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The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-02-26
PuIIen Charges Mayor
 As Competitor Seeks
 City War on Lighi Co
(Continued from Page OneJ

city's own appraisal had been sub m.tted. There upon, without wait
 Ing for the report of the Kansas City appraisers, who had been en- ployed at great expense to the taxpayers, and without any counter offer to the company, the Mayor cead and published his attack on .he company, which was printed in the Daily Alaska Empire on Feb ruary 9, 1946, and which contains many false statements. :"
 4. His course of conduct makes ii apparent that he was not acting n good faith in negotiating with the company to purchase it's pro- perty. for, before receiving the re- rort of the Kansas City appraisers and before permitting the company to compare it with their own ap- praisement, and before making any counter offer to the city, he public " attacked rhe company whose property he claimed he was seek ing to purchase and with whose of ficials he was claiming to nego- t,ate. .."
 Shows Prejudice
 5. "The statement which was read by MT. Parsons before the council on February 1st and pulp lished on February 2nd, clearly shows his prejudice against and animosity toward the Alaska Elec- trio Light & Power Company. It is replete with false and misleading assertions.
 6. He says the officials of the company refused to cooperate with him, but the records show just the contrary and that they were doing their utmost to furnish him all in- formation requested, notwithstand- ing the fact that he and MT. Stew art have per jistently for many months harassed and annoyed the ccmpany's employees, interrupted heir work, i,itcrfered with their public service and maintained to- ward the company a general course Of antagonism and warfare. , ' He says the company has made misleading reports to the city This statement is not true, and evidently whas he passes off as misleading reports consist of noth- ing else than 2 disagreement with MT. Stewart and himself on the ories and not on facts. Anlm0sity
 8. "The mayors animosity to- ward the company is further shown by the fact that notwithstanding the employment of MT. Stewart for many months. ct a considerable ex- pense to the taxpayers, and the employment of Black and Veatch at a yet undisclcsed salary or fee, he has never approached the com- pany at any time regarding rates His whole coulSe has consisted of ttt1ChO Oii OAiC NoiAikJdlly dllu ttc stockholders and it's management. He has never discussed with any one representing the company, nor complained of single inequity in the rates, which were set by the city council in 1922. He has not made any offer on behalf of the city for the company's property. He has simply put the city to a great expense, seemingly to pur- chase for it a law suit"
 g.. MT. Parsons has on many oc- :asions. after his election as may or as well as before, demonstrated fefore the public, in the press, over the radio and on the street corners his enmity toward the company to such an extent that no reasonable
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-02-26
SECOND YOUTH RALLY
 IS SCHEDULED TONIGHT

Another big Youth Rally packed full of entertainment for young people will be held tonight at 730 o'clock in the Memorial Presbyter- ian church, Bob Pierce and Willis Shank will be on hand to handle another live evening of fun and inspiration. This program promises to be even more interesting than the one last night.
 Shank may display his bag of magic tricks as well as give more good musical entertainment.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-02-26
FROM FUNTER

Mrs. H. Hargrall of Funter is stopping at Hotel Gastineau.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-02-26

FROM PETERSBURG Guests at Hotel Gastineau are Perry Vernon and L. F. Elkins of Petersburg.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-02-26

WYOMING COUPLE HERE MT and Mrs. Roy Corners of Laramie, Wyo., are registered at the Gastineau.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-02-26
RATE HEARING OPENING HITS TR0pIC PITCH

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The Valley settler., 1946-05-16
HE RE 6 THERE

NET BUILDINGS BEGINNING TO SHOW UP IN NEW
 s..' BUSINESS SECTION The basement, except for sewera ge install at ions, is completed and the builders are waiting for floor joist in order to start on the upper part. It s estimated nov that if there are not too many delays in getting materials, that the Natanu ska Hotel will be ready by the first of Sept enber. The owners of the Hotel are I. M. sandvik, Walter Huntley and William Head. Bill Casler has withdrawn from the part = nership.
 All CLUB NEVIS
 The Fountain View Boys All Club of Eas1lla district met vedne sday, Nay B. at the hone summers pro gram and el ect off cers. Lunch was served by Mrs. Johnson after the meeting.
 WASTILA COT UNITY CLUB MEETS The regular monthly meeting of the Wesilla Community Club was held in the Va sil1a School Library on Thur sday, Hay Is ,l946 at 9:O0 p.m. Pot-luck refre slnnents were served.
 KOsLosY's BEGIN CONSTRUCTION OF STORE Excavat ion for the new general merchandi SC of Kos1o sky's in Palmer began this week. The store is located south Of the new :, hotel across from the depot. STEVE YARD BUILDING l7T STORE The excavation of the corner across from the depot We understand is for the con- struction of Steve Wards new store. .St bar.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1946-02-22
Court or Carnival Royal Pair
Numbering Forty. Named This Week

Mrs. Charles B. Armistead o.
Moss Point and Earl R. Ham
nett OF Pascagoula were named
this week to head the court of
King Joy TX By the committee
IF the Moss Point Young Men'e
Business Club fer the Carnival
ball to be held in the Market
Street Recreation Center in Pas
eagouia on March l.
Named as ducfesses from Moss
Point besides TIE Arch Duchess
were: Mrs. Frank Bixson, Miss
Katherine Rhodes, Miss RUB
Adams. Miss Neva Cumbest. Mr.
Ralph Davis, Mrs. Rames Khayat
Miss Jane Coulsoa. and Miss
Olive Elkin.
P~aszagoula Duchssses are: Ms.
John R. Watts. Mrs. Sidney Sven,
Miss Kathleen Ceile, Mrs. Arnola
Walker. Miss Mary Guest. Mrs.
TONY Terretta, Mrs. c. p. Hum
phrey. Miss Alma McFaul, and
Mrs. Edmond Jane, Jr.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1946-02-22


The Dukes are, from Moss
Point: Earl Perkins, William Nc
Cleod, Charles Hightower, Billy
Turner, W. B. McDavid, Aven
Bilbo. Wilmer Harris, Jimmy
Bishop. and Roberts Renfroe; and
from Pascagoula, besides the
Arch-Dake, Joe Purdy, Tom Lea
therbury. Quinn Gautier, w. c.
Brondum. A. L. Caldwell, DR.. P.
A. THOMPSON, w. r. Guiley, Jr.,
and r. G. Wingfield. Jr.
Train Bearers are Miss Beck
Bacot of Pascagoula and Miss
Margaret Thomson of Moss Point
and Crown Bearers are Master
Carson Avent Of Moss Point and
Master Loran Besarge of Pas
cagoula.
DR.. R. c. Eley and Miss Frances
Leatherburx, who reigned at the
last carnival ball before the wa
and Queen Joy TX are croWa ;.
resulted in its suspension, vi
occupy the throne until the King
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1946-02-22
March | Closing
Date For Entry In
Luwn-G urden Contest

March | has been set as the
closing date for entries in the an
nual ingalls, Better Lawns and
Gardens contest under the direc-
ton Of the Pascagoula Garden
club.
The contest is open to those
in any section of the city and
this year the club is very de-
sirous of having entrants from
every part of Pascagoula.
There are four classes OF en-
tries. They are class A, which
will be open to members of the
Garden club; class B, to which
other residents of the city are ELI
gible; class c which includes
churches. schools, institutions and
business firms, ard class d which
is open to group housing in the
Maritime and Belair Park sec
tons.
Prizes will be awarded as fol-
lows; a sweepstakes trophy in
which the winner will receive a
silver bowl engraved with her
name and the year it was pre-
sented, to be donated BY the In
gals Shipbuilding Corporation:
prizes for best flower and vege-
table gardens.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1946-02-22
STRANGER

Mrs. L. L. Stigler was work
ing busily Tuesday morning
in the local Sears and Roe
buck store. trying TO serve the
needs of the group of custom
r who stood before her. She
and her fellow workers were
simply doing their job-and a
little rushed at that--wifh
hardly a thought of the vast
mail order system of which
they constituted a very small
part.
A man waited his turn pa
tienflY. When Mrs. Stigler fin
ally came to wait on him. he
introduced himself and chatted
pleasantly for a moment. and
handed his personal card TO
1er. II read: "A. S. Barrows.
President. Sears and Roebuck."
MI. Barrows was passing
through with his wife. on a
vacation TOUR. and like the pro-
verbal pcstmsn on holiday.
ne stopped in to see what SORT
# a store he had here behind
he sign which caught his eye.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1946-02-22
Red Cross Rally
Scheduled For
Thursday Night

Miss Nellie Tallman, executive
secretary of the American Rec
Cross, announced this week tina
a rally of members and the gen,
eral public will be held at the
Jackson County Court House OF
Thursday night, February %. al
1870, on the eve Of the drive fol-
$4,000 in Jackson County as 9
part of the national campaign
The purpose OF the rally is &c
advise the public OF future and
present plans OF the local chap
ter for services the Red Cross has
to offer.
Miss Tallman also announced
that Stone Crane, assistant di-
rector OF the National Disaster
Preparedness Staff with head
quarters in Washington, ID. C.,
will speak In the court house
today at 200 o'clock to the coun-
ty members of the disaster pre-
paredress committee. Mr.. Crane
has been in Mississippi and
Louisiana for the past several
weeks in connection with flood
disasters.
Last week. Miss Mary Royce
Eckles, general field representa-
tive of the Junior Red Gross,
Atlanta, visited the junior chap
ter here last week and met with
all local chairmen from schools
throughout the county. She
showed the local workers articles
made by members of other chap
tiers for the h~ospitalized and ex-
pressed great interest in the pro-
posed project to beautify the
grounds of the Chamber of Com
merce buildings by planting flow
ers.
On Tuesday, Miss Beatrice
Fehr OF. Atlanta conducted the
kitchen party in nutrition
at the home of Mrs. f. l.. Hol-
den with nine members who will
be made certified leaders.
On Wednesday. she met with the,
women in the home Of
Mary Handshaw where ten wo-
men are learning to be leaders.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1946-02-22
First Air Line Flight Brings
Jackson Digniiaries To City

Pascagoula was connected with
the rest of the United States
by commercial air lines for the
first time in its history Tuesday
when the first flight of the Cap
ital Air Lines arrived at the new
Jackson County Air Port short
~ after moor bearing dignitar-
les of the Capital City.
Mayor Leland Speed, City
Commissioner; r. S. Withers,
Chamber of Commerce Presi-
dent: Joe Henry Morris, and
Clarion-Ledger City Editor Paul
Tiblier arrived here on the two
plane flight and were met at the
airport by Mayor John r. Watts,
Chamber of Commerce President
Hermes F. Gautier, representa-
tives of several civic organizations
and reporters and photographers
The group had lunch at the
Longfellow House as guests OF
the Paseagoula-Moss Point Cham
Der of Commerce and the return
flight To Jackson. inaugurating
the service from this end, car
ried Mr.. Gautier, Chamber of
Commerce Secretary Verne Barn
es. A. F. Dantzler and Tom
Green,
Pilots George Bayle and Virgil
Junk Of the two twin-engine
Cessnas reported an enthusiastic
reception az Hattiesburg and
Gulfport, the only two regularly
scheduled stops in the flight.
There viii be no stop in Biloxi.
as originally announced, and a
landing will be made in Laurel
when that city is a passengers
designation or a reservation is
made from that point.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1946-02-22
Finals OF County Cage Tournament
In Pascagoula Gym Tomorrow Night

The Jackson County Grammar
and High School Basketball tour
nament got underway yesterday
afternoon at 2.30 with "a teams
representing IL county schools
out to capture the trophies ard
county championship in four
classifications grammar and
high school boys and girls.
Pascagoula, Moss Point, OIL.
", Vancleave, Wade and St.
Martin entered teams in all four
divisions, and Hurley, Escataw-
pa, Orange Lake, Daisy-Vestry,
and Gautier entered teams in the
grammar school brackets only.
The Gautier and Escatawpa
girls were slated to play in the
opener yesterday, followed by
the Pascagoula and Gautier pee
wee bovs. and the Hurley ana
Daisy-Vestry boys, all in the af-
ternoon session. The night session
was expected to open with the
Wade peewees tangling with
Daisy Vestry, followed by the
~Pascagoula girls versus st. Mar
tin and the Wade Greenies meet
ing the Moss Point Tigers in the
high school bracket.
The Wade-Moss Point clash
will be watched with wide inter-
est for it will eliminate one of
the top teams from the high
school BOYS race and the remain
ing teams will probably meet the
Pascagoula Panthers in the fin
ais Saturday night. The Panther
cites are expected to take the st.
Martin Goldies, on the basis OF
their record and will probably
meet and defeat Vancleave at
100 Saturday for a berth in the
finals.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1946-02-22
NRLB Adjourns
Union Hearing;
Goes To Board

The National Labor Relations
Board hearing here which be-
gan on February 10 before a
trial examiner on petition of the
Office Employees International
Union (AFL) for recognition at
the ingalls, Shipbuilding Corpor-
alton was concluded at midnight
Tuesday night in the Jackson
County Court House.
The evidence taken by T. Low
ry Whitaker. trial examiner, over
the classification of employees in
dispute by the union and the
company has gone for review be-
fore the NLRB which will de-
termine if an election is justified
and who is eligible to partici-
pate.
Fifty-six employees remained
in dispute between the union,
represented by Walter S. Lowry,
and the company which was rep
resented by ingalls, attorneys and
executives.
By agreement, BAG employees
including secretaries to all ex-
eeutives were excluded together
with SO additional persons who
were covered b. another union,
and l24 were included in the set
up of the newly former office
union.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1946-02-22
Del Sud Will Be
Launched Today;
Both ingalls, Ship

A colorful launching ceremony
is planned at one o'clock today
when the trim hull of the Mis-
sissippi Shipping Company's del
Sud- slides down the ways, to be-
come the second of the luxury
passenger vessels built for the
Delta Line and the 80th ship
built by the ingalls, Shipyard.
The sponsor will be Mrs. Adele
K. Orgill of Memphis, Tenn,
member of the Orgill family
which has been prominent in fl
nancial circles there for genera
tions. She is a past president OF
the Memphis Junior League and
was a lieutenant in the Red Cross
Motor Corps during the war.
Three of the modern 18,000-ton
liners are now under construc-
ton in the yard. Built around
the basic C-3 inner structure.
they embody many innovations in
design which show them. to be
vessels Of the era of trade follow
ing the long years of war produc-
ton.
The Del Sud, like her sister
ships, will be put into service
making a AZ day cruise from
New Orleans to Buenos Aires and
return.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1946-02-22
Public Is Invited
To Attend Founders
Day Celebration

A cordial invitation TO attend
the celebration of Founders
Day" by the several Parent
Teacher Associations of the city
in a joint meeting in the audi
forum of the Pascagoula high
school at 7:30 p. m Friday, Feb
Tuary %. is issued the public.
Parents of school children are
especially urged to attend.
An interesting program fea-
turing a playlet, ANY Child
Alive" under the direction o.
Mrs. Charles w. Smith will be
concluded with special music.
A social hour will be enjoyed
after the program and at this
time the birthday cake will be
end served with other re-
freshments.
The celebration is in observance
OF the founding OF the first par
ont-teaeher's association many
years ago.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1946-02-22
Annex Cote Robbed
OF Cigarettes. $50.
Tuesday Night

Burglars entered the Annex
Cafe on Live Oak street Tues
day night by breaking a back
window and escaped with APP
proximately $50 in cash from the
music box and IS cartons of cigar
cites.
Joe Canarela, owner, reported
the loss to the police department
at opening time Wednesday
morning and said the establish
ment had been entered after
closing time Tuesday night.
Police Chief j. E. Shirley said
an investigation was conducted
by Officers Leroy Montgomery
and c. G. Groves but no clue had
been unearthed.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1946-02-22
Diesel Engine Is
Hauled Out For
Trial On Curves

The first diesel locomotive ever
to be manufactures in Mississippi
made its first venture out on
the tracks this week in the In
gals Shipyard, marking a mile
stone in the industrial history cf
the deep South even though the
big $4,000 horsepower engine
was not vet 'fired-off" or running
under its own power.
The big, sleek-looking engine
was hauled by enc of the plain
little donkey engines that are
used to move car-loadings through
the yard The purpose of the
run, according to r. H. Macy, de-
signer of the engine, was to test
the trucks, or wheel assemblies,
of the engine. The yard has
sharper curves than any that are
to be encountered on railroads,
and which provide a good testing
ground for the performance of
the truck assemblies.
Two weeks from now the en-
CINE is scheduled to be "fired-off',
and it will then set out en- a Sc
les of test runs over d num-
Der of railroads. The engine was
built to meet the greatest posi-
BILE number Of specifications out
lined by % railroads which were
consulted before the designing
problem was undertaken by the
ingalls, organization.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1946-02-22
ingalls, Layoffs
Blamed On Lack
OF Key Materials

More than 300 workers in vari-
Gus crafts were laid off this week
at ingalls, Shipyards, and COM
! pany spokesman said the pros
poets were the lay-offs would
eventually reach five or six hun
dred.'' Lack of steel and elec-
trical equipment was again stress
ed by the company as the cause
Of the lay-offs.
The company said that critical
shortages were now being felt be-
cause Of the steel and electrical
strike. and that the resumption
of production in these industries
has not vet caught up with the
market shortages.
Lack of steel to fabricate for
ship building has also caused the
lavoff Of 400 in the Birmingham
iron works, II was said.
A company spokesman said it
was hoped that the lav-offs here
would be temporary, and that the
men would eventually be hired
back as the steel and electrical
shortage-eased up.
The present employment figure
was given as $500.
The hull crafts like ship-fit-
tiers and ringers were most eff
fected by the lav-offs, although
selections were made from all
departments wherever there was
no immediate need for men, the
company said.
Late yesterday afternoon Bust
ness Manager Walter S. Lowry
of Local 500, United Brotherhood
of Boiler Makers of America, said
his union had offered to cut to
40 hours a week from the 48
hours now worked for the dura-
ton of the material shortage to
prevent layoffs but that the COM
pany had not accepted the pro-
posal. The Boiler Makers claim
80 per cent of the employees of
the yard under their jurisdiction.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1946-02-22
Committee Asks
Clearer Standards
In Pollution Laws

The state senate conservation
committee this week recommend
ed new anti-pollution provisions
which are intended to make the
old measure clearer and more
systematic.
The old bill simply forbids the
discharge of harmful industrial
wastes into the states streams.
Tire new measure would make ii
the specific duty of the State
Game and Fish Commission to
make a study of every industry
diseharging into the streams, and
would set up a system of stan
dards to define what constitutes
pollution.
The commission would make
specific recommendations to in
dustries polluting the streams,
and after proper treatment could
then issue the industry a certifi-
cate of compliance.
If the committee found evil
dence later that the specifica-
tons were not being met, the
certificate could be suspended or
revoked following a hearing.
Earlier in the session the com
mission was empowered to hire
a pollution expert in order to
determine what amount of inju-
rious waste constituted pollution
OF a stream.
This week the house also got d
bill, sponsored by Representatives
Everett, Naples, Krebs and Smith
of Greene county, which provides
that it shall not be necessary to
produce evidence of deaths of
fish, game or livestock in order
to prove pollution. A fine rang
ing from 500 to $1,000 was pro-
vided for each days violation of
the pollution law.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1946-02-22
Greek L. Rice
Pledges Aid
InLineRow
Attorney General
SoYs Tidul Lunds
Now In Dispute

The Governor and the Attorney
General Of Mississippi joined the
Jackson County Board Of Super
visors this week and enlisted the
aid of the Attorney General Of
Alabama Ia the move TO establish
the Mississippi- Alabama bounda-
ries and bring the lawless Free
State OF Stateline' under the
Jurisdiction Of Mobile County or
Jackson County law enforcement
officers.
In q letter to Board President
X. w. Durham, Governor Thorn
as l.. Bailey said, 1T will be a
pleasure to do anything ! can
to help get this subject cleared
up after stating, Il can readily
see the necessity for a definite
determination of this line" He
added that Mr.. Burnham's letter
to him, written on the recommen-
dalton OF the last Grand Jury, was
being referred to Attorney Cen
eral Greek L. Rice to determine
the necessary procedure.
Contacted by long distance tele-
phone in Jackson yesterday, Mr..
Rice assured the Chronicle-Sta
and Advertiser that he would
spare no effort to settle the l29-
year-old controversy and stated
that q matter Of much greater inn
portance to Mississippi than law
enforcement Is involved.
Tidal Lands
Mr.. Rice said the present am
biguous and uncertain lire leaves
the question of tidal lands in the
Gulf of Mexico with their tire
mendous potential oil deposits IN
dispute. He said that a defin-
tie line must be established on
the mainland before the owner
ship OF the tidal lands can be de-
termined.
He said that he had written the
Attorney General of Alabama
concerning the matter but that he
had not received a reply.
Mr.. Rice indicated that the
Attorney Generals of the two
states would probably recommend
to the Governors that a by-state
survey be made. He warned,
however, that a determination of
the line may require some time
and perhaps will have to be set
tied by the United States SUI
preme Court.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1946-02-22
REPRESENTATIVES

Residents of Jackson County
who must file income tax re-
ports are reminded that repre-
sentativeS of the State Tax Com
mission will be in this county
to assist anyone desiring aid in
filing out the blanks. A field re-
preventative will be at the court
house in Paseagoula from March
4 to 8 and again from March
IL to Is and a representative
will be in Moss Point at the city
hall February 26. Tuesday.