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The daily bulletin. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1942-1946, 1946-02-02
LONG DISTANCE TELEPHONE
RATE REDUCTIONS ANNOUNCED

Reduction in Bell Telephone Sys-
tenn interstate rates, saving users
more than $2O,0OO,O0O year, in
cluding $75O,O00 in Ohio, became
effective today.
Approximately SIT, 100000 of
this reduction was in long distance
telephone rates, principally for dis
tances between $40 and 2, 140 miles.
Rates for teletypewriter exchange
service for distances of more than
$50 miles were also reduced by a
total of about S1,000,000 annually
In addition, rates for private line
telephone, teletypewriter and tele-
photograph were also reduced on
the longer hauls with savings to the
users of approximately $1,700,000
a year.
When it was first announced by
the American Telephone and Tele-
graph Company and the Federal
Communications Commission that
The daily bulletin. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1942-1946, 1946-02-02

ing an enrolment of from 40 to 5O,-
900 students.
Organizations have praised the
report of the committee, headed by
Charles Evans Hughes, Jr., al
though the latter says that the en-
tire report had not been approved
by his committee and was not ready
for release to the public. However,
strong condemnation against dis
criminatory institutions has been
heard and New York asked to rem
edy Immediately this condition.
The daily bulletin. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1942-1946, 1946-02-02
ASK EQUAL State
UNIVERSITY FOR new YORK

NEW YORK, Feb. 2 (ANP)-
Racial and religious discrimination
is costly, SO much SO that the state
of New York has been asked to ap-
propriate so million dollars for the
erection of a state university to
eliminate practices which have pre-
vailed even in that liberal area.
A recent survey made by a group
appointed by former Mayor La
Guardia has just reported that
Jews and Negroes are discrimin-
ated against not only in medical
schools in New York, but there is a
growing tendency to restrict them
in other courses in all institutions.
Startling figures were quoted to
prove this contention and the COM
mittee is asking that something be
done about it Immediately.
Bills have been introduced in the
state legislature proposing such
school which would be charged with
affording equal opportunity for
cultural, scientific and professional
training.
It would be governed by board
of trustees to be appointed by the
governor. Actual operations of the
institution would be directed by a
president, and a faculty to be NAM
ed by the board of regents on
recommendation of the board of
trustees.
Opponents to the measure say
that such a school would be doomed
because it would place a stigma
upon the students, who would be
regarded as pariahs from other in
stitutions; others say that it would
be too big to be of practical use see
The daily bulletin. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1942-1946, 1946-02-02

the reduction would be made, the
Commission said:
SIN it's consideration of these re-
ductions, the Commission was
mindful of the tremendous post
war program ahead of the Bell Sys-
tenn, including the restoration of
plant, the expansion of rural serv-
ice, and the overall Improvement
and extension of service, in line
with developments in the art. This
overall program, calling for some
$2,000,0OO,OOO in new money, is ex-
pected to provide thousands of jobs
and to aid materially in the nations S
reconversion program"
President Walter S. Clifford of
the American Telephone and Tele-
graph Company said the reductions
had been occasioned by discontinue
ance of accruals to the company's
employment stabilization fund.
These have been made since the lat
ter part of 1943 to take care of
maintenance expenses which would
have been incurred during the war
years had it not been for lack of
manpower and materials.
Viewing Bell System earnings as
a whole, Mr.. Clifford said there was
nothing in the present or near fu-
ture outlook that would justify any
rate decreases whatever-in fact,
the level of the Bell Systems earn
ings in recent years has been the
lowest in it's history, except for the
worst years of the depression.
However, the reductions were
made on the showing of the inter
state traffic by itself, which is un-
der the exclusive jurisdiction of the
Federal Commission. Earnings on
the interstate portion of the busi-
ness have been abnormally affect
ed by the extraordinary volume of
long distance calls and by the tenn
porary overlooking of the long dis
tance plant.
Mr.. Clifford also stated that look
ing to the future he was pleased
with the Commissions appreciation
of the tremendous postwar pro-
gram which lies ahead of the Bell
System.
Former New
Rate Rate
Dayton to Miami, Fla. 200 1.8O
Dayton to New York LAO 1.30
Day. to San Francisco 2.45 2.40
The daily bulletin. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1942-1946, 1946-02-02
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The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1946-08-30
Jap Cities Hit
ByAton1 Bomb
Still Desoiote
APP N~ewsfeature

T~okyo-Hiroshima and Nag
asaki. the cities where atomic
bombs fell in dramatic finale 70
World War II, have accomplish
ed little in the year since to fe-
build from the ashes of desola-
ton.
A considerable amount OF
cleaning up has been done I'M
der government auspices of the
blast debris and fire wreekage.
but this has left vast open areas
in the center of the cities. Dc
casional concrete structures still
stand and are being used for
schools, municipal functions and
government agencies.
Nature alone has made a good
start at hiding the baroness with
growths of grass and weeds.
Trees swept bare of leaves and
limbs in the fury of fission nave
pushed out anew.
Construction so far has been
mostly of small wooden houses
for temporary shelter.
The desolation Of Hiroshima
was determined when the All
Continued On Page Sevenl
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1946-08-30
.Pogie Boat Burns
AT Quinn Docks;
Valued AT $4,000

Fire caused by an explosion
in the engine room destroyed the
70-foot pogie boat Captain Yves
Robinson early Monday morning
as she lay near the Quinn Fisher
les docks just north of the high
way.
The boat was one of two own
ed by Captain Yves Robinson out
of the fleet of six. the others be-
ing owned bv Wallace Quinn. Fhe
loss was estimated at about $780,
900. and was covered by insur-
ancc.
Crewmen on the boat said that
there was a backfire explosion in
the engine as they began to warm
up about a a. m. Mondon morn
ing preparatory to going out into
the Gulf for menhaden. No one
was injured, but the engineer
narrowly escaped burns as the
flames spread rapidly in the en-
CINE room.
The boat lay between two 9TH
r at the docks and it was neces-
sary to cut her loose from the
others to avoid spread of the fire.
The Pascagoula fire engine was
cItmnnnnnd hut tho k1nf had
drified out Of reach of the puni-
pers drifting before an easterly
wind. No fire boat was avail
able in the harbor to fight this
type of blaze. The craft burn
ed out of control and finally
sank, late in the day.
The boat sailed with a normal
fishing crew of 10 men.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1946-08-30
Escaiawpa Couple
Report Assault
To County Police

Jackson county police worked
during the week to solve a re-
ported rape which a young Esca-
tawpa white couple told them had
been committed late Saturday
night by a Negro who jumped on
their moving truck, forced them
to drive about thirty-five miles
to the Alabama line, and assault
ed the girl while holding her
companion at g%un-point.
The incident was reported
early Sunday morning by Leon
ard Cunningham, 22-year-old
Eseatawpa barber, and a 20-vear-
old girl, who has been divorced
IN recent months and who is
the mother of a young child, Of
fieers said.
The youth reported that he
was returning home after a date
with the young woman about
ten-thi ~ Saturday and was
driving slowly on Highway So
near his fathers house, when a
masked man CARRYING gun and
.flashlight jumped on the run
ming board and ordered him to
keep driving north toward Hur-
ley.
Cunningham said he consider
ed speeding up and slamming
on the brakes to throw the man
from the running board but de-
eided against il for fear of in
Juring the young woman. Some
where along the route the man
got into the cab of the three
quarter-ton truck, Cunningham
said, and kept him covered with
Il gun while the car proceeded
to Hurley, turning east toward
the Browns Bridge road, cross
ing Dog River. and proceeding
to a wooded spot in the eastern
tip of Jackson county near the
Forts Lake community. During
the ride. he said, the car cross
ed the Alabama line into Mobile
county, but returned just over
the line into Mississippi when
the assault was committed.
Cunningham said that at least
three times along the ride he
stopped the car for one excuse
Continued On Page Severn
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1946-08-30
County Schools
In Preparation
For Winter Term

Registration for the 1861
school session was begun in the
Paseagoula public schools yes
terday and is being contin leo
today. Hours for registration al
the schools are from $3.50 a. m
to moor and from | to 4 p. m.
1T is imperative that all stu
dents register at their respective
schools" 7. r. Wells, superin.
tendent of Paseagoula schools
pointed out. Administrators will
not be able to set up the pro
gram for the year until they
have obtained some idea of the
size of the enrolment for the
coming term. Students who fai'
% register on these dates will
md IL necessary to wait unit.
Monday, September 9, he ex-
planned.
Only two changes in the Gle.
mentary school district have
been made and only n distric'
Inc changed from last years
boundaries. Mr.. Wells said. The
North boundary for the Beach
school has been moved one block
from Admiral Jones avenue e
Admiral Semmes for the area
between Eleventh street and Be.
AIR. Al children living between
Admiral Jones and Admira.
Semmes and between Eleventh
street and Belair viii attend the
Beach school this year rather
than the South elementary. On
l. those children living north
Of the I. ana N. railroad viii
attend the Lake school as Mt
children viii be transported e
Continued On Page Seven)
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1946-08-30
Surplus Troilers
Go On Sole For
World Wor II Vets

FortY-six salvaged trailers
formerly belonging TO the Fed
eral Public Housing Authority
here have been turned over to
the War Surplus Administra-
ton and will be put on in
spectjon prior to sale on Sep
iember 20. IL was announced
this week.
The trailers will be sold on
Iy to veterans of World War
II and will be sold on a fixed
price basis after a ten-daY in
spection. Logan Perkins of the
regional office of the VISA in
New Orleans said.
Mr.. Perkins could give no
indication as to price until the
trailers are inspected but in
dicated they would sell for a
fraction of their original cost.
Further information may be
obtained by writing the War
Surplus Administrator, 1920
Franklin Avenue. New Orleans
IL. La.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1946-08-30
Thomas r. Wells
Rotary Speaker
At PoscogouIo

Thomas r. Wells, superinten-
dent of city schools, was the
speaker at the Pascagoula Rotary
club at their meeting Wednesday
at the Pascagoula Country club,
discussing his trip to Colorado
this summer where he attended
summer sctCol in preparation
for receiving his doctors degree.
Regarding the situation in the
Pascasoula city school system,
Mr.. Wells told the Rotary mem
bers that this years enrolment
would be no less than last years
and that there may be a small
increase. Government aid to the
schools may be reduced, howev-
er, M. Wells said, and declared
that it may be removed altogeth-
er next year.
The school system still lacks a
few teachers, Mr.. Wells said, al
though several have been pro-
cured during the last two weeks.
He said that officials are forced
to Use substantial teachers from
an educational standpoint in some
instances because qualified teach
ers r just not available.
President w. Ed Virgins pre-
sided at Wednesdays meeting.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1946-08-30
Government Plans
To Spend Huge
Sum For Lunches

An estimated $25, 900 to $780,
600 will be spent by the Federal
government in Jackson county
this year as their part of the
school lunch program with school
children spending the remaining
$4,000 for their noon day
lunches during the year.
The board of trustees of the
Moss Point schools have instruct
ed Superintendent L. w. Tanner
to apply for the federal aid in
the Moss Point schools for the
first time and Superintendent
Thomas r. Wells of the Pascagou-
la schools stated he would ask
his trustees TO do the same for
the grammar schools here.
Five county schools, Vancleave,
Wade, Hurley, Escatawpa and
Gautier, received the aid last
year and st. Martin will initiate
such a program this year.
Under the program, the federal
government supplies nine cents
per lunch providing the lunch
consists of a minimum of milk, a
meat or substitute, vegetables or
fruit, outer and bread. The re-
naming cost of the meal is about
twenty cents on the average.
All money derived from the
sale of the meals is used for the
purchase of food, labor, or equip
ment, and cannot be transferred
to other sources, under the ar
rangement. Superintendent S.
S. Wall of the Ocean Springs
school said that the cafeteria
there would not come under the
program.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1946-08-30
Poscogoulo Gets
u. S. Coast Guard
Patrol Vessel

Pascagoula will get a ITO
foot patrol boat. THE Air
OWL" stationed here as a re-
suit of the recommendation
of Mayor and the interest of
Congressman w. NJ. Colmer.
The vessel will have approxi-
matelY is officers and men of
the U. S. Coast Guard aboard.
Coast Guard headquarters in
New Orleans said yesterday
that they hoped 10 have the
vessel docked here shortly at
ter the first of October. The
ship a. in the Crescent City now
for repairs and the date that
she returns here will be gov
erned by the personnel situa-
ton of the Coast Guard. Off
cials said
Mr. Watts recommended
that q Coast Guard vessel be
maintained here in case of
emergency and obtained the
aid Of Congressman colmer IN
his move to have a vessel
docked here.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1946-08-30
No More Wars
Is Debt Owed To
Nations Youth

Our responsibility to the chill
dren of today is to sec that there
is no boom, followed by a de-
preston, and no World War III,
Moss Point Rotarians were told
yesterday by I. N. Touehstone,
director of instructions for the
Mississippi Department of Edu-
cation.
Mr. Touehstone was introduced
by l.. w. Tanner, superintendent
of the Moss Point schools.
THE generation that fought
World War II were the most dis
eliminated against than any group
Of Americans since 1776", MIR.
Touchstone said, The average
veteran in the United States is
26 years old which means that
he was born in 1920, went to
grammar school during the roar
ing twenties, was in high school,
college or job hunting in the de-
preston of the thirties, and went
off to wal in the forties."
"The veteran faces many great
problems in his readjustment and
it is the duty of every citizen to
aid them in every way that he
cam, the speaker declared.
Mr.. Touchstone pointed to the
critical teacher situation in Mis-
sissippi where many schools still
do not have their teacher quota
filled and warned that improp-
erly trained personnel are teach
ing our children.
Prior to the address, Arthur
Allen, chairman of the East
Jackson County Council, Boy
Scouts of America, presented the
charter of Boy Scout Troop No,
220 to President Edward A. Kha-
yat, who accepted it on behalf of
sponsoring organization.
Shannon Slyfield. Charles Torres.
and Clark Britten, Jr., We're
guests of the club as leaders of
the troop patrols. Mr.. Allen also
presented pins TO w. F. Mcleod,
Scout master, and to committee
men members. A. L. Breesman,
c. V. Brfitten, Bert Wood and
Leonard Robinson.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1946-08-30
Moss Point YMBC
Votes To Back
Farm Program

The Moss Point Young Mems
Business Club voted Monday
night TO back Jackson County's
Balance Industry with Agri-
culture, advocated editorially
by the Chronicle-Sta and Adver-
tiser. and called on all civic
groups in Pascagoula and Moss
Point. city and county officials.
to meet with them next Monday
night to formulate a program.
High ON the list of topics for
discussion il a cooperative DAT
ry on the pattern Of the Han
creek County Far.rer's Cooper
etive except that it would be I'll
nanced by the BAWI program on
either a countrywide or district
basis.
A. J. Franklin and Edward
A. Khayat have been named by
the Y M. B. C. TO lay plans for
Monday nights program, which
will be held in the club rooms
which will feature a round table
discussion.
The now to increase agricul-
ture pursuits in this county, al
least to the extent of feeding
ourselves, grew out of the real.
ization that thousands of dollars
go out of the county weekly for
products that could be produced
here as well as anywhere.
While most of Mississippi is
in dire need of increased indus.
try. Jackson county is one of the
few counties that needs increas-
ed milk. egg. and farm produce
production. it has been pointed
out. The Y. M. B. c. group plans
to foster just such a move in the
county, leaders said.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1946-08-30
Seasons League
Leaders Nosed
Out In Finals

Kihyet's, leaders in the Pascal
goula Softball league, were nosed
out of the state championship at
Keesler Field Tuesday night by
the McComb Dingers in a heart
breaker that saw the locals col
lect nine hits to four for the vic
tors but still lose by a 80 score,
The Kihyet team had taken on
all corners, winning a total Of 10
games to two losses. splitting a
pair with the Kosciusko Apo
naugs and the McComb crew. j.
D. Faggard, Billy Turner and
Deig Stauter were top hitters for
the locals, who played top-notch
ball all the way.
The Pascagoula league leaders
stopped Keesler twice, and de-
feated Philadelphia. Laurel, Bay
st. Louis, Gulfport and Jackson,
besides the pairs they split. They
had defeated McComb Al prior
10 the last game, which gave the
Dingers the championship be-
cause they had only one loss-the
one to Pascagoula.
The final game was tied-up in
the last half of the fourth inning
when Stauter belted out a long
homer with no one on base, but
the MeComb winning run was
scored later on errors commit
ted BY the tired Kihyet crew.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1946-08-30
Packers Agree
To Pay High
Shrimp Prices

A two-weeks' deadlock be-
tween packers and shrimpers
along the Gulf Coast was end
ed this week with packers &C
cepting the higher scale of
prices. ranging up to $45 a bar
rel for big shrimp.
Members Of the Gulf Coast
Shrimpers and Oystermen's IN
ion had held out for a price
of $50, $40 and $45 for a 210-
10. barrel, depending on size
of the shrimp. The compan-
les accepted this scale this week
and agreed to furnish the ice.
Hundreds of shrimping boats
which had been tied up went
back to trawling during the
week.
Local shrimpers expressed
the belief that crews could
make good money THIS year as
shrimp run in quantity. Pack
ers indicated that they had re-
fused ito pay the higher scale
for the first two weeks because
only small and undesirable
shrimp are running in August.
Shrimp grow rapidly in Sep
TENDER, they said, and in the
fall the larger sizes will be
coming in. The former top
price of $35 a barrel for the
desirable large shrimp has in
creased to $45, but the increase
will probably not be reflected
to any great extent in the e
tail prices, they said.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1946-08-30
Boys Get Shoeshine
Boxes To Inspire
Work And Saving

Eighteen manufactured shoe
shine boxes. gift of a donor who
desires To remain anonymous,
were presented to needy youngs-
tiers o. Pascagoula this week
through Chief Of Police J. E.
Shirley. at Police headquarters.
The boys were selected for
merit and need and were given
the finely equipped boxes with
the thought that il would spur
them On toward a sense of work
and thrift.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1946-08-30
Lawson E. Evans,
Prominent Civic
Leader, Succumbs

Lawson Everett Evans, prom
inent citizen and long time resi-
dent of Pascagoula, died Monday
night at 9:45 p. n at the Jackson
County Hospital following an
illness of several months. He was
rs years of age.
Mr.. Evans was born in 1871
in Union County, Ark. and NOV
ed to Homer, La. at the age of
16. He attended law school in
New Orleans and upon his grad
uation returned to Homer where
he practiced law for 2 years, at
the end of which time he went
TO work in New Orleans as Gus
toms inspector. While in that
city he met and married Miss
Mary Lyle.
In 1905 Mr.. Evans came to Pas
cagoula as collector of customs
in which capacity he served UNI
til 1912 when he was appointed
commissioner of immigration
service in Puerto Rico. After
serving there for eight years he
returned to Pascagoula to re-
sumo his work as collector OF
customs, which position he held
until his retirement in 1887. Soon
after retiring Mr.. Evans became
a real estate agent and was ac-
tive in this business until four
months ago when illness con-
fined him to his home.
Funeral Services
Funeral services were conduct
ed at the Stokes Funeral Home
at II a. m. Wednesday with the
Rev. J. F. Campbell officiating
Tnterment was at Greenwood
cemetery.
Surviving Mr.. Evans r his
five daughters, Mrs. J. S.
Delmas, Mrs. E. w. Cox, Mrs. v.
f. Gibbons. Mrs. H. G.. Brous-
sard of Paseagoula and Mrs.
Camille Gable of Newport News,
Va; two sons, Lawson Everett
Evans, Jr. of Pascagoula and
Stuart Evans of the Merchant
Marine: three sisters. Mrs. Lucy
Abney of Emerson, Ark Mrs.
Birdie Raymond end Mrs. Gladys
Lauder and four brothers, James
c. Evans, L. R. Evans, Bnrrell
Evans and Dan Evans. Also sur
viving Mr.. Evans are his widow,
Marie Turner Wood Evans and
stepsons, John and Jerry.
Pallbearers were T. r. Swart-
won't, o. K. Weisenberg, c. w.
Underwood, J. w. Brumfield,
Frank Brumfield and Claude
Delmas.
Honorary pallbearers were
Fred Taylor, Tom Kell. DR.. C.
Fl. Gray, w. c. Ravens, George
Lewis, Captain H. H. Cole, Mil
ton Prewer, E. J. Jane, Harold
Gautier, ]. G.. Memo, Norwood AL
ley and E. J. Ford.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1946-08-30
ri r. K.
HOSTESS

On Wednesday afternoon at
Loo o'clock Mrs. r. X. Hollilster
was hostess to d group of Mobil-
ians in honor of Mrs. Dollie Riis
and Mrs. Eriine Riis of the Alaba-
ma city.
Covers were laid for fourteen.