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The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1946-01-04
County Plans For
National Clothing
Drive Are Laid

The Victory Clothing Drive for
the war victims of Europe will
open in the nation Monday, Janu-
airy z, and Jackson countians
are asked to participate to the
fullest.
DR.. P. A. Thompson and Will
liam M. Alexander will head the
drive in Pascagoula and Moss
Point, respectively. and centers
for collection will be opened
through the county for the con-
venience of those in various sec
tons.
Out of town since his appoint
ment as chairman by Mayor John
r. Watts, DIR. Thompson had an
nounced none of the details of
the drive. MI. Alexander, how
ever set the Community House
in Moss Point as the central col
lection headquarters and said
that service and civic clubs and
church organizations will be in
charge of the collecting. Each
group will send representatives
to assist in the final packing, he
said.
Jesse w. Thompson and Claude
Blanchard will De in charge of
transportation and Ernest Suthoff
is chairman of collection for Moss
Point, Chairman Alexander said.
Miss Hazel Herring and Mrs.
Jesse Dethloff have been named
in charge of publicity. There
will be local chairmen and col
lection centers designated in com
munities in the vicinity, accord
ing to Mr.. Alexander.
All clean and wearable cloth
ing is requested for the Europ-
cans and bedding is also needed,
Donors are cautioned not to send
things which would not prove
suitable such as open toed shoes
and evening gowns. In the last
drive for clothing for war VIC
Tins, Jackson county sent more
than a carload of clothing.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1946-01-04
NO ABsENTEEIsM

Du Quoin. H., AP.-A wave
of winter influenza and kindred
respiratory ills closed many city
schools in southern Illinois. but
Perry County School Supt. J..
Wesley Neville boosted only one
rural school in the county was
forced to close. It was at Brush
Prairie and the shutdown wasn't
due to FLU bugs but, SAID Ne
vile, its teacher, Miss Dorothy
B%auersauchs, suffered an attack
of the mumqs.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1946-01-04
County Comes Through With Gifts;
Keesler Field Patients Are Cheered

The people of Jackson County,
after getting off to a slow start,
answered the plea of the Red
Cross Camp and Hospital Council
and came through with their en-
tire quota of 800 gifts and the
other requests for the Keesler
Field Hospital Christmas party,
according to Mrs Henry Gautier,
council chairman.
Besides the individual gifts, one
hundred evergreen sprays were
made, two trucks of evergreens
for ward decorations dispatched
and 1000 nut cups made by coun-
ty members of the Junior Red
Cross. The servicemen at the
Coast Guard Base here were re-
membered with a box of home.
made candy.
Mrs. Gautier said the people
of the county were to be highly
commended for their generous
contributions and expressed the
appreciation felt by her group.
She quoted from a letter from a
hospital patient which said in
part, many thanks for the
Thoughtful christmas gifts that
went a long way toward helping
me to enjoy a touch of the Christ
mas spirit. You can feel we'll
assured that your many packages
received here at the hospital
were appreciated"
Besides individual gifts. the
following organizations made con-
tributions: Pascagoula - Pasca-
goula Lodge No. 80, Purity Re
becca No. as, Modern Beauty
Parlor, Chronicle-St and Adver-
tiser, American Legion Auxiliary,
Martha Lutheran Society, Palace
Pharmacy, A & p Store, st. Johns
Episcopal Church, Junior Wo-
mans Club, Methodist Church.
Watts Memorial Baptist Church,
Young Woman's Business Club,
First Baptist Church, High School,
Woman's Club, BPO Elks, Car
p%enters' Local 500, Union Sheet
Metal Workers International AS
ISOLATION Local No. 407, Progress
sive Club, Catholic School Lea
que, Girls Auxiliary Episcopal
Choir, Dealers Distributing Com
pany and the Negro Home Dem
o~nstration Club.
Moss Point - Weman's Club,
Methodist Church, Baptist Church.
Fortnightly Club, and Contractor
George d Staples. East Moss
Point WMU of the Baptist
Church and the Baptist Church.
Kreole - Methodist and Baptist
Churches. Lucedale Churches.
E;scatawpa The Junior Red
Cross and the Colored School
Gautier-The Baptist Church, the
Junior Red Cross and the Col
ored School. The Ocean Springs
Baptist Church and the Bluff
Creek Colored School at Van
cleave also contributed.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1946-01-04
China Missionary
To Speok To Men
Presbyterian Group

Men-of-the- Church" of the
First and Eastlawn Presbyterian
churches will meet at $50 at the
Church House of the First church
on Thursday. January 10.
The guest speaker will be the
Rev. ]. N. Montgomery, a mis-
Sionarv to China. who recently
arrived IN the States on furlough
from the Kaiang Su Province
currently occupied by the Chi
nese Communist forces.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1946-01-04
Serve Four Meals A Day

BUENOS AIRES 6AP)-In a
new code of labor regulations for
harvest hands. the Argentine
government stipulated that they
could work from sunrise to sun
set, but must be served four
meals. For breakfast. the code
ordered cheese and hot or cold
meat; for lunch, soup. meat stew,
and vegetables; for the four
o'clock break mate, a kind of
tea; and for supper, soup and a
meat stew.
Minimum wages from So per
day for ordinary harvest hands
to So for machine operators were
ordered by the code.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1946-01-04
3l-MILE TRAIN SOLO

Cordoba, Argentina, AP.-Nine
freight cars which broke loose
from a train coasted 81 miles
downgrade and finally came to a
halt without damage when the
tracks turned upward. Stations
along the line were warned by
telegraph and cleared the line for
the cars while crossing watchmen
put down the bars across the
tracks to stop traffic until the
runaway cars had passed.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1946-01-04
CITY Takes Over

ALINE, Okla. (AP)-The city
council is determined to see that
residents OF this community
have access to motion pictures.
When the owner of the only
movie house IN town Quit bust
ness, the council voted TO take
over and nov is booking films
for twice a week shows in the
community building.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1946-01-04
US FIRES IN ls4s

The Paseagouia Fire Depart
ment received IFS fire alarms
during the year of 1945, members
of the department announced. OF
these there were 20 house fires,
81 grass and trash. II electric,
10 automobile, 6 gasoline, Is kero-
sene, 2 first aid alarms. s gas
stove. / loose matcn, I hot grease,
6 blocked fuse. 3 boat, l hot tar,
| spark-caused fire. 8 cigarette
caused fires and 5 fires of un-
known origin.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1946-01-04
oUTDoEs HERSELF

Twin Falls, Idaho, AP.-Farmer
J. w. Atkinson said that one
q his white leehorn hens. ever
since she began LAYING. regularly
has Welded double yolk eggs.
Then she outdid herself by lay
ing a triple-yolker that weighed
four ounces.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1946-01-04
Poll Taxes
Must Be Paid
This Month
February First Is
Absolute Deudline
For Qualifying

February | Is the absolute
deadline for paying current pol
taxes, according to Circuit Clerk
w. G. Ravens, who also reminded
that poll taxes must be paid this
year and next in order to be
eligible to vote in the election of
beat, county, and state offices
next m m Those who paid or
were exempted from their poll
taxes last year were warned they
must register at his office prior
to July 5 TO be eligible to vote
this year and were advised to
register prior to June 0.
Meanwhile the Citizenship
Committee of the Junior Chamber
Of Commerce urged those who
registered during citizenship
Day" and paid their 1945 poll
taxes TO pay their poll taxes
this year as the last step in being
able to vote in elections this sum-
mer.
A United States senator, con-
gresham, and a Chancery and
Circuit Judge will be elected in
primaries to be held on July Q and
August ~, 1916.
Qualifications Listed
Qualifications for voting this
year were set out by Mr.. Havens
IS registration four months prior
to the general election to be held
November 5 Of this year and pay
ment of poll taxes in l945 and
t946, with the following excep-
tons as far as the poll tax is
concerned.
Cd Persons who have reached
their twenty-first birthday any
time after January | and up to
and including November s. 1916.
GU Persons ovcf sixty years Of
age, who are exempt.
CD Persons who were on ac-
tive service with the armed forces
during both poll tax paying pc
RODS. that is January LIST, 1914,
through January LIST, l945,
These persons are exempt from
payment of poll taxes but must
register with the Circuit Clerk
the same as anyone else, Mi. Ha-
vens stressed.
Although under the law July
s., 1916, is the last date to reg
lister for voting in the elections
this year. if all who are eligible
will register not later than June
20, the election officials will have
ample time to list the names and
write them on the Poll tax books
as the ballots have to be printed
and ballot boxes packed and car
ried to the voting precincts in
time for the election" Mr.. .Havens
said.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1946-01-04
FBI Apprehends
Youthful Navy
Deseriers Here

Two 2i-year-old youths, alleged
navy deserters, we're picked up
by the Federal Bureau of Inves-
tigation agent of Pascagoula last
week and turned over to naval
authorities. The arrests were
made al the request of the navy.
Ramona Reeves of Gautier was
picked up at his home after he
had overstayed an eight-day fur
Tough granted from the Norfolk
Naval Base in Virginia on Sep
TENDER Is by approximately two
months, IL was reported. He was
turned over to naval authorities
i'll Gulfport and will probably
face a General Court Martial for
desertion. Absence without leave
Of absence over leave of more
than 80 days in time of a nat
ional emergency is paramount to
desertion in naval law.
Rodell Robertson, negro. of
Moss Point and st. Elmo. Ala,
was apprehended in the Alabama
city where he was trailed from
Moss Point by the FBI who said
he deserted from the Naval Base
in Pensacola in November. 1914!
The authorities said his parents
live in st. Elmo and his estrang-
ed wife in Moss Point.
He had been hunted over Mis-
souri,, Texas, Mississippi. and
Alabama, and was turned over
Ia naual arlfhnritine In Mnhiln
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1946-01-04

WELFARE WORKER SPEAKER

Mrs. Minnie Lou Walker. new
child welfare worker with the
Jackson County Department of
Public Welfare, will speak to
the Moss Point Parent Teacher
Association on Developing Good
Citizenship in Children, at the
meeting Tuesday at $3.50 p. m.
at the elementary school. The
Rev. j. F. Brock will give the
devotional.
The room mothers of each room
entertained the school children
with Christmas parties Just be-
fore the holidays.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1946-01-04
Poiievin Decoy Factory Is Destroyed
BY Fire With Heavy Properly Loss

Fire which began with the sud-
denness of an explosion swept
through the Animal Trap Com
pany decoy factory on River
Road Thursday afternoon COM
pletelv destroying the factory
and several out buildings and re-
ducing one of Pascagoula's small
industries to smoking ruins.
Firemen reported that all of
the approximately twenty-five
workers in the factory were able
to escape without injury. The
blaze started in the upstairs loft
where women were painting de-
coy ducks with a spray gun and
was swept quickly by a south
east wind through the entire
plant.
Cause of the fire was not de-
termined right. away but several
of the workmen and some of the
women upstairs said it began with
a noise like a pistol shot when
fumes or liquid used in the paint
mig apparently were ignited.
The plant. formerly one of the
old river mills, run by the Meads
Lumber Company, was owned by
f. c. and Gene Poitevin, who
had spent many years building up
the decoy plant and small-boat
shipyard.
Heavy Loss
Loss of the building and equip
ment was estimated in the neigh
borhood of $4,000. 1t was report
ed that the machinery in the
plant, which included a number
of pattern-lathes, mill saws, pow
er-band saws and other equip
ment, vas only partially covered
by insurance.
The building was built of old
fat pine which went UP like
straw. Oak trees were ignited
many yards away and several
smaller buildings where a num-
Der of men lived were also
burned. Sawdust piles a hundred
yards away, on the river, caught
fire from burning brands. The
boat ways and the tfawlefs and
pleasure boats moored waiting re-
pair were saved by efforts of the
fire crews.
Bumpers from Pascagoula and
Moss Point fastened to the scene
out found the building a wreeth-
ing mass of flames.
Approximately 1000 DOZEN
lots of the decoy ducks were
stored in the west end of the
building, valued at thousands OF
dollars, and were burning long
after the walls and the rest of
the building had collapsed into
ruins.
The Poitevin brothers started
the decov business in the early
l930's and were one of the lead
ing producers of this type of de-
coy in the country. Several years
ago the business and plant was
leased to the Animal Trap Com
pany of America, one of the lar
gest concerns in this field, and
E. c. Poitevin managed the bus
mess for them.
The lease with the Animal Trap
Company was only recently re-
newed, and plans were being
made to move the business to
a new plant out at the old Air
the airport next June.
The patterns lathes and other
equipment yer of a type that
are hard to replace now due to
The shortages caused by the war.
This was the second large Pas
cagoula establishment to go up
in flame within a month. The
U.S.O. recently burned after be-
ing locked for the night follow
ing a meeting of a camera club.
1t was thought that escaping gas
ignited by a pilot light might
have caused tie blaze.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1946-01-04
TEEToTAL

Hastings, Eng, APE. J.
Breeds, who died at IS. sold beer.
whisky and wines for A years
but was himself a teetotaller.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1946-01-04

The city of Lublin's civic MS
tory goes back to the 10th cen
fury.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1946-01-04

Christopher Columbus made
the first practical use of the mag
netic compass.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1946-09-23
Need For Caution

There is need FOR caution IN chart
ing the States course III dealing
with its law violaturS. and especially
where men OF influence and some
| prestige are involved. Care can d."
| exercised. too. without injustice i
those who formerly moved about III
the upper brackets.
No one can say what 4 jury would
have done III the case OF Wall G.
Ewing, of Fayetteville. had he been
Il poor man without friends ct re-
sources 10 fight his battle. Tie MAS
charged with the murder uf his wife.
and another woman. the sister OF the
deceased. figured III the testimony.
and given twenty years III State
| Prison. Whatever inr facts may be
there Will be those who hdvbor tn"
opinion that a man ut less promt-
hence would have been convicted
of more serious rhI>v of hu'u,cIdr.
though the court went almost the
limit III imposing sentence a. 1t WIS.
, Appeal h@.. been noted ami the
defendant Is free under hond
y year ago DR.. Leon Meadows VA
convicted oi mISsIppruprialrm. funds
OF the college over which he pro
sided as president. Tie county and
the State spent thousands OF dollar.
/ prosecuting the case. tie has NOW
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1946-09-23
So Ought We All

Henry Na!IaC" says he will con-
tnuc To fight for world pcacc-now
~ private citizen instead of Il
cabinet official. And for that we ad-
mrc nIm. So ought We all. It is a
goal whose attainment challenges
the highest on !CavOr and hcar,icst
support of all good Americans.
Difference Is tina; Wallace is out
to rcacn MS objective by one route.
whereas his former supcrIors AFRO
moving IN another. Both groups arc
aiming at the same goal. And both.
we suspect, arc mindful of political
aims and possible advantages on ,hr
home front.
Pity is that Americans cannot all
close ranks when the stakes are hirr
and pursue a common purpose With
out injecting potential gains i,
domestic affairs into the considera-
lion. Defeat or loss in foreign rola-
ions would strike all alike. and
would minimize and discount tho
country'S status at home. That fac
ought not To be overlooked.
If Wallace were working for peaco
Tor pcacc'S dear sake. and entirely
dcNoId of his own political future
MS recent course would command
greater respect from ali quarters
Unfortunately for him. his actions
do not leave the country with I'M
mingled JOY. But peace is our pur-
pose and our common objective
May 1t be attained without stint and
III iuli measure without further
bloodshcd.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1946-09-23
FUNERAL
CONDUCTED SUNDAY

Funeral services for Leo Wcllons
ihackcr. who died Saturday morn
ing al Watts hospital. Durham. we're
neld Yesterday afternoon at Kcslcr
Funeral home. conducted pv Roy
I: d. BarciI't. pastor Of the First
Methodist church. He was assisted
~ Rev. y. ". icard. pastor of North
Henderson BAPTIST church. inter
rent WIS in ElmwCDd cemetery,
Active pali1carcrS were Fl. =
Newman. ". Il Laws. Horace Falk-
ncr. Ir" 7. e. Taylor. Roy Bradford
and +. .. falkncr: honorary. Her
.cri Jones. ". &. Gates. Ashbv
Evans. " Il Turner Or. Il. =. In
church. Or II. II. Bass. IS. u. Hight
Is W. King. Herbert Ncathcry, Il,
:. Rddiord. Bruce chappcl. +, f.
Gh0lson and V. T.. Rawlcs. Jr.
He had been in III health for soy
era months. being confined 10 the
hospital for almost two months.
Surviving are his wife. Mrs. PHI
nca Nelson Thackcr. three children
'hrce sisters and two brothers.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1946-09-23
A Lift For TODAY

And unit" ono n, gaze five talents.
!" another two. and To another one,
I" every man according 10 his Soy
"rIi ability st. Ma,,chw D5.I5
GREAT OFFICES will have great
talents. and God gives 10 every man
Inc virtue. temper. understanding.
taste. that lifts him into life and lets
nm fall Just in the niche nc was or
d"lncd To flll.-Cowpcr.
Our Heavenly Father. NAV VIC
recognize our God given RESPONSE
Utilities and rc-dcdicate our talents ia
thy service.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1946-09-23

ices, etc, up TO $500 per ordi.
nary school year, plus Sos pcr
month living allowancc-s9O il
you have dependents.
Go places with tho new Rccu.
lar Army! BY cniisfing on or
before October 5, 1910. Won rs.
sure yourself of the benefits Of
the I'll Bill OF Rights. There is
no better way to start your ca.
recr. See your nearest Army
Recruiting Station for details.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1946-09-23
RECREATION MEETS

college Station. Raleigh. Sept. %.
One OF The most interesting phases
81 hcmc demonstration WORK in
otaniy county were the rccrcatiOnal
meetings held during the past month.
Al the CLUBS win the exception
OF one mad some type Of community
picnic 70 which they invited their
Gnole families, says Mary Ann
meek, home agent with the State
College Extension Service. 'e
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1946-09-23
ATTEND CHEMICAL MEETING:

NhapcT Hi. Sept. 23.-Scvcral Uni
vcrsity Of North Carolina faculty
members attended the recent mcei-
ing Of the American Chemical So
ciety in Chicago which drew an
proximately 5000 chemists from ali
sections of the country.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1946-09-23
GRAB BAG


!. Whi.H was The las. Of The IS
colonies ,o be- sUI'.rd2
:. What president of the [. $. ag-
pointed Charles Evans Hughes ru ur
Chief Justice of the Supreme Crur, .
3. What Was SPANS last ioothuld
81 the North American continent"
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1946-09-23
ANSWERS To DAILY
QUIZ
!. Humphrey Bogart.

!. Humphrey Bogart.
2. True
3. Is not Ci' is also Obtained from
the teeth Of hippopotomus: the tusks
OF The walruS and the Arctic mar
whaD.
= a fcroclous African baboon.
). jess Willard.
-, .. Coilidtng with an iceberg (April
l4-l5. 1929. '''''' -
:. George White.
3. December 81. 1916.
9. Greece.
10. Arizona February Il. 1920.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1946-09-23
SUBSCRIPTION RATES

CARRIER DELIVERY i'll City of
Henderson. Payable 10 Carrier or
direct to office Il, 20c per Calendar
Week. No monthly or other rate Is
made.
MAIL SUBSCRIPTIONS. Payable in
advance. One year $500. months
S.. 90, 3 mc:.thS $2.00-Per Copy Sc.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1946-09-23

King George Of Greece is to re-.
eeive a salary of $4,000 a week. Even
,ne monarchy business seems to be
III the throes Of initiation.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1946-09-23

so far as we know none of those
taking dogs, recently discovered.
mas UP to press time gotten into an
argument over Russia.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1946-09-23

Tho existence or non-cxistcncc IF
hoop snakes is being discussed by
cmc newspaper letters to- thc-cditor
writer's. We thought it about time
Tor that old argument TO roll around
again
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1946-09-23
GOING ~

Ii a young man wants 10 20
places today he must have some
special talent to nffrc. Educa.
ton has never paid higher divi-
dcnds than now-and the new
Regular Army is ready to start
you on the road with its fine
training.
First. Army schools teach over
200 skills and trades. You have
4 wide choice. You'll find the
work YOU do best. And you'll be
paid To learn!
A. Second. a thrcc.year enlist.
mcnt makes You eligible. after
discharge. for i8 months Of cdu.
cation in any college. business or
trade school for which YOU can
qualify. The U. $. Government
will pa, Jour tuition, laboratory
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1946-09-23
Entered at the post office in Hender-
son, n. c., as second class mail matter.

II must need glory. will glory
of the things which concern mine
lutlrmltlcS-2 Cor. 1870. =
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1946-09-23
Words of Wisdom

We are al. sinful: and Whatever
on" OF IL b!amcS III another each
on" vii! find III MS own heart
Seneca.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1946-09-23

The Associated Press is exclusively
entitled Ia use for republication all
news dispatches credited tc or not
other wise credited III this paper, and
also the local news published therein.
All rights OF publication of special
dispatches herein are reserved.
Montana labor news., 1946-07-11
PHIL 0'D0NNELl IS FOR
Welfare OF MONT.

Phil ODonnell. Democratic candi-
date for Congress. is too well known
Ia need introduction To the members
of organized labor in this community.
Phil has always been there when
he was needed and no working class
issue has ever found him ON the
wrong side.
He has practiced law in this com
munity for over twenty-five years and
during this time has held many re-
sponsible positions with the govern
ment.
He succeeded in taking the red
tape ont of the Home Owners Loan
Corporation and was instrumental in
saving thousands of Montana people
from foreclosure of their homes.
He is the father Of two sons. both
OF whom. served in the armed forces
during the war. Jimmie lost his life
in active duty on Peleleu. and Bud.
went through the war flying thirty-five
missions in a BIZ over Germany.
Mr.. O'Donnell's background and ex-
p%erience will assure the people of this
district a human. understanding. rep
r~esentative in Congress. who will do
what he things best for the state of
Montana without fear or favor, and
will provide the necessary spark to
put Montana on the map in the House
of REPRESENTATIVES,