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The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1946-08-16
BY NOLLE T. ROBERTS

On of the things that most con-
fuses our friends about newspaper
work is the difference in news
stories and editorials. "Why don't
you WI lite a story and give so-and-
so the dickens about this or that,
we are asked almost every day
and our explanation as to why we
do not seldom seems satisfactory
to our questioner.
The facts seem relatively sim
pie to us; a news story is writ
ten to give the public-you-the
facts, and let you arrive at your
own conclusions. An editorial,
or a column like the one we
write, expresses the opinions of
the editor or writer and passes on
the conclusions they have arrived
at after surveying the news or
situation or condition, as the
case may be.
AS you read this, you are read
ing at least a part of the editorial
page of this newspaper and the
chances are that you also read the
editorials there at the left side
of this page. If you do, you
know that the editor of this news
paper has very definite ideas con-
corning IA variety of subjects, all
connected directly or indirectly
with the county's welfare.
The role of guardian of the pub
lie welfare, as exemplified in the
editorial pages Of newspapers, is
one of their most important func-
tons and distinguishes them from
trade and plant publications. A
fearless and intelligent editorial
policy is vital in the field of
newspaper publishing but the
function of news gathering and
dissemination is equally import
ant.
When you read the news col
umns, you have a right to expect
a factual and accurate story, Civ
ing both sides of the story if the
question is controversial If the
writer's opinions or p~rejudices
creep into a story that should be
factual, its purpose as a news
story is thwarted.
The best examples of news sto-
ries, clearly written and without
partially. are usually found am
ong the releases of the major
wire services, or news gathering
agencies on a worldwide scale,
whose writers are theoretically
not influenced by local conditions
or p'e5udices one way or another.
We had the good fortune OF
meeting probably the top analyti-
cal writer in the nation, last week
when James Marlowe of the
Washington bureau of the Asso-
ciated l'ress vacationed in Pasca-
goula.
Mr.. Marlowe is a reserved man,
in his early forties, who is a COM
parativeiy newcomer to the wire
services after a long stint with a
New Orleans newspaper which
ended in 1887 when he joined the
staff of the Associated Press
there He had been recognized as
a competent newspaper man for
many years but it was not until
he moved to the Washington Blu
reau 81 a. P. in 1943 that he really
came into his own.
Perhaps a number of you have
read his dispatches from Wash
ingtcn on the editorial or front
pages of several afternoon news
papers with circulation in this
area. II you have, YOU may have
failed to note the by-line. but
you must have been impressed
with the unique style of his writ
ing which is a model of clarity,
brevity and simplicity.
Mr.. Marlowe's forte is reducing
the meaning of complicated and
involved legislation and situations
to the lowest common denomina-
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1946-08-16
FACT
Released by the Pascagoula
Moss Point Chamber of
Commerce

The volume of retail business
in Jackson County increased
one third of a million dollars
during the first five months of
1916 over the same period last
year.
The last monthly report from
the State Tax Commission
showed $2s.es2 collected in
sales taxes during May. ls4s.
and s30.4ss during the same
month in 1916.
Four new industries have
been brought TO Moss Point
and Pascagoula during the past
year.
A careful count revealed So
taxicabs operating in Pasca-
goula last weekend.
OF eight payroll opporfuni-
ties considered by the Indus
trial Promotion Committee of
the Chamber of Commerce at
its most recent meeting, six
were of local origin.
The committee was concern
ed with methods of aiding the
expansion of these existing en-
.erprises. all of which possess
potentialities for substantial
growth.
The two The committee is
trying TO bring in from the OUT
side have their basis in local
raw products.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1946-08-16

Other members of the commits
sion are Miss Mary Ellen Wea-
thersby, State College; W. f. Buff
kin. Leland; II. M. Ivy. Meridian;
Miss Ruby Akers, New Albany;
N. NJ. Kethley, Cleveland: ]. M.
Ewing, Wesson: Mrs. Lula Mae
Jones, Marks; H. Y. Cooper,
Vicksburg, and J. NJ. Tubb, state
superintendent Of education.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1946-08-16

Decatur, will meet at the Edge
water Gulf Hotel on Monday and
Tuesday. August 10 and 20 1t
was announced this week.
The eleven-man commission re-
presents all phases of education
in Mississippi from the primary
through university. They will lay
down policies and make plans
during their two-day session.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1946-08-16

The following account of life
along the Pascagoula \ century
ago was published by an anony-
nous author in Appleto 5 maya
zine of March 5, 1870, q copy of
which was discovered end sent
to us by a friend. A sketch of
the home described appears on
the front page of the Chronicle
Star with further details of the
article, which follows b low.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1946-08-16
Infant Son OF Mr..
And Mrs. Allan G.
Richard Baptized

The rite of baptism was adj
MINISTER'S to Allan C. Richard,
Jr. at the home of his %paternal
grandmother, Mrs, Louise Rich
ard, and great aunt, Mrs. Andrew
B. Brondum, Sunday afternoon,
August 4, at Pascagoula.
The service was conducted by
the Reverend Frederick, pastor
of Christ Lutheran church of
Paseagoula. Sponsors were his
uncle and aunt, Mr.. and Mrs.
Herschel E. Richard.
Following the ceremony home
made ice cream and cake were
served.
TIE baby Is TIRE son of Mr..
and Mrs. Allan c. Richard. Mrs.
Richard is the former Dora C.
Borges.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1946-08-16
LILA BARBRA McILWAIN
HAS ART

The eighth birthday of Lila
Barbera McIlwain was made the
occasion for a recent party at
which her mother, Mrs. r. B. Nc
Twain was hostess at the family
home on Sarrazin street, Pasca-
goula.
Games were played and the
birthday cake was cut and served
with ice cream.
There were about Is of the little
honoree's friends present to en-
JOY the afternoon with her.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1946-08-16
MEA Policy Group
To Hold Coost
Meeting Next Week

The Problems and Policies
Commission of the Mississippi
Educational Association. of which
A. F. Megehee of Paseagoula IS
co-chairman with L. o. Todd of
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1946-08-16
A HOME ON II
PASCAGOULA

1t was before the late rebellion,
and the writer was a wanderer
among the swamps and rine-for-
ests of Mississippi. OF all the
curious homes upon Which he
stumbled, and where he was hos
pitably entertained, there was not
one, perhaps, more noteworthy
than the residence of a wealthy
planter and spar-cutter, located
on the Pascagoula River. The
accompanying picture of the
dwelling was taken on the spot,
and the subjoined particulars were
noted in my journal at the time
of my visit.
The estate of this Mississippi
yeoman numbered a thousand
acres, but his main support was
derived from the business of cut
ting spar-timber, which he hauled
to the Pascagoula. floated to the
mouth of the stream, and sold 10
an agent of the French Govern
ment. What right our French
friends had to carry off this val
liable plumber, unless they paid
some revenue, | could not under
stand; but | remember that not
more than half a dozen trees,
suited for "a mast Of some great
admiral we're generally found
in a square mile of forest, and
that the price usually received
for a single spar was one hundred
dollars. But, as my spar-eutting
host was an extensive slave-own-
err, he devoted a part of his es-
tate to the culture of cotton, and.
in the region round about, he was
reputed to be worth not far from
one hundred thousand dollars;
and. while the largest proportion
of his slaves lived in cabins adj
Joining the cotton-lands, his owr
residence occupied a small oper
space, directly in the centre oil
A pine-forest, where the fragrance
from the resinous trees kept the
air pure and healthy,
Eighteen Children
His family consisted of a wife
and eighteen children. Three Of
them were girls, whose average
weight | estimated at two hun
bred pounds. They were all per-
formers on the violin and aceor-
deon, and were so fond of dancing
that. whenever two or more spar
cutters happened along to ioir
them, they would dance all night.
till broad daylight" Though album
dainty able to live in a manner
allied to elegance, this family.
true to habits which prevail
among a large class in the South.
could not appreciate the sensation
of real comfort. Negroes of all
ages were abundant in and about
the dwelling. whose market-val-
ue. at tHt tiiitSs Nbutu nQN aoNG
been less than ten thousand dol
lars; and yet, with two or three
exceptions, wooden benches were
used in the place of chairs. one
iron spoon answered for the Whole
family, and the mother, when a:
the supper-table, added the sugar
or "Short-sweetening" to the eof-
fee with her fingers, and tasted
each cup, to see if it WAS right. be-
fore sending it to its proper des-
tination Such things as andirans,
tongs. and wash basins, were en-
sidered useless, and the bedstead
assigned 10 the guest was a mere
board, vet the sheets were charm
ingly fringed with cotton lace.
and in their freshness did not
remind one of those alluded to bv
Izaak Walton. All the family. ex-
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1946-08-16

There never has been a mutiny
on a u. S. naval vessel.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1946-08-16

MsMBERs or THE KINDS FAMILY gather about Mrs. Kenneth Kinds. ii'on,
NJ Fl. seeking a view of her daughter, Linda, the first girl born IN
family in s5 years. Standing are two of the babys uncles. hooels ~
OeftI and David C. Kinds. Seated (right) is the proud father, kenneth
Kinds while 0eft), Edgar Kinds, the babys grandfather holds Davlo W..
Roberts son. The last time a daughter was born in the family "a IN
1851, 8 years before the Civil War. (nterndtto"d' u"up"o'
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-06-03
By Walter WincheU

port Lindsay in Westport on July 6 m There may be September announcement of new miracle drug for duodenal ulcers. An added attraction is that it gives takers pleasant cocktail glow Don De Leo of Billion Baby and Andrea Downing of "showboat" have that romanticklish feeling White Housers are calling him MT. Nit-W Whitney
 The F. BarthOIOmews deny the stork report
 Lucille Ball is reading Loco" which Jed Harris will
 do Very funny first act - as we heard it ... The who is said to have blked comedy team, socalite and the kin of big shot. The latter has aF'hood" looking for him to throw him into cement-mixer New York real estate seems to have hit its peak Not So many buyers now Rochester,s 5000 weekly wage at the Zanzibar has already bought s. American race-horse for 20 Gs It's a son for the Robert Dunns of King Features How the mighty have skidded dept: Ham Fish, chased out of Congress by voters, now reduced to writing letters to the editor" of Chicago "throwaway" for women <. Joan Crawfords ex-groom, Philip Terry, recites his moonlight verse to Jacqueine Dewitt a
 Martha Stewart (Adrs Joe E. Lewis) may inherit a role in Park Avenue" by Nunnally Johnson John Kodiak and Anne Baxter probly will defer their June 18th merger date to July because "The Razors Edge" won't be finished then Tn response to the requests for info on that recent Bible col'm-read George Stimpsons "A Book About the Bible CHarper and Bros9 A fascinating tome Chip Bolen (his little desk had been hidden away in State Dept corner) is the fair-haied boy of Hyrnes. He was a policy-maker with the Secy of State in Paris ". Peggy Ann Resd % Wss a 7, a1. Grill on Bway If you've been wondering where all the moneys been coming from (for lots of people , who don't work, stop wondering The hock-shop biz has jumped 200 percent since liI46s
 Patricia Marshall, who was ingenue lead in Day Before Spring. joins the Renotabes soon before rec wronguessers who parted him from thrush Margaret Whiting He attends all her recording and radio re- hearsals . Skating star Belita and actor Joel Me- oinnis are trying to keep 1t secret but .they are MT. and Mrs. The Raymond Guests (Churchilrs kin) are increasing the papa-lation Tony Miller of T Remember Mama" eloped with Phoebe Runin last week . Patricia Malone Cher late dad pitched for the Cubs) and Jack Shafer (her to the grocery fortune) will be knotted this wk King Features Summer starting the 12th Cary Grant, forming his own movie firm, signed Joan Castle. who oiit-wat- cd all the sour breaks.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-06-03
A Thought For Today
Not Much of a Swap

Philip Murray CIO president recently announced that the CLO opposed to Communists who work the Com munist line block within the organization At about the same time the Ku Klux Kan put oldtme dls- play of white nighshrs and burning crosses in Atlanta Ga is probably than coincidence that both these interesting occurred at about the time the CLIO ana AF starting their organizatona drives in the South
 It is unfortunate that MT Murray postponed his declara- ton against the Communists so long, Some CLIO. unions have been dominated for years by Communists or
 sympathzers who have pulled the membership back ana forth in response to shifts of Moscow policy lnere mas been fortnight official dsapprova of such practices until now 7. .,
 Naturally the AFL capitalized this situation 1t started it's organizing campaign below the MasonDxon ne It served present the senior organization o unions as
 country Incidentally may also have come in handy to take peoples attention from the AFLs John l.. Lewis who at the time not Americas No. pinup boy
 That this didn't do the CLOS chances in the South any particular good is strictly the CLOS worry But the s
 ulus gave to smouderng Klan sentiment didn't do the country good which is more important chance 70 "save the South from the Communists" madetoorder opportunity the Kans remnants to arise from grave of shame and public condemnation with mnmum or en- barrassnent. -
 Anyone acquainted with the Kans history in the years following World War will hesitate to believe that an anti Communist crusade would stop here that another pot cal srangehod the South and Middle West not agai the ultimate goal.
 And anyone acquainted with the Kans shamefaced ter rors practced with masked faces in the dark of night in the of "Amercansm, will hesitate to believe that Kan revival much preferable to the Communist inltra- tion which it professes to fight .,. ,
 It to be hoped that experience and common sense bolstered by the law where law is applicable will throttle this Ku Kux Kan revival in its infancy It is equally to hoped that Mr. Murray that he has declared against Communist domination of organized American workers, VIII give his policy vgiant and continuing enforcement.
 With this declaration Mr. Murray has taken the ob- gation aay any suspicion by the public that his beated discovery of Communist influence in lis midst matter of expediency It would be sorry thing indeed if the CLOS southern campaign should have revived the old evil of Klanism without destroying the recent evil of Com munsm masquerading as unlonlsm s.4 ia .~
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-06-03
Melancholy Days

The most melancholy days of ell are here for the party that Franklyn D. Roosevelt left behind him.
 Tn his time 1t was divided by long division Now it has been divided by short dvison, 90 that no man knows hs brother.
 One of the weirdest weeks in American political history has ended It started out auspiciousy when President Truman acted dramatically to stop the railroad strike and win the plauddts of a strike weary nation It ended with of the worst defeats for President by the Senate.
 The House had whopped through his drastic emergency bill with only 13 votes against 1t. But the Senate by an overwhelming vote struck out what Democratic Leader Bar1ley called the heart of the measure"-the power to draft into the Army employees in seized industry who refused to go back to work. In this only 13 Senator's all Democrats supported the President.
 Thus new split developed in tine already dis organized. Democratic Party. Hitherto, in the last the Truman administration 1t was the conservatives chiefly from the South who had split off and refused to follow the administration.
 On this issue 1t the previously loyal liberal and left.Wing element that deserted the President, along with every labor organization, many of them formerly his close allies Of the 13 Senators who voted with him. eight were from the South one from Kentucky one from Illinois, one from New Mexico.
 All sorts of political runnors accompanied this pion of labor and left-wing clements might resign. There's nothing to that. He won't If called upon to testify in Congress, he would oppose the Trtmen emergency bill. But he intends to remain with the administrations despite the clamcr of his support ers and to work with others to try to pun the party together-quits jOb. can De aaid The wornt effect x the weeks business. as fer las MI r1unans political fortunes gre concerned i'
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-06-03
No Deals

rumor of ideals" between Great Britain and Russia at the foreign ministers conference in Paris has been o
 ciay denied in Washington and London. The denial IS welcome for the light of the conferences lack of accom- pshment it hard to believe the that Britain get free hand in Italy in return for continuing Rus sia's free hand in the Balkans.
 Eight months of anagonsm, climaxed by more failure in Paris might have led to Encouragement in which the dfted back into the easy familiar and fatal sphere of influence arrangements. That they did not reflects credit upon Secretary of State Bynes His efors notably his proposal of 25year disarmament arrangement for Ger many show that he is still thinking in terms of world
 The alternative of two worlds with Russia dominating one and America and Britain the other, would inevitably breed The longer that alternative is avoided the less likelihood there is that it will be resorted to-
 Russia may continue to be difficult Russia in the face Communist defeats in European elections still try to keep troops eastern Europe But Russia cannot hope to win in the long by posponng treaties with her former enemies indefinitely has she anything to gain by provoking an AngloAmerican coalition against her. So hope persists
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-06-03
In Today's Mail

people; they will spend the peoples money, and regiment their lives.
 Many people would gladly trade their traditional liberties for 8 we'll regulated society. Others would help install such governments for special favors in return. Naturally government in the hands of ex- perts, would solve lot of problems, such as making the trains run, and banisting unemployment. These things are desirable. They can be accomplished by democracy as well as by technocracy or authoritarian governments AK
 Our biggest social problem is to get the people to make democracy work. This means that more and more of us will have to do some- thing about democracy: we will have to become democracy minded. e Democracy--orr people-rule-muSt be practiced, as well as preached. It must be extended not only into af. fairs of the government, but also into the fields of industry and busi- ness, medicine and finance.
 Training grounds. for democracy are credit union, labor unions, co- operative health societies, coop stores, banks, service stations and industries--all of these are owned, operated and under the democratic control of the people who have set them up to serve themselves!
 These organizations are operated like other businesses by paid ex- perts. The experts must answer to the boards of managers, who, in turn, are answerable to the member ship.
 Our government machinery is &C., tually set up on these lines. We must use this machinery to make our city, state and national com munities, social successes - with democracy.
 Yours respectfully
 ROBERT B. B1CKEL.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-06-03
By Thomas Stokes

that 1t adds fuel to the charge Republicans now are repeatedly making-a party line-that the Demo- cratic Party is inept, too divided to govern. Previ- ousy this charge had been based on the split off ok Southerners to join with Republicans to block the administration program. Now the liberal wing splits off on this issue.
 The President obviously struck out on his legis- lative crusade without consulting Senate leaders ana without properly anAlyzng the 6enate's probable at- ttude such drastic proposal as drafting workers into the Army. He was badly advised.
 Then too late his political aides tried to do something about 1t. This further weakened the bold position he had taken which had fired the public. Attorney General Tom Clark, who seems to have supervised the drafting of the emergency bill, rushed to the capitol, along with OpA Administrat0T Paul Porter, known for his political finesse, to try to save the President from defeat by staving off, the scheduled vote on the draft proposal. But 1t was too late. The trick wouldn't work,
 It Is this confusion among Democrats from which Republicans can gain most politically, even though their own position is confused enough. Only four Republicans in the House voted against the Presi- dents bill But Senator Taft (Otiio) stepped in to take the ball away from the Democrats in the Sen- ate and every Republican backed him up against the draft proposal along with majority Of Demo- crats So Mr. Taft became hero.
 Meanwhile the Senate, for the first time, passed general bil-the Case bill of the Hcuse-to revise before the President. It puts him in another hole
 Labor is urging that he veto tS, and he has ndt- cated he might This will help him with his labor allies but will lose him the support Of those wno had applauded his bold action to end the rail strike ThS Case bill represents attempt Co solve the pngfter labor problem for which there has been such ereat public dsmand
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-06-03
No Time for Name Calling

Name calling is out of place in the present emergency. The dsgraceul antics of labor business and officials at time when practically every institution of American life in danger is nexcusabe The recent change ephets between the head of the National Assoca ton of Manufacturers and United States Senator is typical Each condemned the motives of the other in regard to price control The public gained nothing from the ex- change and the press wasted tons of valuable news print
 There sincere intelligent patriotic people on both sides of the price control controversy who struggling with staggering economic probemthe sudden appearance of backbreakng public debt That large part of the and so the progae spending of the Federal government for the past decade it's failure to collect taxes to meet ordinary expenses -
 The problem now other than attainment of balanced Federal budget is how to prevent representative form of government together with the economic and political D. critics of the people, from being crushed M the struggle of various groups escape the hardshps of postwar turmoil No matter what happens the laws of the land and the sate guards against oppression born of the wisdom o the ages and written into the United States Constitution must be preserved They cannot be preserved if they are ignored attempts control nation strikes other economic disturbance Nor they be preserved the government bows to the unreasonable demands of any group.