davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1946-09-06
Very Few Consumer
Complaints Filed
Since June First

The jackson County War Price
and Rationing Board reported
this week that very few con-
sumer complaints had been lodg-
ed with them since June | and
asked that the public be re-
minded that OPA is once again
functioning.
Consumers are advised to
check prices report overcharges
where they exist. Stores are
once again ordered to put price
tags showing ceiling prices on
items still under control and the
laws remain the same, officials
said.
The board is located in the
Alley Building on Magnolia
Street in Pascagoula.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1946-09-06
VanCleave New
School Plans
Near Completion

Plans for the new Vancleave
School are virtually complete
and funds are available for its
construction. it was learned this
week. Carl Olschner. New Or
leans architect, told the Chron-
icle-Star and Advertiser by long
distance telephone that the plans
he has drawn call for concrete
foundations and floors and brick
walls for the eight-class room
building.
Mr.. Olschner said he had call
ed for a meeting of the board
OF trustees of the school on
Wednesday, September IL, to lay
final plans for advertising for
bids. He said that bids may" be
received within the bounds of
the present money available.
A. F. Megehee. county super
intendent of education, said this
week that approximately STA
900 is available, $4,000 as the
result of two bond issues, &c.,
600 in state aid on the $4,000
per-class-room basis. and $4,000
from local school funds.
Mr.. Olschner said that the un-
certainty of material prices and
labor costs may result in un.
satisfactory bids but said that
he was sure the necessary prior.
tiles could be obtained for the
material in view of the emer-
gency at the school where class
es will start in a make-shift
building.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1946-09-06
Two More Youths
Rounded Up Here
For B~urglories

Two more Pascagoula boys,
this time 15-year-olds, were
picked-up BY city police his
week and confessed TO break
ing and entering and stealing
two watches in Eastlawn.
Tho arrest of the two young
sters brought the total of ju-
veniles rounded up in Moss
Point and Pascagoula during
the last two weeks to nine
persons.
Part of the youngsters will
appear before Circuit Judge l..
c, Corbin, acting as juvenile
judge. Saturday upon recon-
mendation of police and the
Child Welfare Department.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1946-09-06
E ABB

Edgar Stewart OF Charleston,
N. c. arrived Wednesday to re-
place sydney Swan as principal
surveyor for the American Blu
eat of Shipping in Paseagoula.
Mr.. Swan has been transferred
to the bureau office in Yokoha-
ma, Japan and is only awaiting
transportation arrangements to
be completed to leave for his
new post. Mrs. Swan and their
son, George, will follow as soon
as possible.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1946-09-06
The Gulf Coust
Singing Convention
Meets Here Sunday

The Gulf Coast Singing Con-
vention will meet at the Jackson
County court house for sessions
on Saturday night and all day
Sunday. officials announced this
week.
The meeting will start at 800
o'clock Saturday night, at 1000
Sunday morning, and the after
noon session will begin right af-
ter lunch.
Both special and general sing
ing will prevail with at least
seven quartets from adjoining
cities in Alabama and Mississip-
pi- The general public is or
daily invited to attend.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1946-09-06
IoU RAID

The residence of Lily
Belle Hyde, Negro. 5l8 Krebs
Avenue, was raided Sunday night
by Deputy Sheriffs John Nc
Neal and A. o. Davis and the
woman was arrested on charges
of having intoxicating liquor in
her possession. At a hearing be-
fore Judge Kate Denny Monday,
she was fined 5000 and costs and
paid the fine.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1946-09-06
Tons Of Fish Kill u By Masonic
As Company Resu ses Operations
Sullivan SdYs y
Commission Not
Enforcing New Law

Tons of fish were killed dur
ing the past week in Tallahala
creek by chemical wastes from
the Masonite wood-products
plant at Laurel, marking another
incident in a IS year history of
river pollution traceable to Ma
sonite.
An eyewitness description of
the damage caused in Tallahala
creek was given the Associated
Press by State Senator c. w.
Sullivan of Hattiesburg, chair
man of the senate conservation
committee, who said that a small
group of Hattiesburg men had
dragged 1000 pounds of dead
and dying fish out of the creek
shadows.
There are thousands of dead
fish in Tallahala creek" said
Senator Sullivan.
IF the state game and fish
commission thinks il is enforc-
ing the laws relative to stream
polution-well, they ought to
float down the stream with the
fish" he said.
The Hattiesburg Metropolitan
Club this week appointed a
three man committee headed by
Senator Sullivan to investigate
the latest wholesale fish-killing
by the Masonite Corporation.
Tuesday the three men toured
the creek from Hattiesburg to
Richton, and delivered their
findings to state officials and to
the press.
Never Again"
Sullivan helped in the pas
sage of a new pollution law in
the last session of the legisla-
ture after slaughter of fish June
a year ago all the way down the
Pascagoula river system had
caused such widespread protest
from Mississippi citizens that
Masonite's president made public
apology and predicted that Ma
sonite would never again be
guilty of wholesale pollution of
the river system.
The new law passed in the
last legislature softened the old
law, which forbade outright the
discharge of injurious effluents,
by providing the state conserva-
ton commission could issue a
certificate of compliance if the
corporation was found to be COM
plying with minimum require
ments. Modification of the old
law was sought by Masonite and
other plants after public protest
resulted in a court injunction for
bidding Masonite from discharg-
ing any more deadly waste into
the river.
During the winter r. w. Free
man succeeded w. F. Deering as
chairman of the state game and
fish commission. Asked Thurs
day whether he had granted Ma
sonite a Certificate of compile
ance," Freeman replied in the me-
gative and made the following
explanation of the current fish
killings:
THE Masonite plant has re-
Gently shut down operations for
seven weeks as the result of a
strike, during which time no eff
fluent was discharged into Tai
lahala creek. For the first time
in Is years the stream cleared
up and was fit for fish"
Consequently, fish swan into
the stream in large numbers. Ma
Continued on Page y
Evening star., 1946-08-25
DR.. Paul Douglass 10 Speak
Al GaI|inger Graduation

DR.. Paul Douglass, president OF
American University, will deliver
the baccalaureate address to men,
bers of the graduating class of the
Capital City School of Nursing of
Gallinger Hospital at pm. today
in the Medical Building at the
hospital.
The address will precede the 40th
annual commencement exercises for
81 graduates of the nursing school,
to be held at $50 pm. Tuesday
at Eliot Junior High School. at
which DR.. Walter .Hager, president
of Wilson Teachers College, will
deliver the address.
DR.. Alvin r. Sweeney, Gallinger
superintendent, will preside at
Tuesdays exercises. Music will be
provided by the Navy Band. Miss
Beatrice E. Ritter, director of nurs-
ing, will introduce candidates for
diplomas and the school pin award,
which will be presented by Com
missioner Guy Mason.
Jacqualin Brandt and Ann E.
Burroughs, both of Washington,
and Estelle Marie Harris of Capital
Heights, Md. are District area girls
among candidates for diplomas.
Evening star., 1946-08-25

did rot realize the time was getting
so lata" None knew that it was
Daylight outside until they left. the
statement said. because no light
came into Rollins room.
Ida Williams, colored barmaid at
the North Severn Club, testified
that on the morning of February II
she served six breakfasts in Rollins
quarters. She said that no one paid
tor them or signed a chit. One of
the specifications accuses 1t. Sima
OF defrauding the Government of
81, the price of the breakfasts.
Returning to charges that 1t.
Slma permitted incompetent men
to remain in his band, the prose-
cutlon called Captain Walter G.
Ebert, assistant commandant of
mldshipmen since January. Capt
Ebert said that 1t. Sima had never
made any complaint to him con-
cernlng incompetent bandsmen.
Evening star., 1946-08-25
Testimony Of Admiral
Closes Prosecution S
Case Against Ii. 5ima
By the Assoeiofed Press

ANNAPOLIS, Aug. 24-With the
testimony of 36 witnesses completed
the prosecution rested today in the
trial of Lit. William r. Sima.. sr..
suspended Naval Academy band
leader, Gaping its case with evi-
dence given by the Academy,s su-
perintendent,, Vice Admiral Aubrey
w. Fitch.
1t. Sima. accused before court
martial of perjury, inefficiency,
gambling, neglect of duty and viola
ton of various naval regulations,
will open his defense Monday.
The last prosecution testimony
dealt, as has much of the evidence
throughout the week, with the
much discussed all night party
Which 1t. Sima and members of his
family attended February 10 in the
quarters of Walter w. Rollins, COL
ored steward who is under two
year prison sentence.
Rollins Was Not Called.
Rollins, convicted of adultery with
white woman. theft, gambling and
conduct prejudicial to good order
and discipline, was not called as
prosecution witness. Whether he
will appear for the defense was un-
determined
Admiral Fitch told the court over
determined defense objection that
1t. Sima made a statement admit
ting he attended the party.
The statement was given to the
admiral on February IL after the
bandleader had been called to the
superintendents Office and advised
he was being placed under arrest
pending investigation.
Read Report to Sima.
Admiral Fitch said he had re-
ceiVed written report concerning
certain irregularities" and read the
report to 1t. Sima. at the same time
saying he desired a statement from
the bandleader
Such statement was prepared
Admiral Fitch said, but a defense
objection delayed reading of it. De-
fense Counsel Hilary Cans argued
that desire" on the part of the
Admiral was the same as an order
and, therefore, the statement was
not voluntary. The court overruled
the objection.
The Admiral then read the Sima
statement in which the lieutenant
said that on the night of February
10 he and his party at the North
Severn Officers Club were invited
by Rollins, who always had been
courteous to me (Sima) and my
family, to his quarters for sand
wiches and coffee
The group had had "a few high
balls" the statement added, "and
Evening star., 1946-08-25
Fashion Probers Find &C. Girls
Are Short on Lonq-Skirt Issue

Will Washington girls accept the
dictum of fashion authorities" call
ing for somewhat longer skirts?
Well, maybe
The answer was not determined
definitely at a forum yesterday in
which the question was asked of
an ambassadors daughter, four
Government girls and one repre-
senting private industry Propound-
ing this and other queries concern
ing clothes at the session in the
State Department conference room
were three young women holding
travelling fellowship awards in FASH
ion design from Charm Magazine.
What do you think of the new
longer dresses?"
Il don't like them" one of those
questioned answered promptly.
There were few negative head
shakes and no open Endorsements.
We'll, how about just a little
longer for the dressier things?"
Not Letting Down.
Perhaps, in some cases. depending
on the dress and the girl, was the
general tenor of the replies. 1t was
evident none present were engaged
currently in a letting down
project
The travellers learned with inter-
est that Government employees
could use annual leave in small
amounts, such as few hours for
a shopping excursion.
In general, the local girls told
their interviewers business girls
here did not follow any fixed pat
terms in dress; that they liked suits
at some times, dresses at others;
that some girls wore high heels,
Others fat Shoes! that they wore
fur coats in the winter; that they
found the cost of living rising ahead
OF their salary increases but that
they were able to save a little.
Take Extensive Notes.
The delegates, Miss Bonnie 10
Suchy of Waco, Tex. Miss Ursula
Hirschfeld of New York City and
Miss Anne McMillen Kinsey of
Bloomington, Ill, took extensive
notes on these revelations.
The Washington girls admitted
that the likes and dislikes of men
were taken into consideration when
shopping for clothes but said they
boldly flew in the face of male de-
rision in the matter of hats. When
it was suggested by one of the
visitors. they agreed men probably
didn't dislike the headgear as much
as they pretended.
Those presenting their views were
Miss Gabriela Mora, daughter of
Evening star., 1946-08-25

the Chilean Ambassador; Miss Anne
Jo Taven, secretary to the manager
of the Greater National Capital
Committee of the Washington
Board of Trade: Miss K. Lorraine
Campbell, Labor Department; Miss
Ruth Willcoxan, State Department;
Miss Lila Mae Hanna, Agriculture
Department, and Miss Lucille Clag-
gett, Potomac River Naval Com
mand.
Following the forum, the Charm
Representatives visited the informa-
ton desk of the Greater National
Capital Committee in the lobby of
the Star Building.
The State Department did not in
dorse any of the view expressed in
the forum. It merely provided the
hall.
Evening star., 1946-08-25

through more efficient use of exist
ing rolling stock.
During the first seven months Of
this year, 1868 new freight cars
were put into service. against
minimum estimated need of more
than three times that number he
said.
Evening star., 1946-08-25
us WACs Leuve u. 5.
For Duty in Germany
BY the Assooiofed Pres,

NEW YORK. Aug. pa contin-
gent of 7l5 WACs, administrative
and supply personnel for the Army
in Germany, boarded the transport
George Washington today to sail
for Bremerhaven.
Lit. Col. Mary A. Hallaren. WAC
deputy director, said it was the
largest group of WACs ever sent
overseas from New York.
Evening star., 1946-08-25
USES Gets Jobs for $4,000
In July for Postwar Hiqh
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associofed Press
The Government Employment
Service found Jobs for 10000 per-
sons in July, postwar high and
$4,000 more than June.
Not all the job placement rush
was due to the normal summer sea-
son labor demand. Robert c. Good
win, director of the United States
Employment Service, said in report
ing these figures that nonagricul-
tural placements increased 10 per
cent.
Mr., Goodwin reported new Job ap-
plications in July were only 80S, 900,
the lowest for any month since VI
day. The job placements included
' veterans, 12,300 of them
disabled.
Evening star., 1946-08-25

cars quickly and not letting them
stand untouched over Friday and
Saturday.
The letters. sent to firms whose
receipts total 30 per cent of all
carloadings. said new cars are slow
in production and the only hope
for improvement at present is
Evening star., 1946-08-25
small Asks Big Industries
10 Speed Freight Unloading
BY the Associated De-.

y the AssocIofed Press
civilian Production Administra
tor Small yesterday asked big in
dustrial firms to help break the
freight car bottleneck by unloading
Evening star., 1946-08-25

HEADS CHEST DRIVE-Mrs.
Albert w. Walker, Westmore-
land Hills, Md, has been ap-
pointed chairman of the
Montgomery County Com
munity Chest drive which will
be conducted during October
and November. An active
worker with the organization
since 1884, Mrs. Walker also
is a member of the Mont
gomery County Welfare
Board.
Evening star., 1946-09-06

1t. Unless the Soviet government
changes Its Views on the subject,
We win certainly stand by our agree
mont.
With regard to Silesia and other
eastern German areas, the assign
ment- to Poland by Russia for ad-
ministrative purposes had taken
place before the Potsdam meeting.
The heads Of government agreed
that, pending the final determine
ton OF Poaand's western frontier,
Silesia End other eastern German
areas should be under the admins
tration of the Polish state and. for
such purposes, should not be con-
sidered as part Of the Soviet zone
Of occupation In Germany. How
ever, as the protocol Of the Potsdam
Conference makes clear, the heads
OF government did not agree to sup
port at the peace settlement the ces-
sion Of any particular area.
The Soviets and the Poles suffered
greatly at the hands Of Hitler's in
vading armies. As q result OF the
agreement at Yalta, Poland ceded
to the Soviet Union territory east
Of the Curzon Line. Because Of this,
Poland asked for revision Of her
northern and western frontiers. The
United States will support revision
Of these frontiers IN Polands favor.
However, the extent Of the area to
be ceded to Poland must be deter
mined when the final settlement Is
agreed upon.
The United States does not feel
that 1t can deny to France, which
has been invaded three times by
Germany in 10 years, its claim to
the Saar territory, whose economy
has long been closely linked with
France. OF course, II the Saar ter
ritory is integrated with France
she should readjust her reparation
claims against Germany.
Ruhr Would Be German.
Except as here indicated, the
United States will not support en-
croachment on territory which is in
disputably German or any division
Of Germany which is not genuinely
desired by the people concerned. So
far as the United States is aware,
the people Of the Ruhr and the
Rhineland desire to remain united
with the rest Of Germany. And the
United States will not oppose their
desire.
While the people Of the Ruhr
were the last to succumb to Naziism,
without the resources of the Ruhr,
Naziism could never have threat
ened the world. Never again must
those resources be used for destruc-
tive purposes. They must be used
to rebuild free, peaceful Germany
and q free, peaceful Europe.
The United States will favor such
control over the whole of Germany,
Evening star., 1946-09-06
U. S. Gets $4,000, 900
Check From Australia
BY she Assoeioted Press

Norman j. o. Maxim, Australia's
new Ambassador to the United
States, yesterday handed Undersec-
retary Of State Clayton q check for
$20,000,0 900 as his first oficial act
here.
Mr.. Maxim, former Australian
minister of navy and production.
told reporters the check was in
tended as partial payment on Aus
tralia's lend-lease settlement, leav-
ing a balance due Of $1,000 900. This
viii be paid in the form Of real
estate needed by an American En-
bassy and consular Offices and In
scholarships for American students
studying in Australia.
Evening star., 1946-09-06

many's peacetime economy or a
prolonged alien dictatorship Of Ger
many's internal political life. The
Potsdam Agreement expressly bound
the occupying powers to start build
ing a political democracy from the
ground up.
The Potsdam Agreement did not
provide that there should never be
a central German government. It
merely provided that, for the time
being there should be no central
German government. Certainly this
only meant that no central Ger
man government should be estab-
liShed until some sort of democracy
was rooted in the soul of Germany
and some sense Of local response
bility developed.
The Potsdam Agreement wisely
provided that administration Of the
affairs OF Germany should be di-
rected towards decentralization of
the political structure and the de-
velopment Of local responsibility.
This was not intended to prevent
progress towards a central govern
ment with the powers necessary to
deal with matters which would be
dealt with on a national basis. But
it was intended to prevent estab-
hshment of strong central gov
ernment dominating the German
people instead of being responsible
to their democratic will.
Clarified Status Needed.
1t is the view of the American Gov
eminent that the German people
throughout Germany, under proper
safeguards, should now be given the
primary responsibility for the run
ming of their own affairs. More
than year has passed since hos
t1litieS ceased. The millions of Ger
man people should not be forced to
live IN doubt as to their fate. It
is the view Of the American Gov
ernment that the Allies should,
without delay, make clear to the
German people the essential terms
OF the peace settlement which they
expect German people to accept and
observe. 1t is our view that the
German people should now be per-
mitted and helped to make the nee
essary preparations for setting up
Of a democratic German govern
ment which can accept and observe
these terms.
From now on thoughtful people OF
the world will judge Allied action in
Germany not by Allied promises but
by Allied performances. The Ameri-
can Government has supported and
will continue to support the neces-
sary measures to denazify and de-
militarize Germany, but it does not
follow that large armies OF alien
soldiers or alien bureaucrats, how
ever well motivated and disciplined
are, in the long run, the most re-
liable guardians Of another coun-
try's democracy.
All that the Allied governments
Evening star., 1946-09-06
THE EVENING STAR, Washington, D. c. A


including the Ruhr and the Rhine
land, as may be necessary for se-
curity purposes. It will help to en-
force those controls. But 1t will not
favor any controls that would SUBJ
ject the Ruhr and the Rhineland
to the political domination or ma
nipulation Of outside powers.
The German people are now feel
ing the devastating effects Of the
war which Hitler and his ninions
brought upon the world. Other peo-
pie felt those devastating effects
long before they were brought home
to the German people.
The German people must realize
that it was Hitler and his minions
who tortured and exterminated in
nocent men, women, children and
sought, with German arms, to domi-
nate and degrade the world. It
was the nassed, angered forces OF
humanity which had to fight their
way into Germany to give the world
the hope Of freedom and peace.
Would Not Increase Hardship.
The American people who fought
for freedom have no desire to en-
slave the German people. The free
dom Americans believe in and
fought for is freedom which must
be shared with all willing to re-
spect the freedom of others.
The United States has returned
to Germany practically all prison.
ers Of war that were In United
States. We are taking prompt steps
to return German prisoners Of war
in our custody in other parts Of the
world.
The United States cannot re-
lieve Germany from the hardships
inflicted upon her which the war
leaders started. But the United
States has no desire to increase
those nardships or to deny the Ger
man people an opportunity to work
their way out of those hardships
so long as they respect human free
dom and cling to the paths of peace.
The American people want to re-
turn the government Of Germany
Evening star., 1946-09-06

to the German people. The Amer.
ican people want to help the Ger
man people to win their way back
to honorable place among the free
and peace-loving nations Of the
world.
Evening star., 1946-09-06

cAPoiC III orucr 10 pay Tor necessary
imports.
Progress Not Denied.
In fixing the levels of industry.
no allowance was made for repara-
tions from current production. Rep
arations from current production
would be wholly incompatible with
the levels Of industry now estab-
lished under the Potsdam agree
ment.
Obviously, higher levels Of indus
try would have had to be fixed II
reparations from current produc-
ton were contemplated. The levels
of industry fixed are only sufficien.
to enable the German people to be-
come self-supporting and to main
tain living standards approximatine
the average European living condi-
tions.
That principle involved serious
hardships for the German people
but 1t only requires them to share
the hardships which Nazl aggres-
sion imposed on the average Euro
pean.
The German people were not de-
MED, however, the possibility OF
improving their lot by hard work
over the. years.
Industrial growth and progress
were not denied them. Being
obliged to start again like the peo-
pie Of other devastated countries
with peacetime economy not able
to provide them more than the
average European standard, the
German people were not to be de-
MED the right to use such savings,
as they might be able to accumu-
late by hard work and frugal Nv-