The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1944-10-06

ly, true in this instance. Anoth-
cr has said, ITO be forwarned
is to be forearmed." Well, this
shadow is of such a nature and
OF such magnitude, that we need
to be forearmed. And the time
to arm is now: not tomorrow.
| have been doing some intense
listening for the last two weeks
for the reactions to the several
articles / have written in the
past several weeks. Being hui
man, l am naturally grateful for
the many concentrations that
have come as a result of these
articles. But no matter how
hearty the congratulations, if |
have failed to arouse the business
and professional men TO concert
ed action in behalf of our section,
/ have miserably failed. Hence
this, another attemut to arouse
to militant action.
! gather that at the fall of
Germany there is going to be a
large codus of the workers from
Pascagoula. Literally thousands
are planning to leave. If anyone
doubts this, just talk to the gen
eral public. Talk to the workers
in the shipyards, the Wooden
Mill. You might be surprised.
Do you realize what this means?
Japan will not be out of the pic
ture. We cannot afford to let up
beyond that point that the gov
eminent officials deem wise. We
cannot. at this time or that, begin
to act on u own initiative. 1t
is entirely possible that we might
jeopardize our own complete vic
tory. Let everyone stay put UNI
til complete victory shall crown
our united efforts. Naturally, to
the inquiring mind, Games this
question:
Why this planned exodus?
N First, the great majority of the
ont-of-county workers, came from
a patriotic motive. They wanted
to go where they could make the
greatest contribution to the war
effort. Then there were those
who came for the glamour of
working in a defense project.
Then there were those who came
for no other purpose thar to hide
from the armed service. In other
words to dodge the draft. / am
sorry that any man from Missis-
sippi or any other state would
come from that motive. But truth
compels that statement, Then
there were those, very few, who
came for the purpose of making
this their permanent home. All
these teeming thousands came to
a small city that had to expand
to care for them. Many of them
have suffered hardships and in
conveniences, more than they am
ticipated. Many of them have
found the glamour fading. Many
of them have been unfairly dealt
with by someone. They have
simply become Disguised. They
have not been able to grasp the
idea that VIC were living and ex-
pdnding under war time condi-
tons. They have not been will
ing to make allowances for the
handicap under which the city
has had to expand its facilities.
Shortage of materials. shortage
OF manpower and all these things
that were beyond the control of
the city and county officials. |
know that they have suffered
Inconvenience. Many of these
could have been avoided. l can
easily understand their disgust.
But that is where we come in |
mean by we, every business and
professional man in Pascagoula,
Moss Point, Kreole, E~seatawpa,
Gautier, and Ocean Springs, in
particular, and every town in the
county in general. Every wo-
mans club and every club and
fraternal organization in this vi
should get busy, today and