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The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-04-11

There used to be a figure of speech in the
days before automobiles to the effect that
there are holes in the argument big enough
to drive a drav through" A dray is a wide,
heavy delivery wagon. THAT figure of speech
comes to mind as we try to describe the holes
in Washington avenue, which nevertheless
are no laughing matter.
AS a matter of fact a fellow would need a
horse-draWn dray to drive through some of
those holes, because a truck or an auto
mobile would bog down to the axle-Provid-
ing there was any axle left after he had hit
one of these craters.
We hit one the other day and went back
to look at it. AT first we thought someone had
misplaced a we'll. Coming closer il looked like
a repair job and we wondered where
the red lantern was and the sign saying men
at work, We leaned over the edge and got a
giddy feeling. We shouted anybody down
there?" but got no answer, only the echo.
There are many of these craters in Wash
ington avenue and both driving and walking
are dangerous thereon, for in the reflexive
jerk of the steering wheel to dodge one of
these pits the automobile is likely to lurch
directly toward pedestrians. Anyone who
drives this street regularly knows what we
are talking about. And this is a diSgraceful
condition on one of the most important
through-streets in the south part of the city.
There has been. some confusion for a num-
Der of years, growing out of a period when
the city was broke and the county maintained
the road because it led to Bayou Casotte, as
to who has responsibility for this road right
now. That question ought to be settled and
the road repaired. Ii is dangerous in its pres
emit condition, and there is no excuse for it.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-04-11

ings of t2e Pharaoh? There are
thousands Of families Ia Mis-
sisSipp! today who stir have
not beea reached by power
lines.
Maa had not really OUT
grown the Middle Ages, had
not real.v ~outgrown the last
traces of mis- wiAful and saw
age, caildish nature before he
discovered the atom bomb.
There is too vast a breach be-
tween the capacity of the elev-
crest brains to create weapons
and discover the secrets of
power, and their capacity to
show us-average brains-hoW
10 live in peace and concord
anee with one another. 1t is a
race now to see whether or not
man can rise 20 worldwide
maturity, have done with this
diplomatic pickering, lying and
nonsense. and put the bomb
aside forever for the protec-
ton o. himself and his broth
ers, and the survival of his
children.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-04-11

We can remember the stories
of a grandfather who was q
hunter, coming home with a
wagon load OF game. But now
it is all gone from the eoun-
" where he hunted.
The reason we like the old
road through the swamp is that
it gives US a sense of what the
countryside was like before
that fantastic wave of tech
noIogicsl and material progress
which began about the close
of the first World War.
The thought has occurred to
lis that the history books were
a little short-sighted in teach
ing that the Middle Ages came
to an end hundreds of years
ago and that the moderp age
began a hundred and fifty
years ago with the invention
of steam engine which made
possible the rise OF the mod
ern factory system.
From another way Of look
ing at i, all OF US who are old
enough to write fGr neWspap-
erS or read them We're born IN
the Middle Ages. The Middle
Ages came to ar end when
the first atom bomb was eX-
ploded in New Mexico in l943.
When that event happened,
man for the first time stood
on the mountain top and shook
his fist in the heavens, and
announced that henceforth he
would be master of the forces
of the universe. Only a few
thousand years ago he was a
cave dwelling brute, and only
a century ago, Il generation
ago, he was a fantastic ignof-
anus. But why stop with a
generation ago; even today he
is an ignoramus, a child whose
fantastic cleverness and eteF-
nal tinkering has led him TO
stumble upon a deadly and
dangerous secret for which he
was not ready socially or NOR
ally ~ politically. Mans first
thought was to use that sec
ret as a weapon. He was not
ready for that secret: he would
not have been ready for another
hundred years, or longer. UNI
til he had reached the period
of Development where his first
impulse would have been 10
use that secret as a. tool, a
source of power, Production,
medical therapy fer the health
and service of al society. If
indeed our present age IS
wrecked by the bomb, future
historians may point to mans
premature discovery of The
Secret" OF the universe as the
greatest tragedy in all the long
struggle of man to rise from the
beasts and walk among the
angels.
There are some very old
men still active on this planet.
George Bernard Shaw for one,
and the old marshal who lead
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-04-11

One day several weeks ago,
while driving to New Orleans,
we decided to drive along the
old road which curves up to-
ward Picayune and thence
through the Honey Island
swamp, and through Slidell.
This road is rs or so miles long.
er thar the new Highway 80
but if We had the time we
would take this route or ev-
cry trip. For though the road
cuts through an impenetrable
jungle, there is o 10 see
Every log in the long slough
is lined with turtles basking
in the sun. Hyacinths and wa
ter lilies cover the ponds. In
the thick matted woods there
r many types OF trees, beech
and gum and oak and laurel
Crossing the bridge over the
branches of Pearl river one
can look up and down the rlV-
er as it winds through a jungle
untouched by the hand of man,
and much of il still unexplor-
ed. Twenty years ago there
were some black bears still in
the swamp. Perhaps there are
some yet. There is certainly
smaller life in abundance, SOUR
rel, coon and possum, and al
ligators deep in the swamp.
An occasionally small furry
thing with wild eyes will flash
across the road in the head
lights-and the city dweller
finds ii difficult to make out.
Perhaps a coon. Perhaps a pos
sum. But one thing is certain;
ii has the stamp OF the wilder
ness in its swift, frantic gait.
, Driving near big cities the eyes
of a tabby cat in the roadside
weeds will sometimes flash in
the car lights and for a mo
ment a cat will seem like a
wild animal. But though one
may not even see its form,
there IS something domesti-
ed and 'man-made" about a
cat on the road at night. 1t
has lived in mans dwellings
for too many thousand years
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-04-11
You're Telling Me!
BY WILLIAM RIFT
Central Press Writer

SNAPSHOTS, we read, can
now BE- developed in so sec-
onds. However, It's a good wa.
ger that SO pc. cent of EN-
won't be worth even that lit
tie trouble.
In demanding of the Big
-Four conference control of
GermanV's No. ! industrial re-
gion, France seems to have
struck a Saar note.
Announcing that Greenland
is not for sale, Denmark, .ap-
parently, plans to continue to
keep that territory OF ice.
A New York restaurant, we
hear, Will specialize in soft,
dreamy music and thick, juicy
steaks. It's our guess the din
ers will be so busy they won't
know what kind of music is
being played.
As he piled his snow shovel
on March q, Grandpappy Jen-
kins Was heard to mutter the
first day of spring should be
called the infernal-no yer
nal-eeuinoX.
A cable from Tokyo says
many Japs there wore green
lapel ribbons on St. Patrick's
Day. What are they trying to
do, start another war?
A Toronto thief opened a
safe with meat cleaver be-
cause there was no can open
err handy.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-04-11
BY L T. ROBERTS
JBBIH

When Jim Parker's boys be-
gan sparkling the girls around
their home at Americas thirty
or forty years ago, folks prob
ably called them "cut-ups' or
said they were so full of de
vilment that it was a caution.
II wasn't that they were down
right mean or any thing, but
it's a fact that they never
missed a chance TO play pranks
on each other or any other an
s%uspect!ng soul that happened
to cross their paths,
And Mr.. Parker couldn't af-
ford to get too outdone with
his boys, not after the way he
had done before them-things
like tieing someone's horses
tail to a bent over sapling, pull
ling the ANIMALS hind legs
three feet off the ground when
the tree Strengthened up.
They say that fellow had an
awful time getting that horse
loose and finally had to cut
the tree down. And his great
est Sympathiser was Mr.. Park
er, who stood just out of reach
of the animals flying hoofs
and offered all sorts of advice.
MI Parker passed on some
years ago, but the four boys
still live near the old family
homestead. Emmitt lives on the
old place, VIII and Neal less
than half a mile a way, and
Ellis just over in edge of
George county.
They haven't Gained down
much with the passing years,
only transferring their humor
from Grankl to story telling.
The tales of their antics have
become legends throughout the
county, particularly their
youthful camp meeting pranks
at both New Prospect and
Salem.
More stories are told about
Neal than the other three be-
cause Neal tells more stories,
pausinB auly a couple of times
a month q catch his breath.
One Of the most widely
known concerns Neal and a
preacher, whose name has been
lost with the passing years.
The preacher was Interested
in Meals spiritual welfare and
sought to question him about
il.
Brother Parker" he said
one night after the preaching
service, rs everything right
with your"
Neal solemnly inspected his
suit, looked at his waistline,
took out his pocketbook and
counted his money.
Il believe so. Preacher he
said. NV suit looks all right
i seem to be carrying plenty
of flesh and I've still got a few
dollars in my pocket
What the minister said has
not yet been recorded.
Emmitt IS the dry one. will
ing 10 wait a week and so
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-04-11
CONSTABLE
DISTRICT THREE
FOSTER ARROW
|. f. CMACK9
w. f. (BILL1

the Viehy government, who
were born before the discovery
of the germ theory" Think of
that. There are men now liv-
ing who were BON in a day
when il was not known hat
infection was caused by germs.
Nine tenths of the present es
tablished surgical operations
were unknown q lifetime ago.
Internal medicine was still
largely superstition. 1t is not
but a generation OF two ago
that people, who today would
get Their appendix out and be
up in a week, passed away
helpless of what was called
"cholic' OF stomache trouble.
How many Of US cannot re-
member living in houses which
were Ignted by gas. or by a
lamp-the same burning wick
in oil which lighted the dwell
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-04-11

to any amount of trouble in or
der to get off his joke.
He drew jury duty a few
years ago when folks in this
county were growing Irish po.
tatoes for northern markets
that never materialiZed.
Emmitt freted the entire
week, never missing a chance
to tell his fellow jurors that
he had to get home and plant
his Irish potatoes. No one paid
any attention at first but the
vision of the acres he had to
put in grew as the week drug
on. Finally someone made the
mistake of asking how many
Irish potatoes Emmitt intend.
ed to plant.
About a peck" he said.
> .
Some folks affectionately
call them those crazy Park
ers.' but they are crazy like
a fox, earning good livings
with their farms and stock and
enjoying life a whole lot more
than more serious people. They
have time to drink coffee and
tell stories with anyone who
comes around.
They live just inside of Jack
son County near Cedar Creek
at what is now called Oak
Grove but was formerly the
county seat, Americas. There
Jackson County's first court
house stood until it was burn
ed to the ground by the in
famous Copeland Brothers, who
murdered and plundered here
and in George County a cen
tury or so ago. II was all one
county then, and the county
seat at Americas served the
entire area.
Norwood Alleys father was
sheriff and the late George
Woods father was jailer at the
time the courthouse and Jail
burned. The Copeland gang was
supposed TO have burned il in
order TO destroy evidence
against them and a Negro prs
oner was burned alive in the
jail.
We saw Neal in Paseagoula
about the middle of February
and asked him how he was
getting along.
Fine he said, Fine. If
l ever get my corn gathered.
1t amt doing the yearlings a
bit Of good out there in the
field. They're all just about
to get down on me. But the
chickens are getting along fine.
Fat as ever you saw. They Just
fly the fence and go down
there and eat a fl! right in the
field.
But l got to get that corn
gathered before planting time
And he did We were up to
see him the first of this week
and he had corn knee high.
Said he finally got all that
corn gathered one Saturday
and planted the whole bust
ness again the next.
SAID the corn was doing fine,
toe.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-04-11
POLITICAL
AMMO


The following individuals
have formally announced in
the columns of the Chronicle.
Star AID Advertiser their can
didacy for political office in
this summers Democratic Pri-
mary.
SHERIFF AND TAX
COLLECTOR
r. A. HELM
NOLLE T. ROBERTS
x. l.. WALKER
CIRCUIT CLERK
VERTIS G. RAMSAY
TAX ASSESSOR
LAWRENCE GOFF
KNOX GRAHAM
w. G.. JOHNSON
BOARD Or SUPEhVlSOhS
DISTRICT ONE
billiard f. JONES
DISTRICT TWO
T. V. eTIM1 BLADES
A. w. CAMBLEY
T. J. DICKSON
l.. C. (BILLl JOHNSON
EDWARD A. KHAYAT
j. II. ROBINSON
C. b. WILKINSON
JUSTICE OF THE PEACE
DISTRICT ONE
S. II. SWENSEN
DISTRICT THREE
KATE DENNY
CONSTABLE
DISTRICT THREE
FOSTER BARROW
l. f. (MACKJ MCGOWAN
w. F. BILL) STEPHENS
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-04-11
SHERIFF N TAX


LAWRENCE GOFF
KNOX GRAHAM
w. G.. JOHNSON
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1947-02-06
COMMISSIONS
FOR NAVY MEN

1t. J.. H. Wright, officer in
charge of the Montana Navy
recruiting service, announced
February 4 that a number of
highly qualified ex = enlisted
men who are on duty in the
naval reserve in an inactive
status will be commissioned as
officers in the volunteer re-
serve. The commission will be
in the grade of ensign in both
the line and staff corps.
1t. Wright pointed out that
the program was established in
order to allow men who were
unable to obtain their commits
sions previously a chance to
maintain a commissioned grade.
In most cases this would refer
to men who, through lack of
service or opportunity, were
never eligible for promotion to
commissioned rank during the
war, but who otherwise quail
fled for commission and who
desire to take an active part in
the peacetime naval reserve.
Qualifications which have
been set to make men eligible
for this promotion have been
announced and are available
from the district office, Naval
Officer procurement in Seattle,
WASH, 513 Attic building, 7O4
3rd Ave.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1947-02-06
EXPLAIN FARM
OUTLOOK FOR AT

Although SURPRISES are begin
ming to appear for some farm
commodities, top production in
agricultural products will be
needed through 1947, J. Ray
Mayberry OF the state agrioul-
tural conservation committee
predicted Monday at the last of
The annual outlook meetings
conducted jointly by the Pro-
duction and Marketing admin
istration and the Extension
service throughout the State.
Speaking to a group of farm
ers including all community
committeeman of the county.
Mayberry reviewed the 1917
farm picture.
Ralph Mercer explained goals
for Big Horn county and point
ed out how these goals fit into
The state and finally into the
national production goals.
A. Foster Smith discus ed
price support, basic commodities
and the possible effect On farm
commodity prices when the
Steagall amendment expires on
December 81, 1948. Mr. Smith
al:o pointed out that for the
fifth time in the nations his
tory, a billion bushel wheat
rep is predicted for 1947.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1947-02-06
LIONS TO HEAR
HERBERT LIESE

A program Of eight and &c
nm. motion pictures of mining
operations and other matters
OF interest and a talk by Herb
ert Liese, assistant superintend-
en- of Foley Brothers at CoIstrip,
will be the feature of the reg
ular meeting of the Hardin
Lions club at $50 next Mon
day at the Masonic temple.
Foley Brothers have the coal
stripping contract for the
Northwest Improvement COM
pany. The strip mining opera
lions at Colstrip present an in
terezting phase in the develop
meat of this part of Montana.
Members of the Kiwanis club
and others have been invited
to attend.
On the serving committee are
Pete New, Carl Nerdquist, the
Rev. Ben Nelson, the Rev Al
bert Muskett, Ray M~orissette
and George Mehling.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1947-02-06
Flight Training
For 6. lis Here
Would Be Possible
II Enough Interest
Shown by Local Men

It was learned here this week
that it would be possible to
start a G. l. flight training
school in Hardia if enough ex-
servicemen were intere.ted in
the proposition.
Dick Yentzer, rev owner CT
the Big Horn Always, of Sher-
idan, was in Hardin Monday
presenting plans of the pro-
gram in Sheridan.
Mr. Yentzer and Virgil Cas-
tie called on county officials
- regard to the construction
of a hangar at the county air
port, as it would be necessary
10 house the planes used ir.
the training program. 1t was
stated that the county had an
airport fund and could rent the
hangers upon completion.
Under the present set-up.
each eX-serviceman j. allowed
a total of $54l il flight and
training expense by the govern
ment
ANY ex-serviceman interested
in the program can contact
Edgar A. MODS, American Legion
post No. 8, a%djutant, at the
Big Horn garage and leave his
name.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1947-02-06
Trustees Favor
School Measure
Approve Reorganization
Bill After Amendments
Alter Requirements

The board of trustees of
school district 17-H, at a special
meeting the first of the week,
unanimously in the
school reorganization bill, now
pending before the Montana
state legislature.
This action was taken follow
ing receipt by Supt. E. E. Skele
Monday night from M. P. Moe,
executive secretary of the Mon
tana Education association, a
wire stating that amendments
to the bill had been accepted
by the house of representatives
which remove the major objeC-
tons to the measure from
school workers and patrons III
Big Horn county.
The bill is explained in an
editorial in this issue of the
Tribune Herald. The amend
ments would Cd Remove the
requirement in the original bill!
that each reorganized district
contain an accredited high
school, and ca Make manda-
tory a vote by school patrons
before closing an isolated
school.
The trustees wired Big Horn
county Representative Guy Van
Cleve and Senator Willis B.
Spear their approval of the bill
as amended
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1947-02-06
D'EWART HEADS
INDIAN AFFAIRS

Congressman Wesley A. DEW
art has been named chairman
of the new Indian affairs COM
mittee, which became part of
the Public Lands committee un-
der the provisions OF the con-
gressional reorganization act.
D'Ewsrt's appointment COIN
cided with the announcement
that he will serve also in the
irrigat and reclamation,
mines and mining and public
lands subcommittee of the
new body.
81 am happy to have this
further opportunity to serve the
Indians Of this country and es-
pecially the Indians of Mon
tana," Congressman D'Ewart
commented. AS chairman of
the Indian affairs subcommit-
tee and as a member of the
other subcommittee in public
lands, all of which handle prob
lens of principal interest to
the west, I will have broader
opportunities to be of service
to Montana"
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1947-02-06
CHANGE SUGAR


Manufacturers of sugar-con-
tanning products who, during
the period of war production,
went into business or increased
their productive capacity for
the purpose of fulfilling war
contracts. will be given alloca-
tons of sugar to prevent hard
ship, the OPA announced re-
Gently.
During the war many manu-
facturers who were not in the
business of making sugar-con-
tanning products before April
20, 1912, went into that business
to supply the army, navy and
other government agencies.
Other manufacturers increased
their productive capacity to fill
contracts with these agencies
In either case, these manufac-
turers received sugar for thi!
purpose from the government
agency involved free of the ra-
tioning system.
Termination of war contracts
IldS elII1eT or SCOppeO
entirely the operations of these
manufacturers. Up to now nc
provision has been made for
giving them sugar ALLEGATIONS
based upon productive capacity
installed after the rationing
program began
Action has now been taken
to make it possible for these
manufacturer: to obtain a su-
gar base or an adjustment in
their sugar base which will take
into consideration the amount
of productive capacity installed
to meet war contracts.
Subcontractors, as well as
contractors, may apply if they
started operation or increased
their productive capacity after
April 20, 1912, but not before
January l, 1916.
OPA will announce later
when application forms will bs
available at OPA sugar branch
offices and regional offices.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1947-02-06
ACTIVITIES VARY
IN HIGH SCHOOL

1.-THE Magic Mortons" direct
ed an assembly at Hardin high
school last Wednesday. Selected
as assistants were John Dorm,
Jane Jackson, Mary Ann Koeb-
be, John Shellanarger and Sonia
Jacobson.
Two sophomore boys, Joseph
Job and Clarence Hager, have
returned to Hardin high school.
A new pupil, Anna May Hayes,
formerly of st. Patrick's high
school in Billings, was enrolled
last week.
The Hardin high school band
students from Crow Agency are
sponsoring a dance February z
in Crow Agency. The proceeds
will go into a fund to purchase
new uniforms for the band.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1947-02-06
Tractor Truininq
Schools Planned

A series Of four training
schools in tractor maintenance
will be held in the state this
month and next for All club
leaders who will be assisting
their cubs with this project in
1947, according to Tyrus w.
Thompson, state club leader at
Montana State college.
Places and dates of the
schools and the counties that
will be represented at each are
as follows:
Great Falls, February 1912,
for club leaders and county ag-
entS from Cascade, Toole, Gla-
cier, Hill, Blaine, Phillips, Cho-
teau, Teton and Judith Basin
counties.
Missoula, February 1915, for
Fqathead, Lincoln, Sanders,
Lake, Mineral, M;ssoula, Ravalli,
Deer Lodge, Powell, Lewis and
Clark, Madison, jefferson,
Broadwater and Beaverhead
counties.
Sidney, March s-5, for Valley,
Roosevelt, Daniels, Sheridan,
Richland, Dawson, Custer, Pow
der River, Prairie, Fallon and
Carter counties.
Billings, March 6-8, for Rose
bud, Treasure, Yellowstone, Big
Horn, Carbon, Saltwater, Sweet
Grass, Park Gallatin, Meagher,
Golden Valley, Fergus and Mus
| SelShel1 COMMITTEES
Instructors at the schools
will be Ernie Miller, automotive
engineer from Billings, and Bob
Schock, a Yellowstone county
HI leader. The schools will be
held in the high school voca-
tional agriculture shops in each
city and subjects covered will
include tractor ignition systems,
fabrication, fuel economy, re-
pair and maintenance.