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Evening star., 1945-01-14
Gen. CoveII Restless
For Early Return 10
Post on Ledo Road
By NELSON M. SHEPARD,

Maj. Gen. William E. r. Covell OF
Washington is anxious to get back
to his job of directing the Ledo-
Burma road, for fear of returning
too late to accompany the first
American truck convoy into China
over its 1,200-mile route.
He told press conference yester-
day that the first convoy for China
from Running would arrive at the
junction of the Ledo and old Burma
roads at Wanting within two days
after that city is cleared of the
Japanese" He believes that time
may come almost any minute
now" and for that reason he said
he wants to hustle back"
The former assistant engineer
commissioner of the District, who is
commanding general of the Service
of Supply in the China Burma
India theater of operations under
1t. Gen. Dan 1. Sultan, himself a
former District engineer commits
sioner, has been back in his native
Washington less than a week. Re-
Gently he received the Distinguished
Service Medal.
Road Can't Be Used.
An excellent all-weather road be-
tween Ledo and Bhamo has been
in operation for several months, he
explained. Another road between
Bhamo and a highway .juncture
leading into Wanting is now com
pleted but the, military situation
doesn't permit. its use. Gen, Coyell
said all that remains to bring the
cargoes into China is to chase the
Japs out of Wanting.
(Associated Press dispatches
from the theater indicate the
Allied forces from the south are
close to a juncture with the Chi
nese from the north)
When the new road is open, Gen
Covell said it will be able to carry
many times the tonnage" now con-
veyed into China over The Hump
by Army cargo planes
Supplies of all kinds will be able
to roll into China at high speed,
he said, and the roadbed is suffi-
GENTLY hard to permit the passage
of heavy artillery.
1--WE don't expect to have a dupli
cate of the Red Ball Express roat
in France because conditions arr
different" he said. But we will
have shops along the route fol
emergency repairs and the truck
will be kept rolling"
He's Gust the Coach"
Referring to his engineer assist.
ants as an "all-American team,
he mentioned Brig Gen. Bob Ney'
land, former football coach at Ten.
nessee University, and Brig. Gen
Joe Cranston, former Olympic mid
dleweight boxing champ. I'm JUS
the coach or manager" he laughed
Gen. Covell first saw the Ledt
road on December 10, 1943, al
milepost So, he said. The work
battalions were living in leaky
tents in the mud alongside the
roadway. Now, he said, things are
different. They live in heated tents
with floor boards in areas cleared
out of the jungles and rid of mos.
quitoes and insects.
Evening star., 1945-01-14
were driven off, today's communique

said.
In Northern Burma in the drive
toward the Burma Road fighting
continued in the area 8 miles south
Of Tonkwa and miles north of the
Shweh River.
Allied fighter bombers attacked
Japanese positions in Hunters Bay
and gave close support to ground
forces in the northern combat areas.
Evening star., 1945-01-14

political campaign, set a goal of
60,000,000 jobs for people in this
country after the war is over. Mr.
Wallace has ideas about how this
goal may be attained, and If made
Secretary of Commerce will seek to
put them into effect.
If there is to be a change in the
Labor Department, New Dealers
say that the job should go to a
labor union man-that labor is en-
titled to that recognition. How
ever. if Mr.. Wallace should be given
the post, labor would be assured OF
a friend at the head of the depart
ment.
Neither the President nor Mr.
Wallace has thrown any light on
the latter's future Nor have the
cabinet officers involved in the
rumors given any inkling of their
own future.
Evening star., 1945-01-14
British Opposition
To Trial for Hitler
'Disfurbs Commission
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LONDON, Jan. 13.-The Sunday
Express today reported that the
British Foreign Office had dumb
founded" the United Nations War
Crimes Commission by rejecting its
plan to bring Adolf Hitler and other
Nazi and Fascist leaders to trial
before an Inter-Alled Court to be
set up in London.
q The Express said the government
objected to plans to put Hitler,
Benito Mussolini and their aides
fin the dock of a criminal court, "
but preferred that they should be
dealt with politically-as was Ma
poleon, who was never put on trial
but merely exiled."
: The newspaper said the British
governments stand was transmitted
by Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden
in letter to Sir Cecil Hurst, until
recently the British chairman of the
commission.
Plan Approved.
The Express added that other
commission members, including g
Herbert Claiborne Pell, the Amer
lean representative, approved the
trial plan and that the commission
was now anxiously awaiting the
arrival of Pell from Washington
hoping that he may bring with him
the reply of the United States Gov
ernment."
A Foreign Office spokesman re-
fused to confirm that Mr.. Eden had
expressed such stand but said,
This is matter of many diff
ferences of opinion"
No member of the War Crimes
Commission was Immediately avail
able for comment.
: The express said that, before Mr.
Eden's letter to Sir Cecil, the British
government had been hedging on
approving the commissions trial
plans. 1t added, this latest rebuff
may bring about the collapse of the
commission"
Jurist Offers Reasons.
The newspaper quoted an un-
named British jurist as saying the
British government might object to
a criminal trial because it might
prove embarrassing
THE Foreign Office probably feels
that in such court those in the
dock might endeavor to have promi-
nent British statesmen brought to
the witness box to give evidence for
the defense" the jurist said. This
evidence would take the form of past
utterances in praise of the prisoners
and, in some cases, the extolling of
the virtues of Nazism and Fascism.
Altogether, it would be an embar-
RAISING business to have these skele-
tons trotted out in court"
Evening star., 1945-01-14
Wilmer Lectures Tonight

Irving Wilmer, member of the
District and Pennsylvania bars, will
discuss The Talmud' at $50
O'Clock tonight before the Institute
of Jewish Studies in the Jewish
Community Center, Sixteenth and
q streets NV. Mr.. Wilmer is a
religious scholar and contributor to
legal periodicals. The lecture is free
to the public.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1945-07-06
YMBC Votes Support
OF Ants treum
Pollution Movement


The Young Mems Business club
of Moss Point went on record by
unanimous vote Monday night
as being solidlv behind all eff
forts by national, state, county
and municipal officials to control
stream pollution such as that
which has been killing thousands
of fish in the Pascagoula and
other rivers in this section of the
state. A strong letter was order
ed sent to political figures in the
state TO this effect.
AS a feature of the meeting to
be held Monday at 8 pm. at
the clubhouse, L. X Mcintosh.
county attorney will give a re-
port on stream pollution in jack
son county.
New officers OF the club were
installed with President E. A.
Khayat giving the oath of office.
The new president, Frank Mix
son, took the chair after the GER
emonies. Mr.. Khayat also gave a
resume of club activities during
his tenure of office.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1945-07-06
Prominent Plucinq
House Numbers
Aids Moil Carriers

A request that Pascagoula res
idents place house numbers in
conspicuous places was made this
week by Postmaster Artur V.
Smith.
Many houses have no visible
numbers, others have numbers
which are obScured by shrubbery
or have been painted over" he
pointed out.
Absence of numbers, together
with the absence of street signs
In many sections of the civ
makes the correct delivery of
mail by the carriers extremely
difficult and often impossible. the
postmaster explained.
New demands by the armed
forces have left only one expert
enced carrier and the delivery
work Is being done by school
boys working during vacation
and by men and women recruited
from other cities. Until new en-
ployees learn by experience and
instruction, they must remain in
doubt as to the location of MANY
OF the streets and hous as in the
city.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1945-07-06
Miss Ruth cain Is
Elected President
OF Civic Council

Miss Ruth Cain. Jackson Coun-
ty Home Demonstration agent,
was elected president of the Pas
cagoula Civic Council at a meet
ing of that body Tuesday night
at the USO.
Others named to offices were
Mrs. j. S. Abbey. vice-president;
Verne Barnes, corresponding sec
fetary, ana Mrs. r. B. Mehaffey,
recording secretary-treasurer.
Following the election mem
bers held a discussion concerning
the present stage of the city rec
reation program and voted TO
continue their endorsement of the
program and urge the city to give
full support to the entire, orig
inal program.
After a brief discussion, mem
bers of the organization also vot-
ed to make another plea to state
officials for securing a full-time
health officer for Pascagoula.
A motion to adjourn for the du-
ration of the summer was also
made and passed by the council
at the Tuesday night meeting.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1945-07-06
White Condemns Pollution
(An Editorial)

Strong condemnation of the river pollution condition
which has been allowed to grow up in Mississippi came this
week from former Governor Hugh White, whose admins
tration was one of the most progressive the state ever had.
Governor White originated the Balance agriculture
With Industry" program, which offered five years tax ex-
|emptions and even provided for the construction of plants
been responsible for the expanding industrialization of the
state.
Yet the former governor, acting out of a real knowledge
of what is good and what is bad for Mississippi has never
wanted to attract fly-by-night industry to the state nor has
he wanted TO wink at conservation laws and permit whole
sale ruination of our rivers and countryside in order to per-
suade business to move here. All of his program was en-
visioned as a means for attracting stable and profitable in
|dustry, and plants that would respect the spirit of coopera-
ton that was accorded them.
In 1914 the former Governor, a member of the legisla-
ture, sponsored an amendment to the anti-poLution act which
cleared up a weak passage giving offending corporations a
reasonable length of time to cease their pollution OF the
streams.
The following letter of the former executive to the editor
of the Chroniele-Star sheds some light on the background
Of this issue. 1t shows clearly that in the opinion of one of
the states foremost champions of industry, the pollution
condition that presently exists is inexcusable and a disgrace
to the state.
Dear Mr.. King:
I appreciate your letter of June 29th with enclosures.
/ have read with great interest the editorial. etc. which
you sent me, and / want to thank you for the very fine
work you are doing trying to eliminate a situation that
Is a disgrace to Mississippi.
As you well know. | have been very bitter on the
subject. and at the last session of the Legislature I was
reaponsible for insestinq in the law the explanation that
reasonable time" should not exceed twelve months.
That time expired on March 23rd.
l have had several conferences with the Attorney
General and also with Governor Bailey. | have every
reason to believe the Attorney Generals office is going
to do everything in its power to bring to a head the
terrible situation that exists in Mississippi.
With best wishes. I am.
Sincerely.
HUGH WHITE.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1945-07-06

One of the most famous phases
of the war with Germany, the
crossing of the Rhine, cost the
life of one of Jackson County's
adopted sons, Pic. Quitman Goar,
formerly of Sumrall and later
of Kreole. News of his death in
the collapse Of the Remagen
bridge March II has been re-
ceived by his widow, Mrs, Gloria
Love Goar, who, with their four
month-old daughter, Gloria Jean,
resides with her parents, MI.
and Mrs. Frank Love in Kreole.
Pfc. Goar had never seen his
oaby daughter.
He came from Sumrall, Miss,
about five years ago to work at
the Moss Point Mill of the In
ternational Paper Company which
position he left to enter the SER
vice after working at the mill
for three years. He joined the
service in November, 1943, and
trained at Camp Gruber with
subsequent maneuvers in Ten
nessee. He was given a furlough
in May, 1914 which he spent at
home and he was at home again
in October shortly before sailing.
He had been overseas abiut five
months.
A member Of the 9th Army. he
was first in England and then
subsequently in France, Belgium
and Germany.
1t was after the spearhead OF
American troops had crossed the
Remagen bridge over the Rhine
to surmount the greatest natural
barrier of Germany that the Ger
mans bomber the bridge which
later collapsed, carving many of
the soldiers crossing at that time.
including Pfc. Cioar to their
death.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1945-07-06
Milton r. Riley
Meets Death On
u. S. Destroyer

News of the death of Milton
Russell Riley aboard the u. S.
destroyer william Keith" some
where in the Pacific area, June
IA, was contained in a telegram
to his wife, Mrs. Viola Berry Ri
ley, June 10, at Pearl River, La,
where she is residing.
Details contained in the tele-
gram from the Navy department
were meager but it is inferred
that his death was accidental.
The young electricians mate Sec
ond class, was employed as an
electrician pusher at ingalls, be-
fore going into the Navy. His
brother, Joseph c. Riley, worked
with his as a welder. Both en-
tered the Navy.
News of the tragedy came to
his grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Joseph E. Riley from their home
in Bogalusa, La, on June 10, who
conveyed it to his grandparents
Mr.. and Mrs. c. NJ. Anderson, 619
Morgan Lane, P~aseagoula.
On receipt of the news, Joseph
who is an athletic instructor at
cambridge, Md. came home CT
emergency leave. He accompaa-
led his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Jo-
seph f. Riley and their daughter.
and his sister, Glenda, from b.
galusa Saturday, to be with Mr..
and Mrs. Anderson until last
Monday when he resumed to his
post and they to their home.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1945-07-06
New Executive
Secretary OF Red
Cross Announced

Miss Nellie Tallman of DeRid-
der. La, has been named execu-
tive secretary of the Jackson
County chapter of the Red Cross,
E. r. Hammett, county chairman,
announced. Miss Tallman, who
succeeds Miss Jessie Boyd, will
take office July Is.
Since the resignation OF Miss
Boyd, representatives from the
Red Cross area office at Atlanta
have filled that position and Mrs.
Birdie C. Busey will remain un-
til Miss Tallman's arrival, Mr..
Hammett said.
The remodeling of the offices
in Pascagoula has begun and ne
gotiations are underway to pur-
chase an automobile for the
chapter to furnish transportation
for the secretary on her visits
to Various sections of the coun-
~, M. Hammett said.
The adult of the chapter books
for the past year has been com
pleted and shows a bank bal
ance of SAT, 35l 81. The division
of this amount among various
funds and the results of the war
fund drive are published else
where in this issue Of the Chron-
icle Star and Advertiser.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1945-07-06
Burglary Charge
Is Filed Against
To- Old Boy

Robert F. Gibson, 16-years-old,
Gulfport, was arrested Tuesday
and charged with burglary after
police officers found in his pos
session S21.25 which ne later con-
fessed he had stolen from the
Comus Cafe earlier in the even
ing.
The arrest was made by Pas
cagoula Police Officers G.. E.
Mullens and r. N. Murdoch after
they had picked up the youth as
he walked along the highway
leading through town to Mobile.
The boy was carrying a suitcase
and he told officers he was run
ming away from home. They took
him to police headquarters where
investigation revealed the money.
In nickels and dimes, in the suit
case.
Later Gibson confessed to c.
Stadtlander, police officer. that
ne had taken the money from the
Comus Cafe and that previously
ne had broken into the Cole
Towing Company office and stol-
en- a suitcase full of clothes. be-
longing to two employees of the
company, which was valued at
about $50.
The case was turned over TO
County Attorney 1. K. Mcintosh.
Gibson told police officials he
had escaped from the Harrison
County Farm where he was sen
fenced to serve seven two-month
terms for breaking and entering.
He added that after his escape.
en- route to Pascagoula. he had
broken into a place at Henderson
Point where he stole a watch.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1945-07-06
Sincerely.
HUGH WHITE.

rest in the quiet of their homes.
To the workers at the ingalls,
Shipyard, the day was routine
for they reported to their jobs
as usual. with only their pay
checks showing that this was a
holiday occasion.
The police departments report
ed a quiet day as did the Jackson
County hospital where only a
few minor injuries were treated
during the day. The First Aid
booth maintained by the county
chapter of the Red Cross under
the direction of Mrs. Saul Peter
cell, first aid chairman, treated
only a few cuts. bruises and
sprains during the dav.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1945-07-06
Citizenship Day
Scheduled July 81
In P~oscogouIo

July 81 will be observed as
Citizenship Day in Pascagoula
under sponsorship of the Junior
Chamber of Commerce, organize
ton officers announced. The City
Hall will remain open later than
the usual closing hour in order
TO give all working persons an
opportunity to register and other
ways of observing the day will
be planned. Complete plans for
the dav will be announced later.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1945-07-06
Jackson County Bond Sales
Pass Sl,253,00O Quota In
Last Minute Buying Rally
Success Crowns ?
Weeks Efforts Of
Bond Drive Workers

Jackson county went owe the
top this week with incomplete
figures indicating that nor than
the S1,253,000 quota assigned for
the Seventh War Loan Drive has
been reached, w. H. Herring,
county chairman. announced.
Pascagoula reached its goal of
$350,000 Saturday morning just
prior to a luncheon of campaign
workers at the Loagfellow House
arranged for the purpose of de-
vising ways and means to sell
the required number of e bonds.
The luncheon was held according
to schedule, however, and plans
were made to continue work in
order to exceed the quota by as
large an amount as possible. E.
R. Hammett is chairman.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1945-07-06


In Ocean Springs. George
Young, chairman. announced on
Tuesday hat the quota of $4,000
had been reached but no definite
figures were available.
Moss Point Chairman Jesse
Thompson declared Thursday
morning that the $780, 900 quota
had been reached to his sur
prise and delight" and after
three days of the hardest work
he had ever done"
The ingalls, Shipyard figures
were not complete but every sign
pointed to an approximate quota
being raised. The yard had
adopted a voluntary quota of
$500, 900.
Most of the rural committees
had already reported through
Miss Ruth Cain, home demonstra-
ton agent, and A. j. Franklin.
farm agent, rural chairmen. The
ponuS sofa IN most OF these areas
were credited to one of the three
large divisions of the county and
results were reported as very sat
isfactory.
Business men we're called in
meeting at Moss Point Monday
afternoon and more than twenty
attended. Watermelons were fur
nished by the Pascagoula-Mos
Point Chamber OF Commerce.
Reports showed that all but one
of the men present purchased a
bond. raising a considerable
amount. simultaneously, the wo-
men met at the home of Mrs.
R. c. Eley. After the meeting of
the men, watermelons were TAX
en- to the women for refresh
mentS.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1945-07-06
Rice To Seek Masonic Injunction
Based On River Pollution Report

Following receipt OF a chemical
analysis Of river waters polluted
by the Masonite plant at Laurel,
Attorney General Greek l.. Rice
said Thursday that he would seek
an injunction against the plant
I'm the next few days in chan
Gerry court Of Jones county at
Laurel.
The chemical report was made
by DIR. M. M. Ellis Of the u. S.
Fish and Wild Life Service, who
took samples of the water two
weeks ago when a large deluge
Of waste from the Laurel plant
killed tons of fish in Tallahalla
creek. Pascagoula river and other
tributaries.
General Rice said il contained
the expert data necessary to sup
port a suit for injunction against
the Masonite plant. He said de
tails of the report would not be
released until the suit had been
filed.
The attorney general said that
prosecution Of the Masonite off
Gals on misdemeanor indictments
fer continued violation of the
state anti-poiiution law was a
matter for county attorneys and
grand iuries. His own office. he
said, concerned itself only with
civil prosecutions and suits for
restraining injunctions.
Mcintosh To Act
Asked if he thought any effort
would be taken by grand juries
10 back up the state law with
direct indictments-rather than
by the more indirect method of
seeking an injunctien-the alb
torney general said. Il expect so"
County Attorney L. X McIn-
tosh of jackson county said that
he planned to take definite action
independent OF the attorney gen
erals office. Attorney Mcintosh
said he would seek grand jury
indictments Of the Mas6nite off
cials for past violations when he
had obtained the necessary tech
nical data.
Under the anti-pollution law of
1912, the discharge of poisonous
wastes into the streams is punish
able by a fine ranging from fifty
to three thousand dollars. Each
day that the condition continues
Constitutes a separate violation.
The plant is given one years
grace TO install methods of treat
ing the waste following warning
by the state game and fish COM
mission.
Discharge Continues
This period of grace ended in
March, l945, for the Masonite
plant at Laurel. However, the
discharge of poisonous wood SUI
gars and other products has con-
tinued unabated. Several weeks
ago an unusually heavy discharge
killed tons of fish between Laurel
and the coast. Following his in
spection of conditions at the plant
DIR. Ellis told Director w. F. Dear
man of the state game and fish
commission that the pollution
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