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The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-12-05
I'm O S POINT.
Social Events

E. A. Khayat and Frank Spanr
were among Moss Pointians at.
tending the Ole Miss Mississippi
State game at Starkville, -Satur-
day.
Corporal Curtis z. Brandenburg
of Keesler Field spent the holt
days with his family in Moss
Point.
Elk State Senator and Mrs. Frank
Boykin Pittman and daughters
Miss Frances Pittman and Mrs
Hubert Edward Bailey, and sons
Frank and Donald, of Jackson,
were visitors in the home of Mrs,
Pittman's mother, Mrs. Medora
Cirlot during the Thanksgiving
holidays.
MI. and Mrs. George Fitzner
and children George, Jr. and
Celeste, of Mobile, were guests
Sunday of Mr.. and Mrs. r. F.
Fitzner.
AL Wright, a student at Perk-
inston Junior college, was a
guest in the home of Mr., and
Ms. Edwin Mays for Thanksgiv-
ing.
Mrs. Maud Reeves of Jackson
was guest for several days OF
Mrs. George Bowen.
Rev. N. u. Boone, Misses Otille
Swan, Ina Thompson, Mesdames
Morton Farley, Mitchell Cirlot,
w. B. McDavid, Charles Booker,
John Cirlot and D.. Stewart at
tended the district meeting of the
Missionary education held in
Gulfport Methodist church with
an all day session Tuesday.
Mrs. j. D. Lowe is enjoying
a weeks vacation with Mr.. and
Mrs. Walter Lowe in Tchula,
Miss.
MIR. and Mrs. ]. M. Rivers and
son Warren spent the Thanks
giving holidays with relatives in
Georgia.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. S. Beardslee
were visitors to New Orleans on
Tuesday.
The many friends of Mrs. M.
S. Horne are very sorry to hear
of her illness at her home and
wish for her a speedy recovery.
MIR. and Mrs. Dale Gauthier
and son, MI. and Mrs. Harry
Smith returned to their home in
New Orleans after spending the
holidays with their parents, Mr..
and Mrs. H. A. Fails.
Edwin Lennep. Jr. and Mrs.
Edwin Lennep. ST., were Joined
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-12-05
Wiggins Heads
Group Greeting
Rotary President

w Ed Virgins, district govern
or of the 18th District Rotary
International, headed a delegation
Of Rotarians from South Louisi-
ana and all sections of Missis-
sippi, who gathered in Jackson
Monday TO greet Kendrick Guern-
sey, president of Rotary Inter
national, who spoke at a lunch
con in the capital city Monday
of this week.
Mr.. Guernsey, accompanied by
Mrs. Guernsey, arrived by plane
at the jackson airport where
| they were greeted by the dele
! cation headed by Mr.. Virgins and
John Kicks, president of the Jack.
son Rotary club. +.
The delegation, in banner trim
med cars, formed a parade which
toured Jackson prior to the lunch
con at the Heidelberg hotel
where Mr.. Guernsey was guest
speaker.
Mrs. Kicks was host to Mrs,
Virgins, Mrs. Guernsey and
wives of officers of the Jackson
club and other visiting club presi-
dents at a luncheon that day, and
in the afternoon Mrs. Virgins and
Mrs. Guernsey assisted MI
Kicks in receiving at a tea at her
home.
Mr.. Virgins vas also guest
speaker at the Bay st. Louis Ro-
tary club Wednesday noon of this
week when he paid his official
visit to the coast city group.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-12-05
DINNER GUESTS OF MIR. AND
MRS. KHEBS -

Mr.. and Mrs. Joe v. Krebs had
as dinner guests Friday. Mrs. Gus
Frentz of Biloxi. Mrs. Harold III
ing and daughter, Jean, Of Ocean
Springs; Mrs. MILFORD Leather
wood and children, Wicky and
Karon Of Mobile.
In the afternoon they were
Joined by Mrs. Earl Davis and
granddaughter, Glenda Vaughn.
of V~ancleave; Mrs. Leo Davis and
children, Earl and Margaret Ann,
and Mrs. C. w. McGrath and
children, Joyce and Jeanette of
Pascagoula.
pastor of the Methodist church
in Moss Point, was a most well
come visitor.
During the meeting the @. {.
Roberts circle extended an in
vitation to the Lucy Strider cir
Gle to a Christmas party at Linz
coin hall, Dec. Is.
The meeting was closed with
prayer by Mrs. p. ". Pace, the
president-elect of the society.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-12-05

Among the notable libraries of
colonial America were those Of
Elder William Brewster, Govern
or Winthrop and DR.. Cotton
Mather.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-12-05

Ask for BLUE CANE BAND
PURE COUNTRY SYRUP in Jax-
on Jugs at your grocery. Adv.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-12-05
The Richest People In The World
Live In Our Town

They are richest not because they own the most possessions
hut because they live happy, useful lives. They enjoy recrea-
ton in our parks. shop in our stores. and send their children
to our schools.
THEY WORSHIP IN DUR CHURCHES.
And the richest of the rich are those who realize the i'm
nortanee of religious education and who see that the entire
family gets TO church school each Sunday.
Advertisement paid for by the Childrens
Division of the Moss Point Methodist
Church.
Evening star., 1947-04-09
On the Record
By Dorothy Thompson

housed, or being penniless in old age.
It is an honorable life. The soldier
Is not In brutal competition with others
in the clamor OF the market place.
The modern army does not incapaci-
tate mans skflls. It uses and trains
every variety Of human capacity. The
mechanical services need everything,
from the highest branches Of engineer
ing downward. The intelligence ssrv-
ices need and train men Of intellectual
capacities and command Of languages.
There Is hardly q function Of modern
life that Is not duplicated In the army.
The good soldier or officer Is man
Of character. Character isaprimary and,
in the hierarchy OF military values.
counts above everything Fault can be
found with the American Army. 1t is
not elastic enough; virtue and brains
are not speedily enough rewarded. But
be found In civil occupations. And the
better the general quality Of men. the
greater the elasticity Is bound to be.
4 = ~
History does not substantiate that the
army Is q refuge for the dull-w1tted nor
that army men have no appreciation Of
democracy.
one Of the greatest living defenders
Of the democratic idea is Cell. Eisen-
hover -hater Of war and Of political
adyenturism. Secretary Of State Mar
shall possesses one Of the best brains
In public life. And no man Is less
ssmilitaristic," for none more firmly be-
lieves IN the subservience Of the army
to the civil authority
The army Is virile way Of life and
most professional soldiers love II That
they often grumble about 1t II no cTi-
tcrion: all Of Us grumble over the dis
ciplines oz our professions. Whist makes
us lore ctr work 81 OsH te1eut for =
Evening star., 1947-04-09

with the ending Of selective service,
the problem of American defense has
become acute. Whether Congress viii
be forced to revive selectfve service de-
pends on the success OF voluntary en-
listments. The United States must have
an army; with the commitments to
police duties in Germany and Japan,
it needs q considerable army. Since
what is essential will be found, the issue
is professional service or selectiye
service.
Much can be said for the volunteer
army, especially for police duties. Our
lack of conspicuous success In the polio
ing Of Germany partly Is due to the
presence Of too many very young men
who do not see their duties In q pro-
fessional spirit, but rather as opportu-
nifty to fraternize with frauleins and
make profitable barters.
The professional soldier Is dedicated
to q noble career: The defense Of his
civilization. We may hope for the time
when United Nations, dedicated to ell
forcing international laws, Will be pro-
tected by defenders Of mankind itself,
but that time has not come. Meanwhile,
American defense must be maintained.
In society IN WHICH MAteFiaI CUlls1u-
erations overshadow greater values. the
military career may seem relatively u11-
attractive But young men should con-
slider what other values and oppcrtuni-
ties It offers.
~ Il
It offers greater degree OF economic
security in this uncertain world than
is found in most pursuits. The profess
sional soldier is not hired and fired
according to the fluctuations Of the
economy. His may be relatively az1z-
tere Life, but It Is not q squalid one.
He suffers no danger Of falling into the
ranks o1 the iT-fed fll-clcthed and M
Evening star., 1947-04-09
Responsibility of Veterans

To the Editor of The star:
My name is doubtless Scrooge, but
grow tired OF hearing and reading the
complaints of such persons as Veteran" !"
writing In The Star about a world that
fails to provide him with a house, to
his own specifications, his own price and
location, at whatever moment he de-
mands 1t.
Is there no longer such q thing as
individual responsibility in the world?
Is it entirely the fault Of other people
Of society, landlords, the Government,
or perhaps of God-that this young man
and apparently thousands like him dis
cover only after they are married, after
they have child, or expect child, that
no suitable housing Is available for them
in the particular, crowded area where
they have chosen to live, at the price
they are willing to pay7
This veteran" and countless others
have learned very late what 1t was their
duty to learn before they took upon
themselves the responsibility Of mar
riage and parenthood. There is no more
moral right to take wife and to start
q family-having no suitable place in
which to house them-than there is to
marry, promising support to a wife and
prospective children, when the man has
no job and no income. Either course Of
behavior Is utterly irresponsible. Provi-
dent people md the solution quite
simple: To delay assuming the obliga-
tions Of family until after finding or
building a suitable place in which to
rear q family.
A VETERAN WHO BUILT, THEN
MARRIED.
Evening star., 1947-04-09
The $64 Question

The central feature OF Senator
Taft's tentative new labor bill
authorizes the use Of injunctions In
certain cases to forbid strikes for q
period Of rs days. When the chair
man Of the Senate Labor Committee
was asked what would happen after
that If the dispute had not been
settled, he replied: aThat Is the $64
question"
Unfortunately, there is more truth
than flippancy In that response. for
it is at this very point that most Of
the proposals for dealing with ma
tional strikes seem to bog down.
It Is curious that this should be so.
Under the Taft proposal these con-
ditions must be met: First, the
Government could not apply for an
injunction until after a specially
appointed Federal board had re-
ported publicly on the facts OF the
dispute. Then the Attorney Gen.
eral, before going into court. would
have to find that strike or threat
ened strike imperiled the national
health or safety" And this would
have to be proved to the satisfac-
ton of a Federal Judge before the
court could acquire jurisdiction to
grant the injunction.
The injunction would remain in
effect for go days. with both parties
under mandate to make every effort
to settle their dispute. If no settle
ment should be reached. the direc-
tor of the Mediation Service (created
under the bill) would report the
situation to the President and the
public. With the Injunction re-
naming in force for an additional
Is days, the next step would be for
the National Labor Relations Board
(whose appropriation Is marked for
a heavy cut) to move In and conduct
an election to ascertain whether the
employees would accept manage
ment's latest offer. II not the in
junction lapses, and, under the Taft
plan, nothing more happens. In
effect, the strike would be sanctioned
and the national health and safety"
would have to take It's chances.
This Is not a blanket indictment
Of the Taft plan. for SOME Of its
provisions are good and are sorely
needed But it Is hard to accept the
proposition that Congress would
necessarily be helpless fn a situation
In which the Attorney General and
the courts had found that the ma
tional health and safety were
threatened. To write that PROPOSE
ton into law would be equivalent to
saying that 100000 coal miners, for
instance, have right to strike
which Is superior to the right of
lac, ,000, 900 people to insist that their
health and safety be protected. Yet
this Is what enactment of this par
ticular provision of the Taft bill
would do, and its adoption might
well serve in time to pose for us
another $64 question - namely,
whether a bad law may not be
worse than no law.
Evening star., 1947-04-09
'Toxophilus'

The gift of a beautiful copy OF
Roger Aseham's "Toxophilus" to the
Folger Shakespeare Library is an
event of more than ordinary i'm
portance. It represents the gener-
osity Of Lessing J. Rosenwald, dis
tinguished collector. and DR.. A. S.
w. Rosenbach, "the prince of rare
book dealers" Given in memory Of
the late DR.. Joseph Quincy Adams, it
also Is a recognition of the services
of his successor, the acting director
of the library, DR.. James G. McMan-
away.
Both of the latter had wanted the
volume. "The Lover of the Bow," as
the title Is translated, was the first
definitely serious work ever written
in the English language. 1t is, In
essence, a philosophical defense Of
archery against a background Of
history which included the decisive
battles of Crecy, Poitiers and Agin-
court. Under the impact of the re-
invention Of gunpowder and espe-
cially as the result Of its practical
application in the improvement Of
firearms, the classic long bow was
in danger Of being discarded. As
cham, q scholar and a seer, desired
to save 1t. In order to reach the
largest possible audience, he had
recourse to the popular tongue. An
indirect effect of his endeavor was
the production Of many other books
in the peoples idiom rather than In
traditional Greek. and Latin. He
was not completely successful in his
immediate purpose, yet he paved
the way for Shakespeare, Bacon,
Spenser, Raleigh and their followers
in poetry and prose down to present
times.
The copy OF 'Toxophilus" which
LIS to come to the Folger shelves has
regal connotations of superior In
terest. It once was the property Of
William Parr, Earl Of Essex, brother
of Queen Catherine, the last wife ,of
King Henry VIII. A three-page let
ter Of presentation In Ascham's per-
Sonal script makes 1t unique among
known copies. There Is evidence
that the author, subsequently secre-
tsry to Queen Elizabeth Is weil as
her tutor, was commended by her
Evening star., 1947-04-09

declared at Waco not long ago, We
cannot have economic corporation,
and IL We cannot have economic Coz
operation, we can have only that
kind Of economic warfare In which
the seeds Of armed conflict grow.
Accordingly, the meeting ct Geneva
Is anything but pointless Or pre-
mature. IN It's own way. II success
ful, It can contribute greatly to =
better and safer world BY helping 10
create conditions conducive to mu-
tual enrichment among nations and
hence conducive to disarmament
and peace.
Evening star., 1947-04-09

More Criticism of Schools
To tie Editor of The Star:
How right is r. B. G. in regard to So
called progressive education! g.
Why do we have poor and few teach
ers? How many people Of learning and
intelligence want to teach dusting and
cleaning, stoking furnaces, digging
bitches and listening to children debate
on subjects they know absolutely moth
ing about? II teachers position is so
unimportant that the children can run
school for day, why pay teachers2
Every one talks about Juvenile delin-
quency" and does not seem to recognize
that it starts right in the schools. Par
ents are to blame, too, inasmuch as
many welcome the opportunity to avoid
responsibility II rearing children, Why
should children respect the laws Of man
and God when they have been trained
from the elementary grades to respect
only their own opinions7 Their parents
and teachers are only fgureheads.
Why stop at atpurging the Communist
sympathizers ID the Goyernment2 When
the schools and radio stations are cleared
Of these people, the so-called progress
sive" teaching will soon disappear. It is
inspired to lower the levels of the INTEL
Iigence and morals of the American
people.
I have three boys and am forced to
send them to private schools, as many
other right thinking people are now do.
ing. Why should we have to pay taxes
for the ruination Of the children of the
country, and potential delinquency?
Rockville, Md. MRS. B. II. M.
Evening star., 1947-04-09
For Those Dispuroqers

~ hOSS tSPSoSSsS
Speak In dispraase of England II yon
mast
Noao that her fopcr hangs fraH upon
the stem.
Air each old prejudice and sing distrust,
CTo1cn v0Ior 1ottn thorny diGdem.
We pto forsoore the rose because gs
t0Nnd
Libertys bud more ssoeet and jres1ly.
fair,
Though some mag see 1t not, are truly
with lies beyond TIE noble root zoe
share.
We are the final links iDithin the chain
OF Humankind before the last dark
foe;
one last frontier against eztinctson's
claiM.
The hour gro,0s late; NE. oertasnty
burns lop.
Weigh nell the promise OF eternal night
With Shellys lark and Lirtngstoneis
brave LIGHT.
RUBY ALTIzER ROBERTS.
Evening star., 1947-04-09
Forest Fire Prevention

a lament2Dle aspect OF the cosby
series Of forest fires which swept
portions OF Maryland and Virginia
In the past few days Is that most Of
them were preventable. Although
locomotive sparks were blamed for
one or two Of the fires In Maryland,
the consensus Of fire wardens and
other officials was that the majority
began as small blazes along high
ways or in picnic areas. These find
ings are in line with national studies
showing that nine out Of ten forest
fires are caused by careless motor
lists, picnickers, hikers or other visi-
tors to the woods or fields.
Spring and autumn are danger
seasons on the calendars Of the
Federal and State forestry conserva-
tionists. Conditions last week end
were just right for forest fires.
There were dry leaves and brush,
strong breezes, a warm sun and that
other dangerous ingredient. an
Easter holiday trek Of people from
city to woods. Several Of the fires
we're traced to picnic grounds.
Others were thought to have started
from carelessly thrown lighted
cigarettes or matches. The result:
thousands Of acres OF valuable
timber destroyed, a dozen or more
families rendered homeless and the
exhausting efforts Of many ire de-
partments, several detachments Of
troops and thousands of citizen
volunteers required to combat the
spread of the flames.
One man can avert the birth OF 4
forest fire, but many men often are
helpless against the ravages Of q
full-grown one. It is a simple mat
ter to make certain that a cigarette,
q match or the embers of camp
fire are extinguished, but it is a
gigantic task to master a wind
whipped forest fire. Public and pri-
vate agencies concerned with pro-
tecting the Nations timber resources
have done much to educate the pub
lie to the need for utmost caution in
lighting fires In the open, but 1t is
evident that the educational came
paign cannot be relaxed for a
moment -
Evening star., 1947-04-09
Truth Thut Deceives

Although nothing that Andrel
Gromyko said to the Security coun-
Gil in his attack on this countrys
Turkish policy can be labeled
as false, his remarks were nonetne-
less a transparent effort at decep-
ton.
Although. there are those who
seem disposed to deny 1t, there Is
reason enough to concede that MT.
Gromyko was right, in one sense at
least, when he said that the y. N.
was bypassed in this Governments
move to aid Greece and Turkey, ana
that the u. N. was only informed
of the step after 1t had been initi-
ated. The important question, how
ever, is not whether the U. N. was
bypassed, but why 1t was bypassed.
Mr.. Gromyko, paying lip service
to the need of cooperation among
all nations within the U. N. frame
work, said that II the United States
had routed the Greco-Turkish mat
ter through the u. N, it would have
had to prove to the satisfaction OF
the Security Council that the safety
of those countries was threatened.
He implied, but did not quite say,
that the other course was taken be-
cause the United States could not
prove that the threat to Greece and
Turkey exists.
Unless his memory has failed him
entirely, Mr.. Gromyko was speaking
with tongue in cheek. Two weeks
ago the matter of the mining Of the
Corfu Strait came before the Sc
curity Council-an incident which
cost the lives of forty-four British
sailors. The vote was on verdict
to the effect that the mines could
not have been laid without the
knowledge of the Albanian authori-
ties-a contention which had been
proved up to the hilt. Yet because
Albania is a Soviet satellite, Mr..
Gromyko blandly vetoed the verdict.
And still he prates about the need
OF cooperation, and processes to
wonder why the United States was
reluctant to attempt to prove to his
satisfaction, and in the face OF his
veto power, that there is Com
munist-inspired threat to the Sc
curity of Greece.
Those Americans, and there are
many of them, who are searching
for the ultimate answers to the
questions raised by this new pro-
gram of ours will have to look be-
yond any words by Mr.. Gromyko.
For he does not speak for purposes
of enlightenment. The best answer
that can be given now to the ques-
ton of bypassing the U. N. and the
effect Of our policy on that organiza-
tion was made yesterday by Senator
Vandenberg when he said: II know
OF no better way to destroy the
United Nations than to give it a
specific job which it is neither in
tended nor prepared to do"
Evening star., 1947-04-09

father for his enterprise ID archeryis
behalf. The bow was swept aside In
the machine age" that he dolefuI1y
anticipated, but the older, more
ci1ivalrous, less notably lethal con-
ception Of war and sport which Il
symbolized even now Is not alto
gether forgotten.
Evening star., 1947-04-09
The Geneva Conference

With the world as 1t iS-econom-
ically down at the heels in most
areas and unable to agree on basic
security issues-there may seem to
be little point in talking about q
freer flow of international COM
merce. Yet the fact is that foreign
trade plays an important role In the
safety and prosperity of all nations,
and for that reason the conference
opening tomorrow at Geneva is as
timely and pertinent, in it's own
field, as meetings OF the Security
Council to deal with the problem Of
disarmament.
The conference is largely the re-
suit Of American initiative. It's OBJ
jective is twofold: First, to work out
multilateral 18-nation agreement
on reciprocal tariff concessions, and,
second, to write the final draft OF a
charter for the United Nations In
ternational Trade Organization. The
multilateral agreement would be pat
termed after the bilateral reciproc-
ity pacts we have negotiated with
numerous countries in recent years.
It would go into effect as soon as
completed, increasing the number
of powers committed to specific
measures broadening the area Of
freer commerce in the world. The
ITO charter, on the other hand,
would be submitted to general
U. N. conference some months from
now. It's purpose would be to estab-
lish an effective system universally
reducing or eliminating excessive
tariffs. export-import restrictions,
subsidies and similar devices that
lead to cutthroat competition.
In a narrow sense, from the stand
point merely Of economic self
interest, the United States has good
reason to do its best to make the
Geneva Conference a success. We
are the greatest creditor Nation in
the world. We have more than so
per cent Of the worlds productive
capacity. And that capacity has
increased so much since 1910 that
our domestic market is not big
enough to absorb all that we can
produce with high-level employ
ment geared to q 40-hour work week.
In other words. we need to expand
foreign outlets for a large per-
centage Of our output, but we can
not expand them unless other coun-
tries can acquire the dollar ex-
change to buy from us. Apart from
getting loans from us, they can ac-
quire this exchange only by being
able to sell to us on the basis OF
such uuid pro quo concessions as
are contemplated at Geneva.
But more important than this is
the bearing Of the Geneva Confer
ence ON the peacemaking. Recip-
rocal trade. Of course, IS only one
Of many measures needed to pro-
mote international prosperity and
security, but 1t Is q vital measure.
without 1t, as President Truman