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The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1946-06-28
~Paseagoula. Miss,
June &c. 1916

Editor.
The Chronicle-Star
Paseagoula, Miss.
Dear Sir:
In regard to the present census
Of the City of Pascagoula. Missis-
sippi, where the population has
grown from $500 to 10000, |
think il would be of interest to
the City of Pascagoula, as well
as all business enterprises, to have
the present census revised before
1850. As Il now IS, all ALLEGATIONS
are based upon the 1910 census Of
some 5.800 people. which IS a
great hindrance 10 the growth and
progress of our city.
Paseagoula now has the oppor-
tunity to become one of the lead
ing cities. if not the best on the
Mississippi Coast. However. I'M
der present conditions. We are I'M
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1946-06-28

which told a little story with a
moral that we had never heard
before. No doubt some of you
have heard the story of the monu-
ment to the boil weevil-the only
monument in the world erected to
that pest-but we never had, and
we pass 1t on to you.
II seems hat prior to 1915,
Coffee County, Ala, in which En-
terprise is located, was as much
a cotton county as any in our own
Delta in Mississippi. The people
grew cotton, and cotton alone,
and took the lean years and the
low prices in stride and aceumu.
lated nothing but mortgages.
Then came the Mexican boil
weevil and took a big cut from
the 1918 crop and sixty percent
of the 1916 crop of all those
who had not been completely
ruined the year before. Some.
thing had to be done, so the PEG.
pld turned to livestock, corn,
and other crops-and someone
decided to plant a few peanuts.
To make a long story short, the
person who planted the peanut,
hit ON a gold mine for himself
and the county, and two year:
later, Coffee county led the en-
tire nation in peanut production
with a weld of more than a mil.
lion bushels. The cash in the
farmers pockets built up and the
mortgages were burned all over
the county.
The people realized they woule
have been struggling along witt
cotton yet if it had not been fol
the accursed boil weevil, so a spon
taneous movement began to cree
a monument to the little pest thai
had awakened the county to lis
opportunity. So on December
IL. 1919, an impressive monument
was unveiled in Enterprise witt
this inscription:
I'm PROFOUND APPRECIA.
TION OF THE BOIL WEEVII
AND WHAT IT HAS DONE AS
THE HERALD OF PROSPECT.
TY THIS MONUMENT WAS
ERECTED BY THE CITIZENS
OF ENTERPRISE, COFFEE
COUNTY, ALABAMA.
Which we think is good proof
of our theory that we should
east about us here in our county
for things particularly adapted
to our own section before at.
temptisg to buy prosperity in the
market place by erecting rent
free, tax-free buildings for some
enterprise foreign to our section.
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them over this loss.

them over this loss.
Mankind draws together in time of mutual
danger or of suffering. One of the eternal
ironies of war is that it calls forth the noblest
and grandest from so many at the very time
when they are engaged in the most cruel and
evil business on the face of the earth. And
one of the characteristics of the human spir-
it is that it rises to heights of pity, sacrifice
and understanding in a time of t~ragedy-and
is often forgetful at other times. After the
drowning was discovered, friends, %neighbors
and strangers by the scores joined in the
search for hours to recover the bodies. And
every man would have gladly made unlimit-
ed sacrifices of his time, effort-money too
had it been needed, and had the families
concerned not been well-to-do-if it would
nave brought the most minute relief or con-
veyed the smallest service to the survivors
of this disaster.
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The Public Speaks =.
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

that we as citizens should send
someone to Washington that we
could be proud of. for u sons
and grandsons to initiate, and not
one to be ashamed of and to apol-
ogize for.
Yours truly,
E. J. ROBERTS.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1946-06-28

able te take advantage OF this OPP
portunity.
am sure every person in Pas.
eagoula feels the same about the
city. therefore, | cannot see why
we do not take some action on
this important matter.
Yours sincerely,
HOLLIS X. TEMPLE
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1946-06-28

Basketball was invented in 1891
by James Naismith.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1946-06-28

502 10th Street,
P~ascagoula, Miss.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-01-21
By Elem Sakes

"Just picture a city like Washing
ton, Baltimore, Philadelphia, New
York and on up and down the East
Coastal bombed. Picture a whole
country with just about every big
city demolished-and there you have
the scene of present-day Europe"
said Capt. S. Thomas Stathes, 1888
Beaux Arts Institute winner, who
studied year on his two half
year scholarship at the Ecole de
Beaux Arts in Paris before the war
broke out. He then joined the Army
Engineers and has only recently re-
turned after four years in Europe.
Two years were spent in England
and the other two on the continent
in Belgium, France and in Germany.
What's going to be done in the
way OF reconstruction for Europe?
Capt. Stathes contends that there
are tentative plans for the rebuilding
of the damaged areas which will
have to be rebuilt anyway. But that
England is just about the only coun-
try that can rebuild in a much
faster period of time. There are no
materials for reconstruction in prac-
tically all of Europe People today
in Europe are living in debris, in
makeshift huts, in portions of build
ings that have been blown to pieces,
but through some whim of fate have
remained whole in certain sections
Because of Eng1and's greater re-
sources upon which she may draw
| she will be leading the devastec
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-01-21

countries such as Italy, France and
Germany in the rebuilding of her
cities. Plans for the demolished
parts of London are already receiv-
ing their finishing touches. In this
rebuilding, emphasis will be placed
on the decentralization plan. There
will be slum clearance and decided
accent placed on suburbs and the
solution of traffic problems. City
layouts will include outlying districts
and all activities will not be centered
directly in the city.
All of Europe has not been visibly
scared. For example, the Scandi-
navian countries have not suffered
as much and one may view an I'M
blemished countryside throughout
Denmark, Sweden and parts of Nor
way According to Capt. StatheS,
in thought and actual construction
work than any other country in
Europe. There modern dwellings
apartments, public buildings, modern
| lighting, modern materials, such a!
plywood and concrete, have been
developed to a much higher degree
than we have achieved here in the
United States. Europe, in general
before the war had been very quick
to accept modern architecture in all
of its forms. The people over there
seem to be more interested in tha'
sort of thing than we are. Perhaps
the reason that Capt. Stathes il
mainly interested in Scandinavia
and its architectural leanings ].
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-01-21
BY The Chef

researchers place its origin in Africa,
others in Brazil. It's far cry from
the bag of peanuts at the ball game
and the peanut butter jar standing
upside in your closets, to the many
roles it has played in the industrial
demands of war. That brilliant
Negro, George Washington Carver,
found over 200 practical purposes
for the goober, a number which
seems likely to be multiplied many
times in the future.
Peanuts must undergo a six
weeks curing" period, after they are
ripened. The vines, with the GOO
bers attached, are piled neatly in
the fields, drying and absorbing the
rays of the sun. Ever since Colonial
days peanuts have played an i'm
portant part in the cuisines of the
South, and so important was their
favor considered that the wealthy
plantation owners had . certain
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-01-21
Why Grow Old?

before you begin a course in self.
improvement. How tall are you ane
what do you weigh? How many
pounds too much or too little:
Where is the greatest accumulation
of weight? Upon what exercises
should you concentrate? OF course
both age and honey structure enter
into this. However, do not console
yourself with the idea that woman
needs a little weight as she grows
older, for statistics prove just the
opposite to be true.
You will have better chance for
a long life and vitality if you remain
a few pounds under the average for
your age. Overweight not only puts
a dampener on beauty, but also or
energy and places a strain on the
organs of your body.
II you wish to have my height and
weight chart in order to know just
where you stand and what you need
to do, send a stamped, self addressed
envelope with your request for leaf1et
No. 40 to Josephine Lowman in
icare of The Evening Star.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-01-21

crackle wallpaper, while on the liv-
ing room wall is large, free-hand
painted plaid in beige and light blue
with an overplaid of deep red and
white. A dark green carpet covers
the entire floor and dark green felt
used to cover the backs of the sec
tional chests, gives texture to the
low wall space which they provide
In the bedroom. ..
A sense Of depth and width is
given to the room by hiding the win
dows under full hanging red cur
tains that reach from floor to ceiling
across the entire front wall of the
room. A specially built couch up
holstered in beige is set against the
plaid living room wall and provides
the focal point Of the room. (The
couch opens to sleep two people,.
Above it hangs water color paint
ing which inspires the color scheme
of the room. A low coffee table
stands in front of the couch.
The upholstered armchairs of
modern design, placed near the
couch in conversation group, are
covered like the beds in a soft green,
multi-textured fabric in stripe ar
rangement. Red pillows on the sofa
and small side chair in the same
red carry forward this sharp color
accent. The lamps and all room
accessories are modern to provide q
very pleasant sense of harmony.
This room is typical of the treat
ment used throughout the guest
house" which, in its use Of small
conventional space, gives concrete
proof that living can be made more
restful and pleasant with color and
modern furnishings.
Every decorators trick has been
adopted in this makeover. Un-
slightly exposed wash basins in other
rooms have been covered over with
specially built cabinets that become
part of a sectional dressing table.
A storage closet has been turned in
to service bar in the CAMERON Of
the house. Bulletin boards and
Chinese scenic panels are used for
wall pictures against a marbleiZed
paper in dark cocoa color and mir
rors are hung to widen and tighten
each room.
Color, fabric and the smooth
blending of traditional and modern
furniture here make small space liv-
ing gracious and comfortable.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-01-21
EuropeS Future Housing Problems

that he planned tours of Africa, Asia
and the Scandinavian countries
which his scholarship at the Beaux
Arts included But the war broke
out after he had studied in Paris
for a year. The other year and a
half OF travel time spent in study
was never enjoyed by him. Hitler's
marches throughout the whole OF
Europe quickly extinguished that
spark.
A well-known architect here In
Washington, Capt. Stathes is par
ticularly interested in low-cost
housing. 1t is most important and
pressing at this time that the need
for the housing Of clerks and work
ers be adequately filled, he stresses
Modern trends can sufficiently sat-
isfy this demand and there is no
need for Cape Cod" effects in pres
ent-day city surroundings They are
not only superfluous but costly, he
points out. Unnecessary parts OF
the home, such IS fancy bay win
dows, unessential plumbing. ETC.,
should be replaced by economical
use of materials, simplicity Of design,
and the utmost use Of space in the
home: this is really needed. In gen.
eral he emphasizes where building
here and abroad is concerned,
Eliminate waste in design, material
and space"
at is hard TOR us to recognize the
problem of the millions of homeless
peoples scattered throughout all OF
Europe. In our big-hearted manner
of helping those less fortunate than
ourselves, we must take into consid-
Grafton lot of the characteristics
Of those whom we wish to assist. A
good many things that we Amer
leans deem necessary, are not SO In
Europe. Here in America We feel that
the dining room is a necessity-ln
Europe kitchen serves the purpose.
We must understand their language
not only literally but figuratively. For
example, their metric system against
ours in inches and feet. Their con-
struction methods, designs, mate
rails, etc, are all different. Materials
such wood and steel are cheap here.
In Europe plaster is used extensively.
In our dealings with Europe there Is
a very acute need for effective trans
position"
Capt. Stathes believes that the
first step in the rehabilitation of
Europe is to erect lots OF temporary
housing units which will later, in
all probability, turn into a commu-
nifty idea. THAT sort OF commu-
nifty idea is indicative of trend
that is gathering momentum" he
went on to say. II don't know just
how it will work out in later years"
he added. At the present time, as
things stand in all of Europe, 1t
will be good IL years before things
become even sub-normal. 'Normality
in the fullest use of the word, will
probably never come again to those
devastated areas-not even in 10e
years.
The winner of the 1888 Ala
(American Institute of Architects)
medal at Catholic University where
he also served as special assistant
in architecture from 1933-35 after
his graduation, has many plans fol
the future. Heading these is the
arrival of his wife Eileen, whom he
married in London before his return
to the States, and return to his
architectural designing here in the
! District.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-01-21
Peanuts Played Many Roles in War

acreage of vines "hogged under"
each year, for the hogs to root for
and eat-thus adding deliciousness
to the wonderful cured hams later
derived from them. know today of
several Maryland gentlemen farm
ers" who feed their turkeys with
peanuts for several weeks before
Thanksgiving and Christmas, to give
them added richness and flavor.
There's Southern peanut soup
that is q real epicurean delight
simple to make, but unusually good
Cook 2 cups of shelled peanuts
(unsalteO until tender in quart
of water, with a sliced onion and a
stalk of celery. Press through a
sieve, add a pint of chicken stock
or broth and thicken with mixture
of u cup butter, g. tablespoons
-four and a pint Of milk. Heat
through, season with salt and black
pepper and serve very hot.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-01-21

Few women, young or old, are sat-
isfied with the way they look. From
10-year-old Mary down the line to
Great Aunt Elizabeth an atmosphere
of discomfort pervades the room
when any member of the feminine
sex stands in front of a full-length
mirror and looks the situation over!
I have often noticed this when
measuring figures. Even the loveliest
have some little bump of fat, or
some fault in silhouette which their
owners wish to improve.
This wish of every woman to be
beautiful is natural, and a good
thing, too, because were it not for
this constant search for near per-
lection We would not have progressed
so far as we have in the art Of self
care, health, beauty routines, make
up or hair and clothes styling. I in
cluded health in this list deliberate
ly. for today thousands of women
are exercising and eating correctly
for beauty who never would have
done so for health!
Today conditions which would
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-01-21
TwO>in>One
By Marion Atkins

The housing shortage has inspired
many ingenious ticks for accom-
modating overnight guests, but lau-
rels for successful achievements in
meeting this need go to one New
York firm (the Schumacher Coz
who, to accommodate out-of-town
customers, transformed a suite at
the National Republican Club into
a guest house." Bolts of chintZ,
bright wallpaper and modern furni-
ture were used to change these I'M
imaginative, outmoded clubrooms
into colorful living suites in the
modern tempo.
The decorating team Of Muller
Barringer Is responsible for this
magic and the many ideas which
they have introduced offer pleasant
and practical suggestions for the
family compelled to live in small
quarters during this critical time.
Showing how room can be used
for a comfortable living and bed
room and, if necessary, accommo-
date four people, one room alone
in the new house Is fertile with
decorating ideas adaptable to small
space anywhere. Before the deco
rators went to work this room was
the average unimaginative sleeping
room found in every hotel. Two
small windows overlooked the street
twin beds and a dresser filled one
half of the room, desk, reading
lamp and lounge chair the other
The room was shaped like shallow
L, proportions that actually sug-
gested the clever, present re-
arrangement and decorative scheme
Into the stem of the L which leads
to the bathroom are placed the new
low twin beds with upholstered
headboards of open, rectangular de-
sign. To provide an effect of par
tition, they are set against sectional
chests placed SO as to divide the
front half from the back of the
room. A night table stands between
the beds. Against the wall and tt
the left of them is placed modern
chest and mirror in bleached wood
A slipper chair in one corner COM
pletes the furnishings in the bed.
room half of the room.
| The division of the room into two
units is carried forward also by
the wall treatments. The bedroom
half is covered in blonde Dillon
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-01-21

You may recall reading in some
of your history books or historical
novels treating of the Civil War that
the humble peanut saved many a
soldier from starvation during the
bitter closing years. Around, but
not under the peanut vine, they
found COOLERS growing on pegs
which develop from the lower
branches of the main stem. And
thanks to the wonderfully nutri-
tious value of the peanut, this catch
as-catch-can foraging saved many
a boy from dying of hunger.
Nowadays, of course, the 1owly
goober, ground pea or peanut, which,
ever you choose to call it, has at
tanned the distinction of being one
of the South's most profitable crops.
The peanut is a freak of nature, in
that it is not really a nut, is not a
tuber and does not grow actually
on the roots Of It's vine. Some
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-01-21
Bv Barbara Bell

She'll look as sweet as her smile
In this dainty party dress with its
pretty scalloped closing, snugly fit
ting waist, and the full-swinging
skirt little girls love.
Barbara Bell Pattern No. 1471
comes in sizes 2, 3, 4, S and years
Size takes rs yards of IS or SO
inch material.
For this pattern, send 20 cents in
coins, your name, address, pattern
number and size wanted to Barbara
Bell, The Washington Star. Post
Office Box 80, Station G, New York
10. N. Y.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-01-21
By Josebhine L0vman

have thrown grandmother into near
Mysteries or given her complex are
not even thought Of as handicaps
because there are such satisfactory
remedies for them. Curly. hair is
still nice, but is no longer a coveted
gift OF the gods, permanents being
what they are! Years ago women
were forced to 60 about with hair
on their upper lip or legs and bristles
on their chins while today depila-
tories and electrolysis leave this
problem troublesome but easily con-
trolled.
Features do not matter much any
more. Natural beauty can be en-
HANGED and irregularities minimized
by artful makeup and hair styling
while faults in honey structure can
be made less important by clothes
styling. When it comes to the fig
ure, the sky is the limit! We can
just about make that over!
1t is we'll to analyze yourself and
to know what you are aiming for
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-01-21
Readers Clearing House

gives many ideas, illustrations and
instructions for the beginner and
the expert for making clothes and
accessories and articles for the
home.
Sprinkle paprika on a turkey or
chicken just before putting it in the
oven and it will brown wonderfully
| X *
COOKIE RECIPES.
From Mrs. V. S. p, Mount
Rainier, Nd
I would like to submit two very
delicious recipes, which really "go
easy" on your sugar ration; Cherry
cOokies-One-third cup shortening
vegetable or margarine), u cup
sugar, graduated; l egg, we'll beat
en-; teaspoon lemon rind, grated; ]
teaspoon vanilla, IL tablespoons
cherry juice, cup flour, "a teaspoon
soda, " teaspoon baking powder, u
cup chopped nuts, v cup chopped
ralsins, l cup corn flakes or any
other breakfast cereal will do
crushed maraschino cherry halves.
Cream sugar and shortening. Ado
egg. Beat well, add vanilla, lemon
rind and cherry juice. Beat well
add sifted dry ingredients, raisins
and nuts. Drop from teaspoon into
crushed cereal, roll into balls, coat
we'll and top with half a cherry
Bake in 400-degree oven about
10 minutes or until delicately
Drowned. Walnut or pecan butter
coOkies-One-half pound of nuts
ground on nut crater, or chopped
very fine by hand; y pound of but
ter, use margarine while butter is
nonexistant; about "a cups bread
flour. S rounded tablespoons confec-
toners sugar, l teaspoon vanilla
Cream butter (or margarine), add
sifted confectioner's sugar, a little
at a time. Add vanilla Then add
sifted flour alternately with chopped
nuts. Mold with fingers into de-
sired shapes. Tiny crescents or small
balls f1attened slightly are the best.
Bake in a 375-degree oven about
AZ AAiiiloICo, Vi FC1y
Drowned. Don't scorch. When cold
sprinkle lightly with little confec-
toners sugar. Note-Nuts are II
pound after being shelled.
n X X
THANK YOU" NOTE.
From Mrs. c. B. F., ArlingtonJ
I would like to thank all of the
readers who sent me material for
my "cat scrapbook" for their help.
If my book is not a success, I GER
tainly feel that it will be entirely
my fault! I have enjoyed reading
the Clearing House, not only be-
cause I find such helpful sugges-
tons, but because it's so nice to
read comments from so many and
find that they haven't anything to
grippe about, but are only anxious
for helpful information and vice
versa, want to help every one that
needs help. So let's keep it that
way. Please thank the kind people
that sent in their offerings to me.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-01-21
Cool Off
Feet With An
Ice-Mint Treat

When feet burn, callouses sting and
every step is torture, don't just groan and
do nothing. Rub on little Ice-Mint. Frosty
white. cream-ike, its cooling soothing COM
fort helps drive the fire and pain right out
>. tired muscles relax in grateful relief.
A world of difference in a few minutes.
See how medicinal Ice-Mint helps soften
up corns and callouses too. Get foot happy
today, the Ice.Mint way. At all druggists.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-01-21
NERVOUS EATER.


A word to the lady whose baby is
a nervous eater" Take him to the
doctor as there are many phyical
illnesses which have hunger as a
major symptom, even though baby
may look healthy. You will also
find some interesting baby recipes in
the Better Homes and Gardens
Baby Book" by DR.. Gladys Shuttz
published by Meredith Publishing
Co., Des Moines, Iowa You
might also get a great deal of benefit
from Your Childs Food" by Mi
RAM E. Lowenberg, published by
Whittlesay House, McGraw Hill
Book Co.
Thanks to the lady who sent in
the recipe for shrimp curry. Has
she tried it with canned shrimp
which flakes when stirred?