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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-08-29
Farmers in Bulgaria
Resort 10 SABOTAGE
As Reds Seize Crops
By George Weller
Foreign Correspondent Of The sior and
the Chicago Daily News

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SOFIA, Bulgaria, Aug. 29.-When
the sun is high, governmental
threshing machines fill the sun.
beams with chaff and the govern
ment bags with wheat.
But, when the moon is dark
peasants go forth to thresh with
their own hands a few extra mouth.
fuls of grain.
BY sunlight, an armed govern
mental militiaman is there watch
ing them. BY night he cannot
watch; there are too many farmers
Bulgaria, gardenland of the Bal
kans, is rationing food. It is short
Of wheat. Farmers want to hoard
They don't want to sell to the gov
eminent, at 10 leva, wheat that will
bring $50 leva on the black market
Quota Attempt Failed.
Bulgaria's Communist Fatherland
Front was unable to dragon farm
ers last year into a quota system.
The farmers insisted on hiding part
OF what they raised and threshed.
This year the government has put
the squeeze on them by forbidding
them to thresh at home. Thus the
farmer now owns the wheat only
when it is out in the field.
Every step toward complete seizure
and collectivism has been taken ex-
cept the final one of Selling the
land. Instead, the government
SEXES the wheat and also-if he dis
obeys-the farmer himself.
Mechanical threshing cannot be
done in farmhouses," says the law
and adds suspsciously, might thresh-
ing is forbidden"
Farmers have had their patriotism
wooed and teams of entertainers and
artists have sung and danced before
them. What they still want Is money
for what they grow.
The government allows each farm
er to hold back about " pounds Of
wheat daily for each mouth he has
to feed in the family. But the
Cereal Board is the unchallenged
master of price and the farmer
simply gets what the board DEGREES.
Desperate Sabotage.
But, Bulgarian farmers, with their
leader, Nikola Petkov, doomed to the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-08-29

gallows. are resorting to desperat
sabotage. At one farm near Plov-
div, $4,000 sheaves of wheat were
destroyed deliberately by fire.
The governmental Communist
paper Narod said that this was a
vile act carried out by an I'M
scrupulous group against our peo-
pile. No doubt the nest Of this
group will be found in opposition
circles"
Farmers learn to be close
mouthed. Bulgaria's claw for the
defense of the peoples government
says:
whoever disseminates false ru-
r1ors, reports or assertions, whose
nature tends to introduce disorder
in economic life or to create mis-
trust in the economic undertaking
of authorities, is punishable up to
five wears"
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-06-06
Temple Awarded
S69,848 Contract
For Sewer Lines

Mayor John r. Watts was noti-
fled by wire Wednesday from the
FPHA regional office in Atlanta
that the Pascagoula firm of Hollis
R. Temple had turned in the low
bid and had been awarded the
contract to relay sewer lines
on Lincoln avenue and repair
other sewer lines in the East
lawn section.
The construction cost will be
$69.848.35 with the specifications
calling for the replacement of
present damaged sewer lines with
a high-grade asbestos called
"transit-pipe," a Johns-M anville
product.
Work is to begin by the 18th
of the month and should be COM
pleted in a few months in normal
weather.
Mayor Watts commended that
the original sewers had not been
scaled properly, permitting sand
to wash into the sewer lines,
causing excessive wear and dam
age to city pumping equipment.
The FPHA accepted responsibility
and agreed to repair the sewer
system.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-06-06
Joe Butler New
County Head Red
Cross Chapter

Joe Butler of Ocean Springs
was elected county chairman OF
the Jackson County Chapter oil
the American Red Cross at the
postponed annual meeting Of the
organization Monday night OF
this week at the Pascagoula Ju-
nior High school.
Other officers elected for the
coming wear were as follows: l..
A. Watts, Pascagoula. vice-chair-
man; T. T. Justice, Pascagoula,
treasurer; Mrs. John Cole, Pas
cagoula, secretary: K. w. Burn
ham, r. T. Perkins, Moss Point.
and Karl Wiesenburg, Pascagou-
la, members of the executive
committee
A copy of the annual report
of the activities of the local
Chapter for the year l946-47,
which was compiled bv Mrs. Da-
vid Clements, executive secre-
tary, was presented to those pres
ent.
The report overs the accom-
plishments of the Chapters full
program of work with service
men, veterans and their familie.
as we'll as Junior Red Cross de.
velopment and other phases o.
work in the County during tht
second year of peace.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-06-06
Florida Youth Meets Swift Justice
Following Arrest Here In Stolen Car

Virgil Chandler Archbell, 10
ears old. of Dover. Fla, met swift
ustice here this week when he
vas arrested Tuesday by Pasca-
soula police driving a stolen auto
Mobile. was later turned over to
Edgar Fortenberry, FB1 agent
lere, who filed a complaint
,gainst the young man at 1890
Thursday morning before the u.
). Commissioner at Biloxi. and
30 minutes later Judge Mize had
ientenced him to serve five years
IN the federal penitentiary. &c
eording to Chief of Police J. E.
Shirley.
Archbell was arrested after a
Gautier resident reported him
acting suspieiously, and trying TO
sell new tires in the community
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-06-06
Petitions Filed
In Bond ISSUE;
Result Uncertain

A number of Identical petitions,
bearing the names of about 400
persons, were filed with the
board of supervisors Monday in
protest of the issuance of $500. 900
in bonds for the construction of
a new court house here.
The petition stated that the
signers believed an election
should be called to determine
whether on not the bonds should
be issued.
Members of the board of super
visors passed a resolution calling
on the circuit clerk to determ-
inc whether the petitioners con-
stituted ten percent of the tax
payers in the county. other than
poll tax payers alone.
The board had advertised their
intentions Of issuing the bonds
at the meeting this month, to be
added to $500, 900 issued several
years ago, for the purpose of ron
structing q modern courthouse
to replace the Anticipated struc-
ture now in use.
Observers believed the number
of petitioners would be close
to the ten percent required to
stop the issue, but there was no
definite indication of the out
come pending the checking of the
names and the comparison with
adult property owners in the
county.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-06-06
M. E. Porter Is
Candidate For
County Coroner

M. c. Porter. of Moss Point,
veil known business man of that
,ity, TODAY formally announced
lis candidacy for Coroner and
langer of Jackson County, sub
ect to the will of the qualified
electors of Jackson County, Mr..
Porter who has been associated
with the Fails Funeral Home for
the last II years, is well known
In the County. He is a veteran
of World War | and an active
member of the American Legion.
His announcement is as follows:
TO THE QUALIFIED ELECTORS
OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISS.
In announcing my candidacy
for the office of Coroner and
Ranger of Jackson County, | wish
% submit the following quail
.ieations:
For the past II years l have as
sisted your present Coroner and
Ranger in performing the func-
ions of his office. and | believe |
nave had sufficient experience to
be able to perform the office in
the manner it should be, and in
The manner in which the citizens
If Jackson County expect it to be,
| am a native born Mississip-
Dian and have lived in this county
for the past 20 years, making my
home in Moss Point.
If elected as your Coroner and
Ranger | propose to devote the
'ull time to the office that should
be required of a public officer
md to faithfully perform the
iuties required of the office.
Your vote and consideration
ire earnestly requested.
Nj. c. PORTER.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-06-06
Truck Load OF
Living Room
Furniture Burns

A load of living room furniture.
enroute from Pascagoula to Gulf
port, was destroyed by fire Mon
day morning near Fontaineblear
and a truck belonging to the
Standard Furniture Company of
Pascagoula damaged. Manager
George c. Lowell estimated the
damages at $1,000,
The origin of the fire, which
broke out in the furniture aboard
the moving truck, was Unknown
but Mr.. Lowell stated he believed
it resulted from a cigarette thrown
accidentally into the body of the
truck.
The vehicle was driven by
Freddy Ray Diamon& of Pasca-
gouIa and William Edward Mari
was also aboard when the fire
was discovered.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-06-06
Drewey Kendrick
Runs For Floafer
Representative

Drewey j. Kendrick of Harri
son county this week formally
announced that he will be a can
didate for election to the office
of Floater Representative for
Jackson and Harrison counties in
the State legislature in the com
ing Democratic primary election
on August 5th,
In his announcement Mr.. Ken.
drick outlines his platform and
the things for which he will stand
if elected.
His announcement follows:
TO THE QUALIFIED DEMO
CRATIC VOTERS OF JACKSON
COUNTY:
! am a candidate for Floater
Representative to the State Leg
islature, representing Jackson
and Harrison counties. in the
coming August primary.
| made the race for Floatel
Representative four years ago
and | wish to express my thank
to the voters of this District for
the near 5000 votes cast for
me at that time | shall endeav-
or to see as MANY voters as pos
sible, but if I fail to see YOU it
is bv this means that | am ask
ing you to vote for me | shall
ever be grateful to you and ]
pledge my being to the support
of good government, and for thu
most people.
l was born in Lamar county
in October, 1905. / completed the
course of study in the public
school system of that county. ane
also three years of college train
ing at Clark and at Mississippi
Southern.
| taught school five years in
Mississippi. had charge of BOYS
work at the Baptist Orphanage
at Jackson, Miss. one year and
a half, did social welfare work
one year, and was supervisor OF
rural rehabilitation for two wears.
l followed work with the sea
food industry a short time and for
four years was engaged in the
dairy business in Biloxi | am
now employed at ingalls, in Pas
cagoula with the Sheetmetal De
Continued On Page Sevenl
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-06-06
Air Group Flies
Down Waterway
On State Tour

Sixty-seven planes visited the
ocal airport Saturday in their
wing around the state ON the
Mississippi Good Will Aviation
Tour. DR.. L. H. Eubanks and his
committee, assisted by members
If the airport staff, received the
visitors.
Mayor John r. Watts of Pasca-
goula and Chamber of Commerce.
President z. A. Khayat headed
The delegation of business people
welcoming the flyers from other
titles in Mississippi. Sandwiches
and soft drinks were served by.
the Chamber of Commerce.
Chairman Eubanks of the Avia-l
ion Committee sent a plane. pilot
I'd by William Shelter. to Hat
iesburg to meet the tour. and to
call the flyers attention to the
fact that they would be flying
down the proposed route of the
Pat Harrison Waterway.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-06-06
Bids For Street
Repairs Will Be
Opened June 10

Sealed bids for a program oil
general street repairs which the
city council estimates may cost
around $350,O00 will be opened ir
the city hall June 10 at 3 p. m.
The proposed repair program
affects twelve streets and pro-
vides for the construction of storm
sewers, sidewalks. curbs and gut
tiers over a distance totaling sew
eral miles.
The city will bear the cost OF
the storm sewers and any neces.
sary work at the intersections,
while property owners will be
assessed the cost of the sidewalks,
curbs and cutters. Mayor John
r. Watts said that city engineers
estimate that the cost of the total
program will be approximately
evenly shared by the city and the
property owners,
The ordinance provides that a
majority of property owners on
any street can reject the repair
plan insofar as their street is con-
rerned. Mayor Watts said that in
no instance have a majority OF
property owners rejected the plan,
and that work will go ahead if
contractors bios are within
range of the city's estimates and
financing facilities.
The program is being carried
out under the vested authority of
the city council and no election
will be necessary to approve it.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-06-06
New Plant Will
Make Pep" Feed
From Pogie Waste

Announcement was made this
week by the Wallace NJ, Quinn
Fisheries Company that a large
new plant will be built to manu-
facture a high-grade poultry feed
out of the water wastes which
have formerly been thrown away
in the manufacture of fish oil.
The plant will be built near the
present oil and fish meal plant of
the Quinn company. on West
Pascagoula River and Mary Walk
er bayou above Gautier.
The new processing operation
will be owned and operated by
the Growth Products Company
of Mississippi, of which Mr. Quinn
will be president, and an official
of the Glidden Company, manu-
lecturers OF paints and feeds, will
be chairman of the board.
The Quinn fisheries will supply
the fish stick water which is
left over from its own process of
boiling oil out of the menhaden
fish. The Glidden Company has
been developing the process of
extracting proteins and vitamins
dissolved in these waters from the
fishes substance. This process is
carried out under the Sven Las
sen patents utilizing new refine
ments and control calculated to
effect improvement in the nutri-
tional uniformity of the product.
The Glidden company will be
represented by its chairman,
Adrian d. Joyce. who will be
chairman of the Growth Products
Company.
In making the announcement,
Glidden officials said that DR..
Percy L. Julian, director of re-
search for Glidden soybean OPP
e~rations at Chicago, has long
been seeking to identify and $50
late the important growth factor
found in fish stick water" and
stands at the threshold of signif-
icant discoveries on what makes
this substance such a powerful
spur TO growth when used in AM
NAL and poultry feeds.
It was said that the new plant
should be in operation by this
sunamer.
Mr.. Quinn stated this usage Ct
stick water, heretofore thrown
away. mean an added important
feature to the fish processing in
On the Gulf Coast and marks one
more industrial waste which ha.
been converted To valuable use.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-06-06
Baylous W.. Stokes
Will Seek Coroner
And Ranger Office

Baylous w. Stokes, owner of
the Stokes Funeral Home and
Deputy Coroner and Ranger, this
week announced his candidacy
for the office of County Coroner
and Ranger. subject to the will OF
the electors in the Democratic
Primary on August 5.
MIR. Stokes has lived in Pasca-
goula most of his life and is a
native of Jackson.
His announcement follows:
TO THE QUALIFIED ELECTORS
OF JACKSON COUNTY:
Il wish to formally announce
my candidacy for the office OF
Coroner and Ranger of Jackson
County, subject to your wishes in
the Democratic Primary to be
held on August 5.
II have worked with your pres
ent Coroner, H. A. Fails, who has
served you for many years and
believe hat the training and ex-
perience that | have received as
Deputy Coroner and Ranger quail
flies me to serve you in this Of
flee.
The Coroner's office is not a
high paying or a much publicized
job, but it can be very important
to you in cases of emergency. 1t
requires a man who has the in
terest of the county and people al
heart and who is willing and able
to serve them in the manner pre-
scribed by law.
Il own my home and business
in Jackson County and am mar
ried to the former Miss Fannie
McIlwain. We have two children.
| intend to remain in this county
all of my life and have a sincere
desire to serve you in an efficient
and capable manner.
"As the present Coroner will
not offer for reelection, due to
his retirement, | would appreciate
the vote and support of his
friends, as we'll as my own
Sincerely yours,
BAYLOUS w. STOKES
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-06-06
Crawford Home
Is Total Loss
I'm Gnutier Fire

The Joe H. Crawford resi-
dence, located on the beach at
Gautier, burned to the ground
Tuesday afternoon with a total
loss as the result of a fire that
began in a clothes closet in a
new addition to the house.
Mrs. Crawford and a guest
were on the beach at the time
the fire began-about 300 o.
clock-and the Pascagoula Fire
Department was notified. A pow
er failure resulted in the total
loss by cutting off water supplied
by a well on the residence of
Phil Chestnut. a neighbor.
Mr.. Crawford was at work at
the time of the fire at the Sing
ing River Motor Company. He
estimated the damage as in ac-
cess of $1,000 and said that it
was partially covered by insur-
ance.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-06-06
Stone Murder Case
Postponed For Term
On Defense Motion

The trial of J. M. Stone, Jr.. in
licted for murder in connection
With the killing of Stay Rogers
earlier this year, has been post
ooned for this term of circuit
curt on a motion offered by the
lefense attorney. Bidwell Adams.
The defense pied illness ON the
)art of important defense wit
lesses. County Attorney L, K.
Mcintosh also revealed that a
major state witness would have
)een unable to appear due to
,hild birth.
Stone is being held in the
county jail on a murder charge
following his indictment by the
grand jury.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-06-06
Negro Held After
Fatal Shooting In
Beer Parlor Here

David Mathews, negro. proprie-
tor of a beer parlor at 604 Krebs
Avenue, was charged with MUIR
Ter yesterday morning following
the death of Babe Washington,
negro. whom he allegedly shot
last Saturday night.
About "a hours before he died.
Washington signed a statement
before Police Chief ]. E. Shirley
in which he claimed Mathews shot
him in the back as he prepared
to leave the Krebs Avenue es-
Enlistment.
Mathews was arrested Sunday
and held pending the outcome of
Washington's wound. The man
died yesterday morning at loo
o'clock At the Jackson County
Hospital. where he was taken
after the shooting.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-06-06
Mrs. Alice Russell
Is Killed In Bus
Accident Upstate

Mrs. Alice Russell, defendant
in an assault and battery with
intent to kill case here, was kill
ed in a bus accident in central
Mississippi last Saturday, enroute
from Pascagoula to her home.
The attractive young woman,
mother Of a small child, had been
granted a continuance Of her case
Friday due to the child. She was
enroute to her home when killed
in the accident which also took
the lives of three other people.
Mrs. Russell formerly lived
near Wade where the alteration
occurred earlier this wear which
resulted in the charge placed
against her.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-06-06

Patrolman Broadus mef him as
he drove over the Pascagoula
river bridge into the city limits.
Under questioning he admitted
that the al he was driving was
stolen IN Carthage. N. C.. where
he had abandoned another car
that he had stolen in Philadel-
phia, Penn.
Archbell was armed with a $50
automatic pistol when arrested,
and the stolen Car contained a
number of new tires, batteries,
generators. cartons of cigarettes,
end other service station Access
s%ories, and equipment for siphon-
ing gasoline from auto tanks.
He also admitted burglarizing
a number Of filing stations in
Louisiana and FLORIDA. officers
said.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-06-06
Recipe Contest

A favorfte recipe NAV mean more than culinary sat
isfaction to housewives of Jackson County, for this week
marks the beginning of a weekly contest sponsored by the
Chronicle-Star and Advertiser with Sc given away IN
prizes each week to the persons sending in the three WIN
ming recipes.
The first prize will be So, with So and 81, going to the
second and third place winners. The winners, as well as
other chosen recipes, will be printed in the food section
of the newspaper so that readers may try the dishes 1or
themselves Miss Vela Mckinley, county home Demon
stration agent, and two other women to be announced
next week, will serve as judges. All recipes must be IN the
Chronicle-Star and Advertiser office on Tuesday to be
eligible for the contest. The food to be subject OF the con
test will be announced each Friday and winners VIII be
published the following Friday.
This week potatoes, a favorite backbone for any meal,
will take the spotlight with recipes for casserole dlshes
in which potatoes are used as the contest subject. Every
housewife undoubtedly has a faithful standby. a dish
centering around healthful potatoes, which she can
thrust into the oven and depend on to meet the approVal
of her family and furnish a substantial part of the nutri-
ton and substance of her meal. Send it in. Your recipe
NAV win.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-06-06
County To Have
Radio Controlled
Law Enforcement

Members of the Jackson Coun-
tv Board of Supervisors this
week moved to institute Tire coun-
TVS own 24-hour radio-controlled
law enforcement system with q
radio station located in the po-
lice station in Pascagoula and
county.
Under the proposal. radios
would be provided for the sher-
ifs official car and the two
county highway patrol vehicles
and city officials invited to join
in the hook-up.
A. P. Moran. District Four mem
Der and strong advocate of the
measure, called for the installa-
ton of three-way radios-car to
car, station to car, and car to
station. He stated that the eff
cheney of the county highway pa
troll would be greatly increased
by the installation of the radios,
The board had first considered
a-.hook-up' with the Mississippi
Highway Patrol, but decided to
have a county system when that
proved impractical.
Mayor John r. Watts appeared
before the board and pledged the
cooperation of the city in pro-
viding 24-hour-service at the sta
ton by the desk sergeant.
Bids will be received and inn
mediate steps taken to provide
the service to the people of Jack
son County, in keeping with steps
taken by other progressive cities
and counties throughout the
United States.