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The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1946-11-01
king" Cotton

The recent spectacular crash of the cot
ton market once more points out the glar-
ing lesson, which our state must some day
learn, that the system of cotton growing and
marketing which so dominates the life of
our people is outworn, obsolete, wasteful,
and our greatest single handicap in the strug-
gle toward a stable and rational future. The
market crash also gives us here in Pasca-
goula a reason to be thankful that we are
out of the cotton belt of the state, and that
we are at the very core of the growing in
dustrialization of Mississippi.
The truth is, of course, that the entire eco
nomic life of our nation is SO ineXtricably in
volved that the crash of the cotton market
effects us too, though in a lesser and indirect
degree; and if it should become the opening
event in any general eonvulsion of markets.
prices and values as we have seen in the
psst many times, we too shall be involved
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1946-11-01

Then, driving a little farther,
one turns a wooded hill and
suddenly sees the tremendous
white bulk of Norris dam loom
ing in the valley, with a park
on the hills beside it, and a
great mooring basin for pleas
ure boats right on the other
side of the dam. That is an
odd effect: to look off one
side of the dam and see only a
drop CT a hundred feet or so
to the old. undisturbed val
ley: aha on the other side, to
see a vast lake only a few feet
below the top of the dam, and
a fleet OF boats which look big
and powerful enough TO grace
any harbor of the Gulf Coast.
We drove across the dam
for the road goes over it-and
went down the hill to the boat
pen, and walked out on the
floating dock tn see the lake
close up. The water was startl-
ing IT, clarity: one could see
six or eight feet down. The
lake seems to be teeming with
fish; but as is generally the
case. they are SO well fed by
natural sources that they are
hard To catch. As we gazed
many his shad and carp came
floating by. and smaller perch,
nibblirg idly here and there at
the tiny microscopic food drift
ing IT the water. They were
even more beautiful than fish
in an aquarium for this was
a more natural setting for
them.
We should have liked to spend
a week there, and perhaps
some day shall.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1946-11-01

with all the rest of the country.
The fact remains that we are lucky not to
be caught in the vast sticky sea of cotton as
SO many hundreds of thousands of our peo-
pie are caught. as in fly-paper. The Missis-
sippi Delta counties contain some of the rich
est soil in the whole world. Yet the overall
productivity. the standard of living there, is
the lowest in the South. The cotton is
produced with the toll of white and black,
and the return is small. Thereafter, gamblers
and spectators in New Orleans, New York,
Chicago, Liverpool, swap it and trade it
around in million bale lots along the exact
principles of gambling in a poker game.
If the cotton was worth $50 more a bale.
the farmer. the producer, should have got it.
If it was not worth that extra $50. then one
speculator did the already disturbed price
structure irreparable damage by artificially
driving up the price.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1946-11-01
The County Health Office

particularly the County Board of Super
visors and DIR. Felix Underwood, director of
the State Health Department, we are going
to find ourselves from here on out with a
part-time health department director whose
primary interests and obligations belong to
a sister county.
Conditions in Pascagoula, Moss Point and
the entire Jackson county area not only
need, but demand the services of a fulltime
health officer. Our problems, brought about
by war-swollen populations, are still criti-
cal, and are problems that bear directly on
the health and welfare of our people.
We understand and appreciate the fact
that competent public health doctors are
hard to find. But we also doubt if DR.. I'm
derwood and the state health department
are e~xerting any strenuous effort to find
one to take DIR. Hedmeg's place in Jackson
county.
We would be perfectly willing and eager
to accept DIR. Hedmeg as our full-time health
director. We have that confidence in his
ability. But we are not willing to accept him
on a part time basis as we believe our health
problems demand the services of a full-time
director.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1946-11-01
The Need For A Stadium Is "Now"

The proposal to build a memorial stadium
in Pascagoula again brings forward the pro-
position of high construction costs versus
low interest rates or the build now" versus
the "wait awhile" school of thought.
AS a build nov" advocate, Superintendent
of Schools Thomas r. Wells points out that
the bonds for the stadium, If they are voted,
can in all likelihood be sold for less than
two per cent interest. He also recalled that
the 500, 900 bonds sold in 1888 for the new
high school building went at four per cent
and added that we may well expect to see
the return of four percent.
Our knowledge of economies is small, but
we know too well that interest eats you up"
and that that fact is particularly true on ex-
tended loans in large amounts. The question
now Is: will the public save more money with
cheaper money and higher construction
costs, or vice-versa?
Another point, of course, is that the stad-
ium is needed now and not at some vague
future date when construction costs may re-
turn to normal" II we have to return to
the early '30s for so-called normal building
costs, we may not have a dollar with which
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1946-11-01

ration for it went on the year
round, and the schools and
community were beehives of ac-
tivity for at least a month be-
fore the big day arrived.
Competition between the
schools for first prize in the
general exhiAt was particular
ly keen and lie secret manner
that the name would be dis
played for the year-fashioned
in dipped popcorn, pine burrs,
or a combination of products
was rs jealousy guarded as the
Norden bomb sight during the
war.
Farm boys dug through
mountains of sweet potatoes
for an exhibit of beauties as
nearly matched as possible and
perfect in size. color and shape.
Cribs of corn were shucked in
a search for well-filled, straight
rowed, perfectly-matched ears
that were sure to bring a prize
and glory to the winner.
More diversification was
brought on by persons attempt
ing to win the "one farm prize
than dry bulletins from the ag-
riculture department could
have managed in a century.
We have heard they had two
days OF The Fair, but as far as
we were concerned there was
only one: The Day, Friday.
Friday was the day school was
dismissed and everyone rode the
school bus to The Fair, in those
days of fewer automobiles. The
regular bus riders came first,
and after that the vehicle chug-
ged off under the added weight
of every mother, father, little
brother and sister who could
De packed in IL.
Some carried lunches, a few
had money, and everyone had
dreams of winning enough
prizes to buy hamburgers and
hot ooes and soda pop and ice
cream at the church booths,
which the Methodist. Baptist,
Presbyterians and Catholics
operated in a chain that seemed
endless to a small boy with
nickels IN his pocket.
Once at The Fair, it was a
real problem to decide what to
look at first. The dogs bayed
for attention. the pigs grunted
in their pens, the chickens
cackled. and the ROSTERS crow
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1946-11-01
BY NoLLE T. ROBERTS
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saDa1aaH@

Attending one of the two
community fairs last week 1--WE
were unable to attend the Hur-
ley fair because il fell on our
press day) only added to our
firm conviction that we need
to return to the days of a coun-
tywide fair-and not later than
next fall.
The efforts of those who par
ticipated in the West Jackson
county fair on Friday were
worthwhile, but the exhibitors
and the officials were first to
admit that it was a poor substi-
tute for the county fairs that
were suspended when workers
were being trained for the
Jackson County Mills and be-
came a victim of the war in
short order.
We held with the Board of
Supervisors in the little fam
lily row regarding the sale of
the Old Jackson County Fair
Grounds only because Presi-
dent Burnham and the rest of
the board assured us that a big
ger and better fair grounds
would De built in time for the
1947 fair at the site of the Old
Jackson County Airport.
We agreed-and still believe
that the old fair ground was
too small and that a bigger and
better fair could be staged each
year at the airport site where
there is plenty of room for
everything, including parking.
But we do not believe the
best interests of the people
would be served by putting
off the construction any long
or. Now is the time. we be-
lieve. TO plan the new grounds
so dat the contract can be let
in the early spring and time
allowed for completion in time
for the fair next year. With
wholesale strikes in key in
dustries in the offing, it may.
we'll take six months to build
a chicken coop next year.
The folks in this county are
depending on the Board of Su-
pervisors to have a fair ground
available before next fall. The
present is the time to begin.
1t is hard for folks in the
city TO realize how much the
fair meant to those of us who
lived in the rural areas. Prepa
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1946-11-01
Washington Avenue

The condition of Washington avenue, one
5f our heavier travelled streets, is such that
It offers a menace to motorists and pedes-
TRANS alike and unless something is done to
repair it a serious traffic accident might
reasonably be the result of the neglect.
. The sides OF the street, particularly from
Market street down, are literally dotted with
holes in the asphalt, some a yard wide and
a foot deep. It is virtually impossible to miss
these holes when a motorist has to pull out
of the center of the street in passing another
car.
This street, without sidewalks, is heavily
travelled by children and adult pedestrians
going to and from the Beach Park area. It's
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1946-11-01

Given conditions, particularly in the realm
Of public services and other functions of that
nature, have a habit of crystalizing into I'M
changing patterns unless active and posi-"
tive measures are taken by parties and peo-
pies involved to flow them into different and
better channels.
What brings this thought to mind is the
fact that our County Health Department is
Still being administered by DR.. Andrew He'd
meg, who has moved his residence to Harri-
son county and is also director of that coun-
tvs health department.
We have no personal bone to pick with
DR.. Hedmeg. AS a matter of fact, we believe
him to be a fine public health doctor, UNI
6oubtedly we'll above the average of others
in our state. We also believe that the staff
Of our health department is highly compe-
tent and well above the states average in
the performance of its work.
But what we would like to point out is
that Jackson county has a definite need of
q full-time director for it's health depart
ment. whose energies and thoughts would be
devoted entirely to our own particular and
serious health problems, and unless posi-
five steps are taken by responsible officials,
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1946-11-01

Clincn river boiling out of the
base If a dam and running
down the same course,
through the wooded and cult
waited valleys--"just as though
nothing mad happened to it" to
use an old phrase. And yet the
upper part of the old course of
the Clnch river has been COW
cred fathoms deep by a deep,
crystal clear lake, which STREET
ches for many miles through
the valleys. One can get in a
boat at Norris dam and go
for seventy-five miles in one
Director. in a boat.
1t is quite an experience to
drive into the hills, where lit
tie log-cabins stud the quiet
coves, smoke curling into the
cold mountain air from The
supper fire roaring in the.
stove-a scene little changed
from what it must have been
more than a century ago when
these valleys were first explor-
ed BY Daniel Boon and his
company of pioneers. Cattle
Craze and sheep crop on the
hill-sides, and dry orr stalks
wave in the wind. Nothing
seems to have changed-that is
until one looks upward, and
sees tie lace work of tremen-
dous powerlines threading from
hilltop to hilltop across the
valleys, carrying the dynamic
and all-powerful electrical en-
ergv from the almost MYSTERIOUS
source n the mountains to the
cities and factories of a sizea-
BILE portion of 10th century
America.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1946-11-01

to attend the games in our shiny new stad-
ium.
The need for the stadium, and its fitting
ness as a war memorial, are obvious, we
think. The ram-shackle temporary bleach
ers in our present stadium are uncomfort-
able, inconvenient, and generally made
quate.
AS a memorial to those who fought in
World War land particularly to those who
gave their lives-we think the stadium is as
near a perfect answer as can be found The
war was won by active, vigorous young
sters, not many years removed from high
school athletic fields.
The proposed location seems excellent to
us, also. The city-owned tract is large enough
for plenty of parking space, is centrally To-
Gated. and is available for this purpose. 1t
will also group the Recreation Center, base
ball field, and stadium into a city-wide ath-
letie center.
All in all, we think the stadium should be
built and that now is the time to do it. We
urge all citizens to give the matter careful
consideration and to particularly go out and
vote their convictions on election day.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1946-11-01

upper end, adjacent to Market street (also
without sidewalks) is also heavily travelled
in tire morning, at noon and in he after
noon by crowds of small children going to
and from the Beach Elementary school.
1t is we'll within the realms of possibility
for a motorist to pile into one of these deep
holes, lose control of his car and injure or
kill one or several pedestrians. We recon-
mend the street for immediate attention,
and, incidentally, we would like to point out
that it is both easier and cheaper to repair
a hole six inches in diameter and an inch
deep than it is to wait until it achieves the
proportions of some of the holes along this
street.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1946-11-01
Capital Comment
Secretary Anderson Wanted Controls Lifted
OF Meats But Lacked Freedom OF Action
President Truman Expected to Address UN Assembly
Observers Surprised at Senator Peppers New
Attitude on Price Controls
The voters, edging ever near

The voters, edging ever near
err the l,tv. 5 balloting day, are
regarded as certain to weigh
only memories as he went.
with great care their meatless
domestic duress.
Observers of congressional
attitudes saw a lot of signifi-
canoe in the statement of Sem
ator Pepper CD of Florida that
he is beginning to wonder if all
price controls should not be
scrapped.
Pepper has been one of the
Senate'5 foremost opponents of
a planned economy" and cen
tralizcd governmental control
of the nations business and in
dustry.
Pepper Remarks Surprising
So news editors blinked their
eyes and looked again when
they read his statement sug-
costing that perhaps the ma
ton hould be allowed to go
through what he said would
be a painful and inflationary
process of readjusting its bust
ness to natural laws of supply
and demand.
Capitol Hill observers imme-
diately saw it was a signpost
marking a sharper turn in the
congressional swing back to a
free economy.
If such government-control
advocates as Pepper are turn
ing their backs en- regulation,
they say, it means that New
Deal foes are going to have a
field day wher Congress e
convenes, with a general scrap
ping of all kinds of regulations
over rhs national economy.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1946-11-01

ed. And the crowd was no
help. They seemed rushing in
every direction in the brisk
morning air and it would be
hours before they would hunt
a sea. 20 rest their aching feet.
Looking at the school ex-
hibits seemed a good bet except
the pastry exhibits were also
in that building and it requires
hours of stuffing with ice
cream, hot dogs, peanuts, crack
er jack and balloon candy for
a small boy to be able to judge
freshly baked cakes and pies
dispass.onately.
So its off to the. school ex-
hibits via the church booths
and the race between the stom-
ach ache and the last nickel is
on with the purchase of the
first double-decker chocolate
ice cream cone which will be
divided evenly between our
mouth ind the front Of our
fresh shirt.
The smell of The Fair was
a distinctive. living thing. I
could have beer struck stone
blind and still have recognized
any section of the grounds by
the odor. The sweet. musty
odor of lace and fine needle
work. the smell of freshly cut
sugar zane. the obvious odor
of the animal pens with their
wood shavings and saw dust
floors, and everywhere the
smell and hum and feel of
packed humanity.
The human trait of follow
the-leader was never more com
pleteiy demonstrated. Every
one of the thousands wanted to
view inc same exhibit or per-
Torrance, or eat and drink, at
the same time. A group of a
half-dozen could grow into a
throng IN less time than it takes
to tell it. And through it all
. small bov-a thousand small
boys-wended his way, leav-
ing 4 trail Of used chewing
gum and eaniy wrappers to
mark his passing and gathering
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1946-11-01
Special to Central Press

Special to Central Press .
Washington.-Although Con-
gress gave Agriculture Secreta-
ry Anderson complete authority
over price controls or food,
Anderson was begged down by
many ~5iessures on the decision
of whether to decontrol meat
once more. Congress, in ex-
tending the price control act,
to decide how long the govern
ment should keep a hand in
the price of food.
But when the meat shortage
arose Anderson, an advocate OF
decontrol, was besieged by 9TH
ers in President Truman's high
command who wanted govern
ment controls over meat to
continue.
Anderson was known to ia
vor Immediate decontrol OF
meats III order to get produc-
ton up and to supply retail
meat markets with chops,
steaks, and roasts in the short
est possible time.
But, the secretary told init
mates, he lacked the freedom
of action needed to clean up the
situation. Reporters recalled
that Secretary of Agriculture
Claude Wickard, when he &C.
cupied the same chair Ander-
O now holds, had ideas for
action but no power to carry
them out because Marvin Jones
was FDR's choice for War Food
Administrator with the big stick
over food matters.
Although the president fin
ally bowed to public pressure,
if Anderson had had his way,
there Undoubtedly would have
been meat for practically all
of the r.ation's housewives long
before this.
A Four Star Bet: That Presi-
dent Tt human will accept the in
vitatieh to address the United
Natio,.s assembly in New York
Oct. 2. and that he will speak
within a day or so of Secretary
of State Byrnes, who will have
returned from the Paris peace
conference.
Both Mr.. Truman and Byrnes
will emphasize what they will
describe as the necessity of
keeping the Democrats in con-
troll of Congress during the
treaty making stage. Their adj
dresses will bark again and
again to the late President
Roosevelt, his principles and
the role which America must
play II the postwar world.
However, informed quarters
in Washington are skeptical
that tins strategy will work.
They point out that the admin
istration's foreign relations pol
icy, as worked out by the presi-
dent ana Byrnes, already has
the endorsement of the Repub-
lican party. 1t also has an
Achilles heel in the Wallace af-
fair, which the Democrats will
attempt to gloss over.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1946-11-01
CONSTIPATION
Risky in
BAD COLDS

Retained undigested food becomes
putrefactive, causes toxins, which
overload the liver and other vital or
gans of the body, lessening your re-
sistance to colds and other winter Ills
and interfering with their treatment.
Why take this chance when you can
take Calotabs? Calotabs thoroughly
yet pleasantly act on every foot OF
your intestines, sweeping out toxin
laden putrefactive foods and virus
effectively avoid or fight a cold. Moth
ing acts like good old Calotabs. Use as
directed. lOc and Csc at all druggists.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-06-15
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 FlFei Cavalry

With the Eighth Army in CTokyOD Japan Pfc. William 4. McAllen of Waterbury. is now serving with the famous list Cavalry Division in the present occupation Of the Nip pOn Capital.
 Overseas siIlee July !. ISa5. Pri- vale McAllen Is attached tO 5th Cavalry Regiment. He yeats tlle Asiatic Pacific Theater Ribbon. Victory Ribbon. Good Conduct Rib bon, and the Army Of Occupation Ribbon.
 Private McAlIen was graduated recently from the Unit Aaricultur- al School ct the Sth Cavalry Regi- ment. The Waterbury s0ldieF t0Ok courses in Farm Management. Dairy Cattle. and Crop Manage ment and 9Oil Conservation.
 4 farmer in civilian life. Private McAllen entered the Army October 2T. le44 and took basic training at Camp Blandiug. Florida. After dis- charge he plans to return to farm ing
 Ills mother. Mrs. Mary MeAllen. resides at % East Dover Street.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-06-15
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