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The Lexington advertiser., 1946-03-07

dacton, s everyone knows Sc
when the Government--not the
Ford Motor Company--fixsd pro-
duction volume it thus determined
cost and selling price.
Let me give . specific example.
We decided that 32,7so of the 3s.elO
automobiles permitted should be
Fords. The rest were to be Mercurys
and Lincolns. The limitation on
quantity fixed our estimated cost on
the most popular Ford model at
$99l.57. The FOB. sales price,
which included per cent profit
and the usual dealer commission
thus became $1,388.20. This turned
out to be SIS per cent more than our
last peacetime selling price of 1895.
We Immediately filed application
on prices for these low-volume,
high-cost, wartime cars under OPA's
wartime general maximum price
regulation.
This action had nothing whatever
to do with peacetime price ceilings.
1t was not until early in September,
after the end of the Japanese war,
that OPA first issued any regula-
The Lexington advertiser., 1946-03-07
Bird Reveals Faets
N Auto Prices

Following is the text Of a tele-
am sent Thursday night, Febru-
" 2ist, by Henry Ford, II, from
as Angeles to Chester Bowles, Of
ce of Price Administration, Wash
bgton: sras u
Our application to OPA on last
tuly 20 was made while we were
till at war with Japan. Since fight
hg had stopped in Europe, the War
Production Board decided that linn
ted production of automobiles was
| n the public interest. A total of 3d.
bio was fixed by WPB as the max
mum number of passenger cars the
Ford Motor Company could produce
during the last six months of l945.
Obviously you cannot make 3d.
9l0 cars in six months in plant de-
signed to produce more than 100000
every month without greatly in
creasing production cost per unit.
Low cost depends on volume pro-
The Lexington advertiser., 1946-03-07

81 south Durant was arrested ON
Thursday night for possession Of a
ease Of whiskey. The whiskey was
taken from her car by Night Mar
|shals Zeb Guess and Hubert Robert
SON as she sat in a Durant cafe.
She posted $lo5.00 bond and her
trial was held Friday in Mayor
Howell's court She was freed by
Mayor Howell on the grounds that
the search of her car was illegal
The Lexington advertiser., 1946-03-07

tlons having to do with peacetime
price ceilings on automobiles.
These facts illustrate the point
/ have been trying to make in my
public statements-that high costs
and high prices of automobiles are
caused by low volume production.
Our one aim since WI Day has
been to get into maximum product
ion as quickly as possible. We have
spared no costs. We have paid high
er prices for materials, we have
used propane gas when we could
not get coal, and we agreed to add
SAL 100000 to our annual bill for
labor.
But our assembly lines have run
by fits and starts because we could
not get parts and materials. Act
ually, we were able during 1945 to
produce only 34,439 Ford cars. Our
cost per unit on this production
have been almost exactly what we
estimated for that small volume.
Have no fear that the Ford Motor
Company will charge the American
people one penny more than it has
to for cars. If we did, competition
would take care of such a situation
very quickly.
For your information, Mr.. Bowles,
to meet competition we now are
selling one of our truck models at
500 below OPA ceilings
We would like to sell all Ford
cars below OPA price ceilings, not
above. But low costs and low prices
depend on large-scale production.
That, in turn, depends upon an un-
interrupted flow of parts and ma
terials to our assembly lines. When
you say that only from 10 to IS per
cent of our parts are under OPA
price control you miss the point.
Shortage on only few parts can
stop the whole assembly line. This,
in fact, is what has happened time
and again since VI Day.
May / add that / question the pro-
priety of Government officials
calling Outrageous" actions taken
in strict accordance with wartime
government regulations.
The Lexington advertiser., 1946-03-07
County Agent
sy L ". csus,a

Looking over my f1les few days
ago. came across a copy Of the fol-
lowing circular letter written by
Harris Barnes. County Agent Of
Coahoma County in February 1891.
Since Mr.. Barnes did not syndicate"
it, l think it will meet with his ap-
proval to reproduce it. You will note
that it is very timely, so here goes.
Think It Over
A great many Of us have heard
the following story with reference to
"The Southern Farmer, but the
wording of this article is very ap-
plicable to our present way of do
ing things and we believe that you
will be benefited by re-reading it.
''The average Southern farmer
gets up to the alarm of Connecticut
clock, buttons Chicago suspenders to
a pair of Detroit overalls, washes his
face with Cincinatti soap, sits down
to Grand Rapids table, eats Chica-
go meat and Minnesota flour cook
ed on Sears-Roebuck stove, goes
out to his barn and puts a New
York bride on Missouri mule fed
with Colorado alfalfa and Kansas
oats; plows impoverished land COW
cred by Vermont mortgage with
an Indiana plow in an effort to make
cotton for New England gamblers to
speculate on. When bedtime comes,
he reads a chapter in Bible printed
in Boston, says a prayer written in
Jerusalem, crawls under New Bed
ford blanket, only to be awakened
by the bark of hound dog, the only
home product on the farm. Then he
wonders why in the hex he can't
make money raising cotton.
A great many of us expect to solve
the Live at Home" problem by get
ting and planting a package of Red
Cross garden seed. A good garden is
very necessary to every farm home
and will materially reduce our iv-
ing expenses, but is only a part of
our Live at Home" program. The
main item entering into the ration
of tenant is bread, meat, lard, mo-
lasses etc. If we ever get very far
with the Live at Home" program,
we must necessarily have some corn,
hogs, cows, hens, cane, orchards, etc.
1t is a significant fact that the di-
versified farmers checks are still
honored at the banks and the Red
Cross and Government records show
The Lexington advertiser., 1946-03-07
PAGE sVuR

without search warrant. Her han
money was refunded but she ~
not get her whisksy back.
The whiskey was reported a.
stroyed by Durant police auslassf.
ties. 4a9
The Lexington advertiser., 1946-03-07

that the bread and meat farmers are
not asking for distress financial as
sistance.
A local farmer. who is really liv-
ing at home, recently stated that If
we would only spend about one
half of our town time working to
grow something to live on, we would
be in fine shape. A great many peo-
pie agree with him.
The Lexington advertiser., 1946-03-07

a Chicago firm has started opesa-
ton OF plant built by the town q
Philadelphia for the manufacture q
gloves. A 4nl M xsfxaS
The Lexington advertiser., 1946-03-07
|Durani Woman Freed
On Whiskey Charge

Mrs. Elizabeth Watkins, wife of
Sidney Watkins, reported manager
of the Circle Inn, joint on highway
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1946-11-15
Coulter Home Is
Setting For Lovely
Tea On Thursday

A highlight of the Mississippi
Federation of Woman'sC Clubs con-
cention and a prominent social
event of the past week was a
tea given Thursday afternoon by
Mrs. Hermes Gautier at her home
in Gautier, The Old Place.
The IGNORED guests for the tea
were the state officers, distin-
guished guests, state chairmen
and delegates to the convention
held at the Buena Vista hotel
in Biloxi. The setting for the
affair was the antebellum home
of the Fernando Gautier family
which has been restored by Mrs.
Hermes Gautier into one of the
show places on the Gulf Coast.
Mrs. S. B. McIlwain, Mrs.
Henry Gautier, Mrs. Conley
Quinn, Miss Bessie Perry and
Mrs. w. B. Moss assisted in the
dining room where, at a beauti-
fully appointed table, Mrs. H.
H Ellis of Meridian, Mrs. B. M.
Howarth OF West Point, Mrs.
Sam Covington of McComb, Miss
Cole Covington of Hazelhurst,
Mesdames Charles Neal, G.. H.
Reeves, Robert Copely Pitard of
Jackson, F. w. Mitts of Enter
prise and Thomas Henley of BIZ
hoxi poured tea and coffee.
Receiving in original hoop
skirted costumes we're Mrs.
Frank Warren, Mrs. r. II. Rob-
erts, idrs. R. B. McIlwain and
little daughter, Lila Barbera
Miss Katherine Quinn, Mrs. A. ].
Stallings, Mrs. Louis Braun and
Mrs. Thomas Henley.
Mrs. Hermes Gautier wore a
beautiful antique black velvet
gown and her law,
Mrs. Quinn Gautier was dressed
in an exquisite gown made in
Rome a century ago to receive
the guests and introduce Mrs.
Robert C. Pitard who wore a
lovely old black taffeta basque
costume trimmed in the original
jet, and Mrs. F. w. Mitts, state
president elect, who wor a grey
afternoon gown.
Over 500 guests signed the
guest book which was in charge
of Miss Mary Guest, also dressed
in a lovely old costume. One of
the features of the afternoon was
the singing of negro spirituals by
the c5iored people of Gautier in
costume.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1946-11-15
Moote Troth
Pledged AT Church
In SturkviHe. Miss.

From Starkville, Miss, comes
news Of a wedding that is of wide
interest IN Pascagoula and Gau-
tier where the bridegroom made
his home until his entry into the
service.
1t was the marriage of Miss
Susan Jones Keen, daughter of
Nh. and Mrs. John Curry Kean
of StarKyille, Miss, to Robert
Leon Moates, son of Mr.. aud
Mrs. John Bunyan Moates of
Gautier.
1t was solemnized in the Stark
vile Presbyterian church and was
an oufstand social event Of late
October as was the reception
given by Mr.. and Mrs. Kean at
their home following the cere-
mony.e
The bride is a graduate of Mis-
sissippi State College and is a
member of Zeta Tau Alpha So
rority. For the past several
years ahe has been commercial
teacher at the Grenada High
school.
The groom is q graduate of the
Pascagoula High school and at
tended Mississippi State where
he was d member of the 1940-42
football squad. After serving
10 months overseas with the All
Corps he took a refresher course
at the same college. He is now
employed by a nationally known
packing company at West Point,
Miss, where he and Mrs. Moates
have taken up residence.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1946-11-15

by Bayou La Batre with their
aunt.
The Rev. and Mrs w. c. Wyatt
and son were Sunday guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. N. w. Davis.
Mrs Walter Jones and little
daughter of Moss Point spent
Saturday night with the formers
father, Mr.. w. A. Vaughan.
Messrs Andrew and Winston
Vaughan were visitors to Wade
Saturday afternoon.
Business visitors to Moss Point
and Pascagoula Saturday were
Messrs. w. A. Vaughan and r.
c. Faggard and David Vaughan.
The Orange Lake boys and
girls basket ball team came to
play our grammar teams Friday
and won two games of the three
played.
Mr.. and Mrs. N. w. Davis were
happy TO have their grandchil-
dren, Mr.. A. Newman and Miss
es Lille, Mildred and Mary Lou
Newman. as Sunday guests.
The County Elementary COM
mission e visitors to the
school Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Golf are
doing some repair work on their
house this week.
Messrs Leonard Waltmon and
r. c. Faggard and the Rev. and
Mrs. w. c. Wyatt attended the
county Sunday school meeting
at Pascagoula Sunday afternoon.
The P. T. A. is identifying
the school grounds with shrub
berry which is a great improve
ment.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1946-11-15
MONDAY EVENING BRIDGE
CLUB

A pleasant meeting of the Mon
day evening Bridge club was held
with Hiss Ellen Daggett as hos
tess at the home of her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. W. A. Daggett.
The score favors were captured
by Mrs. William Smith and Miss
Margaret Murnsed.
Following the games an appe-
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1946-11-15
w. M. COLMER TO ADDRESS
BAPTIST BROTHERHOOD

Congressman William M. Col
mer viii address the Brother
hood Of the First Baptist church
of Pascagoula at a dinner meet
ing at he church, Tuesday. Nov
10, at $50 p. m.
Mr. Colmer will talk on gem
eral conditions in Washington,
as he found them when he vis-
tied the capital city about ten
days ago.
The attendance is expected to
reach the hundred mark as there
will be a number of guests pres
ent outside Of the brotherhood
membership.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1946-11-15
Wade

MI. Lawrence Golf returned
home from the jackson County
hospital Saturday after having
been convalescing there for the
past three weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. G.. c. Carter and
Tarleton Cowart spent Sunday
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1946-11-15

Maybe You saw that poll on who
has the easiest life-men or wom-
en-? OF course, the men voted that
the women did. and the women
vice versa @~szxSsps@
It would be the same in our town
take any family. Thad Phibbs
eayies his Missus spending the day
at home, with no hot Office to at
tend to. And Sue envies Thad his
luncheons with the boys; and his
evening glass Of beer with friends
'(while she cleans up the dishes in
The kitchen).
OF course, none Of 1t goes very
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1946-11-15
KAY MICHELE A Y

Kay Michele, is the name that
Mr.. and Mrs. Rames Khayat have
given TO the seven pound daugh-
ter who was born to them at the
jackson County hospital, Nov.
5. The baby has an older sister,
eight-year old Mona, to greet her
when she is moved to her home
in Moss Point.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1946-11-15

tizing rcfreshment course was
served by the hostess.
Mrs |. w. Browder played a.
substitute hand. Others pres
ent were Mrs. J. d. Buffet. Jr.,1
Mrs Dorothy Melton. Mrs. Ray
Dumire and Miss Frances War
den.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1946-11-15

Today's motorized rural free
mail delivery in the United Stat
es serves 5000, 900 families.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1946-11-15
woaAN.s CLUB TO MEET

The monthly meeting Of the
Woman's Club of Pascagoula will
be held at Lincoln hall, Thursday,
Nov. II at 3 p. m. The pro-
gram IS to be on Child Welfare.
Hostesses will be Mesdames Joe
9. LeatherbuW, r. A. Heritage,
W. E. Virgins, H. Fl. Cole and j.
G. Memo.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1946-11-15
Advertisement

deep. Thad knows way deep down
that the Missus has plenty of work
running a house; and Sue knows
Thad's friendly glass of beer is we'll
deserved relaxation after a long
hard days work.
From where I sit, most husbands
and wives may grumble now and
then IL but they know in their
hearts it's a case of live and let
live, give and take, that comes out
pretty even in the end.
&lMa4e
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1946-11-15

Give to your Community
Chest and become a part of
their drive to make this town,
your town, a finer place.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1946-11-15

Statistics show that in any
given country suicide is more
frequent in the hotter months Of
the year.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1946-11-15

During the first half of 1916,
u. S. automobile production was
about one-third of the first half
of 1941.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1946-11-15

Coffee is the chief crop of
Costa RIGA.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1946-11-15

The quota for Pascsgoula Il
$4,000. Wear tho Red Feather
to show that you have given
as much as possible.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1946-11-15

Copynsht. 1916. United States Brewers Foundation
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1946-11-15

Cancer is common in plants,
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-03-27

THE DEPARTMENT OF THE IN TERIOR. GENERAL LAND OF FICE, hereby gives notice that it now has available for disposal under the Surplus Property Act of l944, as amended. and SPA Revised Regula-
 tion 5, the following two parcels oi property, classified as urban, com- mercial. residential, forest: CHILL ROOT BARRACKS PROJECT Post Area. Approximately 400 acres of land on Chilkat Peninsula, about a mile south of the town of daines
 Alaska. and 85 miles north of Ju- reau, with buildings and improve ments thereon constructed to ac- commodate a garrison of about 1000 men. The land extends across the peninsula, with about 2,400 feet frontage at the southwest corner of the tract on Chilkat Inlet, and about 1900 feet frontage on Chilkoot Inlet at the northeast corner. The terrain is comparatively rough, not gener- ally suitable for agriculture, and is for the most part covered with underbrush. The conveyance will be subject to certain easements and rights-o -of-way as for public highways and for pipe lines, which will not interfere substantially, it is believed, with the use of the surface. There are some 60 permanent buildings on the land, practically all of frame construction, including barracks, of ficers' quarters, a dock on Chilkoot Inlet and other structures. Accord ing to the declaration, most of these buildings were erected between 1904 and 1910, and none before 1903; maintenance by the army has kept them in fair condition. About lG temporary or removable buildings are also on the land. Electric wir-
 ing, electrically controlled oil turn aces in most buildings, telephone facilities, concrete walks, and sew craze system are installed. The transfer will be subject CD to an easement expiring November 24, 1854, for a right-of- to install and maintain one gasoline and one fuel oil pipe line, along or adjacent to the dock and along the shore line
 from the dock to the northeast corner of the post area, @ to the
 right of United States Government agencies to use the dock without charge, in common with the pur-
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-03-27
bHOFNER DIRECTS
 | JUNEAU CITY BAND ar END pRkCTICE

The new Juneau City Band helo ] he second practice of it's reorgan- |kation last night in the Grade School Auditorium and Joseph M 6hcfner, newly arrived instructor |or the Juneau School bands, took |ver and waved the baton. There were 19 musicians in the last night, an increass '. ..lee over the first practice and |here are others who are going to |oin at future sessions to make the band one of the largest the city has had in years.
 Shofner knows his music and the band is fortunate in securing him ks director.
 The third practice will be next tuesday night in the same place but will be called at 730 o'clock Tor the purpose of fully organizing Ind electing officers.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-03-27

present war. /. iJon-profit educa- ticnal and charitable institutions and hospitals. PRIORITY PERIOD: :: PRIORITY OFFERS. The time for exercising priorities shall be a period of, 90 days commencing at 10 am. on March 27, 1946 and ending at 10 am. on June 26, 1946 In order to protect his priority rights in this property, priority holder must file, at the address and within the prior ity period named above, a written offer to buy the property at the maximum price applicable thereto for his priority Each such offer shall be marked Priority Offer" OTHER OFFERS. During the same period named above offers by priority hold CTS at less than the maximum prices referred to above, and offers which are not based on priority claims will also be received. These must be sealed, marked on the outside Seal cd offer, Chilkoot Barracks Project" !" DEPOSIT All offers except those flied by Federal Government Agencies and by state and local gov ernments and instrumentalities must be accompanied by United States nostal money order or check cer- tified by a bank, or a cashiers bank check issued by bank, for l09o of the amount of the offer, payable to the Treasurer of the United States. for deposit as earnest money. All deposits by unsuccessful bidders will be returned Offerers are warned against violating Section 59 U. s. Criminal Code prohibiting unlawful combination or intimidation of bid- ders. The right is reserved to waive technical defects and to reject any and all bids. Fred w. Johnson, Com missioner.
 First publication, March 27, 1946.
 Last publication, May 29, 1946.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-03-27
FROM THE STATES

Arrivals from the States register Ing at the Baranof yesterday were Mrs. Viva Craig Williams, Scotts- burg, Indiana; c. H. Hoffman
 Kent, Wash; Maj. O. H. Swart,
 Seattle; Gil Rich, Seattle; T. o. Dickinson. Seattle.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-03-27
SPECIAL NOTICE

An auction sale of the real estate bnd personal property of the late Mrs. William Childs will be held | nt 2 pm. Thursday, March 28, at the Childs' residence on Ninth Street.
 OSCAR WATERUD, Executor. (229-t2)
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-03-27
TUNE IN

Or I,INY Friday night at 7:30 bnd hear the facts about your can- didates for City Office. The F'GIRLS" will be on the air again, hnd Howl! (229-t2)
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-03-27

BABY BUGGY, good condition, baby seat for car. Ph. 125.
 (229-t4)
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-03-27

FOR SALE OR TRADE-Dougla Trading Post Building, including 3 lots. IA by 30 it. concrete base ment. 30 it. by 40 it. store spac, on ground floor. Modern room apartment overhead, completely furnished, including Refrigerator, Electric Stove and Washing Ma chine. Full price S8,5oo. Terms, O Trade for Douglas property. Sc, Lee Swift, at Oasis Cafe ant Cocktail Bar or phone Dougla 12 or 42. (223-tf
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-03-27
WANT ADS
FOR SALE

FOR SALE-Buy dollar ticket on the washing machine or frigidaire for the Bulkhead Fund. (229-tf)
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-03-27

CLEAN DEPENDABLE g h.p. Ev- inrude Outboard $225. Call Black 155 after 6 pm. (229-t6)
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-03-27

ONE SILVER TONE, short and long wave radio, table model $25. New IT jewel ladies wrist watch $55. Ph Black 693 t229-t4
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-03-27

DRINK KING BLACK LABEL!
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-03-27

THOROUGHBRED Springer Span-
 iels. Inquire 1912 9th St. after 5 pm. t228-t4)
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-03-27

1 FUR SEAL ladies coat, l mini neck piece, steamer trunk, ] small suit case, ladies umbrella Inquire Victory Barber Shop.
 (209-tf)
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-03-27

ACRE TRACTS 31s' miles iron town. Enquire at Snap Shoppe.
 (210-tf
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-03-27
WANTED

WOULD LIKE to rent or buy a nice home in Juneau, also to rent space suitable for restaurant. C.. O'Brien, Juneau Hotel. (225-tf)
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-03-27

'41 PACKARD 6, Sedan. Metcalf
 Sheet Metal Daytimes, Ph. 035- 5 rings nights. (226-t6
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-03-27

WEBER SODA Fountain 40 gal. capacity, complete with motor in very good condition, also wicker back stools, write P O. box 1237, Douglas or Ph. Douglas 12.
 (229-t t3)
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-03-27

FULLY EQUIPPED restaurant fo
 sale. Inquire Room 3, First Ma tional Bldg. (225-tf
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-03-27

3 ROOM Modern Home on 18th s
 Inquire Room 3, First Nations
 Bldg. (225tf
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-03-27

GRADELLE LEIGH REALTY Go
 Corner 2nd and Franklin. Phont 557 (228-t3)
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-03-27

4 ROOM HOUSE and bath, fur nished, has heating plant nc taxes to pay. 925 w 11th St.
 t228-t3)
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-03-27

BUSINESS lot in Juneau B 30 it. Small frame bldg. on lot. Only $2,750.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-03-27
} Siewardess Service

Expertly trained stewardesses to make your trip completely pleasant and to serve you re- treatments aloft with the compliments of the company.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1946-04-18

With Army Brass taking the beat
ing of its life in the press; the
Congress, the Doolittle Committee,
and the Army caste system" coming
in for a frightful drubbing from
GIs the world over; it's positively
refreshing to interview CT with a
different outlook.
Such a CT is former First Ser
geant Francis Fratianni, recently re-
turned from the Pacific and dis
charged after thirty-seven months
in the Army.
THE Army" said Fratti, as he is