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Allocate $4,000
For Extension OF
REA Power Lines

The Rural Electrification Ad-
ministration has approved an
ALLEGATION Of $50, 600 for con-
s~truction of REA lines serving
rural areas in Jackson. George
and Green counties, Congress-
man w. NJ. Colmer announced in
a telegram to the Chronicle Star
and Advertiser Thursday.
The REA office at Lucedale said
later Thursday that the fun-s
would be used to extend existing
lines of the Singing River Power
Association in the three coun-
ties.
The funds will account for APP
proximately fifty miles of addi-
tional rural lines to serve more
than $50 additional customers, 1t
was added.
Work will begin as DOR as a
contract for the construction can
be let and materials obtained,
acording to ii. l.. Hopper at Luce
dale.
f. j. Beverly is in charge of
the Lucedale office. serving the
three counties.
Chisholm Named Recruiter
The Navy has announced the
appointment of Lee Chisholm,
yeoman first class, as recruiting
officer at Biloxi, and Pascagoula,
succeeding Alex Calvachio, yeo-
man second class, who returns
to Jackson, MIR Chisholm will be
at the Pasagoula selective service
offices each Thursday from 3 to
1880 pm. to receive enlistments.
He is from Natchez and was
transferred from recruiting SER
vice at McComb.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1945-07-20

poration, subsidiary of the In
gals Iron Works Company, of
Birmingham, is the king pin of
Paseagoula's future prosperity.
When Robert Ingersoll Ingalls,
in 1899 laid out its $500, 600 yards
on the Pascagoula River, unlike
many contemporary wartime
shipbuilders. he built a long range
yard. Besides fat contracts for
postwar ships the plant already
is turning out diesel-electric To-
comotives and plans production
at $50 a year.
There are also rumors that In
gals intends TO build a fleet of
fast ships to carry perishables
from the West Coast to Europe
and operate it under his own
house flag.
The Ingalls, people and the tex
tile and paper makers appear to
be completely persuaded that
Pascagoula will not again become
an exhausted community. The
town is certain il will not; it is
implanting busy dreams Of a
thriving future.
When Former Deems Collas 4
Pascagouia Is the more certain
Continued on Page 81
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chamber.
The proposal will also be sub
mitted to the county Board of
Supervisors at their meeting on
August 9th.
The proposed survey will in
elude the gathering of complete
data on conditions favorable to
industries, and a study and rec
concentrations for the further de
velopment of the Paseagoula
port.
Such a survey will prove in
valuable in this areas develop
ment in that data necessary for
study in the location of indus
trial plants will be Immediately
available, and will place the area
in a favorable position in its at
tempts to interest new indus
tries in locating here.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1945-07-20
Truman Finally
Names Byrnes To
Vice Presidency
BY JACK sTINNETT

Washington-In time there is
sure to be a deluge of books and
articles on the theme: '"The Re
markable Career of Jamnes f.
Byrnes."
BY appointing Byrnes secretary
OF state, President Truman has
Gone what he wanted and fully
intended to do when he support
ed ByInes for Vice President in
1914: nominate him for No. 2
place IN the Democratic admin
istration.
1t is true that the new Presi-
DENTAL succession bill as passed
by the House of Representatives,
making Speaker Of the House
third in line of succession in case
of death or incapacity of both
President and Vice President,
would alter all this. But observ-
ers are certain the succession bill
will strike snags in the Senate.
Some doubt that President Tru-
man ever intended his recon-
mendation of such a bill as any
more than a gesture to Congress
An assurance that in naming a
new secretary of state he was not
trying to be dictatorial in naming
mis- successor.
AS ii is, the Senate in confirm
ing Byrnes. or any one else who
might be nominated secretary of
state when the Vice President has
succeeded to the Presidency, is,
in effect naming hi mthe nations
No. 2 man. It's unlikely the up
per chamber would look kindly
on anv new succession measure
witch would hand this honor,
privilege and prestige over to the
House.
At any rate, unless the law is
changed Byrnes is the No. 2 man
in the administration as well as
me administrator of our foreign
Continued o page 81
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Plans Underway For Industrial
Survey In Development OF Area

Plans for an industrial and
port survey of the Pascagoula-
Moss Point area as an aid in in
dustrial and port development
were set in motion Tuesday af-
ternoon at a meeting of the Pas
eagoula Port Commission.
Tentative plans approved call
for the commission to assume
the major cost of the proposed
survey with the Chamber of
Commerce and the Jackson Coun-
ty Board Of Supervisors to be
asked to assume a share.
The proposal was submitted to
the Board of Directors OF the
Chamber of Commerce at a meet
ing held Tuesday night, and af-
ter discussion the board approved
the plan and agreed to assume a
share of the cost on behalf of the
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1945-07-20
Girl Injured In
Accident Neor Moss
Point Eurly Thursday

Miss Jewel Walker was injured
early Thursday morning when an
automobile in which she was rid
ing crashed into a telephone post
at the intersection of Highway 90
and Morris street. She was treat
ed at the Jackson County hospital
for decorations of the head and leg
and remained overnight for OBJ
servation.
The a was operated by Rus
sell Mizelle. who lost control of
the vehicle. which plunged into
the post. Both Miss Walker and
Mizelle were employed at the
Mayfair Club by G. c. Redding.
operator, who owned the automo-
bile. The car was badly dam
aged.
Percy Irving. Moss Point city
policeman. investigated the acct
dent, which occurred about 2 a m.
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A PROCLAMATION
TO THE CITIZENS OF PAscAGoULA:

TO CITIZENS OF
WHEREAS, it is the right and duty of qualified American
citizens to vote in the public elections;
N WHEREAS, the participation of citizens in the af-
fairs of government, enjoying its privileges and undertaking
its responsibilities, is the central principle of democracy;
N WHEREAS, our youth have made painful and
bloody sacrifice defending our sacred heritage of democracy
on countless battlefronts:
AND WHEREAS, it becomes our clear duty to register,
to acquaint ourselves with public issues and to vote intel
lgently;
N WHEREAS, the Junior Chamber of Commerce,
a body of civic minded leaders of the community. have COM
mendably conducted a campaign to remind us of the right and
duty of the ballot and the necessity for registration.
NOW, THEREFORE, I John R. Watts, mayor of the city
of Pascagoula. do hereby proclaim July 81 as Citizenship
Day" for the city Of Pascagoula, and urge that it be observed
by registration of all qualified voters and by other appro-
pirate ceremonies which may remind US of our duties as
citizens.
(Signed) JOHN R. WATTS,
Mayor of the City of Paseagoula.
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ranging up to $4,000 a day so
long as the offense continues at
ter a one-year period of warning.
In Pascagoula, County Attor-
ney L. X. Mcintosh said he had
all the information needed for
prosecution and definitely would
seek indictments of the Masonite
corporation at the next session
of the county grand jury in No
vember. If pushed to successful
conviction in the courts, these
indictments would provide punt
tive fines for past law violations
by the plant which the attorney
generals suit does not.
Matthew p. Mccullough.
president of the corporation.
told editors in Laurel last Fri
day that III. company had
Stalled" in the past on this
question. but that it intended
10 clean up the situation in the
future.
we have stalled" Mr.. Nc
Cullough said. THAT'S perhaps
tte word to use. I don't think
it's exactly fair. but we shall
use IT,"
We've been accused of Civ
ing out false information from
Laurel. Maybe we have. We've
been accused of side-stepping.
Maybe we have. There will be
nothing like that under my re-
gime in the future"
MIR. cCullough. who came
down from Chicago to present
ths companYFcs se and survey
the situation. said that IN the
past the board ct directors in
Chicago had net been sent ac-
curate end reliab,n informa-
tion cf the pollution situation
by the management st Laurel.
He said that thew had no idea
that the pollution conditions
were as bad as they we're. or j.,
that the company had angered
public opinion bv It's negli-
gence.
II won't apologize for what
we haven't done in the past"
he said. Il don't think we have
done what we should have
done. We didn't have informa-
tion on the subject"
Mr.. Mccullough said he had
been made president only last
October. and that r., had no
knowledge OF stresm pollution
until II was forciblY brought"
TO his attention BIZ the recent
wave of protest.
Il had not been informed of
the dire need. OF course. ii is
apparent now -. have been
in Mississippi all this week.
checking up. talking to Off
Gals Now / know what
South Mississippi thinks of US.
l admit that your criticism is
justified"
Mr., Mccullough said he had
reviewed the situation with C. H.
Continued on Page 8, Sec. u
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mine from la%rge-scale tests the
effects of the insecticide on these
beneficial insects and on fish,
birds and other wildlife.
Experiments Extensive
Extensive experiments in air.
craft spraying of woodland areas
are being conducted this summer
by cooperating federal and state
agencies in Pennsylvania. Mary
land and Nebraska.
The agencies taking part are
the Bureau of Entomology and
Plant Quarantine and the Forest
Service of the L. S. Department
o. Agriculture. the Fish and
Wildlife Service of the U. S. De-
partment Of the Interior: the
Pennsylvania Bureau Of Plant
Industry. and the New York Con-
servatlon Commission, cooperat-
ing IN both the Pennsylvania
and Maryland experiments.
Until the tests are completed.
SAYS DR. P. N. Armand, chief of
the Bureau of Entomology and
Plant Quarantine. DOT can not
be recommended for large-scale
Use by aircraft spraying for con-
troll Of forest pests.
The large-seale use Of DOT
against forest pests might upset
the balance o. nature" declares
a statement BY experts Of the
Department Of Agriculture.
TINS might result in depriving
woodland recreation areas of
birds ana fsh. Il might cause
more harmful forest pests to be
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City Supplements
FederalFunds OF
Recreation Use

Necessary funds in the amount
of $4,000 to supplement a federal
grant for the operation Of a city
wide recreation program have
been appropriated by the Pasca-
goula city government, George
B. Field, chairman of the Pas
cagoula Recreation Commission,
announced Thursday.
Together the funds will total
approximately $4,000 and will
underwrite operation of the pro-
gram for the quarter ending Sep
TENDER 30. Federal appropriations
for recreation are made only
by the quarter now, Mr.. Field
pointed out, as this is considered
a wartime appropriation and
would naturally cease with the
ending of the war with Japan.
After the war, however, the pro-
gram will not be as extensive
and plans for the financing of it
without government aid are be-
ing considered, Mr.. Field said.
A part of the appropriation
will be used to light one of the
two soft ball diamonds and the
five tennis courts located behind
the recreation building on Mar
ket street and other recreation
and athletic facilities will be
made possible, Mr.. Field said.
The funds will be used to main
tain a staff of leaders for the va
rious activities.
The staff will include two adj
ditional lifeguards to give day
long supervision at both the
beach and Spanish Fort where.
at present n guard is present
for only half the day. A stenog-
rapher and bookkeeper is need
ed to reopen the office at the 14th
Street building and eight white
and one colored playleaders will
complete the staff with the ex-
ception of two maintenance men
and n janitor or porter.
Plans ire underway to reopen
the Youth Canteen at Parsley
and Market streets which closed
several weeks ago when federal
funds originally allotted to the
recreation project were exhaust
ed, Mr.. Field said.
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State Asks Injunction
Against Masonic Plant;
Hearing Set August 8
Company President Says Criticism
Justified-We Hove Stulled;" Plan To
Spend $250.000 For Remedy.

A twenty-year practice OF
wholesale contamination of Tai
lahala creek and the P~ascagouia
river system by the Masonite
plant at Laurel was at last con-
fronted Wednesday with a legal
counter-move by the state of Mis-
sissippi when a suit seeking a
permanent injunction against
this practice was filed by the
attorney generals office in chan
Gerry court of Jones county.
The suit, asked the chancellor
to order Masonic to appear and
show cause" why a temporary in
junction should not be issued re-
straining them from discharging
harmful effluent into Tallahala
creek, and it asked that the
Injunction be made permanent
and perpetual after the final
hearing.
The suit was received by Chan
cellor George Neville, of Meri-
dian, sitting in chancery court
at Laurel, and date for the first
hearing was set for August 8.
The litigation was filed by
James I. Kendall, assistant at?
torney general, who has been as
signed to take charge of the
case. He has been joined in the
prosecution by Forrest B. Jack
son, a prominent attorney of
Jackson.
This was the first action TAX
en- by the attorney generals Of
flee to enforce the anti-pollution
statute of 1912, which forbids
the discharge of destructive man
ufacturing wastes into Mississip-
pts creeks and rivers. The action
was brought to a head by anger
ed public opinion and a demand
for action following the whole
sale slaughter of tons of fish in
June.
The. condition has been going
on unchecked since the plant
was organized some twenty years
ago, and the office of the attor-
ney general and of the state
game and fish commission had
on hand a half dozen reports by
expert and disinterested chem
lists, Dating back as far as 1929,
showing that the streams and
all aquatic life were slowly but
surely being ruined by the waste.
In the most recent of five re-
ports made since 1886, DR.. M. M.
Ellis, Phi. D., senior aquatic biol
ogist for the US. Fish and Wild
Life Service, stated that ''condi-
tons noted during June, l945,
were conspicuously the worst OBJ
served by us since beginning our
study of this effluent in 1885,
The civil injunction sought by
the attorney generals office can
do no more. in effect, than have
the Masonite plant told by the
chancery court that il must obey
the Jaw. But in criminal prose-
cution the statute of 1912 pro-
vides for misdemeanor fines
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Rent representative
Changes Dates For
P~uscogouio Trips

Because of the fact that the
majority Of stores in Paseagoula
+ closed all day Wednesday,
the OpA rent division represen-
tative will not be at the court
house on that day but will be
present at Judge Denny's office
each first. second and fourth
Tuesday of each month, Charles
P. Long, Jr., area rent director.
announced.
I'VE believe this change will
result in our being able to ae-
commodate more people than are
at present benefiting by the pres
ence of our representative" he
explained.
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Youth Held On
Forgery Chorge
For Grund Jury

Mayford Collins Cochran, 20
years old, was arrested this week
by the sheriff's office on a charge
of forging a $245 check and was
bound over until the November
term of the county grand jury.
Cochran was arrested at Luce
dale on the complaint of H. E.
Golf, who said he had been given
a bad check by the youth on a
Pascagoula bank. Bond was set
at $1,000 and Cochran was held
when he failed to make it.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1945-07-20
ingalls, Yard To Receive High National.
Awards For Safety Records On July II

In recognition of an outstand-
ing accident reduction record
and the establishing Of a nation
al record in launching two C-3
type vessels without a single
lost-time accident, two high safe
ty awards will be presented TO
the ingalls, Shipbuilding Corpor-
alton yard here at launching
ceremonies Friday. July q.
The National Safety Council
will present the yard the Dis
tinguished Service to Safety
Award, of which only seven have
been accorded shipyards since
Pearl Harbor, ana the National
Safety Council, United States
Maritime Commission and United
States Navy will give the yard
a certificate of award. The pre-
sensations will be made by Ray
mond F. Glow from New Orleans,
regional safety consultant for the
Maritime Commission, u. S.
Navy and War Shipping Admin
istration.
The ceremony will take place
at the launching of the SIS. Sea
Lynx at 1870 am. Work at the
yard will be suspended for a
short period so that all employees
may be present for the presen-
tation of the awards, Monro b.
Lanier, president of the company,
announced.
According to Ney H. Dearborn,
president of the National Safe
ty Council, there have been less
than 100 Distinguished Service to
Safety Awards given since Am
erica entered the war and only
seven Of these have been award
ed shipyards.
First Gulf Yard So Honored
ingalls, officials were informed
OF the award by a telegram from
John M. Roche of the National
Safety Council in which he stat
e<fthat~AAafter thorough review
your safety record. have award
ed Ingalls, Shipbuilding Corpor-
alton National Safety Councils
Distinguished Service to Safety
Award. Certificate and flag will
be shipped"
In a letter to Mr.. Lanier, Mr..
Dearborn stated, "A record such
as you have achieved is out
standing particularly since you
are able to reduce your accident
frequency and severity so much
below the national average for
shipyards." He complimented
the company on delivery Of two
ships without lost-time accidents
and he stressed the fact that the
award of the certificate and the
IS" pennant represent a high
honor for the company.
This is the first time any Gulf
yard has been honored with two
such awards at any one time.
The bestowing of these awards
was based on the safety record
which shows that the frequency
rate of disabling injuries in the
ward during 1914 when 1000 en-
ployees worked 100000 hours
was reduced 70 per cent from the
1943 level and the severity rate
showed a AZ per cent decrease.
In the first SIX months OF 1916
there is recorded a further re-
duction of 81 per cent in the fire.
quency rate below that of 1914
A colorful program is being
planned for the occasion. The
Sea Lynx will be formerly
ehristened by Mrs. George B.
Field, wife of the director OF
Industrial and Public Relations
for the ingalls, yard. Mrs. Field
and her party will be honored
at luncheon following the launch
ing.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1945-07-20
By HARRY HEwEs

Pascagoula. two-c e ntury-old
Gulf Port in the Southeastern
corner of Mississippi, is one war
boom town that refuses to trem-
BILE over the prospect of a post
war ghost town spectre haunting
its psace-time streets. History
won't be repeating itself here.
they say. after the war in the Pa
cific is won, because Pascagou 4
has a running jump on peace
sime business. It's more serious
problems of reeonversion. en-
ployment and internal adjust
ment are in process Of solution.
The town IS shaking down from
its boom peak population Of 81
600. a four-year expansion Of
$50 per cent: in tact thousands
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1945-07-20
Trio County Zone
Letting Set For
scugoul July l

The Tri-County Zone meeting
Of the Methodist church Society
of Christian Service will be held
in the First Methodist church at
Paseagoula on Tuesday, July 81.
The session will open at 10 a.
m. and close at 2:30 pm. AT the
noon hour lunch will be served
by the hostess society assisted by
the members of the EaStlawn
Methodist church.
Life Memberships will be pre-
sented in the afternoon. II is ex-
pected that all societies in George,
Green and Jackson counties will
be in attendance.
Cacao beans were used by
AG...a.- - A. -
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Writer Says Pascagoula Will Refuse To
Become Ghost Town In Post War Era

THE following article is re-
printed from the July issue of
''Tt,e American City" magazine.
It is . clear and concise report
en- Pascagoula's industrial and
historic background. and gives
a reasonable picture Of the
city's future. The author spent
some time in the civ seeking
his information at reliable
sources.l
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1945-07-20

Government subsidies on meat,
butter and flour. intended to keep
down the cost Of living. have al
ready amounted to 1868. 600, 900.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1945-07-20

Western ball room dances.
such as waltzes and two-steps.
were introduced to Japan in the
last quarter of the 18th century.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1945-07-20

Caeao beans were used by
Mayans and Aztecs for money.
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(Signed) JOHN R. WATTS,
Mayor of the City of Paseagoula
Detroit evening times., 1945-08-25
Ste+tinius TO England

WASHINGTON, Aug. "a QNS)
Former secretary Of state Stet-
tinius disclosed that he planned to
sail for England Sunday to take
up his position as u. S. represen-
tative on the preparatory commits
sion Of the United Nations.
Detroit evening times., 1945-08-25
Postwar Bus Tested:
DSR May Buy 325
BY JOHN CREECY

Big, modern buses may be a
reality for Detroit within a few
months, it appeared today after a
demonstration for city and DSR
officials Of the first postwar bus.
With smooth, silent motors and
a revolutionary system of rubber
springs, the new model Is typical
OF the buses that viii be available
from veral manufacturers
within a short time.
The bus demonstrated yesterday
was a 44-passenger Twin Coach,
manufactured in Kent. O.
Detroit evening times., 1945-08-25
MAYOR MAKES TEST

Windows and windshieldS high
enough for standees TO see out
are pFovi d e d. The coach is
equipped also with a forced air
ventilation system.
In test runs yesterday, during
one Of which the vehicle was
driven by Mayor JeffrieS, the bus
ran from downtown to the High
land Park car yards. along Wood
ward, in 17i2 minutes, making the
return trip in l9 minutes, 10 Sec
onds Regular time for StreetcarS
for this run is about 30 minutes
Detroit evening times., 1945-08-25
BougainviIIe Holds Out

SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. "a
tINS)-The Australian radio re-
ported today that the commander
of Japanese forces on Bougain-
vile would not formally surren-
der until formalities are COM
pleted in Tokyo
Detroit evening times., 1945-08-25
VOTE TO BUY S25

Within the next few weeks. the
DSR expects to view the products
OF at least three other manu-
facturerS.
The DSR already has voted 10
purchase 325 buses Of the A
passenger type. Cost viii be about
Sl3.oOO apiece, compared with
50 200 for the 27-paSSenger models
now in use by the DSR.
Constructed with liberal use of
aluminium alloys, the Twin Coach
Detroit evening times., 1945-08-25

weighs $1,000 pounds, compared
with $500 for the 27-passenger
bus.
1t has two engines, one con-
nected to each rear wheel by
means Of hydraulic torque con-
vertor. This eliminates gear
shifting.
The engines develop 80 horse
power each. The manufacturer
claims that speedy acceleration
makes IL possible 10 serve a line
with eight such coaches that
would normally require 10 units.
Detroit evening times., 1945-08-25
Time, Photo

The entrance to the pres
ent DSR bus (lefD and
that Of the proposed larger
type (right) compared. No
tice the difference in light.
ing and general design.