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The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-03-07
Coast Choral Clinic Here Proves
TO Be Outstanding Musical Event

Climaxed by an entertaining
public concert Saturday night,
March /, the fourth annual Choral
Clinic, sponsored by the Missis-
ipp Coast Music Directors As
ISOLATION, and held IN Pascagoula
for the first time, was the most
successful venture the organiza-
ton has ever aettmpted. Guest
conductor of the choral clinic was
Loren Davidson, professor of
music at Louisiana State UniVer-
sity
The full choral clinic program
was augmented by the addition
Of a piano clinic, which was con
Quoted by a noted instructor,
Miss Polly Gibbs, OF LSU. The
piano clinic was held Saturday
morning only, while the choral
clinic began Friday morning, Feb
fuafy %, and continued until
Saturday night.
Students from nine coast schools
attended the clinic. and received
the benefit Of seeing and hearing
the work of others, in order that
their own work can be compared
with and improved by the ex
%perien3C. Among the activities
coast music students took part
in were solo contests. sectional
rehearsals for both boys and girls.
c%horuses, mixed singing, and fin
ally. rehcarsals for the Saturday
night program. Clinic students
we're the guests of the student
body Of Pascagoula High School
al a dance Friday night in the.
high school gym.
Mr.. Davidson conducted the
concert in a businesslike manner,
obtaining an air of cooperation
and obedience from. his charges.
The mixed chorus was especially
good under his direction. THE
Voice of Freedom the last num-
Der on the program, with musical
accompaniment furnished by the
Moss Point Band, was the most
.tirring number Of the thirteen
elections presented.
Mixed Chorus
The mixed chorus was also
card TO give splendid renditions
# "The Battle Hymn of the Re-
public" "The Lord Bless You and
Keep YOU and "Set Down, SerV-
ant" a negro spiritual. The con-
sensus of opinion among members
of the audience was that Tho
Lord Bless You and Keep You
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-03-07
IT K

Akron, O.-AP-A building
contractor, troubled with pune
lures IN pneumatic tires on his
wtneelbarrows, called engineers
OF the 3. r Goodrich Co, for help.
They prescribed zero-pressure
tires-o type containing an air
space, but without inflated m
ner tubes.
But the laborers complained
that the wheelbarrows were har-
der to push without pneumatic
tires. Suspecting that this was
imagination, the contractor had
rim holes.
Next dav, one by one, his en-
ployees told him that pushing
was murh easier. as "they knew
it would be with pneumatic
dummy valves put through the
tires"
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-03-07

Monday afternoon. Mrs. Bert
Wood led The devotional and
Mrs. John Macarthur let the pro-
gram. the subject being. Look
ing for the Future A short
business meeting was held and
Miss MAY McInnis WINS elected
chairman to serve during the new
year. The hostess served de-
licious pecan pie and hot choco-
late during TIE social hour.
Circle Number Three met in
the home of Miss Alice and MAJ
garet Cs'mer on Monday evening
for = business meeting. A social
hour was enjoved and delicious
ucfrcshmcnts were served.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-03-07
METHODIST

The w. VI. U. met in the church
on Monday afternoon. Mrs. II. b.
Overstr.et, president, presided.
Mrs. Roy williamson led the
study, Miss Ina Thompson the de-
votional. Mrs. f. l.. Golf led the
program, assisted by Mrs. Charles
Booker.
The Wesleyan Guild met in the
church Monday evening with Mrs.
John c. Hill leading the program
and NJ. Martin Hamiltop and
Ms Elizabeth Harper having
parts on the program.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-03-07

was by far the best sung of the
lot.
Dot Mitchell, Moss Point High
school mezzo-soprano, Wa the
on1y local artist vino sang a COM
plete solo on the Saturday night
program. She sang the extremely
difficult The Kiss Waltz by
Arditi. Buddy Enrich. Pascagoula
High school baritone, lent his un
usually write tone, vibrant voice
10 TIC SOLO portion of the old fav-
orite The Battle Hymn of the Re
public" which was sung by the
Mixed Chorus.
Standout solo performance OF
the evening was by Beth Moore,
a Gulfport alto, who had the au-
diencc virtually .at her feet"
while singing "The Spirit Flow
err. Other soloists were Helen
Martinson Of St. JoSeph's Acad-
envy and Oscar Higginbotham Of
Biloxi High School.
General clinic chairman was
Mrs. r. A. Heritage, voice teacher
at Pascagoula High School. Other
local members OF the Coast Music
Directors Association who took
an active part in the execution Of
the various duties concerned with
such d clinic vert Mrs. John
Brock and James Bishop of Moss
Point and Bill Goodwin, Mrs. j.
V. Ainsworth, Mrs. Upton David,
Miss Kathryn Maxwell, Miss
Margaret Wilder, Mrs. r. A.
Farnsworth, and Mrs. p. J. Hig-
.ginbotham, all Of Pascagoula.
Solo contestants from Pasca-
goula were MarloWe Miller, ten
or, frankie Trest, alte, Dora Nell
Lowe, soprano, and Buddy Ehr-
Itch, baritone.
Moss Point High was represent
cd by Dot Mitchell, mezzo-so-
prano, Donald Lytle, tenor. Clark
Britton, a bass who sang a bari
tone solo, and Virginia Dickin-
son, soprano.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-03-07
RESBYTERIA

Circle Number One met in the
home of MIS-. D. II. McCollum on
Monday afternoon.
Mrs. G.. p. Wood led the study
Looking For the Future" Miss
Bessie Cowan read the survey
article. During the business
hour Mrs. Helen Mayson was
elected chairman for the new
veav. A social hour was enjoyed
when the hostess served delicious
refreshments to seven members.
Circle Number Two met in the
home of Miss Ella Macarthur on
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-03-07
o POINT
BAPTIST

The week Of PRAYER has been
observed in the Baptist church
this week with meetings being
held each afternoon from Mon
dag through Thursday except
Wednesday evening when the
service was held in the church
directed by the Young Peoples
Auxiliary.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-03-07

The tropical Hercules moth,
which has been found as large as
IA inches across its wing tips, has
transparent windowsw in each of
its four wings, so clear that print
can be read easily through them.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-03-07

When your fireplace is not in
use, it can be dressed I'D with
branches of evergreens and sew
eral giant-sized pine cones laid in
the center of the hearth.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-03-07

Canned sweet pctates will soon
be available again in markets.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-03-07
Huge Number Filed

decision suits BY labor unions,
as we'll as unCrgahized groups,
began 20 pc fled in great mum
bers in the various courts of
the land. They now aggregate
several billion dollars with the
possibility ef billions more.
The case was appealed to the
Supreme Court of the United
States and is still in process
of liquidation, There was such
an up-roar in the country that
the Congress has stepped in to
endeavor to meet the situation.
Obviously il presents a very
complex problem. However, af-
ter weeks of study the House
Judicial Committee reported a
bill TO deal with the subject.
This bill passed The House last
week by q vote of 344 to Sc.
Only the Representatives from
the great urban centers where
the labor unions. principally
the CTO, are the strongest vot-
cd against the measure. They
voted against it even though
there is a division among the
heads of organized labor itself
as % the merit of such claims.
Because of the eomplexity
and ramifications of the legal
angles of the problem and the
bill, IL is impossible to set out
its provisions at length. How
ever, on the major issue as to
whether the employer is liable
for time of the employee not
contracted for the bill provides
that these suits cannot be main
tanned in any of the courts. In
other words that neither the
Federal or State Courts shall
have jurisdiction to entertain
suits of this character.
In other words. the bill tax
es cognizance of the fact that
a contract is a meeting of the
minds of the contracting par
ties: that where pay was not
contemplated al the time of
employment for the time that
an employee took in getting
say from the gate to his place
Of work no suit could be main
tanned for such time. There are
other provisions dealing with
the Wage and Hour Law and
other acts but space will not
permit us to get into them
here.
The Weather
Aside from the question of
portal pay Official Washington
has had many other problems
to deal with. For instance, there
has been the question of the
weather. Washington, like the
rest of the north eastern part
of the United States. has been
showed under for the past
week. Visitors from Mississippi
have found it difficult to get
about on the recovered
streets, and the problem of
transportation has been a SER
ibus one.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-03-07
BY CONGRESSMAN W. M.
COLMER
Portal To Portal Pay

Some months ago a Federal
Judge in the now famous
Mount Clements Pottery case
handed down a revolutionary
decision affecting the relations
Of employer and employee. In
effect the decision held that
employees might sue the EN-
ployers for compensation for
tlme used BY the employees IN
other matters than not actu-
ally performing the jobs for
which they were employed.
Heretofore il had been a gen
orally accepted doctrine that
an employer was liable 10 his
employee only for such time
as he actually performed Ia.
Dor upon the John other
words from the time he punch
ed the clock or the whistle
blew IN the morning until the
employe punched the clock OF
the whistle blew at the end of
the days work. Similarly that
he was not entitled to COM
pensation from his employer
for time taken in getting to the
job, changing his clothes, etc.
This decision, by implication
az least, had many ramifica-
tons. If followed through it
threatened bankruptcy for
many industries; threatened in
turn to bring about substan-
tial demands from the employ
or contractors to the Govern
ment by payment for billions
of dollars worth of war work,
which of course would be paid
by the taxpayers in the enc.
It might also be said that it
threatened the whole economy
of the nation.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-05
Radio Programs
WMFD-14OO Kc
"WEDNESDAY.

6:3O-Daybreak in the Barnyard
7:OO-Southland Echoes
7:15-Top of the Morning
7:30-Zeke Manners
7:45-Musical Clock
7:55-N. c. Highlights
S:OO-News with Martin Agronsky
S:15-Round the Town Reporter
8:20-Musical Clock
8:40-NBC Musical Reveille
8:55-UP News
s:oo-The Breakfast Club with Don Nc
Neil
10 :o0-My True Story
10 :25-Hymns of all Churches
lO:45-The Listening Post
II :OO-Breakfast in Hollywood with Tom
Breneman
11:30-Hollywood Story
II :45-Ted Malone
12:W-Garden Gate Quartet
12:o5-Noon Day Musical
12:30-At Your Request
1:0O-Baukhage with the News
1:15-Musical Interlude
1:25-Round the Town Reporter
1:30-WMFD Concert of the Air
2:0O-Walter Herman News
~2:15-Ethel and Albert
2:30-Bride and Groom
3:00-Ladies be Seated
3:3O-St. Mary's Church
3:45-HollyWood Studio Tour
4:00-The Tommy Bartlett Show
4:30-Let's Dance
4:55-News of the World in Brief
5:0O1Terry and the Pirates
5:15-Sky King
5:30-Lone Ranger
COON. c. Health-Dick Haynes
6:15-Musical Interlude
6:25-N. c. Highlights
6:30-Security Natl Bank
6:35-Interlude
6:45--Royal Crown Quiz
7:0O-Headline Edition
7:20-Interlude
7:15-Reed's Presents
1:2@Round the Town Reporter
7:30-Evening Request Program
8:00-Tomorrow Mornings Headlines
8:05-Request Cont.
8:l5-Skip Farrell
8:30-Willie Piper
9:00-Pau1 Whiteman Show
9:3O-Pot % Gold
10:M-Philco Radio Time with Bing
Crosby
10:30-The Henry Morgan Show
II :00-News of Tomorrow
11:15-Joe Hassel
11:30-Gems for Thoughts
11:35-Hotel Edision-Blue Barron Orch
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-05

The worlds year round hot
snot is the island of Massawa in
the Red Sea; the mean annual
! temperature is about IS degrees
| Fahrenheit.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-05
Crime Rate Increasing,
FBI Agent Tells Rotary

the people and present he facts
to the public and are cooperating
with state, city and county ponce
in all respects, he said.
The 81 laboratories are at the
disposal of all law enforcement Of
ficers and the finger print RECORDS
of the department, which mas
grown from $4,000 photos and
prints to over a hundred and five
million since 1925 r used daily
nv police officers all over the ma
ton.
The FBI Academy for teaching
police officers the latest methods
of crime detection is operated at
Washington and Quantico, Va, the
speaker continued.
THE 12-week course is open to
all officers and when you stop TO
think that n out of every % per-
sons have criminal tendencies,
YOU can understand why well
trained police personnel is neces'
sary," he remarked.
Gibson was accompanied to the
meeting by A. C. Mcdonald, local
FBI agent. They were introduce
ed by Dan Cameron, who was
acting as program chairman in
the absence OF Gardner Greer.
William Nisbet, member of the
Greenville club, was accepted on
a transfer to membership in the
local club. Joseph W. Holman, Jr.,
was indicted by Richard Rogers
into membership.
Ray Galloway, staue vice COM
mander of the American Legion
and William Farmer, of the Caro-
lima Beach Legion post, gave a
brief outline of the plans for the
State American Legion conven-
ton, scheduled to be held at Caro-
lima Beach, June 14-17.
Guests of the club included A.
C. Mcdonald, W. H. Gibson, of
Kinston; Ray Galloway, William
Farmer, John H. Farrell, city in
dustrial agent; T. L. Johnson, Jr.,
LOT Clinton; James Thomas, of
Philadelphia; Junior Rotarians,
Billy Mason and Marion Rogers;
Lynwood Celdon and Roy Cook.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-05
Democrats Show Gains
In Study of Strength

Truman was handling his job, the
Presidents rating scared Is per,
centage points to 48 per cent.
This rise was reported by the In
stitute in early February.
Whether the movement toward
the Democratic Party will con-
tinue is a question which only the
future can answer.
Meanwhile, the Democrats fine
themselves in a vastly differen'
position today from what they
were a few short months ago:
when some observers were hand
ing the presidency to anyone the
Republicans might choose to pu'
up.
Readers should be reminded thai
it is not popular votes but cleo
toral votes which elect presidents
Because of the peculiar situation
which exists in the South where
the overwhelming majority Of
popular votes go to the Democrat
ic candidate, the Democrats nor
mally need slightly more thar
500 of the popular vote for the
nation as a whole in order to wiz
enough electoral votes to elect theil
man.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-05
Rv GEORGE GALLUP
Director, American Institute o
Public Opinion

PRINCETON, N. j., March 4.
Republican leaders who have
been viewing the 194S presldentla!
election picture with rose-coloreo
| glasses had better take them OH.
For the swing Of voters sentl-
ment in recent weeks has been
hack toward the Democratic party
-sharply.
In fact, if a presidential cleo
ton were being held today, 81 per
cent - a majority say they
would prefer to cast their votes
flor the Democratic Party, - per
cent the Republican Party.
This means that the Democratic
Party has r~egained in presidential
party support six percentage
points from it's post-Rooseve1t low
right after the November cleo
ton.
A lot will Of course depend on
the candidates, both the Republ-
can and the Democratic, and the
question of candidates was not a
part of today's survey.
The facts in today's story are
based On a question dealing with
party preferences in a presiden-
tial election today-aside from who
the candidates may be.
Research experience during the
past II years indicates that polls
of this kind provide the best in
dex of party strength through
out the nation.
Democratic Party strength sag
ged to its lowest point in a poll
by the Institute right after the
November elections. At that time,
Is per cent said they would pre-
fer a Democrat in q presidential
election then.
From that point on, Democrat
ic Party strength has been climb
ing.
These facts are shown in the
following table giving replies in
periodic surveys on the question::
eff a presidential election were
being held today, which party
would you vote for-the Demo-
cratic or the Republican,"
Major Party Vote
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-05
NEGRO YOUTH HELD
FOR KILLING FARMER
OVER DEBT OF $1.50

CONWAY, S. c., March 4.-(P-
Sheriff C. E. Sasser said he would
swear a murder warrant today
against Leburn Bessant. Is Ne
gro who the Horny county officer
said admitted Staying an aged
Little River white farmer because
Of a $3.50 debt.
Ben. H. Justice was found dead
OF a shotgun blast in his home
last Wednesday,.
The sheriff said the Negro gave
this version of the Staying in a
statement:
The Negro had been employed
by Justice to do odd jobs about
the house and yard. An argument
!, developed over $1.50 the youth
claimed was owed him, a nd
Justice kicked him and chased
him off the premises, firing a
shotgun charge at him. A short
time later the Negro returned
and fired through a window, kill
ing Justice.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-05
OVER THE NETWORKS
WEnNESnAY. MARCH 4

"LDNIoDH1' HHHNH q
Changes in programs as listed are due
to corrections by Networks made
too late to incorporate.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-05

All times Pm eastern standard. To
change to central standard subtract
one hour; to mountain standard sub
tract two hours.
Times listed are those supplied by
networks. Relay times by local stations,
may vary in some instances.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-05
STOCKS IN THE SPOTLIGHT

NEW YORK March 4-(P-Sales
closing price and net change OF
the fifteen most active stocks to-
day.
sunray Oil 5000 sh A Is.
Comwlth and Sou $500 3as no.
Am Pow and 1t $500 1875 D rs.
N Y Central 300 1894 A y.
Gen Motors $500 CO.'S A Is.
Penn R R 100 1884 A Is.
Socony Vac $500 141s no.
Param Pict $500 2711 A Is.
Sears Roebuck 300 So D IS.
Westingh Elec $500 26ss A Is.
Penn Pow and 1t $500 214s D Is.
Am Airlines 5,400 1912 no.
Loew's 5,4OO 241s A Is.
South Pac 5,4Oo AZ A "A.
Armour and Co $500 145s D IS.
Houston Oil $500 21A A /.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-05

''There is q criminal army OF
over six million men. women,
bows and girls in the United States
today, according to the records OF
the Department Of Justice" W. H.
Gibson. Federal Bureau of 1nves
tigation agent, told the Whining
ton Rotary club at their regular
luncheon meeting yesterday after
noon.
The FBl agent, who is making
his office at Kinston, traced some
OF the recent cases of the FBl
and gave an interesting resume OF
the crime conditions existing IN
the United States.
~ He pointed out that the FBl
predicted an increase IN crime
shortly before the war.
This prophecy has been fulfill
3D." he said, land the crime
wave is growing in this country.
Juvenile delinquency in on the
increase, he stated and gave flg-
ures to stress his point.
During the war years, 1940-4o,
The number of cases increased ap-
proximately 375 per cent among
teen-age girls and boys. he
stated.
"Character is required to com.
bat and resist the temptation OF
crime and this character should
be built in the homes, schools and
churches" he added.
He said that approximately four
million dollars are spent annually
for education with over seventeen
billion spent to wage war on
crime.
"More respect to the laws
should be taught in the homes he
continued.
In waging a relentless war on
crime the Federal Bureau of In
vestigation is trying to enlighten
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-05

CHICAGO, March 4 (P) -
USDA) - Potatoes: Arrivals IS,
On track 1853; total U. S. shipments
SOL; supplies light; demand good
best large stocks, fair for other
stocks; market firm with slightly
stronger undertone; Idaho offer
ings very light, too few sales to
quote: Colorado Red McClures
$3.50 U. S. No. l quality washed,
$3.35 fine quality unwashed: Ne
braska Bliss Triumphs $3.40-3.50
u. S. No. / quality washed.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-05
FOREIGN EXCHANGE

NEW YORK, March 4-P1-CloS-
ing Foreign Exchange rates fol-
low Great Britain in dollars, other
in cents:
Canadian dollar in New York
open market 5 percent discount
or $500 U. S. cents, up lis of a
cent.
Europe: Great Britain $4.02 1916,
unchanged;
France (Franc) "a Ia, unchang-
Sweden (Krona) 27.85, unchang-
ed;
Switzerland (Franc) Comb
23. 40, unchanged. :
Latin America: Argentina Free
"a. SO off .02 of a cent; Brazil
20. "a, unchanged.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-05

networks. Relay times by local stations,
may vary in some instances.
5:45-Front Page Farrell, Serial-NBC
Treasury Bandstand. Continued-CBS
Tennessee Jed tRepeat at 6:45)-ABC
Dick Tracy with Repeat-ABC-west
Tom Mix Repeated at 6:45)-MBS
Buck Rogers IN Repeat-MBS-west
6:0o-News Period for Is Mins.-NBC
Eric Sevareid & News Period-CBS
No Network Shows Il hr.)-ABC-east
Hop Harrigan in Repeat-MBS-west
6:l5-America Serenade. sports-NBC
Word from the Country Talk - CHS
The Sky King in Repeat-ABC-west
Repeat by the OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
6:30-Red Barber & Sports Time-CBS
Jack Armstrong in Repeat-ABC-west
Capt. Midnight in Repeat-MBS-west
6:4-Lowell Thomas & Newscast-NBc
World News and Commentary-CBS
7:0o-Radio's Supper Club-NBC-basic
Mystery Drama for the Week-CBS
News Commentary & Overseas-ABC
Fulton Lewis, Jr., in Commentaries
1:l5-News & Comment of World-NBC
Jack Smith and Series for Songs-CBS
Elmer Davis and Commentary-ABC
Dancing Music for Is Min.-MBS-b basic
7:3O-Songs from Carolyn Gilbert-NBC
nc SdCCA oSlCSlS do SoIdi~SoS
Lone Rangers Drama of West-ABC
Cecil Brown in Comment-MBS-basi
7:45-Kaltenborn and Comment-NBC
Bill Brandt in Sports Commentaries
8~:00-Dennis Day and His Day-NBC
Jack Carson and Comedy Show-CBS
Lum and Abner Comedy Skit-ABC
Crime Book Mystery, a Drama-MBS
8:15-Skip Farrell Music Show-ABC
8:30-Great Gildersleeve, Comedy-NBC
Jean Hersholt as DR.. Christian-CBS
Willie Piper, a Family Comedy-ABC
It's Up to Youth, Teenagers-MBS
8:55-Five Minutes News Period-CRS
9:00-Duffy's Tavern, Ed Gardner-NBC
The Sinatra Song and Variety-CBS
Paul Whiteman & His Music-ABC
Gabriel Heater and Commentaries
9:15-Keal Lie Drama Series-MBS
9:30-District Attorneys Drama-NBC
Dlnah Shore how with Variety-CBS
Pot o. Gold Telephone Stunt-ABC
What's Name Of Song Quiz - MBS
10:00-The Frank Morgan Comedy-NBC
To Be Announced 80 Mins.)-CBS
Bing Crosby's Recorded Snowflake
Did Justice. Triumph, Dramatic-MBS
1o:3o-Kay Kyser Music & Quiz-NBC
Information Please with a Quiz-NBC
Henry Morgan Doing His Stuff-ABC
The Author Meets the Critics-MBS
ii :0O-News for IS Minutes-NBC-basi
The Supper Club Repeat-other NBC
News, Variety, Dancing 2 hrs.-CBS
News and Dance Band Hour-ABC
News, Bouts, Dance Show, 2 hr.-MBS
11:15-Variety & News to l a.m.-NBC
l2:O0-Dance Sand Hr.-ABC-west only
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-05

Certainly one of the contribu-
ting factors (but not necessarily
the primary one) in the Demo-
cratic recovery as shown above
is the rising popularity of Presi-
dent Truman, who was found at
an all-time low in popularity be-
fore the November elections.
From a low in October of %
per cent approving the way MI.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-05
FEET HAVE O

Women have, on the average,
larger feet than their mothers and
grandmothers. Size 2 ID, which
was fairly common 40 years ago,
is not stocked now, the average
size today being 5.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-05
N. c. HOG MARKET

RALEIGH, March 4 - (P =
(NCDA) Hog market stronger
with tops of around 27.50 at Rocky
Mount and Smithfield and $500
at Richmond.