The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1944-05-05
THE JAcKsoN COUNTY

B04kH Ux 1upEEFiSuIH - 10 De con
kratu1atsd on its action in zoninf
the beach front adjacent TO Pas.
cagoula. thereby protecting II.
development for the future. Pas
taeouia. we believe. is destined
10 grow and what Is more natural
than that its growth will be re-
Elected IN the bsiiIding up Of the
beach front as d residential dis
trict. The land purchased along
the beach BY the lngalls Ship
building Corporation is already
being developed into home sites
and will be sold as such, despite
all the arguments and verbiage
to the contrary. Rather than I'M
juripE the rights of the public,
this move will 10 the contrary,
protect them and save for the
children Of The city some of the
fresh air and sunshine that
was referred to in The arguments
before the board last week as in
the process of being denied by
the adoption Of the coming law.
The beach is not, and will not,
be denied TO the public through
this action. II q beer parlor was
allowed TO be established along
the beach front. it would be the
opening wedge that would bring
1 deluee Of such establishments,
and our beach front would quick
~ resemble that of Biloxi. the
value OF the area as a residential
section, and a place for recreation
BY the public generally. COM
pletely ruined.
THE SEIZURE or THE Mont
gomery-Werd business by the
government for failure to renew
q CIO union contract spotlights
questions that every citizen. in
terestedin bis nation and the pre-
servation of the rights granted TO
him by it, should ponder and
ponder deeply. The precedent es-
tablished BY this seizure, applied
generally, invades the security
Of every phase of our national
life. II makes every individual.
every business. everv industry,
every union, subject TO the within
Of the executive branch of the gov
eminent. There has been an alarm
ing growth in the United States OF
extra Judicial activities, built
around tire OPA and other gov
tnninent agencies. We agree thor
oughlv with tire principle Of OPA.
but punishment of offenders doe
not belong IN the hands of this
Sppointive group, but rather il
our courts Of law. w hope the
proposed Congressional investi.
Cation of the seizure will brins
before the public the full facts
Of tho case, fairly and impartiaIly
20 that reasoned judgment ear
prevail.
THE PLANS or MOSS POINT
and Pascagoula TO turn to the
churches and prayer when the
invasion of Europe comes is q
wise and sensible move. Similar
plans are being adopted IN cities
and communities throughout the
nation. The invasion will be
bloody business and. despite pre-.
dictions to the contrary. casual
ties viii. we believe, be stagger.
ing. Prayer. and the weapons tt
fight with. are the only thing W.
can furnish our young men. but
We can al least do a good job d
those.
THE 10 PER CENT ~blaek mar
ket" tax, which Governor Bailey
told the state legislature woule
drive out Of Mississippi the "twir
evils of black market operation:
and Bookkeeping IS beginning Il
show results but as a revenue
producer and not in driving ou'
ct least one o. the twin evils
PascaRoula liquor retailers have
been notified 10 tack on the II
percent tax or absorb It them.
selves. As a result 4 so cent drini
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