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The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1946-10-11
q STATEMENT
TO THE PEOPLE
OF MISSISSIPPI

So much has been said about stream pollution
In the past several weeks that Masonite Corpora
ton takes this opportunity to present its side of
the case.
The disposal of waste in streams is as old as
civilization. Cities, industries and institutions
oil carry on this practice as a r matter of necessity.
AS cities grow the problems of waste disposal
become more acute Many states have adopted
regulatory laws with the view of preserving as
far as possible the recreationaI use of streams.
However, such legislation usually contem-
plates that some waste disposal into streams
must be continued if municipal and industrial
progress of a state is not to be stunted. Usually
this type of legislation provides for an admins
trative board TO supervise and approve practices
with the view of striking a sane balance between
necessary waste disposal and recreational uses.
Mississippi has such a statute and we believe 1t
to be constructive LEGISLATION.
Masonite Corporation, like practically all in
dustrial plants. has a waste disposal problem.
It uses GREAT quantities of water. pumped from
deep wells. in its particular method of manu-
featuring. The waste is made up Of this water
plus wood fiber and wood sugars. Such waste
is not poisonous but the fiber and the sugars do
absorb oxygen from the water.
Masonite Corporation has oroWn substantially
In the past fifteen years and its waste disnossl
problem has likewise increased. Some of the
steps that it has taken toward the solution of
the problem have been as follows:
l. Creation of a waste impoundine area of
800 acres.
z. Reuse of whitewater.
g.. Installation of counter current washers
costing over 100000.
! 4. Creation of a 25.4 acre pond for retaining
concentrated effIuent.
: 5. Building of a 100000 fiber disposal unit,
Just completed.
The new fiber disposal unit, which has lust
commenced operation, will remove all fiber from
the ~effluent and completely eliminate deposits
of fiber in streams. 1t will also reduce the
amount of effluent and oxygen demand SO there
will be sufficient oxygen. under normal condi-
tons. for fish life in Leaf and Paseaooula Rivers.
However. even thouoh Masonite Corporations
~effluent will be thus controlled effluent from
cities and other industries which now dispose
oxyaen-consumine waste in those streams will
continue.
And this brings us to TALLAHALA Creek
Taliahala Creek is a small stream into which
Masonite laurel. EllisvilIe. several LARGE institu
tions and more than Is industries empty waste
materials. Before Masonite puts a drop of waste
in this stream the oxvoen content is 50 low.
especially in dv weather that no fish can live
Mssonite and the City Of Laurel have purchased
outright ell the shore-Iine ripsrisn riqhts from
Laurel down to the mouth Of the creek.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1946-10-11

operation OF Masonite or having lower TaiiahaIa
Creek as an extra fish sustaining tributary. We
call this the issue" because you may have heard
that some persons are suggesting actions which
might force a cIose-down of the Masonite Plant
In spite OF the start-up of our new Qualification
plant. You have probably heard and read all
kinds OF extreme remarks about Masonite Dur
ing the war when all our production was being
rushed to the war fronts we even had demands
from some people TO close our plant so fish life
could be sustained in lower TaIIahaIa Creek.
Some have said that Masonite's progress in
solving waste disposal was dependent upon its
finding a commercial outlet for its residue. The
best answer to this is the investment Of So5, 900
in incinerators which now dry and burn waste
24-hours a day.
We know that the majority of Mississippians
are tair-minded enough not TO give serious at
tention to extremists but for the record, here
is what is being balanced against an extra fish
ing ground on lower TaIIahaIa Creek:
]. An annual payroll in Mississippi Of over
$4,000, 900.
z. The livelihood of over $500 Mississippi
ubhtS WIZ dEC 0ttGCrHY QGQ8U0SUv OH
their Jobs with Masonite.
3. The expenditure of over $4,000. 900 . year
for p~uIpwood in 80 Mississippi counties.
4. The continued operation and growth Of one
of Mississippi's largest fax payers.
5. The possession Of the largest fiber board
plant in the world.
s. The continued production of millions Of
square feet of fiber board critically need
ed in veterans and other buildinq projects.
Masonite Corporation is taking constructive
steps TO solve IFS waste disposal problem. The
recent completion of IFS Qualification or fiber
removal plant is an important one. Masonite
has carried on its research to the point where
1t is confident it has a practical method of further
reducing the bulk of its effluent. 1t is exert
ing every effort TO the end that ultimately The
entire waste problems will be solved. In this
project it has welcomed outside help and in fact
has employed many experts TO aid in this work.
The opinions of such experts confirm the re-
suits of its own research. They agree that what
Masonite is doing is the most practical method
of solution.
Masonife is in full accord with those who are
sincerely interested in fish and game preserva-
ton and feels that it has repeatedly demonstrate
ed its sincerity. Under MississippiS stream
regulatory law Masonite feels it is entitled TO .
permit to operate Just as other industries which
dispose of similar waste under similar conditions
are now operating.
Mssonite takes this opportunity TO call on eli
Mississippisns TO weigh is side Of this problem.
The issue involves the continued operation and
growth OF Mississippi's LARGEST industry IN Is
sue in which Masonite feels all fair-mindsd Mis-
sissiDpians are keeniy interested.
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1946-02-01
David Davis Dies
On Visit TO Miami

David Davis, president of the
Jewish Welfare Society for the
past Is years and active in civic
affairs, died recently while on
visit in Miami. He was "A.
In addition to serving as presi-
dent of the Jewish Welfare So
ciety, he was a member of the
board of directors for the Com
munity War Chest and a men,
Der of Selective Service Board
6 since its organization here. He
was a member of Temple Ahav-
ath Chesed and the Jacksonville
Jewish Center.
Survivors in addition to his
wife, who was with him at the
time of his death, are three
daughters, Mrs. Herbert Meyer
son, Miss Carole Davis and Mrs.
Michael Craven; two grand
daughters, Jean and Barbara
Meyerson, all of Jacksonville and
several brothers and sisters.
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1946-02-01

the annual dinner here of the
American Jewish Committee. DR..
Lubin referred to a U. S. Army
poll, which disclosed recently
hat fifty-one per cent of cross
section of U. S. troops occupying
the Reich, believe that Hitler
did some good for his country
before 1889, including persecu-
ion of the Jew
Il am not at all surprised at
these results" DR.. Lubin said.
They are testimony to the fail
IRE of the orientation work of
our Army. Apparently our or
lentation specialists never did
impress upon our boys just what
it was they were fighting for.
They were not given a picture
of what Nazism really was or
what it stood for. They were
never prepared to withstand the
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1946-02-01
Jewish Center
Men'sClub Will
Honor Vets on
February 18th

According to information furn-
ished by Herbert Sander, presi-
dent of the Jewish Center Mems
Club, this organization is going
all out to honor servicemen with
a buffet supper and song fest
on Tuesday evening, February
26th. The event will be held in
the auditorium of the Center.
The cost per member, it was
said, will be one dollar if he
brings a serviceman, or an addi-
tional half-dollar if he comes
alone. Were making every eff
fort to have a maximum attend
ance," Sander explained.
Cantor Harry Bettman will
lead the group in selection OF
songs, following a discussion on
timely topics.
The Jewish Center Mems Club
is the brotherhood organization
of the institution whose name it
bears.
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1946-02-01
Army Responsible for "Ndzi Thinking"
OfMunY els, DR.. Lubin Charges

New York (JPS = U. S. Ar
my orientation specialists who
failed to give American soldiers
a clear picture of Nazism, are
responsible for the considerable
amount of opinion, among U. S.
troops occupying Germany, that
Hitler had good reasons" for
starting the war and that Nazi
persecution of the Jews was
justified, DR.. Isadore Lubin, for
mer associate member of the
United States Preparations Com
mittee, charged in an address at
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1946-02-01

Keren Kayemeth, Jewish Nation
al Fund, of Jerusalem, to take
immediate steps to secure their
land rights through their author.
lied representatives in Palestine
or run the risk of losing their
holdings to encroachment of
others. He said JNF is ready II
take steps to prevent such an o.
currence.
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1946-02-01

Establishments of the well dress
ed fraulein."
Referring to his tour OF Jew
ish DIP camps in Germany last
summer, DR.. Lubin declared that
all the Jews left there should
be moved to Palestine immedi-.
ately, under the auspices OF the
United Nations Relief and Re-
Mobilization Administration.
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1946-02-01
Theresienstadt Inmates
Can't Wed Czech Jews
Under New Decree

Prague (JPS) = A new Czech
Government decree forbidding
Czech citizens to marry Germans
will have an adverse effect on
numerous Czechoslovakian Jews
recently demobilized from the
Czech Army, who are engaged
to German Jewish girls released
from Theresienstadt concentra.
ton camp.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-08-19
JUNEAU WELCOMES SECRETARY

Juneau is honored today by visit from Secretary of the Interior Julius A. Krug and his party President Trrmans newest and youngest cabinet officer.
 For good many years the Department Secretary Krug represents hasn't been very popular with AL askans but Cap" Krug has shown remarkable talent for grasping problems of the Territory and all Aaskans hope it is the beginning of new policy on the part of the Interior Department, which will do much to speed the development of this long neglected part of the United States.
 Several developments and statements issued by Secretary Krug indicate that a new policy is being carried out.
 Upon his first trip to the West Coast the new Secretary stated that the question of aboriginal claims the part of Alaska natives to huge land and water areas in Alaska hung like cloud over Alaska development and that these claims should be settled in the court as possible.
 Former Secretary Ickes followed course which by-passed the courts in the question of aboriginal claims. Hearings conducted by an examiner ap-
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-08-19
Better Understanding With Alaska Vital
Seattle Post -Intelligencep

Seattle Post -Inteigencer)
 Congressman Henry M. Jackson's suggestion that joint Pacific Northwest Alaskan committee be or ganized to promote better understanding between the two regions constructive and worthy of support
 Such a committee should be extremely helpful to both Alaska and the Pasfic Northwest States.
 There are sound grounds for the bitterness toward Washington which Congressman Jackson reports find ing in Alaska. Unquestionably there are people in Washington who interested only in what they can get out of Alaska and give thought to the welfare of the Territory.
 Fortunately however such short-sighted persons constitute only small minority of those residents of the Pacific Northwest who are doing business with Alaska.
 There are far more who recognize that the future of the Pacific Northwest depends in large measure on the development of Alaska-that any prosperity ex- perienced in the Northern Territory will inevitably be reflected in the States which it's closest neigh bors.
 These are the sort of people who should represent tn Pacific Northwest States on the committee Con- gressman Jackson has in mind.
 They must be prepared to put in a lot of hard work-because lip service alone would only serve to widen the breach.
 Their first goal mgnU well be adequate steam ship service for Alaska at reasonable rates.
 The only practical proposal that has been made in this direction subsidy for the steamship lines serving Alaska, which would permit them to buy specially built vessels at the low rate at which the government is disposing of it's surplus warbuilt merchant fleet.
 Senator Warren G. Magnuson submitted this plan to the last Congress amendment to pending leg slation.
 In that form it rejected in the Senate.
 But if it were resubmitted to the next Congress it's merits and with the right of backing, it might be enacted into law.
 That alone would go a long toward settling existing differences between Alaska and the Pacific Northwest.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-08-19
RED ARMY ALERTED

T. The Russians are heavily for tifying the coast of Albania. This gives them partial control of the entrance of the Adriatic and might keep an Allied fleet from rescuing U. S.-British troops at Trieste. Moscow also has been shifting the Red Army in Europe, has replaced war veterans with fresh men. In Germany the Red Army is 750,000 strong. In Rumania, 90,000 Red soldiers have been increased to 350,- GOO men. Four Russian divisions are in the Czech Sudetenland. A total of 6,000 Russian planes are in Poland and Rumania.
 B. Twelve factories in Russian occupied Germany are pouring out munitions of war. The old Skoda works in Czechoslovakia, once used by Hitler, is turning out quantities of arms of an interchangeable type for use in either the Czech or Red Army. Poland and Yugoslavia also are manufacturing standardized Russian arms. The armament race once more is on.
 These are some of the ominouS undercurrents which could pull the world into another war even before the wounds of World War II are i healed, even before a peace treaty is signed.
 l Some diplomats and military leaders say that these currents have gone so far that another war l is inevitable.
 In the opinion of this observer 1 this is not the case. Another war either soon or later-can be avert ed. However, it will take the most skillful diplomacy this nation has ever seen, together with our most fortnight tragedy. So far we are getting neither the statesmanship nor the facts.
 And, though I be accused of be- ing a pesSimist, and though I lose readers to the sports columns and the poison mysteries, I intend dur ing the next week to outline the backstage cross-currents which are dragging us so near catastrophe and, if possible, point to some of the ways out
 Editors Note - Another Drew Pearson column on the dynamite laden situation in Europe follows Tuesday,
 (coPYRIGHT, BELL SYNDICATE, INC. 1946)
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-08-19
MRS. RUTH ROCK, OLYMPIC
 NATIONAL AGENT, RETURNS

Mrs. Ruth Rock, general agent for Alaska for the Olympic Nation al Life Insurance company, is at the Baranof Hotel where she makes her headquarters while in the Ter ritory, after several months in Se- attle.
 While south, Mrs. Rock became the grandmother of twin boys, Mi chael and Peter, who were born to Mrs. Rock Phillips on February IT. Michael and Peter join a two year old brother, Norven.
 Another grandson is Paul Ber- hard, whose parents MT. and Mrs. Rupert Rock recently sold their newspaper business in Maysville, Missouri, and plan to move to the west coast. Rupert Rock formerly lived in Juneau and Sitka.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-08-19
RUSSIAN WORK ON ATOM

4 The British Foreign Office and the British General Staff have de- cided that the time for a showdown with Russia is at hand. Their in telligence reports indicate feverish Soviet experiments with the atomic bomb and the cosmic ray. The pre- sence of rocket bombs over Sweden is known to be Russian experiment tation with radio-controlled rockets eventually calculated to hit Eng land or perhaps cross the Arctic Circle.
 British scientists know that the Russians may wind up with the atomic bomb or even the more deadly cosmic ray if the Soviet is given another year to experiment The British also know that the United States is not ready to wage a joint Anglo-American war against Russia; but they are convinced that, if Russia and England should clash, the USA would soon come in on the British side.
 5. The British General Staff has moved three crack divisions into
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-08-19

Iraq for a showdown with Moscow over Iran. The British fleet is poiS- ed in Mediterranean waters. At least nine other British divisions and the entire Royal Air Force are ready to support Britain's deter imitation to dominate Iran. Bagh- dad, capital of Iraq, is being heav- fly reinforced by the British.
 6. The U. s. Army is now spend ing increased amounts to fortify Alaska and is working in close CO., operation with Canada on defense of the entire Arctic northwest. The Russian spy trials in Canada re- vealed that Moscow was collecting all possible information regarding northwest Canada and Alaska also that all details of U. s. troops were reported back to Moscow, even including the movements of regi- ments in the southern United States.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-08-19

pointed by Ickes and the only appeal from any decision or award was the Ickes, himself
 The new Secretary believes this is matter for the courts to decide. And he is right
 Secretary Krug has also seen to it that 100000 acres of land along the Alaska Highway which were set up in when the highway was completed has been opened for private development And just
 few days ago another 1864000O of reserve land on the Alaska Peninsula and the Katalla- Waktago region were announced open to private development.
 When Secretary Krug has completed his Alaska tour it probable that further steps will be taken to remove the barriers which have hindered Alaskas development. All Alaskans hope that.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-08-19
BIG PRE-DERRY DAY

AKRON, Ohio, Aug. 17.-tSpec- ial to the Empire; delayed) What a day this has been for Leo!
 Besides talking over the CBS radio program, he has been posing all this morning in Warner Brothers Technicolor short that they are doing of the Derby. This afternoon he worked on his car and was given a complete new set of four run-in wheels, in stead of those that were damaged in his semi-final at Juneau.
 Leo made a good run in his trial but can do better tomorrow, I am sure. All the boys seem to waver in their trial runs.
 Leo has the misfortune to draw a very sleek and fast car as one of his competitors in the first heat. II am banking on Leo to win it by superior driving. In the weigh in, Leo had to strip right down to nothing but his pants to check in at exactly 250 pounds. He races against Arthur Horton, Jr., of Mamaroneck, N Y, and Tommy Smith, of Charlotte, N c.
 Leo is very calm-and will be in the big event tomorrow.
 The CBS network will broadcast the race in the final stages, be- ginning at 4:30 D. m. (EST).
 Leo will talk over the We the People" program at 9;30 Sunday night (EST. This year looks like the biggest year the Derby has ever had. All tickets have been sold long ago The enthusiasm is mo- ticeably greater than in Al.
 Every time we talk to a commit tee man they remark on the swell job that Leo did on his racer Leo lis the guest of the Firestone Rub- Der Company at dinner tonight They have a bang-up program for him and he will attend football game in the Rubber Bowl.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-08-19
OFFICIAL DERBY REPORT

AKRON, Ohio, Aug. 19.-A 14- year old San Diego, Calif., boy has parlayed a $970 Soap Box Derby racer and a supply of graphite into four year college scholaship.
 Versatile Gilbert Klecan, who also won pries in cooking and painting, annexed the first postwar All- American Soap Box Derby with a close victory in the finals over Dick Zoller of Cleveland.
 Klecan steered his blue, stream lined racer to the title with a time of 27-13 seconds for the 1,000- foot course. He barely edged Zol- Ter Jimmy Haney, of Beloit, Wis, finished third about a car length behind Zoller.
 The new champion said he spent two months in building his racer and that the total cost of the motorless craft amounted to $970.
 Leo Osterman of Juneau, Alaska, came the farthest of any contestant and finished second in photo finish decision in one of the heats.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-08-19
ARMY MANEUvERs FOR WAR

Beneath the surface, however, certain ominous developments are seething in the Near East which could plunge us into a war more horrible than anything ever envis- aged by the mind of man. Behind the scenes, the top military men of Russia and England and, to some extent, the United States, are now maneuvering for positions for a war which some of them think could come in a matter of months even weeks.
 Here are some of the secret moves which, only one year after a war to end war, make the world so laden with dynamite:
 l. Intelligence agencies hay e learned that Stalin now has three giant airbore armies, totaling 120,- 900 men each, poised along the Black Sea They are alerted and pre- pared for action presumably against Turkey.
 ?. The Soviet Politburo has de- cided on a showdown with Turkey over the Dardanelles-at once. Last week all the Russian Field MarshalS met with members of the Politburo for three days in Odessa. After wards, Russia sent Turkey de- mand that the Montreux treaty covering the Dardanelles be revised at once-and be revised only by the Soviet satellites.
 3. The Russian Navy is now con- centrated in the Black Sea ports of Seyastopol and Feodosiya.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-08-19
Daily Lessons in English v v. L. GORDON

WORDS MISUSED Do not Tt sold at the limited price of five dollars LOW REDUCED of five dollars"
 OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED: Bas-reef uptre) Pronounce ba- relief as All unstressed), accent last syllable
 OFTEN MISSPEIIED Gasoine preferred to GASOLENE
 SYNONYMS: Anticipate foesee predict surmlse
 a three times and it yours Let us vocabulary word each day Tods word expenditure Gaming is the child or avarice but prodigaity.-Coton
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-08-19
MODERN ETIQUETTE ROBERTA fy LEE

have been out and there is sudden family wedding be postponed?
 A. necessarily though usually elaborate wedding has wedding recalling excepting of immediate families O. give himself airs of import talk down" to other persons?
 lbred Lavater He who gives importance exhibits credentials of impotence O. the place give a small informal dinner?
 A. home. club, public
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-08-19
The Washington Merry-Go-Round
fContsnued from Page Orae}

are playing up the intriguing ques-
 tion of whether Mrs. Lottie Lock- man did or did not poison her neighbors in Dupont, Indiana, and whether a Fairfield, H., grand mother poisoned her three-year-old grandson with a sandwich. Congress has gone home, Government work CTS sweat out the humid August sunshine, we have just finished eel ebrating the first anniversary of our great victory over Japan, and on the surface there seems no ap- parent reason fir worry about more war.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-08-19
20 YEARS AGO fHE TIT EMPIRE
AUGUST 19, 1926
J. F. Mullen of the B. M Behrends Bank a

AUGUST 19 1926
 of Befrends accompanied by his wife and three children after vito of the States.
 H A. Alaska Garden and Greenhouse Com pan Seyde property and planning to establish greenhouse in he Charles Miller of the for business Q
 R Back and Day, in South Alaska making preliminary of the waepower resources laro pp and paper concern possibilities such ndust district
 Northwestern for Fairbanks was transferred in charge Oil station there Weather report Highest 66 lowest, 53
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-08-19
BAND PRACTICE
 TUESDAY NIGHT

The regular weekly practice of the Juneau City Band will be held tomorrow night at o'clock in the Grade School auditorium. All mem bers are requested to attend by Director Joseph Shofner.