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they attempt to erupt from within
their present sphere of influence.
The crux of the matter is that we
must hold the line economically
land, it follows, politically in
Europe This presents a difficult
problem.
IL. In from five to 10 years after
a reconstruction program has be-
come effective, the Russians may
consider that their own policy has
failed. They may then retreat from
Eastern Europe, and themselves be
content to live on more-but not
completely-normal terms with the
rest of the world.
There are already strong pres
sures within the U. S. S. R. which
could make for such decision.
13. The change of policy. when il
comes. will be accomplished by
peaceful changes within the polit-
buro.
There is no danger that anti
United States factions in the polit-
buro, faced with defeat, will attempt
some international adventure II
order to preserve their own domi'
nance.
| Hold No'Grudges
| IA. If retreat is the final outcome
the Russians will hold no grudges.
The Russian is not neurotic. HI
| is more likely to hold himself t.
blame for his failures than to Try
to find scapegoat elsewhere.
1t was foolish to fear that the
Russians might be angry at the
Greek aid program. The typical re
action to be expected was. "Lool
what the Americans have done-nov
what can We do?"
! Actually, the Russians use mani
festations of anger as a tactica
weapon. One can be sure that wher
the men of the Kremlin show anger
they do not feel it. When they
feel it, on the other hand, they dt
not show it.
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The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-01-24
Thomds S. Riggle
Dies AT Biloxi:
Funeral Here

Thomas S. Riggle, AZ, native
of Moss Point and resident of BIZ
loXi for the past Is years, died
at a hospital in Biloxi on Thurs
day, January 10, at 7:20 p. m.
Funeral services were conduct
ed Saturday morning from the
Fails Funeral home in Moss
Point and interment was in Mach
pelah cemetery with the Rev. f.
w. Scott. pastor Of the Kreole
Methodist church, in charge of
the services.
Mr.. Riggle krew up in Kreole,
the son of Thomas j. Riggle, who
Surviees him. He is also surviv-
ed by a daughter, Mrs. Dorothy
Hubbard Of Biloxi. and two sons,
Thomas E. of Biloxi. and Philip
of the u. S. Navy; and three sis
ters, Mrs. Frank Moody, Mrs.
James Gautier, and Mrs. Lu-
ellie Baekstrom, of Kreole.
Pallbearers were Clarence
Smith. Curtis Sutterfield, Ed
Crane. Percy Lander. F. W. Cir
lot and James Miller.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-01-24
March Of Dimes
Drive Continues:
Dance Planned

The March of Dimes" drive in
Jackson county continued this
week with Dr.. p. A Thompson,
chairman, urging all citizens to
contribute as generously as posi-
bic to the drive.
Meanwhile, plans for the pres
ldent's Bali. honoring the late
Franklin d. Roosevelt, were com
pleted b. the Junior Chamber of
Commerce, who sponsored the af.
fair for the benefit of the polio
campaign funds.
The affair will be held at the
llth Street Auditorium on Thurs
day night, January 80, and ad-
vance tickets are still on sale at
Sl.00, according 10 Clyde Moss,
Jaycee chairman. Tickets pur-
chased At the door will be Sl.50
however, Mr.. Moss warned.
Mr.. Moss also announced that
the JUNIOR Chamber of Commerce
has arranged with the manage
ment of the Tip Top restaurant to
donate cover charge collections of
fifty cents per person ON Friday
night, January 81, to the March
of Dimes fund.
Dancing at the restaurant will
be to the music of Pete Jane and
his orchestra.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-01-24
Supervisors Ask
Revised PIuns
For Court House

Revised plans and an estimated
cost of the proposed new Jack
son County Courthouse will be
presented to members of the
Board of Supervisors in the next
few weeks by Carl L. Olsehner.
New Orleans architect, VINO pre-
pared the original drawings sev-
eral years ago.
Mr.. Olsehner met with the
board Tuesday and asked for the
revision and estimated cost with
IN eye to letting the contract for
the new structure during 1947.
Increased space in some de
partments and the improvements
in heating. air conditioning and
lighting are among the problems
that must be worked out.
The board proposed to build
the structure with on eye to ade-
quate space during the next 80
years, based on normal growth
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-01-24
Examinations Open
For Keesler Civil
Service Positions

Examinations are now open for
probational appointment to the
positions of Firefighter (Struc-
turaD and Firefighter CRASH
CPC-6, $2,469 "a and CPC-7, 81
694 .96, for employment at KEGS
Ter Field, Mississippi, according
to Mr.. Louis P. B~oudreauX, exec
utive secretary, Board of U. S.
Civil Service Examiners for
Keesler Field, Mississippi.
No written test is required. APP
plicants will be rated on the basis
of their experience in the partie-
ular trade for which application
is made. The age limit of l8 to
62 years will be waived for per-
sons entitled to veterans prefer
ence. Further information and
application forms may be secured
from the Executive Secretary,
Board of U. S. Civil Service Elk
aminers, Keesler Field, Mississip-
pi. from any first or second
class post office within IS miles
of Biloxi, or from the Regional
Director, Tenth U. S. Civil Ser
vice Region, customhouSe, New
Orleans, Louisiana.
Applications are to be filed with
the Executive Secretary, Board of
U. S Civil Service Examiners for
Keesler Field, Mississippi, not
later than January 81. l947.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-01-24
River AT Flood
Stage AT Merrill:
Rising Rapidly

The Pascagoula river was a foot
above flood stage at Merrill yes
terday morning and steadily ris-
ing with the highest water in
several years predicted by Sun
day, a weather bureau report re-
vealed Thursday.
A telephone check with the
weather station ut Merrill re-
vealed hat the river rose APP
proXimately four inches Wednes-
day night with the gauge read
ing 1913 feet Thursday morning.
A high of more than &c feet is
predicted by the Jackson bureau
for Sunday.
Baekwater was in the streets of
Merrill yesterday morning but
was far short of a high mark set
about five years ago, it was
learned. No threat to the High
way 90 or l. & N railroad bridges
is expected.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-01-24
VFW Commando,
Here Elected
District Head

Otto Karl Wiesenburg, eomman-
der of the Elmer Joseph Grant
Post of the Veterans of Foreign
Wars here, was elected Mississip
pi FIRST District commander of the
V. +. w. at a Joint meeting of
the FIRST and Second Districts in
Laurel last weekend.
Governor Fielding Wright was
the principle speaker at the en-
campment, which was held in the
Plnehurst Hotel.
Other officers elected were M.
j. Bellande, Biloxi, senior ,ice
commander; Edward Fayard, Bay
st. Louis, junior viee commander;
M. T. Thigpen, Picayune, Judge
advocate; Edwin Tate. Picayune,
chaplain and Curtis T. Parker,
Virgins. quartermaster.
Delegates from the Jackson
County post were Mr.. Waisen-
burg, Vertis G. Ramsay, Garnett
Wilson, Sir, and Mole T. Roberts.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-01-24
Governor Says He
Does Not Plun
To Coll I. Legislature

New Albany. Miss. Jan. 23-
AP-AparentlY there will be
no special session of the Missis-
sippi Legislature il Gov. Field
ing L. Wright can find money
to raise teachers salaries with
out il.
Gov. Wright. IL was learned
today will withhold his formal
announcement about the pro-
posed session until he can
canvass the present possibili-
ties of increasing teachers
salaries.
The Governor has indicated
he will not summon the Leg
lators to Jackson unless a ma
iority favored the move.
The Proposal for a special
session was reported to have
failed by 3 votes of receiving
majority. The canvass was
made by mail. There are 1883
Senators and Representatives.
Available information indicates
that 80 voted for a session.
The Governor met here today
with a group of Legislators
OF the last of a series OF con
ierences.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-01-24
Vancleave
Received
Four Low Bidders
Asked To Propose
New Estimates

Nine firms offered bids Thurs
day for construction of a new
school at V~ancleave but none
was accepted by the board of
trustees pending an effort to
further reduce construction
costs to bring bids in line with
funds available for the school.
The bids ranged from a low
of approximately $4,000 to APP
proximately $193, 900, although
only $4,000 is available in the
schools building fund.
By understanding at the meet
ing Thursday in the office of SUI
perintendent of Education A.. F.
Megehee. the four low bidders
agreed to let their basic bids
stand as based on present speci-
fications, with possible reduc-
tions in costs to be offered on
the basis of the boards antici-
pated revision on various second
airy features in the construction
plans.
H. w. Gautier, attorney for
the Vancleave board of trustees,
asked the four low bidders to
present revised estimates at a
meeting next Thursday after
noon. Bids had been presented
by companies in Mississippi, Ala
bama and Louisiana.
The board of trustees first ad-
vertised for bids last October,
but only one firm offered and
this bid was in excess of $l50,000.
The bid was rejected as being
beyond the reach of funds avail
able and the board then read
vertised for bids.
The old Vancleave school. a
frame building. which had been
the center of community life in
that section of Jackson county,
burned in 1910 with 100 percent
loss. The board is seeking to
build a brick building with eight
class rooms and an auditorium.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-01-24
Rev. Nau Talks To
Rotary On Part
OF Church In-Life

A discussion of the function
of Christianity and "sacrificial
love- IN the everyday relation
ships of business, government and
community life was given Thur
day at the Pascagoula Rotary
Club by the Rev. John F. Nau
of New Orleans, formerly pas
tor of the Lutheran church he c.
Rev. Nau said that money and
material possessions III only
temporary possessions, nor in
the nature of loans which man
kind holds from divine Provi-
denae. The individual should
look upon himself therefore as
a steward of wealth which do
not really belong to him but
which comes from Providence"
The individual citizen, the
wage Garner, the business man,
should not abuse the privilege
of ownership of property, he
said, but should use it well and
justly and always bear in mind
that he shall have to render an
accounting of his stewardship to
God.
AS someone once remarked,
You a fool some of the people
all of the time, and all of the
people some of the time; but you
can't fool all the people all of
the time We should not fool
ourselves into thinking that we
are self-sufficient. Everything we
do must be done for the glory
of God and for the welfare of
our fellow men in the communi-
ty and in the world"
Ed Wiggins, president of the
Club, presided at the meeting
and introduced the speaker and
guests.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-01-24
REA Magazine Cites Identification
OF All Schools In Jackson County

An interesting acknowledge
ment of the rapid strides which
the rural eleetrification program
has made in Jackson county in
recent years was contained in the
January issue of the news ma
gazine which is issued in Wash
ington, ID. c. by the REA.
One Of the featured articles Of
the magazine is given over to
pictures and descriptions of the
schools of Jackson county and
the issues that have been made
of electricity. The title Of the ar
ticle is All the schools Have
Electricity
There are pictures Of the new
Gautier, of the graduation ex-
ercises in a high school auditor
ium, Of girls playing basketball
on a playground, and Of two Ne
gro schools.
Another interesting fact
brought out IN eecent discussions
revealed that only thirty more
miles of REA lines must be set
up before every resident Of the
county who desires rural electri-
fication can avail himself of
REA power.
The article concerning the
Jackson county schools is re-
printed below from the REA ma
gazine:
They've thrown the eoal-oil
lamps out of the schools Of Jack
son County, Mississippi-out of
all the schools.
Largely through the efforts
of the REA-financed Singing
River Electric Power Associa-
ton, in cooperation with county
education authorities, electric
service finally has been brought
10 every rural white and Negro
school in the county. Urban
schools long have had service,
but much of the rural develop
ment has come through the ener-
getic connection program of the
cooperative association.
so far, many of the electri-
fled schools use their service only
for lighting and water systems
"a fey only for lights. But even
this step toward modernization
is n long one.
And school administrators and
the coop look forward 10 the
day-not Too far hence, everyone
hopes - when every Jackson
County school can use electricity
for lunchtime cooking, for SAM
tary facilities, including show
erS, shop and home economics
laboratory work, for radios, and
visual aids, and for community
food processing. The trend is to-
ward great use of the schools
bv adults rs well rs children,
for evening as wen ms daytime
work, More athletic programs
are being held at night, either
outdoors or indoors.
Mississippi has a school con
structon program estimated at
5,O00, GOO for the months to
come. and perhaps much more
when all counties have been
heard from. Rural eleetrfieation
is a large part of this program.
Jackson COUNTY can be proud of
its job we'll done
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-01-24

Attack
Duvid Brurnfield
Tells Officers He
Attacked Couple

The sheriff's office announced
this week that David Brumfield,
32-year-old Negro formerly EN-
ployed as a cook, had confessed to
an attack on a young white Wom-
an and her escort the night of
January IL near the colored Bap-
fist church on Jackson avenue.
Brumfield was arrested early last
Sunday morning, questioned dur
ing the day, and was taken that
night to jackson for safe-week-
ing.
County Attorney L. X. Meln-
tosh said a charge Of rape had
been filed against Brumfield. He
said the Negro had admitted strik-
ing the young woman's escort, a
soldier from keesler Field, with a
blackjack, but denied 'forcibly"
assaulting the girl.
Brumfield was arrested ut his
apartment in Carver Village at
5 q. M, Sunday morning by Dep
uty Sheriff John Mcneil, Deputy
Sheriff A. O. Davis and City Pa
trolmen Noll Golf and j. f. Pat
terson. Deputy Sheriff Mcneil
said a search warrant had been
sworn out on the basis of a tip
concerning Brumfield which had
come 10 the sherilf's office. He
said the search Of the apartment
disclosed a blackjack, flashlight
and a toy cap-pistol wrapped in
a knitted wool pull-over cap.
He said these objects cores
ponded TO descriptions given by
the victims Of the attack. The
toy pistol was of heavy construc-
ton, he said. and looked like a
cickle- plated pistol. Mud was
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The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-01-24
Gtti5rnatrilr Dau
31rnrldiitattutt

WHEREAS, we believe that voting is not only the privilege
but the duty of all citizens in democracy, and
WHEREAS, it IS necessary to make preparations in adj
vance in order to be qualified to vote in our city, county and
state elections. and
WHEREAS, this month, January, has been designated by
law as the month for payment of Poll Taxes and such taxes
must be paid on or before the first day of February,
THEREFORE, l. John r. Watts, Mayor of the City of Pas
cagoula, and !, f, w. Cirot, Mayor of the City of Moss Point,
do herewith proclaim Saturday, January 25th, as Citizenship
Day IN our city and do urge all citizens to present themselves
at the office OF the sheriff for the purpose of paying poll taxes
and 10 register as a qualified elector with the circuit clerk and
with the city clerks in our respective cities.
WITNESS our hands and the seals Of the cities of Pasca-
goula and Moss Point and let all men know that Saturday
january 25th, nineteen hundred and forty-st ven. has been pro
claimed CITIZENSHIP DAY in these two cities.
JOHN r. WATTS, Mayor of Pascagoula
(SEAL1
f. w. CIRLOT, Mayor of Moss Point
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-01-24
Residents Urged To Pay
Taxes, Be Citizens

Plans for the Junior Chamber
of Commerce Citizenship Day
with the slogan "Be a Citizen
Don't Just Live Here, crystaliz-
ed this week when the mayors of
Moss Point and Pascagoula joint
~ proclaimed Saturday, January
rs, as Citizenship Day in the
two cities.
Designed to encourage all resi-
dents to become citizens by quail
tying themselves to vote, the Poll
Tax Paying and Registration
Drive of the Jaycees has become
an annual affair and has brought
statewide recognition to the club.
In connection with the drive
this year, w. w. Welborn, chair
man of the Javcee committee,
this week announced a parade in
Pascagoula for Saturday morning
with representatives of civic clubs,
the Boy Scouts, Hi-Y clubs. and
others taking part.
The Pascagoula High school
band will furnish music for the
parade which will form at the
ingalls, parking lot on Lincoln
avenue, march through the bust
ness section via South Pascagoula
street, and end up at the Court
House.
Speakers
The parade is scheduled to end
at the Court House at 400 o'clock
where Mayor John II. Watts, the
Rev. Frederick Graef, Thomas X.
Wells, and E. c. Gordan will APP
peal to the crowd to pay their
poll taxes and prepare themselves
to vote in city, county, and state
elections
The Rev. Graef is pastor Of the
Christ Lutheran church of Pas
eagoula and a veteran of World
War IL, while Mr. Wells is SUI
perintendent of city schools IL
Pascagoula and M. Gordan a dis
trict representative of the Ameri-
can Federation OF Labor.
Junior Chamber of Commerce
officials explained that the speak
ers represent a crcss section Of
the population in this are and
indicates a united front in the
drive for citizenship on the part
OF local residents.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-01-24
Court Nominated
For Annual
Carnival Ball

The court for the annual car
nival bail. OF the Young Mems
Business Club 0! Moss Point,
have been notified of their nom
nation and their acceptance has
been received, club officials an
nounced this week,
The court will be announced
in the February Z issue of this
newspaper. but secrecy surrounds
the identity of the king and
queen, dukes and duchesses,
crown and train bearers. They
will be revealed at the BAL which
will be held at the Market Street
Recreation Center on Friday
night, February IA.
President Jack Turner of the
club and Chairman Frank Spann
oil the carnival committee n
nounced this week that all COM
mittees are functioning and
Chairman II. V. Shields of the
decorations committee stated
that the valentine motif would
be featured in the decorations.
The former Kings and Queens
OF JOY at the outstanding social
event are listed below.
King Joy |, Mr.. Hermes eau
tier. Queen JOY |, Miss Alice Col
mer; king Jey II, Mr.. T. l.. De
Lashmet, Queen Joy II, Mrs. Tom
DAIMLER tNiss Gladys PeIham);
King jog III, Dr.. j. N. Loekard,
Queen joy Ill, Mrs. William f.
Mcleod tMiss Clara Eicy1; King
Joy ". M. X. w. Bufnham;
Queen Joy ", Mrs. Fred Taylor,
King JOY V, Nh. J. w. Bramfield,
Queen joy Y, Mrs. John Cham
bers (Miss Mary Fitzner)i King
Joy vi, Mr.. G. p. Wood; Queen
JOY vi. Mrs. Raymond Fares-
berg Miss Dot CAVITY; King Joy
VII, Mr.. Fred Taylor; Queen JOY
VII, Mrs. Philip Bunker Miss
Helen stewart King joy VII,
Or. r. c. Fey Queen JOY VIII,
Miss France Le%atherbury; King
Joy TX. Mr. A +. nantzler.
Queen Joy TX, Miss Duveagne
Watts
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-01-24
Coulter Discusses
New Court House
In KiWunis Address

Hermes F. Gautier. member of
the jackson County Beard OF
Supervisors, explained plans of
that body to let a contract for
a new court house during this
year in an address before the
Pascagoula KiwaniS Club At their
meeting at the Country Club last
Tuesday.
In an informal talk. Mr.. eau
tier discussed the plight Of the
schools II Pascagoula and Moss
Point and the possible solutions.
He mentioned several WAYS in
which the problems Of finances
might be solved.
Dr.. Thomas f. Stout presided
at the meeting which was well
attended.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-01-24
SLUGGERS WARM UP FOR GOLDEN GLOVES

A score of local youngsters
were boxing, smuggling. bag-punch-
ing and rope-Skipping last week
IN preparation for the Golden
Gloves elimination bouts January
81 and February l to select a
team Of contenders to be sent
by the Chronicle Star TO the
tournament IN Nashville.
T. \. Tucker. director of the
Market street civic center who is
IN charge of the Golden Gloves
program here. said that entry APP
pheations had been received from
half 4 dozen high schools. clubs
and other organizations on the
coast and that a sizeable group
of eontenders was expected to
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-01-24
Telephone Company Asks Rate Hike,
Announces Improved Local Services

The Southern Bell Telephone
Company this week filed a petit
ton with the Mississippi Public
Service Commission for an in
crease in rates throughout the
state. aud the local manager for
the Pascagoula-Mos Point area
announced a number of major
projects scheduled to provide i'm
proved services here.
Manager r. S. Boswell said that
three positions are to be added
TO the Pascagoula switchboard
during May and that additional
cable is scheduled for the north
ern section Of Pascagoula and all
of Moss Point during June and
July of this year.
He also revealed that additional
equipment IS scheduled to be in
stalled IN Moss Point during Oc-
tober which will enable that Of
flee to handle more calls at one
time. An order has also been is
sued to add additional trunks be-
tween Pascagoula and Moss Point,
Mr.. Boswell said, but added that
a completion date on this project
cannot be given at this time.
Increase Asked
In their petition, the telephone
company declared that the ex-
penses in this state had increased
by l48 percent since 1910 while
its revenue had only increased by
ll6 percent. The rate increase on
local service would be on a slid
ing scale, depending on the size
of the locality, a company re-
lease revealed, and stated also
that authority had been asked to
increase long distance calls within
the state five cents, and ten cents
in some instances.
The company declared that
their investment in Mississippi
amounted to more than thirty
million dollars and that they eX-
pected to increase it by twenty
five million dollars during the
next five years.
They declared that the COM
pany did not profit from the war
but showed an actual decline in
the return on investment in this
state. They advanced increased
wages and equipment costs as the
reasons for asking the increase
in rates.