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Founders Day Fitiingly Observed
By Pascagoula Parent Teachers


Founders Day, an annual event
that is observed by Parent
Teacher Associations all over the
country to mark the organization
Of the first P-TA by Alice Nc
Clelland Birney, and Phoebe APP
person Hearst, mother of William
Randolph Hearst, in Washington,
D. c., February IL, 1897, was fit
tingly observed by the five Par
ent-Teacher Associations of Pas
cagoula at a joint meeting at
the high school last Friday eve
ming.
The meeting was open to the
public, q particularly urgent in
vitation having been extended
all parents of students in the va
rious schools and Il was marked
by the largest attendance of any
Of the several observances of this
day in the past history Of the
Pascagoula schools.
Mrs. j. M. Epting, secretary of
the Parent-T Teacher Council. pre-
sided over the meeting in the
absence of the president, Mrs.
Warren B. Seely from the city,
and OF Mrs. E. A. Parker, the
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vice president, who was i'll.
Mrs, Epting introduced Thorn
as r.. Wells, superintendent Of
the Pascagoula school who gave
an address of welcome which was
graciously responded to by Mrs.
Frederick Graef.
A short talk was then made
by j. T. Johnson, principal OF
the Junior high school, who gave
some details Of the new build
ing and then introduced Mrs.
Hal Lee, president of the re-
Gently organized Junior high
school P-TA.
This was followed by the in
PRODUCTION of the other four pres
idents, Mrs. r. H. Terreson, OF
the Central, Mrs. Max Dossett of
the South, Mrs. p. j. Higgin-
botham Of the Lake and Mrs.
Sydney Swan Of the Beach school
P-TAs. by. Mrs. Smith who pin
ned corsages on all five officers
as gifts from the P-TA Council.
Mrs. Smith then directed a
playlett, ANY Child Alive" in
which Miss Kathleen Kell was
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1946-03-01
Clothes Away
Marks Drop OF
Relief Supplies

In a small clearing near Gre
vena, Greece, ragged villagers
shivered in the cold wind, anx-
iously watching the sky. Finally
a Wellington bomber appeared,
then reared low over their heads.
From its bomb bays came not
death and destruction but warm,
new clothing from the American
Red Cross.
During the war more than 50,-
900 garments were dropped by
bombers to isolated villages in
the Balkans. In other regions
transportation difficulties COM
PEELED deliveries by OK cart.
! Thus, by old methods and new,
more than SO. 900 900 garments
were distributed to civilians over
| seas.
More than $22, 00O.0 900 worth of
textiles purchased with govern
ment funds were made into gar
ments by 1850, 900 volunteers in
the 1854 Red Cross chapters in
this country. Their production
included: 5000, 900 sweaters; l.
000, 900 pairs of socks, 100000
layettes; for women and girls,
10000 dresses, 2.600,0 900 skirts,
and 100000 blouses. Other items
we're mufflers, mittens, afghans,
toddler packs. operating gowns,
nightgowns, and pajamas.
Program Began In 1888
Distribution of these garments
and other supplies overseas has
been organized and supervised by
American Red Cross civilian e
lief workers in cooperation with
the military.
A foreign war relief program
began in September 1889. Since
that time the major events of
the war provide an excellent
outline Of American civilian e
lief operations in which distri-
button of chapter-produced cloth
ing played a major role-aid to
the Low Countries and France;
to Greece and Yugoslavia; to
Finland in 1899; to China; relief
including 1000, 900 garments, to
the bombed-out civilians in Bril-
tain; medical aid and 100000
garments to Russia; garments to
refugees throughout the Middle
East: assistance in Africa, Italy,
Sicily. Western Europe, Norway,
Finland, Poland. the .Marianas
and the Philippines.
Asked TIC Continue
Many of the countries in which
the American Red Cross had been
operating asked 1t to continue its
supplementary emergency pro-
gram. The Red Cross does not
attempt to meet all the basic
needs of any community or coun-
try. 1t tries to do the best it
can within the limits of its bud
get.
Operations this winter con-
tinued in France. Belgium, the
Netherlands, Luxembourg, Aus
tria, Findland, Norway, USSR,
Italy, Albania. Greece, Yugo-
slavia, Poland, and. China. Sup
plies valued at approximately
$33,500.000 were distributed.
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cast as Mrs. Birney and Mrs. n.
A. Farnsworth as Mrs. Hearst,
both Of whom were attractive in
gowns of the latter part of the
last century.
Musical numbers consisting OF
a vocal solo by Mrs. r. A. Herr
tage with Mrs. r.. A. Farnsworth
as accompanist, and a piano solo
by Miss Frances Warden and a
witty reading by Mrs. Thomas r.
Wells, were pleasant parts of the
program.
Following the room count,
guests were invited to the cafe
terra which was festive with
bowls of camellias and other
early flowers, and where the
three-tiered birthday cake was
cut by Miss Kell and Mrs. Farms
worth and served with punch.
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Attention was centered around
the birthday table, around which
were seated the convalescents
whose birthday fell on this day.
The huge birthday cake in the
National colors OF Red, White,
and Blue was served by Doro-
thy Rhodes, while the GONZALES
cents alternated in presiding over
the punch bowl. Accordion music,
rendered by one of the GONZALES
cents, added a cheerful touch.
Mary Purdy lead the group in
singing birthday greetings, while
gifts were distributed to the hon
orees. Various games, including
a What's What contest, were al
so enjoyed.
Plans are being made for the
evening of March 9th, when the
convalescents will again be en-
tertained by the Hospital Recrea-
ton Corps.
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We're working mighty hard these days on a big
job we've got to deliver--our $300.0oo,oo0 expan-
sion program. It's an all embracing program that
will provide better telephone service and tele-
phones for all who want them.
The job ahead of us is one that must be handled
with care. The vast sum Of money involved places
a heavy responsibility on both management and
employees. It will be spent wisely and cautiously
and with the same care that has always character
lied your Telephone company's operations.
There is also the responsibility of maintaining
adequate earnings so that the funds needed to build
more telephone facilities can be secured. The
money will have to come. as it has in the past, from
thrifty people putting their hard earned cash in
the Telephone Company. But unless they have
confidence in the safety of their investment and
feel assured of a reasonable return on that invest
ment. new funds for future telephone expansion
will not be forthcoming.
So it is easy to see that telephone earnings have
a direct bearing on the future of telephone service.
SOUTHERN SSH T%IIGPHoNI AND rIlIoRAPH eoMpAN'
incorporates
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Several new families have
moved into John Reisberg's
houses recently.
Mrs. Elmer Strickler, Mrs. II.
c. Stricken, Mrs. A. Stricken
and Mrs. John Baria wer shop
pers in Mobile Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. w. Stricken,
and children, Joyce and Edward,
visited in the home of Mrs.
Strickler's father Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lambert Mizell
of Mobile, Mrs. Dewey Tanner,
Mrs. Percy Mcdonald and Mrs.
Annie Mizell of Wilma, Ala,
visited in the H. c. Stricken
home Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Lang and
children of Ocean Springs, Wis
tied in the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
H. c. Stricken Sunday.
Mrs. Sheldon Weaver, eldest
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daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Nose
Williams, who has been visiting
in their home, has returned 10
her home with her husband's
parents. :
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Stricken
and children, Bob, Mary Ann,s
and Wanda, visited Mrs. ElmeI
Strickler's parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
W. c. Lang, Sunday.
Elmer and Harry Strickler
shopped in Mobile Friday. They
visited while there in the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Wilbur Reeves.
Mrs. E. W. Stricken, Mrs. Elizd
Stricken, and. Albertina Strick-
Ter visited in the homes Of
MI. and Mrs. Bruin Williams and
Mrs. Otis Busby one day last
week.
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Keesler Potients
Enjoy Washington
Birthday PdrtY

A scene of much gaiety was a
George Washington Birthday
Party for the convalescents at
the Keesler Field Hospital, We'd
nesday, February goth. The re-
creation hall was artistically de-
corated with hatchets and cher
ries, in the traditional Washing
ton fashion, and serving as hos
tesses were the Jackson County
Red Cross Hospital Recreation
Corps, with approximately TWEEN
ty-four members and visitors in
attendance.
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Prayer meeting was held We'd
nesday night at the Pine Grove
Church of God, led by Doris Will
liams, eldest daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Bruen Williams. Sunday
school was held Sunday morn
ing with 35 present and Young
Peoples meeting Sunday night
with a good crowd.
Quarterly conference was held
Sunday at Roberts Chapel and
dinner was served on the grounds.
Mrs. Johnnie Stricken attended
the conference.
Stanley Stricken and Sonny
visited in the latter's parents
home n day last week.
Wilburn Reeves, son-in-law of
Mr.. and Mrs. John Stricken, is
i'll at his home with pneumonia.
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The Red Cross club in Manr-
helm was formerly a depart
ment store.
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Clothing valued at $23, SOC. 1000
formed the bulk of supplies: hos
pital and medical supplies ac-
counted for $4,000, 900; the bal
ance consisted of food, soap, and
automotive equipment.
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1873 Headquarters Buildings
were constructed by the Red
Cross during the war period. /.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1946-02-11
Little Help Needed BY Bill Cunningham

the distraught father was able to place sufficient
evidence of the childs American citizenship in the
hands of the United States consulate in London, the
S. S. George Washington had sailed from Ireland
with the last group Of Americans to be repatrated
The father at that point, tried to have her
brought and landed in Canada, but here red
tape hogtied them again, because she couldn't leave
unless her American citizenship could be renowned,
and even if she'd wanted, or her people had wanted
that done, which they didn't it was impossible any
way because by that time her father had been
naturalized himself.
All through this the father was writing Sen.
Walsh Joe Kennedy Cordel Hull Sumner Welles,
the consulate in London . e. and all to no avail,
When We Day came, he gave the project all he
had In June OF last year, ne cabled $225 to the
London consulate to take of passport visa and
passage Passport No. 1853 issued the child and
the case was then turned over to the American
Relief Society in London. This was last August
Since then, nothing has happened but night
mare OF waiting. Last November, in sheer despera-
ton, the father wrote letter to the President Of
the United States Nothing happened after that either
until January II of this year, when he received
letter from the Passport Division of the State De-
partment, saying You are requested to inform the
State Department of the name and date and place
OF birth OF your daughter in order that search
may be made Of the files to determine whether
record can be found concerning her"
That's when the father got mad. Who blame
him?
In the meanwhile, he and his loyal wife have
been reading every paper telling Of CT arrivals They
listen to the radio. They hope that maybe the little
girl has been sent on her way But far, she hasn't
been. All is silence.
This isn't of charity. The father has paid
her passage and has the governments receipt for it,
Now they're bringing CT brides and babies to their
new American homes, but this little native-born
American can't get across to her daddy to the new
mummy that wants to love her and to the homo
that's been waiting for her for years.
When a mans done all he humanity can in a
matter Of the heart and the home such as this it's
time for his neighbors to help His child is lost in
the forest of directive and procedure. Who can help
her?
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1946-02-11
A Thought For Today
Senate Has the Last Word

Some of our senators have taken frightened
attitude toward Secretary of State Byrnes revelation that
Russia was secretly promised the Kure Islands and the
southern ha Sakhan at the Yaa Conference year ago.
They are in stew the possibility that we may
have to take international rusteeshp i'll strategic Pacific
islands which from the Japs at great expenditure OF
blood and money while Russia gets complete control of
chain islands which she fought for and as reward
for only few days participation in the Japanese war
The United Press credits Senator Johnson of Colorado
with having said in effect that it's too bad the deal Tor the
Kures kept but that there nothing to do now
but abide by it.
Certainly the senator's jealous Of their treaty making
rights know that such an agreement is not rreVocao Inc
disposal Of Japanese possessions is the business OF toa
treaty And agreement to treaty must nave
the approval of the Senate.
One of the secret agreements made at Yata is already
effect. That is the promise that Russia should nave
three the United Nations Organization promise
ferreted the Washington staff of New York news
paper after Mr. Roosevelt had said there secret
political deals Yalta 1t fulfilled of course by grant
ing the Ukranian and Byelorussan S. s. RS the status OF
independent states at San Francisco.
But the matter of the Kures different and more i'm
portant. Obviously Mr. Roosevelt could not have made
And since Mr. Truman had part in it, the promise seems
further weakened that he is President In event.
the Senate is the final boss
There seems to be why the United States
could make open deal conference for what
she needs exchange for Russian possession of the kues
There little danger of trusteeshp being forced
since United Nations Charter states that the UNO Will
supervise and administer under international trustee
ship system, such territories be placed hereunder
by subsequent individual agreements.
This country ndisputabe right to the strongest
voice in any subsequent dsposng of Pacific
rtores which its forces fought for and alone That
isn't imperialism 1t is simply that else has valid
claim to outshout us In these matters.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1946-02-11

excellent, means moderate, record perfect.
Something better than is years ago, he came
from his native England married Boston girl, and
she died with the birth of their first child, girl.
The child was born in Boston, her birth recorded
at the Boston City Hall and she Is therefore bona
fide American.
The young father sadly took his child back to
England and left her with his father and mother
until he could get his life Strengthened out again
He returned to the United States went back
to his job and became haturalized American
citizen. few years later, he married again. estab
lished home here in Boston. This second marriage
is happy and has been blessed with three children.
But the father always has wanted his motherleSs
daughter back in his home and in this he is Joined
by his wife.
He doesn't make great deal OF money His
parents were working class people in England and
providing passage for the child meant planning and
saving. They were hard at this when the rumblings
Of war began to roll Europe This forced them
to hasten That meant real sacrifice but they tried
their earnest best. Tragcay, however, the outbreak
Of war beat them to 1t.
The grandparents by this time, were growing
old. They became confused. There were no other
relatives to help, it devoved upon Morton to try
to make arrangements for the of his daugh-
ter both sides Letters took weeks Gables were
slow and expensive. Things damned and
scrambled the other side Britain tried to pre-
pare for the dread come-what-may and by the time
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1946-02-11

(Thats not right either. Start all overO
The NAM United Auto Workers. United Steel
Workers and United Electrical workers are con
Quoting a filibuster" against higher prices. while
the CIO Steep Corporation. General Motors and Gen
eral Electric are conducting filibuster' against
higher wages.
(This is getting no better FAST
President william Green Of the A. F.. OF L. has
announced that his organization will join forces
with what Secretary Of the Interior Harold lckes
calls, THE American Federation OF Lewis"
whats the matter with this typewriter, any
way2
John L. Lewis United Mine Workers Journal
says that ITO err is Truman" and I'm suffering
from deirium Trumans."
Ut must be something in the water Hold your
breath, count ten. That's better one more eiiortO
Congress is trying TO pass "fact-finding bill"
which will enable It 10 learn how many secret deals
President Roosevelt made at Yalta.
Osomehow, the right words seem 70 De going
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1946-02-11
Keeping the World Out of War

Both the Senate and the House have finally put the
stamp of approval the socaed United Nations egsa
ton. Approval has been almost unanimous in both
branches of Congress- The President has been empowered
to invoke economic sanctions against aggresons and to
United States troops to back the decision of the Security
Council
Congress scuted the League of Nations and the vision
and craftsmanship of Woodrow Wilson after World War
II looks very much though the United Nations Organiza
ton may succeed in carrying out the charter for
for which the two terrible wars have been fought.
But let forget that the United States is the lead
ing Nation of the World and the most powerful Nation of
the World and that is about the only big Nation that is
unselfsh in its desires for World peace To credit it
0entina or any other piece of territory that does not right
" belong to u.s. All have asked for bases that
be used for the defense and the maintenance of in
different parts of the World The ideal of PERMANENT
PEACE" is the ambition of the American Nation, and
might say of the Western Hemisphere from the tip of Cape
Horn to the North Pole
The people of the United States have opposed war so
vigorously that at times of its best and greatest ct
have been called isoatiOnsts and other nasty Names
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1946-02-11
Dogs Devotion

Queenie had her picture in the papers few weeks ago
She is part Great Dane part brnde bull She has been
waiting for years the baggage in the Union Sta
ton in Denver for who left her there and
returned.
longer vigil of devotion revealed in 1886 with the
death Rock Island ILL.,, of collie who had waited twelve
years for his In 1924 the pup had followed to the
hospital stretcher which his master lay with fractured
skull At the elevator the reached down and sroked
the dog saying, Good boy Shep. Wait here The man
died. and his body taken from the building through
other door, But Shep waited loyalty at the elevator until
death released him from his trust
Any lover dogs knows other instances of their devo
ton But few could be celebrated than the of
Bobbie, collie who brought from Oregon to Indiana
but missed his when the latter returned Bobbe
resoutey began six months ranscontnenta trek dodg
ing dog catcher swimming icy rivers crossing the Rockies
in winter and finally reaching his master in Oregon. The
feat won the dog medals and gifts from this and other
tries.
Man recprocaes many ways this affection. One
is to provide egacies fox terrier in Detroit inherited
an entire estate including house and automobile and
sptz Chicago fell heir stable trust fund. Costly
sometimes erected for dead pets, and in one
case woman had buried with her the ashes of dog that
that predeceseased her by decade
Such acts are extreme and that they make
news But the last 5000 years there has developed
sure bond of affection between and his old friend The
dog valued for his usefulness and cherished for his faith
funess and companonshp is good to note these things
at time when there is much nhumany of man to man.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1946-02-11
Views of the Press
LOST YEAR
Hartford Courant)

Hartford COurant)
Motion picture actor Ray Milland
may have lost one week end in a
cinematic binge but if disquieting
stories coming from the men in the
armed services on far-off Pacific Is
lands are even partially true, lost
week ends have now become lost
months or even years for many
American boys. Through sheer
ennui and lack Of any apparently
planned program, many Of these
youngsters, some of them boys OF
eighteen, are killing time through
alcohol. One young man of superior
moral strength recently reported to
his mother that of the group OF one
hundred men only three were left
who stayed ION the straight and
narrow path of sobriety" as he ex-
pressed it. Another young man, also
eighteen, reports that he spends his
evenings sitting around guzzllng
Beer" because there isn't anything
better to do.
If military authorities want to
raise a tidal wave of resentment
against continuing military service.
it would seem they have selected
the best way to do it. Civil regula-
tons in most communities protect
the morals of minors by forbidding
the sale to them of alcoholic bev-
erages. Neither the Army nor Navy
are expected to function on a Sun
day School level, but at the same
time it would seem that any intelli-
gently conceived program would
embody features that would not
make it necessary for so many boys,
most of them fresh from high school
to find escape from boredom
through alcohol,
Protagonists of compulsory mill
tary training have stressed the
moral and physical benefits that
will ensue from a year of discipline
under the armed services. Perhaps
such training will differ radically
from postwar service in the Pacific
islands. 1t is obvious, however, that
unless the training is wisely direct
ed, it could lead to moral deterior-
alton, as seems unhappily to be the
lot of those American boys who
have nothing better to do with their
time than to kill it.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1946-02-11
By Peter Edison

in the wrong places today
The United Nations Organization in London has
just named atomic bomb commission which will
determine how civilization be saved by setting
up headquarters off the east coast Of Siberia in the
Kurie Islands.
Come, come, comet 1t isn't like that at ALL
A committee from the United Nations Organiza-
ton has just been visiting the Eastern United States
to pick a ceremonial site where the world can COM
NIT hara-kiri by further tests on the atomic bomb.
mo, you've got the hart before the corse)
The u s. Army and Navy want to conduct an
atomic bomb test the Island of Bkini just to prove
that any of the former Jap-mandated islands in the
that they're therefore worthless That's why the
United States wants clear title to the islands it liber-
ated for military and naval bases, and that's
why President Roosevelt gave the Kuries to Russia
without any United Nations trusteeship.
(Lets try something entirely different to see if
we can't get some place.
A Joint Committee of Congress Is holding an in
vestigaton OF the Pearl Harbor disaster so as to
find ways for preventing World War TWO and to
keep President Roosevelt from being elected for
fifth term.
CThereI You can't say that one isn't right
Congress ought to appoint joint committee 10
study the reorganization and merger OF the Army
and Navy TO meet the conditions OF modern war
fare, which has already been made obsolete by the
atomic bomb.
Or else the Army and Navy ought TO appoint
House and Senate to meet the conditions OF modern
politics. which rapidly being made obsolete by SEN
ator Dodos.
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