hermes F. Gautier, member of
the Jackson County Board of
Supervisors: The proposed re-
creation building program will
play an important part in the
future development of Pasca-
goula and Jackson county.
Any industry. seeking a new
location. investigates a variety
of elements bearing on the op-
Grafton of its plant. One of
these is recreational facilities
available for its employees. II
velopment of our young peo-
will also be a factor in the de-
pie who. in a short span. will
be the leaders of our commu-
nifty. Then. also. the cost 10
the city will be small in con-
sideration of the return. In
my opinion. the, bond issue
should be passed"
Oscar E. Afford, businessman:
In connection with u reere-
alton building program we
should ask ourselves the ques-
tions: How important is the fu-
ture of our bov or girl? Or
how important is the future of
our city? At an early date. we
are going TO the polls TO vote
for the bond issue TO complete
cur assessment on our recrea-
tion buildings for the City of
Pascaaoula. To my humble
way of thinking we would all
be very wise TO forget bust
less long enough TO vote for
the issue. First. because il is
definitely . place Of entertain
ment for our younger boys and
girls. AT least We viii know
they are not on the streets or
looking for some sort of enter
tsinmenf to occupy their
minds. They will know where
TO find it. Second. when this
Continued on Page 81
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TO ACQUIRE DOUBLE VISION

Portland, Ore.-The child ask
ed to have the two books charg-
ed out in a Portland branch IL
brary.
Did you know that these
books are exactly alike?" inquir-
ed the librarian.
Sure" replied the child. but
I'm going to read the story
twice
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1944-12-22
Why You Should Vote Yes"

Friday, December 20, Pascagoula voters will decide
whether or not they will authorize the city to issue $4,000
in bonds as the city's share of the proposed $4,000 recre-
alton building program. The Chronicle-Star and Advertiser
has asked a number of citizens to comment on the forthcopar
ing election, giving reasons Why m their opinion y~ottsaould
vote EOR tn9A1~nanae lnf the bonds Tho oprlicng voiced
are the personal opinions of the Individuals and is not in
tended as a reflection of the opinion of any organization
with which they might be connected.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1944-12-22
Dry We DAY

YOUNGSToN, O.-This city
has enacted an ordinance closing
all saloons, taverns and clubs
liquor for "a hours after the
surrender of Germany.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1944-12-22
WRAPPED UP IN B

Woodlake. Calif.-Mrs. Mary
Diamond, who collects buttons
as a hobby, has a dress made
of 5000 and a hat of 1000 but
tons.
RadnicÌŒka borba = Workers' struggle. [volume] ([New York, N.Y.]) 1907-1970, 1944-11-23
'ArbHraza' vda radnike

ako Sc republikanci povrate ma
vlast u novembru."
Ali znanje radnickih vodja o
kapitalistickoj svrsi zaveta ne
strajkovania i War Labor Boar
da nije vazno. Mozemo i'm odo-
britt potpuno postenje, "a voIu
rasprave, i dovoljno in optuziti
sa izdajom radnickih interesa.
Pretpostavimo da je War Labor
Board, u prkos njegovog sastava,
bio nepristran i stanju da
dodje do odluke bez da dozveli
zahtevinna kapitalista da wise
pretezu ma ''vazi pravicnosti"
nego radnicki zahtevi. cinjeni-
ca bi ostala da bi ''nepristfana"
odluka postignuta bila zasnova-
ma ma usvajanju najamnog Sis
tema, to jest, ma sisten7u u ho-
jem radnici primaju "a svoj rad
u proizvadjanju svega dfustve-
nog bogatstva, sanno jedan deo
toga proizvoda, u obliku najam-
nice, a u kojemu kapitalisti pfi-
maju "a njihovo posedovanje
sredstava "a proizvodnju bogats-
iva veci deo u obliku profita,
pristojbi it'd, kojen kapita-
listicka drzava prima drllgi We
liki deo, u obliku poreza.
/ Eksploatacija bi ostala.
! Produzavajuci 'nasu smesnu
pretpostavku, ocito je da, eak
da SUI ia cetiri kapltalisticka
predstavnika i ceteri predstav-
nika ''puka'' w. L. B. glasali
/ sa "predstavnicina' rada da sc
preporuci otklanjanje I little
Steel formule, povisica najan-
nice koju bi radnici prinlih, bila
bi samo opet deo Ii bez sunnje
mali deo) njihova proizvoda, a
kapitalisti i kapitalisticka drza-
va bi produzili da prinaiu Mi
hove delove (nesto manje) rad
nickog proizvoda. Tako, prime
ma koja je poznata kao "praviG-
most" i ''jednakost'' Il klasno-go-
deljenom drustvu jos 0i uvek
ostavljala radnike izrabljene.
Ali, odlazeci cd smesnoga do
mogucega, pretpostavino da sc
War Labor Board sporazuneo
da preporuci proviziju IA gore
cd te fornlule. Ova pretpestav-
ka moze biti uslovljes7a ma
postojecoj cinjenici da oi preds-
tavnici kapitala i ''puka" glasali
ma oval nacin iedino ako bi Sc
davanie iii delinicno davanle
radnickih zallteva platilo kapita-
listima nesto u mesto saizenog
profita koieg bi oni zgrta]i. Ma
primer, oni bi dali povisicu ma
iamnice da bi povratili radEi6ko
poverenie u radnicke fekere -
tako povracaiuci up TT 2 b n u
vrednost radni6kil fekera. Iii o.
nj bi dali povisicu najamrice da
bi odlozili talas strajkova koji
bi onetali profit JOS wise.
Ali ova pretpostavka odlazi IL
smesnost. takodjer, radi kapita-
istiekog zadovolistva o sadas-
! MEM stavu radni6kih vodia ra-
di zaveta ne-Stral;ovania 81 ko-
i'm su radnici osedlari. Plastic
mOguce DeWeyoYe p00ede siuzl
kapitalistima koii potponazu
gospodina Deweya isto taso kao
i kapitalistirna koii potpomazu
gospodina Roosevelta. Radnicki
fekeri sudeluju II tom plaSilu, o.
. drzavaiu njihovo vodstvo, iii fl
rerstvo, niihovim potpomaga-
MEM ''progresa" to jest, kandida-
turu kapitalistickoga predstavn}-
ka koii ie isplanirao snrzavanje
naiannice it'd. Onda, tome je,
takodjer, "patriotizam.
(Weekly People. q. okt. 1944).
RadnicÌŒka borba = Workers' struggle. [volume] ([New York, N.Y.]) 1907-1970, 1944-11-23

&C Ako je to nasa duznost ola
pomasemo svaki isti,,ski pokret
naroda, nije mania nasa duznost
da zastitimo tex obrazovanu jez-
CRU nase proleterske partije, ne
zrtvujuci je nekorisno i ne doz-
voliavati proletarijatu da bude
desetkovan u besplodnim mes
MIN pobunama". - Marr-Engels.
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KROZ AMERIKU
(Nastavak sa /. strane,

{Nastavak sa | strane,
u korist takva zakona Cd velikog
broja republikanskih i demo-
kratskih politicara. A stampa &c,
saglasno tim politicarin7a, uda-
riti IL istu zicu da bi stvorila odo-
brenje kod javnog mnjenla ola
bi Sc jos i oval sanaar prisio uz
obraz americke radnicke klase.
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Zauet Uodstua "a ne-Strajkovanje
ostavlja radnike reza$ticene
Radnicke vodje kapitalistickih
zanatskih junija nisu pitali rad
nike u davanju njihova ne-straj-
kuiuceg zaveta. Oni su ucinili
zavet ma njihovu sopstvenu od-
govornost - nametnuli "arbi-
trazu" War. Labor Board-a ma
radnike. U nagradi "a usluge ka-
pitalistickim izrabljivacima, rad
nicke vodje - u osobama George
Meany-a, Matthew VOLTA, R. J.
Thomas-a Emil Rieve-a - do
bise sluzbena priznanja u w. L.
B. kao "predstavnici'' rada.
Ma II. oktobra War Labor
Board je pokazao vrednost Ear
bitriranja" razilazenju izme-
dju kapitala rada odbijajuci
noble junija da Sc trazi cd pred
sednika da odstrani Little Steel
formula O najamnici i da do
konGa vladino industrijsko srr-
znuce najamnice. Kao obic-
10, u takvim slucajevima, preds-
tavnici industrije i 'Spuka" gla-
sahu kao jedinica "a podrzava-
ME kapitalista, a "predstavnici"
rada, koji su prodali radnike pre-
dajuci njihova prava da straj-
kuju "a svoje zahteve, nadjose
Sc II, navodno, borbenoj manji-
nj.
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kom okupacijom wise Cd tri go
dine.
''Borci" "civilno stanovnis-
tvo", ii. radnici ostala sirotinjo
Jugoslavije! Odbacite SVE OF
krivene i prikrivene, slatkoreci-
We i gorkorecive burzoaske slu-
game, koji vas ma sve moguce
nacine varaju! Prigrite SPASO-
NOSNU ideju Marksizma -
KLASNU BORBU, PROLE-
TERSKU REVOLUC CIJU, ii.
RADNIcKU JUGOSLAVIJUM