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Evening star., 1947-11-01
This and That
Bu Charles E. Trace1DeH.
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GARFIELD STREET.
Dear Sir:
"If you persist in advising meal worms for
Carolina wrens, you may ALLEVIATE some OF your
feathered clients, for there is something else
which these wrens like just as well.
"Out here in Wesley Heights we have had
pair of Carolina wrens for several years. But
we never offer them vermin to eat.
1--WE have never kept -four SO long that it
produced meal worms, and we never have
bought meal worms from fish store, either by
the thousand or by the piece.
Instead we use peanut butter
so do the Carolina wrens. They love 1t.
"Conceivably they might prefer food that
would wiggle for them or wink at them, but we
prefer foods that sit still.
Peanut butter is also favorite diet OF
chickadees, nuthatches and downy woodpeckers
Peanut butter also makes better bait Tor
mouse traps even than cheese.
Cordially yours, D. L. G."
X Xxx
Peanut butter is one food for birds Of which
it may be said that enough is enough
This rich concentration sometimes makes
birds i'll and will cause hungry squirrel to have
indigestion, or even gasp for breath.
Something of the same. perhaps, has been
experienced by mary human consumers
Peanut butter, taken too quickly, without the
aid of liquids or other solvents, causes gum
ming up as 1t were, of the throat and tongue.
1Lldb Is why AZ Id bCoe Ava AiNAAAS%AAS "A.S~~
spread on bread and even then 1t may give
one a gaspy feeling If eaten too hastily.
It may be presumed that birds and squirrels,
both ardent peanut butter consumers, feel
much the same way, and suffer the same con-
sequences or even more, because Of their lin
tied size.
In other words if this is concentrated food
for us. it must be for them, too.
Therefore, we cannot wholly share in our
correspondent's enthusiasm for this food as an
offering to the songbirds
Peanut hearts are better.
Roasted or raw peanuts, In the shell, are
much more natural.
Many of the better class of wild bird feeds
incorporate some peanut hearts 1t gives the
mixtures delectable smell.
If plain peanut butter Is used, it is best not
to put out too much at time, or too often
in day.
For the squirrels peanut butter is best served
on books" that Is, pieces of cardboard, the
inner side spread with peanut butter.
This causes the animals to hold them as II
reading laughable and interesting sight.
But too much peanut butter is especially bad
for this rodent since he Is inclined to gobble.
Blue Jays love whole peanuts, carrying most
of them away in repeated trips, to bury be-
meath leaves or elsewhere.
These never go to waste, of course since they
are found by squirrels and sometimes by some
of the larger birds.
As for peanut butter making better bait
for mouse traps than cheese, the mice OF
our acquaintance have an even better one.
Cotton, they say, adding something about the
nesting season, which seems to be just about
all the time in the best mouse circles.
small tuft of cotton Is clean and nice to
handle and will gather in the mice quicker
than the most succulent cheese, or the gum
miest peanut butter.
Evening star., 1947-11-01
Recognizing the Louvre

The first phase of the long anticipated
rearranging of the treasures of the Louvre
has been brought to approximate compile
ton. dispatch to the New York Times
suggests that nothing remains to be done
in the new long gallery except the placing
OF velvet background. Meanwhile, the
reorganization of. other rooms will be in
progress. When the entire task is finished
years hence, the old palace may be re-
garded as being as modern in its own
manner and fashion as any other museum
in the world.
The Louvre, as 1t happens, never has
been empty of builders and rebuilders since
Philip Augustus raised the original corner
tower seven centuries ago. Charles made
the place his royal residence, improved it
suitably and installed his library and other
valuables between 1864 and 1880. Francis
and Henry II engaged Pierre Lescot, one
of the most talented architects of the
Renaissance, to reconstruct the whole
establishment. Catherine de Medici and
her three sons continued the enterprise
with Thibaut Metezeau as master of the
works. Then Henry w, Louis XIII and
Louis XIV contributed their respective
portions of the overall design. After the
revolution, Napoleon I and later Napo-
leon III carried on. BY 1870 it was possible
to claim for the palace that it was the
largest and most splendid edifice of its
kind on earth. It covered then about
forty-hve acres, roughly three times the
area of the Vatican and st. Peters in
Rome.
Obviously, the decoration and furnishing
of such vast and stately pile involved
tremendous expenditure of money and
labor After the Pyramids of Egypt, the
Louvre probably was the most notably
inclusive p w. A. ever attempted. Merely
the painting of the interior surfaces Of
the palace was Trojan undertaking. ALI
Europe was ransacked for paintings,
bronzes and marbles to serve as en-
bellishments. Hundreds, if not actually
thousands of precious fruits of human
genius which once were assembled there
have appeared-caSualtieS OF wars and
internecine strife. But what was saved
constitutes magnet with powers of at
traction unmatched in the Eastern Hemi-
sphere, perhaps unparalleled anywhere
under the sun.
The -now-rearranged long gallery con-
tains three hundred masterpieces of the
italian and Spanish schools in chrono-
logical order. In the center have been
hung the Mona Lisa" by Leonardo da
Ninci; the portrait of Henry w by Titan
and the portrait of Balthazar Castiglione
by Raphael. These pictures unquestionably
deserve such emphasis Their opposite
numbers" in the National Gallery in
Washington (not one stone of which was
laid when the Louvre was closed for re-
pairs) might be the Madonna of the House
of Alba" by Raphael; 1.-The Feast of the
tGods," by Giovanni Bellini, and '"The
Evening star., 1947-11-01

appropriation acts. The program was rec
commended by presidential commission
to which it is absurd to attribute witch
hunting" tendencies. The only conclusion
to be drawn from DR.. Warne's statements
is that he does not concede the right of
the Government to inquire into the loyalty
of its employees, by QUESTIONABLE or other
wise. If that is his belief he is out of step
with the Government of which he is sup
posed to be part and he should therefore
resign without further ado.
Evening star., 1947-11-01
Gambling in Grain


To the Editor Of The Star:
With widespread confusion over export goals
for grain, uncertainty over the crop outlook
for the future and with political smear tao
tics" being used where sound economics are
needed 1t is most refreshing to find an editorial
like that in The Evening Star, Saturday, Oc-
tober 18, titled, Gambling In GRAIN" You
have certainly pointed the way to better under
standing of the conditions with which we are
now faced. We, who are directly concerned
with the grain trades, could not have done
better job Of presenting the true facts than
The Evening Star has done in this editorial.
You have made distinct contribution to the
cause of accuracy.
Some of the things that need to be embla-
zoned a1oft in these trying times are the
following:
l. Cash grain prices have consistently been
above prices in the futures market-the only
place where speculation is involved-refutes
| any and all charges that speculation dominates
the grain market It confirms congressional
finding that Government purchase OF grain
Is the dominating factor establishing cash and
future prices in the grain markets of the United
States"
2 Demand for wheat for overseas shipment
and Federal export goals continue at point
| far in excess Of exportable supplies and in
volume threatening the supply for domestic
| use.
g. The movement out Of farmers hands has
diminished to the point where supply in COM
mercial channels is getting dangerously low.
| For example, 286, 100000 bushels of wheat re-
manned on farms in the Southwest on October
H. compared to 10-year average of 145, 600 600.
| 4. The proposed 100000, 900 -bushel export
| program would bring our carry-over of wheat
down to 65, 900 600 bushels next July. Intentions
| apparently exist to prosecute this program
| despite the outlook for crops far below the
average of the last seven years. The Depart
ment of Agriculture normally considers a
| 275, 900 -bushel carry-over as safe.
1t is high time that our people generally
realize what the law of supply and demand
really means. It is demand in the face of
| diminishing supplies that has caused high prices
for grain. Spectators have taken advantage
! of this situation and have come into the mar
| ket on the long SIDE On the other hand, over
| the entire advance, an often equal and some
times greater number Of spectators have come
have had an offsetting market influence. The
| public Is not told of this. All of this is far
| different from prices being shot upward due
| to speculative influences as misinformed people
In the Government have contended.
| For the first time exchanges are asked to
| enlarge margins to control the volume of
| trading with q view to preventing speculation
on one side Of the market or the other. This
concept Is diametrically opposed to tradition
Evening star., 1947-11-01

Alteration of the Shepherds" by Giorgione,
with the Alteration of the Magi," by Botti-
celn; "The MILL" by Rembrandt, and "The
Italian Comedians" by Vatican, as i'm
y,orto,t "r,,nperS1lno
Evening star., 1947-11-01

train trough
plasterers" in
three months,
and b e lie We
me, they would
be rough. I
would like to
see two three
month" plas-
terers working
together, a n d
Evening star., 1947-11-01

at G a t h 1c
University. The
reviewer dis
played q Bit
t erly disap-
pointed a n d
sarcastic tone
W h ich would
have been fit
tingly used to
condemn tn e
aa-1J1r, ryNpGv
Evening star., 1947-11-01
Letters to The Star

Letters for publication must bear
the signature and address OF the
,Oritersazthough it is permissible for a
1Drite7s knoaon to The Star to use a
non de plume. Please be brief.
Evening star., 1947-11-01

According to the Moscow radio, Russians
were first to invent the electric light, tele-
graph, radio, steam locomotive and penicil-
lin All this in addition to the automatic no.
Evening star., 1947-11-01
By THE HASKIN SERVICE.

@. What are the most difficult letters to
understand over the telephone?-W. R. G.
A. The ears are least sensitive to the letters
IS" and "F"' and they carry the poorest.
Evening star., 1947-11-01

Why stop with identifying only the COM
mics in the films? Let the movie marquee
tag them all, as follows: Passions ashes
with Harold Hairoil Dem) and Muriel
Mascara Und. Rep.)."
Evening star., 1947-11-01
A Plasterer's Reply

TO the Editor OF The Star:
Being plasterer, am much interested in
the article in The Star Of October 27 by Law
renee Sullivan.
The builders In Cleveland may be able to
Evening star., 1947-11-01
Questions and Answers
Confronted With Taft's Declaration
of Bipartisan Stand on Prices
Bv Gould Lincoln

A reader can get the answer to any question Of
fact by writing The Washington Star Information
Bureau, 3l6 / street NE. Washington q D. c.
Please inclose 3 cents for return postage.
Evening star., 1947-11-01
Down on Drama Critic

To the Editor of The Star:
Why so vindctive toward young playwrights
in the drama columns these days? was aston
ished to read in The Star H. MS scathing re-
view Of Victoria Kuhn's play, Rebels Empire, !"
Evening star., 1947-11-01

@. How many wives is Bluebeard supposed
to have killed?-I A.
A. The Bluebeard, popularized by Charles
Perrault (1628-1703) author of many fairy
tales, killed six wives.
Evening star., 1947-11-01

Hollywood puts up with everything, in
cluding the $2,500-a-week connie for
laughs
Evening star., 1947-11-01

@. Are the stars brighter In the Northern
Hemisphere or the Southern Hemisphere
j. S. P.
A. The northern consultations are more
Evening star., 1947-11-01

Q. What was the peak of personal savings
during the war period?-J. S. S.
A. Total personal savings rose from $3.7
billions in 1910 to 1855 billions in 1914 Since
the end of the war savings have dropped to
SLAB billions In 1916 and $40 billions for the
first six months Of 1947.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-05-02
Twenty Patients
OF Vet Hospital
Attend Launching

Twenty patients from the Vet
Grams Hospital in Biloxi were
royalty entertained in Pasea-
goula last Friday through the
Community Service for Camp and
Hospital unit of the Jackson
County Chapter of the American
Red Cross.
Highlights of the day for the
wounded patients was the launch
ing of "Cubaloide' at the In
gals Shipbuilding Corporation,
where they also toured the yard,
Transportation was provided by
the American Legion.
After the tour, the Pascagoula
Elks Club entertained the pa
tents with a luncheon at the
Beach Park, at which Henry
Gautier and j. F.. Velcich were
hosts. They were assisted by Mrs.
Roy Owens, a member of the Red
Cross Gray Ladies and hospital
attendants assisted the disabled
veterans throughout the day.
Many used wheelehairs and canes.
Some of the honor guests said
that it was their first day out of
the hospital in years and were
enthusiastic in their appreciation.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-05-02
~" Membership
Annual Campaign
Begins Thursday

The annual membership cam
paign of the Pascagoula Young
Mems Christian Association will
be launched here on Thursday,
May 7, and will continue through
May 9, it was announced this
week by M. Fl. Dossett, president
of the board of directors.
The YMCA was organized here
a year ago and conducts club
work and sports activities from
its headquarters on Market Street
under the direction of A. p. May.
During the past six months,
the average monthly attendance
in these activities has been $500
men and boys, according to fig
ures released by Mr.. May. He
said the activities are based on
the principle of developing boys,
mind, and spirit and in helping
boys and men to grow into use
full citizens.
The campaign fer memberships
will be headed by Mr.. Dossett
who announced the appointment
of ten team captains as follows:
Larry Lindhart, Wilbur Dees, Ar
thur Smith, j. L. Velcieh, j. E.
Stone, DR.. P. A. Thompson, DIN
Hefflin, Harry Gray, Phillip
Ware, and j. A. Stafford.
Plans call for a kick off meet.
ing Tuesday night at 800 o.
clock; d report meeting at break
fast Thursday morning; and "a
final report at a dinner meet
ing Friday night.
In connection with the cam
paign, MIR. Dossett said: Our
youth is our greatest asset, and
the program of the Y.MC.A. is
one of the less expensive means
of insuring this asset. II should
be a pleasure to every adult in
the city of Paseagoula to be a
member"
All boys in the city are eligi-
BILE to be active members of the
organization without direct cost
to them, Mr.. May explained, since
the budget is met partially
through adult memberships.
These memberships are classified
as 10 be in reach of every man
who is interested in youth, he
declared
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-05-02
Mississippi-Made
Cottons Will Be
Featured At Show

The style show to be given by
the Moss Point Woman's Club
will provide a luxurious setting
for the glamorous cotton crea-
tons forging into the lead of the
fashion parade for the coming
warm weather season. The dress
es will BE- shown by models from
Moss Point, Pascagoula and Gau-
tier Friday, May 9, at 3 p. m.
at the Moss Point High school
auditorium. The entire show will
feature Mississippi-made cottons
and proceeds will go to the Moss
Point City Library. the club pro.
ject of the year.
Models who will show the cos
TUNES which range from carefree
casuals and cool, flattering play
clothes to stunning formals and
classic STYLES will be Mesdames T.
o. Mabry, B. j. Jane, Avon Bill
DO, Carl Segerblum, J. c. Avent,
r. l.. DeLashmet, II. G. Wiegand,
H. r. Humphrey, Jr., John G..
Hill and Misses Duvergne Watts,
Victoria Kocan, Cecil Thomson,
Nelson, Sara Frances
Brooks, Olive Elkin, Virginia Up
ton, Romanus Clark of Moss
Point and Mesdames A. F. Dantz-
Ter, w. c. Brondum, William
Kolb, Whitfield Davis, j.. o.
Kleisner and Misses Mary Adams,
Virginia Hildebrand of Pasca-
gouia and Mrs. Frances Clifford
of Gautier.
Mrs. j. T. Thompson of Moss
Point will be fashion commenta-
tor and f. A. Khayat will serve
as master of ceremonies.
In addition to the fashion pa
rade there will be amusing skits
musical numbers and songs. To
add to the interest in the show,
several dress lengths were Civ
Ell to the Moss Point Women's
Club by the manufactures OF
these styles and the dresses de
signed and made by different
members will be modelled with
the other styles.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-05-02
Telephone Rate
Increase Is Set
For Local

Substantial rate increases for
telephone users in Jackson coun-
ty will go into effect with the
May 20 billing of the Southern
Bell Telephone and Telegraph
Company, according to new ba-
sic rate schedules announced this
week.
Biggest increase will go to tele-
phone users in Pascagoula where
the following rates will go into
effect:
Pasca9oula Business; one party;
old rate $500, new rate SIS. so.
Two-party, old rate $340, new
rate SIS; four party, old rate $2.75,
new rate S425. Residence: one
party; old rate $2.35, new rate
$3.50; two-party, old rate $1.85,
new rate $2.25; four-party, old
rate $1.60, new rate So.
Moss Point Rates
The rate increase was not as
great in Moss Point, where the
following new schedule will 60
into effect:
Moss Point-Business, $3.50,
$3.75 and SO, against the old rate
81, $40 and $2.75. Residence,
$3.50, So and $1.75, against the
old rate of S2.35, $1.85 and 81. SO.
Business extensions in each
city will be increased from SIPS
per extension to $3.50. Residen-
tial extensions will not be af-
fected.
New rates to apply in Ocean
Springs will be:
Business, $4.25, $685. and $3.50.
Residence, 1925, SITS and $3.50.
Other coast city rates will be
as follows.
Gulfport and Biloxi-Business,
one party, $3.50: two-party, $3.50;
four-party, S425. Residence, one
party, So; two-party, $3.50; four
party, 1925.
Pass Observation-Disclosures, $4. so,
$3.75; and 1925. Residence, $2.65,
pA.lJ, anu pl.oU.
Bay st. Louis-Business, SIS,
$4.25, and $3.50. Residence, $2.60,
and $1.90.
Wiggins-Business, $3.75, So,
and $3.50. Residence, $2.25, SITS,
and $3.50.
The original application asked
for hikes that would produce an
increase of l2la per cent in gross
revenue, The increase was sought,
company officials said to offset
higher operating costs and TO i'm
prove equipment
c. M. Morgan of Hattiesburg,
a member of the public service
commission, estimated that the
increases granted amounted to
about 40 per cent less than what
had been sought.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-05-02
Payment Due County
Executive Body so
Days Prior Primary

County candidates for cleo
ton in the August 5th Demo
cratic primary were notified
this week by II. w. Gautier,
chairman of the County Demo-
cratic Executive Committee of
assessments due the Commit
tee which must be paid go days
prior to the primary.
The assessments, set by law,
are $3.50 for each candidate
for State Senator; SIS for each
candidate for the State Legis-
lature and for all offices elect
ed countrywide; and $3.50 for
each candidate for District Of
flee
The payments are to be made
to Arthur Allen, Sr., secretary
of the County Committee and
may be mailed to him at l40l
S. Paseagoula street, Pasca-
goula.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-05-02
More Than Fifteen Hundred Students
Begin Vacations In County Today

Vacation time begins this
week for more than 1900 stud
ents in nine county schools
that are winding up the school
year this week with the last of
the closing excuses scheduled
for tonight.
The Broome school, located in
the edge of George County but
attended by students of the
Daisy-Vestry area, closed a
week ago with A. F. Megehee
as commencement speaker. The
Hurley school had its exercises
last Friday night and other
schools in the county were
scheduled to have commence
ment exercises either Wednes-
day, Thursday or tonight.
]. NJ. Tubbs, state superin-
tendent of education, was
scheduled to speak at Eseataw-
pa Wednesday night at closing
exercises which included a dedi-
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-05-02
w. H. (Pie) Moore
District Three
Board Candidate

William II. (Pie) Moore of Or
ange Grove and Pascagoula this
week formally announced that
he will be a candidate for MEM
bership on the Board of Super
visors, representing District
Three, in the Democratic Pri-
mary election to be held on Au-
gust 5th
Mr.. Moore is a life long resi-
dent of District Three, and in
his formal announcement states
that he believes himself well
qualified for the office due to
his long association with the pro-
gress If both the District and
Paseagoula.
His formal announcement fol-
lows:
TO THE QUALIFIED DEMO
CRATIC VOTERS AND RESI-
DENTS OF DISTRICT THREE:
| take this means of making
the formal announcement of my
candidacy for membership on the
Board of Supervisors, represent
ing District Three. in the Demo
cratic Primary election on Au-
gust 5th.
| am a lifelong resident of
District Three and well under
stand its needs and the needs of
its residents. If the voters of
the District G fit to elect me
| will make every effort to see
that the wishes of the majority
are carried out.
l will make an effort to see
every qualified elertar and resi-
dent that I physically can be-
tween now and the primary cleo
ton. Meanwhile / will appreciate
your serious consideration of my
candidacy and anything that YOU
can do for me will be greatly
appreciated.
Yours very truly,
WILLIAM II. CPiel MOORE.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-05-02

cation of the new sections of the
school.
Mr.. Tubbs was also schedul-
ed to speak at Wade last night
when the Vancleave and Orange
Lake school also had their clos
ing exercises scheduled.
In the eounty's three eight
months high schools a total of
80 seniors would receive diplo-
mas with l6 scheduled at st.
Martin. IL at Wade. and six at
Vaneleave.
Baccalaureate sermons, class
nights, plays and ~operettas,
additionally a part of school
closing exercises, We're held at
various schools most nights this
week.
In the three white grammar
schools, EScatawpa had %
eighth graders, Hurley %, and
Orange Lake Is, who received
certificates of having satisfae-
torily completed their work.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-05-02
George L. MaHette
Dies At Home
In Fort Bayou

George L, Mallette, head of a
large and prominent West Jack
son County family, died at his
home in Fort Bayou Monday
afternoon following a long illness.
He was SO years of age.
Mr.. Mallette is survived by his
widow, to whom he had been
wed &c years, and ll9 direct de-
scendants including nine children,
81 grandchildren, and 40 great
grandchildren.
He was a lifelong resident of
Jackson County and the majority
of his descendants still reside in
the county.
Funeral services were held
Wednesday morning at 10 o'clock
from the Antioch Baptist Church
with interment in the cemetery at
the church. The Rev. Ed Lewis,
assisted by the Rev. r. l..
Vaughn, conducted the funeral
and the pallbearers included five
grandsons Lloyd and Kebble De-
Lancey, Marion, Lamar, and Elmo
Mallette. and a grandson by mar
riage, Hinton Farley.
Survivors, besides the widow,
include seven sons: George, HUI
bert, Raymond, Lester, and Tony
of Fort Bayou; Fred of North
Biloxi; and Peter of Saucier, and
two daughters, Mrs. Verta Lee
Campbell and Mrs. Annie De-
lsncey of Fort Bayou.
Mr.. Mallette was active for
many years in church and school
affairs in his community and his
sons and daughters and their
families continue in his footsteps
in the Fort Bayou Community.
A large crowd gathered for the
last tribute to a pioneer citizen
and the floral offerings attested to
the respect he commanded.