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The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1945-03-09
NOTICE

1t has come to my attention
that school children, in most
cases elementary school boys,
have been soliciting funds from
the. general public for the Red
Cross. | understand this has
also occurred in connection
with other national drives for
funds. Please be advised that
under no circumstances have
school children been requested
or permitted to solicit the gen
eral public for funds for any
purpose. On the contrary all
children in the City have been
warned that the soliciting of
such funds without proper au-
thorization is a criminal offense
and violators are subject to
criminal prosecution. Should
any school students be author
lied to contact the general pub
lie for any purpose they will be
limited to students from the jul
nior and senior classes of the
high school and will bear prop
er credentials signed by school
authorities and the Chamber of
Commerce. The general public
is earnestly requested to refrain
from making contributions for
any purpose to persons without
proper authorization and under
no circumstances should con-
tributions be made to small
children. Complete adherence
to such a rule will make this
type of petty racketeering inn
possible.
Supt. of Schools.
THOMAS. r. WELLS,
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1945-03-09
Winners At Hobby
Snow Announced, ,
Mony See Display

Scores Of persons were drawn
to the 18th Street community
house Saturday by the second an
nual Hobby Show sponsored by
the Junior Woman's club of Pas
cagoula for the benefit of the
Youth Canteen. About 100 exhib-
its were entered and were ar
ranged around the walls of the
auditorium at the community
house and on center tables.
Winners of the various classes
were children's dolls, Barbara
Cole; airplanes, plane with motor,
Buddy Ehrlick, plane with mo-
tor Charles McCleskey, group
plane exhibit, Boys Science club
OF Moss Point; stamps, Graham
Hid e brand; foreign money,
Charles Harding and L. j. Smith;
lanyards, Charles Harding; min
iatures, Betty Jane Austin; dolls,
adult, handmade, Mrs. E. A. Ell
liott, collection, Mrs. j. o. Cole;
china, individual piece. Mrs. j. l.
Ford, collection, Mrs. N. p. En-
mitt; spoons, Mrs. J. /. Ford;
flower arrangements, Pascagoula
Garden club.
Handicraft, Mrs. L. A. Tanlun-
son; small ship models, Red Mont
gomery; woodwork, Red Mont
gomery; pipes, E. A. Elliott; guns
Marvin Funk house Indian
shawl, Mrs. E. j. Ford; afghans,
antique, Mrs. John Nelson, mod
ern, Mrs. William Moncrief;
quilts, Mrs. c. d. Barkley; GRO
ehet bedspreads, Mrs. B. F. Se-
bastian: crochet, Mrs. J. X. Gra-
ham; needlepoint, Miss Thelma
Mansfield; pitchers, Mrs. S. b.
Mcllwain; animals, Mrs. E. A. Ell
hott; art, oils, Mrs. Robert Rein
ecke watercolors, Mrs. J. C.
Crane, pastel, Mrs. Lily New
conner; antique glass, Mrs. R. c.
Pollitt; foreign collection, Mrs.
J. c. Crane; foreign costumes,
Mrs. Mary Howell.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1945-03-09

According to lst 1t. James. I.
Foy, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar
Foy of 935 Market street Pas
cagoula, the spice o. variety kes
him going during % long months
of duty in the Army Air Col S
in the Mediterranean and Burnias
India theatres of war and finall1
landed him back in the State
1t. Foy's first experience over
seas was as navigator on &C =
transport plane when he helped
to carry ammunition. food, G.,
and men to the front lines o.
North Africa. Sicily, and ItaI3.
The young officer passed through
heavily flaked areas without a
scratch, but broke his leg jump
ing ditch in the dark.
But he was soon back on duty.
This time he became member of
an air-sea rescue unit flying cut
of North Africa to pick up crews
that had met disaster in sur
rounding waters. This was an
experimental unit and worked
with British group to which
crashes were reported and which
then sent American and British
planes to the rescue.
Later 1t. Foy was transferred
to 18th bomber group in In
dia where he served as navigator
on BPS Mitchell bomber. But
on May 20. 1914, as he was on a
low-level mission with railroad
track in India as target, his plane
was jumped by three or four
''Tojos". The enemy succeeded
in sending a shell through the
nose of the American plane,
wounding 1t Foy and the bom-
bardier. Crawling back, Lit. Foy
succeeded in applying tourniquets
to his wounded companion and
in turn had to be helped by the
eo-pilot in binding up his own
injuries. until the ship reached
its base, two hours later.
Severe wounds kept 1t. Fov
hospitalized overseas until De-
cember when he was flown back
to the States.
1t. Foy recently visited his
parents in Paseagoula before GO
ing to Miami hospital for re-
assignment with the Air Corps.
He wears the Distinguished Fly
ing Cross and the Purple Heart.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1945-03-09
Housewives Are
Urged To Salvage
Used Kitchen Fat

Out of the frying pan into the
fight, that is the role chosen for
all kitchen fats which home
maker has used TO the limit. Fats
that one time would have ended
up in the garbage pail are taking
a new path leading to pool of
tallows and greases which sup
plies raw materials for military,
industrial and civilian uses And
the need is great, for the l945
goal for used household fats is
$50, ,000. 600 pounds.
In Jackson county all house
wives are asked to send used fat
to the schools that their children
attend. Each rural school has
been provided with a large CON
tainer and when these containers
have been filled the schools are
asked to contact A. j. Franklin,
county chairman of the Eat sal
wage drive, who will arrange for
the containers to be called. for
Each school will receive credit
ior the fat collected at the school,
and will use the money netted
from the sale of the fats for
school improvements or other
worthy projects.
All housewives who are not
able to send the waste fat to the
school collections are asked to
take them to their grocer where
they will receive two red points
and four cents for each pound.
Mr.. Franklin explained,
Sources of fat as listed by the
War Foods Administration for
reuse or for salvage purposes are
bits of fat trimmed from roasts,
chops and other cuts, and melted
down slowly in a frying pan or
when the oven is on: scrapings
from the roaster broiling pan and
irving pan; skimmings from
stews, soups and gravies, and
scraps O fat from plates melted
down with the meat trimmings.
Used fats which once were
wasted now help make such prod
-qnI anaWuEs 'slueoIqnl sc sl9n
Der. military and civilian soaps.
textile and leather products,
medicines and munitions. Every
housewife is urged to do her part.
Mr. Franklin said in eontribut-
ing to this salvage drive which
will help relieve the present
shortage of used fats.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1945-03-09
Choncery Court In
Special Session
Has Heavy Docket

Chancery court opened at the
Jackson County court house in
Pascagoula Monday for a special
March session. This term of court
was scheduled to replace that ses-
sion in January which was post
poned because of illness of the
judge.
With a heavy docket awaiting
action, the court dealt largels
With divorce and estate cases dur
ing the first part of the week and
adjourned Wednesday afternoon
to reconvene Monday. Judge D.
H. Russell is presiding.
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Fine OF $500 Given
BY ]. P. For Third
Liquor Violation

Brought to trial for the third
time on charges OF possessing in
toxicating liquor in Judge Kate
Denny's court, Lewis Fornett, ne
gro. was fined $500 by the JUS
tice of the peace.
Eight other negroes were fined
in justice of the peace court on
gambling charges Monday morn
ing after having been arrested by
officers from the sheriff's depart
ment. Tim Long plead guilty to
operating a gambling game and
his fine was set at 500. Others,
all charged with gambling, were
Willie Massey and Lee Crawford,
$40, both second offenders, An
drew Goldsmith, Erwin McCon-
or, Nose jenkins. Abraham
Brothers and Charlie Faisin, SIS.
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Into River;
Two Drown
Sur d e n Ge orge.
Jam g S GrinsleY.
Victims Of Crosh

Sarden George, SO years old,
chief oyster inspector for the
Mississippi Seafood Commission
and a resident of Biloxi. ano
james Grimsley, 90. Gautier
deputy inspector, were drowned
last week when the automobile
in which they were riding crash
ed through the railing of the
Pascagoula River bridge at Gau
tier into the water.
The bodies were not discovered
for nearly "a hours and both
were still in the automobile rest
ing ON the bottom of the river
Mr.. Georges body was partially
through the torn top OF the car
secured BY one foot which was
wedged in the front scat, and Mr..
Grimsley's body was huddled in
one corner of the front OF the
ear Neither appeared to have
been injured and coroner's
jury at the inquest held Friday
morning by Coroner II. A. Fails
returned the verdict of acciden-
tai death by drowning.
Investigating officers were un-
able to account for the car swer-
wing through the rail- a portion
of which was driven into the
radiator of the car.
Mr. George left home about 6
am. Thursday and picked up Mr..
Grimsley at his home to go on
a tour of inspection of oyster
| places in Jackson county. The
accident evidently happened
about ESQ as Mr. Georges watch
had stopped at that time. Search
began early Thursday evening
after Mr.. Georges family became
| worried when he failed to arrive
early in the afternoon as he had
| said he would and they notified
M. H. Dees, president of the com
mission Mr.. Dees and William
Elmer, Biloxi attorney and sec.
retary of the commission, search
ed for several hours without
finding any trace of the two
men and it was not until after
midnight that Mr. Grimsley'!
grandson who was with therl
suggested that they investigate I
| hole in the bridge railing which
he had noticed that morning. l
was then that the car was foune
on the bottom of the river,
Services Held
Mr.. George, a native of Ala.
bama, had lived in Biloxi since
he was 81 years old During
World War l he was member o
the secret service and he was OF
the police force in Biloxi fol
many years. He also served a.
| U, S. Marshal. He had been chic
inspector for about four year
and had been deputy inspector
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To Submit Building
Permits To New
Zoning Commission

In the future all applications
for city building permits will be
turned over TO the Zoning Com
mission for study and recommen-
dation before being acted on by
the city. Mayor John r. Watts
said this week.
The Zoning Commission was
recently named by Mayor Watts
with Arthur V. Smith as acting
chairman. The Commission has
made one report to the city, and
Is in process of studying exist
ing regulations and formulating
plans for future development.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1945-03-09
School Vocational
Department Will
Collect Wuste Puper

All future collections of waste
paper in Pascagoula will be made
by the vocational department of
the schools as the conducting of
the city paper salvage campaign
has been taken over by that unit.
This action was taken because
other agencies sponsoring this
drive did not have the proper
facilities for regular and prompt
collections, Thomas R. Wells, su-
perintendent of city schools,
pointed out.
The drive will continue to be
carried on through the schools,
Mr.. Wells explained, and chill
dren are asked to bring waste
paper to the schools every week
III you do not have children
in school, or have a collection of
paper and magazines amounting
to at least so pounds. you may
phone 629 and give your name
and address and your collection
will be picked up the superin-
tendent said.
"All paper should be tied in
bundles he continued, "and if
YOU do not have string or cord
for that purpose. it will be fur
niShed.n
Mr.. Wells urges the coopera-
ton of the general public in the
collection of paper and explains
that any profit derived from the
sale of the waste paper will be
used in the purchase of equip
ment for the vocational depart
ment.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1945-03-09
HOT BEANS COST $4,000

Spartanhurg, S. &C aptain
Charles E. Danaher, former adiu-
tant of an Infantry training batta-
lion at Camp Croft here, writes
that he was lying in a foxhole
in Germany with nothing to eat
except two cans of cold beans.
He had nothing to burn except
a lot of German marks which he
had heard were worthless. He
kept a few for souvenirs and
made a pretty good fire with the
rest, Several days later he learn
ed that the marks had really
been good currency. and that
heating his beans had cost
$4,000.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1945-03-09
Paul Ferguson
US Naval Reserve
Among Missing

According to a release from the
Public Relations office of the
Eighth Naval District at New Or
leans, Paul Ray Ferguson, metal
smith second class, USNR, is
among the missing in action. He
is the son of Paul Ebert Fergu-
son. TIA E. Convent street, Pas
cagoula.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1945-03-09
TRIpLETs START LINE

Norfolk, Va.-When triplets ar
rived at the Norfolk General hos
pital, the first set in forty years.
everybody got pretty excited. To
avoid confusion, the nurses tag
ged the infants "A" "B." and
&C"
Pretty Mrs. William w. Saw
yer, their mother, liked The idea
so well she decided to tag the
little girls permanently with the
first three letters Of the alphabet
She named them Anne, Barbara
and Christine.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1945-03-09
SCARED BY TOUGH MARINE

Peleliu-After a tank ran over
a Marine corporal. pushing him
INTO the sand Of the beach. ne
got up, yawned and brushed off
his dunearees. Alarmed medies
examined him carefully for brok-
en- bones and took X-rays to
prove ne was uninjured.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1945-03-09
Clothing Is Requested
For Itulion Men.
Women And Children

A request for donations of
clothing for Italian war victims
has been issued in Pascagou1a
Any type of clean clothing in :
usable condition is acceptable.
Clothing for men, women and
children IS wanted. Donors are
asked to bring the clothing to the
Office OF the First Baptist church
Or the Red Cross sewing room
before Wednesday, March IA.
Anyone who has clothing TO con
tribute to this need and is not
able to deliver it to either of the
places named above is asked to
contact Mrs. S. B. MeIlwain or
Mrs B. W. Stokes.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1945-03-09
Noted Explorer,
Hunter Give
Lecture April 30

Entertainment, Inc. viii pre-
sent Frank Buck, noted explorer
and wild game hunter, in lecture
as the sixth attraction for the cur
rent season. according TO an an
nouncement made at the Board
of Directors meeting held at the
USO Mr. Buck will show pic
lures to illustrate his talk on his
experiences. This program has
been scheduled for Monday
April 81.
George Field, vice president Of
the board also announced that due
to an unexpected opportunity
the organization has been able to
obtain the Sykora Russian string
THO in place of the Russian trio
originally scheduled for March
81 The violin, cello and piano
players viii appear on the same
date as first announced.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1945-03-09
Schools Go
Over TopFor
War Fund
Progress Reported
In County But Few
Figures Available

The annual Red Cross War
Fund drive got off to fast start
during the past week with some
of the units reaching their. quo
to in the first few days. Work
ers were busy in all sections Of
Jackson county but not all COM
mittees had made a definite re-
port.
The school system in Pasca-
goula led the over-the-top par
ade with total of $1,1727i to
top a quota of SLOTS. ingalls, an
nounced that $4,000 of the $l4,-
$40 has been raised and it is be-
lieved that the quota will be
met next week. Ted Tyson,
chairman and Ben Dukes, busi-
ness manager, are representing
management and c. w. Earl and
L. Z. Stewart are representing
labor They reported that a large
number of employees are contrib
uting considerably more this year
than before.
The office and administrative
employees at ingalls, have ex-
ceeded their quota which was set
at $1787 and reported approxi-
mately $2l0O raised.
Cyril Slyfield, chairman Of
Moss Point, announced that the
special gifts committee and store
employees had raised a total OF
$2.4S0 by Thursday morning. The
jackson County Wooden Mill has
completed its drive. he said. but
the funds have not been turned
over to the general committee
nor final report made
Roy Givens, chairman, and J.
w fsfunffield, co-chAiirnan Of
the PascaRoula business section
appointed group chairmen at
meeting Monday night. The quo
ia for this group is $4,000 and
the .chairmen are: E. H. Bacot:
Jimmy Lane with Leo Rosen-
blum as co-chairman; Ed Wig
gins; Glenn Hays with Baylous
Stokes as co-chairman; Max Dos
sett; Walter Barrill, Francis tt
tus and Annie Winds. colored;
Z. A. Parker with v G. Hirth as
co-chairman; E. A. Talbot; No
Ian Hatten: A. p. May, small in
dustries; T. T. Justice and A. F.
Megehee.
Meeting In Pascagoula Tuesday
Mrs. J. o. Cole and Mrs. 7. 7.
Justice, chairmen of the house to
house canvass in Pascagoula,
completed plans for their roll call
Monday night and declared that
they believed the quota would
be surpassed next week. Mrs.
Hermes Gautier and Mrs. j. N.
Lockard are in charge of the the
atres, post office, sales people,
clerks and all downtown business
houses.
z. r. Hammett, city chairman.
has called a meetingof all chair
men and co-chairmen for Tues
day at 8 pm. at the court house
at which time each one will be
asked for a report. It is hoped
that the quota of $2l, 500 for
Pascagoula will have been reach
ed by that date, he said.
Oscar Heffner, chairman for
Ocean Springs, reported that the
drive is progressing satisfactorily
available Thursday.
but no definite figures were
I'VE are finding that indivi-
dual contributions are up over
last year" he said, and using
that as a basis we should have
no trouble in passing our goal.
A parade Friday in Pascagoula
and Moss Point marked the be-
ginning of the drive in this sec
tion of the county The Moss
Point High school band led what
proved to be the largest Red
Cross parade TO have been staged
f(Continued on Page 81
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War Labor Board airing In ShipYard
Dispute Opens Here AT 10 A. N. Tuesday
3 NJ e m Der Fact
Finding Body To
Conduct Heuring

A panel of the Shipbuilding
Commission of the National War
Labor Board will open a public
hearing in Pascagoula Tuesday.
March 13, beginning at 10 am.
at the l4th Street Community
Center to inquire into grievance
procedures as a result of griev-
ances listed by the Pascagoula
Metal Trades Council in calling
a strike vote at the plant on Feb
ruary 7. according to an an
nouncement from Washington on
Thursday morning.
The hearing was set for Pasca-
goula following preliminary
session before the commission on
February 18th at Washington
which was participated in by I'm
ion and ingalls, representatives
However, a strike was called
at the plant by the Metal Trades
Council on February % as a re-
suit of the successful strike vote,
without waiting for the schedul-
ed hearing. Work at the vital
shipyard was paralyzed for five
days as a result.
The hearing which opens
here Tuesday before a three
member panel of the Com mis-
sion will hear evidence to de-
termine whether the Commis-
sion's directive order of Octo-
ber 9. ls43. has been complied
with. and to investigate meth
ods used TO dispose of griev-
ances at the plant.
The directive order referred to
was issued by the Commission on
October 8. 1943, following hear
ing at Washington and denied a
previous request of the Metal
Trades Council for Union Shop
at the plant In denying the I'M
ion Shop to the local union, the
Commission inserted a provision
in the contract, agreed on by the
Unions and the Company, where
by the company would urge en-
ployees covered bv the agree
ment to become member OF Their
respective unions, ana would re
fer all new employees to the
proper business agent.
The Union Shop was the num-
Der one demand of the Metals
Trade Council in the present
controversy.
The panel of the Shipbuild-
ing Commission. which is
scheduled to arrive in Pasca-
goula Tuesday morning. will be
composed of Jack C. Day. vice.
chairman of the Commission.
representing the public; Ed
ward Rowan. representing Ia
bcr. and Robert C. Hawleit.
representing industry.
This panel is a fact finding
body onlv and evidence gath
cred bv it at the Pascagoula
hearing will be placed before
the entire six-member panel at
Washington for action before
a decision is arrived at. This
follows the normal routine of
the WLB in all labor disputes.
The strike called here February
23rd was continued by the Metal
Trades Council in the face OF
emphatic opposition and instrue-
tions from International Union
officials and the War Labor
Board, and several International
union representatives were rush
ed here in an effort to return the
striking men to work. One draft
board had reclassified striking
workers to la status. and 9TH
er boards we're in process of
completing the same action when
the strike ended
The strike was settled late
Wednesday of last week after a
conference between the Metal
Trades Council, WLB officials,
Army and Maritime Commission
representatives.
C@1Ls~~T~D Dz1..@~1@L
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A Message From The Governor

The following telegram received Thursday from
Governor Thomas Bailey:
Editor, Chroncle-Star
PascagouIa, Mississippi
Win you please publish the following message for
Governor and father of soldier boy somewhere in the
Pacific and in behalf of Missssppans want to express
and their gratitude to the and of Ingalls, Ship
building Corporation for returning to their task OF construct
ing ships for victory.
By leaving their complaints and grievances to the agen
cie and processes established by great Government
they hit the Hun and Jap another lick and revived Ia
boris non-stril1e pledge for the duration.
Gratitude and congratulations to Mississippi ship
THOMAS E. BAILEY, Governor.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1945-03-09

Lyric poetry is the oldest form
Of literature.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1945-03-09

Dried beans and peas help
stretch meat points.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-04-03
YANKS GET YEN
NOTES FOR MONEY

OKINAWA, 4 y ukyu Islands
April 1.-Delayed)- Up -Ameri
can troops invading Okinawa car.
ried made in America" yen notes
fixed at ten cents to yen.
British participants in the opera
ton, possibly thinking Of invest
ments, said they hoped to see the
yen valued eventually at around Is
cents which is one cent under the
pre-war price at which the Japa-
nese pegged it and several cents
below the pre-war open market
price.
Maj Gen. Fred C. Wallace, Nc
Minnville, Tenn, supervising the fl
nancial aspect of the invasion, ex-
planned the value was arbitrarily
fixed for invasion purposes and
was no attempt to set a precedent.
He explained that American troops
were given from $40 to SIS worth
Of American-printed yen to prevent
any u S. currency from falling into
Japanese hands.
Finance Officer Col. Hiram B.
Turner, Aurora, Ind. (whose wife
lives at Lexington, N. c. will pay
all troops on OkinaWa henceforth
in yen.