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THROUGH THE COURTS
Editor, The Citizen.

Editor, The Citizen:
An article appearing recently
in your paper, seems to have left
the impression that the Junior
Chamber of Commerce is work
ing in behalf of former city man
ager King, against the city COM
mission
The Junior Chamber of Com
merce is not interested, in any
individual politically or other
wise. Just as long as the eff
cient operation of the city is not
hampered by political pickering.
the Junior Chamber of Commerce
will sit quietly by and say moth
ing.
However, when Mr.. Demeritt
makes the alleged statement that
there have been irregularities in
Mr.. Kings office, then the mat
ter ceases to be one of political
interest but becomes public If
Mr. Demeritt, as alleged, made
these statements then charges
should be filed against Mr.. King
and the public allowed to sit in
on the hearings. On the other
hand, if the alleged statements of
Mr.. Demeritt can not be sub
stantiated then the public should
know this also.
No person of normal intelli-
gence could believe that docu-
ment drawn up in six weeks and
passed by the legislature, would
be perfect. Every one felt that
there would be sections over
which a controversy would arise,
and every one knows the only
manner in which some things of
this nature can be settled is
through the courts.
Most of us believe the condi-s
ton we are faced with today,
has arisen over the question of
the Civil Service Boards powers.
Would it not have been far bet
ter to have settled the matter.
amicably in the courts than to
have condition such as exists
'at the present time?
Finally, relative to matters po-
litical, the Junior Chamber of
Commerce has adopted strict
nolicv of "hands Off But. where
the matter ceases to be political
and is in the interest of the public
then it may be expected that the
Junior Chamber of Commerce
will step in in the interests of
good government.
JACK DELANEY,
President, Junior Chamber
of Commerce.
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The Weather.
Forecast

Key West and vicinity: Partly
cloudy with local showers and
thunderstorms this afternoon, to-
night and Tuesday. Gentle to
moderate variable winds, mostly
southeast.
Florida: Partly cloudy today,
tonight and Tuesday. Scattered
S h wers and thunderstorms,
mostly during the afternoons and
evenings.
Jacksonville through the Flor
ida Straits and East Gulf of Mex
leo: Gentle winds, southeasterly
to southerly over south portion
and variable mostly westerly,
over north portion today, tonight
and Tuesday. Partly cloudy.
Widely scattered thundershowers,
mostly tonight.
Jacksonville to Apalachicola:
No small craft or storm warnings
have been issued.
Report
Key West, Fla, Aug. IL, 1916.
observation taken at $50 am.
Eastern Daylight Saving Time.
City office.)
Temperatures
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Red Cross Committee
Plans Important Meet

Major Robert F. SpottSwood,
chairman, announced today that
there would be an important
meeting Of the Disaster Prepared
ness Committee of American Red
Cross on Tuesday evening, Aug
ust Is. at $3.50 o'clock at Key
West Chapter House.
An chairmen of sub-commit-
tees are urged to attend.
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MAN. III. LEAVES 3le
DESCENDANTS

HOUSTON, Tex.-Jasper Gull
lin barrett, Negro believed to
have been between 112 and 121
years old, and who had 3l6 de-
seendants, died recently. BY his
recollection, he was 122 years old
this year because he said he was
an 8-year-old boy when the
stars fell" in the meteor shower
of 1888. He had 81 children, by
three wives, 81 grandchildren, 80
great-grandchildren and s5 great
great-grandchildren.
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PRIZE PACKAGE

ROCHESTER. N. X. When
she examined her Sand iO-cent
store purchases, Mrs. Thomas
Hunt found d paper bag and in
il was $940 in cash. The find and
the loss were reported almost
simultaneously as Mrs. Anna M.
Fratta told police she had APP
parently left the bag on a coun-
ter.
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The Citizen svercOmes express
si0ns Of the views Of Its read
ers. Int the editor reserves the
wight to delete any items which
are considered IibelOus or unwar-
ramted. The writer's should ne
fair and eOnfine the letters 20
900 words, and write ON one side
<of the paper only, signature OF
fthA ttFitefs mttst accompany the
letters and will De published nm"
less requested otherwise.
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PEOPLES FORUM

Winter is almost upon us, and
we are far from being ready to
receive visitors, who in a short
time, will be our bread and butt
ter King has proven mis- quali=
ties. We know he. has what it
takes. Why lose another half
year. to determine what qualities
another man has, or has not?
w. c. SWEETING.
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IN MEMORIAM

In loving memory Of Mrs. Nell
lie Roberts, wife of Victor Rob-
erts, who passed away August
18th, 1912:
Time rolls on, four years have
gone:
Each day | miss her more
and more.
Wen meet again, some time.
somewhere
Beyond the blue, that home
well share.
MRS. RAY ELWOOD.
aug12-lt
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VEGETABLE" FISHERMAN

COUNCIL BLUFF, Iowa. - A
local woman complained to po-
lice that her neighbor fishes too
much-not in the river but out
of her garden. She claims that
the neighbours son rides by her
garden on his bicycle, checks
likely fishing" spots and then
the man, using a rod and reel,
casts for her vegetables.
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GOOD TURN COSTS LIFE

MT. CLEMENS, Mich.-As No
Ian ". Lane, 20, stepped on his
brakes to pick up a youthful
hitchhiking, he lost control of his
automobile, which hit a parked
car and then a tree. Lane was
dead when pulled from the
wreckage.
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SON TO CHEESEMAN'S

To Mr.. and Mrs. Meyer Gross
man, 1884 South street, a boy,
born August 10 at $3.50 pm. in
Municipal Hospital.
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DAUGHTER TO sANDsEs

/ To Mr.. and Mrs. Hagen Sands,
3402 Avenue E, a girl, born Aug
ust IL at SOB am. in Municipal
Hospital.
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LEGALS
NOTICE UNDER FICTITIOUS
NAME STATUTE

NAME STATUTE
NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN that
the undersigned, desiring to en-
gage in business under the fic-
titious name of "The Music Box"
726 Duval Street, Key West, Florida
intend to register the said fic-
titious name with the Clerk of the
Circuit Court of Monroe County
Florida.
Dated August End, 1916.
JOHN r. PRITCHARD,
JACK g. CRAWLEY,
Sole Owners,
aug5-
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One-third of all the people in
Australia live in Sydney and
Melbourne.
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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT or THE
ELEVENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA,
IN AND FOR MONROE COUNTY.
IN CHANCERY.
Case No. 1O-SO9
KENNETH HARRINGTON,
Plaintiff,
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1946-06-14

voted in the Pass Christian cleo
ion. the largest number in many
years Hursey said that the Snip
ION ring during the war years
rad registered a number of Ne
grocs end urged them to vote
y 4 district election in which
Inc ring was interested.
BY act Of The 1916 Legislature
ny veteran could register and
Jay his poll tax within Is days
5cfore the election, and this in
ludcd Negro service men. "The
question Of Negro voting was a
ifacult one" Hursey said. "Our
opponents attempted to make US
axe some stand or make some
mistake on this that they could
use against US. We did not oblige
rem. Since I knew the issue had
9een raised, | went to a number
Of the best LAWYERS on the coast
nd asked them simply to tell
me what the status OF Negro
voting was, and how it had
changed in our time overseas.
"They told me that the United
States Supreme court had deliv-
rcd decisions in Texas and Geor-
gia cases ruling that the white
Democratic primary was uncon.
s%titutional, and that Negroes who
could meet registration require
men.s could vote. We learned
also that the Department of jus
ice had issued a statement back
ng up this ruling. W. wrote %
he attorney general of Missis-
sippi and he wrote back that
Negroes who could register could
also vote, and that's all there
was to it from the legal view
point.
we did not solicit the Negro
vote, did not pass out any of our
literature to them. On the basis
Of the legal advice and instruc-
ions that had been given us,
the election commissioners ac-
cepted qualified Negroes as vot-
ers. Some SO Negro veterans reg
istered and voted, and eight or
ten older Negroes who had al
ways been registered voted. |
suppose the Negro vote came to
the Veterans ticket, but we have
no way to know, and ii they
voted for US it was for the same
reason the white majority voted
for US, because they were not get
ting a thing for their tax money,
bitches were clogged, such things
as that. The color question was
really not an issue in this cleo
ton except so far as our oppo-
nents dragged it in
Margins Top Negro Vote
Hursey pointed out that the
veterans ticket won the most inn
portant races by margins great
er than the total colored vote.
I'VE ran on the good govern
ment ticket" Hursey said and
one exercise of good government
is to obey the law, That was
our attitude toward Negro par
ticipation in this election
Hlusey was elected with his
ticket to a two year term of of
flee. "And we intend to perpe-
tuatc our PLATFORM he said.
The mayoraltv office pays 5000
i month and is considered a part
time office, but there is talk of
making il a full time eight-hour-
a-dsy job for the first year to
straighten out the eity's affairs,
So far as state and congress-
sional politics goes, Hursey says
the organization has not wanted
to do anything yet until they had
gained more experience, and
would take no stand for the mo-
ment in any issue that might Ia
ter jeopardize the best interests
of the town of Pass Christian.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1946-06-14
Temporary Orders
Restrain Dealers
From Auto Excuses

Temporary restraining orders
were issued against two Pasea-
goula used car dealers Wednes-
day in District Federal Court in
Biloxi in a case brought by the
OPA to prevent them from sell
ing cars at above ceiling price.
Although the case was not
closed, Federal Judge S. c. Mize
granted such orders against the
Pfichard Auto Sales and Dixie
Auto Sales companies here, re-
straining both from selling or
offering for sale automobiles
above the established price.
Dixie Auto Sales is also re-
strained from selling automobiles
not properly labeled or tagged
and from keeping improper rec
ords, it was said.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1946-06-14
Luurel Music
Company Opens
New Store Here

The Laurel Music Company
has opened a store on Highway 80
near the Jackson County hospitl
with A. L. Tommy Thompson
as manager.
The building which houses the
store Is pre-fabricated aluminium
and although it is not completed.
Mr.. Thompson said pianos have
been moved into the store and 9th
ers will be placed on the floor al
an early date. Pianos offered for
sale BY This company r rebuilt
by factory method and r of ali
types. Prices range from Sl25
up, according to Mr.. Thompson.
With the opening of this store,
customers will also be offered
tuning and repair service on the
pianos purchased through the
company.
Mr.. Thompson vas formerly
connected with the store in Lau-
rel.
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ortin Rites
Event AT Assembly OF
God Church Saturday

A lovely wedding which was
Of interest to many people Of Pas
cagoula. was that of Miss Helen
Virginia Martin, the younger
daughter o. Mrs. Bell Martin,
and M. Sam 3. Nellums both
Of Pa~aeaula. The single ring
ceremony was performed at the
Assembly o. God Church, June
l. at . P. NJ. with the Rev. West
officiating.
The church was beautifully de-
cerated with vases Of pink glad
ioli ard fern and palm, arraag-
ed beautifully around the altar.
Mrs. Donald Massengale sang
90 Promise Me- Miss Carolyn
Jones sang Il Love You Truly
and played the traditional we'd
ding marches for the professional
and recessional.
The bride was given in mar
riage BY an old friend of the fam
ily, and pastor Rev. Harvey l.
Smith. The bride was attired
in white. Her dorsagd was a love
y lavender orchid
Miss Lila Jones. one of the
brides friends, served as maid
Of honor and wore a lovely pink
dress with white accessories. Hcr
eorsage was Of white carnations.
Mr.. Nellums was attended by
Mr.. Homer Smith of Noxapdter,
Miss, as best man. Mr.. Grady
Campbell. Jr., the groon's
nephew, served as usher. Mis-
Bobbie Jean Elan, who presided
over the brides book, wore a
navy blue dress with white ac-
%cessories
Mr.. and Mrs. Nellums left inn
mediately for their honeymoon
along the coast OF Florida. For
travelling Mrs. Ncllums chose :
light orchid suit with white ac-
eessories.
Mr.. ard Mrs. Nellums viii re-
turn TO Pascagoula where they
will make their home.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1946-06-14

For & delicious stuffing for Sun
day chicken Try le tower CORN
bread.
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Banker Calls For
State Rule Return
In United States

Stating that the record of the
American profit and loss system
has been more and more for less
and less" w. B. Herring. presi-
Gent of the Moss
Point Bank, called yesterday for
a return TO hard work, for which
he said. thsre is no substitute.
MI. Herring addressed the Moss
Point Rotary Club. of which he
is a member, and vas introduced
BY Leonard Robinson, Moss Point
postmaster and fellow Rotarian.
The United States is standing
at the crossroads, Mr. Herring
said, and viii move either toward
complete government domination
OF will return to the capitaiistic
system, which he said would be
more properly named the profit
and loss system.
I'VE shall have either great
governors of the people or public
VI q Sltdt RCOPi0i iN
warned, in deploring the en-
eroachment of the federal gov
eminent on state rights. He de-
clared that the Civil War was
fought by the south in defense
of its right to govern itself with
out outside interference and that
the fight continues.
Stating that most of his listen
ers were capitalists, in the broad
er sense Of the word, he attacked
what he termed Labor racket
eers' and called for an organiza-
ton of capitalists to combat the
pressure groups of labor.
1T is about time the capitalists
organize and speak up-loud," he
declared.
He gave figures which showed
that many companies have more
stockholders than employees and
he asked if the stockholders did
not have rights as well as the
employees.
is it a crime to accumulate
worldly good?' he asked.
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'uso>olu! Sal
-.tnod o1oJ5q ued 5u!AsJ oql u4eM
lei 10 doIp 1881 oq@ lo5 OIL
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Burnhom's Brings
Notions Leading
Radio Sturs Tuesday

The pick of the nations lead
ing entertainers OF screen and
radio will be heard here over sta
ton WALA at 9:l5 p. m. Tues
day evening, June 10, when the
Burnham Drug Co. Walgreen
agency drug store presents a spe-
cial one-hour broadcast mark
ing the company's 45th anniver-
sarv.
Stars Of the special show,
which is being aired over 300
stations in 80 states, include Bob
Hope, Frank Morgan, Ginny
Simms, Dennis Day, The Andrews
Sisters, Eddy Duchin, Rochester,
Vera Vague, Harry Won Zell, and
Ray Noble and his orchestra.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1946-06-14

court clerk, and H. C. Hurst Of
Egan, Tenn.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1946-06-14
Verne Barnes Is
Program Leader
AT Rotary Lunch

Ar unusual and interesting pro-
gram was presented at the Pas
cagoull Rotary Clubs weekly
luncheon session Wednesday
noon at the Junior High school
cafeteria bv Verne Barnes, Sec
rotary of the Chamber of Com
merce.
Roy Owens, president. presid-
ed at the meeting and introduce
ed q number of guests.
Mr.. Barnes based his program
primarily ON what a member gets
out of the weekly association
with his fellow members of the
club and called on J. w. Brum-
field to repeat a conversation
from a former meeting and also
called on Homer Miller and
Thomas Leatherbury 10 give their
impressions of the association.
He also called for a greater
friendliness and understanding
among fellow members Of the
club, and better understanding
of one anothers problems.
He concluded his program with
a reference to the cultural pos
sibilities of the Gulf region.
Among visiting Rotarians and
guests A. NJ. Swigert. A
l.. Monroe and w. NJ. Dutton OF
the Moss Point Club; Emory
Owens, son of President Owens.
Vertis Ramsay, deputy circuit
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1946-06-14
Vets VIM.

Continued from Page y
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FROM INK TO PAINT

Yonkess, N. Y-AP.-Emil f.
Meske. Workers Herald Statesman
pressman, started painting on a
dare.
But he took It so seriously his
Morning Arack' has won the
SIS prize given for the most out
standing Ell in the Yonkers AT
Associations annual exhibit.
His 12-bg-16-ineh picture IS q
composition in whites, yellow
and puppies showing tracks in
now IN a village street.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1946-06-14

Approximately sixty Negroes
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1946-06-14
No wHInE-IusT SIGN

New York, AP.-One touch Of
pra-war Americana that viii moi
find a place in the postwar
world is the singing telegram.
WHY, we thought most people
had forgotten them" says George
P. Oslin of Western Unions pub
lie relations staff. in a tone that
Indicates he wishes they would.
Even before the war they were
not popular with q lot Of people,
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1946-06-14

YOU know"
Another reason is that mes
sages wired for sound" require
not only messengers but messen-
gers who can sing, never easy to
find.
Just say Oslin advised, that
our social services are back
birthday, Mothers Day and holt
day greetings--and our delivery
service is being revived as men
are available"
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1946-06-14


pointed.
we got a good turnout at the
city hail. That put the pressure
on the committee and they had
% appoint honest and respected
men. After that, we knew that
the ring would not be able to
steal the election. and we got
out there to get the votes"
Open Air Meeting
Hursey and his ticket began a
series of open air camnaign
meetings on the seawall at the
head of the municipal pier. The
veterans went over the recently
published audit of city funds and
,ound many items to question.
The audit showed that Simpson
had charged S785.79 in telephone
bills TO the city's phone in She
l945 fiscal year. Hursey charged
that Simpson had been charging
his personal and business calls
to the city's account.
The audit also showed that
the city had spen. $l0.773.20 list
ed under road funds" The We
terans showed that the itemiz
alton of this expenditures was
$4,000 for wages, $l059 for gas
| oline and oil, and only $587.8
| Tor actual road-repairing ma
terials. He accused the Simp-
son administration of letting The
streets go to ruin while the pri.
vate driveWays of friends were
| hard-surfaeed, and he went down
q long list of instances in which
city government and services had
fallen down.
"One effective thing we did,"
Hursey said, was to hold our
meetings at the foot of the muni-
cipal pier. That thing has be-
come a wreck, an eve-sore. There
IRE big gaps in it and it is con-
demned. We pointed out that
when we went off to war we
| wanted to come back to some of
the good things as well as the
less pleasant things. Ny own re-
creation used to be to throw a
| mullet net off the pier. And |
pointed out that we came back
and the pier was gone; and if
we went up to the city hall to
get money to fix it, the money
was gone.
''The administrations record
was so bad that it could not be
defended. My opponent did not
make one campaign speech, be-
cause he knew he would have
to answer us on the audit, the
telephone bill. the road fund,
| and d lot of other things.
when we got under way,
merchants around the town
would come up to us on the
street and encourage us OF and
contribute to the campaign fund
They were getting nothing fol
heir tax money and they wer,
tired of it
The Chronicle-Star reportel
talked to a number of merchants
around the town and found thi!
TO be the case. They were en-
husiastic for the Young vetcr
ms group, pointing out tina
hey were high type young men
all of noted good standing in thu
own, and some Of them will
successful businesses of thei,
own.
The Veterans Good Govern
nent League also did a lot 0
work with printed literature
passing out cards and printeS
olatforms-stressing the N,
graft angle chiefly. One cart
said: The Veterans Saved gu
Country; Help Them Save Gu
City" Another. we Killed Die
atorship With Bullets; You ca
Kill If With Ballots"
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1946-03-21
MARTHA ELLEN DELONG

Mrs. Martha Ellen DeLong, Sc,
widow of the late J. B. DeLong, died
at her home in Macksburg, Thurs
day at p. M, following stroke of
paralysis which she suffered We'd
nesday evening. Mrs. DeLong sus-
tanned a broken hip in a fall at her
home year ago.
She was a daughter Of the late
Andrew and Nancy Thompson Byers
and was born in Pennsylvania. She
was the last surviving member of
her family. Mrs. DeLong had spent
her life in Macksburg, since her mar
riage. Her husband died ten years
ago.
Surviving are the following chill
dren: Mrs. Clara LongfeIlow, Mrs.
Stella Hunter w. S. DeLong and
Clarence DeLong of Macksburg; Mrs.
Ethel Steen and Herman DeLong of
Canton: Mrs. Grace Jenkins of Berg
holz and Mrs. Harry Dutton of Ska
took, Okla. Two children are de-
ceased. There are twenty-eight grand
children, and thirty-five great grand
children.
Funeral services we're held at the
home in Macksburg, Sunday at p. m.
conducted by Rev. William Kathary
of Macksburg. Internment was made
in Lund cemetery, Macksburg by the
McVay Schilling funeral home.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1946-03-21
Caldwell Man Felt
Like Swollen Balloon;
Full OF Stomach Gas

Recently a Caldwell man stated
that he used to feel like a swollen
ballon after every meal. He would
bloat full of gas and spit up acidu-
lous liquids for hours after eating.
Was terribly constipated. This man
is one of the hundreds in this VIC
Unity who now praise ERB-HELP.
He states he was amazed at the re-
suits when he took this medicine.
Now he eats what he wants without
gas or bloating, and bowels are reg
ular for the first time in years. He
feels like a new man.
ERB-HSLP contains IL Great
Herbs; they cleanse bowels, clear
gas from stomach, act On sluggish
liver and kidneys. Miserable people
soon feel different all over. So don't
go on suffering! Get ERB-HELP.
RALSTON'S PHARMACY, Caldwell.