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Henderson daily dispatch., 1945-07-07
Congressman SAYS
WarDepartment Is
WastingTaxMoney
Says Army Costs
Exceed Assessed
Property Values

Washington. July T.-(APD
Representative Engrl, uuotfi-
tial appropriations committee
Watchdog of army spending.
asserted today the War Depart
mcnt was Throwing hard
earned tax doIiarS down 4 rat
hole
Engcl, a member of the
appropriations sub committee
handling war funds, in a state
inert in the Congressional Rec
ord, said that buttons of dollar.
have been spent on projects
which the War Department has
not Justified before any congrs-
sional committee.
He emphasized that this criticism
o. army spending was not directed
Al any mt in the theatres of opera
ions, but Was aimed al some o.
hcsc swivel chair gentlemen who
ge' on a plane and IN a few week,
eomC back With nee ribbons on
thelr chests than Eisenhower, Brad
ley, Clark NJ Macarthur ~ re-
-CIVcd."
Since 1871, he said, Congress has
2iVel the army more than Sl92 bill
ions and Il has spent more than Sl51
billions. exclusive OF sd billions
ecentlv voted Tor the -trree t fiscal
Henderson daily dispatch., 1945-07-07
Churchill Rests
In South France
After Elections

LGndcn, July 1.-(tp1-The
British government announced
today that Prime Minister
Churchill, accompanied by Mrs.
Churchill. departed today for
southern France, where he hopes
to have a few DAYS rest before
attending the Berlin conference
The last six weeks have been
strenuous fer the prime minis
ter. he conducted a bitter cleo
ton campaign and attended to
many OF the duties Of Foreign
Secretary Anthony Eden, who is
ailinG.
The announcement from 10
Downing street said the French
government had been consulted
or the visit, which is purely Of
private character
Henderson daily dispatch., 1945-07-07
Churchill SAYS
Japs 70 Be Driven
From China Soon

London, July :. - (AF) -
Prime Minister Churchill pre-
dicted today that the day is not
far distant" when the Japanese
will he driven from all China.
This message to Chang kai-
shek was made public Soon after
Henderson daily dispatch., 1945-07-07
Headquarters OF
Allies Will Close
In Another Week

Taris, July :. (AP)-Su-
prcmc Headquarters Allied EN-
pcditionary Forces will be dis
solved and the combined com
mand of the Allied expedition
airy forces will end on OF about
Iuly IS, SHAfF announced to-
day.
General Eisenhower Will have
returned from the United States
by that time, and the delay Will
give him a chance to "a fare
well Ia his commanders and
staff, it was explained.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1945-07-07

Churchill departed for Hendaye,
France. where his office said he
hopes to have a few days rest
before attending the Berlin con-
ference. Churchill pledged Bri-
tain would concentrate all its
efforts in cooperation with the
Allies to win a final victory in
the Pacific. His message 1aArked
the eighth anniversary of the
war between China and Japan.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1945-02-16
Mt. Pleasant Soldier
To Wed Edinburgh.
Scotland. Girl

Announcement is being made
of the engagement and approach
ing marriage of Miss Flora Ward
of Edinburgh, Scotland, to Ser
geant Fred b. Ware of the 358th
Bombing Squadron in England.
Miss Ward is a native of Edin-
burgh and is employed in a Scot
fish government office.
Sergeant Ware is the eldest son
of Mr.. and Mrs, ]. j. Ware of Mt.
Pleasant and is a graduate of the
Vancleave High school. Prior to
entering the service, he was en-
ployed at ingalls, shipyard.
A pretty bit of sentiment in
connection with the wedding will
be that, at Sergeant Wares re-
quest, his mother has selected
matched wedding ring sets from
a local ieweler and has sent them
to her son, so that something
from home will be used in the
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1945-02-16
Establish Mississippi Territory In l790;
Attempt To Provide Civil Government

On the north lay two hundred
miles of Indian country extend
ing to the Tennessee line. The
territory itself was composed of
two groups of settlements, one
on the Mississippi river and the
other on the Tombigbee. Between
these two. the only means of
communication were post roads
consisting of blazed trails and a
few ferries.
The eastern settlements were
at the disadvantage of transact
ing their legal affairs in the cap
ital which was on the Mississippi.
Congress, in the act creating the
territory practically admitted that
the set-up was impossible by pro-
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1945-02-16
NO.. 1.-THE MISSISSIPPI
ALABAMA
By CYRIL E. CAIN

The establishment of the Mis-
sissippi Territory in 1898 was an
attempt to provide a civil gov
eminent for the most southwest
ern part of the United States. The
new territory was a narrow strip
about one hundred miles north
and south by three hundred fifty
miles east and west, extending
from Georgia on the east to the
Mississippi river on the west. On
the south of it lay Spanish West
Florida, which effectively pre-
vented the new territory from
trading with the outside world.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1945-02-16

other interested groups are urged
to elect their managers and take
steps in organizing their teams.
Five softball fields will be
available for play by April LIST if
present plans go through" said
G. NJ. Matlack, r%ecreational di-
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1945-02-16

line lies and lay on the west side
of Escatawpa river from near its
mouth all the way through Jack
son and George counties.
Write Constitution
When the Mississippi Constitu-
tional Convention met in 1879 it
soon became evident that the
eastern boundary line was very
unsatisfactory to this group. For
awhile the Convention considered
adjourning without writing a
constitution, and at one time a
tie vote of 1928 prevented adj
journment sine die. But they did
write a constitution and the state
was admitted but the legislature
kept petitioning for a change in
the eastern boundary. In 1919,
when the eastern part of the ter
ritory came up for admission un-
der the name of Alabama, a
slight adjustment was made. The
line from the corner of Washing
ton county was made to ITO
a point on the Gulf ten miles
east of the mouth of the Pasca-
goula river" instead of due south.
This point is some four or five
miles east of where the due
south" line reached the Gulf.
In 1920 Thomas Freeman, Sur
veyor-G General of Mississippi, and
General John Coffee, Surveyor
General for Alabama, determined
the latitude and longitude of the
corner of Washington county,
which had been described as
Where the Choctaw Trading
Road to Mobile crosses the Choc-
taw Boundary" From this point
George Daugharty, under Free
man, ran an experimental line
1861 miles to the Gulf, then
marked a point ten miles east of
the mouth of the Pascagoula and
ran the boundary as it stands
today.
This point, ten miles east of
the mouth OF the Pascagoula, was
a limited concession to Mississip-
pts contentious and yet it was
Tar to the west of the original
eastern boundary of Jackson
county, which was THE dividing
ridge between the Mobile and
the Pascagoula rivers" A look
at any map will show that this
ridge" is ten or more miles east
of the present Mississippi-Ala-
bama boundary line,
Since many fantastic stories
have arisen concerning this east
ern boundary of Mississippi, the
facts given above have been care
fully verified. One story tells of
a drunken surveyor who found
himself too far west and then, in
an attempt to compensate,
swerved to the east. However,
the line is exactly where Congress
specified il should be.
The fight made by the people
who lived along the Pascagoula
to keep the line from running
between them and the port of
Mobile was caused by the fear
that the different states in the
American union might set up tar
iff barriers, as some of them tried
to do. The high tariff rates be-
tween West Florida and the Mis-
sissippi territory were too vivid
in their minds for them to be
complacent. This fear did not
materialize but their contention
that the Mississippi capital was
too far away became very evil
dent as time went by. Even after
the railroads came into existence.
the representatives in the legisla-
ture had to 60 through Alabama
Louisiana to reach their own
capital.
Sources of Information: Carr
Territorial Papers; Encyclo-
of Mississippi History; Ri
ley in Publications of Mississippi
Historical Society.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1945-02-16
ORGANIZE soFrBALL TEAMS

The first call for softball has
been issued by the Pascagoula
Recreation Commission.
All departments at the ship
yard, civic organizations, and
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1945-02-16

ceremony. The wedding will take
place in the near future. Details
of it will be published at a later
date.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1945-02-16

Use an aluminium tea ball for
your pickle spices. II is easy to
remove and sometimes you can
use il again for the next batch
of pickles.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1945-02-16

An owl cannot actually see in
total darkness.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1945-02-16

rector.
Detroit evening times., 1945-08-09
BY DIR. HAROLD JACOBSON
NrLl,a Eae-a..y.-, b, Ial,ra.uoa.L e, -,

NEW YORK, Aug. s GNs)-Any japanese who try to
damage by the atomic bomb
Hiroshima are committing suicide.
terrific Of explosion sdaes every piece Of
matter in the
Investigators will become infected with secondary radia
ton which breaks up the red copuscles the blood This
prevents body from assmlang oxygen which that
those exposed will die in the way victims Of leu
kemia die.
Actually tssts the rodiotion IN
sIpossd Of bomb w dpotsd for
approximately 10 years
Hence, Hroshno uDl be q dsVostatsd unlike
the for nsory three Of
Furthermore, rain falling the will pick up the
lethal rays will carry them the rivers and the
And animal life in these waters will die
these facts illustrate the force
tanned in the atomic bomb Ii defies the imagination.
The explosion which results from the atomic
and thereby producing lightweight atoms and
tron and this neutron hitting another atom and
Actually the force of the explosion is great that it
reduces everything in the gas which in turn
podes
The steel tower used in the army experiment in New
dsnegrated gas and exploded In other words
everything the where the bomb hits eXpodes.
That is why the air and the ground the hit by the
bomb become irradiated.
The ksD Msxico experiment a small ssols compared
"a The Hnos nothing but
inorganic IL wH remain that until geologic
proesss which the and the WH
nsw earth
Detroit evening times., 1945-08-09
Truman On Air
Tomorrow Night

WASHINGTON, Aug. s GNS)
Truman will make his
report to the nation on the ac-
complishments of the Big Three
conference at Berlin on a world
wide radio hookup from 10 p. m.
to 1870 tomorrow.
Press Secretary Charles Ross
announced the Presidents plans
this morning.
Mr.. Truman'S report will be
carried on all American networks
and broadcast overseas by short
wave in many languages.
The Chief Executive Is ex-
pected to devote the greater part
Of his report specifically on the
results of the Big Three meeting.
Ross said. in response 10 eues-
tions at news conference this
morning, that the President may
mention the atomic bomb. but
that story has been largely told
in newspapers already"
Detroit evening times., 1945-08-09
PenOIDScOf Club Hands
LiauOr Board Setback

The Swank PenohScot Club in
the Penobscot Building today won
another court round in its fight
to prevent the state liquor con-
troll commission from enforcing a
six-month suspension.
. Circuit Court Judge George 3.
urphy denied a motion of The
state attorney general 10 dismiss
a bill of complaint brought by
the club against the commission.
The court ruled that the COM
mission had failed to establish a
board OF hearing examiners to de-
eide the case against the club, as
required in an amendment 10 the
state control law
The commission contends II has
sole right 10 sit in such cases
The suspension was ordered on
Detroit evening times., 1945-08-09
DefrOiter Member
OF Atom Plane Crew

A Detroiter and a Lansing flier
were among unsuSpecting crew
man who took the Supeyfortress
"Enola Gay over Hiroshima 10
drop the Allies most priced dis
covery of the war. the atomic
bomb.
The Detroiter is Sgt. Robert ,R.
Shumard, "a, of 6672 Sparta. who
was transferred from the air
forces in the beginning Of the war
because his six-foot-two frame
was too large for aircraft of that
area. The other Michigander is
S/Sgt. Wyatt L. DuZenberry of
913 McKin, Lansing.
Sgt. Shumard was in the IL
man crew hand-picked for the ad-
venturous mission by Gen. Carl
Spaatz. commander of the L. S.
'rmy Strategic Air Forces. Only
three crew members knew of the
history making blow they were
charged with delivering TO Japan.
Mrs. Eleanor Shumard, 23-year-
old wife of the DetreiteF. was
awakened at her home last night
and told OF her husbands partici-
patton in the raid.
my goodness she exclaimed.
'T'll bet he's really tickled TO
have been on that raid. I'm so
excited. He's just been over
seas a month, and all ! knew
was that he was In the South
Pacific and had been making
raids on Japan. He started to
tell me about some Of them but
Detroit evening times., 1945-08-09
Bdres Petdin Aid
Against Ndziis

PARIS, Aug. s CUP) 49, Gen.
Jean Bergeret former Vichy air
minister, testified at Marshal Pc
tain's trial today that the Vichy
French kept close tab on German
air operations and sent informa-
tion to London.
He said Petain supplied funds
for these operations up 10 the
time BeTgeret left the Vichy air
in April, 1912.
Defense attorney Jacques Isorni
announced that defense testimony
would be completed by Friday
night.
Prosecutor Andre Mornet will
conclude his case Saturday and
the trial is expected to end Tues
day.
Detroit evening times., 1945-08-09

the censor cut u Out OF his
letter"
A proud father-in-law, J. I.
Patterson, Dodge employe, sup
plemented his daughters excited
discussion with:
Boy, they're some bombs.
was wondering how they did
that in an airplane and got
away before the explosion"
Sgt. Shumard. in service five
years. is a former AAF mechanic
who wanted TO be a pilot. With
the appearance of Superforts. he
was readmitted to the AAF about
a year ago as gunner and as
slstant flight engineer.
Detroit evening times., 1945-08-09

OKINAWA, Aug. s INS)-Lt.
Gen. Doolittle. announcing the ar
rival of the first B-29S at Okinawa
bases. declared today that Tokyo
soon will be bombed by Super
fortreSses each carrying 10000
pounds of bombs.
Detroit evening times., 1945-08-09
-. Seeks tn Sell
lbs Spoiled Milk

BOSTON, Aug. 8 CUP)-The
Spoilage Of 1886 cans of evapo-
rated milk owned by the War
Food administration and stored
in Charlestown has been disclosed
by the Commodity Credit Cor
poration. which offered IL 10 bid
derS. specifying that IL is not fit
for human use.
Detroit evening times., 1945-08-09
Atoms Get Ri Gu

NEW YORK. Aug. s tINS)-
The japanese Domei agency re-
ported today that Prince Ri Gu,
81. member Of Korea's former
ruling house. was killed by the
atomic bomb explosion at Hiro-
ghlma.
Detroit evening times., 1945-08-09
Paris Elects Oct. Il

PARIS. Aug. 8 tUP)-The gov
ernment today announced that the
general election and popular ref
erendum on the new constitution
will be held Oct. 21.
Detroit evening times., 1945-08-09

Radio Tokyo virtually con-
firmed the staggering loss OF life,
declaring practically all living
things. human and animal. were
literally scared to death" in the
southern Honshu city.
POPULATION OF FLINT
If the estimate of 1t. Col. Bob
Herring. of Breckenridge, Tex,
and scores of his veteran airmen
on Okinawa Is right, then the
lone atomic bomb wiped out in
one blow more than the total
number of Americans killed In the
first World War, when 126,0 900
u. S. soldiers died In action.
The number of dead is equal TO
the population of Flint.
The new reconnaissance photos
failed TO disclose a building or
wall standing anywhere in the
levelled city which looked as il
a million comets had dug up and
disintegrated everything.
News of the terrifying destruc-
tion caused by the atomic bomb
created the greatest furore among
troops on Okinawa. They foresaw
the end of the war and believe
that even the japanese are un.
willing to have their entire nation
wiped out by the revolutionary
bomb.
COUNTLESS CORPSES
The Tokyo radio declared that
the corpses in Hiroshima were
too numerous 10 be counted"
Also, in a French language broad
cast beamed to Europe, Il said
that the use of the atom bomb
was violation o. international
| law.
The denunciation quoted IN the
broadcast was attributed TO "au-
thorized quarters in Tokyo" which
were otherwise unidentified.
"As a consequence of the use
OF the new bomb against the
town Of Hiroshima on Aug, o,
most Of the town has been COM
pletely destroyed and there are
numerous dead and wounded
among the population" Tokyo
declared.
THE destructive power OF
these bombs Is indescribable,"
the broadcast continued, land
the cruel sight resulting from
the attack Is 80 impressive that
Continued on Page 2. Col. ~
Detroit evening times., 1945-08-09

ATOM PILOT TELLING HIS STORY

1t. Col. Paul W. Tibbets
Jr. of Miami, Fla, pilot OF
the B-29 that dropped the
city-pulverizing atom bomb
on Hiroshima, telling his
awesome story to Maj. Gen.
Curtis Lemay tleft), 10Th
AT head, and Gen. Spaatz,
CG, USASTAF. on Guam.
Detroit evening times., 1945-08-09
Mayor Trails
C|0Cdndidate
By $4,000

BY FRANK MORRIS

Showing decisive strength
in every ward in the city,
Richard T. Frankensteen, 38,
vice president of the UAW-
CIO, topped Mayor Edward ]
Jeffries Jr. in yesterdays
primary by 1926 votes
The two skillful politicians, rep
resenting divergent views, will
battle TO a finish in the general
election on Nov. g.
County Auditor James d Friel,
who made a.Vigorous bid for the
nomination. was far back of the
two leaders.
Detroit evening times., 1945-08-09
= RENoMINATED

All eight of the councilmen who
are seeking reelection were re-
nominated. but surprising out
come was the weakness Of Coun-
Gilman William A. Comstock. for
mer governor, who dropped 10
tenth place. Councilman Henry S.
Sweeny did not run.
Newcomers in the first nine are
James II. Garlick. former council
man, who finished eighth, and the
Rev. Charles Hill, Negro, who was
backed by the CIO and edged
Comstock into tenth place by 3l4
votes
Detroit evening times., 1945-08-09
City Converted
Into Cosnni( Dust

LONDON, Aug. CNS)-The japanese radio re-
ported today that Tokyo newspaper has asked for neu
Intervention against the continuance of devastating
American air attacks.
The enemy transmitter said:
"a Tokyo newspaper demands the Swiss government
intervene with the T. S. government to end these
speakabfe, indiscriminate raids
The broadcast reported by the London Evening
News
Detroit evening times., 1945-08-09
DAMAGES PICTURED

There was no mistaking the
fearful damage pictured in the
official reconnaissance photo
graphs viewed today at Guam
headquarters by war correspond
entS.
The four and one-tenth square
miles that Gen. Spaatz described
Continued on Page 2. Col. y
Detroit evening times., 1945-08-09
JUDGE WATTS LEADS

City Clerk Thomas D. Leadbet-
ter and City Treasurer Albert f..
Cobo swsmped their closest op-
ponents by more than 10000
votes. Leadbetter will be opposed
in the election by John F. Muir
ply. a salesman. Cobo's opponent
will be William b. Tyson, an at
torney.
Judge John d. Watts. running
for the place in the traffic di-
vision of recorders court TO which
Continued on Page 2, Col. 81
Detroit evening times., 1945-08-09
WIDESPREAD RUIN

The terrible blast that occurred
when the atomic bomb was
dropped at 9:l5 Monday morning
Japanese time) wrought heavy
additional damage outside the
completely destroyed area.
So destructive was the atomic
raid that Hiroshima, once big
japanese army base. was an iso-
lated city with all communica-
tions cut off, according TO Radio
Tokyo.
AS the destructive power of the
mighty bomb began To dawn on
the japanese war lords. Premier
Kantaro Suzuki summoned a spe-
cial meeting of his cabinet.
Detroit evening times., 1945-08-09
Death to Stalk
Hiroshima Area
For Next 70 Years

EDITORS noted. Harold Jacobson author Of the fo-
ta0 article, ,corked the bomb. He
yersats bg the bomb saturated ch
deoh for years ard hoi secondary radiation H Kill opy
ers ring he ure0
Detroit evening times., 1945-08-09

GUAM, Aug. (INS)-One hundred fifty thou
sand Japanese were estimated today to have been
killed by the atomic bomb dropped Monday on
Hiroshima.
This estimate was made by scores Of veteran airmen
who viewed reconnaissance photographs taken today
by Okinawa-base planes which few the awesome
scene of desoation and destruction
Detroit evening times., 1945-08-09

The Detroit Times has far more
nationally famous features than
any other Detroit newspaper.
Detroit evening times., 1945-08-09

the grounds that the club re-
filled whisky battles with bootleg
Foods
Detroit evening times., 1945-08-09
Photos
OF Ruin

GUAM, Aug. 8 (INS)-An
awesome scene of desolation
and destruction in Hiroshima
was unfolded today by Off
cial reconnaissance photo
graphs of history's frs t
atomic bombing.
A single bomb transformed
the heart Of the city of 340,-
900 population into something
that resembled cosmic dust.
In q momentous communique,
Gen. Carl Spaatz, chief of the
u. S. Arrny's strategic air forces,
declared today that four and one
tenth square miles of Hiroshima
were completely destroyed" 60
per cent of the city's six and nine
tenth square mile area.
Detroit evening times., 1945-08-09

The Army Reminds Youl
gNlAA This Button
~ Marks "a
World War III Vet
Detroit evening times., 1945-08-09

Continued on Page ?. Col. 81
Imperial Valley press., 1945-08-16
PUBLIC MARKS VICTORY
WITH DECORUM

The celebration Of the end Of the Pa
cjfic War, with only few scattered eX-
ceptiOns, was one of discretion and de-
corum. Absent was the hilarity that runs
to destruction Of property and unseemly
acts, in 50 many public demonstrations.
It was not that the people were in
different, nor that the there was lack Of
enthusiasm. If there was an absence of
bIare and fanfare and bonfires, which
heraldcd the end of the war in 1918,
there was 4 reason. When peace came
in 1918 we had been in thewar less than
two years. Our casualties were insignifi-
cant compared to those since December
1041 This time we were in more vi
cjous war. We had fought barbaric en-
envy three years, eight months in the Pa
cific alone On the two sides of the world,